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FinnFreak

11-19-2004, 2:09am

I don't get it...:uhh: :huh: :dunno:

...you'll get it - I PROMISE... :p

...here it comes:

Useful Polish phrases and Polish words

(especially useful phrases for men in bold)

English - Polish

How are you? - Jak się masz? or Co słychać?
Good morning - Dzień dobry
Good evening - Dobry wieczór
Good night - Dobranoc
Hello, hi - Cześć
Hello - Witaj
Bye, see you - Do widzenia, do zobaczenia
Thank you - Dziękuję
You’re welcome - Proszę
Please - Proszę
I’m sorry - Przepraszam
Bless you (when sneezing) - Na zdrowie or sto lat
Here’s to your health! (when drinking to sb) - Na zdrowie!
Who is it? (when speaking on the phone) - Kto mówi?
Why? - Dlaczego?
When? - Kiedy?
Who? - Kto?
What for? - Po co?
When? - Kiedy?
Here you are (when passing sth to sb) - Proszę
How old are you? - Ile masz lat?
I’m 27 - Mam 27 lat
Where do you live? - Gdzie mieszkasz?
What’s your profession? - Jaki masz zawód?
One, two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine, ten - Jeden, dwa, trzy, cztery, pięć, sześć, siedem, osiem, dziewięć, dziesięć
How much is it? - Ile to kosztuje? or Po ile to jest?
Give it to me - Daj mi to
I love you - Kocham Cię
I like you - Lubie Cię
I miss you - Tęsknię za Tobą
I want you (desire) - Pragnę Cię
Let’s talk - Porozmawiajmy
Let’s dance - Zatańczymy?
Boyfriend - Chłopak
Girlfriend - Dziewczyna
Brother - Brat
Sister - Siostra
I’m married (about a man) - Jestem żonaty
I’m married (about a woman) - Jestem zamężna
I’m pregnant - Jestem w ciąży
I don’t understand - Nie rozumiem
I speak Polish - Mówię po polsku
I speak English - Mówię po angielsku
Will you marry me? - Wyjdziesz za mnie?
How could you do it to me? - Jak mogłes (-aś) mi to zrobić?
Regards (in a letter) - Z poważaniem
Money - Pieniądze
I can’t live without you - Nie mogę bez Ciebie żyć
I’m broke - Nie mam pieniędzy
I’m underage - Jestem niepełnoletnia
By car - Samochodem
By air - Samolotem
By train - Pociągiem
Happy New Year! - Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
Happy Easter! - Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych!
Merry Christmas! - Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia!
Let’s go to the movies - Chodźmy do kina
Let’s pray - Módlmy się
Join us - Dołącz do nas
Good luck - Powodzenia
Where are you from? - Skąd jesteś?
What time is it? - Która godzina?
What are we up to? - Co robimy?
Don’t even try - Nawet nie próbuj
Can I kiss you? - Mogę Cię pocałować?
It’s nice to see you - Miło Cię widzieć
What did you do? - Co zrobiłeś?
Let’s discuss it - Porozmawiajmy
I’ve got a problem - Mam problem
You’re great! - Jesteś wspaniały!
Breakfast - Śniadanie
Lunch - Obiad
Dinner - Kolacja
Soccer - Piłka nożna
I don’t know him/her - Nie znam go/jej
I feel great - Czuję się wspaniale
Call him/her, please! - Proszę, zadzwoń do niego/niej
Can I do it? - Mogę to zrobić?
Dear brother (in a letter) - Drogi bracie
Dear sister (in a letter) - Droga siostro
You look hot! - Wyglądasz super!
Vacation - Wakacje
Today - Dzisiaj
Tomorrow - Jutro
Yesterday - Wczoraj
I’m busy - Jestem zajęty
I’m happy (about a female) - Jestem szczęśliwa
I’m happy (about a male) - Jestem szczęśliwy
I’m sorry, I’m late - Przepraszam, jestem za późno
I’m hungry (about a female) - Jestem głodna
I’m hungry (about a male) - Jestem głodna
I need you - Potrzebuję Cię
With love (in a letter) - Kochający
You are so beautiful - Jesteś tak piękna
Let’s get married - Ożeńmy się
You’re so kind - Jesteś taka uprzejma
Believe me - Uwierz mi
Are you OK? - Wszystko dobrze?
Do you understand? - Rozumiesz?
Speak louder, please - Mów głośniej
Please, speak slower - Mów wolniej
Translate it - Przetłumacz to
Please, say it again - Powtórz to
I don’t know - Nie wiem
I can’t remember - Nie pamiętam
I’m busy (about a female) - Jestem zajęta
I’m busy (about a male) - Jestem zajęty
This is Sandra - To jest Sandra
Could I speak to Monika? - Czy mogę mówić z Monika?
Please, repeat it - Powtórz to, proszę
Agnieszka is not home - Nie ma Agnieszki w domu
I’ll call again - Zadzwonię jeszcze
Tell her Robert called - Powiedz jej, że Robert dzwonił
Don’t get me wrong - Nie zrozum mnie źle
I’ve been missing you - Tęskniłem za Tobą
We’ll talk it over tomorrow - Porozmawiamy o tym jutro
I have to go now - Muszę już iść
I’ve got something for you - Mam coś dla Ciebie
When is your birth date? - Kiedy masz urodziny?
It’s raining - Pada deszcz
It’s snowing - Pada śnieg
I’m leaving tomorrow - Wyjeżdżam jutro
Who told you so? - Kto Ci tak powiedział?
I don’t believe this - Nie wierzę w to
You lied to me (about a male) - Okłamałes mnie
You lied to me (about a female) - Okłamałaś mnie
Tell me the truth! - Powiedz mi prawde!
I’ve got a headache - Boli mnie głowa
Don’t trust him - Nie wierz mu
Don’t trust her - Nie wierz jej
Birth certificate - Świadectwo urodzenia
Marriage certificate - Świadectwo ślubu
Death certificate - Świadectwo zgonu
Driver’s license - Prawo jazdy
Nevermind - Nieważne
Write to me - Napisz do mnie
Don’t leave me now - Nie opuszczaj mnie teraz
Don’t get excited - Nie podniecaj się
I want to make love to you - Pragnę się z Tobą kochać
I’m in love with you (about a male) - Jestem w Tobie zakochany
I’m in love with you (about a female) - Jestem w Tobie zakochana
Lend it to me - Pożycz mi to
I was robbed - Okradziono mnie
I was late (about a male) - Spóźniłem się
I was late (about a female) - Spóźniłam się
You are stupid (about a male) - Jesteś głupi
You are stupid (about a female) - Jesteś głupia
You are sexy (about a male) - Jesteś seksowny
You are sexy (about a female) - Jesteś seksowna
Don’t make me laugh (ironic) - Nie rozśmieszaj mnie
You are pathetic (about a male) - Jesteś żałosny
You are pathetic (about a female) - Jesteś żałosna
I want to meet an interesting woman - Chcę poznać interesującą kobietę
I want to meet an interesting man - Chcę poznać interesującego mężczyznę
I said I was sorry! (about a male) - Powiedziałem, że jest mi przykro!
Don’t even try! - Nawet nie próbuj!
It’s your turn now - Teraz Twoja kolej
I don’t want to talk to you - Nie chcę z Tobą rozmawiać
Where’s my money? - Gdzie są moje pieniądze?
Smile! (when taking a picture) - Uśmiech!
I’ve never said that (about a male) - Nigdy tego nie powiedziałem
I’ve never said that (about a female) - Nigdy tego nie powiedziałam
I beg your pardon! (expressing anger) - Wypraszam sobie!
We got engaged last Sunday - Zaręczyliśmy się w zeszłą niedzielę
I’m pregnant - Jestem w ciąży
I’m sleepy (about a male) - Jestem śpiący
I’m sleepy (about a female) - Jestem śpiąca
Don’t be angry with me (about a male) - Nie bądź zły na mnie
Don’t be angry with me (about a female) - Nie bądź zła na mnie
You’re crazy! (about a male) - Jesteś szalony!
You’re crazy! (about a female) - Jesteś szalona!
How was your weekend? - Jak Ci upłynął weekend?
Great, thanks! - Wspaniale, dzięki!
I don’t care about it - Nie dbam o to
Come back to me - Wróć do mnie
When will you visit us? - Kiedy nas odwiedzisz?
Don’t panic! - Nie panikuj!
I need to pee - Chce mi się siusiu
What’s your phone number? - Jaki masz numer telefonu?
What’s your address? - Jaki masz adres?
What’s your name? - Jak się nazywasz?
I can do it - Mogę to zrobić
I can’t do it - Nie mogę tego zrobić
What’s your hobby? - Jakie masz hobby?
I like listening to the music - Lubię słuchać muzyki
I like watching movies - Lubię oglądać filmy
I like to travel - Lubię podróżować
I like meeting new people - Lubię spotykać nowych ludzi
I like dancing - Lubię tańczyć
I don’t like you - Nie lubię Cię
Quiet! - Cicho!
It’s a deal! - Zgoda!
Okay - Dobrze
Let’s kiss - Pocałujmy się
I’m warning you! - Ostrzegam Cię
I’m lost (about a male) - Zgubiłem się
I’m lost (about a female) - Zgubiłam się
Seriously - Poważnie
Have a good day! - Miłego dnia!
I like my job - Lubię swoją pracę
Give me more details - Daj mi więcej szczegółów
Let me think… - Niech pomyślę…
Wait a minute… - Zaczekaj chwilkę…
Body - Ciało
Breasts (women) - Piersi
Legs - Nogi
Faithful - Wierny
I will never leave you - Nigdy Cie nie opuszcze
What’s your phone number? - Jaki jest Twoj numer telefonu?
Happy Mother’s Day - Wszystkiego Najlepszego z okazji Dnia Mamy
Lips - Usta
Hair - Włosy
Have a great day - Przyjemnego dnia
Don't worry - Nie przejmuj się
Have a cup of coffee - Napij się kawy
Have a cup of tea - Napij się herbaty

:p

...and I didn't know that "brother" was "brat" in Polish..! :funny:

John - ;)

~Lisa~

11-20-2004, 12:22am

...you'll get it - I PROMISE... :p

Don't hold that promise..! :funny: 'Cause...I still don't get it...:uhh: :funny: Maybe if I knew what a consonantist was...:uhh: :p

ka-ching

11-20-2004, 7:44am

LMAO! :p:biglaugh:

FinnFreak

11-20-2004, 11:08am

Don't hold that promise..! :funny: 'Cause...I still don't get it...:uhh: :funny: Maybe if I knew what a consonantist was...:uhh: :p
:D

...a consonantist is the person who takes care that the lyrics don't get flooded with too many vowels..!

:p

John - ;)

Kristian

11-20-2004, 11:12am

Don't hold that promise..! :funny: 'Cause...I still don't get it...:uhh: :funny: Maybe if I knew what a consonantist was...:uhh: :p
Hey Lisa! Polish language is full of consonants as you could read what John posted above, so they need a consonantist to keep the language full of consonants, and not using too many vowels :p

~Lisa~

11-20-2004, 11:04pm

Ohhhhh, so I get it now! :D haha Sorry it took me so long, a bit slow..:p Thats funny! :D

shaniarools

11-21-2004, 7:40pm

...you'll get it - I PROMISE... :p

...here it comes:

...and I didn't know that "brother" was "brat" in Polish..! :funny:

John - ;)

Hilarious! Your language never seems funnier than when you read it in a English frame of mind. :funny:

I knew that. :scowl: I have one! :funny: :p

aFinn

11-22-2004, 6:09am

...a consonantist is the person who takes care that the lyrics don't get flooded with too many vowels..!Perhaps they should start using a vowelist also :p Would be much more easier for non-Poles :p

FinnFreak

11-22-2004, 6:26am

It's been done:

http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/gif/chopin_portrait.gif
FRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS CHOPIN (http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/chopin_bio.html)

John - :]

aFinn

11-22-2004, 6:42am

Remember that Taco song "I like Chopin, ta-da-da-daa" :p

FinnFreak

11-22-2004, 7:00am

:shocked: - ...don't remind me of those early 80's songs..!

[ex-DJ] Gazebo (http://www.eurodancehits.com/italodanceartists/gazebo.html) did "I Like Chopin".

Taco (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Towers/5227/) did "Puttin' On The Ritz." [/ex-DJ]

*yuck*

John - :nervous: - ...heeeeelp..!

aFinn

11-22-2004, 7:08am

:p :p I keep doing that to you, don't I? I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight :p

Oooopsie, I was confused about the artists... but those 2 songs were out pretty much the same time, weren't they? :huh: I remember them well :] :D

FinnFreak

11-22-2004, 8:01am

:uhh: - ...now she throws in Cutting Crew as well..? :shocked:

...I bet you were a HUGE Limahl and Kajagoogoo (http://www.kajagoogoo.com/) fan too..? :p

...here's some more - let's have a good laugh:

(some of these are still *very* good)

Hits from the 80's...

HOT CHOCOLATE - NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
SAYER - MORE THAN I CAN SAY
JONA LEWIE - STOP THE CAVALRY
STARS ON 45 - STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY)
KIM WILDE - KIDS IN AMERICA
KIM CARNES - BETTE DAVIS EYES
MAX WERNER - RAIN IN MAY
SHEENA EASTON - MORNING TRAIN (NINE TO FIVE)
TONY ESPOSITO - PAPA CHICO
MOSES - WE JUST
CULTURE CLUB - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
ULTRAVOX - HYMN
KAJAGOOGOO - TOO SHY
THE WATERBOYS - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
TRACEY ULLMAN - BREAKAWAY
BELOUIS SOME - IMAGINATION
J. GEILS BAND - CENTERFOLD
KATRINA & THE WAVES - WALKING ON SUNSHINE
SPANDAU BALLET - TRUE
BLONDIE - THE TIDE IS HIGH
RENEE & RENATO - SAVE YOUR TEARS
LAID BACK - SUNSHINE REGGAE
GAZEBO- I LIKE CHOPIN
CULTURE CLUB - KARMA CHAMELEON
P.I.L. - THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
THE FLYING PICKETS - ONLY YOU
THE FIRM - STAR TREKKIN'
PAT BENATAR - LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
DURAN DURAN - THE REFLEX
ULTRAVOX - DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
THE PROCLAIMERS - LETTER FROM AMERICA
SAMANTHA FOX - NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW
CENTREFOLD - DICTATOR
ALED JONES - WALKING IN THE AIR
BILLY IDOL - HOT IN THE CITY
EDDY GRANT - ELECTRIC AVENUE
TALK TALK - SUCH A SHAME
BILLY IDOL - EYES WITHOUT A FACE
LIMAHL - NEVER ENDING STORY
DURAN DURAN - WILD BOYS
PAT BENATAR - WE BELONG
NICK STRAKER - A WALK IN THE PARK
ASHFORD & SIMPSON - SOLID
TALKING HEADS - ROAD TO NOWHERE
MICHAEL ZAGER BAND - LET'S ALL CHANT
PAUL HARDCASTLE - NINETEEN
BILLY OCEAN - CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN)
MARILLION - KAYLEIGH
SANDRA - MARIA MAGDALENA
KATE BUSH - RUNNING UP THAT HILL
MIDGE URE - IF I WAS
DR. HOOK - SEXY EYES
HOT CHOCOLATE - GIRL CRAZY
KAJAGOOGOO - BIG APPLE
FEARGAL SHARKEY - A GOOD HEART
SAMANTHA FOX - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
SANDRA - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
HUMAN LEAGUE - HUMAN
CUTTING CREW - (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
SPANDAU BALLET - GOLD
BOY GEORGE - EVERYTHING I OWN
LIVING IN A BOX - LIVING IN A BOX
BILLY IDOL - SWEET SIXTEEN
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
T'PAU - CHINA IN YOUR HAND
CLIMIE FISHER - LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING)
BOBBY MCFERRIN - DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY
JAKI GRAHAM - ROUND AND ROUND
KIM WILDE - CAMBODIA
PAUL HARDCASTLE - DON'T WASTE MY TIME
THOMAS DOLBY - I SCARE MYSELF
MEL & KIM - SHOWING OUT
B.V.S.M.P. - I NEED YOU
BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
BRUCE & BONGO - GEIL
MC MIKER G & DJ SVEN - HOLIDAY RAP
GEORGE BAKER SELECTION - SANTA LUCIA BY NIGHT
SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD - IF ONLY I COULD
JELLYBEAN - THE REAL THING
ADEVA - RESPECT
PROJECT - RICH IN PARADISE
SCOTCH - DISCO BAND
KING MC - WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR YOU LATELY
NU SHOOZ - I CAN'T WAIT
CULTURE CLUB - TIME
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - GENO
DAVID GRANT & JAKI GRAHAM - MATED
GO WEST - WE CLOSE OUR EYES
FUN FUN - HIT MIX
BLONDIE - ATOMIC
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA FEAT
UB40 - RECKLESS
T'PAU - HEART & SOUL
JOHN WAITE - MISSING YOU
BROKEN ENGLISH - COMIN' ON STRONG
GLASS TIGER - DON'T FORGET ME
AMAZULU - MONY MONY
SLY FOX - LET'S GO ALL THE WAY
FERN KINNEY - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
THE LOOK - I AM THE BEAT
EDDY GRANT - GIMME HOPE JO'ANNA
BROTHER BEYOND - THE HARDER I TRY
THOMAS DOLBY - HYPERACTIVE
CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS
HEAVEN 17 - TEMPTATION
KIM WILDE - CHEQUERED LOVE
MEL & KIM - RESPECTABLE
DAVID AUSTIN - TURN TO GOLD
TRACEY ULLMAN - SUNGLASSES
ULTRAVOX - ALL STOOD STILL
DURAN DURAN - SAVE A PRAYER
CHINA CRISIS - WISHFUL THINKING
ADRIAN GURVITZ - CLASSIC
HUEY LEWIS - THE POWER OF LOVE
HOT CHOCOLATE - IT STARTED WITH A KISS
BB & Q BAND - ON THE BEAT
BLONDIE - CALL ME
EDDY GRANT - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
JAKI GRAHAM - SET ME FREE
BORIS GARDINER - I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU
J. GEILS BAND - FREEZE-FRAME
JERMAIN STEWERT - WE DONT HAVE TO
DEBBIE HARRY - FRENCH KISSIN IN THE USA
PETER TOSH - JOHNNY B GOODE
SPECIAL AKA - FREE NELSON MANDELA
THE STRANGLERS - GOLDEN BROWN
TALKING HEADS - SLIPPERY PEOPLE (LIVE)
ICEHOUSE - HEY LITTLE GIRL
LENE LOVICH - LUCKY NUMBER
THE POWER STATION - SOME LIKE IT HOT
ROBBIE NEVIL - C'EST LA VIE
SPANDAU BALLET - CHANT NO. 1
DURAN DURAN - GIRLS ON FILM
XTC - SENSES WORKING OVERTIME
KAJAGOOGOO - OOH TO BE AH
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - HIP TO BE SQUARE
ULTRAVOX - VIENNA
PEABO BRYSON & ROBERTA FLACK - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
MARILLION - LAVENDER
GAZEBO - LUNATIC
LIVING IN A BOX - ROOM IN YOUR HEART
JIMMY NAIL - LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
DAVID GRANT & JAKI GRAHAM - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE
FREDDIE JACKSON - ROCK ME TONIGHT

...notice the songs produced by Mutt..? ;)

John - :biglaugh:

scotsman4shania

11-22-2004, 6:47pm

~Lisa~

11-22-2004, 9:12pm

Hits from the 80's...

HOT CHOCOLATE - NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
SAYER - MORE THAN I CAN SAY
JONA LEWIE - STOP THE CAVALRY
STARS ON 45 - STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY)
KIM WILDE - KIDS IN AMERICA
KIM CARNES - BETTE DAVIS EYES
MAX WERNER - RAIN IN MAY
SHEENA EASTON - MORNING TRAIN (NINE TO FIVE)
TONY ESPOSITO - PAPA CHICO
MOSES - WE JUST
CULTURE CLUB - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
ULTRAVOX - HYMN
KAJAGOOGOO - TOO SHY
THE WATERBOYS - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON
TRACEY ULLMAN - BREAKAWAY
BELOUIS SOME - IMAGINATION
J. GEILS BAND - CENTERFOLD
KATRINA & THE WAVES - WALKING ON SUNSHINE
SPANDAU BALLET - TRUE
BLONDIE - THE TIDE IS HIGH
RENEE & RENATO - SAVE YOUR TEARS
LAID BACK - SUNSHINE REGGAE
GAZEBO- I LIKE CHOPIN
CULTURE CLUB - KARMA CHAMELEON
P.I.L. - THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
THE FLYING PICKETS - ONLY YOU
THE FIRM - STAR TREKKIN'
PAT BENATAR - LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
DURAN DURAN - THE REFLEX
ULTRAVOX - DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
THE PROCLAIMERS - LETTER FROM AMERICA
SAMANTHA FOX - NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW
CENTREFOLD - DICTATOR
ALED JONES - WALKING IN THE AIR
BILLY IDOL - HOT IN THE CITY
EDDY GRANT - ELECTRIC AVENUE
TALK TALK - SUCH A SHAME
BILLY IDOL - EYES WITHOUT A FACE
LIMAHL - NEVER ENDING STORY
DURAN DURAN - WILD BOYS
PAT BENATAR - WE BELONG
NICK STRAKER - A WALK IN THE PARK
ASHFORD & SIMPSON - SOLID
TALKING HEADS - ROAD TO NOWHERE
MICHAEL ZAGER BAND - LET'S ALL CHANT
PAUL HARDCASTLE - NINETEEN
BILLY OCEAN - CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN)
MARILLION - KAYLEIGH
SANDRA - MARIA MAGDALENA
KATE BUSH - RUNNING UP THAT HILL
MIDGE URE - IF I WAS
DR. HOOK - SEXY EYES
HOT CHOCOLATE - GIRL CRAZY
KAJAGOOGOO - BIG APPLE
FEARGAL SHARKEY - A GOOD HEART
SAMANTHA FOX - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
SANDRA - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
HUMAN LEAGUE - HUMAN
CUTTING CREW - (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
SPANDAU BALLET - GOLD
BOY GEORGE - EVERYTHING I OWN
LIVING IN A BOX - LIVING IN A BOX
BILLY IDOL - SWEET SIXTEEN
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
T'PAU - CHINA IN YOUR HAND
CLIMIE FISHER - LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING)
BOBBY MCFERRIN - DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY
JAKI GRAHAM - ROUND AND ROUND
KIM WILDE - CAMBODIA
PAUL HARDCASTLE - DON'T WASTE MY TIME
THOMAS DOLBY - I SCARE MYSELF
MEL & KIM - SHOWING OUT
B.V.S.M.P. - I NEED YOU
BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
BRUCE & BONGO - GEIL
MC MIKER G & DJ SVEN - HOLIDAY RAP
GEORGE BAKER SELECTION - SANTA LUCIA BY NIGHT
SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD - IF ONLY I COULD
JELLYBEAN - THE REAL THING
ADEVA - RESPECT
PROJECT - RICH IN PARADISE
SCOTCH - DISCO BAND
KING MC - WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR YOU LATELY
NU SHOOZ - I CAN'T WAIT
CULTURE CLUB - TIME
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - GENO
DAVID GRANT & JAKI GRAHAM - MATED
GO WEST - WE CLOSE OUR EYES
FUN FUN - HIT MIX
BLONDIE - ATOMIC
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA FEAT
UB40 - RECKLESS
T'PAU - HEART & SOUL
JOHN WAITE - MISSING YOU
BROKEN ENGLISH - COMIN' ON STRONG
GLASS TIGER - DON'T FORGET ME
AMAZULU - MONY MONY
SLY FOX - LET'S GO ALL THE WAY
FERN KINNEY - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
THE LOOK - I AM THE BEAT
EDDY GRANT - GIMME HOPE JO'ANNA
BROTHER BEYOND - THE HARDER I TRY
THOMAS DOLBY - HYPERACTIVE
CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS
HEAVEN 17 - TEMPTATION
KIM WILDE - CHEQUERED LOVE
MEL & KIM - RESPECTABLE
DAVID AUSTIN - TURN TO GOLD
TRACEY ULLMAN - SUNGLASSES
ULTRAVOX - ALL STOOD STILL
DURAN DURAN - SAVE A PRAYER
CHINA CRISIS - WISHFUL THINKING
ADRIAN GURVITZ - CLASSIC
HUEY LEWIS - THE POWER OF LOVE
HOT CHOCOLATE - IT STARTED WITH A KISS
BB & Q BAND - ON THE BEAT
BLONDIE - CALL ME
EDDY GRANT - I DON'T WANNA DANCE
JAKI GRAHAM - SET ME FREE
BORIS GARDINER - I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU
J. GEILS BAND - FREEZE-FRAME
JERMAIN STEWERT - WE DONT HAVE TO
DEBBIE HARRY - FRENCH KISSIN IN THE USA
PETER TOSH - JOHNNY B GOODE
SPECIAL AKA - FREE NELSON MANDELA
THE STRANGLERS - GOLDEN BROWN
TALKING HEADS - SLIPPERY PEOPLE (LIVE)
ICEHOUSE - HEY LITTLE GIRL
LENE LOVICH - LUCKY NUMBER
THE POWER STATION - SOME LIKE IT HOT
ROBBIE NEVIL - C'EST LA VIE
SPANDAU BALLET - CHANT NO. 1
DURAN DURAN - GIRLS ON FILM
XTC - SENSES WORKING OVERTIME
KAJAGOOGOO - OOH TO BE AH
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - HIP TO BE SQUARE
ULTRAVOX - VIENNA
PEABO BRYSON & ROBERTA FLACK - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
MARILLION - LAVENDER
GAZEBO - LUNATIC
LIVING IN A BOX - ROOM IN YOUR HEART
JIMMY NAIL - LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
DAVID GRANT & JAKI GRAHAM - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE
FREDDIE JACKSON - ROCK ME TONIGHT

Wow, look at all the wonderful songs I missed fromthe '80s...:p

Kristian

11-22-2004, 10:43pm

I don't remember many of those songs :uhh: Maybe I was too young to remember :p

aFinn

11-23-2004, 4:45am

:cry: :cry:
I feel so emotional now, all these happy memories of the 80's!! :p :p
Those were the days :D

P.S! Wow, thanks for the Polish and Finnish lessons John - I'll have to try it out and impress people at the pub :p :funny::funny: That era sure brings out the tears... :eek: :funny:

Umm... need any pronounciation lessons first? :huh: :p :funny:

aFinn

11-23-2004, 5:04am

...I bet you were a HUGE Limahl and Kajagoogoo (http://www.kajagoogoo.com/) fan too..? :pActually, NO :p Never liked them :p

SPANDAU BALLET - TRUE
GAZEBO- I LIKE CHOPIN
THE FLYING PICKETS - ONLY YOU
DURAN DURAN - THE REFLEX
PAUL HARDCASTLE - NINETEEN
SANDRA - MARIA MAGDALENA
SANDRA - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
CUTTING CREW - (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
CLIMIE FISHER - LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING)
BOBBY MCFERRIN - DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY
MEL & KIM - SHOWING OUT
BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
JOHN WAITE - MISSING YOU
MEL & KIM - RESPECTABLE
HUEY LEWIS - THE POWER OF LOVE
DEBBIE HARRY - FRENCH KISSIN IN THE USA
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - HIP TO BE SQUARE
Aaaaahhh, memories .... :o

SAMANTHA FOX - NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW
SAMANTHA FOX - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) O.M.G. I had totally forgotten her... I wonder why :uhh: :p

FinnFreak

11-23-2004, 5:21am

BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY

:biglaugh: - I heared this one again a few weeks ago..!

...falls pretty much in the same category as "Modern Talking" and "Bad Boys Blue"..!

:shocked: - does remembering stuff like this qualify as brain damage..?

:scowl: - don't answer that question..! :p

...and Finland's own naughty boy - Andy McCoy from Hanoi Rocks - played guitar on that Samantha Fox album... :p

:rolleyes: ...funny thing: SABRINA isn't on that list, though "Boys, Boys, Boys" was a HUGE hit across Europe..!

(for the 2 obvious reasons - found a pic) :p

http://eil.com/NewGallery/Sabrina-Boys-summertime-74232.jpg

(the 2 reasons: a catchy melody & fun video - :huh: - what do you think I meant..?) :p

John - :biglaugh:

FinnFreak

11-24-2004, 7:10am

What is Ostrobothnia (http://sfhs.eget.net/P_articles/Pelo59.html)

...if you've ever come across a Finn in North America, it's most likely you've run into an Ostrobothnian... we're one of the wackiest tribes in Finland... :p

http://kotisivu.mtv3.fi/lepo/lakeus.jpg

Pohjalainen olla-verbin taivustus - The Ostrobothnian conjugation of the verb 'be'

Moon oikias - I'm right
Soot vääräs - You're wrong
Soon kans vääräs - He/She/It is wrong too
Moomma oikias - We're right
Tootta vääräs - You're wrong
Noon aiva mettäs - They've got no clue

Pohjaalaasten miästen viimeeset sanat - The Famous Last Words of Ostrobothnian Men

"Vittu tässmitään sähkömiästä tarvita...."
- "Heck, we don't need an electrician here..."

"Eiksoo hianot sukellusvehkehet, ja halavat..!"
- "Great diving gear, eh..? - and cheap too..!"

"Ja nyt iskä ampuu vähä rakettia..."
- "Now dad's gonna set off a few fireworks..."

"Pitäs joskus koriata tua sirkkelinteräsuajus..."
- "One of these days I should fix that disc saw guard..."

"Kato rantakäärme..."
- "Look, a snake..."

"Rakastan, rakastan Pirio... eiku Maria..?"
- "I love you, Pirjo... or was it Maria..?"

"Periaattees näin lähellä ammusvarastoja eisaa tupakoora..."
- "Basically, one shouldn't be smoking this close to an ammo depot..."

"Tutustutahan näihin turvaohojeisihin sittejäläkehenpäin..."
- "Let's read these safety instructions afterwards..."

"Luontaislääkkeeren haittavaikutuksia liiootellahan jatkuvasti..."
- "Natural medicines' side effects are greatly exaggerated..."

"Oottekste bodarit oikeesti kaikki homoja..?"
- "Are you body builders really all homosexuals..?"

"Vai teollisuusvartia, et sitten päässy poliisiks vai..?"
- "An industrial guard, eh..? - ...couldn't get into police academy then..?"

"Hankin erullista venäläästä pirtua hääboolihin, niin saa koko suku juara kunnolla..."
- "Got myself some cheap Russian moonshine for the wedding punch, so the whole family surely gets enough..."

"Perkelehen pelastusliivit, määen kyllä viitti pitää..."
- "Friggin' life preservers, I'm not gonna wear them..."

"Kato nyt tua karhunpenttu on varmahan täällä mettäss ihan yksiksensä..."
- "Look, there's a bear cub... probably all alone here in the woods..."

"Helevetin nopia kairata, kun jää on näin ohutta..."
- "Heck, it's really fast to drill a hole in the ice when it's this thin..."

John - :p

manmangler

11-25-2004, 6:39am

"Rakastan, rakastan Pirio... eiku Maria..?"
- "I love you, Pirjo... or was it Maria..?"

last words of some poor man.

"Oottekste bodarit oikeesti kaikki homoja..?"
- "Are you body builders really all homosexuals..?"
John - :p

I think that was Urban legend but I haven't on stupid who have sayed something like that.

One little man (about 165 cm) was in bar.
He star asking fight with almost 2 meter long body builder
Body builder pickup that man in his right arm and held left arm and ask "Do you really want.."
Body Builders friends (even bigger man) come to calm his friend down
So first body builder let that little man go
but then little man come and yelled to second (That bigger man)
You're (Censore) stereiod gay clown, why you have to put your nose to other peoples business, those (Censored) pills make you stupid and shrink your (censored) to tiny.
Let say rest was too nasty to watch

Moral of story
If alcohol make you think that You can do some special kung-fu moves, Belive me you can't do those.

manmangler

11-25-2004, 6:41am

Pari pikku tuhmaa johon en kirjoita vastausta elle modet/adminit anna lupaa.

Mitä eroa on hevosella ja lotalla.

Mitä tapahtuu jos pistää käden ikkunasta ulos 120 km tuntivauhdissa.

FinnFreak

11-25-2004, 6:54am

Miälenkiintoosta - kyllä noihin pitäis jokahitten tiätää vastaus...

...ja se o eri juttu se, viittiikö niitä kääntää amerikaks...

John - :p

FinnFreak

11-25-2004, 6:55am

Moral of story
If alcohol make you think that You can do some special kung-fu moves, Belive me you can't do those.

...not without being backed up by The Industrial Light & Magic Ltd. :uhh:

...and those guys aren't cheap..! :p

John - :)

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 3:29am

...and here's an Ostrobothnian Christmas Stress Test:

http://www.avaruusmies.com/jokes-files/img/37.jpg

POHOJALAANEN JOULURESSI-TESTI

http://www.lehtitstokukkonen.fi/media/Karvinen_joulupuu_on_rakennettu_WEB.jpg

Joulu tuloo ja se tiätää monellaasta menua.

Testaa ittes ja kaikki muukkin onko jouluressi iskeny.

Ja taas sitä mukaa pisteetä minkä numeron kohta oireehin sopii.

Joulukorttia on mukava saara, niitä vaa pitää jonku lähettääkki.

Onko keskustelu korttia kirioottaes seuraavvallaasta:

1. Kakssataa korttia jo kiriootettu, kyllä meillon palio tuttuja.
2. Eikö tuaki muari oo jo aikaa sitte kuallu, vai kuka soli joka haurattihi viisvuatta sitte.
3. Nokikolarille joulukortti! Minkä ihimeen takia!? Ei se mun sukulaane ainakaa oo.
4. MITÄ! MUNKO PITÄÄS HAKIA 50 KORTTIA LISÄÄ KAUPASTA!? HAE KUULE ITTE!

Jouluostoksilla olis kannattanu käyrä hyvis aijjoon ennen joulua.

Joskus se vaan pakkaa jäärä viimmetinkaha.

Kaupan jonos tuumaalet näin:

1. No pitkä jonohan tämon mutta mikäs kiirus täs on.
2. Meinaa tulla kyllä hiki ku on nämä talavi kamppehet päällä.
3. Äläkä sinä siinä takana töki sillä kärryllä, ei tämä jono sen nopiampaa sillä mee!!
4. JA MIKÄ SAATARIN HALAVAANTUNU MUARI TUANNE KASSALLE ON PALAKATTU!!
VANHAINKORISTAKO TÄNNE HOMMATAHAN TYÄVÄKI!? EIHÄN TÄMÄ JONO OO LIIKKUNU TUNTIHI YHTÄÄ!!

Joulukuusen haku on kunniatehtävä, no ainaki sen on jonku tehtävä.

Kuusenhakiaa monaasti kiitellähän ja kehutahan onnistunehesta valinnasta.

Kuusen hakija puallustaa valintaansa:

1. Niin mutta täälläänen kuusi johona on vaa toisellapualella oksia viää tuvas palio vähemmän tilaa.
2. Jaa jaa mutta mettänhoirollisesti tämoli hyvä valinta.
3. No siälä oli nii raakasti lunta ja pimiäki tuli ja kylymä!!
4. JAHA!! NO HAKEKAA ITTE PAREE KUUSI!! JA TÄMOLI SITTE VIIMMEENEN
KUUSI MINKÄ MINÄ HAIN!! SE ON AIVAN VARMA SE!!

Kuusenkoristelu on kaas mukavaa hommaa.

Tai kuinka sen ny ottaa.

Apu ja hyvät neuvvot on tarpehe ja saatavilla:

1. Näiren sähkökynttilään asennus on piäni homma, pian nämä tästä.
2. Pikkuusen tämä ny vastustaa, nämon vähä takus nämä johorot.
3. Kuka nämon oikee ottanu viimmevuanna kuusesta pois, tahallansa tiätysti
solominnu ja sotkenu ihan takkuhu!!
4. TÄHTI HÄJYSTI LATVAS!! OLOKOHO VAA! LAITTAKAA SINNE MUN PUALESTA
VAIKKA SIRPPI JA VASARA! TAI HAKARISTI! SANONKO MÄ!

Kinkkua ja muuta jouluruakaa pistellähän poskehe jouluna innokkahasti.

Kinkku pitää hakia kaupasta jonsei oo ittellä joulupossua.

Kovin piäntä ei kuitenkaa viitti ostaa...

Ajattelet äänehen:

1. Tällääses isoos kinkus piisaa hetkeksi syämistä.
2. Voirellahan tämä ny sinapilla ja kylläpä sitä menööki palio.
3. Jaa kuka tuan uunin jo laittoo päälle käryääki nii raakasti, solis pitäny pestäkki ensi.
4. NO NII!! EIHÄN TÄLLÄÄNEN MÄLYTÖÖN MÖHKÄLES MAHARU ERES UUNIHI!!
KENENKÄ JÄRKIÄ OLI OSTAA TÄÄLLÄNEN!? AI NII. NO MINKÄ TÄHÄRE MEILLON NÄIN PIÄNI UUNI!?

Jouluksi pitää teherä joulusiivot vaihtaa laattiahan joulumatot ja aakkunoohin joulukarteekit.

Ja kaikkia muutaki joulu vaatetta.

Kerrot miälipiteenäs notta:

1. Kyllon ny siistiä ja jouluusta.
2. Joka paikas on kyllä ainaki punaasta tarpehiksi, mitä ne kommunistikki ennen vastusti joulua?
3. Joulusukat jalakoohin! Eikö tua ny mee vähä lataaseksi jo!
4. JA MINÄHÄN EN RUPIA SELEVIN PÄIN TONTTULAKKI PÄÄS OLEMAHAN KOKO
PÄIVÄÄ!! RAAVAHAT IHIMISET TÄLLÄLAILLA KONSTAALOO!!

Lahajat pitää paketoora siävästi, naiset on jostaki syystä siinä hommas palio miähiä kätevämpiä.

Mutta paketoonti on nii mukavaa hommaa nottei sitä malta teettää kaupas.

Ja sitte sanot:

1. Kylläpä tätä joulupaperia menööki, ja kaikki samallaasta.
2. No vähä siitä tuli ruttuunen, minoon paremminki pakettiauton kuski ku paketooja.
3. No en minä muista mitä mihinäki paketis on, munko se olis pitäny kattua!!
4. NO TÄMÄN SIITÄ SAA KU YRITTÄÄ AUTTAA! SYYTETÄHÄN HETI TOISTA VAIKKA ITTES OLIS VIKA!

Joululauluja on mukava kuunnella jouluna, eikä niitä kesällä onneksi pahemmin kuulekkaa.

Kersat varsinki on innokkahia joululaulujen esittäjiä.

Kehut esittäjiä seuraavasti:

1. Joo "maaa ooon niiiin kaauuniis", on se.
2. No nuatinviärestä minäki laulan, sen tähäre minen laulakkaa.
3. Jos jotaki muuta vaikka välillä, kyllä jouluna voi muutaki musiikkia kuunnella ku joululauluja!!
4. JA JOS JOKU SILLÄ URKUHARMOONILLA VIÄLÄ KERRAN SOITTAA JOULUPUKKI
JOULUPUKKI NII MÄ KYLLÄ PIÄNIN SEN URKUHARMOONIN PÄREEKSI JA POLTAN PARAN ALLA!!

Jouluaatto aamuna on kaikki jo melekee valamista, enää piäntä laittamista...

1. Saunan torni ei verä!! Joulusauna jää ny käymätä.
2. Joulupuuro paloo pohojahan! Hammas katkes ku puraasit mantelihin.
3. Kinkku oli niin suuri notta son jääny sisältä raakaksi!!
4. JULISTAKAA NY SE JOULURAUHA ÄKKIÄ NOTTA TÄSTÄ KAUHIASTA RESSISTÄ PÄÄSÖÖ!!!
EI TÄTÄ ENÄÄ IHIMINEN KAUAA KESTÄ!!

- Jos oot keränny testis pisteetä 9-18 nii sinet ota joulua tarpehiksi tosisnas.

- Jos pisteetä on tullu 18-25 soot jo vähä kuusalla mitenkä pitääs olla.

- 25-35 pistettä ja saat kattella ainaki samariiniä.

- Täyret 36 pistettä keränny onki jo joulurauhan tai lasareetipaikan arvoonen suaritus.

