How Finnish are you?
MEme via lady catharinal: How Finnish are you?
[*] Both of your parents are Finns
[*] You were born in Finland
[*] Your last name ends with -nen or -la/-lä.
[*] You know at least five people whose names are Matti/Pekka/Juhani/Liisa/Susanna/Elina.
[ ] Your name is Matti/Pekka/Juhani/Liisa/Susanna/Elina.
[ ] You're an alcoholic
[*] You've been depressed/you're depressed or you know at least five people who have been/are depressed
[ ] It's a big media thing when some foreign B-class celebrity mentions your country
[ ] To you, "tan" means that someone stands out from the snow blanket
[ ] You are extremely interested in what foreign people think about your country
Score so far: 4
[*] You like pea soup and you know on which day of the week it should be eaten and what dessert should be eaten with it
[*] You love chocolate and/or salty liquorice (cannot eat either one any more for medical reasons)
[*] You love rye bread
[*] You have bought fries and sausage from a junk food kiosk
[ ] You've fought in the junk food kiosk line
[ ] You drink more than just one cup of coffee in a day
[ ] You eat potatoes almost every day
[ ] On Independence Day, you should light up two candles and watch how the President shakes hands with celebrities and others for two hours
[*] You still recall the ice hockey world championships year 1995 (, not fondly, mind you…)
[ ] You still recall how "ajaa hiljaa sillalla", said by Aino Ackté, was chosen as the most beautiful sentence in the universal expo in Paris in the year 1900
Score so far: 5
[ ] You do Nordic walking
[*] You listen to heavier music
[ ] You watch formula 1 and/or ski jumping (I dislike both)
[ ] You gather berries and/or mushrooms
[ ] You or your family got a summer cottage (Unless grandma's old house counts)
[ ] You celebrate midsummer/juhannus
[*] You regularly go to sauna
[ ] Hugging is something that lovers do
[ ] You speak English to a foreign person even though you know he doesn't understand Finnish. On the other hand, you speak Finnish to the foreign when you know that he doesn't understand
[ ] Most of the songs that are not in a minor key are bad
Score so far: 2
[ ] You have something made by Marimekko
[ ] You own a product with the Unikko print on it
[ ] You have Iittala's/Arabia's/Hackman's dishes or other kitchen tools (too fragile)
[ ] You read Donald Duck (not any more)
[*] You love Moomins (the original books, that is)
[ ] When speaking about the President, it's 'it' and when speaking of a pet, it's 'she/he'
[ ] You think that lakes are not exotic
[*] You know that in the morning, no one's supposed to speak
[ ] You wait for the green light even though there aren't any cars in the street (depends on the weather)
[*] You think it's completely normal that when on a walk, you don't meet any living person
Score so far: 3
[ ] It's too cold inside if it's not at least 20 C
[*] It's hot outside when it's 20 C
[*] Less than 65 C in sauna is cold (actually, to me it's less than 90 degrees…)
[ ] You can be outside without wearing a hat (no, but that's because I'm totally bald; sunburns and frostbites are not nice on the scalp)
[*] You know at least five different words for "snow" (There is not many more, unless you count different dialects>
[*] If a stranger smiles at you, you suppose that he's drunk or a foreigner
[*] To you "European" means someone who's from Western Europe, but not someone who's Nordic
[*] Silent moments between conversations are something normal and do not bother your at all
[*] You apologize when you're late for even one minute (I don't usually have to because I may be early as much as 30 minutes)
[*] You understand that 'm' means 'yes', 'nngg' means 'no' and 'mnt' means 'good morning'
Total: 22/50
[*] Both of your parents are Finns
[*] You were born in Finland
[*] Your last name ends with -nen or -la/-lä.
[*] You know at least five people whose names are Matti/Pekka/Juhani/Liisa/Susanna/Elina.
[ ] Your name is Matti/Pekka/Juhani/Liisa/Susanna/Elina.
[ ] You're an alcoholic
[*] You've been depressed/you're depressed or you know at least five people who have been/are depressed
[ ] It's a big media thing when some foreign B-class celebrity mentions your country
[ ] To you, "tan" means that someone stands out from the snow blanket
[ ] You are extremely interested in what foreign people think about your country
Score so far: 4
[*] You like pea soup and you know on which day of the week it should be eaten and what dessert should be eaten with it
[*] You love chocolate and/or salty liquorice (cannot eat either one any more for medical reasons)
[*] You love rye bread
[*] You have bought fries and sausage from a junk food kiosk
[ ] You've fought in the junk food kiosk line
[ ] You drink more than just one cup of coffee in a day
[ ] You eat potatoes almost every day
[ ] On Independence Day, you should light up two candles and watch how the President shakes hands with celebrities and others for two hours
[*] You still recall the ice hockey world championships year 1995 (, not fondly, mind you…)
[ ] You still recall how "ajaa hiljaa sillalla", said by Aino Ackté, was chosen as the most beautiful sentence in the universal expo in Paris in the year 1900
Score so far: 5
[ ] You do Nordic walking
[*] You listen to heavier music
[ ] You watch formula 1 and/or ski jumping (I dislike both)
[ ] You gather berries and/or mushrooms
[ ] You or your family got a summer cottage (Unless grandma's old house counts)
[ ] You celebrate midsummer/juhannus
[*] You regularly go to sauna
[ ] Hugging is something that lovers do
[ ] You speak English to a foreign person even though you know he doesn't understand Finnish. On the other hand, you speak Finnish to the foreign when you know that he doesn't understand
[ ] Most of the songs that are not in a minor key are bad
Score so far: 2
[ ] You have something made by Marimekko
[ ] You own a product with the Unikko print on it
[ ] You have Iittala's/Arabia's/Hackman's dishes or other kitchen tools (too fragile)
[ ] You read Donald Duck (not any more)
[*] You love Moomins (the original books, that is)
[ ] When speaking about the President, it's 'it' and when speaking of a pet, it's 'she/he'
[ ] You think that lakes are not exotic
[*] You know that in the morning, no one's supposed to speak
[ ] You wait for the green light even though there aren't any cars in the street (depends on the weather)
[*] You think it's completely normal that when on a walk, you don't meet any living person
Score so far: 3
[ ] It's too cold inside if it's not at least 20 C
[*] It's hot outside when it's 20 C
[*] Less than 65 C in sauna is cold (actually, to me it's less than 90 degrees…)
[ ] You can be outside without wearing a hat (no, but that's because I'm totally bald; sunburns and frostbites are not nice on the scalp)
[*] You know at least five different words for "snow" (There is not many more, unless you count different dialects>
[*] If a stranger smiles at you, you suppose that he's drunk or a foreigner
[*] To you "European" means someone who's from Western Europe, but not someone who's Nordic
[*] Silent moments between conversations are something normal and do not bother your at all
[*] You apologize when you're late for even one minute (I don't usually have to because I may be early as much as 30 minutes)
[*] You understand that 'm' means 'yes', 'nngg' means 'no' and 'mnt' means 'good morning'
Total: 22/50