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Welcome to Finland, the happiest country in the world. With lots of beautiful nature, a wonderful education system, a passionately burning love of saunas, and deep respect for their fellow human beings, Finns are truly great. And you’ll know that if you have any Finnish people in your social circles, dear Pandas.

However, the Finnish can also seem mysterious, even peculiar. For one, they stereotypically love being left alone and social interactions allegedly scare them more than the local wildlife, the biting cold, and the fairytale creatures that lurk in the dark. However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg of what it means to be a Finn, as presented by the ‘Finland Jokes’ Instagram page.

As you’re scrolling down and upvoting your favorite Finnish memes, don’t forget to read through Bored Panda’s interview about introversion and extroversion with Dr. Andrew Spark from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

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    The ‘Finland Jokes’ page has been posting memes about what it’s like to be Finnish since way back in 2017. In the half-a-decade since then, the page has carved out a comfortable niche for itself on Instagram, having drawn in 73.1k followers.

    Make sure to follow the account on Instagram if the jokes they post made you chuckle, dear Readers.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should see two of our neighbors. Real stalkers if you ask me 😆

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    Mazer
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No no no. Pleeeeease, keep up with the present times. That POS is an EX-White House tenant

    Vicky Zar
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course they just had to pick the worst one for the US. This photo is so....uff.

    Krista
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in! Maybe if enough of us want to go, we can get a group discount on airfare and immigration fees. Finland is amazing, and they have one of the best education systems in the world. The goal is the educate without anxiety-inducing pressure, and to help the child become the best person they can be in all aspects, not just academics. They understand that not every child learns the same way, or may have things going on in their lives that impact them greatly. In general kids aren't forced to sit at a desk all day while being taught how to answer exam questions. I'll happily enroll my children in a Finnish school. Let me know when we're moving!

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally off topic but what's with that Tr**p picture? That poor kid is sitting far away from his parents, on a weird lion-toy with two limousin-toys and one racecar-toy at its feet. "Tell me you're going to be one messed-up adult without telling me". He already looks like he's resigned to his fate as "oh, and that's .... uh, whatshisname."

    John Baker
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trump was never a president. He just played one on TV - and badly at that.

    Chris Scritchfield
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blame on our system being corrupt. Why does the president need 40 secret service agents and an armored car where as if you send a wedding invite to the queen of England she might just show up. We a re polarized. Your either team red, team blue or wrong(third party votes only count for Congress and not by much). So the current president has half the country hating him regardless of how well he does.

    Krista
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do think she is a good mother to him; everything I've read or seen points to her really loving him. But I definitely feel sorry for him being in that family. Every single person with trump DNA is a morally-bankrupt, greedy, deceitful con artist. Fingers crossed that he doesn't turn out the same.

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    Jessica Julian
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That top one is overcompensation for perceived insecurities...a LOT of insecurities. Yikes!

    Cheri Aline Sydney
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    You should be, embarrassed, New Everywhere, if you can't defend the President that made things better and you're passively accepting the current one that is turning America into a third- world country!

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    Kim Pratt
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sucks that he was used as the culmination of all U.S. presidents. Obama was down to earth and relatable. Chump is the epitome of gross and overprivilege.

    N Binder
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was never elected by the people, and is nothing but a fat bald treasonous loser.

    LakeMonster
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Current president is more like the Finnish president. Thank God.

    Cuppa tea?
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only see one president (presume on bottom is the same president of Finland).

    Molly Block
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trump is so horrible. He'd NEVER shovel snow OR walk his dog. And if you can't walk your own dog, you suck. If you don't even own a dog, you suck even worse. I don't trust people who don't like dogs!

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I liked your comment until your last two sentences. I don't trust people who judge others so severely just because they don't like a particular animal.

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    PADNA
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this meme NOW can be updated with the dancing prime minister

    Raphael Vogt
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of his own relative's made a book about how horrible he is

    Gypsy Lee
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like how the kid is in a suit & frozen like a deer in headlights with his limo toys laid out at his feet all nice. Like he was ever allowed to play at being a kid.

    Scott Patnode
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately me as God, giving away hundreds of trillions and still I don't have a dollar to my name, makes me kill everyone on Earth. Covid murder scheme by USA after stealing murdering everything around mortal God for 30 years. Sweet, last week I posted about Elon musk stealing my triple flip tile idea from 1997 aerodynamic hydrodynamic house I designed with triple flip tiles, sun, solar, and black water heater flip tile, I posted my solar flare info how solar flares connected to me, and I posted satellites getting taken out by tri laterals, and last week I was going to telly mother I was picturing dropping some satellites, but forgot, now this week Elon musk loses 40 satellites to solar flare..all by my correlated I fo and design still.amen https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22924561/spacex-starlink-satellites-geomagnetic-storm https://vidmax.com/video/210707-it-s-not-in-my-power-cbc-worker-admits-he-agrees-with-the-protesters-speaking-with-a-woman-the-channel-spread-fake-news-a I

    Jeff Bunn
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boy, did they use the wrong example for the American President!! They might as well have said Narcissistic Nazi President!!