Jussi - ;)

manmangler

12-14-2004, 4:10am

Hyvä kysely

Onneksi itsellä ei ole joulustressiä

Ratkaisin tuon koristelu ongelman jo ajat sitten
Seinällä on roikkunut yksi joulukynttilä sekä pääsiäistipu jo neljättä vuotta. Eli tulee joko joulu tai pääsiäinen on koristeet aina valmiina, mitäs sitä stressaamaan. :D

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 4:15am

:p

mutta: onko rakettia uureks vuareks..? :shocked:

:nervous: - RESSI ISKÖÖ..!

Jussi - :biglaugh:

manmangler

12-14-2004, 4:15am

...not without being backed up by The Industrial Light & Magic Ltd. :uhh:

...and those guys aren't cheap..! :p

John - :)

And they make many version of those
Orginal
Special Edition
Extended edition
Deluxe edition

And none know who starts the fight because it changes every version.

manmangler

12-14-2004, 4:22am

:p

mutta: onko rakettia uureks vuareks..? :shocked:

:nervous: - RESSI ISKÖÖ..!

Jussi - :biglaugh:

Älä pelkää on noita Codegenin ja KME:n virtalähteitä tietokoneeseen :funny: . Kun niihin kytkee virran niin se paukku on kiva(Ja taattu). Tosin pitää varoa ettei oikosulku pamauta läheisintä muuntaja-asemaa. Ja mitä enemmän tavaraa koteloon sitä isompi paukku ja suurempi savu. Tosin jatkoroikan pituus määrittää kuinka korkealle voi katapultilla viskata ennenkuin paukauttaa.

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 4:24am

And they make many version of those
Orginal
Special Edition
Extended edition
Deluxe edition

And none know who starts the fight because it changes every version.

:) - ...yep..!

also:

Limited Edition (in special packaging - and EXTRA price..!)
Director's Cut Version (different view than what the studio wanted)
Alternative Ending Version ("who would've guessed"-version)

John - ;)

Shaniabomber99

12-14-2004, 4:28am

:funny:

Carley

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 4:32am

Älä pelkää on noita Codegenin ja KME:n virtalähteitä tietokoneeseen :funny: . Kun niihin kytkee virran niin se paukku on kiva(Ja taattu). Tosin pitää varoa ettei oikosulku pamauta läheisintä muuntaja-asemaa. Ja mitä enemmän tavaraa koteloon sitä isompi paukku ja suurempi savu. Tosin jatkoroikan pituus määrittää kuinka korkealle voi katapultilla viskata ennenkuin paukauttaa.
:D:up: - ...asiaa..!

(Porttilan Villen käyttiskonehet maatakiärtävälle raralle on meirän jokahisen harras toive ja täyttymys..!)

Jussi - :p

Shaniabomber99

12-14-2004, 4:37am

*Walks out the door...* Jussie and you cute finns better teach me finnish:D

Carley

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 5:03am

:funny:

Carley

:)

hmm... I found a proper "translator" for those Finnish posts in this thread - so that nothing vital gets lost in the translation... because when we really get down to it... just plain ordinary English won't do the trick... we Ostrobothnians are... hmm... NOT quite the same as other Finns...

well, I guess a picture can tell more than a thousand words:

http://www.rehupiikles.com/layoutpic/logo.gif
http://www.rehupiikles.com/kuvat/etukuvapb.png
Ny on sitte Rehupiiklesillä Pig-Bänri koossa!!!

http://www.rehupiikles.com

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/noiruttupohj.jpg

NOIRUTTU POHOJAM´MAA

1. Iisiraideri
2. Vaklauskeikka
3. Ylihärmä
4. Iiskan tupairylli
5. Jället´takaasip´pohojam´maalle
6. Sampa raikaa
7. Kevään orotusta
8. Som´muv´velii
9. Suomam´mökki
10. Lapua velehourev´vallas
11. Kotiap´päin

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/kyrojokituluvii.jpg

KYRÖJOKI TULUVII

1. Mua flikat ei saa
2. Lopputili
3. Kyröjoki tuluvii
4. Rauhanlinna
5. Jalasrakkautta
6. Fräköötä
7. Saparaparapau
8. Olovanansa oleninaan
9. Kaffeej´juonnin tairot
10. Minen tykkää maksaloorasta
11. Kettu-laimi
12. Harijun taloo
13. Tauno Piirto-Rajala

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/paassilimaaset.jpg

PÄÄSSILIMÄÄSET Live!!! (in sturio)

1. Transulaanen Uumajasta
2. Toimehentulua
3. Paa vattalles Salli
4. Kovetum´puoloonen ehtoo
5. Oltaasihin käsikynkkää
6. Jawharlal B. godwashatraynjaya
7. Olis se paat komiaa
8. Ratsamanatsat
9. Tositoimen aika
10. Isojoen komeen nainen
11. Baby yes
12. Sikatalous-Räp-Jats-Rok
13. Maria-Terttu

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/jatsinkutsu.jpg

JATSIN KUTSU

1. Jokahinen tarttoo jonku
2. Zuku Zuku (Paeka Paeka)
3. Oodi maatilamatkaalulle
4. Jatsin kutsu
5. Metristä pajua
6. Karaoke
7. Taiteren yö
8. Rätkä
9. Stalingrad
10. Eräs sairaskertomus
11. Voholuraurat
12. Pehemohäjyt
13. Polokkasuma Jalasjärveltä

http://www.rehupiikles.com/layoutpic/kotiseutulevy.jpg

KOTISEUTUKOKOELMA

1. Tauno Piirto-Rajala (Vm 2004)
2. Parkis
3. Ylihärmä
4. Iisiraideri
5. Jalasrakkautta
6. Minen Tykkää Maksaloorasta
7. Oori Maatilamatkaaluulle
8. Jatsin Kutsu
9. Toimehentulua

Extrana: Vireot: Som' muv'velii, Hariun taloo sekä Transulaanen uumajasta

:p - ...kaikkiha on kuullu "Sikatalous-Räp-Jats-Rok"..?

...ja nähäny "Pohjanmaa" elokuvan, hä..? :huh:

...no ainaski "Lakeuren Kutsun", tä..? :really:

...no ei teitoo ainakaa kulttuurilla pilattuna..! :p

John - ;)

Shaniabomber99

12-14-2004, 5:17am

:)

hmm... I found a proper "translator" for those Finnish posts in this thread - so that nothing vital gets lost in the translation... because when we really get down to it... just plain ordinary English won't do the trick... we Ostrobothnians are... hmm... NOT quite the same as other Finns...

well, I guess a picture can tell more than a thousand words:

http://www.rehupiikles.com/layoutpic/logo.gif
http://www.rehupiikles.com/kuvat/etukuvapb.png
Ny on sitte Rehupiiklesillä Pig-Bänri koossa!!!

http://www.rehupiikles.com

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/noiruttupohj.jpg

NOIRUTTU POHOJAM´MAA

1. Iisiraideri
2. Vaklauskeikka
3. Ylihärmä
4. Iiskan tupairylli
5. Jället´takaasip´pohojam´maalle
6. Sampa raikaa
7. Kevään orotusta
8. Som´muv´velii
9. Suomam´mökki
10. Lapua velehourev´vallas
11. Kotiap´päin

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/kyrojokituluvii.jpg

KYRÖJOKI TULUVII

1. Mua flikat ei saa
2. Lopputili
3. Kyröjoki tuluvii
4. Rauhanlinna
5. Jalasrakkautta
6. Fräköötä
7. Saparaparapau
8. Olovanansa oleninaan
9. Kaffeej´juonnin tairot
10. Minen tykkää maksaloorasta
11. Kettu-laimi
12. Harijun taloo
13. Tauno Piirto-Rajala

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/paassilimaaset.jpg

PÄÄSSILIMÄÄSET Live!!! (in sturio)

1. Transulaanen Uumajasta
2. Toimehentulua
3. Paa vattalles Salli
4. Kovetum´puoloonen ehtoo
5. Oltaasihin käsikynkkää
6. Jawharlal B. godwashatraynjaya
7. Olis se paat komiaa
8. Ratsamanatsat
9. Tositoimen aika
10. Isojoen komeen nainen
11. Baby yes
12. Sikatalous-Räp-Jats-Rok
13. Maria-Terttu

http://www.rehupiikles.com/levyt/jatsinkutsu.jpg

JATSIN KUTSU

1. Jokahinen tarttoo jonku
2. Zuku Zuku (Paeka Paeka)
3. Oodi maatilamatkaalulle
4. Jatsin kutsu
5. Metristä pajua
6. Karaoke
7. Taiteren yö
8. Rätkä
9. Stalingrad
10. Eräs sairaskertomus
11. Voholuraurat
12. Pehemohäjyt
13. Polokkasuma Jalasjärveltä

http://www.rehupiikles.com/layoutpic/kotiseutulevy.jpg

KOTISEUTUKOKOELMA

1. Tauno Piirto-Rajala (Vm 2004)
2. Parkis
3. Ylihärmä
4. Iisiraideri
5. Jalasrakkautta
6. Minen Tykkää Maksaloorasta
7. Oori Maatilamatkaaluulle
8. Jatsin Kutsu
9. Toimehentulua

Extrana: Vireot: Som' muv'velii, Hariun taloo sekä Transulaanen uumajasta

:p - ...kaikkiha on kuullu "Sikatalous-Räp-Jats-Rok"..?

...ja nähäny "Pohjanmaa" elokuvan, hä..? :huh:

...no ainaski "Lakeuren Kutsun", tä..? :really:

...no ei teitoo ainakaa kulttuurilla pilattuna..! :p

John - ;)

Thanks for this Jussie :D

Carley

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 5:42am

...just wait till you see the translations..! ;)

*testing*

hmm... :huh:

"Minen Tykkää Maksaloorasta"

...comes out as:

"I'aint like liver casserole"

;) - Ya reckon?

John - :p

Shaniabomber99

12-14-2004, 6:02am

:P okay Jussie :)

Carley

manmangler

12-14-2004, 8:33am

Jussihan alkoi puhumaan kolmannellatoista kotimaisella kielellä eli suomen teksasilla.

FinnFreak

12-14-2004, 9:41am

Jösses - ja ronitsit o tarjoukses Hervannas..!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/donitsit.jpg

Donuts are on sale in Hervanta, Tampere...

...that's what the yellow sign actually says:

"Donitsit nyt puoleen hintaan" = "Donuts now at half the price"

John - :p

Troll

12-14-2004, 9:47am

:funny:

manmangler

12-14-2004, 9:50am

Ooh Herwoodin krilliä ronitsit tarjouksessa

I must go buy some donuts too
*pistää lenkkikengät jalkaan*
Hervanta or Herwood as local peoples calls that. A Ghetto of Tampere, never walk unarmed in there.

aFinn

12-14-2004, 3:36pm

...and here's an Ostrobothnian Christmas Stress Test:

1. Niin mutta täälläänen kuusi johona on vaa toisellapualella oksia viää tuvas palio vähemmän tilaa.
2. Jaa jaa mutta mettänhoirollisesti tämoli hyvä valinta.
4. JAHA!! NO HAKEKAA ITTE PAREE KUUSI!! JA TÄMOLI SITTE VIIMMEENEN
KUUSI MINKÄ MINÄ HAIN!! SE ON AIVAN VARMA SE!!

2. Pikkuusen tämä ny vastustaa, nämon vähä takus nämä johorot.
3. Kuka nämon oikee ottanu viimmevuanna kuusesta pois, tahallansa tiätysti
solominnu ja sotkenu ihan takkuhu!!

4. NO NII!! EIHÄN TÄLLÄÄNEN MÄLYTÖÖN MÖHKÄLES MAHARU ERES UUNIHI!!
KENENKÄ JÄRKIÄ OLI OSTAA TÄÄLLÄNEN!? AI NII. NO MINKÄ TÄHÄRE MEILLON NÄIN PIÄNI UUNI!?:biglaugh: :biglaugh:

I can uhh... relate to some of these :uhh:

Ratkaisin tuon koristelu ongelman jo ajat sitten
Seinällä on roikkunut yksi joulukynttilä sekä pääsiäistipu jo neljättä vuotta. Eli tulee joko joulu tai pääsiäinen on koristeet aina valmiina, mitäs sitä stressaamaan. :D:funny: :funny:

I myself don't have any decorations, ever :uhh:

FinnFreak

12-20-2004, 6:25am

Tässä muuten miälenkiintoosta kiertuepäiväkirjaa entiseltä työnantajalta...

...alaikääsenä tuli pyäriteltyä levyjä kapakoissa - heh, noli aikoja ne..! :p

http://www.soundi.fi/juttu_1204.html

...miksaa mm. Nightwishille nykyään... on muistaakseni kerran miksannut keikalla Celine Dioniakin... heh...

...en oo Kimmoa nähny sitten senjäläkeen ku Kauhavalta lähdin, mutta jotkut asiat ei näköjään muutu - esim. kaamea Rush-fani soli silloinki...

John - :)

FinnFreak

01-07-2005, 8:14am

Kansalaiset - medborgare

Täältä pesee - härifrån tvättas: klikkaa tästä - klick här (http://shaniaforums.com/showthread.php?t=35174)

John - :p

FinnFreak

01-07-2005, 9:09am

Tässä vähän taustatietoja tapaninpäivän maankuoren pullisteluille ja sen aiheuttamille luonnonilmiöille:

Mega-tsunameiksi sanotaan aaltoja, joiden korkeus on yli 100 metriä merenpinnasta. Näitä aaltoja syntyy yleensä meteorien iskeytyessä mereen tai suurissa maanvyörymissä. Suurin koskaan havaittu mega-tsunami syntyi Lituya Bayssa (= Lituyan lahti) Alaskassa 9. heinäkuuta vuonna 1958. Silloin erittäin voimakas maanjäristys - voimakkuudeltaan noin 8 Richterin asteikolla - aiheutti lahden kallionrinteessä kivivyöryn. Maanjäristyksen irrottama massiivisen vyöry iskeytyi voimalla veteen ja nostatti valtavan tsunamin. Tämä korkeimmillaan noin 515 metrinen tsunami kiisi lentokoneen vauhtia vastakkaista rantaa kohti ja samalla repi miljoonia puita läheisestä vuorenrinteestä jopa viidensadan metrin korkeuteen asti. Koska tsunami syntyi melko syrjäisessä paikassa ja kaikki tämä tapahtui vielä yöllä, "vain" kaksi veneilijää kuoli. Jos Lituyan lahti olisi ollut tiheään asuttua aluetta, voi vain arvailla minkälaista tuhoa tällainen mega-tsunami olisi saanut aikaan. Lituya Bayn tsunami oli suurin koskaan todistettavasti syntynyt tsunami.

Tulevia uhkia:

Kanariansaarilla sijaitsevan La Palman tulivuorisaaren iso osa on vaarassa romahtaa mereen, jolloin se aiheuttaisi noin 650 metrisen mega-tsunamin, joka matkaisi valtameren poikki toiselle puolelle Atlanttia. Tämä mega-tsunami tuhoaisi Pohjois-Amerikan itärannikon kokonaan ja ulottuisi tuhoisana aaltona vielä kilometrejä sisämaahan.

Tutkijat eivät kuitenkaan ole varmoja siitä milloin osa La Palman saarta romahtaa mereen ja sysää mega-tsunamin liikkeelle. Saari voi hajota jo seuraavassa purkauksessa tai sitten romahtaminen voi tapahtua vasta kymmenien purkausten jälkeen. Varmaa on kuitenkin se, että osa La Palman tulivuorisaaresta romahtaa tulevaisuudessa ja silloin iso osa Yhdysvaltojen itärannikon miljoonakaupungeista on vaarassa tuhoutua kokonaan.

Lue koko juttu:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/mvnet/salaisetkansiot/tutkielmat/maantieto/ge3_endogeenisethasarditpdf.php

Katso myös esim:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami.shtml

John - :shocked:

aFinn

01-07-2005, 3:07pm

Tulevia uhkia:

Kanariansaarilla sijaitsevan La Palman tulivuorisaaren iso osa on vaarassa romahtaa mereen, jolloin se aiheuttaisi noin 650 metrisen mega-tsunamin, joka matkaisi valtameren poikki toiselle puolelle Atlanttia. Tämä mega-tsunami tuhoaisi Pohjois-Amerikan itärannikon kokonaan ja ulottuisi tuhoisana aaltona vielä kilometrejä sisämaahan.

John - :shocked::shocked: :shocked: :eek: :eek:

Ammoguy

01-07-2005, 4:53pm

:shocked: :shocked: Perhana! :eek: :eek:

aFinn

01-07-2005, 5:37pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami.shtml

John - :shocked:
The growing concern is that the ideal conditions for just such a landslide - and consequent mega-tsunami - now exist on the island of La Palma in the Canaries. In 1949 the southern volcano on the island erupted. During the eruption an enormous crack appeared across one side of the volcano, as the western half slipped a few metres towards the Atlantic before stopping in its tracks. Although the volcano presents no danger while it is quiescent, scientists believe the western flank will give way completely during some future eruption on the summit of the volcano. In other words, any time in the next few thousand years a huge section of southern La Palma, weighing 500 thousand million tonnes, will fall into the Atlantic ocean.

What will happen when the volcano on La Palma collapses? Scientists predict that it will generate a wave that will be almost inconceivably destructive, far bigger than anything ever witnessed in modern times. It will surge across the entire Atlantic in a matter of hours, engulfing the whole US east coast, sweeping away everything in its path up to 20km inland. Boston would be hit first, followed by New York, then all the way down the coast to Miami and the Caribbean.

FinnFreak

01-08-2005, 9:38am

here's more on the... erm... NOT-so-funny subject:

http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~ward/papers/La_Palma_grl.pdf

John - :shocked:

canoilers

01-09-2005, 9:24pm

Hilarious! Your language never seems funnier than when you read it in a English frame of mind. :funny:

I knew that. :scowl: I have one! :funny: :pPffffffffffft you're such a Anglophone. :p

FinnFreak

01-26-2005, 4:48am

http://www.panuworld.net/arjaworld/viestit/taulu/vanhat/2000.htm

ArjaWorldin Arja Koriseva -ilmoitustaulu

Tämä "ilmoitustaulu" on Arja-aiheisten juorujen, uutisten ja kysymysten levittämiseen. Tämä sivu ei ole Arjalle itselleen eikä fan clubille osoitetuille viesteille, joita voi sen sijaan lähettää Arjan omilta sivuilta (http://www.arjakoriseva.fi/).

ArjaWorldin ilmoitustaululle ilmestyneistä uusista viesteistä voit saada lyhennelmän sähköpostitse tai välittömästi matkapuhelimeesi tekstiviestinä!

Arja Koriseva message board: This page may be used to divert rumours, information, and questions about Arja. This is not for messages for Arja herself.

Vuoden 2000 viestit

Lähetetty: 04.08.2000 kello 23.42.27 - Lähettäjä: Mika
Arja Koriseva on hyvä laulaja, bla,bla,blaa ,senhän jo kaikki tietää, mutta hän
on myös aivan sairaan kaunis nainen. Vartalo vertaansa vailla. Aivan ilmetty
Suomen Shania Twain.

:shocked: - ?!?

:biglaugh:

http://www.arjakoriseva.fi/pix/fot_5.jpghttp://www.arjakoriseva.fi/pix/fot_6.jpg

jaa... on vai..?

John - :p

EilleenTwain88

01-26-2005, 7:48am

Tässä muuten miälenkiintoosta kiertuepäiväkirjaa entiseltä työnantajalta...

...alaikääsenä tuli pyäriteltyä levyjä kapakoissa - heh, noli aikoja ne..! :p

Tästä tekstistä tuli mieleeni, että onkos tämä arkipäivieni piristys tuttu juttu?:
http://www.cmx.fi//kysy/2005/

Parhaita on noi alkuvuosien jorinat, mutta helmiä löytyy edelleen. Kaikkea ihmiset kysyy ja Yrjänä&co. vastaa...

Näistä löytyy itselleni mojovia "mottoja" elämään aina kun alkaa vanha kyllästyttää. Esim. K:"Mikä tekee minusta niin paljon paremman ihmisen kuin muut?" V:"Se että olet niin nöyrä!!" :hide:

Ja tänään löysin tämän:
K: Asiavirhe. Sukupuolta ei voi vaihtaa. Sen voi korkeintaan korjata. Ärh.
V: Sukupuoli on asiavirhe. Mies on naisen maastomalli.

FinnFreak

01-26-2005, 8:20am

:p - heh..!

[21.1.2005]

Kysymys: Mitä kaikkia kitaroita teidän komppi kitaristilla on? Oon kattonu teiän keikoilla aina niitä kitaroita ja hienoja on voisko kitaristi itse luetella vaikka pari uusinta tai parasta omasta mielestä kiitox....

Vastaus: Mee hoitoon.

:biglaugh: - ruhahaa..!!!

...soli muuten vanhentunu se Soundin linkki - täs soon ajantasalla:

http://www.soundi.fi/juttu_1204.html

John - :p

FinnFreak

01-26-2005, 8:34am

Soundista muuten lisää:

Country & western jäi jo jokin aika sitten kakkoseksi rapille USA:n myydyimpänä musiikinlajina. Vahvistus suhdanteelle tuli Eminemin uusimman myötä. Samalla viikolla kun Encore debytoi Billboardin listan ykköspaikalla hurjalla 711 000:n kappaleen myynnillään, myytiin Shania Twainin kokoelmaa 530 000 ja Toby Keithin kokoelmaa 435 000 kappaletta.

Räknääminen ei oo koskaan ollu levyarvostelijoiden ominta aluetta... kyllä mun skientifik kalkylaattor sanoo notta yhteismäärä 965 000 o suurempi määrä ku vaivaisräppärin 711 000... ja sehän kiakko o muutenki tuluvillansa pelekkää sämpleä sämplen perään... niinku tuo "Toy Soldiers"... joka oli muuten paljon parempi Martikan esittämänä... oli se kivempi kattoakki... räppärit haisee...

John - :p

FinnFreak

01-26-2005, 8:53am

Tyämaalla jaariteltua:

Mukamas 11 softajulkaisua huamiseen mennessä - totesin markkinointipäällikölle ettei oo mitään realistisia haaveita saara kaikkia verifioitua tällä viikolla... johon tirehtööri notta: "...on tämä yhtä helevettiä..!" - johon meikäläänen jatkaa: "...on se sentään hyvä ettei kahta helevettiä... mitähä se kirkolliskokouski tuumaas tuplahelevetistä..?"

...sei tykänny yhtää...

...no voi-voi...

John - :p

Myyde

01-26-2005, 11:24am

Hyvää läppää heittää nuo CMX:n äijät.:up: Joskus aikoinaan eksyin sinne, kun etsin jotain Shaniaan liittyvää.:eek: Shaniakin on kyseisellä sivustolla mainittu, mutta eipä siitä sen enempää. No hyvä, että eksyin kyseiselle sivustolle sillä kunnon nauru maistuu aina. :)
No tässä muutama julkaisukelpoinen mitä poimin talteen...

Te ette ilmeisesti paljon matkustele? Kannattaisi ehkä käydä jossain, niin saisi vähän uutta perspektiiviä musiikin tekemiseen ja elämään muutenkin.
Syö pääs.

Saatteko te noista levyistä noin hyviä kokonaisuuksia tarkkaan harkitsemalla vai tuurilla.?
Kirjotitko sinä tuon kysymyksen silmät kiinni.

Milloinkans keikkatauko loppuu? Koska seuraavaa keikkaa pukkaa ja missä päin?
Soittaminen on perseestä.

Kyllä te vaan jaksatte, minä en jaksaisi.
Ei mekään jakseta. Ollaan jo vuosia sitten palkattu virolaisia esittämään meitä.

Kaiken kokeneiltä kehäraakeilta lienee sopii kysyä, että mikä auttaisi esiintymispelkoon akateemisessa ympäristössä?
Viina.

Miksi tuolla keikkapaikoissa lukkee jotta Siltakartano, ko sama junttitullari se edelleen on.
Kuten sinäkin.

Hehheh! Oletteko vilkaisseet kun Suomikitarismimme jumalhahmo Tolkki tekee itsestään pellen Stratovariuksensa sivuilla. V*****lee faneille kuin pikkulapsi. Te sentään hoidatte sen tyylikkäästi.
Ai hoidetaan vai. :funny:

scotsman4shania

01-26-2005, 2:48pm

Hyvää läppää heittää nuo CMX:n äijät.:up: Joskus aikoinaan eksyin sinne, kun etsin jotain Shaniaan liittyvää.:eek: Shaniakin on kyseisellä sivustolla mainittu, mutta eipä siitä sen enempää. No hyvä, että eksyin kyseiselle sivustolle sillä kunnon nauru maistuu aina. :)
No tässä muutama julkaisukelpoinen mitä poimin talteen...

Te ette ilmeisesti paljon matkustele? Kannattaisi ehkä käydä jossain, niin saisi vähän uutta perspektiiviä musiikin tekemiseen ja elämään muutenkin.
Syö pääs.

Saatteko te noista levyistä noin hyviä kokonaisuuksia tarkkaan harkitsemalla vai tuurilla.?
Kirjotitko sinä tuon kysymyksen silmät kiinni.

Milloinkans keikkatauko loppuu? Koska seuraavaa keikkaa pukkaa ja missä päin?
Soittaminen on perseestä.

Kyllä te vaan jaksatte, minä en jaksaisi.
Ei mekään jakseta. Ollaan jo vuosia sitten palkattu virolaisia esittämään meitä.

Kaiken kokeneiltä kehäraakeilta lienee sopii kysyä, että mikä auttaisi esiintymispelkoon akateemisessa ympäristössä?
Viina.

Miksi tuolla keikkapaikoissa lukkee jotta Siltakartano, ko sama junttitullari se edelleen on.
Kuten sinäkin.

:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :D You can't beat some Finnish humour! :great: :p :p

Hehheh! Oletteko vilkaisseet kun Suomikitarismimme jumalhahmo Tolkki tekee itsestään pellen Stratovariuksensa sivuilla. V*****lee faneille kuin pikkulapsi. Te sentään hoidatte sen tyylikkäästi.
Ai hoidetaan vai. :funny:

:eek: :eek: Is this a naughty word in Finnish...?? :uhh: :p :p

aFinn

01-26-2005, 5:19pm

:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :D You can't beat some Finnish humour! :great: :p :p

:eek: :eek: Is this a naughty word in Finnish...?? :uhh: :p :p:funny: :funny: :funny:

..yeah it is :uhh:

EilleenTwain88

01-27-2005, 1:36am

Tässä mun CMX-poiminnat eiliseltä:

Liukastuin tuossa aamusella ja löin pääni jäiseen katuun. Sattui niin että vieläkin itkettää. Olisiko teillä lempeää sanaa?
Lakkaa kävelemästä kädet taskussa.

Minä näin sinut, Yrjänä, Turussa ja minusta sinä olet kaunis mies.On varmaan raskasta olla noin kaunis kun saa näinkin pienen tyttölapsen päästään ihan sekaisin ja joutuu sitten lukemaan tällaisia säälittäviä viestejä. Voi sinua!! ;)
Iiiiiiiiik.

moro onko teillä mitään tietoo paljonko noi teirän 7 tuumaset vinyylit tätä nykyjä maksaa? mulla on ne ensimmäisen painoksen versiot tossa lojumassa ja olis hupaisaa tietää niitten arvo tänäpäivänä. sillon kersana kun ne ostin niin ne makso jotain 100 markkaa kappaleelta. muistaakseni en o varma. nii joo ja onko noita levyjä ylipäätään enään hirveesti liikkeellä? kiitti ja terve. -vepasto-
Viinarahat lopussa?

Katsoisitteko elokuvan jos siinä ei olisi juonta? Vastaisitteko kun ei tässä ole mitään järkeä?
Kuka kusenpolttama ääliö katsoo elokuvia juonen takia?

Miks kouvolassa oikein Minne paha haudattiin lopuu kesken? Voisitte tehä sen ihan tahallaanki tulevaisuudessa. anto vitusti tehoa lisää biisille ku riffi lähti uudestaan. Se janne varmaan sen sano mutta soundit oli eturivissä niin paskat etten kuullu. ja se särinä.
Niinhän se tekee levylläkin, urpo. Tauko saattoi käydä vähän pitemmäksi Kouvolassa, sillä Janne yritti kertoa miksaajalle vahvistimensa hajonneen. Kunnes huomasi polkeneensa piuhansa irti ahtaalla lavalla.

Missä vedättä noita peruuntuneita keikkoja? Älkää pitäkö kovi kauaa jännityksessä... Hyvät joulut teille!
Peruuntuneita keikkojahan ei määritelmällisesti vedetä.

Miten saisin parannettua huumorintajuani?
Et mitenkään.

Taitaapi tulla aika kosteat juhlat tuolla doom-risteilyllä, kun tota pändilistaa kattoo.
Sehän tapahtuu laivassa!

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 8:57am

:biglaugh:

...and here's something for everyone: ;)

http://shaniaforums.com/showpost.php?p=654008&postcount=457

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 9:07am

:D

*kirotusvihreitä:*

KAUPASSA:

- Gogacolaa, 1,5l pullo
- Mämmiä saatana! (saatavana) mainos kaupan ikkunassa
- Gifu -aski (Sisu -aski)
- Mansi- ja mustikoita
- Äidinpakastus pusseja
- Roilerinleike
- Naistennahka hanskat
- Kodinkoneliike mainostaa: Pakastinarkku ja ruhonleikkaaja
- lasten päästä vedettävä sänky
- Abbelsiinit
- Joulukusimyynti
- Mahdolliset puutteet ja virheet hinnassa huomioitu
- Tamppoonitarjous, koot mini, maxi ja meedio
- Äitiys-hortsit
- Kissanliha pullia
- Torin kalamyyjä mainostaa: Tuoretta mulkkua (muikkua)
- Torin kahvilanpitäjä mainostaa: Luteeton piirakka (Gluteeniton)
- Kukkiva ruukkupervo, pekonia (kukkakaupassa)
- mainos tienvarressa: "Poikkeaville kukkia"

KIRPPARIMYYJIEN KOOTUT:

- Lasten pori, lasten podi (Body)
- Fleesy-paita, fliitsi-pusero (Fleece)
- golitsi -pusero
- rotteepyyhkeitä

RAVINTOLA- JA KAHVILASANASTOA

- Kasvisgranaatti (gratiini)
- Reindeer Balls (Poron pallit!! Eli siis lihapullia haettu)
- Mummonliha pullia lapsille
- Välilihapihivi (välikyljyspihvi)
- Pitsalaissi ja cocis (pizza slice)
- pitsa-clisee (pizza slice)
- Jättipäivän pizza (Päivän jättipizza)
- Ilmoitus turkkilaisten ravintolan ikkunassa: "Sulettu, ei kanata!"

KOULUN RUOKALASSA:

- Saatana Hyla (saatavana)
- Ruohoripuliperunoita
- Paistettua tuskaa

John - :p

manmangler

02-02-2005, 10:23am

pari suomalaista sarjakuvaa tai pilakuvaa koskien musiikkia

Nörtit ja musiikki
http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/cms/index.php?date=20020427

J.Vehniäisen sarjakuvat/kariikatyyrit
Fanin päiväunet
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Pkahvit.htm
Entiset rakkaat
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Justin.htm
Pahempi kuin Eddie (Iron Maiden)
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Apulanta.htm
Beckham ja pallot
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/David_B.htm

Karikatyyrit Kaikki (http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/carica.htm)
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Britney.htm
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Britney2.htm
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/aguilera.htm
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Madonna.htm
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/Jlopez2.htm
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jarkko.vehniainen/melcgeri.htm

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 10:32am

:uhh: - ok, Sting - we got the message... ;)

Ode to cable TV

How does anyone live without cable television?
Doesn’t having over 70 channels at your fingertips absolutely fascinate you?
Don’t you want to see someone Pimp Their Ride?
Don’t you want to see Shania’s latest video?
For the love of God people, don’t you have to watch Sportscenter before bedtime?

read the whole thing (http://www.turlockjournal.com/opinion/opinionview.asp?c=142448)

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 11:15am

:shocked: - nämähän on loistavia..!

http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/sosralogo.jpg (http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/cms/index.php?date=20000920)

"Why doesn't our elevator's user interface have an undo button"

"Computers are females"

Debian! - Redhat!
Debian - Redhat!

:biglaugh: - !!!

John - :p - heh..!

manmangler

02-02-2005, 11:35am

Sosiaalisesti rajoittuneet on parhaita suomalaisia nörtti sarjakuvia.
Voittaa kevyesti pikselinviilaajat joka on kanssa loistava.

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 12:02pm

...ja nuo lukijoiden kommentit..!

"Jokainen unixisti tietää, että sorsat vie jo aivan liikaa tilaa ilman kommenttejakin! ;D"

:shocked: - sissumaleisson..!!! :biglaugh:

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 12:04pm

...hitto, tässähän menee pian koko yö saittia lukiessa...

http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/cms/ads/vaakatriviamainos_uud1.gif (http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/trivia.htm)

John - :D

manmangler

02-02-2005, 12:23pm

No yöt on valvomista varten, ota paketti batteryä :D

ja tässä kaikille Mac miehille
http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/cms/index.php?date=20010618

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 12:34pm

No yöt on valvomista varten, ota paketti batteryä :D
Kahvi on mustaa - ja sitä on paljon :p

Tämä oli oikein riemukas:

"Te anti-tietokoneihmiset olette ehkä pakottaneet nörtit luopumaan luontaisesta hienhajusta, mutta tätä parfyyminautintoa ette vie..!"

- "Eau de Konepöly."

- "Sähkönpolttamaa, mmm..."

:funny:

ja tässä kaikille Mac miehille
http://www.sosiaalisestirajoittuneet.biz/cms/index.php?date=20010618
:scowl: - jassåå... :p

Click here & see the light (http://www.yaromat.de/macos8/)

John - ;)

manmangler

02-02-2005, 12:45pm

:scowl: - jassåå... :p

Click here & see the light (http://www.yaromat.de/macos8/)

John - ;)

http://www.kotiposti.net/mikedc/wip/macsivu.jpg
Täähän kertoo kaiken tarpeellisen Macista.
:D :D

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 1:36pm

ooo... Aqua on sitten XP:ssäkin..? ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/love.gif http://www.mjpye.co.uk/images/i_love_my_blue_screen_small.jpg

http://www.errorwear.com/errorimages/picmonth-weine-networkfair.jpg

...and here's something for the Swedes:

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...and something for the people with BMWs:

http://www.mraceman.com/Humor/Microsoft%20Humor/BMW%20versus%20Windows.jpg

...and for the blondes:

http://homepages.compuserve.de/Flominator82/funpix/01-03-04.jpg

http://www.bealenet.com/~vossberg/tuXperience~2.jpg

John - :p

Troll

02-02-2005, 1:46pm

:funny:

scotsman4shania

02-02-2005, 2:08pm

Slow down will you...... :uhh:

I'm still translating the jokes from 3 weeks ago! :biglaugh: :p

(j/k) :funny:

FinnFreak

02-02-2005, 2:25pm

http://www.geocities.com/coolwebcams/suomenlippu.gif CoolWebCams.tk Finland http://www.geocities.com/coolwebcams/suomenlippu.gif (http://www.hut.fi/~lvoranta/coolwebcams/)

John - :p

manmangler

02-02-2005, 3:24pm

Slow down
Now way

Mikä se on
Schwarzeneggerillä se on pitä
Bushilla se on lyhyt
Paavi ei sitä käytä

Mitäs sinä ajattelet, hyi hyi

Sukunimi tietysti

Miksi Pekka Pouta joutui vankilaan?
Hän lupasi koko pohjois suomelle pilveä.

Kuka on kerran ja tietää vähemmän?
Beyoncé Knowles.

Miten Riverdance syntyi Irlannissa?
-Pubeissa on vain yksi vessa

Kaksi basistia käveli baarin ohi

Suomalaiset ja ruotsalaiset vastakkain. Ruotsalaiset heittävät kranaatteja suomalaisten poteroihin ja huutavat "Alkaako pelottaa pohjan poikaset?!", johon suomalaiset "Ei, mutta alkaako teitä kun otamme kranaateista sokat pois ja heitämme ne takaisin?!"

Lääkäri ja lakimies ajoivat kolarin. Lakimies huomasi että lääkäri oli hieman järkyttynyt tilanteesta ja auttoi hänet ulos autosta ja tarjosi rauhoittavaa hiukkaa konjakkipullosta. Lääkäri antoi pullon takaisin lakimiehelle joka kiersi korkin takaisin kiinni. "Etkö ota itse ollenkaan?" Kysyi lääkäri. "Varmasti otan, kunhan poliisit ovat ensin käyneet paikalla" Vastasi lakimies.

Kaksi miestä meni metsällä, jonkin ajan kuluttua toinen miehistä sai kohtauksen ja kaatui koristen maahan. Tolpillaan oleva mies soitti hätääntyneenä hätänumeroon ja kertoi että hänen kaverinsa oli yhtäkkiä vain kuollut. Hätänumerosta vastannut nainen rauhoitteli miestä ja kysyi: -Varmistakaa nyt onko mies varmasti kuollut? Linjoilla vallitsi hetken hiljaisuus kunnes kuului laukaus. -Nyt on varmistettu, mitä mä nyt teen? kuului miehen ääni puhelimesta

For little more jokes to Michael

aFinn

02-02-2005, 6:40pm

MAINOS- JA UUTISMOKIA

Morsian päivän kaunotar. Meikki. Tilaa ennen hääpäivää:
kuorinta, hieronta, naamio, kulmien siistiminen - myös
sulhanen.(Ilmoitus Turkulaisessa 18.3.94)

Humalaiset häiriköt ja presidentti Tarja Halonen koettelivat Porin
poliisin voimavaroja jazzviikonlopun aikana Porissa.

Karsikossa vuonna 1954 pöytään sammahtanut mies löi herättelemään
tullutta vuonna 1973 syntynyttä tarjoilijanaista.

Edestakainen matka Finnairin suihkukoneella. Ohjaaja on mukana kaikilla
matkoilla.

Yllättäkää vaimonne. Tehkää se matolla. Seppo Ojalan Kutomo ky. :shocked:

Puheenjohtajavalintaa venytti se ettei tällä kertaa ollut yhtään selvää
ehdokasta.

Annetaan poikakissan pentu hyvään kotiin. :uhh:

Huhtikuussa 1998 menehtynyt Linda meni myöhemmin naimisiin Beatlesin
Paul McCarthyn kanssa.

Kiitos kaikille, jotka autoitte auton ojaan ajossa tiistaina 5.1.

Nainen synnytti presidentin helikopterissa.

Liiviviikko. Osallistu asiakaskilpailuun, jossa arvomme joka päivä
rintaliivit. Voittajat nähtävissä liiviosastollamme.

Ensiaputaitokin kuuluu erätaitoihin. Erkki ja Pasi Tuunanen paikkailivat
kirveellä jalkansa loukannutta potilasta.

Niin että metsään ja sieneen tällaisena syksynä! Mikä onkaan komeampaa
näin syksyllä kuin päättää päivänsä limanuljaskasopalla.

Eräpuukko. Terä puukkoterästä, pituus n. 10 cm. Pää nahkaa, hela
uushopeaa, tuppi vuotaa.

VR kaavailee toisen miehen pudottamista veturista.

12.25-12.50 Bon Appétit. Herkkuja mädistä ja makeista
sitrushedelmistä.(TV-ohjelmaa Helsingin Sanomissa 15.2.1997)

scotsman4shania

02-02-2005, 6:49pm

Slow down
Now way

For little more jokes to Michael

Thanks Mikael :p ;) :funny:

More translation homework for me! :huh: :biglaugh: :p

Anteeksi! en ymmärrä...... en osaa suomea :sad: :monkey: :uhh:

aFinn

02-03-2005, 3:57am

More translation homework for me! :huh: :biglaugh: :p

Anteeksi! en ymmärrä...... en osaa suomea :sad: :monkey: :uhh:We're keepin you busy, eh? :p :funny:

scotsman4shania

02-03-2005, 3:31pm

We're keepin you busy, eh? :p :funny:
JOO!! :bonk:

:p :p

FinnFreak

02-04-2005, 2:02am

...hyvin näyttää menevän oppi perille..! :D:up:

...keep up the good work..!

