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♚ Heidi ♚ 20 years old ♚ Finland ♚ Music, shows, beautiful pics, quotes, books, manga, k-pop, anything I find interesting ♚ Merlin, Once Upon a Time, Harry Potter, LOTR, The Hobbit, KHR etc.

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A man came to our class once, he claimed to be a fair judge with daughters he loved. He asked a question to the class: “When should a minor be tried as an adult?” and students began raising their hand “murder” he wrote it up on the board. “robbery” he wrote it up on the board. I said, “Rape” and he paused, he asked for clarification “You mean violent rape?” “no I mean rape. It is all the same.” he looked to a boy who said “rape only if he used a weapon and hurt her.” and I said, “rape is rape, whether his weapon is a knife, drugs, or guilt. She said no.” he shook his head, and wrote “Violent rape” on the board anyways. I never understood, because you can kill somebody quietly and peacefully with drugs, or with guns and knives or cars; but nobody cares if the murder was “violent” it was still murder.

#yesallwomen by Amanda Katherine Ricketson (via cyberunfamous)

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you know you’re getting old when you watch the little mermaid and when ariel says “i’m 16 years old. i’m not a child anymore.” and you’re just sat there like yes you fucking are young lady stop it

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#DADDY I LOVE HIM #bitch you don’t even know him

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The day you start agreeing with the parents in kids movies is the day it’s all over.

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UK-based artist Robin Wight uses stainless steel wire to form stunning, dynamic sculptures of winged fairies dancing in the wind.

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They look like beautiful warriors of the earth

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Some cheery Finnish pop and rock music

Hector - Lumi teki enkelin eteiseen (“the snow made an angel in our entrance hall”)

A slowly progressing folk song about the singer’s family members dying or leaving one by one over the course of his childhood. Every time they hold a funeral, “the priest got to drink coffee again”.

Miljoonasade - Marraskuu (“November”)

A lamentation of an alcoholic who has been dumped by his girlfriend, and how his November depression may end up killing him.

Eppu Normaali - Tahroja paperilla (“just stains on paper”)

The story of a man who leaves his girlfriend/wife, leaving her a tear-stained piece of paper which is implied to be a suicide note.

Leevi and the Leavings - Teuvo, Maanteiden Kuningas (“Teuvo, the king of countryside roads”)

The story of a young man who wants to be a rally driver. He keeps wrecking cars and himself in his attempts at offroad-driving, and eventually dies.

Yö - Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen (“love is white as snow”)

A man and a woman have found each other and are deeply in love, but the chorus keeps reminding them that while love is as white as snow, it also turns into mud and muck as easily, and melts away inevitably. (Has an English translation, which is way less subtle)

And finally, the unofficial national anthem:

Eppu Normaali - Murheellisten laulujen maa (“the land of sorrowful songs”)

The story of a youth who is born in a land where the tradition is for men to butcher their families with an axe while drunk. He swears to never drink to avoid his fate, but after raising a family loses his job and finds himself in the booze store. The next morning the police arrest him at his yard, next to the dead bodies of his wife and children, and the song asserts that this will never stop happening.

—- Fan Submission, thanks steelseam!

Funny thing is, these are really some of the most popular finnish songs _ever_. You’ll hear “Rakkaus on lumivalkoinen” most likely at least 5 times a night in every single karaoke bar you’ll walk into. 

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Great songs to listen to now that everything is covered in melty brown/white mush, it’s cold, school makes you sad and all your socks have holes in them and there’s not even milk to put in your coffee. 

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Let’s add finnish christmas songs here!

"Varpunen jouluaamuna" (Sparrow on a Christmas Morning)

Tells a story of a girl and her dead little brother. The brother has died of famine, but visits the girl on christmas morning in a shape of a sparrow. “The morsel of food you offered brought me from the land on angels.”

"Sylvian joululaulu" (Christmas Song for Sylvia)

A poet is in Mediterrian countryside on Christmas, where everything is in bloom and trees are lush. He misses FInland, and expresses his longing by singing about a bird in a cage, who stops singing and finally dies.

"Hei tonttu-ukot hyppikää" (Jump, Christmas Elves)

Don’t let the happy jumping fool you. The song reminds us, that “life is short, and it’s mostly dark and gloomy”.

"Tonttu ei vaan saa unta" (The Elf Can’t Sleep)

Incredibly long and sorrowful song about House Elf, who can’t sleep but wonders about his farm, checking on the people and livestock.

Merry Christmas to you too!

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If you can say everything with one word, you shouldn’t use any more

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—- Fan submission, thanks 4ntti!

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Some cheery Finnish Christmas charols!

As requested, here is some lovely and cheery Finnish christmas charols with traditional and heavy metal versions. Some of these are from pikkulaku’s list:

Varpunen jouluaamuna” (Sparrow on a Christmas Morning)

Tells a story of a girl and her dead little brother. The brother has died of famine, but visits the girl on Christmas morning in a shape of a sparrow. “The morsel of food you offered brought me from the land on angels.

Traditional version / Metal version by Marco Hietala

"Sylvian joululaulu" (Christmas Song for Sylvia)

A poet is in Mediterrian countryside on Christmas, where everything is in bloom and trees are lush. He misses FInland, and expresses his longing by singing about a bird in a cage, who stops singing and finally dies.

Traditional version / Metal version by Antony Parviainen

"Hei tonttu-ukot hyppikää" (Jump, Christmas Elves)

Don’t let the happy jumping fool you. The song reminds us, that “life is short, and it’s mostly dark and gloomy”.

Traditional version (beginning of the song) / Metal version by Ajattara

"Tonttu ei vaan saa unta" (The Elf Can’t Sleep)

Incredibly long and sorrowful song about House Elf, who can’t sleep but wonders about his farm, checking on the people and livestock.

Traditional version / Metal version by J-P Leppäluoto

"Me käymme joulun viettohon" (We are celebrating Christmas)

Song about how we are celebrating the Christmas, eating well and giving each other plenty of presents. In the same time the heavenly child is empty handed and forgotten and, depending how you understand the song, lost or suffocated by the snow. 

Traditional version / Metal version by Tony Kakko

"Konsta Jylhän joululaulu" (Konsta Jylhä’s Christmas carol)

A song about a young boy who walks alone in the cemetary to lay a candle to his mother’s grave. The boy wonders if he’ll be ever able to celebrate Christmas with laughter like others do as his home feels like it’s not blessed at all. He hears a voice of the child of the Christmas who takes him back in time to witness the first Christmas ever. 

Traditional version / Metal version by J-P Leppäluoto

Merry Christmas!

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It’s again this time of the year. 

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Photo source: Riemurasia.net

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Another rather useful expression in Finnish

"Vittujen kevät ja kyrpien takatalvi"

The spring of cunts and the late winter of dicks

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Just something to give you guys some sweet nightmares.

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Kuka kissan hännän nostaa, ellei kissa itse? ”Who will raise the cat’s tail if not the cat itself?" Nobody but you should show your skills or make yourself proud. Kattia kanssa! "And a cat too!" That’s a lie!

Ei auta itku markkinoilla ”It’s no use crying on a marketplace” Feeling strong...

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Morso, the main reason why Finnish kids turned out to be so fucked up. 

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I never watched this children’s show and I’m glad about it. Who knows what my mental health would be if I had watched it.

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Literally me em We Heart It.

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Tic toc

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More picture quotes here