#meanwhile in finland

[niuniente]

I spoke with a fellow Finnish woman who referred to her hand with "hän" gender pronoun. Those who don't know, we have only one gender pronoun in Finland; formal hän and informal se (meaning It).

Hän is formal and originally meant to be used only of people or entities with human consciousness (like, an alien species would still go with hän, even if they had 4000 genders). People do generously use it of pets, meaning that the animal is equal to a human and part of the human family it lives in.

So it was really funny example of how liberal we are with gender pronouns in Finland. You can casually note that this person, which is your hand, has underwent multiple surgeries but still refuses to heal. It implies that the hand has a consciousness of its own and it has just decided to be uncooperative with this healing process.

It is also, if asking me, adding this "cutesy" elements; yes, I know you are doing your best my little dear hand, and I know you are sick and I know how hard it is for you to have surgeries - but try harder.

[sootyships]

Finnish duvet covers <3 And thanks to Dave Cad for making the illustrative video!

My mom once bought me a cotton-linen duvet cover from lidl and i was like... I love this but... *takes out scissors and thread* Time to make top corner holes.

[victusinveritas]

Trench from the Winter or Continuation Wars, Finland (or formerly Finland now Russia, depending on where the trench is).

[ambersnake]

Uutiskynnys ylitetty

[blur-from-the-north]

January 7, 2024. Oulu, Finland. Nikon D780, AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.

[tehri]

Meanwhile in Finland (like Meanwhile in Sweden, but a bit to the east)

Right-wing government: We want to make these changes that would make it much easier for an employer to fire workers :) And these changes that would limit the striking-right for workers and unions :) And we want to cut down on these social welfare solutions that exist specifically to ensure that unemployed people won't starve :) Very Literally Every Single Union In The Country: Are you fucking for real? NO. Absolutely not! Right-wing government: Wait, why are you going on strike? Unions: Because fuck you, that's why! What the hell is wrong with you?! You can't make those changes! Right-wing government: Oh, but striking like this is so irresponsible! You're harming the economy! We're trying to avoid a recession! Economists and other experts: Yyyeah no, your changes are what's triggering a recession. This is not going to help anyone. Right-wing government: Fine, we'll negotiate! But we're pushing through these changes no matter what you think or say! Unions: THAT IS NOT NEGOTIATING, YOU FUCKERS

[tabloidweather]

18 July 2023

NEW TWIST TO THE WEATHER IN AUGUST What's protecting Finland from the killer heat

[swallowedabug]

[potatounicoorn]

The funniest thing I have seen this week is the fact that Russia called both Finland and Sweden, Santa Claus lands. And then they told that finns will die to cold and finns answered to that with memes of people ice swimming

[konotte]

välillä harmittaa että en ole tarpeeksi motivoitunut pitämään suomi-tumblr-tyylistä käyttäjänimeä koska aina ihmiset jotenki keksii niin loistavia nimiä, muuten olisin ite esinahkatakkinentyttö

[niuniente]

I love Finnish Christmas songs.

[sootyships]

i didn't know finnish glass was anything speshul @_@

[victusinveritas]

Four soldiers of the Finnish 4th Light Detachment “Company of Death”, Summa, Karelian Isthmus, 12th December 1939.

[ered]

Nice to see photos from around the world with spring in full bloom, while it’s like this here

[blur-from-the-north]

November 26, 2023. Oulu, Finland. Nikon Z fc, Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR.

[corgifruityart]

me and the bestie assigned their music tastes