John - :p

EilleenTwain88

02-04-2005, 6:07am

Pari juttua jotka tuntuu sopivan tähän jatkoksi:

1. Kaksi suomalaista miestä tulee paikalle kun pakettiauto on ajanut kolarin, auton mustaihoiset kuljettaja ja apumies makaavat tajuttomana autonsa vierellä, metsä täynnä neekerin suukkoja. Yllättäen toinen miehistä alkaa polkea pusuja minkä kerkeää, johon toinen ihmettelemään mitä hän oikein touhuaa... "Polje äkkiä, etkö huomaa että kaksi niistä on kuoriutunut jo!?!"

Kääntäköön ken uskaltaa kansainväliselle kielelle...?

2. Vanhempi ja nuorempi metsämies lähti karhumetille. Ottivat mukaan kiväärin, verkon, puukon ja koiran. Päästyään metsään vanhmepi sitten alkoi kertoa nuoremmalle miten metsästyksen on tarkoitus edetä; "Ensin minä ajan sen karhun puuhun kiipeämällä sen perään ja pakottamalla sen aina ohuemmalle ja ohuemmalle oksalle. Kun otso putoaa niin koira on opetettu tarttumaan sen palleista kiinni; siinä hetken hämmennyksessä sinä heität verkon otuksen niskaan, sidot sen kiinni ja puukotat hengiltä!". "Aha", sanoi nuorempi metsämies hieman mietteliäänä: "mitä me sitten tällä pyssyllä teemme?" "No siinä tapauksessa että se olenkin MINÄ joka putoan puusta ennen karhua, sillä sinä ammut kiiruusti sen koiran!", vastasi vanhempi metsämies. :uhh:

FinnFreak

02-11-2005, 8:28am

(26.11.2004)

Shania Twain: Greatest Hits

http://www.yhteishyva.net/content_images/a_shania.jpg

Levymyynnillään platinarajoja 32 maassa rikkonut Twain muuttui 90-luvulla
kantrikuningattaresta hovikelpoiseksi megatähdeksi. Tuottaja-aviomiehensä
kanssa maailman pop-markkinat valloittanut laulajatar tunnetaan Suomessa
parhaiten hitistään That Don’t Impress Me Much. Radiohittien ja balladien
lisäksi levy tarjoilee Twainin maanläheisempiä kappaleita (mm. I Ain’t No
Quitter), joiden tahdissa joulusiivous sujuu kuin tanssi.

Ari Rytsy

http://www.yhteishyva.net/index.cfm?doc=2112

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-11-2005, 8:35am

Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition, first published in print 24.4.2004

AC/DC play Falluja: Washington’s Weapon of Oz Distraction

WORLDWATCH

By Tomi Ervamaa in Helsinki

First comes the bell, tolling mournfully. Then a meandering riff redolent with fuzz and feedback, absurdly, idiotically simple and all the more brilliant for it. After feeling about for some seconds, the riff is joined by a pounding rhythm line, and within a few moments here come the vocals - reminiscent of a donkey being rudely slaughtered.

“I'm a rolling thunder, pouring rain / I'm comin' on like a hurricane / My lightning's flashing across the sky / You're only young but you're gonna die…”

“Hells Bells”, sings Brian Johnson, though “singing” is perhaps stretching the word to extremes. This sounds like a castrato banshee on steroids.

Australian rock band AC/DC's Hells Bells (and sic, the lack of an apostrophe is correct) is without doubt one of the finest achievements of Western culture.

And now it is also a potent weapon. The American troops surrounding Falluja, west of Baghdad, have moved into psy-war mode: they have placed loudspeakers on the top of a tank-turret and have been playing high-volume rock through the night to the insurgents in the mainly Sunni city. The works of AC/DC have figured very strongly on the playlist.

Between numbers, Iraqis working for the U.S. forces yell insults across to the insurgents: “You shoot like a flea-bitten goat!” “Come on out from behind your women's skirts and fight like men!” "I hope you've got enough gas in your ambulances to go pick up all your corpses from the gutters!”

The cat-calls refer to the fact that the Iraqi insurgents in the sealed-off city have shot at American soldiers from among crowds of women and children, and that bodies left out in the sun swell and start to stink, attracting stray dogs in search of a ready meal.

And now Hells Bells has been added to the mix, with a lyrical core that can be summed up by the following quatrain:

“I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives / Nobody's puttin' up a fight / I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell / I'm gonna get you, Satan get you.”

It just might be enough to tip the balance.

The musical approach of AC/DC - Zen masters of noise pollution - does not correspond to the demands of refinement and melodic beauty that Arab aesthetics place on composition.

International musical currents are familiar to the Iraqis, too, but mainly only to the elite. It may well be that the rank and file locals of Falluja, for instance, have not hitherto been introduced to the work of Messrs. Johnson, Young and Young.

If I were a citizen of Falluja and I were to hear Hells Bells for the first time, I think I might take fright and wonder what sort of Mongol hordes had come to town.

If rock is a weapon, then the Americans have an arsenal and a half.

Practically every soldier in arms has a portable CD-player or .mp3 player along. CDs are flown into the country on transport planes, and .mp3s are downloaded off the Net.

When you can carry a small piece of home around with you in the player, it helps to create that bubble of reality that the occupying forces have built in Iraq to counter the threat of the drab and dangerous streets. The army bases are the strongholds of Shania Twain, The Simpsons, and Fox News.

The consumption of music at the front has also taken on some disturbing overtones. Back in January, while I was in Baghdad, I spotted an American soldier who was listening to Pet Shop Boys until his helmet shook with it.

I mean, how can an army even imagine winning a war if its fighting men listen to Pet Shop Boys?

AC/DC, on the other hand, deliver up a realistic soundtrack to the war.

Hells Bells is the opening track on the band's 1980 release Back in Black. This work was clearly ahead of its time, as it functions admirably as a thematic whole interpreting the conflict in Iraq.

Shoot to Thrill is the pressing message of the second track on the album.
“I'm gonna take you down / Down down down / So don't you fool around / I'm gonna pull it pull it / Pull the trigger.”

You Shook Me All Night Long, the seventh track declares, as if describing the nightly battles in the alleyways of Falluja.

Is it possible that the occupation could have gone differently if the Americans had really tried to buy the Iraqis' affections with jobs and money, as they should have done? What Do You Do For Money, Honey asks the third track. Giving the Dog a Bone is the subject of the very next song, though the ammunition mentioned in the lyrics is perhaps not standard army issue.

Finally, Back in Black's fifth number neatly crystallises George W. Bush's tough-love policy, which is intended to bring democracy and harmony to the Middle East, even by force: “Don't you struggle, don't you fight…”, just Let Me Put My Love Into You.

http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/article/1076152562590

John - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/party06.gif

FinnFreak

02-13-2005, 11:29am

Hei!

Tänään on Kansainvälinen Erittäin Hyvännäköisten ja Pirun Viehättävien
Ihmisten Päivä, joten lähetä tämä viesti niille, jotka mielestäsi sopivat
kuvaukseen.

Ole ystävällinen, äläkä lähetä tätä minulle takaisin, sillä olen saanut jo
yli viisikymmentätuhatta viestiä ja postilaatikkoni on jumissa.

John - :funny:

FinnFreak

02-15-2005, 7:58am

;)

Antti Rokka meni konsernijohtajan luokse ja sanoi:

- Kuule sie konsernijohtaja. Mis sie tarvitset oikei hyvvää miestä?
Täs siul on sellane.

Vakavasta taantumatilanteesta huolimatta pyrkivät konsernijohtajaa
hymyilyttämään nuo itsetietoiset sanat, mutta hän tunsi kyllä Rokan
maineen ja tiesi, että ne olivat totta.

- It-firmat on pahimmat. Ottakaa muutamia lakimiehiä ja menkää
saneeraamaan aluekonttorit.

- Käypä se hyväst. Tule sie kirjanpitäjä miun kansai! Anna miul se tilikirja!

- Eiköhän olisi syytä ottaa toinen kaveri? sanoi konsernijohtaja kuiskaten.

- Lampinen on vielä 90-luvun lamasta järkyttynyt, eikä hän muutenkaan
ole lujahermoisimpia.

- En mie tarvihe hyvvää. Lakkautuspalkkojen laskijan mie. Tule, kuule! Mie
oon huumorimiehii. Miun kansai on nii lustii jot hitto. Ota irtisanomisplankettei
nii paljo ko vaan saat kulkemaan.

He lähtivät. Yhtäkkiä Rokka pysähtyi ja nosti kätensä merkiksi. Lampisen kurkkuun
nousi pala, kun hän näki mikä Rokan pysähtymisen oli aiheuttanut. Edessä oli
suuri sisällöntuottoyhtiö ja siellä nosti kuukausipalkkaa joutilaanoloisia miehiä
kymmenkaupalla.

- Ei me voida mitään, sanoi Lampinen ääni vavisten.

- Mist sie sen ieltäkäsi tiijät? Ai perkele, mikä juon. Hyö kuuliit mein visiointipulinat
siel sijoittajaseminaaris ja panniitkii porukan määrän kasvu-ural. Mikä perkeleen
vaisto se miul on. Mie koko ajan tunsin, jottäs ei oo kaik sellaista, milt se
näyttää.

Tappiot kasvoivat hitaasti, mutta varmasti. Kulunseurantaa ei ollut, vaikka
menot parhaillaan ylittivät moninkertaisesti tuotot. Rokka ja Lampinen
sujauttivat itsensä maisemakonttoriin sisälle ja koko ajan Rokka kuiskaili
neuvojaan:

- Täs on tyhjät irtisanomislomakkeet. Sikäl ko mie täytän ne, sikäl sie arkistoit ne.
Mut pane ain täysinäine täysinäisii läjjään, etteivät sekahu. Oo ihan rauhallinen.
Nii miekiin oon. Meil ei täs oo hättää. Nuohaa ne koht ovat kovil eikä myö.

- Esimies ensi. Millo häne pääsä varjo sattuu tuon ilmase cola-automaatin kohal,
ni sillo hänel tullookii eropassit. Nii mie oon päättänt hänen kohastaa.
Ja sitä mukkaa rupiaat saamaa muutkin potkui.

- Katso mite hyö laiskottelee! Ai työ perkeleet! Työ ette tiijä mikä uottaa.
Jos työ ootte aikont työttömyskassaa liittyä, niin nyt pitää kiirettä.

Konttorissa vetelehtivän esimiehen pitkä varjo läheni cola-automaattia. Hän
ei koskaan oikein tajunnut, mitä tapahtui. Hän näki vain pimeän toimistonnurkan
ja oman varjonsa, jonka pää juuri sattui cola-automaatin kohdalle. Ehkä hänen
silmänsä näkivät irtisanomisilmoituksen välähtävän eteensä, mutta sen merkitys
jäi vielä tajuamatta. Kuului huutoja ja joitakin umpimähkään tehtyjä yrityksiä
näytellä ahkeraa. Mutta kaiken yli tikkasivat Rokan irtisanomisilmoitukset.
Rokka antoi potkuja kylmän harkiten.

Jotkut syöksähtelivät juosten pakoon.

Toiset koettivat ryömiä atk-pöytien taakse piiloon.

Erotettuaan paikallisjohdon aloitti Rokka suoritusportaasta.

Määräaikaiset hän erotti ensin. Virkaiältään vanhin mies oli aina vuorossa,
ja kun tilanne salli, erotti Rokka tuotantotiimin kerrallaan.

Pihalta kuului pääkonttorin limusiinin ääni. Johtokunnan puheenjohtaja saapui
paikalle esikuntansa kanssa.

- Mikä tilanne?

- Eihä se nyt ennää oo paljo minkäänlaine, Rokka vastasi.

- Yksinkö te irtisanoitte?

- No niihä sitä saap sannoo. Katsoha sie. Tää asja on näi. Jos sie lähet
palkkaama turhaa väkkee, niin sie saat palkata ain lissää. Kyl hää tulloo
töihi, älä yhtää eppäile. Mut jos sie pysyt samas väkimääräs, etkä rekrytoi
hitolkaa, nii minkä hää tekköö?

Se on tään kulunhallinnan ratekia.

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-15-2005, 8:02am

I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as 'Loretta' instead of 'Steve'.

I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.

I'm not really out of the office. I'm just ignoring you

You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.

Sorry to have missed you but I am at the doctors having my brain removed so that I may be promoted to management

I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation on 4/18. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.

Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged 5.99€ for the first ten words and 1.99€ for each additional word in your message

The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again.
(The beauty of it is that when I return, I can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over.)

Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queueing system.
You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.

Please reply to this e-mail so I will know that you got this message. I am on holiday. Your e-mail has been deleted.

Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.

Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to leave me any messages.

I've run away to join a different circus.

John - :p

aFinn

02-15-2005, 8:08am

Thanks to Jouni for this pic... let's just say he was inspired by the recent troubles with internet connection :uhh:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/Finn5/Misc/promopatukka.jpg

:funny:

Troll

02-15-2005, 9:21am

FinnFreak

02-22-2005, 4:13am

Eräänä päivänä antiikin suuri filosofi törmäsi tuttuunsa, joka pysäytti hänet kertoakseen uutisen:

"Sokrates, tiedätkö mitä juuri kuulin yhdeltä oppilaaltasi?"
"Hetkinen," Sokrates sanoi. "Ennen kuin alat kertoa, haluaisin, että läpäiset pienen testin. Sen nimi on Kolmoissuodatintesti."
"Kolmoissuodatin?"
"Juuri niin," Sokrates jatkoi. "Ennen kuin kerrot minulle mitä oppilaani on kertonut, kokeillaanpa suodattaa se mitä aiot sanoa. Ensimmäinen suodatin on Totuus. Oletko varmistunut siitä, että se mitä aiot kertoa on totta?"
"En", mies vastasi, "itse asiassa kuulin vain asiasta juuri…"
"Hyvä on", sanoi Sokrates. "Eli et tiedä, onko asia totta vai ei."
"Kokeillaan sitten seuraavaa suodatinta, se on Hyvyys. Onko se, mitä aiot kertoa asianomaisen kannalta hyvää?"
"Ei, pikemminkin päinvastoin…", mies aloitti mutta Sokrates keskeytti hänet.
"Eli haluat kertoa minulle jotain pahaa, vaikka et tiedä onko se edes totta."
Mies meni jo hieman noloksi, mutta Sokrates jatkoi: "Voit silti vielä läpäistä testin, sillä kolmas suodatin on Hyödyllisyys. Onko sillä tiedolla, jonka aioit kertoa, minulle jotain hyötyä?" "No, ei oikeastaan...", mies vastasi.
"Jos kerran asia, jonka aioit kertoa minulle, ei ole totta eikä hyvää eikä siitä ole minulle hyötyä, miksi edes kertoa siitä minulle?"

Mies oli täysin lyöty ja häpeissään.

Tämä tarina osoittaa, miksi Sokrates oli suuri ja arvossapidetty filosofi.

Se selittää myös sen, miksei hän koskaan saanut selville että Platon kävi muhinoimassa hänen vaimonsa kanssa.

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-22-2005, 4:25am

:shocked:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/KarjalaTakaisin.jpg

...seems like Novell has returned the Karjala province back to Finland...

John - :p

FinnFreak

02-24-2005, 9:54am

:)

heh, as the release date for the movie is coming closer, I thought I'd throw in a link to the latest addition: the Star Wreck IV FAQ (http://www.starwreck.com/faq.php)

original post on this subject (http://shaniaforums.com/showthread.php?t=27546)

John - :)

manmangler

02-24-2005, 4:08pm

FinnFreak

02-25-2005, 5:39am

"määhän tämän porukan aivot oon" - Pirk

:funny:

...ja vähän paikallisuutisia / some local news:

The Winter Vaasa 2005 Ice Sculpting Competition (http://www.shoppingvaasa.com/298702.aspx)
(click on above title to read more about the event in English)

Follow the event with Vaasa WebCam (http://www.vaasa.fi/webcam/default.htm)

Jäänveistokisan valmistelut loppusuoralla
VAASAN TORILLE TUOTU 36 TONNIA JÄÄTÄ

For the contest Vaasa's market square provided with 36 tons of ice

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/2004.jpg
Vuoden 2004 yleisön suosikki / last year's most popular work: 'Pegasos' by Mr Sergei Asejevin, Russia.

Vaasan jäänveistokisa järjestetään ensi viikonloppuna, 25. – 27.2.2005.
Kisaan on tänä vuonna ilmoittautunut 9 joukkuetta 9 maasta. Kaukaisimmat
osallistujat tulevat Australiasta, Yhdysvalloista ja Marokosta.

Vaasan kansainvälisen jäänveistokisan valmistelut ovat loppusuoralla. Osanottajalista
on valmis, ja maanantaina 21.2. tuotiin kauppatorille 36 tonnia makean veden jäätä Kalajoen
hiekkakuopilta. Jää on sahattu tonnin painoisiin lohkareisiin, jotka arvotaan osanottajien
kesken kisaa edeltävänä iltana. Jäiden toimittamisesta vastaa nyt jo viidennen kerran
hiihtoseura Kalajoen Latu. Seuran jäsenet ovat talven aikana auranneet jään pinnalta
lumet, jolloin on saatu muodostumaan kirkasta teräsjäätä. He ovat myös vastanneet
jäälohkareiden sahaamisesta ja nostamisesta. Urakkaan on mennyt viideltä mieheltä
kaksi työpäivää. Joukkueiden tavoitteena on luoda 2 metriä korkeasta ja 1,2 metriä
leveästä jäälohkareesta taiteellisesti ja teknisesti mahdollisimman korkeatasoinen
ja omaperäinen veistos.

Työvälineinä ovat mm. erilaiset sahat, taltat ja sulatusvälineet. Kilpailussa palkitaan
kolme parasta työtä. Yleisöllä on mahdollisuus seurata veistäjien työskentelyä koko
kilpailun ajan ja äänestää päätöspäivänä omaa suosikkiaan. Yleisöäänestyksen
tulos
otetaan huomioon pisteitä laskettaessa. Kilpailu käynnistyy perjantain kello 12.00
ja voittajat julkistetaan sunnuntaina klo 14.00.

Follow the event with Vaasa WebCam (http://www.vaasa.fi/webcam/default.htm)

Winter Vaasa 2005 - Osallistujat/competitors:

Chistyakova, Natalia Russia St. Peterburg
Akimenko, Tatjana Russia St. Peterburg

Pohoraly, Vladislav Czehc Rep. Pilsen
Pohorala, Lucia Czehc Rep. Pilsen

Wardley, Jamie United Kingdom
Kettly, Rachael United Kingdom

Pedrozo, Antti Finland Kankaanpää
Iskulehto, Toni Finland Pori

Herttua, Mikko Finland Oulu
Heikkilä, Jarmo Finland Hauho

Lehtinen, Harri Finland Vaasa

Palomäki, Leo Finland Vaasa

Lester, Steve USA Moscow
Groshnaja, Maria Russia Moscow

Törmikoski, Kai Finland Varkaus
Törmikoski, Jesse Finland Varkaus

Frosti, Kimmo Finland Lappeenranta
Koivisto, Timo Finland Porvoo

Ahonen, Juha Finland Lahti
Bangert, Helena The Nedherlands Amsterdam

Kangasmäki, Veijo Finland Ähtäri

Balek, Frantisek Czech Rep. Pilsen
Balek, Josef Czech Rep. Karlovy Vary

Pupin, George Russia Chepoksary
Sergejev, Aleksey Russia Chepoksary

Gilbert, Benjamin Australia
Ahi, Irja Estonia

Kallau, Ûllar Estonia Pärnu
Kallau, Kristel Estonia Pärnu

Ibrahimi, Hassan Marocco Casablanca
Lozzi, Rashid Marocco Casablanca

Molokov, Andrey Russia Moscow
Tselebrovsky, Sergey Russia Moscow

Bair, Kiril Russia Moscow
Bair, Jevgenia Russia Moscow

Pictures from 2004 (http://filebank.visualweb.fi/List.asp?BID=5&FolderID=1103)

Pictures from 2003 (http://filebank.visualweb.fi/List.asp?BID=5&FolderID=574)

Pictures from 2002 (http://filebank.visualweb.fi/List.asp?BID=5&FolderID=188)

Pictures from 2000 (http://filebank.visualweb.fi/List.asp?BID=5&FolderID=74)

John - :)

FinnFreak

03-01-2005, 4:30am

Etelä-Savon Radion soitetuimmat ulkomaiset tammikuussa 2005

1. A Man And A Woman - U2
2. Postcards From Paraguay - MARK KNOPFLER
3. Don't - SHANIA TWAIN
4. Father And Son - RONAN KEATING feat. YUSUF
5. Vivimi - LAUSA PAUSINI
6. Ailleurs Comme Ici - HELENE SEGARA
7. Burnin' Down The Spark - NANCY SINATRA
8. Real To Me - BRIAN MCFADDEN
9. Ready To Fly - RICHARD MARX
10. Beautiful Boy - CELINE DION

Taajuudet:
Mikkeli 94,6
Pieksämäki 97,4
Kerimäki 99,1

http://194.252.88.3/rswebmli.nsf/sivut/musiikki2004?opendocument&pageid=Content37DBE

John - :cool:

Myyde

03-01-2005, 8:11am

Heh, tainnu joku tuolla Savooos unohtaa milloin se aprillipäivä on. :bonk: Vai voisikohan siellä Savooos tosiaan asustella immeisiä jotka ymmärtää edes vähä musiikin päälle, sillä tuossahan on muutama muukin ketä voi kutsua laulajaksi... :p :]

Troll

03-01-2005, 2:15pm

That looks great John

FinnFreak

03-03-2005, 2:05am

Yeah, Shania's "Don't" was the third most played international song in the Southern Savo region in Finland in January...

John - :)

FinnFreak

03-16-2005, 5:37am

15.3.2005 at 14:53

UPDATE: Vanhanen praises Finland's forest policy

(Adds direct quotes from Mr Vanhanen's speech in Rome.)

Finland's forest policy is sustainable and the country's forests well protected, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) told the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) meeting in Rome on Tuesday.

He added that Finland's example had shown that sustainable use of forests was possible.

"Finland's example shows that a sustainable forest economy is possible, and that economic growth and forest protection are compatible aims," Mr Vanhanen said according to a government statement.

Mr Vanhanen also regretted that some had accused Finland of not taking care of its pristine forests.

"I do not believe there is any basis for the accusations stirring up international opinion against Finland by drawing attention to conservation issues."

He presented Finland's national forest programme and urged developing countries to set up equivalent schemes.

The prime minister said forestry was one way to combat poverty, reminding that a hundred years ago Finland was one of the poorest countries in Europe. Large swathes of forests had been cleared for cultivation.

But Mr Vanhanen said that today forests made up 70 per cent of the country's area - more than in any other EU state - and were still growing.

On Wednesday, Mr Vanhanen is to declare open a room, showcasing Finnish wood design, in the FAO headquarters building.

16.3.2005 at 12:18

Finnish PM faces Greenpeace demonstration in Rome

Greenpeace, a nature preservation organisation, on Wednesday staged a demonstration in Rome against Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre). A banner demanded a halt to felling in the reindeer forests of the Sami people of Lapland.

Greenpeace activists poured a pile of wood chips in front of the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation as a protest against Metsähallitus, the Finnish state's forest enterprise, felling trees for pulp and paper mills in the northern reindeer grazing forests.

Reports say around ten Greenpeace activists were accompanied by approximately double that strength in police presence.

Mr Vanhanen declared open a showcase room for Finnish timber products in the FAO building in Rome. In a Tuesday meeting of the forest committee, Mr Vanhanen defended Finland's forest and preservation policy.

:uhh: - ...että semmoista tällä kertaa...

John - :smirk:

FinnFreak

03-18-2005, 6:45am

MTV3.fi - 09.03.2005 14:11

I Heart Huckabees

http://www.mtv3.fi/viihde/img/tahtia4.gif

http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/viihde/leffasivujen_kuvat/323436.jpg

USA 2004. Ohjaus: David O. Russell. Käsikirjoitus: Russell, Jeff Baena. Tuotanto: Michael Kuhn. Kuvaus: Peter Deming. Leikkaus: Robert K. Lambert. Pääosissa: Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Isabelle Huppert, Mark Wahlberg. Kesto: 106 min.

Elokuva, joka kertoo kaikesta ja ei-mistään. Elokuva, jolle päivästä ja mielialasta riippuen voisi antaa joko kiitettävän tai hylätyn arvosanan vaan tuskin mitään siltä väliltä. I Heart Huckabees on nimeään myöten epäsovinnainen leffamutaatio, jonka katsominen ei ole ainakaan valmiiksi pureskeltu kokemus.

Heti on korostettava, että David O. Russellin I Heart (=sydänkuvio) Huckabees on tarkoitus lausua juuri muodossa "I heart Huckabees" ("minä sydän Huckabees"). Autonpuskuritarraa muistuttava teksti ei siis viittaa toteamukseen "rakastan Huckabeesia" tai "tykkään Huckabeesista". Juu ei, näin yksinkertaisille linjoille Russellin elokuva ei voisi kuvitella lähtevänsä.

Kolmen kuninkaan (Three Kings, 1999) ohjaajan, David O. Russellin, uusinta hengentuotetta markkinoidaan luonnehdinnalla "eksistentialistinen komedia". Määritelmä istuu kuin nenä päähän, sillä eksistenssin, olemassaolon, tutkimuksesta elokuvassa on nimenomaan kysymys.

Woodyallenmaista neuroottisuutta tapaileva Jason Schwarzman esittää Albert Markovskia, ympäristöaktivistia, joka päättää selvittää kohdalleen osuneen kolminkertaisen sattuman merkityksen kahden 'eksistentiaalisen etsivän' avulla. Vivian ja Bernard Jaffe (Lily Tomlin ja Dustin Hoffman), elokuvan etsiväpariskunta, paneutuvat sattuman sijaan Albertin elämän konflikteihin ja syihin niiden taustalla. Vakoilemalla Albertia etsivät pyrkivät kääntämään jokaisen kiven nuorukaisen menneisyydessä ja nykyisyydessä. Omalaatuiseen etsintään sotkeutuvat lisäksi Huckabees-tavaratalon niljakas kiho Brad (Jude Law), tämän mallivaimo Dawn (Naomi Watts), Jaffen pariskunnan asiakas, räiskähtelevä palomies Tommy (Mark Wahlberg) sekä etsiväkaksikon salaperäinen kilpailija, ranskalainen nihilistifilosofi Caterine Vauban (Isabelle Huppert).

Ei kannata säikähtää vaikka äskeisessä juoniselosteessa ei tuntuisi olevan mitään tolkkua. I Heart Huckabees on kerrassaan tolkuton elokuva, ja ainoastaan katsoja itse voi päättää, puhutteleeko komedian viisto päättömyys häntä laisinkaan. Elokuva tulee takuuvarmasti jakamaan yleisönsä sekä niihin, jotka lumoutuvat tarinan samanaikaisesta täyteydestä ja tyhjyydestä, että niihin, jotka ovat valmiita marssimaan lippukassalle vaatimaan rahojaan takaisin. Kymmenen pistettä ja papukaijamerkki kuuluu jokaiselle, joka on valmis avoimin mielin ottamaan haasteen vastaan.

I Heart Huckabees on komedia, joka rytmittää naurunsa hämmennyksen saumoihin. Elokuva, joka hetkittäin kirjaimellisesti dekonstruoi itse itsensä (pala palalta irti lohkeavat detaljikuvat). Näyttelijöiden tehtävänä on oikeastaan vain ajelehtia merkityksettömien ja merkityksellisten tapahtumien virrassa. Katsojan tehtävänä on arvioida tätä merkityksettömyyttä ja/tai merkityksellisyyttä. Yksilöllinen valinta määrää lopputuleman, mikä on siten jokaisen kokijan näkökulmasta erilainen.

David O. Russell on tehnyt hienon, uhkarohkean komedian, jonka satiirisena maalitauluna on kaikkinainen pseudofilosofinen elvistely, pyrkimys aukottomaan maailmanselitykseen. I Heart Huckabees menee monelta kohdin yli hilseen, mutta entäs sitten – huolestuttavampaa olisi tajuta kaikki se, mistä tämän elokuvan tuskaa, totuutta, merkitystä ja rakkautta metsästävät henkilöt höpöttävät. Se, mikä koskettaa ja jää mieleen, riittää mainiosti. Toisella katsomiskerralla totuus voi jo olla toinen.

Teksti: Outi Heiskanen
Kuva: Sandrew Metronome

http://www.mtv3.fi/viihde/arvostelut/elokuva.shtml/354129

...no mention of Shania..? - boy, are those marketing people lost...

John - :p

FinnFreak

03-23-2005, 4:51am

03.03.2005

Shania Twain teki leffakäsiksen

Sveitsissä asuva kanadalainen pop-kantrin kuningatar Shania Twain on kirjoittanut elämänsä ekan leffakäsikirjoituksen. Se kertoo kantrimusan ex-kuningattaresta, jo edesmenneestä Tammy Wynettesta.

Eikä siinä kaikki. Twain haluaa näytellä pääosan ja toimia elokuvan tuottajana. Oma aviomies, säveltäjä-tuottaja Robert "Mutt" Lange tuskin kelpaa esittämään Wynetten puolisoa, laulaja George Jonesia.

Paljon ei paina se, että Twainin kokemukset näyttelijäntyöstä ovat varsin vähäiset. Joskus on silti aloitettava, jos alalle aikoo.

Kantristarat ovat näytelleet filmeissä ennenkin. Hakematta tulevat mieleen esim. Dolly Parton, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Kristofferson, Dwight Yokam, Clint Black ja Roy Rogers.

http://elisa.net/viihde/16370.shtml

:shocked: ...siis että mitä..?!?!?

John - :dunno:

FinnFreak

03-23-2005, 4:55am

I Heart Huckabees

Ohjaus: David O. Russell
Pääosissa: Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Huppert

I Heart Huckabees on tyyliltään niin ilmeisesti romanttinen komedia, ettei leffaa katsoessa edes huomaa, että rakkaussuhde puuttuu. Onhan elokuvassa pareja: Jude Law menestyvänä markkinointipäällikkönä, jonka avovaimo (Naomi Watts) on Huckabees-tavaratalojen mainostyttö. Tyylikäs Lily Tomlin ja psykologipörheä Dustin Hoffman yksityisetsivinä, jotka rakastavat yhdessä työskentelyä yhtä paljon kuin toisiaan. Elokuvan päähenkilölle vaan ei riitä ihmissuhdetta.

Sielukkaan ahdistunut Jason Schwartzman on Albert Markovski, runoja lausuva ympäristöaktivisti, joka on alkanut epäillä työnsä ja elämänsä mielekkyyttä. Arjen yhteensattumien hämmentämänä hän ottaa yhteyttä eksistentiaalisiin yksityisetsiviin. Vaikka pariskunta ryhtyy avuliaasti vakoilemaan Albertin arkea ilmaiseksi, he tutkivat yhteensattumien sijaan nolon näkyvästi asiakkaansa työympäristöä sekä hänen vaikeaa suhdettaan Huckabees-yhtiön markkinointiosastoon.

Tavallisessa elokuvassa Albert rakastuisi nyt johonkin neuroottiseen tyttöön. Tässä elokuvassa hänen filosofiseksi matkakumppanikseen löytyy eksistentiaalisen kriisin kanssa kamppaileva aggressiivinen autoja vastustava palomies, jonka roolissa nähdään Mark Wahlberg. Tunkeutumalla yhä syvemmälle arjen pikku mysteereihin, he etsivät vastauksia elintärkeisiin kysymyksiinsä. Kuka on salaperäinen afrikkalaismies? Olemmeko me kaikki osa samaa energiaa vai täysin yksin universumissa? Onko nihilismi seksikästä? Ovatko kauniit ihmiset aina pinnallisia? Onko countrypop-ilmiö Shania Twain tosiaan allerginen majoneesille?

I Heart Huckabees kuuluu samaan uuden indievivahteisen fiksuviihteen sarjaan kuin Zach Braffin Garden State sekä Wes Andersonin ja Charlie Kaufmanin elokuvat. Ohjaaja-käsikirjoittaja David O. Russell on melko varmasti lukenut aikoinaan myös Douglas Adamsin Dirk Gentlyn holistisen etsivätoimiston. Siinä tutkimusmetodit paljastavat näyttävästi aikamatkailua ja avaruusaluksia, mutta Russellille nykyihmisen sisäisen universumin ruotiminen riittää. Näin kevyellä kädellä, näin loistavilla näyttelijöillä, aiheesta riittää huumoria toiselle ja kolmannellekin katsomiskerralle.

Johanna Koljonen

http://www.tapahtumat.net/fi/review.asp?rID=1457

John - :)

FinnFreak

03-23-2005, 5:00am

25.02.2005 12:06

I Heart Huckabees

I Heart Huckabees, USA 2004

K-11

Ohjaus: David O.Russell
Näyttelijät: Jason Schwartzman,Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Huppert, Lily Tomlin.
Pituus: 106 min.

http://www.seiska.fi/c/2103/ihearthuckabees2.jpg

Luontoaktivisti Albert Markovski alkaa epäillä maailman johdonmukaisuutta,kun hän törmää afrikkalaiseen ovimieheen kolme kertaa lyhyen ajan sisällä.Albert palkkaa apuun ”eksistentialistisen etsivätoimiston ”, jonka nuuskijat eivät usko sattumiin.

Etsivien maailmanselitys sekoittaa entisestään Albertin nuppia.Luontoryhmästä nuorukainen saa kenkää, kun Huckabees-tavaratalon niljakas PR-mies omii itselleen tärkeän suojeluhankkeen.Albertin tueksi rientää palomies,joka on vihainen syyskuun terrori-iskujen jälkeisestä politiikasta.

http://www.seiska.fi/c/2103/ihearthuckabees.jpg

Vitseissä on kai sanoma

David O.Russellin (Kolme kuningasta)satiiri on sietämätöntä katsottavaa,koska se korvaa psykologisoinnin filosofoinnilla.Elokuvan henkilöt puhua pälpättävät tärkeitä asioita,mutta katsoja tylsistyy.Tekijöiden maailmantuska kuivattaa kaikki vitsitkin.

Arvomaailman sekasortoa kuvaava leffa on löytänyt Jenkkilässä yleisönsä hämmentyneestä älymystöstä.Hollywoodissa Russell lasketaankin samaan indie-sukupolveen kuin Magnolian Paul Thomas Anderson ,Being John Malkovichin Spike Jonze ja Sidewaysin Alexander Payne .

Moni filmitähti on halunnut siivun elokuvan menestyksestä.Vanhojen starojen lisäksi mukana ovat Jude Law ,Mark Wahlberg ,Naomi Watts ja Shania Twain. Myös country-tähden suoritus on täysin sieluton.
TP, Seiska-TV

http://www.seiska.fi/tvseiska/ensiillat/?a=6895

John - :mad: - ...sanonko mikä tuo lehti on...

aFinn

03-23-2005, 6:04am

FinnFreak

03-23-2005, 7:02am

03.03.05 - Discopress

Shania Twain teki leffakäsiksen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/Discopress.jpg

Sveitsissä asuva kanadalainen pop-kantrin kuningatar Shania Twain on kirjoittanut elämänsä ekan leffakäsikirjoituksen. Se kertoo kantrimusan ex-kuningattaresta, jo edesmenneestä Tammy Wynettesta.

Eikä siinä kaikki. Twain haluaa näytellä pääosan ja toimia elokuvan tuottajana. Oma aviomies, säveltäjä-tuottaja Robert "Mutt" Lange tuskin kelpaa esittämään Wynetten puolisoa, laulaja George Jonesia.

Paljon ei paina se, että Twainin kokemukset näyttelijäntyöstä ovat varsin vähäiset. Joskus on silti aloitettava, jos alalle aikoo.

Kantristarat ovat näytelleet filmeissä ennenkin. Hakematta tulevat mieleen esim. Dolly Parton, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Kristofferson, Dwight Yokam, Clint Black ja Roy Rogers.

http://www.hitit.fi/index.php?s=view&id=3340

John - :dunno:

EilleenTwain88

03-23-2005, 8:12am

Shania Twain. Myös country-tähden suoritus on täysin sieluton.
Kuinkahan paljon "sielua" Seiskan toimittajan mielestä pitäisi mahdutta kahteen lauseeseen ja yhteen läimäykseen... hmmm. :funny: :funny: Ja miten se ilmenee? Ja TIETÄÄKÖ Seiskan toimittaja miltä "sielukas läimäys" näyttää?!? :D

Mutta nämähän arvostelut tarkoittaa että se on melkein käytävä katsomassa. Ettei käy kun Kellopeliappelsiinin kanssa että menee auttamattoman myöhään vasta kun viisaammat tajuaa että se on kulttileffa...heh.

Vai että kässärin on Shania tekaissut. Saa nähdä mikä päätyy olemaan se "oikea tarina" taas tämänkin takana... :uhh: :rolleyes:

FinnFreak

03-23-2005, 8:36am

...methinks that 7 Päivää reporter is inviting himself to a slap-fest from Shania...

...next time he's in an elevator, the door opens & Shania's waiting... heh

John - :p

Myyde

03-23-2005, 10:41am

Kuinkahan paljon "sielua" Seiskan toimittajan mielestä pitäisi mahdutta kahteen lauseeseen ja yhteen läimäykseen... hmmm. :funny: :funny: Ja miten se ilmenee? Ja TIETÄÄKÖ Seiskan toimittaja miltä "sielukas läimäys" näyttää?!? :D

Mutta nämähän arvostelut tarkoittaa että se on melkein käytävä katsomassa. Ettei käy kun Kellopeliappelsiinin kanssa että menee auttamattoman myöhään vasta kun viisaammat tajuaa että se on kulttileffa...heh.

Vai että kässärin on Shania tekaissut. Saa nähdä mikä päätyy olemaan se "oikea tarina" taas tämänkin takana... :uhh: :rolleyes:

No luultavasti sielua pitäisi olla yhtä paljon kuin tuhannen ilmeen ihmeellä, Steven Segalilla, mutta pitäisihän se ymmärtää, ettei kaikki pysty moisiin haamusuorituksiin ensimmäisessä elokuvassaan. :rolleyes: No ainaki Shanian suoritus oli parempi ku ton :monkey: suoritus.:] Eipä siitä muutaman sekunnin pätkästä pysty sanomaan juuta eikä jaata, mutta tuosta tekstistä voi sanoa, että se on pelkkää pashaa, mistä tulikin mieleen, että hyvää pääsiäistä kaikille :) taas pääsee syömää mämmii, jeee...... :funny: (ööö, pikkase lipsahti taas sivuraiteelle, vissii??)
Taitaa ton leffan parhaat palat kuiteki olla niis DVD:n extrois, pitänee katsoo ne joskus ja kommentoida sit lisää.. :smirk:

Viisaammat ja Kellopeliappelsiini samassa lauseessa.... :nono: :p

Mielenkiinnolla odotetaan tuota seuraavaa leffaa... :huh:

...methinks that 7 Päivää reporter is inviting himself to a slap-fest from Shania...

...next time he's in an elevator, the door opens & Shania's waiting... heh

John - :p
:shocked: noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Keep that reporter away from Shania, i wanna be in that elevator, if Shania is waiting... :p :funny:

FinnFreak

03-24-2005, 1:41am

...one piece of advice on the I Heart Huckabees DVD: be sure to get the 2 disc edition... I ordered it & believe it not... got the one disc edition... without the extras... :sad: oh, well...

John - :)

FinnFreak

03-24-2005, 1:54am

03.03.05 - Discopress

Shania Twain made a movie script

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/Discopress.jpg

The Swiss-based Canadian queen of countrypop, Shania Twain, has written her first screenplay. It's the story about the ex-queen of country music, the late Tammy Wynette.

And that's not all. Twain wants to play the leading role and produce the picture. Her husband, songwriter/producer Robert "Mutt" Lange probably won't be up to the job of playing Wynette's husband, singer George Jones.

It doesn't seem to matter much, that Twain's experiences as an actress are few. One has to start sometime, if you're going to be one.

Country stars have acted in movies before. Without looking them up, these names come to mind: Dolly Parton, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Kristofferson, Dwight Yokam, Clint Black and Roy Rogers.

http://www.hitit.fi/index.php?s=view&id=3340

John - :dunno:

Troll

03-24-2005, 9:55am

Sounds intereseting

FinnFreak

04-01-2005, 4:47am

Tonight - April 1st (no joke) on YLE Teema (Digital) 22:20 - 23:20

Classic Rock Albums:

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)

http://tastyatom.com/images/covers/fleetwoodmac-rumors.jpg

Documentary on the birth of one of rock's cornerstone albums.

