The Finns, a great bunch of lads! Happy 106th Independence Day, Finland. 🇫🇮 🇮🇪 by SpottedAlpaca Tags:ireland 2 comments Someone pointed out to me that Ireland and Finland have many things in common: – Both located on the fringes of Europe – Both have a population of ~5 million with low density – Both bilingual, with one language only spoken by a minority on the west coast – Both annexed by an Eastern neighbour at the beginning of the 1800s – Both became independent in the wake of WW1 – Both neutral (until Finland recently joined NATO) – Both EU members who use Euro – Both love beer and spirits, but can’t buy them in the morning or at night (credit to u/kaviaaripurkki) ​ So what’s the verdict – are the Finns a great bunch of lads? Land of joy and sunshine Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Someone pointed out to me that Ireland and Finland have many things in common: – Both located on the fringes of Europe – Both have a population of ~5 million with low density – Both bilingual, with one language only spoken by a minority on the west coast – Both annexed by an Eastern neighbour at the beginning of the 1800s – Both became independent in the wake of WW1 – Both neutral (until Finland recently joined NATO) – Both EU members who use Euro – Both love beer and spirits, but can’t buy them in the morning or at night (credit to u/kaviaaripurkki) ​ So what’s the verdict – are the Finns a great bunch of lads?
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Someone pointed out to me that Ireland and Finland have many things in common:
– Both located on the fringes of Europe
– Both have a population of ~5 million with low density
– Both bilingual, with one language only spoken by a minority on the west coast
– Both annexed by an Eastern neighbour at the beginning of the 1800s
– Both became independent in the wake of WW1
– Both neutral (until Finland recently joined NATO)
– Both EU members who use Euro
– Both love beer and spirits, but can’t buy them in the morning or at night
(credit to u/kaviaaripurkki)
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So what’s the verdict – are the Finns a great bunch of lads?
Land of joy and sunshine