I actually [commented](https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/v46gta/jokes_that_work_only_in_finnish/ib3nyfn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) this on another post, but I decided to post it too so it could hopefully make more people smile or laugh.

There exists a (https://imgur.com/a/Q6ASW9S) of me when I was 17 (2019), playing Kevät on the piano and singing. When it got to the part where the lyrics said “Minä olin hölmö”, my American accent made it sound more like “Minä olen homo”.

I found it absolutely hilarious, and actually felt pretty accomplished that I caught it myself. Nothing wrong with it, it’s just not true. LOL.

Edit: In my first edit I said I wasn’t comfortable posting the video, but everyone has actually been very nice and non-judgmental about it, so I’ve added the link to this post.

If you watch it, I hope it will make you laugh! 💙🤍

6 comments

  1. This is a great story you’ve shared, it really made me laugh.

    Last year I participated in a “pastoral” so a Christmas play here in Mexico and I played one of the archangels. We had a scene where a devil slyly trips Josef, and I’m supposed to ask who tripped him, but I forgot my line so I improvised what I figured was something similar.

    Unfortunately I said “but who took Josef’s virginity?”

    Holy shit, the entire crowd almost died laughing, my co-actors couldn’t keep their composure whatsoever, we just kind of ran off the stage laughing and moved on to the next scene.

    Great memory.

  5. Here’s one, when I came to Finland and was learning the language, came across the expression
    Voi ei! Which mean oh no
    Then I heard voileipä, and thought it meant ‘Oh no’ at the next level, as in something to say during a tragedy, although the word means SANDWITCH
    Never bothered to ask if I got it right, got invited to a funeral, and I actually said VOILEIPÄ to a grieving person, thankfully, she was just confused and said nothing.

  6. Once I was going to write a thank you note to my uncle for the confirmation present.

    I wrote “kiitos ryyppylahjasta”. Luckily my parents proofread and laughingly pointed out I shoulda gone for “rippilahja” instead.

    Always write notes with pencil first…

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