John - :]

FinnFreak

04-01-2005, 5:01am

:p

You know you’ve been in Finland too long, when...

1. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.

2. It's acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00.

3. Your front door step is beginning to resemble a shoe shop.

4. You think it's normal that 22 year olds need fake ID

5. When a stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume that:

a. he is drunk
b. he is insane
c. he is American
d. he is all of the above

6. You don't think twice about putting the wet dishes away in the cupboard to dry.

7. A friend asks about your holiday plans and you answer "Oh, I'm going to Europe!" meaning any other Western European country outside Scandinavia.

8. You no longer scrunch up or fold your paper money. You always put your money in your wallet.

9. Silence is fun.

10. The reason you take the ferry to Stockholm is:

a. duty free vodka
b. duty free beer
c. to party...no need to get off the boat in Stockholm; just turn around and do it again on the way back.
d. all of the above

11. Your coffee consumption exceeds 6 cups a day and coffee is too weak if there is less than 10 scoops per pot.

12. You pass a grocery store and think "Wow, it is open, I had better go in an buy something!"

13. Your native language has seriously deteriorated; you begin to "eat medicine", "open the television", "close the lights off", and tell someone "you needn't to!" Expressions like "Don't panic" creep into your everyday language.

14. You associate pea soup with Thursday.

15. Your idea of unforgivable behaviour now includes walking across the street when the light is red and there is no WALK symbol, even though there are no cars in sight.

16. Your notion of streetlife is reduced to the few teenagers hanging out in front of Helsinki railway station on Friday nights.

17. Your bad mood becomes your good mood.

18. Sundays no longer seem dull with all the stores closed, and begin to feel restful instead.

19. "No comment" becomes a conversation strategy.

20. You finally stop asking your class "Are there any questions?"

21. The fact that all of the "v's" and the "w's" are together in the phone directory seems right.

22. Your old habit of being "fashionably late" is no longer acceptable. You are always on time.

23. Hugging is reserved for sexual foreplay.

24. You begin to understand Jussi Jyylanpaarvi's broadcast of the hockey game.

25. You refuse to wear a hat, even in -30 degree weather.

26. You hear loud-talking passengers on the train. You immediately assume:

a. they are drunk
b. they are Swedish-speaking
c. they are American.

27. You give up on trying to find fat-free food and pile on the butter, cream and sugar.

28. You know how to fix herring in 105 different ways.

29. You eat herring in 105 ways.

30. You no longer look at sports pants as casual wear, but recognise them as semi-formal wear.

31. You can now reconstruct the missing letters on a building. For example MERI.........LIITTO OY.

32. You have undergone a transformation:

a. you accept mustamakkara (Black-blood sausage) as food
b. you accept alcohol as food
c. you accept.

33. You understand why the Finnish language has no future tense.

34. You no longer have to search for the flushing mechanism on the toilet.

35. You no longer see any problem wearing white socks with loafers.

36. You no longer correct people who say MAC Donald's.

37. You just love Jaffa.

38. You've come to expect Sunday morning sidewalk vomit dodging.

39. You know that "I got a new boyfriend." means "I got laid last night."

40. The next day when they say "We broke up." you know it means " He didn't call."

41. You know that "religious holiday" means "let's get pissed."

42. You enjoy salmiakki.

43. You know that "mens public bathroom" is another phrase for sidewalk.

44. You know that more than three channels means cable.

45. You get all the Swedish jokes.

46. When you're hungry you can peel a boiled potato like lightning.

47. You've become lactose intolerant.

48. You accept that 80 degrees C in a sauna is chilly, but 20 degrees C outside is freaking hot.

49. You don't think twice about wearing sandals indoors and Wellington's outside.

50. You stand in a bus if you can't find a vacant pair of seats.

51. Finland winning a medal at the world hockey championships is less important than beating Tre Kronor.

52. You pass the point of spending more than 50% of your salary on phone calls and alcohol.

53. The only couple talking in a tram or a bus always seems to annoy you.

54. You refuse to cross a totally empty street until there is a green light.

55. You are immediately suspicious when somebody starts talking to you in the street.

56. You no longer have a problem accepting money from someone bumming a cigarette.

57. You seriously consider visiting the sauna more than three times a week.

58. You're training for Vasaloppet.

59. YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LIVE ANYWHERE BUT IN FINLAND!!!!

John - :p

FinnFreak

04-01-2005, 5:56am

:p

You know you’ve been in Sweden too long, when...

1. It's acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00.

2. You think Leif 'Loket' Olsson is entertaining.

3. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.

4. You associate pea soup with Thursday.

5. The first thing you do on entering a bank/post office/pharmacy etc. is look for the queue number machine.

6. You accept that you will have to queue to take a queue number.

7. A sharp intake of breath has become part of your vocabulary, as has the sound 'ahh'.

8. You associate Friday afternoon with a trip to system bolaget.

9. You think nothing of paying $50 for a bottle of 'cheap' spirits at system bolaget.

10. Silence is fun.

11. Your native language has seriously deteriorated; you begin to "eat medicine" and "hire videos".

12. Your front door step is beginning to resemble a shoe shop.

13. When a stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume that:

a. he is drunk;
b. he is insane;
c. he is American;
d. he is all of the above.

14. You stay home on Saturday night to watch Bingolotto.

15. It seems sensible that the age limit at Stockholm night clubs is 23 or 25.

16. The reason you take the ferry to Finland is:

a. duty free vodka
b. duty free beer
c. to party

17. The only reason for getting of the boat in Helsinki is to eat pizza. :D:up:

18. It no longer seems excessive to spend $200 on alcohol in a single night.

19. The fact that all of the "v's" and the "w's" are together in the phone directory seems right.

20. You care who wins 'Expedition: Robinson'.

21. Your old habit of being "fashionably late" is no longer acceptable. You are always on time.

22. You no longer see any problem wearing white socks with loafers.

23. You know that "religious holiday" means "let's get pissed."

24. You are no longer scared of volvos and volvo drivers.

25. You have your own innebandy club.

26. You enjoy the taste of surströmming. :shocked: - eeewwwww..!!!

27. You find yourself debating the politics of Carl Bildt.

28. You use mmmm as a conversation filler.

29. An outside temperature of 9 degrees Celsius is mild.

30. When someone asks for "three cheers", you say "hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, hoorah". :funny:

31. You wear sandals with socks.

32. You eat jam with savoury dishes.

33. You have only two facial expressions, smiling or blank. :really: :p

34. You think riding a racing bike in the snow is a perfectly sensible thing to do.

35. You think it's more fun to stay at home and drink then go out.

36. You wear warm clothing when it's 25 degrees plus in April - because it's April.

37. You wear shorts and t-shirt when it's barely 10 degrees in July - because it's July.

38. You get extremely annoyed when the bus is two minutes late.

39. You think women are more than equal than men and deserve to have better positions in the work place.

40. Your wife watches TV while you look after the kids.

41. You become a punctuality freak and dump your friends for being late more than once.

42. You spend the week's entertainment budget on a pack of cigarettes and a drink in Gamla Stan.

43. When a stranger asks you a question in the streets, you think it's normal to just keep walking, saying nothing.

44. You've been engaged for four years and don't have any plans to get married.

45. Americans start to look entertaining, witty and fun, and you just want to go to the U.S.A., travelling across country on a greyhound, because it's "romantic."

46. You and your friends know exactly the same information, and have the same attitudes and beliefs in the value of Social Democracy.

47. You lose any artistic talent whatsoever.

48. You think that if you smoke a joint you will wind up in an insane asylum. [or become a habitual criminal]

49. You seriously contemplate getting into S & M. :biglaugh:

50. You wear a dress or skirt over your trousers and combine them with training shoes. [this is especially problematic if you're male] :biglaugh:

51. You jot down 'fisk fingrar' on your shopping list.

52. You no longer look for Vegemite on supermarket shelves, even if it's your first time in that particular store.

53. You think black rimmed glasses are cool.

54. Your wardrobe now consists of 20 different shades of black and grey.

55. You get excited watching a bunch of lame 'celebrities' on a fortress island playing games that are about as intelligent as mud-wrestling.

56. You look forward to the next program about practical jokes done on lame celebrities/has-beens by other lame celebrities who don't really deserve air time.

57. It doesn't feel like lunch unless it's a hot, full course meal drenched in gravy.

58. You eat unlimited amounts of sausage products without worrying about your nitrate intake.

59. You think that an unripe wedge of tomato on a limp leaf of iceberg lettuce can be called a salad.

60. You don't question the concept of 'telephone time'.

61. It seems reasonable that no business can be conducted on Friday afternoons. [or the entire month of July]

62. You assume that anyone who apologises after bumping into you is a tourist.

63. You think it is normal that a huge restaurant has a smoking section which consists of three tables near the door.

64. You reach for your pocket 20 times a day as mobile phones ring all around you.

65. You actually care if your mobile phone meets the fashion standard - and so do your new Swedish friends!

66. It seems reasonable that even those asking you for money at T-centralen reach for their pocket as the melodic music of the Swedish mobile phone resounds.

67. You get into a Mercedes taxi cab and think nothing of it. ;) - samma här..!

68. Paying $5 for a cup of coffee seems reasonable.

69. You understand that when a colleague asks you out for "a drink," it will probably be a long night with a severe hangover the next day.

70. You start to think that having a sauna in the nude with a bunch of strangers is a necessary part of daily life ... and a necessary part of business. :rolleyes: - I wonder where they got that one... :p

71. You believe that when you finally win your Nobel Prize, it is best to be modest and say "Oh really, it was nothing!"

72. You get offended if, at a dinner party, someone fails to look you in the eyes after raising their glass for a toast.

73. Seeing a young woman with lit candles stuck to her head no longer disturbs you. :D - heh..!

74. You become extremely skilled at assembling pre-packaged furniture kits. :funny:

75. "Candles" are a permanent fixture on your weekly shopping list.

76. You get to the movies early so that you can watch the commercials.

77. Most of your friends have the same names and you must use both names to distinguish between them.

John - :p

Troll

04-01-2005, 9:54am

:biglaugh: :p :funny:

aFinn

04-01-2005, 11:56am

You know you’ve been in Finland too long, when...

2. It's acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00. I eat lunch at 11am every day :]

10. The reason you take the ferry to Stockholm is:
d. all of the above Need I say more? :huh:

11. Your coffee consumption exceeds 6 cups a day and coffee is too weak if there is less than 10 scoops per pot. 6 CUPS??? Try MUGS and and add a couple, and you're closer to truth :p

15. Your idea of unforgivable behaviour now includes walking across the street when the light is red and there is no WALK symbol, even though there are no cars in sight. You just can't walk if the light is RED! It's just so!

20. You finally stop asking your class "Are there any questions?" Oh man, that's annoying! Finns never have any questions when asked! :hmpf!:
...Afterwards when class or event is over, everyone have questions and comments! :p

25. You refuse to wear a hat, even in -30 degree weather. :]:up:

42. You enjoy salmiakki. Aren't everyone? :shocked:

48. You accept that 80 degrees C in a sauna is chilly, but 20 degrees C outside is freaking hot. What's there to accept, that's how it is! :uhh:

50. You stand in a bus if you can't find a vacant pair of seats. Oh yeah, one simply cannot! go sit next to another person! :eek: And whatever you do, don't talk to anyone! Or look directly at them in a bus, tram or train! :eek:

EilleenTwain88

04-01-2005, 12:28pm

6. You don't think twice about putting the wet dishes away in the cupboard to dry.
Where else? To sauna?

8. You no longer scrunch up or fold your paper money. You always put your money in your wallet.
WHAT paper money? I have a bank card and a MasterCard.. hard to fold those?

14. You associate pea soup with Thursday.
Of course. And pancakes after.

22. Your old habit of being "fashionably late" is no longer acceptable. You are always on time.
Then I will always be safe. I'm never on time.

29. You eat herring in 105 ways.
Never. I don't eat the bait, only the real thing.

32. You have undergone a transformation:
c. you accept.
A Finn? C'mon. No way.

47. You've become lactose intolerant.
Only your child has?

50. You stand in a bus if you can't find a vacant pair of seats.
What is the best way to get somebody freeking scared in Finland?? Go to bus which is empty except for one other passanger - and go and sit NEXT to him. And don't say a word........

55. You are immediately suspicious when somebody starts talking to you in the street.
Suspicious? Let's say horrified?!?!? He sure is going to ROB me... where is the gun?!?!

aFinn

04-01-2005, 12:40pm

WHAT paper money? I have a bank card and a MasterCard.. hard to fold those?I always use a card. Then sometimes I need like 2.50, and have to borrow it. Then it takes like 2 weeks till I manage to drag myself into an automat to draw cash. Then I need to go to store to get the change. (Has been known to happen frequently that I pay with card when I meant to pay with cash :banghead: ...and when I pay with cash, I always hold the pen ready to sign the receipt anyway :uhh: ). Then it takes a few days till I remember I meant to pay my debt.. by that time I've used up all the money and the whole process starts from the beginning :sad:

Only your child has?I guess I'm young enough.... :funny:

What is the best way to get somebody freeking scared in Finland?? Go to bus which is empty except for one other passanger - and go and sit NEXT to him. And don't say a word........
OMG!!! That's a nightmare situation! :eek:

EilleenTwain88

04-01-2005, 12:57pm

I always use a card. Then sometimes I need like 2.50, and have to borrow it. Then it takes like 2 weeks till I manage to drag myself into an automat to draw cash. Then I need to go to store to get the change. (Has been known to happen frequently that I pay with card when I meant to pay with cash :banghead: ...and when I pay with cash, I always hold the pen ready to sign the receipt anyway :uhh: ). Then it takes a few days till I remember I meant to pay my debt.. by that time I've used up all the money and the whole process starts from the beginning :sad:
Here is one for you.

Some war-veteran came and tried to sell something in our office. Some calendar or a pin or whatever for 2 euros. We all wanted to contribute but we didn't have any money (only cards), and tried to tell him to come the next day... Beeing in his 70s he didn't understand or believe - he thought we just played him. We even showed him our wallets to prove the fact.

Well. He came the next day and guess how many of us had the money ready - not at least ME. I was SO embarrassed (and the guy humiliated). Luckily my collegue borrowed me the money.

Dear old man. Couldn't understand how working people are so poor.

aFinn

04-01-2005, 1:06pm

Oh no! :eek: ... Poor fellow :eek:

I think I once accidentally opened the door at Easter Sunday when the little ones were doing their rounds... guess if I had any eggs or money :o :nono:

FinnFreak

04-03-2005, 7:40am

What..? - You didn't even have chocolate..? :funny:

...here they come around on Saturday... and for those wondering what this is about: it's a bit like Halloween - kids dress up as witches and go door-to-door chanting a spell of good health & expect something in return... money or candy...

http://www.kolumbus.fi/juhani.alasimi/tynka/trullit_pepita_sabina.jpg

John - :p

Big Swede

04-03-2005, 3:52pm

What's there to accept, that's how it is! :uhh:

:funny: I knew that you where going to say that! :funny:

aFinn

04-04-2005, 3:26pm

How did you know? :huh: Are you psychic? :shocked:

FinnFreak

04-29-2005, 5:51am

WHEN FINNS SPEAK - EVERYBODY LISTEN

(it's just that nobody else understands)

By Bill Farmer (Knight-Ridder newspapers)

SOMEWHERE IN BERLITZ: "Finnish is easy. All you do is tape-record English and then play it backwards."

The language itself is like the Finns themselves - it has nothing to do with Russia or Sweden, despite their proximity. Finnish, I think, was invented by an ancient king who commanded the people in his dominion to speak like him upon the penalty of death.

The monarch's name I shall give as Toivo I, or Toivo the stutterer. It was Toivo's lingual philosophy that why use one letter when two or three would do. Take the word for cigarette lighter. It is savukkeensytytin, which is the reason why so many Finns carry matches.

When the Finns start a word they see how many foreigners they can weed out on the first syllable. Take the Finnish word for "93". The first three letters are "yhd". That eliminates a lot of competition right there. For the full Finnish word for "93" I would advise you fasten your seat belts and put on your crash helmet.

Here it goes - "yhdeksänkymmentäkolme".

According to Berlitz, that is pronounced simply "EWHdayksaenKEWMmayntaeKOALmay".

Finns have died of old age trying to count to 100.

Part of the problem with the Finnish language is that the Finns don't mess around with little bitsy words at all. If they are going to use the word "the" or "a" or "by" they just stick it onto a nearby word as an ending.

And don't think you are going to get away with not pronouncing every letter either. Nothing is wasted in Finnish. Sometimes, when they use a couple or three vowels in a row, they'll put two little dots over the tops of some of them just to break the monotony.

Those little dots mean something. In the word "pencil sharpener", which is spelled "kynänteroitin", they put two little dots over the "a" and that means it is pronounced like "a" and an "e" slopped together. It also means that you are going to find a lot of dull pencils in Finland. It is the only language I know of where the phonetic spelling is more complicated than the regular spelling.

To say "pencil sharpener" in Finnish, for example, you should start with a bottle of good Finnish beer. Take a deep breath, roll back your eyes and say: KEWnae (run the "a" and "e" together now, remember?) nTAYR (stop here and have a sip of beer) roa (then comes a very, very small "i" that fools a lot of people, but, without it the word means "spinach" or something entirely different from "pencil sharpener") ittin (more beer, please).

Okay, all together now: "KEWnaenTAYroaittin!"

There now, wasn't that easy? Where's the bottle opener? During a recent visit to Finland I never saw a crossword puzzle. The papers weren't large enough to cover both horizontal and vertical I guess.

The word for "no" is "aye", which means yes in English, and the word "hei" means hello or goodbye depending on what direction you're going.

Now the word for "yes" is simple. It is "kyllä". The trouble is, nobody uses it. They all say "joo" or "yoa" or "yo", which naturally, is not Finnish at all, but is Swedish. To say "yes, yes" they all say "yo-yo". I can't imagine what the Finnish word for "yo-yo" is, but it must be dandy-dandy.

Finnish is related to Hungarian by a previous marriage. That's why the second language of Finland is, of course, Swedish. Everyone speaks English, however, so don't worry if you ever go there.

For an emergency, I tried to learn the Finnish expression for "Get me a doctor, quick", which is "noutakaa nopeasti lääkäri", but by the time I memorized it I was well again.

John - :p

FinnFreak

04-29-2005, 6:06am

:D

heh, "yo-yo" is simply "jojo" in Finnish...

Then, we like to make jokes of the Swedes (as every country in Scandinavia - Sweden is the main target for all fun up here) and translating into Swedish...

Let's look at "yo-yo" again...

"jo" alone, means "already" in Finnish... this in turn would be "redan" in Swedish...

so, jokingly ask any Finn how to say: "do you already have a yo-yo?" in Swedish, the reply would be - with 100% certainty:

"har du redan redan redan?"

John - :p

FinnFreak

04-29-2005, 6:17am

The word for "no" is "aye", which means yes in English

This is false.

"No" is "ei" in Finnish, and the right way to pronounce it, would be the easiest for a Canadian: "eh"...

John - ;)

FinnFreak

05-17-2005, 8:43am

Kannattaisi ehkä kuitenkin opiskella noita pakkokieliä!

Ravintolamenuja tosielämästä. Olkaapa hyvä!

When visiting a restaurant in Finland, be prepared to see menus like this:

* * *

Shrimp and crap salad for two.

You can have crap on your pizza tepid chicken salad with bread.

We give you water only when you ask.

(Café Rico, Turku 1997)

* * *

Dead snails from Åland in garlic and butter sauce.

The c*ck is recommending today's beef.

We can serve your steak with much blood, some blood, medium or well-done.

(Ramada Hotel, Turku 1999)

* * *

The house's tart is called Torttu in Finnish and is warm.

Ice cream with warm bear halves and toffee sauce.

Finnish mushroom salad

Wild, salty and sticky mushrooms with cream sauce and pickles.

(Fransmanni, Turku 1993)

* * *

Mexican burrito with mutilated chicken meat and salsa.

(Raxx, Turku 1998)

* * *

Try traditional Finnish pee soup.

We can bring the nuts and drinks to your room (room service card)

Drink something if you want (room service card)

On our breakfast table you will find the cheese, the meat and some others.

Omelet is made with recent eggs from a local farm where the chickens are alive.

(Hotelli Helka, Helsinki 1993)

* * *

This week is "bird meat week" but we also have a good selection of mammal meat.

Japanese guests can have traditional breakfast with stinky rice and fishes.

Cocktails are served in bar and there only. You must drink cocktails there only.

Blini served with cream and not real caviar

(Hamburger Börs, Turku 1997)

* * *

Tar ice cream - Finnish special.

Good for people who eat tar and lingon berries.

(Viking Restaurant Harald, Turku 1998)

* * *

Children's hamburger is served with the French Pizzas after clock 21 are not.

Sorry.

(Memphis, Helsinki 1994)

John - :biglaugh:

Shaniabomber99

05-17-2005, 9:45am

:funny: that's a good one :)

Carley

Troll

05-17-2005, 10:38am

That is funny. :up:

FinnFreak

06-30-2005, 3:35am

LIVE 8: TV-HISTORIAN SUURIN TAPAHTUMA 2.7.05
megakonsertteihin odotetaan 5.5 miljardia katsojaa.

Megatähdet konsertoivat nälänhädän poistamiseksi viidessä kaupungissa.

YLE trailer (http://ra.yle.fi/teema/T0102461.mpg)

YLE Teema esittää 12 tuntia suoraa lähetystä Bob Geldofin masinoimista Live 8 –konserteista klo 16.00 – n. 04.00.

Huippumuusikot ympäri maailman nousevat lavalle lauantaina 2. heinäkuuta viidessä eri kaupungissa: Lontoossa, Roomassa, Pariisissa, Berliinissä ja Philadelphiassa.

TV2 esittää otteita konserteista suorana lähetyksenä klo 17.00 - 18.00, 18.45 - 21.00 ja 22.20 – n. 04.00. Lähetyksissä on suomenkielinen selostus.

Live 8 –konsertit ovat jatkoa Geldofin vuonna 1985 järjestämille Live Aid -konserteille, joiden avulla kerättiin rahaa yli 110 miljoonaa euroa Etiopian nälkää näkeville. Megakonserteissa esiintyvät muun muassa Madonna, Paul McCartney, U2, Elton John, Coldplay, Sting, R.E.M, The Cure, Joss Stone, 50 Cent, Bon Jovi, Lauryn Hill, Robbie Williams ja Laura Pausini. Konsertit televisioidaan maailmanlaajuisesti.

Lisäksi Lontoon Hyde Parkissa koetaan historiallinen hetki, kun legendaarinen brittiyhtye Pink Floyd kapuaa lauteille klassisessa kokoonpanossaan Roger Watersin kanssa yli kahdenkymmenen vuoden tauon jälkeen. Bändin jäsenet ovat kertoneet keskinäisten ristiriitojensa olevan pientä nälänhädän ja köyhyyden rinnalla.

Nyt kaksikymmentä vuotta Live Aidin jälkeen, Geldof ei kerää rahaa, vaan konsertit ovat ilmaisia. Geldofin mukaan konserttien tarkoitus on ainoastaan painostaa rikkaita teollisuusmaita tärkeiden rakenteellisten päätösten tekemiseen. Live 8 –konsertit järjestetään juuri ennen kuin G8-maiden johtajat pitävät huippukokouksensa Skotlannissa heinäkuun 6. päivä. G8-maiden toivotaan ilmoittavan kehitysavun lisäämisestä ja helpotuksista kehitysmaiden velanmaksussa.

”Maailmassa kuolee joka päivä 30 000 lasta nälkään. G8:n johtajilla on valta muuttaa asia. Ja he myös tekevät niin, jos vain miljoonat ihmiset vaativat sitä. Kysymys ei ole hyväntekeväisyydestä, vaan vääryyden korjaamisesta”, Geldof on painottanut.

LIVE8:n sivut (http://www.live8live.com/)
www.one.org (http://www.one.org/)
Katso Live8-videoita (http://www.live8live.com/videos/index.shtml)
John - :)

FinnFreak

07-06-2005, 10:42am

heh..! :p

Radio Suomen soitetuimmat ajalta 20.6.-26.6.2005
(HUOM! Suluissa sijoitus ajalta 13.6.-19.6. 2005)

32 (21) I Ain't No Quitter SHANIA TWAIN

John - ;)

aFinn

07-06-2005, 3:47pm

When Matti told me a few weeks ago that Radio Suomi was playing Quitter, I almost fainted. Then Matti told that next song was Olavi Virta... so that was a wakening :p Back to normal :p

FinnFreak

07-07-2005, 5:57am

;)

heh, this whole thing started way back when Parma, Italy and Helsinki, Finland were competing on who's going to get the European Food Safety Authority... the always modest and oh, ever so subtle Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi (who also promotes free speech and balanced news reporting by owning all of the Italian media) decided not to give in...

The Times - June 25, 2005

Italy's jibes leave bad taste in the mouths of the Finns

By Carl Mortished, International Business Editor

THEY can stuff their chianti and prosciutto, the Finns will have none of it. Outraged over an attack on their national cuisine, the Finnish farmers union is threatening a national boycott against Italy after Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, made disparaging comments about smoked reindeer at the opening of the European Food Safety Authority in Parma this week.

The authority’s location had been the subject of competition between the two countries but Signor Berlusconi, never knowingly gracious, even in victory, used the occasion of the inauguration to boast.

Finland did not deserve the agency, he declared. “Finns don’t even know what prosciutto is,” he said. “I have been to Finland and I have had to endure Finnish food, so I am certainly competent to make comparisons.”

Not content with rubbishing the Finnish taste for pickled herring, he made a further assault on their honour by suggesting that he had won over Tarja Halonen, Finland’s President, with something less subtle than diplomacy. “In seeking a result it is necessary to use all available weapons and therefore I brushed up all my playboy skills, now from the distant past, and I used a series of tender pleas to the President.”

Helsinki is not amused and summoned the Italian Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry for a dressing-down. However, the opening of a cultural rift between Latins and Lapps could be a diplomatic gain for Britain — as Finnish food has some rather familiar features.

Finns enjoy black pudding and fish pie. Grilled lamprey (the eel of which Henry I had a surfeit) is a favourite and reindeer stew is “as good a reason as any to make mashed potato, always a hit with Finns”, says a government website.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-5-1668189,00.html

...arvakkaapa palijonko kiinnostaa jonkun ukkelin loninat jokei oo koskaa ees syäny kauhavalaasta klimppisoppaa...

:p

...but this is funny - I think this is a new record: never before have I seen the British media favour Finland like this... plenty of sympathy offered for having the food as bad as the Brits..! :funny:

The Times - July 06, 2005

http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,31641,00.gif

Our friends the Finns

Finnish cuisine should be served in British pubs

What could be more enticing than a terrine of lavaret, a delicate white fish from Finland’s pristine lakes, a creamy soup of morels picked from the damp forests, delicate fillets of reindeer garnished with dill and lingonberries and an exotic wild fruit dessert? Finland’s finest was served to Jacques Chirac on his state visit six years ago. The Gallic gourmand, however, has a palate with a short memory: he remembers Finnish cuisine as worse even than Britain’s, from which he believes no culinary good can flow.

His countrymen, however, rate Finnish fare a lot more favourably. Helsinki boasts at least two Michelin-starred restaurants, and there are dozens of elegant eateries to tempt tourists now enjoying the long and lingering summer evenings. Game birds, salmon, river fish, elk and wild forest mushrooms are staples; but a country grown rich on Nokia profits has money enough to import the finest wines, cheeses and fruits from the southern hemisphere. Pickled herring is at its best with Australian sauvignon blanc.

Finland, indeed, is a faraway country of which we should know more — as we show in T2 today. It has made money out of isolation: Santa’s grotto in Lapland lures thousands of expectant children to the snowy Arctic. Finns love the cold: ice carvings, ice festivals and iced vodka. They love it so much that they run naked into the snow after roasting themselves in saunas. Of course the Finns can be romantic — who can resist a sweeping Sibelius melody? But no one learning their impossible language would think so. No mattter: it is the only country where the radio broadcasts the news in Latin. How wonderfully Finnish.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-41-1682241,00.html

...would you believe me, if I told you that we sell mushrooms from Finland to famous Italian brands & buy them back 10 times their actual value..? :p

The Times - July 06, 2005

Reportage

Hands off the Finns: they're all right, Jacques

As President Jacques Chirac of France calls Finnish food the worst in the world, one of the country's top chefs defends their cuisine, and a Moscow correspondent recalls eating it with relish

Marko Malkia, 36, Head Chef at the Embassy of Finland, London:

I COULDN’T believe my ears when I read what Jacques Chirac said about food from Finland. I really couldn’t believe it. In my experience as a chef, every country in the world has its good food culture — and Finland is certainly no exception.

Our mushrooms are especially important: the Italians love them so much that they buy hundreds of tonnes from us each year. I think any Italian would say that our mushrooms are among the best in the world. And we have some of the best fresh fish in Europe.

I think anyone who has been to Finland and tasted our food would have a hard time agreeing with Chirac. I have been living in England for three years now and I know that he has not spent much time in Finland. I read that he has visited the country once: maybe he had a bad experience in one restaurant, but that doesn’t mean that the whole of Finland is to blame.

Before I came to London I was trained at the Helsinki Culinary School in Finland. This school is the best teaching academy for chefs in the entire country. I found that the education about food and cooking there was at the highest level in Europe — perhaps even the world. It takes three years to become a restaurant chef there; in many other countries, it takes only two.

Finnish food is particularly celebrated for its fresh ingredients. We have perfect ingredients. It is a naturally clean country, and so the ingredients are free of poisons. We have fresh water, some of the cleanest in the world. Plus you can get many local ingredients. There are many farms where one can buy fresh vegetables, summer berries and potatoes. In the countryside, every half a kilometre or so you will find a farm that sells fresh fish and fruit. Finland also has lots of organic farms where you can buy organic meat.

Chirac should not be put off by his experience of Finnish food: I think he should try some more and speak out once he has experienced how wonderful it is.

Here are two of my favourite Finnish recipes:

FISH SOUP

SERVES 4 TO 6

500g to 600g salmon (or other fish) fillets
1.5 litres water
1kg potatoes
2 onions
200ml double cream
1-2tsp salt
10 white peppercorns
3tbsp shredded dill
50g butter

METHOD

Peel and cube the potatoes. Cut onions into small cubes. Pour water in saucepan, add salt, peppercorns, onions and potatoes. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer at a low heat for approx 15 mins.

Cut fish into 1.5cm cubes. Add the cream and shredded dill to the saucepan, boil for 5 mins. Add the butter and decorate the soup with shredded dill. Serve soup hot with toasted rye bread and butter.

KARELIAN STEW

SERVES 5

0.4kg pork
0.5kg beef
0.4kg lamb (optional)
4 peeled onions Bay leaves
2tsp ground black pepper
2tsp salt
1.3 litres water

METHOD

Cut meat into 2cm cubes. Put in an overproof dish (with a lid), then in the oven. Brown meat for 10 mins at 230 C without the lid. Cut the onions into big segments and add to the dish. Add water until meat is covered. Add seasonings.

Put the dish in the oven without lid. Brown the meat a bit more. Stir, add water if needed, put the lid on top. Lower heat to 150 C. Simmer for at least 2 to 3 hours. Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes, pickled beetroot or pickled cucumbers.

FROM MOSCOW, IT WAS FOOD PARADISE

TO anyone who lived in the Soviet Union, Finland will always be seen as a gourmet’s paradise. How often, in the depths of the Moscow winter, did we send telexes to Stockmann, Helsinki’s famous department store, ordering urgent supplies of cheese, salads and salami. They would arrive on the overnight train, a wonderful, if inordinately expensive, taste of Western luxury which Brezhnev’s Russia could only dream of.

Many correspondents became so desperate for fresh greens that they would drive the long dangerous road to the Finnish border to indulge themselves: once over the frontier they would feast on fruit, fresh fish, reindeer fillets and all the exotic foods that Finland used to import even in the depths of winter. No Moscow veteran can think of Finland as anything but a land of milk and honey — literally, as fresh milk was supplied to foreigners by Helsinki’s efficient dairies.

The Finns, of course, traded well on their reputation in those days. Maybe the food wasn’t as extraordinary as all that — but when you lived in a country where the food shops sold nothing much more than old cabbages and tinned sardines, it certainly seemed like a gastronomic garden of Eden. Even the toughest reindeer was delicious, though perhaps generous quantities of Finnish vodka used to blur our judgments.

Today, of course, it has all changed: any exotic food can be found in Moscow’s swanky shops, and Stockmann has itself set up a branch in Moscow to sell luxuries to Russians. I am nostalgic for the old times: it made you realise how wonderful a taste of luxury could be when it came so rarely. Even a brie, collected from Russian customs and jealously guarded from envious colleagues, seemed worth all the effort, even though it worked out at around £9 a bite.

MICHAEL BINYON - The Times Moscow Correspondent 1978-82

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-7-1681899,00.html

...and boy, have we been laughing about this next article... :funny:

...by the way: who got the 2012 Summer Olympics..? ;)

The Times - July 05, 2005

Could Finnish cookery gibe swing IOC vote?

By Philippe Naughton, Times Online

Perhaps Jacques Chirac was just trying to be polite to his host when he dismissed Finnish cooking as the worst in the world on a visit to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad this week. After all, there's nothing that the Finns can cook that the Russians cannot cook even worse.

Even so, it is a quip that could cost France dear when the 100-plus voting members of the International Olympic Committee have to choose tomorrow between Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Moscow to host the 2012 Summer Games.

Despite its small population, Finland has two IOC members: the former yachtsman Peter Tallberg, and Jari Kurri ( :D:up: ), an ice hockey star who won the Stanley Cup five times as Wayne Gretzky's linemate at the Edmonton Oilers.

Unlike the IOC members from France, Britain, Spain, the United States and Russia, both Mr Tallberg and Mr Kurri will be voting from round one. Between them, the pair represented their country at no less than seven Olympic Games and they may not be best pleased by M Chirac's decision to single out Finland's national cuisine as the worst on the planet.

On the other hand, it is quite possible that both the Finnish IOC members were already backing the London bid. IOC members guard their voting freedom zealously and national or regional blocs can be deceptive.

With less than 24 hours until the Committee chooses between the five rivals in what has been one of the most hotly-contested votes in IOC history, London bid officials were trawling through the lists today to see which, if any, IOC members could still benefit from a London sales pitch. Tony Blair left Singapore in the early evening, local time, after three days of assiduous plugging for the UK candidacy.

The bidding rules have been tightened up considerably since the Salt Lake City vote-buying scandal that saw ten IOC members expelled and the whole Olympic movement shamed. Bidding cities are not allowed to entice national Olympic committees with scholarship schemes or IOC members with expenses-paid holidays.

In fact the current IOC meeting in Singapore has represented the first real chance for bidding cities to appeal personally to IOC members, making the Prime Minister's presence in the city two days before M Chirac potentially invaluable.

The IOC has 116 members, two of whom are missing from Singapore, including Guy Drut, the former French hurdler who is caught up in a corruption case. Another, Bulgaria's Ivan Slavkov, has his voting rights suspended and Jacques Rogge, the IOC President, cannot vote except in the event of a last-round tie.

Members from countries with candidate cities, who number 14 including M Drut, cannot vote until those cities are eliminated, meaning that 99 will take part in the first round of the secret electronic ballot at the Raffles conference centre at 10.45am UK time. One city is eliminated after every round and the number of voters increases until a city wins a clear majority. The result will be announced at about 12.45 UK time, live on global television.

M Rogge, a Belgian, predicted earlier this week that the final result could come down to a handful of votes. Kevan Gosper, a senior IOC member from Australia, said today that he expected the contest to go right down to the wire, with a final round of voting between London and Paris.

But the IOC members - whose sole power comes from the fact that they choose Olympic host cities - are a sophisticated and unpredictable electorate who can cause an upset just by voting tactically - or by trying to send a signal for the future - in the early rounds.

Reports from Singapore suggest that Juan Antonio Samaranch, the Spaniard who is the IOC's honorary life president after leading the organisation for two decades, has been urging members not to allow Moscow - which has technically the least developed bid - to slump out in the first round. Senor Samaranch's son, Juan Antonio Samaranch jr, succeeded his father on the IOC and is strongly pushing the Madrid bid.

Likewise, New York is not seen with much of a chance of progressing beyond the second round of voting - but its supporters will want to ensure that it goes down fighting, even if they already know which way they will vote in later rounds. Sentimental voting in any round, but especially in the second or third, can distort the result irrevocably.

The one fact that should give Sebastian Coe, the London bid leader, confidence when he gets up to lead the formal presentation of the UK bid tomorrow, is that favourites rarely do as well as expected in Olympic beauty contests.

Of the past four cities chosen to host the Summer Games - Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing - only Beijing started the final contest as favourite, after being pipped at the post by Sydney for the chance to host the 2000 Games.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-4804-1681162,00.html

:huh: - heeeyyy... what's this next one about..? - have you Brits gone totally mental on us Finns..?!?

:]

The Times - July 06, 2005

And of course Finland is also famous for . . .

White furry trolls

The Moomins brainchild of the author Tove Jansson, are a family of large-snouted trolls that somewhat resemble hippopotamuses. Moomins always welcome stangers and love strawberry jam. Moomintroll and his parents, Moominmama and Moominpapa, lived in Moomin Valley, a haven of plenty and tolerance. Their adventures have been translated into 34 languages.
(check out my Project Finland (http://www.projectfinland.org/) link to get an idea) ;)

Tricky grammar

Along with Hungarian and Estonian, Finnish belongs to the Finno-Ugric group of languages, which bear little relation to Indo-European languages such as English, French, Italian, German and Russian. One of the most extraordinary features of the language is the length of words. Take the one-word question Taloissanikinko, for instance, meaning (are your guests staying) “in my houses, too?”. The root talo means “house”; the i is a plural marker; ssa corresponds to the preposition in; ni is a first person singular possessive suffix, meaning “my”; kin means “also” and ko indicates that a question is being asked.

:p - there can be combinations of different words brought together like:

"Bostonkakkukomppaniakoulukuntalaitoshoitopaikkatie tojärjestelmävastaava"

...which would mean:

A person responsible for the administration of a data system intended for institutional care reserved for a company of people who belong to a school of making Boston cake.

:p - however, The Guinness Book of Records gives this as the longest Finnish word, as it is only one word:

"epäjärjestelmällistyttämättömyydellänsäkään"

...it's grammatically flawless, but heck... I'm NOT going to translate it...

Being remote

A quarter of Finland lies north of the Arctic Circle. Forests cover 75 per cent of the country — 23 million hectares — making it the most heavily forested nation in Europe. The Åland Islands, off the southwest coast, are Europe’s largest archipelago, consisting of 190,000 lakes and 180,000 islands.

...yep, we got to hear those numbers at the forestry tour in Timmins at the FanCon2... :D

Long days and nights

In the far north, in the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set for 73 days, producing “white nights” in summer. In winter the sun remains below the horizon for 51 days.

The world’s most famous ringtone

The mobile phone giant Nokia started life in 1865 as a paper mill on the banks of the river Nokia in southern Finland, producing toilet paper. It was founded in 1865 by Fredrik Idestam, a mining engineer, and after the Second World War merged with Finnish Cable Works, a producer of telephone cables. It made its first mobile phone in 1984.

Saunas

It is estimated that there is one sauna for every four Finns.

Functional architecture

The work of Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), Finland’s most distinguished architect, ranged from buildings and town plans to furniture, jewellery and glassware. He was inspired by Functionalism and designed buildings in Russia, the US and Germany. Aalto designed the Finnish pavilion for the New York World’s Fair, and was Professor of Architecture at MIT from 1946 to 1948. The town of Jyväskylä, where Aalto lived for 24 years from the age of five, contains 37 of his buildings.

(also: besides city planning & furniture architects Eliel Saarinen - The Chicago Tribune Tower; The Finnish National Museum and Railway Station, both in Helsinki & his son Eero - The Dulles Airport, at Chantilly, Virginia; The Gateway Arch, at St. Louis, Missouri; John Deere and Company, at Moline, Illinois; Kresge Auditorium, at Cambridge, Massachusetts and The TWA Terminal JFK Airport, at New York, New York)

Having lots of space and not many immigrants

Finland is the sixth largest country in Europe in area, but has a population of only 5.2 million. Ethnically, it is homogeneous country: foreigners account for only 2 per cent of the population, the biggest groups being from Russia, Estonia and Sweden.

