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Now with the sanctions against Russia, one category of products that Russkies are coming to Finland for are the dairy products. Cheese, butter, etc. I think they have basic milk there. There was a somewhat funny advertising campaign that was based on the fact that Finland couldn't export cheese to Russia because of the sanctions so they sold that cheese in the stores for a lower price. They called it "Putin cheese".

I didnt' buy it, it's high in fat percentage because that's how the Russians like their cheese. I go for the low fat stuff.
 
Well around here we just pronounce it as Poo-Tin. Which sounds remarkably like an insult in spanish too.
 
MutantScalper said:
I think we have at least three brands. One more if you shop in Lidl.
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I think it's a symptom of tiny countries. It's the same with most food products, we have like one major, and a handfull smaller competitors. Our demographics simply make it difficult for the total ammount consumed to be split up into numerous brands, as each brand would recieve too small a consumer base for it to really be viable.

What I suspect anyway, since we see similar trends in the Scandinavian countries, which are all comparatively small in population
 
I am curious though, do you guys get very angry when someone is confusing Swedish people for Norwegians or Finnish people? I know that Canadians can get really pissed if you call them 'Americans', but ... for us Eurotards ... they simply are all 'Americans' :/. It's the same fucking continent. Just as how I am European. But I guess it's really a culture thing.
 
Do Canadians get pissed when they called americans? In Latin America people always get annoyed at people using "America" exclusively to refer to the US. To the point that some dubs and translations will go our of their way to say "United States citizen" instead of american. Personally I used to care but then I found writting and saying United States over and over to be too cumbersome.
 
Walpknut said:
Do Canadians get pissed when they called americans? In Latin America people always get annoyed at people using "America" exclusively to refer to the US. To the point that some dubs and translations will go our of their way to say "United States citizen" instead of american. Personally I used to care but then I found writting and saying United States over and over to be too cumbersome.
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To be honest, that would be really fucking annoying for historical novels. Too many other United States in America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_(disambiguation)
 
Altho I still used the whole "America" thing to troll rowdy customers on my brief stint as a Technical Service agent for Comcast.
"GET ME SOMEONE IN AMERICA!"
"Well sir, I do live in america".
Their complainst about me supposedly not speaking english would suddenly disappear and I would just hold in my laugther.
 
Crni Vuk said:
I am curious though, do you guys get very angry when someone is confusing Swedish people for Norwegians or Finnish people? I know that Canadians can get really pissed if you call them 'Americans', but ... for us Eurotards ... they simply are all 'Americans' :/. It's the same fucking continent. Just as how I am European. But I guess it's really a culture thing.
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Eh, not really... we might get a bit annoyed if it so happens that you're in Norway, but somehow thinks you're in Sweden... I mean, that would show an impressive lack of attention... :D

Other than that, it's mostly a joking reaction, and mostly aimed at Sweden, since Sweden used to dominate Finland as well as Norway. If you confuse a Norwegian with a Finn, we'd just be a bit surprised. If you confuse us with a Swede, you might get a swift (but joking) lecture
 
Dr Fallout said:
Didn't Sweden get Norway in a deal with Denmark, only to lose it after a revolution that resulted in an independent Norway?
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Close, Norway was indeed a deal between warring "Denmark-Norway" and Sweden, but there is a lot of back and forth, as well as fragments chipped off little by little. All of the Trøndelag region was given to Sweden to annex at one point (where I am from), and this region rebelled and rejoined Norway

The independence however came about quite peacefully, although at the time tensions were high, and the border garrisons here were preparing for a Swedish invasion. The way I understand it, though, Swedish society were tired of war, and the political climate simply did not favor use of force anymore. This was 1905, and Norway beligerently declared its own constitution, itself a kingdom, and thus became de-facto independent, with Sweden almost begrudgingly accepting

Soon after came the first world war, and it helped the Scandinavian nations put grudges aside, and look to each others for alliances and defense, even if such never really materialized. After WW2, once again, there were ambitions of Scandinavian alliances, but NATO came in the way.
 
zegh8578 said:
Eh, not really... we might get a bit annoyed if it so happens that you're in Norway, but somehow thinks you're in Sweden... I mean, that would show an impressive lack of attention... :D

Other than that, it's mostly a joking reaction, and mostly aimed at Sweden, since Sweden used to dominate Finland as well as Norway. If you confuse a Norwegian with a Finn, we'd just be a bit surprised. If you confuse us with a Swede, you might get a swift (but joking) lecture
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Yea Finns kind of stand out among the Nordic countries as the odd ones out. That's Finland with the knife in this cartoon by a guy who's made these types of cartoons about Nordic countries. . Not sure if cartoons are any proof of anything but I guess there might be some truth to it. That reminds me, I need to buy a new knife and a hat like that.

It's Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway in that image.

nordic_boys___humon__s_satw_by_mach5toastee.png
 
MutantScalper said:
Yea Finns kind of stand out among the Nordic countries as the odd ones out. That's Finland with the knife in this cartoon by a guy who's made these types of cartoons about Nordic countries. . Not sure if cartoons are any proof of anything but I guess there might be some truth to it. That reminds me, I need to buy a new knife and a hat like that.

It's Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway in that image.

nordic_boys___humon__s_satw_by_mach5toastee.png
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The author of these cartoons is a chick :D
I almost forgot all about them, quite funny comic strip, but she ended up drawing herself tired, and now utilizes other artists afaik. Pity, but daily strip comics tend to wear artists out
 
Walpknut said:
Scruffy looking people holding knives at others are badasses? We usually call them muggers here.
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Well it's kind of like a national stereotype of Finns, kind of difficult to explain. Finns have been traditionally more rural then Swedes and other Nordics, couple of generations ago we were still living almost 100% as farmers and hunters and fishermen. Then came the industrial revolution here and a lof of folks worked in factories. Then came the IT revolution and most people work with computers. But we sort of hold on to our rural past and knives are a part of that. Finns value the nature quite a lot and have a 'mystic' connection to it, if you believe stuff like that.

We are also more quiet and brooding and prone to binge drinking then the other Nordics. Swedes drink to be happy, Finns drink and become sad/angry/violent. Finns are closer to eastern people like Russians in our drinking habits.

Here's more of those comics.

http://satwcomic.com/the-world

Zegh, oh I didn't know it was a chick. That explains a lot.
 
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