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Finland

Finlandia

About Me


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Well, Let's see I'm 338,145 sq km (slightly smaller than the US state of Montana), 87 years old as an Independant Republic, since gaining independance from Russia. Have been conquered by Sweden and Russia at various points though my history, remained strong, then I became independant and never looked back :)Archeological evidence shows that I have been inhabited for thousands of years, was covered by glaciers for thousands of years before that. Speaking of inhabitants, I have around 5,214,512 of them. My people are a proud, strong, albeit sometimes a bit depressed (It gets quite cold being the northern most country in europe y'know ;) )I have lots of lakes, rivers and forests, are generally a quite "wild" place ;). I'm also a very industrial and high-tech country, which is a nice contrast to the aforementioned wilderness. It shows that Finland is a land of many suprises, You never know what You'll find ;) O

My Interests

Saunas, Fishing, the Kalevala, Karelia , Playing the Kantele, Reindeers, bears, Santa claus! (Joulupukki), Sledding, Skating, Cross-country Skiing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Consuming alcohol (And er..sometimes a little too much) Arm wrestling, Pro-wrestling, Track and Field, Physics, Biology, Forest, Rivers, Lakes , Cell phones, Coffee (My people consume the most coffee a year, averaging 24 pounds of coffee a year, per person! That's an average 4.5 cups a day), Opera, Ballet, Architechture, Ships, Navies, hunting, Computers, Linux, Hacking, Art glass. And Many, many more things that escape me at this point

I'd like to meet:

Finns, and people related to Finns! Also anyone Who has an interest in Finland and things associated with it! So, it could be just about anyone!

Music:

All kinds of styles and genres of music; Tango, Rock, Prog-rock, Polka!, Various kinds of Metal music, Pop and Dance music, Various electronic music styles, pretty much anything! It'd be unfair to name bands, because some would get left out, but the internet (read: google)'s a good way of finding some!

Movies:

War movies, Comedies, Dramas, Murder mysteries, Documentaries, basically all the kinds of movies You'd find elsewhere! But with a unique Finnish touch ;).

Television:

All kinds of shows, with a special mention

Books:

The Kalevala (of course), And anything by Elias Lönnrot, Aleksis Kivi, Minna Canth, Mika Waltari, and many many more of which their names escape me at this point!

Heroes:

Anyone who's made Finland's name known through the world! And these Include; Jean Sibelius, Elias Lönnrot, Mika Waltari, Paavo Nurmi, Lasse Viren, Linus Torvalds, and many many more!

My Blog

Eurovision

Wow...we did it. I think it is safe to say that we are in the acopalypse, and that the universe will collapse and anihilate itself shortly.All joking aside, Lordi did a great job, and this shows that...
Posted by Finland on Sun, 21 May 2006 05:19:00 PST

A Finnish legend, on Myspace!

Though he may be unknown to people outside of Finland, and probably even some younger Finns, but an old Finnish singer is now on Myspace! Olavi Virta, one of the best known and recognized Finnish tang...
Posted by Finland on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 08:51:00 PST

Pictures of me! (Finland)

As you might already know, I've finally added a few pictures to my profile, of Finland's landscape, of course, so for all of you who have been wanting some, I hope you're happy :). Happy for now, at ...
Posted by Finland on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:32:00 PST

(Gold medal Hockey game at the Olympics) Close but..

not quite. Still, it was a good game and well earned for both teams, though it'd have been nice if Finland had won :P. Oh well, there's always next time, and I really do hope it comes in the future. ...
Posted by Finland on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:20:00 PST

That good 'ole hockey game

Wow, this is exciting. As of writing this, it's the intermission before the third period in the Semi-final game between Finland and Russia, and we're up 3-0 :). I really hope we do make it, and it loo...
Posted by Finland on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:40:00 PST

Quick note (Please read)

Just something I need to say real quick. Yes I know Finland has no polar bears, that little quote there "Land of Vodka and Polar bears" is from a fake ad for Finlandia Vodka from the old (well now it...
Posted by Finland on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:51:00 PST

Happy Independence day!

As some of you may or may not know, today is Finnish independence day. Eighty-eight years ago, on this day, Finland declared it's desire to become it's own sovereign state, and not remain a Russian G...
Posted by Finland on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:15:00 PST

Hi there!

I just wanted to say, welcome to my page! And that I'm working on making a more or so comprehensive list of things related to Finland, that may interest You Myspacers! (And other internet-folk in gene...
Posted by Finland on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 09:21:00 PST