A typical Finnish joke . . .

Two Finns pass in the street.
One murmurs: “Nice day, isn’t it?”
The other replies: “No need to make a big song and dance about it.”

:p

COOL NOTES - CLASSICAL MUSIC

Esa-Pekka Salonen

The ultimate classical-music whiz-kid, a conductor/composer who became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in his early thirties. Back home in Scandinavia he inaugurated a Baltic Sea Festival, mixing music with environmental lobbying.

Jean Sibelius

His Finlandia is the Finns’ equivalent of Land of Hope and Glory, and his symphonies are regarded as peerless expressions of the rugged, indomitable Finnish soul. He was a heavy drinker and prone to extreme depression but lived to 91, noting that “all the doctors who warned me not to smoke or drink died long ago”.

ROCK MUSICIANS

The Rasmus

The heavy rock group, Finland’s biggest pop export, were bottled off stage at last year’s Reading Festival, but their last album, Dead Letters, sold 1.5 million copies.

HIM

A “love metal” group (the name is an acronym for His Infernal Majesty) led by heart-throb singer Ville Valo, pictured above, a kind of gothic version of David Bowie.

Jimi Tenor

Multi-instrumentalist whose show at the Barbican in 2000 has passed into pop folklore. Dressed like a psychedelic snow queen and playing keyboards and saxophone, he led a 60-piece orchestra through an exotic hotch-potch of imaginary film-score themes, funk dancefloor grooves and out-there electronica. His album 'Out Of Nowhere' is a classic.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-7-1681900,00.html

heh..!

John - :]

Troll

07-07-2005, 10:06am

Thanks for the info John.

FinnFreak

07-11-2005, 7:14am

9 July 2005

Kimi A Break

http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/57738/66891.jpg
RAIKKONEN ... wants quiet life

By STAN PIECHA

KIMI RAIKKONEN has a £1,000 price on his head every time he goes back to Finland.

That is the cash Finns can demand from news-papers and magazines if they snap any pictures of him in nightclubs or bars.

It has forced Raikkonen to live in Switzerland, not just for tax reasons, but because he can live life as he wishes without being pestered.

And, while he has just bought a luxury home in Finland, it is in a very remote part of the country where he can relax and chill out.

He said: "I like to go home and spend time with friends but if I go out — especially in Helsinki — there are always people wanting to take pictures or make up stories.

"The house I have bought in Finland is fantastic because it’s very isolated yet only 40 minutes from Helsinki — and the same time by boat from Estonia."

Raikkonen will become an even greater superstar if he manages to beat Fernando Alonso to this year’s world crown.

The McLaren ace is a mighty 24 points behind his Renault rival and needs Alonso to start suffering some of the poor luck he has been having this year.

Raikkonen would have been on level terms with Alonso had he not been robbed of 20 easy points.

He would have walked the San Marino showdown but was forced to park his car with a mechanical glitch after just nine laps.

And at the European Grand Prix, with the chequered flag almost in sight, he crashed out on the final lap when his suspension gave way.

But Raikkonen goes into tomorrow’s British Grand Prix as red-hot favourite to grab maximum points and close the gap on Alonso.

Raikkonen, runner-up at Silverstone last season, said: "Hopefully I will be one step higher on the podium this time. Silverstone always seems to have entertaining races."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2005310509,00.html

John - :)

aFinn

07-20-2005, 1:34pm

kun on näin hyvin suomennetut sivut niin kelpaa lähteä matkalle :D
http://www.hotelus.com/fi/

Hotel US has "Finnish" site for their service. They appear to have used an online translator, the text is pretty much jibberish, doesn't make any sense. They also have links and words that are downright ridiculous, and embarrassing for their purposes.

scotsman4shania

07-21-2005, 5:35pm

Minä ymmärrän suomea... :cry: :uhh: :p

aFinn

07-22-2005, 2:20pm

:p :p :D

If you would, those pages would be very hilarious/sad reading :p

FinnFreak

08-10-2005, 12:17pm

heh...

...this Thursday, the 11th of August - my hometown Vaasa,
is again for the 14th time, celebrating The Night of Arts (http://www1.vaasa.fi/taiteidenyo/)

http://www1.vaasa.fi/taiteidenyo/Taiteidenyo_05/Pic/k_natt_2.gif
http://www1.vaasa.fi/taiteidenyo/Taiteidenyo_05/Pic/title_3.jpg

THE NIGHT OF ARTS IN VAASA 2005

The Night of Arts is probably the most waited for summer
event in Vaasa. It takes place as summer slowly starts
turning into fall, just before school begin after the summer
holidays, when the nights are getting visibly darker but
when the weather still is warm. It is a night when everyone
seems to be out on the street. The atmosphere is that of
a carnival and - the weather permitting - you can almost
imagine participating in such an event somewhere down
by the Mediterranean Sea.

From what occasionally can seem like a slightly sleepy town,
Vaasa suddenly bursts into life this one night, as if to show
the approaching fall that it is not yet time to seek refuge
from the autumn rains.

The Night of Arts in Vaasa is an event created by the good
people of the town. This night cultural institutions, artists
both amateur and professional, different associations and
groups working with arts and culture gather their strength
to show the range of activities in our town. You can hear
music being played on different locations, you can visit art
exibitons until late in the evening, you can find people dancing
in a corner of a street, or maybe meet someone who'll write
you a poem. The whole event builds on the joy of performing
and showing ones talent and being part of creating this unique
event, no one gets paid.

The Night of Arts in Vaasa is truly a folk fest.

WE WELCOME YOU TO EXPERIENCE IT!

Check out the webcam at the town square:

http://www1.vaasa.fi/webcam/defaultfi.htm

Large still image (press F5 to update the image):

http://www1.vaasa.fi/webcam/wwwcamerafi_still2.htm

John - ;)

Troll

08-11-2005, 4:47pm

Thanks for the link John.

FinnFreak

08-25-2005, 9:26am

:p

An epic film about the emperor of the world in the far reaches of the galaxy...

The first Finnish full-length scifi comedy is made from astounding special effects, action and loads of dark humour.

You can download it for free from www.starwreck.com on October first!

Watch (http://www.starwreck.com/thetrailer.html) or download (http://www.starwreck.com/downloads.html) our trailer!

http://www.starwreck.com/images/etusivukuva3.jpg (http://www.starwreck.com)

After seven long years,

the first Finnish science fiction comedy,

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning,

is finally finished!

The premiere was August 20th, and now we embark on a movie release tour of Finland.

John - :)

Troll

08-25-2005, 9:39am

Seems interesting John.

FinnFreak

08-25-2005, 10:18am

...and this..?

http://huba.shadow.fi:8080/Huba4.mpg

John - :p

Myyde

09-22-2005, 3:14pm

No tiiä ny sit onks tää nii hauska, mutta laitetaa nyt tähä, että mitä maamme paras musavideo-ohjaaja Antti J:llä oli sanottavaa tosta Ka-Ching videosta minkä ohjas. Tämmösen heitti tossa Pop Klubi ohjelmassa eilen. (Lähes sanasta sanaan suora lainaus)

"Semmone video mihi mä en ollu hirveen tyytyväine, en sisällöllisesti, eikä siit oikein saanu mitää asiaa oli sellane Shania Twainin video ku Ka-Ching mikä me tehtii. Siin oli budjetti 1,5 miljoonaa suunnilleen dollaria, siin oli aika paljo rahaa meni sellasee ku me vaihdettii kuvauspaikkaa kesken kuvausten ja kappale muuttu kesken kuvausten ja taidettii vaihtaa maataki kesken kuvausten ja lopputulos oli just sen näköne et se oli vähä sitä ku ois vähä juosten kustu sitä videota."

Heh, no joo. Vai oiskoha tää sitteki pitäny laittaa Shania uutisii...Directors comments about Ka-Ching video:huh: :p

Sorry, too difficult to translate... :swoosh:

Big Swede

09-22-2005, 3:41pm

Sorry, too difficult to translate... :swoosh:

Well, it´s more difficult for us to read it than for you to translate it.. ;) :p

FinnFreak

09-22-2005, 3:45pm

Antti Jokinen, the director of the Üp! & Ka-Ching! videos has commented:

"One video that I wasn't that pleased with, not for the substance, not for the story: Shania Twain's Ka-Ching! video that we did. It had a $1.5 million budget, and a lot of it went to changing locations, the concept changed during shooting and I think we even changed countries during shooting... with the end results looking just like how it was made - bungled."

That would explain the different existing versions; the red dress, the guitar...

...still, it was a hit in Europe & people liked it...

...it's Shania in control - she just picks the directors who can come up with good angles & lighting...

John - :)

Myyde

09-22-2005, 4:00pm

Thanks John, that was pretty good translation, little bit "nicer" than Finnish version. ;):up:

FinnFreak

09-22-2005, 4:13pm

yeh, I know... something's always lost in the translation: also makes Antti Jokinen almost sound like he's an intelligent chap or something... "nicer"..? ok...

"juosten kustu" is... well... heh, now *this* will be interesting...

...it's phrase to describe how poorly something is done... and the precise translation would be: "urinating while running"

so, he wasn't pleased with the end results... :dunno: ...now aren't we special..? :rolleyes:

John - :p

Troll

09-22-2005, 5:20pm

Thanks for the article.

Big Swede

09-23-2005, 9:14am

Kiitos Jussi! :p .

aFinn

09-23-2005, 1:26pm

:biglaugh: :biglaugh:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Finland

Finland is a small, warm country in the Caribbean ocean. The name "Fin-Land" was given by western explorers, who lost many sailors to sharks near the island during the crusades. The folk of the isle of Finland are very warm-hearted, open-minded, talkative, and love their northern neighbours in the autonomous Grand Dutchy of Sweden and the Swedish language which is the most appreciated subject in Finnish schools. Yeah right.

The national food is makkara and national drink is kossu. Finnish food is internationally ranked to be best in the world by leaders of many countries.

Sauna (wooden room, where you sweat in the affects of hot rocks or electical device) is the most important thing. Theres no life without sauna, kossu, mökki and makkara. There would be no finnish backround otherwise.

Economy
The Finnish economy is driven foremost by the Korean mobile manufacturer Nokia, run from a sweat-shop in VAASA. As sweating in saunas is popular in Finland. The second most important trade good is alcohol. Although there are no factories in Finland producing actual alcohol, most of it is imported from Estonia on a daily basis. The finnish liquor fleet consists of dozens of huge white ships sailing between Estonia and Finland, full of eager citizens willing to help their country fill its stocks of booze, although most of it is consumed during the trip.

The Finns
Because of the dark and depressing finnish winter Finns completely lose their minds when summer finally arrives and snow melts in mid-June. It's the time when polar bears migrate back to the polar circle for a week or two and people can finally leave the safety of their homes. Summer is then celebrated by drinking heavily and drowning to the nearest lake.

Polar bears are quite a common sight. They live among the people and at times mutilate random pedestrians just for the heck of it. In fact, polar bears are the real supreme leaders of the country. They just let those pitiful humans go on their business because they couldn't give a damn.

Also, every single one finn is a drunk. They begin drinking in the morning, and stop when they pass out.

Myths

The well known communist singer Linus Torvalds is often said to be from Finland. He is actually from Japan.
It is often thought that polar bears and wolves can be seen in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. This has not been the case for over hundred years since nowadays all the dangerous animals are transported to Turku for waste control.
It is rumoured that there used to exist a village named Porvoo right next to Helsinki. Today no one remembers it.
Many people believe that Finland still exists when in fact it was destroyed by the Middle Eastern Song Contest in 2003

Histories and hers too
The dawn of Finland is not really known. Some people say, the place got the name from an ancient viking landing place "Fine, Land!". Finns themselves believe the name of the country is not Finland but Suomi, not really knowing the meaning of the word.

Periodically harassed by ice ages, the people have been living with close relationship to surrounding nature. Lakes have provided the fish. Sky has provided the birds. Rivers have provided the water. Sweden has provided the government. Germany the army. Russia the vodka. Estonia the beautiful girls. Living in this richness has made Finns proud of their past, while nobody really remembers a thing.

At some point, a national awaking came. Fighting proudly against Sweden, Russia, Germany while surrendering in the arms of Estonia, Finns proved their existance in the corner of the world, where they share existance with mosquitos, wolves, bears, and natural richnesses of the country such as trees and stones.

Today, modern Finland mainly sustains its citizens due to the profitable anti-Korean car manufacturing industry, No-KIA being their main brand of business

I would also recommend reading:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Sweden :p

Big Swede

09-23-2005, 4:01pm

and the Swedish language which is the most appreciated subject in Finnish schools.

But that´s true, isn´t it. ;) :p :p

I would also recommend reading:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Sweden :p

:funny: :funny:

aFinn

09-23-2005, 4:10pm

But that´s true, isn´t it. ;) :p :pNopers :p ...the "article" isn't exactly factual :p :p

FinnFreak

09-25-2005, 7:41am

:biglaugh:

The Grand Dutchy of Sweden is a small autonomous part of Finland located in the northern part of the country. It is also the home of Swedish females, a mysterious species known from the ancient Swedish and Finnish mythology. They have two blond legs, are well educated in Denmark and eat surströmming that gives them an inhuman strength over the males. Not to mention, that nowadays they are also famous for acting in adult movies.

* WARNING *

If you EVER come across the Swedish Culinary Speciality "surströmming", RUN FOR YOUR LIVES..!

...the smell of it is a warning itself - whoever decides to taste it despite it's stench... well... must be really hungry then...

John - :p

FinnFreak

09-30-2005, 5:11am

Mail & Guardian - 25 September 2005 09:28

Inside the best school in the world

Juxu Herka (13) kicks her Adidas trainers into a pile of assorted Nikes and Pumas and walks to her English class in her socks -- a morning ritual at Arabia School in Helsinki which gives a clue to why Finland has the best state schools in the world.

This land of vodka and Nokia phones has more graduates than any other country and its 15-year-olds are the best at solving maths problems, according to the latest education survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Juxu and her classmates have no league tables or Sats, they enjoy short school days, free hot lunches, lots of music, art and sport, and 10-week summer holidays. In a country where 60% of the people are university-educated, the children have the world's best education.

The United States, Britain and all other European countries are far behind Finland in the survey, along with such educational hothouses as China and Japan.

"We believe school should be an egalitarian place and an extension of home, not a cold, forbidding environment," said English teacher Riitta Severinkangas, an English teacher at Arabia.

"In every Nordic home, children and adults leave their shoes by the door. So we do the same in our school, to make it homely, though teachers are allowed to wear indoor shoes."

In Juxu's English class, as in many others at this combined primary and secondary school, textbooks are virtually redundant. "I get them to do a lot of illustrated essays," said Severinkangas. "Their homework today is to write about 'my favourite pet'. It is always better to try to get the pupils to relate to something in their own lives."

A three-headed dog may turn up in the essays. Pupil Victor Sund is a Harry Potter fanatic and is reading the 600 pages of The Half Blood Prince -- in English. "It has not been translated into Finnish yet," he says, matter of factly. Not to be outdone, classmate Ville Luostarinen shows off his weighty Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide -- also in the original language. These pupils are all 13 and have been studying English for just three years.

Since the OECD's first major education study, in 2000, Finland, with a population of five million, has led the world in literacy.

"We were not astounded by that result," said Jouni Valijarvi, professor of education research at Jyvaskyla University, "because we have a tradition of reading and using libraries. It dates back to Christianity's arrival in Finland 400 years ago. Priests used to test couples' literacy. Those who could not read from the Bible were denied marriage licences."

The 317 pupils at the school -- a building without corridors, designed around a spiral staircase and an open-plan cafeteria -- are from a cross-section of Finnish inner-city families, with few from ethnic minorities. Those with special needs belong to ordinary classes but also have three teachers of their own.

Nico Kalja (14) sits in a corner of teacher Jorma Kuittinen's special needs class and says -- in English -- that it's all "bull****" and he would rather be on his PlayStation or listening to Metallica.

Yet Kuittinen has interested at least two of the eight children in a history lesson. Inez Kaukoranta (14) enjoys films and acting; she is taking notes on Charlie Chaplin's Great Dictator. One of the boys prefers military technology and is making a collage of Second World War bombers.

Headteacher Kaisu rarely uses her office, preferring to be in the staff room with colleagues. "We are informal and talk a lot, sharing ideas," she said.

Lately, Karkkainen's time has been taken up showing foreign education experts around. "They all want to know what our secret is. I say it's our teachers. In Finland, the teaching profession is highly regarded. Education is considered a science and there is such competition that only about 13% of applicants a year are admitted to the teaching faculty. You do five years and qualify with a master's degree. We do not have teacher training colleges."

Arabia school is twinned with a British comprehensive in County Durham, which Karkkinen has visited. "The methods are the same, the children are the same, but in Finland we are trusted by the authorities to find the best solutions and do our job."

But Valijarvi, the education professor, fears Finland's success will tempt politicians to "tinker", perhaps introducing UK-style league tables. "The competitive approach tends to lower the overall level," he warned.

"Our poor students do extremely well, so the gap between them and the high performers is small compared to that in other countries. But we know you have to work extremely hard with those students. If you stress competition, they will be the losers and the gap will widen."

For now, however, Juxu and her friends can go on leaving their trainers at the school door, knowing that they are knocking the socks off the competition.

The Seattle Times - Sunday, September 25, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 AM

Why can't we be more like Finland?

By Robert G. Kaiser - The Washington Post

Finland is a leading example of the northern European view that a successful, competitive society should provide basic social services to all its citizens at affordable prices or at no cost.

This isn't controversial in Finland; it's taken for granted. For a patriotic American like me, the Finns present a difficult challenge: If we Americans are so rich and so smart, why can't we treat our citizens as well as the Finns treat theirs?

Finns have one of the world's most-generous systems of state-funded educational, medical and welfare services. They pay nothing for education at any level, including medical school or law school. Their medical care, which contributes to an infant-mortality rate that is half of what ours is and a life-expectancy greater than ours, costs relatively little. (Finns devote 7 percent of gross domestic product to health care; we spend 15 percent.) Finnish senior citizens are well cared for. Unemployment benefits are good and last, in one form or another, indefinitely.

On the other hand, Finns live in smaller homes than Americans and consume a lot less. They spend relatively little on national defense, though they still have universal male conscription, and it is popular.

Their per capita national income is about 30 percent lower than ours. Private consumption of goods and services represents about 52 percent of Finland's economy, and 71 percent of the United States'. Finns pay considerably higher taxes — nearly half their income — while Americans pay about 30 percent on average to federal, state and local governments.

Should we be learning from Finland?

The question occurred to me repeatedly as I traveled around Finland this summer. Americans could easily get used to the sense of well-being that Finns get from their welfare state, which has effectively removed many of the sources of anxiety that beset our society.

But the United States could not simply turn itself into another Finland. Too much of Finnish reality depends on uniquely Finnish circumstances. Finland is as big as two Missouris, but with just 5.2 million residents. It's ethnically and religiously homogeneous. A strong Lutheran work ethic, combined with a powerful sense of probity, dominates the society.

Homogeneity has led to consensus: Every significant Finnish political party supports the welfare state and, broadly speaking, the high taxation that makes it possible. And Finns have extraordinary confidence in their political class and public officials. Corruption is extremely rare.

One fundamental Finnish value sounds a lot like an American principle — "to provide equal opportunities in life for everyone," as Pekka Himanen, 31, an intellectual wunderkind in Helsinki, put it. Himanen, a product of Finnish schools who got his Ph.D. in philosophy at 21, argues that Finland now does this much better than the United States, where he lived for several years while associated with the University of California, Berkeley.

Finns are enormously proud of their egalitarian tradition. Theirs is the only country in Europe that has never had a king or a homegrown aristocracy. Finland has no private schools or universities, no snooty clubs, no gated communities or compounds where the rich can cut themselves off from everyday life.

I repeatedly saw signs of a class structure based on economics and educational attainment, but was also impressed by the life stories of Finns I met in prominent positions, or who had made a lot of money.

One of the richest Finns is Risto Siilasmaa, 39, founder and CEO of F-Secure, an Internet-security firm that competes successfully with American giants Symantec and McAfee. Siilasmaa, a teenage nerd turned self-made tycoon, is worth several hundred million dollars. His wife, Kaisu, the mother of their three children, has a decidedly un-tycoonish career: She teaches first and second grades in an ordinary school.

Like every Finn I spoke to about money, Siilasmaa would not acknowledge any interest in personal wealth. "I'm a competitive person, I like to win," he said, "but I've had enough money since I was 15."

This too seems to be part of Finnish egalitarianism; most Finns don't boast or conspicuously consume (except perhaps when they buy fancy cars). Finnish authorities know how much everyone earns, and they prorate traffic fines depending on the wealth of the mal-efactor. Last year the 27-year-old heir to a local sausage fortune was fined 170,000 euros, about $204,000 at the time of the fine, for driving at 50 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone in downtown Helsinki.

The Finnish educational system is the key to the country's successes and that, too, is a manifestation of egalitarianism. Surprisingly, it is a new system, created over the past generation by a collective act of will.

The individual most responsible for it was Erkki Aho, director general of the National Board of Education from 1972 to 1992. Aho, now 68, was "a little bit of a radical," he told me with a smile — a Finnish Social Democrat who believed in trying to make his country more fair.

For reformers, education was the principal arena. The traditional Finnish system was conservative and divisive: Kids were selected for an academic track at the end of fourth grade. Those not chosen had no chance at higher education. Universities were relatively few, and mostly mediocre.

Aho and his colleagues thought schooling should be "comprehensive," keeping all kids together in the same schools for nine years without tracking them by ability. Only for "upper secondary," or high school, would academic students be separated from those with vocational interests.

The key to reform, Aho and others believed, was teacher training. Teaching had always been a high-status profession in Finland, but now it would become even more prestigious. (Today, there are 10 applicants for every place in the universities that train teachers.) Teachers would be required to complete master's degrees, six years of preparation that combined education courses with substantive work in subject areas.

"Of course I faced much criticism," Aho recalled. "Upper secondary-school teachers were very skeptical. Many parents were critical. The cultural elite said this would mean catastrophe for Finnish schools. The right thought the comprehensive schools smacked of socialism."

But by the end of the 1980s, the new system was broadly popular. It was strengthened by a reform of higher education that gave Finland numerous new, high-quality universities. A grave economic recession in the early '90s was a key test, Aho said. "It was wonderful to see how strong the consensus was," even in dire economic straits, he said.

By the '90s Finland had became a high-tech powerhouse, led by Nokia, now the world's largest maker of cellphones. Finnish students have become the best in the world, as measured by an international exam of 15-year-olds.

In the end I concluded that Finnish society could not serve as a blueprint for the United States. National differences matter. Ours is a society driven by money, blessed by huge private philanthropy, cursed by endemic corruption and saddled with deep mistrust of government and other public institutions. Finns have none of those attributes.

Nor do they tune in to American individualism. Groupthink seems to be fine with most Finns; con-formity is the norm, risk-taking is avoided — a problem now, when entrepreneurs are so needed. I was bothered by a sense of entitlement among many Finns, especially younger people.

Sirpa Jalkanen, a microbiologist and biotech entrepreneur affiliated with Turku University in that ancient Finnish port city, told me she was discouraged by "this new generation we have now who love entertainment, the easy life." She said she wished the government would require every university student to pay a "significant but affordable" part of the cost of their education, "just so they'd appreciate it."

But if Finland can't be a blueprint for us, it can be an inspiration. Education struck me as the area where Americans could most profit by learning from Finland. Nothing achieved by Aho's reforms would be beyond the reach of American schools if we really wanted them to become good.

Finns speak of the Finnish National Project, an effort involving much of the country, and nearly all of its elites, to make the country more educated, more agile and adaptive, more green, more fair and more competitive in a fast-changing global economy.

Manuel Castells, the renowned Spanish sociologist who teaches at the University of Southern California and has been writing about Finland for nearly a decade, argues that Finland's ability to remake itself followed from its success in creating a welfare state that made Finns feel secure. "If you provide security and it is felt, then you can make reforms," he said in an interview.

The complicated Finnish language includes the word talkoot, which means, roughly, "doing work together." It's a powerful Finnish tradition, and reflects a national sense that "we're all in the same boat," as numerous Finns said to me. This idea has always appealed to Americans, but in this country it has nearly always been an abstraction. Finns seem to make it real.

Finnish Report Card

Finland has largely remade itself over the last 35 years, revamping its education system, transforming its medical-care structure and creating a new high-tech sector that, thanks to cellphone manufacturer Nokia, has become an international player. Today Finland is regularly cited as among the world's best in a variety of indices and comparisons. For example:

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ranks Finland's the most competitive economy in the world.

Yale and Columbia universities rank the nations of the world in a "sustainability index" that measures a country's ability to "protect the natural environment over the next several decades." Finland ranks first.

Statistics kept by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that Finland invests more of its gross domestic product in research and development than any country except Sweden.

According to a global survey by Transparency International, Finland is perceived as the least corrupt country in the world. (The United States is tied for 17th.)

Finns read newspapers and take books out of libraries at rates as high or higher than all other countries.

Finnish 15-year-olds score first in the industrial world on comparative tests of their academic abilities.

Finland trains more musicians, per capita, than any other country.

The Seattle Times - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 AM

Finland economy most competitive in world

By Bradley S. Klapper - The Associated Press

GENEVA — Northern Europe and key east Asian countries are the most competitive economies in the world, retaining their positions in the top 10 of a survey released yesterday by the World Economic Forum.

For the third consecutive year, Finland has the most competitive economy, followed by the United States, according to a survey of almost 11,000 business leaders in the "Global Competitiveness Report."

Rounding out the top 10 in the survey — expanded this year to include 117 countries — were Sweden, Denmark, Taiwan, Singapore, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and Australia.

The success of the Nordics is based on their "very healthy macroeconomic environments and public institutions that are highly transparent and efficient, with general agreement within society on the spending priorities to be met in the government budget," said Augusto Lopez-Claros, director of the Geneva-based institute's global competitiveness program.

The United States ranked second because it "demonstrates overall technological supremacy, with a very powerful culture of innovation," the forum said.

Japan slipped to No. 12 from No. 9 last year as a result of poor management of its public finances.

China dropped for the second straight year to No. 49 from No. 44 in 2003, as the survey said it continues "to suffer from institutional weaknesses." India rose three places to No. 50.

The aim of the survey, the forum says, is to examine the range of factors including the levels of judicial independence, protection of property rights, government favoritism and corruption.

The highest-ranked Asian countries, Taiwan and Singapore, have applied good governance to lift "their citizens from poverty," the study said.

Lopez-Claros said the Nordic nations were disproving the common belief that high taxes hinder competitiveness.

"Indeed, the high levels of government tax revenue have delivered world-class educational establishments, an extensive safety net and a highly motivated and skilled labor force," he said.

:uhh: ...but we still can't beat Canada in hockey... :sad:

John - :p

Troll

09-30-2005, 9:08am

Thanks for the article John.

FinnFreak

10-03-2005, 11:01am

http://www-uk.starwreck.com/images/palkki_title.jpg
http://www-uk.starwreck.com/images/etusivukuva.jpg (http://www-us.starwreck.com/download.php)

The first Finnish full-length scifi parody is made from astounding special effects, action and loads of dark humour.

It is the product of a core group of five Finns and many people who've helped us during the seven years it has been in the making.

You can download the entire movie by clicking here (http://www-us.starwreck.com/download.php). For free, of course.

If you wish to know more you may want to watch the trailer (http://www-us.starwreck.com/trailer.php), or read more (http://www-us.starwreck.com/introduction.php) about the film.

Star Wreck - In the Pirkinning is a parody made by fans of Star Trek® and Babylon 5®. Star Trek and Babylon 5 are the trademarks of their respectful owners.
Star Wreck -In the Pirkinning- is an independent parody and is not endorsed by trademark owners mentioned above.

We have great respect for all those who have worked with the series that have inspired us to create this film. Our team consists of a few guys who've all worked for free with this movie over the last 7 years. The movie is made without commercial intentions and is available for free download over the internet. All the material seen on film was produced by the film crew and no aliens or space ships were harmed during the filming.

...go check it out - it's free...

John - ;)

aFinn

10-09-2005, 12:44pm

I heard Shania on Finnish tv twice this weekend. One of the Idol contestants was singing YSTO and in the background of the Helsinki Horse Show they played Up! :p

manmangler

10-09-2005, 1:31pm

:uhh: ...but we still can't beat Canada in hockey... :sad:

John - :p

Someday We WILL

I'm waiting my copy of Starwreck, It will take time because I pay it just. :D That DVD is one of those must to OWN.

One of the Idol contestants was singing YSTO

Oh no I missed that, one of those Few real-tv show that I watch
Does that person sing it probeply or was that person totally butchering that beatiful song.

FinnFreak

10-10-2005, 12:16pm

I'm waiting my copy of Starwreck, It will take time because I pay it just. :D That DVD is one of those must to OWN.

It's a civic duty. And currently @ 1.5 million downloads. :]

"Syö valopalloja" - Keisari Pirk

John - ;)

manmangler

10-10-2005, 1:06pm

It's a civic duty. And currently @ 1.5 million downloads. :]

"Syö valopalloja" - Keisari Pirk

John - ;)

Yep it is

Saamarin huijari, valopallot ei tasapainossa, ne on kiellettyjä
Eikä oo, me niiku vähän ownataan

FinnFreak

10-11-2005, 9:08am

10-08-2005, 18h51 - BATON ROUGE, United States (AFP)

Finnish ferry a floating dormitory for displaced New Orleans medical students

http://www.travelinfo.de/kreuzfahrten/sonstige/russland/finnjet185.jpg
Finnjet, a car ferry owned and operated by Finland's
Silja Line, is docked on the Mississippi River in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Finnjet was brought to Louisiana
to temporarily house students and faculty from
Louisiana State University Medical and Dental schools
who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

A Finnish ferry diverted from the Baltic Sea was docked in Louisiana, ready to serve as a dormitory for medical students displaced by hurricanes that thrashed New Orleans.

"All the crew is very excited about this," Captain Hakan Fagerstrom said of the team aboard the Silja Line vessel Finnjet. "It is good for us all to have the chance to help."

About 1,000 students, professors and staff from the Louisiana State University medical school in storm-ravaged New Orleans should make their way up the gangway beginning Saturday, according to Fagerstrom.

"It allows students, even though some may be homeless, to continue their education," university Vice Chancellor Ron Gardner told AFP as he checked final preparations on the Finnjet.

The Finnjet usually carries passengers, cars and trucks between Germany and Russia on the Rostock-Tallinn-St. Petersburg route, according to Fagerstrom.

The ferry was diverted across the Atlantic, to the Gulf of Mexico and then along the Mississippi River, to a berth at the port of Baton Rouge.

"Katrina is the worst hurricane catastrophe ever in the United States, and we believe our customers will understand our decision," Silja chief executive Antti Pankakoski said in a release. "We are pleased that we can be of assistance."

Gardner recalled being the last of the school's staff plucked from the roof of the health sciences center in New Orleans by military helicopters five days after Hurricane Katrina first struck New Orleans on August 29.

Gardner and a minimal staff had remained at the facility to care for people. A pregnant woman on the verge of giving birth was sent by raft to medical personnel at a hospital a block away, he said.

Insulin and other needed medicines were sent in by boat, according to Gardner, who said he broke into the cafeteria so the 187 people left at the center could eat.

"Every day presented a whole different set of challenges," Gardner said. "It was an ordeal."

Gardner got word on Thursday that the pregnant woman sent off on the raft gave birth to a healthy 10-pound (4.5-kilo) baby boy.

Finnjet is to serve as a floating dormitory for months, according to Fagerstrom. Dining rooms will be student cafeterias. A restaurant will become an auditorium and the casino a classroom, Fagerstrom said.

The passenger cabins on the ferry will serve as dorm rooms.

Finnjet served as a floating hotel in Latvia when US president George Bush, President George W. Bush's father, visited that country, Fagerstrom said.

The university chartered the Finnjet as medical school housing, and the US Federal Emergency Management Agency is subsidizing the cost to the school, Gardner said.

Finnjet docked earlier in the week and has been working to arrange contracts for needs such as groceries and laundry, and to meet local regulations regarding operations.

"It's been a hell of a lot of work," Fagerstrom said. "But it's slowly settling down."

John - :)

FinnFreak

10-11-2005, 9:22am

Star Wreckin teema? / The movie's theme?

asked question:

Teema = keskeinen asia tai seikka, jota elokuva käsittelee. Voi olla vaikka rakkaus, ystävyys, jne.

Mikä on tarinan opetus? Tai onko siinä sitä?

What's the lesson to be learned? Is there one?

Jaah, no musta se on aika selkeesti "Ahneella on paskanen loppu".
Well, to me it's pretty clearly "The Greedy Meets The Crappy End".

Samuli Torssonen
Producer

Mitämitä, eikö ItP:n kantava teema muka ollutkaan, että jos suomalainen mies ei saa naista, siitä ei hyvä seuraa, kun pitää toiseen ulottuvuuteen asti lähteä vonkaamaan vaikka väkisin?

No se oli luonnollisesti toinen kantava ja ylevä teema, jota lähdimme tavoittelemaan, "tussua hinnalla millä hyvänsä".

Samuli Torssonen
Producer

Itse olen kyllä tuuminut tätä teemaa, ja luonnollisesti elokuvassa on monia alateemoja ja sävyttäjiä, mutta mielestäni se lopullinen teema seisoo siinä, että kaikella on seurauksensa - myös tyhmyydellä.
I've myself thought about this theme, and naturally the movie has many subthemes and tones, but in my opinion the final theme is, that everything has it's consequences - also stupidity.

Timo Vuorensola
Director

John - ;)

FinnFreak

10-12-2005, 9:04am

Iltalehti - 12.10.2005 9:39

Conan O´Brien taas Suomen "kimpussa"

Suomen ystävä Conan O´Brien nosti taas pientä maatamme globaalille tv-kartalle.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/10/12/tarjajaconanTM_middle_vi.jpg
Conan ja Tarja. Ei kun...

Presidentti Tarja Halonen on saanut vetoapua vaalikampanjaansa varsin yllättävältä taholta. Oletettavasti ilmaista mainosaikaa liikeni amerikkalaiselta talkshow-isännältä Conan O'Brienilta, kun tämä mainitsi Halosen ohjelmassaan. NBC:n studiolla New Yorkissa tiistaina kuvattu show näytettiin Yhdysvalloissa varhain keskiviikkoaamuna Suomen-aikaa.

Halonen tupsahti esiin, koska punahiuksinen O'Brien oli kuullut muistuttavansa Suomen presidenttiä. Todistaakseen yhdennäköisyyden juontaja heijasti ruudulle kuvat itsestään ja presidentistä.

Idols-Heikki studiovieraana

O'Brienin keskiviikkoinen show oli muutoinkin Suomi-painotteinen. Studiovieraana oli muun muassa kaksi suomalaista julkisuuden henkilöä: näyttelijä Lauri Nurkse ja Idols-juontaja Heikki Paasonen. Nurkse sai O'Brienilta erityishuomiota.

Isäntä esimerkiksi kyseli kesken ohjelman, miten Lauri jakselee.

Suomi on niittänyt mainetta O'Brienin ohjelmassa aiemminkin. Taannoin juontaja pilkkasi ilkikurisesti Suomea ja sai protestina läjäpäin postia pohjolasta. Kukaan tuskin oikeasti loukkaantui O´Brienin letkautuksista, ja palautteen suuri määrä selittynee ennemmin ohjelman suurella suosiolla kuin katsojien närkästymisellä.

Keskiviikkkonakin meikäläiset saivat taas sanan säilästä. O'Brienin mukaan tunnetuin suomalainen on nimittäin Huckleberry Finn.

Subtv esittää Late night with Conan O'Brienin yleensä pari päivää sen jälkeen, kun se on näytetty Yhdysvalloissa.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/10/12/200510123601391_vi.shtml

yep, Conan sure looks like our President..! :D

...the most famous Finn being Huckleberry Finn..? :funny: - höhöhöö..!

John - :p

aFinn

10-12-2005, 11:50am

Oh no I missed that, one of those Few real-tv show that I watch
Does that person sing it probeply or was that person totally butchering that beatiful song.It was okay, it was very brief clip. The singer was one of the twin guys :p

FinnFreak

10-14-2005, 6:53am

http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1067699-looppi_mv_iso.gif

Miljoonat näkivät Conanin mainoksen Haloselle

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Presidentti Tarja Halonen on saanut todellisen sydänystävän talkshow-isäntä Conan O'Brienista.

Halosen kaksoisolentona itseään pitävä punapäinen O'Brien teki toissailtaista show'taan varten suomenkielisen presidentinvaalimainoksen Tarja Halosesta.

O'Brienin vaalimainossketsissä talkshow-isäntä esittää suomalaista aviomiestä, joka istuu aamiaispöydässä vaimonsa kanssa.

Helsingin Sanomia lukeva vaimo laukoo neljä Halosta kehuvaa lausetta, joihin Conan vastaa selvällä suomen kielellä "joo".

Halosen presidentinvaalimainoksen loputtua koko O'Brienin studioyleisö huutaa tahdikkaasti "Tarja, Tarja, Tarja".

O'Brien on esitellyt Halosen kuvia show'ssaan nyt jo kahtena päivänä peräkkäin. Hän vertasi itseään Haloseen ensimmäisen kerran jo tiistaisessa lähetyksessään.

O'Brienin vaimoa vaalimainoksessa esittää New Yorkissa noin 14 vuotta asunut esiintyvä taiteilija Ulla Suokko.

- Show'n alussa Conan kertoo yleisölle ihmetelleensä jo pitkään, miksi hänen studioyleisössään on hyvin usein suomalaisia. Kaikki johtuu hänen mukaansa siitä, että suomalaiset luulevat maansa presidentin isännöivän yhdysvaltalaista talkshow'ta. Suomalaiset luulevat Conania Haloseksi, Suokko kertaa.

Sarjan vankasta suosiosta Suomessa kertoo jotain, että keskiviikkoisenkin jakson studioyleisössä oli jälleen kolme suomalaisturistia.

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/kotimaa.htm#id1067704

Iltalehti - 14.10.2005 3:55

Conan kannattaa Tarjaa

Conan O'Brien sai riehaantuneen studioyleisönsä huutamaan Tarja, Tarja, Tarja!

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/10/14/3609119_uu.jpg
Mainoksessa huilisti Ulla Suokko esittää Suomi-Conanin vaimoa, joka kehuu
asioiden menneen parempaan suuntaan Halosen kaudella.

Yhdysvaltalainen talkshow-isäntä Conan O'Brien otti jälleen Suomen aiheekseen Late Night -ohjelmassaan. Keskiviikkona New Yorkissa kuvatussa jaksossa koomikko esitteli oman Tarja Halosta kannattavan vaalimainoksensa.

Conan käsitteli Tarja Halosta jo aiemmin tällä viikolla ja totesi tuolloin olevansa kuin kaksi marjaa presidentin kanssa. Tämän hämmästyttävän yhdennäköisyyden vuoksi juontaja sanoikin haluavansa Halosen toiselle kaudelle.

Mainoksessa Conan esittää suomalaista perheenisää, joka istuu sunnuntaiaamuna keittiön pöydän ääressä. Hänen vaimoaan esittää suomalainen esiintyvä taiteilija ja huilisti Ulla Suokko.

- Conan oli saanut yhteystietoni konsulaatin kautta. He soittivat minulle keskiviikkona iltapäivällä ja pyysivät heti studiolle. Minulla oli tuolloin kumpparit jalassa ja tukkani oli märkä, New Yorkista tavoitettu Suokko nauraa.

Yleisö kannusti

Mainoksessa Suokko puhuu suomea ja kertoo, kuinka hyvin asiat ovat olleet Halosen presidenttikaudella. Conan sanoo ytimekkäästi "joo" jokaisen perustelun jälkeen.

- Perusteluja ovat muun muassa se, että murhaluvut ovat Halosen kaudella laskeneet kahdesta yhteen. Myös kalatalous on nostanut merestä enemmän karppeja kuin aiemmin, Suokko selittää.

Lopuksi Conan sanoo suomeksi:

- Sitä paitsi olen aivan hänen näköinen.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/10/14/200510143608794_uu.shtml

STT - 12.10.2005 at 13:52

Conan O'Brien boosts Finnish president's re-election campaign

The re-election campaign of President Tarja Halonen got support from an unexpected quarter on Wednesday when Conan O'Brien, the host of the Late Show, said he was a dead ringer for the Finnish head of state.

