Everything you wanted to know about Finland, but were too afraid to ask

[wildfyr]

Ormir: what is the opposite of Perkele in Finnish and its English equivalent?

 

[Ormir]

Ormir: what is the opposite of Perkele in Finnish and its English equivalent?

Umm... it doesn't really have an opposite. Can't say there really is an English equivalent either, fuck or shit can be used as synonyms

 

[Spike]

I found this somewhere...

15°C:
It doesn’t get warmer than this in Finland, so let’s start here; the Spaniards put on their caps, winter coats and gloves. The Finns sunbathe.

10°C:
The French try in vain to start up the central heating in their houses. The Finns are planting flowers in their gardens.

5°C:
Italian cars refuse to start. The Finns are cruising in their cabs.

0°C:
Distilled water freezes. The water in Vanda river gets a little thicker…


-5°C:
People in California are getting frostbitten. The Finns are grilling the last hot dog before winter.

-10°C:
The English turn on the heating in their houses. The Finns put on a long-sleeved shirt.


-20°C:
The Australians flee Mallorca. The Finns stop celebrating midsummer, autumn has arrived.

-30°C:
People in Greece die because of the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start hanging their laundry indoors to dry.

-40°C:
Paris crackles in the cold. The Finns are queing by the hot dog stand

-50°C:
The polar bears are evaquating the north pole. The Finnish army puts their winter survival course on hold while waiting for real winter weather.

-60°C:
Korvatunturi freezes. The Finns rent a film and stay inside.


-70°C:
The false Santa Claus moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can’t store Kossu (Koskenkorva) outdoors. The Finnish army holds that winter survival course.

-183°C:
The microbes in the food don’t survive. The Finnish cows complain about the milkers’ hands are cold.

-273:
ALL atombased movement ceases. The Finns begin telling each other ”Perkele, it’s cold outside today.”

-300°C:
Hell freezes. The Finns win the Eurovision Song Contest.

OMF ROOFLES!!

someone (schism?) even uses it for his avatar.

oh wait, i have the link to the pic.

Hey!!!

Where are you linking that from, Missy?

Spike

 

[manuelgv]

I am glad I'm visiting Finland soon...
Macho country rule must be true!

 

[Arch]

perkele = jävla?

 

[Caelestia]

@Spike: Why, it's... it's... from your UM space

 

[Lanterns]

PERRRRKELE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Naku ist krig]

According to Tietojätti 2000 by Gummerus:

Perkele - (lithuanian) Perkunas, god of thunder. Opponent of The God, personification of evil. Often in bible a fallen angel. In Christian world Perkele-faith bloomed in witch-hunts even at the 17th century.

 

[Rei Toei]

i found this, on my way to learning something about finnish customs
from http://www.itampere.info/info/studying/studying3.html

Perkele: literally it means "devil", but depending on the emotional emphasis its meaning may range from "shit" to other well-known four-letter words. It is very important to pronounce the "r" in the right way that is long and harsh to ensure the right effect…

 

[rahvin]

its meaning may range from "shit" to other well-known four-letter words.

rune, cake, gums, and obviously love.

rahvin.

 

[Dark_Jester]

And fool

 

[Malaclypse]

rune, cake, gums, and obviously love.

rahvin.

damn i wanted to crack that joke

 

[Rei Toei]

@finns: ok now, watch it because this is very important... is it possible to find canned peeled italian tomatoes, over there? check the pic on the left... have you ever seen something like that?

 

[Salamurhaaja]

According to Tietojätti 2000 by Gummerus:

Perkele - (lithuanian) Perkunas, god of thunder. Opponent of The God, personification of evil. Often in bible a fallen angel. In Christian world Perkele-faith bloomed in witch-hunts even at the 17th century.

Well, good thing someone knows this, I was just about to fix the hole
in Ormirs knowledge

@Arch
What was jävla in english?
I always thought it was saatana in finnish, as in damnit in english?
Or is that 17 Också? (or however you write that )