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) show was aired in the US early Wednesday morning Finnish time (GMT+3).

To prove the likeness, Mr O'Brien showed pictures of himself and of President Halonen side by side.

Wednesday's programme also featured Lauri Nurkse, a Finnish actor, and Heikki Paasonen, the host of the Finnish Idols contest, among the audience.

Finland has featured in the American talkshow earlier as well.

Last year, Mr O'Brien received a torrent of postcards from Finnish viewers as a result of his 'Conan O'Brien Hates My Homeland' segment, where he set out to insult every country in the world in order to find out where the programme was aired.

On Wednesday, Finland was once again made fun of, together with Liberia and Luxembourg.

Mr O'Brien also retorted that the most famous Finn was Huckleberry Finn.

Finland's Subtv usually airs the Tonight Show a couple of days after the US air date.

http://virtual.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=10348&group=General

John - :p

FinnFreak

10-19-2005, 3:18am

:p

...some time ago David Letterman made fun of Finnish swear words:

David Letterman: "...Now, we have an ongoing battle with the CBS censors about what we can say on the air and what we can not say on the air... so, this fall we've reached a compromise: we are allowed to use swear words and obsceneties - but only in Finnish."

*a blond woman walks on stage and has this to say to David*

"Senkin tyhmä tiukkapää, mänttipää..! Istut siinä kuin mikäkin tatti ja kulutat kaikkien hyvää aikaa..! Saatana..! Painu helvettiin..! Sä saat mut oksentamaan..! Ala vetää..!"

John - :p

canoilers

10-19-2005, 4:26am

I can not believe I heard that with my virgin ears. My innocence is lost forever. Thank god I have no clue what you said. :p

orry

10-19-2005, 9:03am

:funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :huh: :uhh: :shocked: :shocked:

FinnFreak

10-25-2005, 9:19am

25.10.2005 at 14:15

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
of Sweden to visit Finland's Vaasa

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs13/haakonnorwaywedding90.jpg

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
are to visit Vaasa on 13-14 September 2006 to
mark four centuries since Carl IX granted the
Finnish city its charter.

The city said in a statement Tuesday that it had
received a confirmation of the royal visit through
the Swedish embassy.

The securing of the visit is the fruit of years of
labour, Markku Lumio, the mayor, said in the
statement.

The first invitation was sent to the Swedish Royal
Court in the summer of 2001.

The city, which was named after the Vasa dynasty,
will next year have waited for more than 200 years
since the previous Swedish royal visit: Gustav IV
Adolf graced the city with his presence in 1802.

www.vaasa.fi

John - :D

FinnFreak

10-28-2005, 5:58am

Iltasanomat - 28.10.2005

Conan Suomeen vauvan synnyttyä?

http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1074547-GDJILD1N.jpg

Talkshow-isäntä Conan O'Brienin Suomen-kuvausmatkan toteutuminen riippuu tällä hetkellä hänen toisen lapsensa syntymästä. Late Night with Conan O'Brien -show'ta esittää Suomessa Subtv.

- Conanin kanssa NBC:llä työskentelevä henkilö kertoi minulle tänään puhelimitse Conanin matkasuunnitelmista. Conan todellakin suunnittelee pari päivää kestävää Suomen-kuvausmatkaa, joka toteutuisi lähikuukausien aikana. Tähän asti NBC on kiistänyt matkasuunnitelmat, kertoi Subtv:n tiedottaja Kaisa Herlevi eilen IS:lle.

- Conan ei halua lyödä lukkoon mitään päivämääriä ennen kuin hänen vaimonsa on synnyttänyt, Herlevi sanoo.

O'Brienin vaimo, Liza Powel odottaa pariskunnan toista lasta. Vauvan on laskettu syntyvän ensi viikolla.

- Sanoisin, että todennäköisyys Conanin Suomen-kuvausreissulle on tällä hetkellä 60-40 reissun puolesta.

Conan-show'ssa on parin viime viikon aikana useaan otteeseen huomioitu Suomi ja etenkin Conanin ja presidentti Tarja Halosen "yhdennäköisyys".

Conan O'Brien invited to visit Finland's Turku

11.11.2005 at 12:25

Conan O'Brien, the host of American talkshow Late Night, is to get a video letter inviting him to the Finnish city of Turku as well as flight tickets sponsored by Finnair.

The video message was shot in a special Conan Party in Turku on Thursday night.

In the video, Aleksi Randell, the chairman of the Turku city board, invites Mr O'Brien to tour Finland's oldest city and what he describes as the world's most beautiful archipelago.

The city council decided to send the invitation in a meeting in late October.

Mr O'Brien has lately been getting a lot of attention in Finland since his mention of President Tarja Halonen. The programme has also featured a mock political broadcast where Mr O'Brien speaks Finnish.

John - :p

FinnFreak

11-04-2005, 7:51am

:D

Tuvas oli pahemman luakan perheriita.

Isäntä ryntäs ulos rantahan ja alakoo vihapäissänsä soutaa pois.

Emäntä lähti perähän:

Emäntä: - Entäs taloo?! -...Myy jumalauta!
Emäntä: - Entäs karja?! -...Lahtaa perrkele!
Emäntä: - Entä mettät?! -...Hakkaa saatana!

Emäntä nosti hamettaan ja huusi: - Entäs tää?

Isäntä käänty takaasin mutisten: ...ja saatana, joskus kyllä vielä lähären...

...viikonloppuja..!

John - ;)

FinnFreak

11-07-2005, 5:18am

10 syytä rakastaa Kate Bushia

Kymmenen suomalaista fania kertoo, miksi he pitävät Bushista.

http://www.nyt.fi/kuvat/iso_webkuva/1101981506930.jpeg
Fanit kehuvat Kate Bushia: "Jumalainen,
mielipuolinen, itsenäinen, vangitseva,
ainutlaatuinen, vaikuttava, kummallinen,
vau!"

[Tero Salonen, 4.11.2005]

1. A.W. Yrjänä CMX:n laulaja-basisti

"Suhteeni Kate Bushiin on jatkunut 70-luvun lopusta. Istuin 9-vuotiaana huoneeni sängyllä Torniossa. Radiosta tuli maailman ärsyttävin biisi, aurinko paistoi silmiini. Wuthering Heights sattui lapsen korviin.

1983 valistuneempi yläluokan oppilas kertoi koulubussissa, että kaiuttimista tuleva eteerinen äänimassa kuuluu Kate Bushille. Järki lähti niin hienoista soundeista ja tunnelmista. Siitä lähtien olen fanittanut Bushia raivokkaasti.

Bushilla on oopperamainen ajattelu. Hänen kappaleensa ovat näyttämöjä. Niissä lähtee ja tulee hahmoja. Katosta putoaa tavaraa. Hänen jokainen levynsä on kuunnelma, elokuva ja novelli.

Hän suoltaa kaikkia kurkusta tulevia ääniä. Se on minusta suotavaa. Näkisinpä yhtyeen, jossa laulaisivat Kate Bush, Diamanda Galas ja Lemmy.

Uusi levy kuulostaa siltä, että Kate Bush on back. En ole päässyt sisään kahteen edelliseen levyyn. Vaikka uusi levy on hyvin rauhallinen, siinä on mielipuolisia lauluja oudoista aiheista kuten vaatteiden pesemisestä.

Uuden tuplalevyn toinen levy koostuu käytännössä yhdestä biisistä. Kyllä mie tykkään sellaisesta näinä hätäisinä aikoina."

2. Astrid Swan laulaja ja lauluntekijä

"En tykännyt Kate Bushista yhtään, kun kuulin häntä ensi kerran. Halusin kuitenkin kuunnella häntä uudelleen. Hänen äänensä ja hullut sovituksensa pysäyttivät minut. Jos ihminen tekee keskiverron yläpuolella olevaa musiikkia, siinä on myös ärsykkeitä.

Bush on opettanut minulle, ettei pidä rajoittaa sanomaansa miellyttääkseen jotakuta. Bush uskaltaa toimia popmusiikin traditiossa niin kuin itseä huvittaa sukupuolesta huolimatta."

3. Jarno Alho Sister Flon kitaristi, tuottaja

"Olin 9-vuotias vuonna 1986, kun katselin isäni musiikkivideoita. Kate Bush teki kovan vaikutuksen taiteellisella esityksellään. Bushin sävellykset ovat kertakaikkisen hienoja. Esimerkiksi This Woman's Work on niin hieno, että sitä en kuuntele kuin erikoisissa tilanteissa.

Katen avulla ymmärtää, että popmusiikkikin voi olla taidetta ja että siihen tulisi suhtautua oikealla vakavuudella. Jos Katea ei olisi, kaikki hänen jälkeensä tulleet naisartistit olisivat erilaisia. Naispuolinen David Bowie puuttuisi."

4. Emmi Pakkanen 2003 Idols-semifinalisti

"Kun olin valitsemassa Kate Bushin kappaletta Idolsiin laulettavakseni, siskoni ja äitini yrittivät estää minua. He ajattelivat, että siitä tulee vain sanottavaa. Mutta minua Bushin musiikki kosketti syvästi, ja sitä oli ihana tulkita.

Lauloin kisassa Wuthering Heightsin. No, tulihan siitä tuomaristolta palautetta, että vedin sen samalla tyylillä kuin Bush. Minkäs sille mahtaa. Se oli tunnetasoltaan ensirakkauteen verrattavaa."

5. Karo Broman Manboyn laulaja-basisti

"Kate Bushia kuunnellessani olen satumaailmassa. En tarkoita pinkkiä ja marsipaanitaloja, vaan tummanpuhuvia keijukaismaailmoja, hyvien satujen vinksahtaneita olotiloja.

Monille nuorille rokkibändeille on niin helppoa polttaa itsensä loppuun kiertämällä, bilettämällä ja päihteillä. Bush toteuttaa omalaatuisuuttaan terveellisemmin. Ehkä hän on vain fiksumpi kuin monet muut."

6. Vuokko Hovatta Tekniikan ihmelapsien laulaja, näyttelijä

"Häkellyin, kun kuulin Kate Bushia ensimmäisen kerran. Kate Bushin ääni vangitsee, siitä tulee riippuvaiseksi, siihen rakastuu. Bushin materiaali ei kulu. Kummallisuus hänen lauluissaan avaa tajuntaani aina eri tavalla. Useimmiten kuuntelen Bushia yksin kotona. Silloin tunnen vapautta."

7. Jonsu Indican laulaja

"Olimme Indican kanssa tekemässä ensimmäisiä haastattelujamme kolmisen vuotta sitten, kun Ilta-Sanomien toimittaja sanoi, että kuulostamme hieman Kate Bushilta. Treenikämppämme alakerrassa oli kirjasto, menimme lainaamaan sieltä pari Bushin levyä.

Olin, että vau! Sen jälkeen olen ollut vannoutunut fani. Bushia vastaavaa on vaikea löytää, eikä häneen voi kyllästyä."

8. Asko Keränen 22-Pistepirkon kosketinsoittaja-basisti

"Eikö kaikki ole Bushin faneja? Nuorena Utajärvellä kuulin Wuthering Heightsin. Se oli jotakin uutta ja ihmeellistä. Ja Kate oli vielä söpökin.

Olen iloinen, kun hän tekee musiikkia. Arvostan hänen hyviä, persoonallisia ja rohkeita sovituksiaan. Bush on vaikuttanut musiikintekooni vakuuttamalla minut siitä, että kiltin kuuloinen voi olla voimakasta."

9. Gabi Hakanen tuottaja

"Kate Bush on jumalatar. Ihailuni syttyi 16-vuotiaana 1978. Silloisen tyttöystäväni isosisko omisti debyyttialbumi The Kick Insiden. Kuuntelimme levyä todella paljon.

Bushin kappaleet ovat musiikillisesti innovatiivisia ja ajattomia. Jokainen albumi on ollut tiennäyttäjä, edelläkävijä.

Olen käyttänyt Bushin musiikkia referenssinä useissa tuotannoissani, eniten CMX:lle tuottamillani levyillä.

Musiikissa ei ole kyse muusta kuin tunteista. Jokainen sävellys ja sanoitus, joka tulee puhtaasta sydämestä, ei voi olla tavoittamatta jotain suurempaa. Teknisesti hyvä suoritus kiinnostaa harvoin. Mutta Katelle on toki suotu molemmat lahjat."

10. Brandi Ifgray Shadowplayn laulaja-pianisti

"Kuuntelin juuri Kate Bushin Hounds of Love -albumia kotini kellarissa yöllä, viimeiseen The Morning Fog -kappaleeseen asti. Aamusumu alkoi silloin olla hyvinkin konkreettista. Pidän Hounds of Love -kappaleesta yli kaiken. Se muistuttaa kaiken olevan mahdollista."

Odotuksen loppu

Kate Bushilta ilmestyi vuonna 1993 seitsemäs levy, The Red Shoes. Sen jälkeen hän vetäytyi totaalisesti pois julkisuudesta. Arveltiin, että hän ei tee enää koskaan uutta musiikkia. Lehdistössä huhuttiin ylipainoisen Bushin kärsivän mielenterveysongelmista ja rakkauselämän rypyistä.

Bush ei vastannut provokaatioon. Hän ei ilmoittanut julkisuuteen edes lapsensa syntymää 1999. Brittilehdistö sai sen tietoonsa vasta puolitoista vuotta myöhemmin.

Sitten Bush ilmestyi hetkeksi julkisuuteen, kun englantilainen Q-lehti myönsi hänelle Classic Songwriter -palkinnon 2001. Bush antoi yhden haastattelun, Lontoon Harrodsin tavaratalossa lounaalla.

”Nukuin. Vietin paljon aikaa vain unien maailmassa”, Bush, 47, kertoi vuosien hiljaisuudestaan. ”Minun piti lopettaa työskentely musiikin parissa, koska elämässä oli paljon muita asioita. Nautin huonoista tv-ohjelmista, tapasin ystäviäni, lopetin tupakoinnin ja olin hiljaa itsekseni.”

Lapsi Bertie oli tietenkin suuri syy vuosien taukoon. ”Lapsi tulee ensin, sitten vasta musiikki ja uusi levy”, Bush sanoi.

Nyt Bushin uudella levyllä on biisi nimeltä Bertie. Bertie on myös piirtänyt levyn ensisinglen kannen. Single King of the Mountain kertoo Elvis Presleystä, joka on yhä elossa onnellisena miehenä, jossain julkisuudelta piilossa.

Levy-yhtiön mukaan Kate Bush antaa uuden levynsä markkinoimiseksi ”yhden tai kaksi haastattelua, koko maailmalle, ehkä”.

http://www.nyt.fi/musiikki/artikkeli/1101981507752

John - ;)

manmangler

11-07-2005, 7:58am

kaksi miestä
-Suomessa on muutama isorikas
-Kuis nii
-Montakohan lihakauppaa se Herra Kött omistaa, sen nimihän melkein jokaisella lihatiskillä
-Ei tua mittään entäs se Risto ja sen liikkeet
-Kuka Risto
-No Ranten Risto Ravintoloineen

aFinn

11-07-2005, 4:14pm

That reminds me of "Also Starring" being the most famous actor of all :uhh: :p

manmangler

11-07-2005, 4:30pm

I have lost count His films.

Toinen samantapainen
Kaksi suomalaista mallia keskustelee
- Hienot hanskat
- Joo nää on nahkaa
- Minkä eläimen
- Genuiinin

Montako Diiva tarvitaan vaihtaan hehkulamppu :rolleyes:

:hide: Ei Yhtään, ne ostaa uuden kartanon :swoosh:

FinnFreak

11-08-2005, 1:56am

;)

heh, ever heared of the band with most albums in their discography..? - and they're incredibly diverse in their style too..?

The Various Artists

...man, they're good...

John - :p

FinnFreak

11-08-2005, 8:11am

:shocked:

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/11/08/LordiPelkonenSH_vi.jpg

...be afraid... be VERY AFRAID...

7.11.2005 15:36

Lordista Suomen euroviisuedustaja?

Suomen edustajaksi vuoden 2006 euroviisuihin Ateenaan hakee aiempaa värikkäämpi poppoo. Ehdokkaiden skaala ulottuu aina perinteisestä iskelmästä maskiheviin.

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/11/08/200511073702529_vi.shtml

John - :p

manmangler

11-08-2005, 9:02am

I hope that they get there.

ButI fear something like happens before
Vote says that Nightwish wins but judges have different opinion.

FinnFreak

11-08-2005, 9:10am

...the appearance deceives... and will make judges go against the public opinion, methinks... which is sad - as those guys are really warm & friendly..!

John - ;)

FinnFreak

11-09-2005, 5:37am

We Will, We Will - Shock You..!

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2005/11/09/3706501_vi.jpg

The Finnish general public and experts say:

Finland is angry: This hasn't been tried yet... could work...

John - :biglaugh:

FinnFreak

11-15-2005, 5:42am

http://www.shaniatwaincentre.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif

...onkohan tuo hymiö ihan selevinpäin..?

John - :p

FinnFreak

11-15-2005, 6:47am

STT - 15.11.2005 at 12:54

Southern Finland braces itself for storm

http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/kuvat/iso_webkuva/1101981633288.jpeg

(damage caused to public transport, power supply. Elevated sea level.)

As a storm was gathering force over the Gulf of Bothnia on Tuesday morning, Tallink and Silja Line announced their fast catamarans and trimarans would not leave Helsinki, the Finnish capital.

MS Slja Opera, which was scheduled to sail for Helsinki on Monday morning, has been forced to stay in port in St Petersburg.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) told the Finnish News Agency (STT) that gusts on the Gulf of Bothnia already at 0730 hours (GMT+2) had reached strong gale speeds.

The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard told STT at 0800 hours that winds in Hanko, the southernmost point of mainland Finland, had reached speeds of 23 metres per second.

The FMI has issued a storm warning for the Gulf of Finland, the northern Baltic Sea, the Åland Sea and the Archipelago Sea. The sea level rose by as much as a metre on the Gulf of Finland coast.

The storm was expected to make landfall by early afternoon and to later track east.

The Port of Helsinki said all fast ships, meaning catamarans, trimarans and hydrofoils, would remain in port at least until 8pm.

Thousands of households in Tammisaari, Inkoo, Kirkkonummi and Espoo were left without power. Already on Monday evening, high winds caused power outages in southwestern Finland and in the Uusimaa province.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT TROUBLE

The Helsinki City Transport's traffic control centre told STT at 1000 hours that tram traffic on Hämeentie, a major north-south artery in the capital, was at a standstill after the wind had torn loose streetlight cables.

Trams that normally run on Hämeentie had to be diverted, adding to journey times. Normal service was resumed by 1030 hours.

Trains on the mainline were delayed due to an electricity system failure.

...and when I look out of the window: nothing. Merely a mild breeze...

John - :smirk:

aFinn

11-15-2005, 3:29pm

Believe me, that storm presented itself here just fine... *sigh*
Be glad you weren't on it's way. Mom called today, the roof in their building had come off :shocked:

FinnFreak

11-16-2005, 1:26am

*ouch* - I was just examining the number of power grids that had failed for one reason or other... and several tens of thousands of households without power... - again: amazing show of mother nature's force...

John - :sad:

aFinn

11-17-2005, 12:57pm

So, I was coming home today and was in the store. The man in front of me paid, and the cashier started to handle my groceries...when the guy says, there is a mistake in my receipt, I have 4 pierogies, not 3 like you charged me. :shocked: So he stayed there where you pay, but the cashier had no other option that to finish with my stuff and get my payment. I had to reach my card over, and the cashier had to hand the receipt to be signed to an unconventional place because the guy wouldn't move :uhh: So after I was finished, the guy paid for his extra pierogie.

Where else but in Finland a guy helds up the queue to pay more? :huh:

FinnFreak

11-21-2005, 3:09am

Where else but in Finland a guy helds up the queue to pay more? :huh:

:funny:

John - :p

FinnFreak

11-21-2005, 5:20am

(MTV3-STT-AFP) 21.11.2005 09:44

Shania Twainille kunniamerkki

http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/viihde/henkilot_ja_yhtyeet/ulkomaalaiset/76720.jpg

Kantrilaulaja Shania Twain on palkittu Kanadan korkeimmalla kunniamerkillä, joka myönnetään ansioitumisesta. Twain vastaanotti kotimaansa Order of Canada -tunnustuksen viikonloppuna Ottawassa.

- Supertähti Twainin ryysyistä rikkauteen -tarinasta on tullut legendaarinen. Hänen matkansa viihdeteollisuuden huipulle on inspiroinut lukemattomia aloittelevia muusikoita, luonnehti kenraalikuvernööri Michaelle Jean.

Kenraalikuvernöörin mukaan Shania Twain sai tunnustuksen osaksi siksi, että tähti on tukenut esimerkiksi lasten kouluruokailun ohjelmia.

http://www.mtv3.fi

John - :]

FinnFreak

11-21-2005, 8:52am

:shocked:

Are you a Finn?

:huh:

If you're Finnish...

You are familiar with many TV personalities and celebrities, Finnish and foreign. The latter are, in decreasing order of probability, American, English, Scandinavian (rarely), French or German (very, very rarely).
You believe in the news on TV and in the newspapers. In fact, you are used to believing in most of what you read or hear -- people are supposed to "say what they mean" or remain silent.
You have (or you plan to have) a family, which means a spouse and 1 to 3 children (but not having one doesn't mean a catastrophe). It's possible that you are a single or divorced parent, even a mother who has never wanted to marry or live with the father of her child(ren).
You may state that "old people should be respected", but you know you don't have to obey your parents, at least not if you are over 18.
You are accustomed with the society (rather than families, churches or charity organizations) taking care of the poor, sick and disabled. When your mother gets too old and sick to live alone (and that means really old and sick), it's normal to put her in a nursing home, not to take her to live with your family.
You may like football (if you are a young urban male, perhaps even the strange American version of so-called "football"). In general, however, you feel most comfortable watching sports where people wear helmets: Formula One (you know that it is dominated by Finns called Mika), ice-hockey or ski-jumping. Cricket is something incomprehensible, but for baseball you have a version of your own, the Finnish pesäpallo. "Skiing" means cross-country skiing, but if you are under 25, you might prefer the snowboard.
You have a vacation of at least a month a year and you do take it, preferably in July (although it is generally complained that "in Europe" nobody has vacations of more than a week and we should follow that trend). You spend it at your summer cottage, bathing in the sauna and swimming in the lake, or visiting the numerous summer events every village in Finland has, from opera festivals to world championships in wife-carrying or rubberboot-throwing. In winter, you take a week or a prolonged weekend to travel to the Mediterranean or the Canary Islands. If you are younger than 60, you won't take a supply of Finnish meat balls and sausages with you...
You are most probably a Lutheran (which usually means that you go to church in Christmas or never, get married in church and have your children baptized). You may also be an Orthodox or sometimes even a Catholic (in the latter case, you are usually of foreign descent or an intellectually oriented convert looking for "something different" -- the latter also applies for many Orthodox Finns). Or an atheist, in some few cases even a Jew or a Moslem. You are accustomed with the state church (and religion, maybe even God) being there but don't want it (them) to interfere with your life. What you really believe in is a private matter (and doesn't depend on whether you belong to a congregation or not), and people who want to talk about religion are labeled as fanatics.
If you are middle-aged or younger and urban, you believe in a kind of all-European gourmet cooking (anything from pesto to paella) and also visit McDonalds or other junk food places. You have also eaten in a Chinese restaurant and, if young and urban, you might like sushi. If you are old and rural, you eat rye bread and potatoes every day, with either fish (mostly Baltic herring in different forms) or "sauces" with different kinds of meat. You feed your foreign guests with reindeer and arctic brambleberries (an exquisite taste and seeds like pebbles between your teeth) and try to convince them that these belong to a typical Finnish menu.

Rudolph the Reindeer is food

You don't consider insects, dogs, cats, monkeys or guinea pigs to be food -- but crayfish and reindeer are. You also know that in order to pass for a good "European", you should eat frogs, oysters and snails.
Milk comes in cardboard cartons (never in bottles -- and you must go to the shop for it!), and the colour shows how much fat it has. If you are male or over 40 (or under 12), you maybe drink milk at every meal. (And milk means plain milk, not hot milk or some fancy liquid with banana or chocolate flavour.)
You drink coffee in every situation where a typical Englishman would have a "nice cup of tea". Elderly and rural people literally force their guests to have some coffee, and people whose job includes visiting people's homes (like clergymen) may develop a stomach ulcer.
Your place is heated in winter and has electricity, a TV, a bathroom and a toilet -- although your summer cottage might not have all of these. You don't kill your food yourself (except a few times a year, if you happen to be one of those who like hunting or fishing).
Winters are always snowy (except on the south coast) but not VERY cold. The heating and other technical facilities work so that you wouldn't think of people really getting killed because of snow or cold weather. (Trains may be late, though.)
A bathroom (kylpyhuone) is a room with a tub and/or a shower. Toilets are to be found in WC (Water Closet) or behind doors with more or less clearly identifiable male and female creatures.
If you are over 15 (or, in some circles, over 10, or over 8) and under 65, you have a cellular phone and you use it, all the time. The traditional telephones work, too, and getting a new phone is routine.
Trains are good, but they mainly reach the towns and cities. If you live in the countryside (and are over 18), you are accustomed to using your car always and everywhere. In Helsinki, the public transportation works well but seems to be used mostly by women and children.
It seems natural to you that there are many political parties, although the differences between them are mainly ideological cosmetics -- in practice, most of them seem to follow a consensus based on the idea that there is only one feasible alternative.
It seems natural to you that there are people who (still) believe in socialism or (a kind of) communism, although you know that the Soviet Union even at its best was an underdeveloped oligarchy. If you belong to those who revolted against their parents in the 1960's and 70's by singing praises to the Soviet Union, you make public apologies now.
You are not really a racist but unaccustomed to different races, maybe a little xenophobiac. And then, if you are a male, you might get aggressive if you see black-haired or dark-skinned foreigners in the company of Finnish women.
You think most problems could be solved if only people would work hard enough.

The Russians never got through -- but Walt Disney did

You find Americans ridiculous with their primary reflex to sue whenever they can get away with it, even if it is their fault. You also watch TV serials featuring American lawyers and court dramas, and know the American court practices far better than the Finnish ones.
You trust doctors and respect them enormously. If they fail to cure you, you won't sue them. (And you wouldn't dream of bribing or tipping doctors and nurses -- as people did in some countries of the former Eastern Europe. But then, you think -- unless you are a doctor yourself -- that Finnish doctors earn too well already.)
You speak English more or less fluently. At school you have also learned quite a lot of Swedish and usually German or French, maybe even Russian or some more exotic language, but you might not be able to actually speak these languages, unless hard pressed. You are annoyed at English-speaking people who refuse to learn other languages; at the same time you speak English with all foreigners, also with Swedes or with foreigners who desperately want to learn Finnish, and put your children in an English-speaking kindergarten or school (if possible), "because it's useful to learn foreign languages [read: English] as early as possible". You know that Finnish is the most difficult language in the world (and of no use anywhere abroad) and treat foreign students of Finnish with a mixture of admiration and pity.
You complain about the scandalously high taxation, but not very loudly.
School is free, so are the universities.
The date comes first : 6.12.1917. (And you should know what happened on that date.)
The decimal point is a comma, or so you are taught at school. People in technical and computer professions seem to use the dot.
World War II consisted of our fight against the Soviet Union, divided in two periods: "the winter war" and "the continuation war". We came out "second best": Finland was the only country on the losing side that was not occupied by foreign armies, we didn't become a "people's democracy" (a satellite of the Soviet Union), we successfully relocated the evacuees from Karelia (the area that was annexed to the Soviet Union) and didn't leave them to rot in refugee camps, we managed to shake off the Germans (they were our Waffenbrüder but not really "allies"!) in time, after the war we paid what was required -- and in time. (And rebuilt our country without foreign aid.) Those were glorious times, now generally admired, because there is no Soviet Union to be afraid of and the present-day young and middle-aged adults have not been fed up with their parents' reminiscences of "the War" any more.

The honest people with blue eyes

You expect marriages to be made for love, not arranged by third parties. Mostly (and especially if you are a female), you want a romantic church wedding (if you are a member of the church, no other ceremony by "worldly" authorities is required). You have a best man and a maid of honour at the wedding -- mostly your best friends. And, naturally, a man gets only one wife at a time (and vice-versa).
Premarital sex is not chastised (except in some religious subcultures), and young people (of both sexes) often want to finish their studies and enjoy "a life of their own" before marriage. Most couples just "live together" in avoliitto ('open union') for some time, before getting officially married. Some marry only after the birth of the first child(ren), some never.
If a man has sex with another man, he's a homosexual. (Or, in more urban circles, maybe a bisexual or an ultra-modern gender-blender.) And if you are middle-aged or older, you believe that most Swedish men are gay.
You can use a more polite (plural, like French vous) or a more intimate (singular, like French tu) form when addressing people, although the polite form is used only in very formal situations (most people would use it with the president but not with a shop assistant).
Politeness is often expressed by avoiding direct reference to person, and first names are seldom used in conversation (often only when you need to catch somebody's attention: "hey YOU there -- listen to me [and shut up]!").
If you're a woman, you perhaps occasionally go to the beach topless (depending on which beach).
If a young woman (or a child) is plumper than the average, it makes her despair. "Fat" means "ugly". (And yet, many people are fat. But then, women are supposed to earn their own living so that good looks and getting a husband won't mean the whole world.)
Films are subtitled, never dubbed (except those for young children).
You seriously expect to be able to transact business, or deal with the government, without paying bribes. You wouldn't dream of trying to bribe a policeman. (What for?)
You don't have to give tips to taxi drivers, waiters or barbers.
If a politician has been cheating on his wife, serious journalists seldom bother with it.
Just about any store will take your credit card.
Firing somebody is not always possible. It has to be justified. If it can't be justified, the company may be condemned to pay damages. This could be one of the reasons why young people often only find temporary jobs.
Labor Day is on the 1st of May. (It's also the day of university students and approaching spring, and a kind of carnival for all people.)

Blessings of civilization

You've probably seen Casablanca, Sound of Music and/or ET, perhaps something by Ingmar Bergman and Aki Kaurismäki. If under 40 (and maybe in other cases, too), add a lot of American action and romance, from Terminator and Rambo through Star Wars to Titanic. If not (and maybe even if yes), add several films directed by people like Teuvo Tulio, Valentin Vaala or Hannu Leminen -- or Jörn Donner, or Spede Pasanen, for that matter. If you consider yourself an intellectual, you have seen some French and Italian films, maybe even German ones!
You know (at least by name) the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Queen, Michael Jackson, ABBA, Björk, Spice Girls, Eppu Normaali, Kauko Röyhkä, Jimi Tenor, Eläkeläiset, Nylon Beat and Värttinä. If not (or maybe even if yes), you know Zarah Leander, Georg and Eugen Malmsten, Olavi Virta, Tapio Rautavaara, Georg Ots, Frank Sinatra, Eino Grön, Irwin [pronounced: ee-RR-vin] Goodman, Elvis, Mireille Mathieu, Edith Piaf, -- maybe even Tino Rossi or Jacques Brel. (But probably not Caterina Valente or Guildo Horn!)
You count on excellent medical treatment. You know you're not going to die of cholera or other Third World diseases. You think dying at 65 would be a tragedy. On the other hand, you know that reaching an old age may mean spending many years deserted in a hospital, maybe unable to move, maybe struck with Alzheimer's disease or something of that kind.
In school, you learned bits of European history, something about America and even less about the Third World. If you are over 35, you and your friends tell each other horror stories about how miserably few facts of history and culture modern kids really learn at school (while in "Europe", as you know, children are still forced to memorize important names and dates and read several national classics).
You're used to a wide variety of choices for almost anything you buy. (If you are older than 50, you might remember a time when well-off people could take a ferry to Stockholm to buy things one couldn't get in Finland.)
You measure things in meters, kilograms and liters.
You're not a farmer. But you have relatives who are, or were.
Comics appear in newspapers and/or as books (albums).
The people who appear on the most popular talk shows are mostly entertainers, politicians, or rather strange individuals. Authors and artists or other "intellectuals" have no special talk shows; there are some programmes per week reserved for "culture".
You drive on the right side of the road. You stop at red lights even if nobody's around. If you're a pedestrian, you cross streets on the appropriate walkways when there is a green light for pedestrians.

Finland, Europe, Earth, Universe

You are proud of Finland's role in the European Union, but you speak of "Europe" (with a certain yearning and envy) whenever you mean a (West) European country farther away than Sweden or Denmark. "America" means U.S.A., unless specified as "Canada" or "South America" (where there are dictators ruling over lazy people who wear sombreros or dance samba).
You are always anxious to hear what foreigners think about your country. And, although you should know better, you are disappointed when they don't even know that Finland exists. (I got that once in a motel in North Bay, Canada... the young girl in the reception asked me: "Is Finland a *real* country?") :scowl: :p
You consider the Volkswagen Beetle to be something between a small and a medium-sized car.
The police are armed, but not with submachine guns.
The biggest meal of the day is at noon.
The nationality people most often make jokes about is the Swedes (they are effeminate sissies who have enjoyed the blessings of peace while we have done all the fighting for them). You are extremely annoyed when foreigners take famous Finns, cellular phones or saunas for "Swedish". (The Swedes, in return, think of us as primitive creatures who work hard, drink too much and fight with knives.)
If you live in Helsinki, there are some parts of the city you maybe want to avoid at night, if you are a female walking alone.
You are either unemployed or over-worked. If you have a permanent job, you cling to it. Otherwise, your work consists of periods of whatever you can find between periods of unemployment. In any case, you are either working or looking for work -- unless you are a female with both very young children and a husband who can afford to keep you at home or a job which is really poorly paid and not worth returning to. (Most mothers put their children in daycare homes and return to work after a maternity leave of a little less than a year. It's also possible, although not very usual, that the father stays home to take care of the kids.)
The normal thing, when a couple dies, is for their estate to be divided equally between their children.
You think of opera and ballet as rather elite entertainments. However, you might have visited an opera festival. You don't go to theatre very often -- except, perhaps, if there is a summer theatre (organized by a half-amateur group) in your town or village.
Christmas is in the winter. You spend it with your family, give presents and put up a tree.
You know almost all the capitals, maybe even the leaders of Europe (although you might have difficulties with countries like Romania or Bulgaria).

"The welfare state" is a good thing

If you are under 45, you are more or less familiar with Lucky Luke, Tintin and Asterix (but not Gotlib or Moebius) -- and, of course, the Simpsons. In any case, you know Donald Duck.
You've left a message at the beep. You probably have an answering machine at home, or an automatic answering service (provided by your telephone company) connected to your phone.
Taxi drivers usually remain silent if the client doesn't start a conversation.
You think that Social Security and unemployment payments are good ideas and should continue. You also "know" that some people profit from them without trying to find a real job, which is deplorable.
If you want to be an engineer, you don't go to universities, but to a korkeakoulu (literally: "high school") -- but you know these are called "universities" in "Europe".
You know something, but not very much, about Asia and Africa.
Great Britain is an important part of Europe. So is France -- you are ashamed that you don't speak French, and if you are well off, you dream of buying a château in the Loire valley.
If you are over 65, you learnt at school that Germany is the leading nation in Europe and European culture (and helps us against the Eastern barbary). If you are younger, your attitude towards Germany may be a little ambivalent, as you have consumed a lot of Anglo-Saxon films, books and comics about World War II. They make good beer, though. And reliable cars.
You know that Russia, once a dreaded neighbour and enemy, then a country where tourists like you and your countrymen could enjoy the feeling of Western superiority (and cheap vodka, enough to make many Russians believe there is no booze available in Finland), now sends us mafiosi, prostitutes and beggars while accepting humanitarian aid and still ignoring the truth about its aggression against Finland in World War II. You know that Russians aren't Mongols with slanted eyes (like West Europeans believe) -- but you really know very little about Russian culture. Except that they like melancholy music, as we do.
You may have a problem with alcohol. The traditional pattern (men work hard the whole week and drink themselves unconscious in the weekend) has been disrupted with unemployment (no more hard work for everyone), more and more women and children drinking (the reverse side of equality and individual freedom), and the so-called "European drinking habits" (which are understood as sipping wine or beer all the time).
Being deep in a forest, with no houses, cars or people in sight, is something pleasant and natural, there is nothing magical (as for Germans), romantic or frightening (as for many Central or South Europeans) about it.
There sure are a lot of people working with computers.

John - ;)

FinnFreak

11-22-2005, 6:40am

Iltalehti tänään:

"Rokka hävisi kapteeni Pirkille"

Read more here (http://www.shaniaforums.com/showthread.php?p=747074#post747074)

John - ;)

FinnFreak

11-22-2005, 7:22am

Conan nenäili turkulaisille

http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1086900-GHPJ1K6P.jpg

Amerikkalainen talkshow-isäntä Conan O'Brien irvaili perjantai-iltaisessa show'ssaan turkulaisten mökkihankkeelle.

Kaksi Turun kaupunginvaltuutettua teki lokakuun lopussa aloitteen, että kaupunki houkuttelisi O'Brienia mökkiasukkaaksi Turkuun.

Showmies pohti ohjelmassaan, millaista olisi reissata edestakaisin New Yorkista Turkuun.

- Se olisi liikenteellisesti varmasti huikeaa. Homma toimisi näin: ensi kesäkuusta lähtien minä pakkaisin lapset aina perjantaisin kyytiin, ja heti töiden jälkeen me lähtisimme lentäen New Yorkista kohti Suomen Turkua. Eihän se olisi kuin 45 minuuttia kestävä huviretki, O'Brien pilaili.

Juontaja-koomikko havainnollisti "huviretkeä" näyttämällä Google Earth -karttaohjelman avulla matkan New Yorkista Turkuun. Tämän jälkeen O'Brien nauratti yleisöä esittämällä kuvan ankeasta pikkumökistä, joka odottaisi hänen nelihenkistä perhettään Turussa.

...something about this on Conan's messageboards (http://boards.nbc.com/bb/postlist.php?Board=Conan):

Conan, don´t come to Finland!

If You've you´ve looked at this message board then you´ve already seen that you've got insane and irrational fans in Finland, they`re possible dangerous freaks too, and you´d be better to avoid this sucky country.

USA has Johny Cash and Bob Hope, Finland has no cash and no hope.
What's Finland? Is that a place for fish to live?
Remember when the first card from Finland came? The tight cencorship of USA really sucked, "PERKELE from Finland" is something that you cannot show in a family show... :)
A bunch of Irishmen named Finn got together and founded a 'land' and they called it after themselves -- Finnland.
The proof is in the pudding, Conan and the president of Finnland look alike.
IF TARJA HALONEN AND CONAN O`BRIEN WOULD HAVE A CHILD IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS: http://www.musamaailma.fi/sivukuvat/tommi_l.jpg
Why shouldn't he come to Finland? It would only great to have a star like to visit this country. Maybe Tarja willl invite him to to presidents castle to party with all the Finnish celebrities. I wonder why you keep such a big noise about Finland being such a ****ty country when all you really obviosly want is him to come here. So shut up and be a proud Finn.
Sweden is better country than Finland. Swedes are better than finns.
I've been in Sweden and I have noticed no difference to Finland at all. Only thing that's different is the language.
Täällä itä-rajalla on kylymä. Lunta o muassa melekei 2 senttii. Se talavi tulloo, toivottavasti tulloo Conanki :)
I read in Weekly World News that the troops in Iraq plan to pull out and invade Finland.
Hahhaa... That's just great!

Bring it on I say. Russians tried twice without achieving the goal. Those guys would have to experience the fearsome finnish encirclment tactics. :D
swedut sukkaa kybällä.
heh...

...it would actually be quite amusing IF Conan would come to Finland before Christmas...

...just imagine the horrified look on his face when he realizes his hosts are offering him roasted reindeer for dinner...

"Sorry kids... seems like the Finns have called off Christmas: OMG!!! I'VE GOT RUDOLPH ON MY PLATE!!!"

:p

John - :biglaugh:

aFinn

11-22-2005, 12:16pm

Oh dear.

Ok, so this morning I had just gotten on the bus and looked ahead. To my amazement, a car was on the side of the road, almost sideways, one end on top of this 60cm concrete pillar :shocked:
A Kodak moment if I ever saw one :uhh:

FinnFreak

11-23-2005, 8:29am

check this:

http://www.mikropuhe.com/demo.asp?f=10263113424617

...have fun..!

John - ;)

FinnFreak

11-29-2005, 5:48am

Conan O'Brien Promises To Visit Finland

http://www.sickdoggy.com/everyone/story.conan.jpg
In 2004 Conan O'Brien visited Canada

The popular American talk show host Conan O'Brien finally promises to visit Finland.

- Conan said that spring would be a suitable date. O'Brien wants to go skiing and said that the sunny slopes in Finland's Lapland sound inviting to him, according to Bettina Sågbom who interviewed O'Brien.

Finland's Swedish Television's Sågbom interviewed O'Brien in New York for her own Bettina S - program. O'Brien's interview will be shown on December 19.

During the past few weeks on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' there have been several references to Finland and the resemblance between O'Brien and President Tarja Halonen.

According to the Finnish reporter, O'Brien hopes to see as many fans as possible to show up at the airport to meet him.

- He inquired what kind of a reception will he receive in Finland. I assured him, that it will be positive in every way, says Sågbom.

O'Brien was still surprised by the enourmous popularity his show has had in Finland. Everything started over a year ago, when he made a joke about Finland in his show. The amount of feedback was huge. It made O'Brien understand, that his show is followed in a country he knows very little about.

- After that, the production team began to look for more information about Finland. The final Finland-fervour started after the alleged resemblance with President Halonen, Sågbom states.

www.iltasanomat.fi

John - :p

FinnFreak

12-15-2005, 3:22am

" Power corrupts, and love enriches life.

Therefore, seek for more love
and give the power to ME! "

http://www.verkkouutiset.fi/gif4/bjarne_kallis.jpg

Bjarne Kallis
Finnish presidential candidate

:funny:

STT - 15.12.2005 at 9:45

Finnish presidential candidates debate leadership issues

Finnish presidential candidates debated the nature of leadership, the crisis management bill and the position of the commander-in-chief of the Defence Forces on MTV3´s election debate on Wednesday.

Candidates Matti Vanhanen, the prime minister (centre), and Henrik Lax (Swedish People´s Party) attempted to present President Tarja Halonen as a leader whose time had already passed and who could no longer inspire Finns to new achievements. President Halonen is running for re-election as the Social Democratic Party´s candidate.

The televised debate was the second one to include all eight presidential candidates.

The candidates discussed again the row that has ensued over the crisis management bill. The government has proposed to change the constitution to enable the bill to be passed, thus ensuring that the power of sending of Finnish troops for EU crisis management operations would belong to the president.

Sauli Niinistö (cons) was of the opinion that talk of changing the constitution and finger pointing as to who said what should now be stopped, as it was not a happy spectacle.

Two attempts were made by the MTV3 hosts to hold a yes or no vote on the crisis management bill, but both attempts were in vain as the presidential candidates considered the questions unclear and misconceived.

The candidates were equally unable to comment on a question by a member of the public on whether they would promise not to apply for Nato membership in the next six years.

John - :p

FinnFreak

12-20-2005, 5:43am

Finnish News Agency / YLE - 18.12.2005, 15.01

Mother of Mine Wins US Film Prize

Finnish Director Klaus Härö's film Mother of Mine (Äideistä parhain) has won the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Film. The prize was handed out on Saturday by the International Press Academy in Los Angeles.

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www.aideistaparhain.com (http://www.aideistaparhain.com)

Klaus Härö's Mother of Mine is about one of the thousands of Finnish children who were sent to safety to neutral Sweden during the Second World War.

It describes how a young boy, Eero, becomes estranged from his mother during his initially reluctant stay with a surrogate Swedish family, and how this affects the mother-son relationship later in life.

The film was produced by Matila Röhr Productions.

In addition to Mother of Mine, competing for the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Film were Walk on Water (Israel), Turtles Can Fly (Iran), 2046 (China), Lila Says (France) and Innocent Voices (Mexico).

The International Press Academy is one of the largest entertainment media associations of accredited domestic and foreign journalists in the US. This year, IPA chose the Satellite Awards winners for the 10th time.

Klaus Härö's Mother of Mine has already reaped awards at international film festivals. It won the main prize at the 29th Cairo International Film Festival, the Golden Pyramid, as well as the awards for Best Director (Härö) and Best Actress (Maria Lundqvist).

In addition, the Best Actress award of the 9th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival went to Maria Lundqvist for Mother of Mine.

Mother of Mine is Finland's official nominee for Foreign Language Oscar and it has also been nominated for Golden Globe awards.

http://www.yle.fi/news/id23875.html

Read more about the movie in the thread in the Movies & TV forum (http://www.shaniaforums.com/showthread.php?t=40307)

John - :)

FinnFreak

12-28-2005, 8:52am

OK - we've survived Christmas... everything went well..? - cool.

So... here comes an article called:

Finnish Christmas vs. American Christmas

Day of main Christmas celebrations

Finland: Christmas Eve
US: Christmas Day

Mood

Finland: Solemn, peaceful, ceremonial
US: Boisterious, commercial, religious

What to watch?

Finland: Announcing the Christmas peace in Turku
US: Football

Parades on TV?

Finland: No
US: Yes

What to drink?

Finland: Glögi
US: Egg Nog

When do you get your presents?

Finland: Christmas Eve evening
US: First thing Christmas morning

How to get your presents?

Finland: Santa delivers them personally
US: Santa comes in the night while you’re sleeping and drops them off

Stockings?

Finland: No
US: Yes

How to tell Santa what you want for Christmas?

Finland: Write a letter
US: Sit on Santa’s lap at the mall

What does Santa bring you if you’ve been naughty?

Finland: Twigs
US: Coal

Where does Santa live?

Finland: Finland (Korvatunturi, Lapland)
US: North Pole, Canada

Santa has a walking stick?

Finland: Yes
US: No

Flying reindeer?

Finland: No
US: Yes

When to put up the Christmas tree?

Finland: Christmas Eve, or day before
US: Anytime after Thanksgiving

Christmas tree lights

Finland: Large, fake or real white candles
US: Lots and lots of twinkly colored lights

Christmas lights outside the house?

Finland: Moderate amount
US: Must go way overboard

Decorations

Finland: Straw goat, himmeli, lit stars in the window
US: Fake Santa in the yard, fake candles in the window, nativity scene

Christmas Dinner

Finland: Ham, fish, carrot/rutabaga/potato casserole, rosolli, joulutorttu (Christmas pastries)
US: Ham and turkey and roast beef, stuffing, cranberry sauce

Day after Christmas?

Finland: Boxing Day, national holiday
US: Back to work, start thinking about Valentine’s Day

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/graphics/cokesant.jpg

A bit of trivia: the Coca-Cola Santa was drawn by an illustrator Haddon Sundblom*, who was an American Finn. He’s responsible - although only partly - for the fact that Santas are clad in Coke colors and are preferably fat. Earlier Santas were grey and thin … and still in the 19th century they didn’t usually give presents but begged for them.

The idea of placing Santa in Korvatunturi dates back at to the 1920s. Although Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France etc are competing fiercely it seems that at least the Brits and Japanese believe - often - that Santa lives in Finland.

*Haddon Hubert "Sunny" Sundblom (June 22, 1899 - 1976) was a United States artist best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company.

Sundblom was born in Muskegon, Michigan to a Swedish-speaking family. His father, Karl Wilhelm Sundblom, came from Föglö of the ethnically Swedish Åland Islands, then part of the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland, and his mother Karin Andersson was from Sweden.

Sundblom is best remembered for his advertising work, specifically the Santa Claus advertisments he painted for The Coca-Cola Company in the 1930s. Sundblom's Claus firmly established the larger-than-life, grandfatherly Claus as a key figure in Christmas imagery. So popular were Sundblom's images of Claus (Sundblom's images are used by Coca-Cola to this day) that the urban legend soon arose that Sundblom had actually created the modern image of Santa Claus - this isn't true [READ MORE] (http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp). Sundblom also painted the iconic image of the Quaker Oats man in 1957; the image is still used in Quaker branding to this day.

In addition to his illustration work, Sundblom is recognized as a major influence on many well known pin-up artists, such as Gil Elvgren, Joyce Ballantyne, and Art Frahm. In the mid-1930s, he began to paint pin-ups and glamour pieces for calendars. Sundblom's last assignment, in the early 1970s, was a cover painting for Playboy's Christmas issue.

John - ;)

pep_sesse

12-28-2005, 8:54am

Here is a the new wizard of oz film, its pretty funny ;)

click here: http://www.dudehisattva.com/wizard_of_oil.htm

Troll

12-28-2005, 9:07am

Thanks for the article John.

melli

12-28-2005, 9:09am

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b9/mel_88/pictures/underradar2.jpg

Muahahahaha!.......http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b9/mel_88/Smilies/smilebiglaugh.gif :funny:
Thanks for posting this Steph!

Troll

12-28-2005, 4:51pm

That is funny Steph.

FinnFreak

12-29-2005, 6:10am

The New York Times - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2005

In Finland, a battle of the tongues

By Lizette Alvarez

EKENÄS, Finland - In most parts of the world, language is usually a fiery and divisive issue, one that pits the powerless against the powerful, the small against the big.

The Basques battle the Spanish. The Flemish tussle with the Walloons. The Québécois scuffle with the rest of Canada.

But Finland, a country with an unshakable sense of fair play, offers a counterbalance to that sort of acrimony. If anything, Finland bends over backward, with little dissent and at great cost, to make its 260,000 Swedish speakers feel comfortable.

No sooner did Finland win its independence from Russia in 1917 than it ensured in its Constitution that Swedish speakers, who still controlled much of Finland, would be granted equal rights culturally, educationally and socially. It was a gesture of comity and pragmatism that overlooked the fact that for five centuries Sweden had controlled Finland and scorned the Finnish language, which the Swedes deemed mysterious and second-class.

The result of that constitutional mandate, few would disagree, is that Finland is home to the world's most pampered minority group, the endangered Swedish-speaking Finn. Even as their numbers and influence dwindle - from a high of 14 percent of the population in 1880 to 5 percent today - their rights, for the most part, continue to flourish.

"We have it very good here," concedes Henrik Creutz, a Swedish-speaking Finn and a board member of the Swedish People's Party, who is quick to note that almost all Swedish speakers also speak Finnish, most of them very well. "There are lots of language minorities in Europe, but they don't have a lot of power."

Finland has two official languages, Swedish and Finnish. One language takes precedence over the other, depending on how many of the people living in a given community speak Finnish or Swedish as their mother tongue. Mostly, the country is made up of Finnish-language communities; only about 4 percent of the 432 Finnish communities are considered Swedish only.

Another 10 percent are bilingual, 21 of them with a Finnish-language majority and 23 of them with a Swedish-language majority, like Ekenas, a coastal jewel of 14,500 residents.

Wander the streets, cafés, marinas, schools, health centers and government buildings of Ekenas, and the chitchat is all Swedish - actually a dialect of Swedish. More than 80 percent of the residents in Ekenas speak Swedish. As in all other bilingual communities, the government offers Swedish speakers their own schools, day care centers, health care centers, local government councils, newspapers and television and radio shows. Signs are all written in Swedish at the top, Finnish at the bottom.

Swedish speakers also have their own political party in the Finnish government and a host of cultural institutions. Walk into a courthouse, a women's shelter, a nursing home or a government office in any bilingual community, and Swedish speakers, by law, must be served in Swedish, if they request it. A 2004 law requires it. All documents and brochures must be translated into Swedish.

Finland even has a kind of reverse system of quotas and affirmative action for Swedish speakers at the university level; reverse because Swedish speakers tend to be wealthier - Swedish speakers control many of the major industries - and healthier than Finnish speakers.

Swedish speakers have their own Swedish-language business school and their own quotas to study medicine and law at the University of Helsinki. For example, of the 230 laws students at University of Helsinki, at least 18 must be Swedish speakers.

On this point, at least, some Finnish speakers begin to grumble, arguing that Swedish speakers have an easier time getting into these fiercely competitive schools because of the quotas. Swedish speakers disagree: They maintain that without the quotas, Finland would be unable to abide by the law and produce the doctors, lawyers and business people to serve the Swedish-speaking population.

While the idea of peeling back the Swedish speakers' broad rights is almost unthinkable in Finland, a growing number of Finns are beginning to question, or at least complain about, other parts of the historic language law as well.

Heikki Tala, the chairman of the Finnish Alliance, which is fighting to make Finnish the sole official language of Finland, characterizes the status quo as a vestige of a bygone era. Finnish deference to it, he added, is a hangover from Finnish country-bumpkin days.

"There is still a feeling that Swedish speakers are the civilized ones and we are the peasants," Tala said.

Most upsetting to Finns is the fact that they are required to take Swedish in school. Last spring, irate Finnish-speaking students struck a first blow at the Swedish-language requirement, when the government, despite aggressive lobbying from powerful Swedish speakers, agreed to drop Swedish from the difficult matriculation exam that leads to university admissions.

Riita Uosukainen, a former speaker of the Finnish Parliament, argues that some laws simply go overboard. "People in Finland don't want to take rights away from Swedish speakers," she said. "It's in our Constitution. We are proud of it. But Finnish speakers don't want to be told that they must learn Swedish. Finnish people also have rights."

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/25/news/finland.php

John - :)

FinnFreak

12-29-2005, 6:20am

STT - 29.12.2005 at 12:39

Several wolf sightings confirmed 50km from Finnish capital

Finnish wildlife authorities told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on Thursday that several wolves had been active in Uusimaa, the country's most densely populated province.

In Nummi-Pusula alone, a municipality about 50km from the Helsinki metropolitan area, five wolf reports have been confirmed by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (RKTL) in November and December, including that of a deer carcass half eaten by two large wolves.

The Finnish government is in the process of reviewing its wolf population management policy after the European Commission in September initiated legal action against Finland, claiming wolf hunting licences had been issued too easily.

:rolleyes:

...the European Union's idea to triple the number of wolves in Finland isn't being received very well by those who farm sheep, cows or reindeer... not to mention parents, who are afraid about their children walking to school...

John - :smirk:

aFinn

12-29-2005, 12:49pm

I have to start looking at the doggies more carefully, they might turn out to be something else :eek:

Well, since we have polar bears roaming the streets, why not wolves :uhh:

Troll

12-29-2005, 4:24pm

Thanks for the interesting articles John.

FinnFreak

12-30-2005, 2:31am

Well, since we have polar bears roaming the streets, why not wolves :uhh:

...if we're not careful, the whole country could turn into one friggin' zoo... :uhh:

The environment needs to be looked after - there's no argument there - but somehow it would seem, that as the wilderness has been pretty much destroyed in Central Europe, they are now trying to clear their conscience by driving very restricting policies on what we can do here in Finland... like the flying squirrel - there's no other instance in Finland that can stop any project immediately, like that little rascal can...

I'm pretty sure the Finns are more capable of protecting their native forests - than the Germans protecting their own...

John - :smirk:

FinnFreak

01-03-2006, 6:06am

Election fever in Finland

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The Presidential Palace

Two women and six men are candidates in Finland’s presidential election, which will be held in January. Unexpected twists were typical of the last two elections, but this time the only surprise is likely to be a lack of surprises. Nevertheless, “there’s election excitement in the air,” writes Kyösti Karvonen, Managing Editor of the newspaper Kaleva.

http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=45221

John - ;)

FinnFreak

01-12-2006, 5:45am

International Herald Tribune - MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2006

In Finland, it's over before it's over

By Ivar Ekman

HELSINKI - When Finns go to the polls Sunday to elect a president, the only real question will be the margin of victory they give Tarja Halonen, the overwhelmingly popular incumbent who has led Finland for nearly six years as it emerged as one of the world's most competitive economies.

Halonen, 62, has such a commanding lead in opinion surveys that she is expected to win more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, making a second round unnecessary. A Social Democrat, she is widely seen as Finland's most popular politician since its independence in 1917.

The fact that this country of 5.2 million people is booming explains part of her support: Since emerging from the Soviet shadow, Finland has reinvented itself as a modern economy based on global telecommunications companies like Nokia. The World Economic Forum has named it the world's most competitive economy for the past three years.

But Halonen's personality and background are also important, analysts say, factors that will become of interest to other Europeans when Finland assumes the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union in July.

"Her popularity is an expression of the urbane, modern Finland," said Jan Sundberg, a political science professor at the University of Helsinki. "When she was elected in 2000, it proved that a break had finally happened."

Sundberg noted that Halonen grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Helsinki, raised a daughter as a single mother, and, above all, was a woman leading a country that traditionally preferred conservative family men in positions of leadership.

Halonen's two main challengers have been unable to dent her popularity. For the conservatives, Sauli Niinisto, 57, a former finance minister, has been seeking to cast himself as "the workers' president," contending that only a slimmer state can provide jobs, not just higher taxes and subsidies. His campaign is widely seen as the most combative, but only 20 percent of voters favored him in the latest survey, published Thursday by the Aamulehti newspaper, compared with 56 percent for Halonen.

Running third, with 16.5 percent, is Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, 50, the center party candidate, whose low-key campaign has failed to raise the temperature of the race.

Even Niinisto's campaign manager, Harri Jaskari, admits that Halonen is outpacing her challengers.

"Yes, it is true that Tarja Halonen is very popular," Jaskari said. "For a while last year it even seemed as if there would be no need for a campaign." However, he added, "we believe that a lot of people aren't as happy as they seem, and we think Sauli Niinisto can offer them something new."

But it is Halonen who appears to be in perfect tune with the zeitgeist of modern Finland. As a president who knows the price of a liter of milk, who stays out of domestic political squabbles, who casts her role on a loftier plane, she is quite different from leaders of the past.

Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the president's job in neutral Finland was seen as keeping Finns in line in order to keep the Russian bear at bay. The president was the undisputed leader.

The Finnish Constitution was revised in 2000, removing most of the president's domestic political powers. The office is now mainly responsible for foreign relations.

"The historical, traditional view has been that we need a strong person to lead the country, but this is no longer the case," said Max Jakobsson, a former United Nations ambassador and expert on modern Finland's history. "Even if the president is still seen as very important by most Finns, Halonen's presidency has less of a political character, and people simply like her."

Nonetheless, Halonen's opponents hope Finns still long for a stronger, more outspoken president, who can deal with issues like unemployment - the rate is 8.2 percent, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - and the challenges facing an aging welfare state.

This line seems to resonate with some Finns. Kristel Henriksson, a 27-year-old store manager, said it is one reason she plans to vote for Niinisto.

"The president should be someone who can put his foot down and really do something," she said. "I think Halonen has been too nice - and Niinisto won't be that nice."

Jaskari, Niinisto's campaign manager, said, "We think many Finns want the president to really be president, someone who can raise difficult issues and wake up the people."

One such issue is NATO, and although Russia is rarely mentioned, it also lurks behind this discussion.

Opponents of membership, Halonen among them, say that Finland is doing fine outside the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and that the current security cooperation within the EU and with NATO is enough. Niinisto, in contrast, said recently that it might be necessary for Finland to apply for NATO membership.

Popular opinion appears to be solidly in Halonen's camp, with a majority of Finns continuing to oppose NATO membership.

Some Finns say they want to re-elect Halonen because they identify with her views on this and other issues.

"I will definitely vote for Halonen - she is close to the regular people," said Janne Lassila, a 27-year-old social worker, shopping on a recent afternoon. "She is a normal Finnish person, and that's the president I want."

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/08/news/finland.php

John - :)

FinnFreak

01-12-2006, 5:52am

Financial Times - January 11th 2006

Finland's first female leader set for second term

By Päivi Munter

A century after Finnish women became the first in the world to gain the right to both vote and run for political office, the country's first female president stands a strong chance of being re-elected in Sunday's first round of the presidential poll.

The popularity of Tarja Halonen, the Social Democratic incumbent, has remained exceptionally high throughout her term in office, in spite of accusations from right-of-centre challengers and lobby groups of foreign policy failures.

Observers say Mrs Halonen's ratings have benefited from her gender. It has also underlined a fundamental change in how women are perceived in Finland.

Mrs Halonen was a single mother when she was elected president in 2000. She had previously headed the Association for Sexual Minorities, the main gay and lesbian rights organisation in Finland. In her recent biography, Mrs Halonen tells of the letters she received from Finnish girls - and boys - after her election six years ago. "They [the boys] ask whether boys could become the president, too."

But Mrs Halonen's critics have accused her of betraying Finland's long tradition of realpolitik, which calls for close relations with the world's most powerful governments, namely the US and neighbouring Russia. Mrs Halonen has instead embraced idealistic policy themes, such as more egalitarian globalisation, they say.

Mrs Halonen's critics have been irked by her reluctance to steer non-aligned Finland towards membership of Nato at a time when the Baltic countries have joined the alliance, leaving Finland and Sweden as the only non-aligned states in the region.

This criticism has been spearheaded by EVA, the think-tank representing the interests of big business, which is chaired by Jorma Ollila, chief executive of Nokia. It says Finland has returned to a passive, reactive foreign policy after the pragmatic rule of Paavo Lipponen, the Social Democratic prime minister who took Finland into the European Union in 1995.

But an overwhelming majority of Finns share Mrs Halonen's caution towards Nato. Ever since 1939, when Finland stood alone in the face of the Soviet Union invasion, Finns have been sceptical of the benefits of military alliances.

"Finnish membership in an alliance that has nuclear weapons, which people think could make it a target for Russia, is a very alien idea for Finns," says Pekka Ervasti, a leading political commentator. "Nato is seen as a thoroughly American organisation whose image has further suffered from the war in Iraq."

Of Mrs Halonen's challengers, only Henrik Lax, the Swedish National party candidate, is openly promoting Finland's membership of Nato. Sauli Niinistö, the Conservative party candidate and former finance minister, is seen to be in favour of Nato membership, although he talks of strengthening the EU's defence co-operation. Matti Vanhanen, the prime minister from the Centre party, is close to Mrs Halonen on the Nato issue.

Government funding for political parties has persuaded seven of them to put forward a candidate for the presidential election, in addition to which there is one independent candidate. But the main contenders are Mrs Halonen, Mr Niinistö and Mr Vanhanen.

The latest polls predict Mrs Halonen will get slightly more than the 50 per cent of votes required for a victory in Sunday's first round, with Mr Niinistö and Mr Vanhanen both at about 20 per cent.

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/15daac30-8248-11da-aea0-0000779e2340.html

John - :)

aFinn

01-12-2006, 12:43pm

But an overwhelming majority of Finns share Mrs Halonen's caution towards Nato.That's right. So there will never be a referendum on it :smirk: :mad:

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Pohjalainen olla-verbin taivutus:
Moon oikias, soot vääräs, soon kans vääräs.
Moomma oikias,tootta vääräs,noon aivan mettäs!

:p

FinnFreak

01-13-2006, 1:58am

That's right. So there will never be a referendum on it :smirk: :mad:

Which is so silly, it's not even funny: a complete underrating of the Finnish people.

Yesterday, the final presidential debate finally drew some light on the whole NATO question, and it's obvious that as the politicians have kept quiet about the issue - keeping it taboo - this has reflected upon the opinion of the people.

Finland is still in a strategically delicate location.

NATO isn't today what it was 50 years ago & if people don't like some of it's emphasis on certain issues - it would be wiser to join & get involved, instead of moaning about some historical elements that don't exist anymore.

John - :mad:

FinnFreak

01-13-2006, 2:40am

;)

Conan is coming to Finland next month!

http://www.iltalehti.fi/2006/01/13/conan_vi.jpg

Conan O'Brien will be in Finland next month (February) 11th-14th
with a production crew of eight people… and there's a scheduled meeting with President Tarja Halonen... :funny:

Jenkkiläinen talk show -isäntä Conan O’Brien saapuu Suomeen helmikuussa. Suositun punapäisen juontajan vierailun ajankohta on 11.-14. helmikuuta.

Mediajätti NBC vahvisti tänään tiedon O’Brienin vierailusta Suomen Subtv:lle. NBC tuottaa Late Night With Conan O’Brien -tv-show’n.

Iltasanomat: Suomi, täältä tullaan!

http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1112558-G92JLT73.jpg

Suomen presidentinvaaleja hämmentänyt amerikkalainen talkshow-isäntä Conan O'Brien saapuu neljän päivän vierailulle Suomeen 11.-14. helmikuuta.

O'Brienin vierailun ohjelman sisällöstä tiedetään vasta se, että hän haluaa tavata presidentti Tarja Halosen.

- Conan lentää Suomeen kahdeksan hengen kuvausryhmän kanssa, sanoo Subtv:n tiedottaja Kaisa Herlevi.

O'Brienille kyse on työreissusta. On hyvin epätodennäköistä, että studio-orkesteria johtavaa Max Weinbergia nähtäisiin Suomessa. Weinberg tunnetaan myös Bruce Springsteenin johtaman The E-Street Bandin rumpalina.

- O'Brien ja hänen esikuntansa valmistelevat parhaillaan Suomen matkaohjelmaa. Yritämme ehdottaa isoa fanitapaamista, Herlevi kertoo.

Koomikko-juontaja yöpyy ainakin Helsingissä. Hän saattaa myös käydä jutuntekomatkalla Lapissa.

- Conan on kertonut, että häntä kiinnostaa hiihtäminen, Herlevi mainitsee.

O'Brien saattaa käväistä myös Turussa. Kaupungin lähettämälle, luokattoman huonolle kutsuvideolle naurettiin koomikon toissailtaisessa show'ssa.

(kyseinen jakso esitetään SubTV:llä ensi maanantaina 16.01.2006)

John - :biglaugh:

FinnFreak

01-13-2006, 2:48am

:shocked:

Iltasanomat - Perjantai 13.01.2006

Venäläiskirjan väite: Suomi valmistelee sotaa

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Tiesittekö, että Suomi varautuu sotaan Venäjää vastaan ja sitä silmällä pitäen maamme hallitus ja suojelupoliisi tekevät jo yhteistyötä tshetsheeniterroristien kanssa?

Entä oletteko kuulleet, että Venäjän rajaseudulla toimivat suomalaisfirmat ovat peiteyrityksiä, joiden tavoitteena on luoda sillanpääasemia uuden Suur-Suomi-hankkeen tueksi?

Muun muassa nämä uskomattomat väitteet sisältyvät Venäjällä muutama kuukausi sitten ilmestyneeseen kirjaan Komu eshtsho kusok Rossii? (Jauza, 2005). Suomennettuna kirjan nimi kuuluu Kenelle vielä palanen Venäjää?

Alaotsikossa jatketaan: Tai kuka saa korvat kuolleelta aasilta? Tämä salataan sinulta.

Kirjan tekijäksi on merkitty Viktor Stetshkin, jolta on aiemmin julkaistu mm. teos Josif Stalinin huippuvakoojasta Pavel Sudoplatovista.

Kirjan pääajatus Suomesta on, että maamme käy laajamittaista kampanjaa tavoitteenaan vallata Karjala ja siinä sivussa vielä isompikin palanen Venäjästä.

- Vakavasti otettavat analyytikot ennustavat jo, että Suomen vastaisella rajalla syntyy poikkeustilanteita ja siellä saatetaan provosoida rajaselkkauksia. Idea Suur-Suomesta elää ja kukoistaa, kirja varoittaa.

Stetshkinin mukaan Venäjän hajottamispyrkimykset alkoivat Suomessa jo presidentti Martti Ahtisaaren aikana, mutta sittemmin toiminta on voimistunut.

- Täyteen vauhtiinsa se on päässyt meidän päivinämme, eli nykyisen presidentin Tarja Halosen aikana, Stetshkin kirjoittaa.

Siltä varalta, ettei nimi Halonen sano venäläiselle lukijalle mitään, kirjailija katsoo tarpeelliseksi kuvailla Halosta sanoilla "punatukkainen, lypsäjän näköinen akka".

Stetshkinin teos ei ole ainoa lajissaan, sillä Venäjällä ilmestyy mitä vainoharhaisempia kansallismielisiä kirjoja, joiden lempiteemoja on erilaisten salahankkeiden esittely.

http://iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/ulkomaat.htm

:rolleyes: - ...that author's incredibly paranoid... basically he's saying that Finland is planning to attack Russia... :really:

...yeah, right..!

John - :p

aFinn

01-13-2006, 11:42am

:rolleyes: - ...that author's incredibly paranoid... basically he's saying that Finland is planning to attack Russia... :really:

...yeah, right..!Sure, sure, it will happen tomorrow :p

FinnFreak

01-16-2006, 7:36am

STT - 16.1.2006 at 12:01

Democracy won in Finland -Estonia's Postimees

"Triumph of democracy," the Monday issue of Estonian daily Postimees says in a headline commenting the outcome of the first round of voting in Finland's presidential election, where President Tarja Halonen, the left-leaning candidate, failed to win the 50 per cent of votes needed to secure a second term in the first round.

"In any case, democracy won - let us recall that a couple of years ago Halonen had the support of 90 per cent of the people. It seemed that an election would be unnecessary. However, Halonen's support fell during the entire course of the campaign. What is essential is to give the people the opportunity to make a genuine choice," Postimees writes.

But the paper believes President Halonen will win in the second round, where she faces Sauli Niinistö, the candidate for the Conservative Party. Postimees says President Halonen has been a good head of state because she has not caused scandals or issued careless statements.

"Finland's stability is good for Estonia, too. Strong democracy on the northern shores of the Gulf of Finland strengthens democracy here as well. Finland's presidential election proves that one can do politics with white gloves on and not denigrate one's opponent."

Finnish political scientists have little faith in non-socialist election pact

Heikki Paloheimo and Jan Sunberg, professors of politics, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on Monday that the calls of Conservative and Centre Party leaders to rally behind Sauli Niinistö, the candidate of the former party, would not translate into results on the ground.

Mr Niinistö, the runner-up in Sunday's first-round vote, will face President Tarja Halonen, candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance, in a runoff vote on 29 December. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre), having finished third, said he would support Mr Niinistö.

Prof Paloheimo, of the University of Tampere, said that the values cherished by the two parties were too divergent for second-round cooperation to be efficient.

A Conservative Party supporter's values are rooted in the industrial society of southern Finland, whereas Centre Party supporters draw from rural values, Prof Paloheimo underscores.

Prof Paloheimo added that voters were not as easily led by party leaders as they had been some decades ago.

Prof Sundberg from the University of Helsinki said most non-socialist women would remain loyal to President Halonen, the country's first female head of state.

The Helsinki professor forecasts a much more evenly matched second round than suggested by projections. In the first round, President Halonen received 46.3 per cent of the vote; Mr Niinistö, 24.1 per cent; and Mr Vanhanen, 18.6 per cent.

Prof Sundberg added however that barring big surprises, President Halonen would emerge victorious.

Advance voting begins Wednesday.

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...heh... I wonder... ;)

...would they dare to debate the issue of municipality restructuring..?

John - :p

FinnFreak

01-17-2006, 7:59am

;)

We’re going into overtime!!

http://www.finlandforthought.net/wp-content/halonen_middle_finger.jpg

Tarja Halonen (socialist) got 46.3%, Sauli Niinistö (conservative) 24%, Matti Vanhanen (centre/agrarian) 18.5%, Heidi Hautala (green) and Timo Soini (nationalist) were racing for fourth with around 3.5% and 3.4% respectively.

We’ll be seeing a second round of voting between Tarja and Sauli!! Yay!!!!!!

It was the undecided voters who decided this election, many of whom probably didn’t know who’d they vote for until they got in the booth. Some 32% of voters were still undecided just a few days ago. That 32% statistic can be misleading because many of those may have already decided who they’re definitely NOT voting for, I know quite a few people who were technically “undecided” but they definitely knew they were choosing a non-socialist candidate (a nice way of saying they loathe Tarja Halonen). This would be one big reason why Tarja dropped from 52% in the polls Sunday morning, to an actual rating of 46%. Plus the fact that lefties are notorious for not going out to the polls as much as the right.

Iltalehti - 17.1.2006

Tanja Karpela tukee Niinistöä

Niinistön leiri otti kiitollisena ex-kihlatun tuen vastaan.

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"KANNATAN" - Kulttuuriministeri Tanja Karpela antoi tukensa
entiselle miesystävälleen Sauli Niinistölle.

Kun Sauli Niinistö varmisti paikkansa presidentinvaalien toisella kierroksella, alkoi arvuuttelu, mitä tekee hänen entinen kihlattunsa, kulttuuriministeri Tanja Karpela (kesk).

Vastaus tuli myöhään maanantai-iltana, kun Karpela kertoi päätöksestään tiedotteessaan. Hän ilmoitti perusteellisen harkinnan jälkeen tukevansa keskustan puoluejohdon linjaa, jonka mukaan porvarillisten puolueiden on syytä asettua kokoomuksen ehdokkaan tueksi.

Karpelan mukaan sosiaalipolitiikassa Tarja Halonen on lähempänä keskustan linjaa, mutta yrittäjyyden kysymyksissä taas Niinistö.

Hän arvosteli molempia ehdokkaita siitä, etteivät nämä ole riittävän painokkaasti tuoneet esille ympäristökysymyksiä, vaikka ilmastomuutokset vaikuttavat jo nyt yhteiskunnalliseen tilanteeseen eri puolilla maailmaa.

Karpelan mukaan poliittinen tilanne on Suomessa mielenkiintoinen, kun oppositiossa oleva vasemmistoliitto tukee hallituspuolueen Sdp:n ehdokasta ja johtava hallituspuolue keskusta kannattaa opposition ehdokasta.

- Ehkä tämä on yksi merkki siitä, että vastakkainasettelun aika on ohi, Karpela katsoi.

Iltalehti ei tavoittanut häntä maanantai-iltana. Niinistön kampanjapäällikkö Harri Jaskari oli tyytyväinen Karpelan tuesta. Hän kuuli Karpelan kannanotosta Iltalehdeltä.

- Otamme kaikki Niinistöä tukevat kiitollisina vastaan. On erittäin positiivista, että tukea tulee ministeritasolta asti. Kiitän häntä lämpimästi, Jaskari toisti.

Iltasanomat

Niinistö iloitsee Karpelan tuesta

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Niinistö: "Jaa-ha. Kuka tämä
uusi tukija on?"

Presidenttiehdokas Sauli Niinistö (kok) sai eilen illalla uuden nimekkään tukijan. Niinistön ex-kihlattu, kulttuuriministeri Tanja Karpela (kesk) ilmoitti tukevansa presidentinvaalin toisella kierroksella Niinistöä.

Niinistö ilahtui kuullessaan Ilta-Sanomilta uudesta tukijastaan.

- Jaa-ha. Kuka tämä uusi tukija on?

Kulttuuriministeri Karpela.

- Sehän on upeata. Tuki on kovin tervetullutta, Niinistö hykerteli.

Niinistöä ja Karpelaa pidettiin Suomen epävirallisena kuningasparina, kun pariskunnan romanssi paljastui helmikuussa 2001. Näyttävä pari meni kihloihin marraskuussa 2003 ja suunnitteli häitä.

Luxemburgiin pankinjohtajaksi lähteneen Niinistön ja kiireisen kulttuuriministerin suhde kuitenkin viileni. Pariskunnan kihlaus purkautui heinäkuussa 2004.

Niinistö oli vaitelias parin mahdollisista yhteisesiintymisistä vaalien toisella kierroksella.

- Ei mennä tälle puolelle, Niinistö naureskeli.

Karpelan mukaan toisen kierroksen vaihtoehdot eivät suoraan vastaa keskustalaista ajattelua. IS ei tavoittanut eilen Karpelaa.

Niinistön taakse on tähän mennessä ryhmittynyt yli puolet keskustan eduskuntaryhmän naiskansanedustajista.

;) - ...ja tämähän show tulee jatkumaan... :p

(tunnetustihan routa ajaa porsaan kotiin)

American Presidential elections vs. Finnish Presidential elections

The U.S. has a LOT to learn from Finland in terms of Presidential elections…

Early voting?

Finland: Yes

U.S.: In some states

Long lines at the polls?

Finland: Not really

U.S.: Waiting for hours happens often, lines to polling stations stretches around city blocks

Number of debates?

Finland: So many, I’ve lost count

U.S.: Three in 2000 and 2004

Negative campaigning?

Finland: No

U.S.: Often more negative ads than positive ones

Number of candidates?

Finland: 8 in 2006

U.S.: Depends on state, Maryland had 7 in 2004, some states had more

Number of candidates polling over 1%?

Finland: 7 in 2006

U.S.: 2 in 2004, 3 in 2000

Number of candidates polling at over 5%

Finland: 3 in 2006

U.S.: 2 in 2004 and 2000

Number of candidates participating in major TV events

Finland: often all 8

U.S.: 2 in 2004 and 2000

Voting Day

Finland: Sunday

U.S.: Tuesday

Voting system

Finland: Top-two run-off, if one candidate doesn’t reach 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round takes place between the top two winners

U.S.: plurality, winner takes all

Electoral college

Finland: No (Finland used to have this)

U.S.: Yes

Voting booth

Finland: Write your candidate’s number on a piece of paper, put it in a box

U.S.: Different in each state, usually involves an electronic process which is under much scrutiny

Can inmates vote?

Finland: Yes (although this wasn’t always true)

U.S.: In some states, no

When do we get the results?

Finland: 1 hour after voting ends

U.S.: a few weeks until the supreme court decides who won the election

Length of term

Finland: 6 years

U.S.: 4 years

“Americans find Nokia phones hardest to use”

How can the user experience get any better, and any easier than a Nokia?!? Were they having difficulty finding the slot to flip open the phone??

Usable Products Company just completed a comprehensive, expanded study of mobile media shopping, purchase, and use. The study highlights Cingular’s Motorola RAZR, T-Mobile’s Nokia 6101, and Virgin Mobile’s Audiovox Flasher, in addition to ten previously-studied phones (2004).

The Motorola RAZR, available from Cingular, ranked 11th out of 13 phones tested in late 2005. Nokia’s first US flip phone, the 6101, available from T-Mobile, scored 7th. Audiovox’s Flasher V7, available from Virgin Mobile, scored 6th.

:huh: - ...hard to use..?!? :really:

heh... - :p

...and some already old news... but still funny... ;)

Associated Press

Conan's endorsement no joke to some Finns

HELSINKI, Finland - Finland's president finds her traditional support among women and the Social Democratic Party base, but lately to the surprise of many Finns - and her opponents in Sunday's election - she has gotten an endorsement of a different sort.

The redheaded late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien has been promoting President Tarja Halonen's re-election bid as part of a long-running joke about their supposed physical similarities.

"Why do I support Tarja Halonen? Because she's got the total package: a dynamic personality, a quick mind, and most importantly - my good looks," the comedian, whose show is broadcast on cable in Finland, said in a statement to The Associated Press.

Whether O'Brien has a real interest in Finnish politics is uncertain, but his gags and mock campaign ads for Halonen have not gone unnoticed in this Nordic country of 5.2 million.

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" airs five days a week on SUBTV, a Finnish cable channel, with a few days' delay. Every time he mentions Finland or Halonen, local tabloids report it prominently.

The Halonen camp is laughing all the way to the polls.

"Of course, when she is mentioned so many times it's positive for our campaign," said Halonen's campaign manager, Markku Jaaskelainen.

Halonen's supporters quickly saw an opportunity, and her campaign started running real ads before the O'Brien's show on Finnish TV.

Halonen was hugely popular even before O'Brien discovered their similarities, but Jaaskelainen said hits on the campaign Web site have quintupled partly because of O'Brien's shows.

In one show, O'Brien presented a mock ad for Halonen in which he and two Finns were discussing the election while fishing on a frozen lake.

When they talk about rival candidate Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, a dead fish shoots out of the hole in the ice, prompting a joke about how the mere mention of his name causes fish to commit suicide.

"Fish recognize a bad leader," O'Brien says in broken Finnish to laughter from his studio crowd.

Halonen's opponents are not amused.

"He's just making fun of the whole election," said Harri Jaskari, campaign manager for former Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto. "If this decides the election, then we're in trouble. It gives a very poor picture of Finnish democracy."

Markus Haapamaki, Vanhanen's campaign manager, was less worried.

"It's not really affecting our campaign," he said. "Personally, I'm fed up with it, and it's continued too long to offer anything interesting."

In Helsinki, people did not seem to take offense at O'Brien's use of their presidential election for comic relief.

"I think it's quite funny," said Mia Myllymaki, a 28-year-old elementary school teacher. "Of course we are proud that Conan O'Brien talks about Finland and Finnish people. ... People in the USA don't even know where Finland is, so maybe it helps if he talks about it."

Anu Linnus, a 22-year-old economics student, said O'Brien's backing could indirectly affect the election.

"I don't think people are going to vote for Tarja because she's on the show, but it helps her image," she said.

Polls showed Halonen with a solid lead on the eve of the election, but it was not clear whether she would get the more than 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff.

NBC, which runs Conan's show in the United States, said the popular host is planning a trip to Finland in February. It was not clear whether he would meet with Halonen, 62, who apparently does not mind being compared to the 42-year-old O'Brien.

"She thinks that it's very nice that she looks the same as Conan O'Brien because Conan O'Brien is so much younger than she," said Jaaskelainen, the campaign manager.

As for their similarities, he was not as convinced.

"They have red hair," Jaaskelainen said. "And same kind of nose."

John - :biglaugh:

FinnFreak

01-18-2006, 8:00am

In second round, Finland's Halonen to lure voters in suburbs and rural areas

President Tarja Halonen, the left-leaning candidate in the second round of the Finnish presidential election, is to reach out to potential voters in suburbs and the countryside, Markku Jääskeläinen, the campaign head, said in a press conference Monday.

Especially rural-dwelling women who voted for Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, the Centre Party candidate who was eliminated in Sunday's first round, are to be targeted in President Halonen's re-election campaign.

Mr Jääskeläinen said campaigning had begun already the night before with outdoor posters taken to suburbs.

President Halonen's second-round campaign is to start in Nurmijärvi, Mr Vanhanen's constituency.

The challenger in the second round is Sauli Niinistö of the Conservative Party. Mr Vanhanen said Sunday that Mr Niinistö could count on his support.

VOTING ACTIVITY

President Halonen told reporters that a key campaign goal was to boost voting activity.

The incumbent said she believed some Centre Party supporters would heed their chairman's advice and vote for Mr Niinistö.

"Some however will decide for themselves what kind of candidate Sauli Niinistö is," President Halonen said.

"I announce most humbly that I am available," she said, addressing the supporters of the eliminated candidates.

* * *

17.1.2006 at 10:19

Few reports on Finnish election in Russian media

Russian news media have been covering the first round of the Finnish presidential election curtly. News agencies Interfax and Itar-Tass carried a brief item each on the event and most of the mainstream media had not mentioned the election at all.

However, Vremya Novostei, a Moscow newspaper, printed quite a lengthy feature on President Tarja Halonen, describing her as a former leftist radical and an admirer of Che Guevara.

The headline proclaims: "Walrus as president of Finland." The first impression may deceive some, for walrus is a term of praise in Russia as it means winter swimmer, people thought to be trustworthy in Russia.

But even Katerina Labetskaya, Vremya Novostei's special correspondent, cannot say whether rollerbladers, such as Sauli Niinistö, President Halonen's Conservative challenger, are dependable folk in Russian eyes.

* * *

Finland's centrist culture minister sides with Niinistö

Tanja Karpela (centre), the Finnish culture minister, said in a statement sent to the Finnish News Agency (STT) late on Monday that she supported the Centre Party management's line and advised non-socialist parties to back Sauli Niinistö, the Conservative Party´s presidential candidate.

Ms Karpela added in a statement that she came to the decision after careful consideration.

Considering Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, the Centre Party hopeful, was eliminated in the first round on Sunday, centrists must choose between the two remaining options: one left-leaning, the other non-socialist, Ms Karpela said.

"In social policy Tarja Halonen is closer to the Centre Party line, while in issues of entrepreneurship Sauli Niinistö is nearer. Each Centre Party supporter must consider which issues are the most important and, based on that, which candidate is the better choice," Ms Karpela said.

However, neither candidate has sufficiently brought environment issues into the discussion, Ms Karpela regrets.

President Tarja Halonen, the country's first female head of state, is the candidate of the Social Democratic Party and the Left Alliance.

Advance voting in the second round begins Wednesday. Election day is 29 January.

* * *

Finnish presidential polls were carried out too early -Polltakers

Polls carried out before Sunday's first round of the Finnish presidential election failed to predict the outcome because the interviews took place too early, polltakers told the Finnish News Agency (STT).

The polls were a good indicator of the number of votes received by most candidates, but they were off by 5 to 10 per cent from the 46.3 per cent of the popular vote received by President Tarja Halonen, the candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance.

Hannu Ilkas, the chief executive of Taloustutkimus, told STT that the number of undecided respondents had grown to 29 per cent in the last poll on Wednesday, having been 12 per cent December.

Even those who earlier said they would vote for a specific candidate changed their minds," Mr Ilkas said.

Juhani Pehkonen, a unit head at Tayler Nelson Sofres (TNS) Gallup said the poll results would have hit closer to the mark if they had been carried out closer to Sunday.

"If one had plotted a direct line from the trend that began at year's end, President Halonen's support would have been at the level of 48-49 per cent," said Mr Pehkonen.

Televised debates had a large impact because of the large number of undecided voters, Mr Pehkonen added.

* * *

Half of Finnish Centre Party MEPs back Niinistö for president

Kyösti Virrankoski and Hannu Takkula, Finnish Centre Party Euro-MPs, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on Tuesday that they supported Sauli Niinistö, the presidential candidate for the Conservative Party.

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) said Sunday that the party, of which he is chairman, would back Mr Niinistö. Mr Vanhanen was eliminated in the first round.

Mr Niinistö faces President Tarja Halonen, seeking a second six-year term as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance, in the second round on 29 January.

But Anneli Jäätteenmäki MEP, briefly prime minister in 2003, was rather reticent when asked who her preferred candidate was.

"I do have a standpoint, but I will announce it in due course," Ms Jäätteenmäki, Finland's first female head of government, said in Strasbourg.

Paavo Väyrynen MEP, a former foreign minister, said he had not decided whether to announce his preference publicly or not.

* * *

Finland's Halonen trawls Vanhanen's constituency for votes

Finnish President Tarja Halonen, the presidential candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance, launched her second-round campaign in Nurmijärvi, the home turf of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, the Centre Party candidate eliminated in Sunday's first round of voting.

The candidate herself admitted that she was after Vanhanen voters.

"The departure point in the second round is to acquire more votes. One can get them from those voters who in the first round chose the best possible candidate but one who is no longer in the running. Matti Vanhanen voters are the biggest such group," President Halonen said.

* * *

President Halonen denies Mayday speech rumours

President Tarja Halonen, who is standing for re-election as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party and the Left Alliance, says she did not give a Mayday speech in Helsinki´s Hakaniemi district in 1976 supporting Finland joining the Soviet Union.

In an interview with the Finnish News Agency (STT) Tuesday, President Halonen said the rumour had no basis in reality.

The allegation is being circulated by email and mobile phone text messages.

"I have not given any Mayday speech in 1976 in Hakaniemi," President Halonen said. "And if a Social Democratic lawyer of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) would have given such a Mayday speech in the 1970s, then that employment contract would have been a brief one."

President Halonen considered the incident an example of mudslinging and hoped that the voters would have the common sense to distinguish urban legends from reality.

* * *

Forming troops for EU force already a handful for Finland -Halonen

President Tarja Halonen is wary of Finland possibly taking part in some operations of the Nato response force (NRF), a contentious issue in the runup to the first round of the presidential election.

President Halonen, seeking a second six-year term as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) that Finland already had its hands full forming troops for the European Union's rapid reaction force.

Nato is expected to invite Finland, a member of Nato´s partnership for peace programme, to take part in NRF manoeuvres.

Such enquiries are sure to flow in as Finland's expertise and efficiency are well known, the president said, but added that the EU force would take priority and that Nato's offer would be dealt with as and when it appeared in the intray.

President Halonen also said she would acquaint herself with the thoughts of Sauli Niinistö, the candidate for the Conservative Party, by reading his election book.

Advance voting in the second round of the presidential election began Wednesday. Election day is 29 January.

* * *

Finland's Halonen questions Niinistö's Nato views

President Tarja Halonen, who is standing for re-election as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party and the Left Alliance, questions the Nato policy of her Conservative challenger, Sauli Niinistö (cons).

Even future presidents are obligated to act on the basis of the foreign and security policy report, President Halonen said in an interview by Väli-Suomen sanomalehdet, a group of provincial newspapers, Tuesday.

President Halonen also asked whether Mr Niinistö´s security policies were the same as those of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre), who has bequeathed his votes to Mr Niinistö after being eliminated in Sunday´s first round.

"If the prime minister has agreed with the current policy and if the candidate he supports does not, it is both now and in the future quite a strange situation," President Halonen said in the interview.

However, in an interview with the Finnish News Agency (STT) Tuesday President Halonen denied she disapproved of Mr Vanhanen´s support of Mr Niinistö. She said she did not think it affected cooperation in government.

* * *

Finland's Niinistö fires shot across the bow after Halonen campaign head's comment

Sauli Niinistö, the presidential candidate for the Finnish Conservative Party, said Wednesday that Markku Jääskeläinen, the head of the re-election campaign of President Tarja Halonen, had distorted earlier statements.

Mr Niinistö said Mr Jääskeläinen had misquoted him by saying on television that Mr Niinistö had suggested introducing service fees in public libraries when finance minister.

"I have never proposed library service fees. Never have I done that as finance minister. I have however answered a theoretical question: if you had to introduce fees in either healthcare or libraries, which would you choose," Mr Niinistö told the Finnish News Agency (STT).

Mr Niinistö added that this was not the first time Mr Jääskeläinen had distorted comments. He accuses Mr Jääskeläinen of engaging in a smear campaign in the runup to the 1999 parliamentary elections.

RETALIATION

The Conservative candidate said that he would not opt for mudslinging, but "if one starts distorting issues, then I'm up for it".

"I always answer in equal measure, that is something they should prepare themselves for."

He added that President Halonen, when foreign minister, was interested only in building quite expensive embassies in Berlin and Canberra in the late-1990s.

"Granted, they are rather stunning down there, but at the same time one was cutting social security benefits and we had big rows. I was very concerned that the costs of those embassies were not under the minister's control at all. And [the embassies] were the only things that interested Halonen in those difficult times," Mr Niinistö said.

President Halonen was Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1995-2000.

:funny:

* * *

Halonen and Niinistö quarrel over meaning of Finland's Nato interoperability

President Tarja Halonen and Sauli Niinistö, the Conservative challenger, clashed on Wednesday in the first head-to-head election debate of the runup to the second round of the presidential election.

In the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) radio debate, the issue of whether or not the Nato interoperability of the Finnish Defence Forces equals a some sort of security guarantee once again sparked the liveliest discussion.

President Halonen, seeking a second term as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance, said interoperability was important so that help could be given and received in an hour of need.

Mr Niinistö replied by saying that the mere fact that Finland had a compatible weapons system did not lead to the right to receive assistance.

"Certainly not," said Mr Niinistö.

Nato interoperability is needed because the EU is the value community of which Finland is a member, President Halonen said. The EU has no troops of its own and training takes place in conjunction with Nato.

She added that Finland would be sure to receive sympathy both within and outside the EU in a crisis situation.

"We would undoubtedly receive sympathy - and we received a great deal of it in the Winter War, too," Mr Niinistö said.

The Conservative hopeful added that no one could guarantee everlasting peace.

"The Romans imagined that in their time. After that, many rather nasty things have occurred."

President Halonen said this amounted to doomspelling. The security policy discussion did not proceed deeper as the YLE hosts changed the topic.

* * *

Finnish left leader criticises Niinistö's EIB record

Suvi-Anne Siimes, the chair of the Finnish Left Alliance, said Wednesday that Sauli Niinistö, the presidential candidate for the Conservative Party, had an unimpressive record as one of the vice presidents of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Ms Siimes makes reference to certain non-governmental organisations (NGO) that say the bank's loan decisions have not taken into consideration the goals of sustainable development. They have also accused the EIB of being secretive.

Ms Siimes challenged Mr Niinistö to give an account of what he has done to make the bank's actions reflect sustainable development.

President Tarja Halonen is the candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Left Alliance in the second round of the presidential election. Advance voting began Wednesday.

* * *

;) - heh...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/18012006.gif Though the temperatures for tonight might be low...

...the finals have started & the heat is on..!

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Halonen vs. Niinistö

Tonight on |YLE (http://www.yle.fi)| TV1 at 21:10

John - :D

FinnFreak

01-19-2006, 7:58am

Polls: Finnish presidential candidates almost even

If the second round of the Finnish presidential elections were to be held now, President Tarja Halonen, who is standing for re-election as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party and the Left Alliance, would receive 53 per cent of the vote, whereas Sauli Niinistö, the candidate for the Conservative Party, would garner 47 per cent of the vote. The poll was conducted by Gallup Finland on Monday and Tuesday, and published in the Thursday issue of Helsingin Sanomat.

The poll indicates that Mr Niinistö has rapidly caught up to President Halonen's support ratings. Almost one fifth of respondents did not want to reveal who they supported. The margin for error is three percentage points in either direction.

The exact same results were received in an advance voting exit poll conducted in southwestern Finland (Varsinais-Suomi) by the newspaper Turun Sanomat Wednesday. The results of the poll were published in the Thursday issue of the paper.

"RIGHT DIRECTION" -JASKARI

Harri Jaskari, Mr Niinistö's campaign head, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on Thursday that the context of the campaign was beginning to pay dividends.

"The direction is the right one; that is in a way essential," Mr Jaskari said.

"People are beginning to think what kind of message Sauli Niinistö has and what kind of message Tarja Halonen has."

Mr Niinistö promise to create jobs and bring them into Finland has in particular appealed to the voters, Mr Jaskari added.

"Faith in the future: people are beginning to see that the world will not stay the same, that one needs to actively take stands and actively look into the future."

"AS EXPECTED" -JÄÄSKELÄINEN

Markku Jääskeläinen, President Halonen's campaign leader, is not surprised by the poll results.

"The figures are as expected. Halonen is still in the lead, and that of course is a good departure point," Mr Jääskeläinen said.

"And as was to be expected, the second round will be a tight and serious race."

Mr Jääskeläinen pointed out that almost a fifth of respondents could not or would not state a preferred candidate. This can be counted as an advantage for the incumbent, Mr Jääskeläinen said.

"I think the people in Centre Party field who are the most susceptible to party management influence have made their move. Then there are people who are still considering, and that opens up good possibilities for this campaign."

* * *

Finnish presidential candidates woo countryside in televised debate

Candidates Tarja Halonen and Sauli Niinistö competed in demonstrating their understanding of and interest in the Finnish countryside in a debate Wednesday. The televised debate, broadcast by the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), was the first of many to come on the second round of the Finnish presidential elections.

President Tarja Halonen is standing for re-election as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party and the Left Alliance and Sauli Niinistö is the candidate for the Conservative Party. They are both attempting to attract the votes of those who supported Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) in the first round.

Mr Vanhanen received 18.6 per cent of the vote.

The debate was calm and polite, without any surprises in topics. Among the issues discussed were globalisation, Nato and security policy in general, as well as the employment situation.

President Halonen attempted to simplify the Nato debate into a question of simply joining or not. If membership is required and wanted in the future, it can be applied for, she said. Currently there are no such plans.

Mr Niinistö accused President Halonen of living as if everything was set in stone. Finland is a part of almost everything that has to do with Nato.

"Why is membership, which would give us security guarantees, the only thing that is missing," Mr Niinistö asked.

"I am not joining Nato, he is," President Halonen replied.

Mr Niinistö responded by saying that it is not he who would join Nato, but Finland, and Finland´s participation will be decided in a referendum.

...another debate tonight on MTV3 at 20:00...

* * *

19.1.2006 at 12:53

Fingrid issues capacity warning

Finland's electricity transmission system operator Fingrid told its customer companies Thursday morning that consumption might reach capacity.

The winter's power consumption record was broken on Wednesday evening as cold air from Siberia sent the mercury plummeting to -22 degrees Celsius in Helsinki and -40 in Lapland.

Fingrid's warning applied to the morning hours only.

Due to a steep rise in prices, industry lowered its power consumption. Total consumption did not exceed the grid's transmission capacity.

Finland is experiencing low temperatures, that are expected to last into next week.

Today's reading from Kittilä: -40.2 °C (-40.36F)

...same place holds the all time record from 1999: -51.5 °C (-60.7F)

brrr..!

John - :nervous:

Troll

01-19-2006, 9:06am

Those are some cold temps

aFinn

01-19-2006, 12:47pm

Nice fresh air outside here now. .............:eek:

Big Swede

01-19-2006, 1:28pm

Please don´t send that cold over here! :eek: We have -12 here now and that´s more than enough. :smirk:

Troll

01-20-2006, 10:41pm

Please don´t send that cold over here! :eek: We have -12 here now and that´s more than enough. :smirk:

Yeah don't send it here either.

FinnFreak

01-25-2006, 5:56am

Iltalehti - 24.1.2006 7:13

Conan tyrmäsi Lapin kullan

Suomalaisten suosikkiolut maistui tv-tähden suussa 50 vuotta vanhalta kinkkukastikkeelta.

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Pitkin ohjelmaa olutta siemaileva isäntä tyrmäsi oluen maun. (SUBTV)

Talk show -isäntä Conan O'Brien esittelee keskiviikkona Suomessa Subtv:llä nähtävässä jaksossa suomalaisia tuotteita. Lapin kulta -olut ja Turkin pippuri -salmiakki päätyivät ruutuun, kun nauhoituksia seuraamassa olleet suomalaiset toivat ne tuliaiseksi ohjelman isännälle.

- Ohjelman aikana Conan ei uskaltanut edes maistaa salmiakkia, Miiu Kivelä kertoo.

Kia-siskonsa ja Jyrki-isänsä kanssa Late Night with Conan O'Brienin kuvauksia seuraamassa ollut Miiu vei isänsä ehdotuksesta tuliaiseksi olutta. Conan esittelee juoman lähetyksessä ja ottaa tölkistä huikan päälle.

- Herran jumala. Maistuu aivan Eisenhowerin aikaiselta kinkkukastikkeelta, O'Brien nyrpistelee.

Dwight D. Eisenhower oli Yhdysvaltain presidenttinä vuosina 1953-1961.

- Ohjelman assistentti kertoi, että he miettivät tauon pitämistä Suomi-jutuissa, Kivelät paljastavat Iltalehdelle.

Syykin on selvä.

- Amerikkalaiset ja erityisesti kanadalaiset ovat kai tulleet jo kateellisiksi suomalaisten saamasta huomiosta.

:p

:huh: ...Americans criticizing Finnish beer..? :really:

...now how did that joke by Monty Python go again..? ;)

...about American beer is like making love to a woman in a canoe..?

John - :D

Troll

01-28-2006, 10:24pm

That is an interesting beer joke.

FinnFreak

01-30-2006, 5:17am

STT - 30.1.2006 at 8:32

Finland's Halonen wins second term as president with 51.8 % of the votes

"Congratulations, Madam President..!"

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Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen, 61. A lawyer by education, is now to serve another 6 years as the President of Finland. Has served as a minister in a number of governments, but never held a significant leadership position in the Social Democratic Party. Halonen paints, goes to the theatre often, and watches rhythmic gymnastics. During her term, she has cultivated a ‘Moominmamma’ image. She has held tightly onto the power afforded by her office. Halonen, who earlier was known internationally as ‘red Tarja,’ has been a keen participant in the international debate about globalization. Her election website at http://www.tarjahalonen.fi is in Finnish, Swedish and English.

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Sauli Niinistö

Sauli Niinistö, 57. A lawyer by education. Known from the 1990s until 2003 as the tough chairman of the National Coalition Party and as a ‘stingy’ minister of finance. Niinistö, who at one time was called a ‘one-term’ Member of Parliament, rose quickly to the political heights. He was chairman of the EDU, (the European Democrat Union), from 1998-2002. He suffered a personal tragedy in 1995, when his wife died in a road accident. For a time, he was engaged to a former Miss Finland, the present Minister of Culture, Tanja Karpela. Niinistö’s hobbies include roller-skating. The address of his website, which is only in Finnish, is http://www.niinisto.net.

With all the votes counted on Sunday evening, President Tarja Halonen, the left-leaning candidate, has won re-election as the president of Finland. Sauli Niinistö, the Conservative candidate, received 48.2 per cent of the votes counted against the incumbent's 51.8 per cent.

Once the winner of the elections was clear, Mr Niinistö congratulated President Halonen on her re-election and was thanked by the president for the tough competition he put up. In an interview by the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) Sunday President Halonen described the presidential campaign as quite an experience. President Halonen said that non-socialist cooperation was strong, but "luckily not too strong".

President Halonen also said that six years ago she was the first female president of Finland but now she has become the first female president to be re-elected. The second elections were not easier than the first, President Halonen told foreign reporters in English.

Mr Niinistö told YLE Sunday that he believed foreign and security policy would remain a topic of conversation also in the future. He did not wish to comment on the continuation of non-socialist cooperation, but said he wanted to refrain from making comments related to party politics.

When asked about his plans Mr Niinistö said he would return to Luxembourg to continue his work as the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). He said the election campaign had been a positive experience, but his work in the EIB was also important, for Finland as well.

Voting activity in the second round of the elections stood at 77.2 per cent with 3,148,000 people having voted. Although higher than the turnout for the first round (73.9 per cent), the figure is low compared to the second round of the presidential elections of six years ago, when 80.2 per cent of people entitled to vote did so. President Halonen received a total of some 1,630,000 votes while Mr Niinistö garnered almost 1,518,000 votes.

The difference between the candidates was almost 113,000 votes. President Halonen won in 13 out of the 15 electoral districts, with Niinistö receiving a majority only in the Vaasa and Oulu constituencies, in western and northern Finland respectively.

President Halonen was the clear winner in advance voting. In total, 1.4 million citizens, or 34.9 per cent of voters, voted in advance. However on election day, Sunday, the votes where extremely evenly split between the two candidates, with Mr Niinistö receiving slightly more votes than President Halonen.

The election result for the whole country is to be officially confirmed by the election board of Helsinki in the evening of Wednesday, 1 February.

The second six-year term of President Halonen is to begin on Wednesday 1 March.

Finnish party leaders comment on Halonen's re-election -YLE

STT - 30.1.2006 at 9:13

President Tarja Halonen's status as the current president decided the election, said Party Secretary Eero Lankia (centre). In a Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) TV programme Monday morning Mr Lankia considered the advantage given by the office of president in the elections to be so great that it was decisive.

According to Mr Lankia, the passiveness of the strong Centre Party regions was understandable. He thought many had been so committed to the candidate of their own party, that they lacked motivation to vote on the second round.

Eero Heinäluoma, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party, said he feared the Centre Party would continue its cooperation with the National Coalition Party also after the elections. Mr Heinäluoma said he saw the risk of the Centre Party moving more right on the political spectrum. He said he wanted an assurance from the main government partner of the Social Democrats that "cooperation would continue in the same form as originally agreed."

Jyrki Katainen, the chairman of the National Coalition Party was also interviewed by YLE Monday. Mr Katainen did not think Mr Heinäluoma's fears were grounded in reality. He commented that one could just as well ask whether the support of the Left Alliance would move the Social Democrats to the left.

"There is a government-opposition setting there just as much as with the Centre Party and the National Coalition. I consider it very natural that people cooperate regardless of party allegiance for the candidate whose views they support."

The Centre Party is in government with the Social Democrats, but supported the opposition National Coalition's presidential candidate Sauli Niinistö in the second round of the elections instead of the left-leaning candidate, President Tarja Halonen.

Niinistö wins Centre Party votes in Finnish presidential elections -SF

STT - 30.1.2006 at 10:13

Sauli Niinistö, the candidate for the National Coalition Party, was successful in attracting Centre Party voters in almost all the constituencies in the Finnish presidential runoff. In six constituencies out of 15 Mr Niinistö received more votes than himself and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, the Centre Party candidate, put together in the first round of the elections, according to a report by Statistics Finland (SF) Monday.

The Centre Party received the most votes in all these six election districts in the last parliamentary elections in 2003.

Still, President Tarja Halonen, the left-leaning candidate, won the majority of votes in all 15 constituencies save two, winning re-election with 51.8 per cent of all votes cast.

Turnout in all the Centre Party dominated constituencies was below the national average, 77.2 per cent, although it increased when compared to the first round.

Nordic leaders congratulate Finland's Halonen on re-election

STT - 30.1.2006 at 11:01

Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson congratulated President Tarja Halonen on her re-election Sunday. Mr Persson told the Finnish News Agency (STT) Sunday night, that he considered President Halonen's re-election to mean "continuity in Finland's policies."

Opposition leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, chairman of Sweden's conservative Moderate Party, also congratulated President Halonen. Interviewed by STT on Sunday, Mr Reinfeldt said the election campaign of Sauli Niinistö, the Conservative candidate, was commendable. "Sauli Niinistö used our argument about the working population, and that is why this result will inspire also the future elections and election campaigns in Sweden," Mr Reinfeldt said referring to Mr Niinistö's campaign slogan "the workers' president".

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg congratulated President Halonen as well in a telegram sent on Sunday. He expressed his wish that good cooperation would continue in coming years.

EU Commission congratulates Finland's Halonen

The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, released a statement congratulating Finland's President Halonen on her re-election on Monday.

Mr Barroso noted that the re-election of President Halonen comes at an important time in the EU calendar, given that Finland is currently undergoing preparations for its forthcoming EU presidency. He hoped to continue what he referred to as an 'excellent working relationship.'

The people have spoken - congratulations, President Halonen..!

John - :)

FinnFreak

01-30-2006, 5:40am

Finland For Thought: the winner is…mediocracy

[Site run by an American IT professional who's been living in Finland for three years]

I guess I should complain like American Democrats do after a close Presidential election and whine that my candidate actually won but - Yesterday the Finnish citizens went to the polls and voted for six more years of mediocracy. Tarja Halonen’s American-style political tactics of not taking a firm stand on virtually every issue won over just over half the voters. The final tally was 51.8% for Halonen, 48.2% for Niinistö - far from the 90%+ approval ratings she received just a few short months ago, and far from the 55% she was polling (according to YLE) yesterday morning. When the pollsters say “plus or minus 3 percentage points”, they should seriously shorten that to “minus 3 percentage points”.

With such a close election as this, Finland could be considered a very much polarized nation. Halonen only gained about 5% from the first round while Niinistö doubled his totals adding 24%. Most of Finland’s political parties stand firmly against their President, and by no means do most the Finnish citizens happily support their President. This country desperately needs change and that’s something Tarja Halonen doesn’t represent.

Check out the comments at:

http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/and-the-winner-ismediocracy/#comments

...I like that site... and Finland is FAR from being a polarized nation...

John - ;)

canoilers

01-30-2006, 5:43am

Is it just me or is the political world pretty much the same every where. I think thats starting too be a theme on a world wide basis.

FinnFreak

01-30-2006, 6:36am

Not here it isn't: our candidates are so close in their values, it's pretty hard for many voters to decide...

John - :smirk:

FinnFreak

01-30-2006, 8:53am

STT - 30.1.2006 at 15:14

Finnish presidential elections covered by Russian media

The re-election of Finland's President Halonen proved one of the leading news items in Russia's media on Monday. The main national television channels in Russia - ORT, Rossija and NTV - broadcast images of the final moments of the campaigns and the announcement of the results.

President Halonen was depicted by the Russian media as a proponent of social justice. Her success in the elections was widely attributed to the favourable situation of Finland's economy. The NTV television channel also noted the president's negative stance towards Nato membership.

The renowned St Petersburg television commentator, Aleksander Tshizhenok, and a handful of other Russian journalists followed the electoral proceedings in Lappeenranta and Imatra in eastern Finland.

Mr Tshizhenok expressed surprise at the calm with which the elections were conducted, comparing it to elections in Russia, which are characterised by streets lined with flags, posters and noisy campaigners.

In Mr Tshizhenok's opinion, the re-election of Tarja Halonen guarantees a continuation of the current state of bilateral relations between Finland and Russia. He also commented that President Halonen's anti-Nato stance translated into an assurance that Finland would not become a member of Nato in the next six years.

...wanna bet..?

John - :smirk:

Troll

01-30-2006, 9:36pm

Congrats to her.

FinnFreak

02-03-2006, 5:56am

Iltalehti - 2.2.2006 11:45

Olet velkaa, Tarja!

Tarja Halosta tukenut Conan O'Brien otti kunnian presidentin vaalivoitosta.

http://iltalehti.fi/2006/02/03/ConeSH_uu.jpg
Talk show -isäntä Conan O'Brien haluaa vastapalvelukseksi vaaliavusta naamansa
20 euron seteliin.

Talk show -isäntä Conan O'Brien kehui ensimmäisessä Suomen presidentinvaalien jälkeisessä lähetyksessään olleensa syy, miksi Tarja Halonen pääsi toiselle kaudelle.

O'Brien nosti esille maanantain Iltalehdestä leikatun sivun, jossa Halosen kuvan päällä luki "Voitto!"

- En millään viitsisi kehua, mutta emmeköhän me kaikki tiedä, miksi Tarja voitti kolmen prosenttiyksikön erolla, O'Brien sanoi kameralle keimaillen.

- Sanoisin, että ainakin neljä prosenttia äänistä tuli minun ansiostani. Niinpä Tarja, on aivan selvää, että sinä olet minulle velkaa!

Oma naama seteliin

Vastapalvelusvaatimuksia koomikolla oli useita.

- Haluan, että Helsingin lentokenttä nimetään minun mukaani Conan O'Brienin lentokentäksi. Haluan myös kuvani paikalliseen valuuttaan, mies listasi esittäen samalla myös kuvitukset lentokentästä sekä koristamastaan 20 euron setelistä.

O'Brien myös halusi Suomen rajat uudelleen piirrettäväksi oman päänsä muotoon.

O'Brien mainosti myös tulevaa Suomen-vierailuaan.

- Menen Suomeen helmikuun puolivälissä, mutta en voi paljastaa tarkalleen milloin, koska koko maa todennäköisesti hyökkäisi kimppuuni lentokentällä, hän veisteli.

Conan saattaa tavata Tarjan

Presidentti Tarja Halonen saattaa tavata amerikkalaisen talk show -juontajan Conan O'Brienin tämän Suomen vierailulla.

http://iltalehti.fi/2006/02/03/conansland_uu.jpg
RAJAT UUSIKSI Conan "vaati" muun muassa Suomen rajojen muuttamista hänen
päänsä muotoisiksi.

O'Brien pistäytyy kuvausmatkalla Suomessa 11.-14. helmikuuta.

- Halosen ja O'Brienin tapaaminen ei ole pois suljettua, jos aikataulusta löytyy tällainen rako, muotoili presidentin lehdistöpäällikkö Maria Romantschuk STT:lle torstaina.

Romantschukin mukaan spekulaatio presidentin ja O'Brienin mahdollisesta tapaamisesta oli torstaina "ilmeisesti oikein päivän kysymys". Lehdistöpäällikkö myös lupasi, että julkisuuteen tiedotetaan etukäteen, jos presidentin ja O'Brienin tapaaminen toteutuu.

Conanilla vaatimattomat vaatimukset

Conan O'Brien tuki tv-ohjelmassaan vahvasti presidentti Halosen uudelleenvalintaa. O'Brien innostui pitämään esillä Suomea sen jälkeen kun hän oli mielestään havainnut yhdennäköisyyden Halosen ja itsensä välillä.

O'Brien myös juhli ohjelmassaan railakkaasti Halosen valintaa toiselle presidenttikaudelle. Koomikko katsoi, että voitto johtui juuri hänen antamastaan tuesta.

Jenkkijuontajalla olikin esittää heti liuta "kohtuullisia vaatimuksia". O'Brien haluaa omat kasvonsa Suomen seteleihin, ja maamme nimikin olisi hyvä muuttaa Conelandiaksi.

O'Brienin show'n Halonen-voitonjuhlat nähdään Suomessa Subtv:llä perjantai-iltana.

(TÄNÄÄN Subtv: klo 23.30)

STT - 3.2.2006 at 11:42

Meeting between Finnish president and Conan O'Brien not impossible -Romantschuk

Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Conan O'Brien could meet when the US talkshow host, who claims credit for the president's successful re-election campaign, visits Finland with a camera crew on 11-14 January.

"A meeting between Halonen and O'Brien is not out of the question provided a suitable gap is found in the schedule," Maria Romantschuk, the president's chief spokeswoman, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on Thursday.

An episode of Latenight to be aired by Finland's Subtv on Friday features a celebration in honour of President Halonen's re-election.

John - :biglaugh:

aFinn

02-03-2006, 3:50pm

LOL, this Conan and Finland thing is getting pretty serious, huh? :p

Oh btw: ....American saying Finnish beer is bad.... lol, good one :p

aFinn

02-03-2006, 4:23pm

I just watched the episode...

Conelandia :biglaugh:

FinnFreak

02-03-2006, 5:50pm

...nauran itteni kippeeksi...

John - :biglaugh:

FinnFreak

02-06-2006, 3:46am

CBC News - 15:50:28 EST Feb 2, 2006

The Citizens of Denmark, Finland and U.S.
have most freedom to travel without visas

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Citizens of Denmark, Finland and the United States enjoy the greatest freedom to travel without needing visas, according to a study published Thursday.

The report, compiled by the Zurich-based firm Henley & Partners AG, found that Danes, Finns and Americans can travel to 130 countries or territories without a visa.

These three are followed by Germany, Ireland and Sweden - whose citizens can visit 129 countries without a visa - then Britain, France, Italy and Japan (128).

Canada was tied with Austria, Luxembourg and New Zealand in 16th place on the list. Citizens of these countries can visit 125 states without a visa.

"In today's globalized world, visa restrictions play an important role in controlling the movement of foreign nationals across borders," said Henley & Partners, which advises private and business clients on international tax and real estate issues. "Almost all countries now require visas from certain non-nationals who wish to enter their territory."

Afghanistan came in last place, with its citizens allowed free travel to just 12 countries. Internationally isolated Iran was next at 14, followed by Iraq, Myanmar and Somalia at 15.

Henley & Partners - which compiled the results by assessing some 40,000 combinations of countries and territories - said it was the first global ranking showing international freedom of travel.

"Visa requirements are also an expression of the relationships between individual nations, and generally reflect the relations and status of a country within the international community," the company said.

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Countries and territories of the world, ranked according to how many other states their citizens can visit without requiring a visa. The list is from a study compiled by Henley & Partners AG of Zurich.

1. Finland, 130.

(tie) Denmark, 130.

(tie) United States, 130.

4. Germany, 129.

(tie) Ireland, 129.

(tie) Sweden, 129.

7. Britain, 128.

(tie) France, 128.

(tie) Italy, 128.

(tie) Japan, 128.

11. Belgium, 127.

(tie) Norway, 127.

(tie) Spain, 127.

(tie) Switzerland, 127.

15. Netherlands, 126.

16. Austria, 125.

(tie) Canada, 125.

(tie) Luxembourg, 125.

(tie) New Zealand, 125.

20. Portugal, 123.

21. Singapore, 122.

22. Australia, 120.

(tie) Greece, 120.

(tie) Iceland, 120.

(tie) Malaysia, 120.

26. Liechtenstein, 116.

27. South Korea, 115.

(tie) Malta, 115.

29. Cyprus, 113.

30. Hong Kong, 110.

31. Chile, 109.

(tie) San Marino, 109.

33. Monaco, 108.

34. Poland, 106.

35. Slovenia, 105.

36. Israel, 104.

37. Argentina, 101.

(tie) Brunei, 101.

(tie) Hungary, 101.

40. Andorra, 99.

(tie) Brazil, 99.

(tie) Uruguay, 99.

43. Czech Republic, 98.

(tie) Mexico, 98.

45. Slovakia, 97.

46. Costa Rica, 95.

47. Lithuania, 94.

48. Venezuela, 92.

49. Estonia, 91.

(tie) Latvia, 91.

51. Vatican City, 87.

52. Croatia, 84.

53. Bolivia, 83.

(tie) Bulgaria, 83.

55. Guatemala, 82.

(tie) Panama, 82.

(tie) Paraguay, 82.

58. El Salvador, 81.

59. Honduras, 80.

60. Nicaragua, 75.

61. Romania, 73

62. Barbados, 71.

(tie) Bahamas, 71.

(tie) Macau, 71.

65. Trinidad and Tobago, 66.

66. South Africa, 65.

67. St.Vincent and Grenadines, 64.

68. St.Lucia, 63.

(tie) Antigua and Barbuda, 63.

70. St. Kitts-Nevis, 62.

71. Grenada, 60.

72. Belize, 58.

73. Jamaica, 57.

74. Solomon Islands, 54.

75. Guyana, 53.

(tie) Gambia, 53.

77. Dominica, 52.

(tie) Mauritius, 52.

(tie) Seychelles, 52.

(tie) Turkey, 52.

81. Lesotho, 51.

82. Tuvalu, 50.

83. Kiribati, 49.

(tie) Western Samoa, 49.

85. Botswana, 48.

(tie) Malawi, 48.

87. Fiji, 47.

(tie) Sierra Leone, 47.

(tie) Vanuatu, 47.

90. Kenya, 46.

(tie) Maldives, 46.

(tie) Swaziland, 46.

(tie) Tonga, 46.

94. Ghana, 45.

(tie) Zambia, 45.

96. Nauru, 44.

97. Taiwan, 42.

98. Ecuador, 41.

(tie) Namibia, 41.

(tie) Papua New Guinea, 41.

(tie) Peru, 41.

(tie) Tanzania, 41.

(tie) Zimbabwe, 41.

104. Suriname, 40.

105. Kuwait, 39.

(tie) Mauritania, 39.

(tie) Uganda, 39.

108. Bahrain, 38.

(tie) Mali, 38.

(tie) Tunisia, 38.

111. Guinea, 37.

(tie) Ivory Coast, 37.

(tie) Niger, 37.

(tie) Qatar, 37.

(tie) Senegal, 37.

116. Benin, 36.

(tie) Cape Verde, 36.

(tie) Marshall Islands, 36.

(tie) Oman, 36.

120. Burkina Faso, 35.

(tie) Nigeria, 35.

(tie) Russia, 35.

(tie) Togo, 35.

(tie) United Arab Emirates, 35.

125. Guinea-Bissau, 33.

(tie) Micronesia, 33.

(tie) Philippines, 33.

128. Belarus, 32.

(tie) Colombia, 32.

(tie) Palau Islands, 32.

(tie) Serbia-Montenegro, 32.

(tie) Ukraine, 32.

133. Liberia, 31.

(tie) Macedonia, 31.

(tie) Saudi Arabia, 31.

136. Morocco, 30.

137. Indonesia, 29.

(tie) Moldova, 29.

(tie) Thailand, 29.

140. Azerbaijan, 28.

(tie) Bangladesh, 28.

(tie) Central African Republic, 28.

(tie) Georgia, 28.

(tie) Kazakhstan, 28.

(tie) Kyrgyzstan, 28.

146. Armenia, 27.

(tie) Chad, 27.

(tie) Congo Brazzaville, 27.

(tie) Cuba, 27.

(tie) Tajikistan, 27.

151. Cameroon, 26.

152. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 25.

(tie) Dominican Republic, 25.

(tie) India, 25.

(tie) Madagascar, 25.

156. Egypt, 24.

(tie) Gabon, 24.

(tie) Mongolia, 24.

(tie) Uzbekistan, 24.

160. Algeria, 23.

(tie) Rwanda, 23.

162. Haiti, 22.

(tie) Mozambique, 22.

(tie) Sao Tome and Principe, 22.

(tie) Sri Lanka, 22.

166. East Timor, 21.

(tie) Jordan, 21.

168. Comores Islands, 20.

(tie) Equatorial Guinea, 20.

(tie) Eritrea, 20.

(tie) Laos, 20.

(tie) Nepal, 20.

173. Angola, 19.

(tie) Bhutan, 19.

(tie) Djibouti, 19.

(tie) Libya, 19.

(tie) Turkmenistan, 19.

178. Burundi, 18.

(tie) China, 18.

(tie) Ethiopia, 18.

(tie) North Korea, 18.

(tie) Vietnam, 18.

(tie) Yemen, 18.

184. Albania, 17.

(tie) Cambodia, 17.

(tie) Lebanon, 17.

(tie) Pakistan, 17.

(tie) Sudan, 17.

189. Congo, 16.

(tie) Syria, 16.

191. Iraq, 15.

(tie) Myanmar, 15.

(tie) Somalia, 15.

194. Iran, 14.

195. Afghanistan, 12.

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/060202/w020264.html

John - ;)