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    Bobby
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finish president might be on payroll, not a businessman.

    hi it's Norma
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have the best president in times like this and with Russia just next to us!

    David Butler
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone has a Boston Terrier as a President?! I wanna live there!

    Lisa Hyde
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They use those shovels in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan😊

    Davo gifman
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also try to keep in mind; that president is a spoiled brat js 🤔

    DuPree Raymond
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what America needs, a REAL person as President, not some Old rich senile baby toucher the like Biden or the ass wipe before him...we need someone who Shovels Snow & walks their dogs in public WITHOUT 20 Bodyguards

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    Hmmmm….let’s name ONE great thing that’s come out of Finland…….

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    I thought the dog was Estonia's president's pooch?

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    Most of the memes showcase a slice of Finnish life. From their love of the cold and the great outdoors to learning to embrace the calm, the silence.

    It is perhaps this stereotype about Finland, the deep introversion the country’s citizens supposedly live by, that is best known around the world. That and the sweet tooth they have for licorice in all of its forms.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm Russian and grew up with a children's story in which to illustrate the characters going to a "cold place" they go to Lapland, which is a region in Finland.

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    Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Spark from the Queensland University of Technology to have a chat about introversion and extroversion. We asked him about the upsides of extroversion and how introverts feel when pressured to act in a different way than their instincts tell them to.

    The expert told us that there are several options that introverts can take to reduce the stress they feel when outside forces are pressuring them to act extroverted.

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    “We can simply force ourselves to push through it and act out of character (i.e., to act more extroverted),” the expert suggested that powering through an uncomfortable situation is one way to deal with things.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A sauna isn't a sauna without being drenched in other people's sweat. 😄

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    According to Dr. Spark, there are scientifically proven benefits to being extroverted rather than introverted. It’s something that some people might not like hearing, of course. However, there’s also absolutely nothing wrong with being introverted either. Though, at the end of the day, different situations call for different behaviors and mindsets. In short, sometimes it’s very advantageous to act extroverted even if you want to be alone in the middle of a snowy forest.

    “Many introverts don’t like hearing this—and I can understand that—but the science is quite clear. When we act extroverted, we experience more positive emotion,” he said, adding that this can, actually, make us feel more tired later on.

    “However, if this idea [of pushing through] does not appeal to you (and there has been some research looking at why introverts don’t like the idea of acting extroverted), it may be a better idea to remove yourself from the situation or to reframe how you are thinking about yourself,” the expert told Bored Panda.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone know where this is? Edit: found it. It's actually in Iceland (Elliðaey Island). Get some fact checkers, BP! 😉

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    According to Dr. Spark, even being aware of the research on extroversion and introversion can help alleviate some of the stress that some people feel in situations they’re uncomfortable being in.

    “As part of any such reframing effort, try to keep in mind that there is nothing inherently wrong with being an introvert, but you also have to be realistic and accept that there are certain situations that are better suited to either extroverted or introverted behavior,” the expert noted.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's better to be happy inside and not show it, than the other way round... :/

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    “Take heart in knowing that we all have a lot more agency to act out of character if we really want to—and introverts have shown to be quite adaptable when it suits them,” Dr. Spark explained that we are far more flexible than we sometimes give ourselves credit for. Human beings are incredibly adaptable. Whether or not we’re comfortable with change is another question entirely.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you wait for the snow to thaw away before going back to the scene.

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    Despite the Finnish having a reputation for enjoying being all by their lonesome, their country is actually widely known for its strong feelings of communal support. In fact, it’s one of the things that helped Finland rank as the happiest country in the world in 2021.

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    Some other factors that contributed to Finland’s overall happiness index include a thoroughly transparent government with very little corruption, as well as the level of autonomy given to the country’s citizens. The Finns felt like they were free to make their own choices at all times.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda ... okay yeah, lol relatable here, too. But more like when it gets above -10C in April.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I had to experience a long bout of not seeing the sun for a while I would do the same.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually there's just a little fence. Some random border guards every now and then.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a former prison building, now a hotel in Katajanokka, Helsinki.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay so the ones in bottom left and bottom right do have blood as their main ingredient. They are blood sausage (musta makkara) and blood pancake (veriletut). They are both served with lingonberry jam and they are delicious. The one in the middle that looks like poop is called "mämmi". It is traditional dessert that we serve with cream and sugar on Easter. It contains rye flour (not blood :D) and is in my opinion also delicious. The one in the top right is called "hernekeitto" (pea soup). It is traditionally served on Thursdays (because before reformation Friday was the day of not-eating in the Catholic culture, and we needed some nutritioning and cheap food the day before.) When you put some mustard in it it also tastes quite good. I have to admit I googled the one in the top left. It is in facr chocolate with fishs, from Finnish trademark Taiga, but it's not a common thing in Finland.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First thing you do when you come in, you take shoes off.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, all of those are one language family (Indo-European, specifically Germanic) and Finnish is a very different one (Uralic). They're not related in the slightest. Modern geographical proximity isn't terribly meaningful with language.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Goes to Sweden, tries to speak Swedish, my Swedish is so poor that Swedish people beg me to speak English so they can understand me

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So it's introverts who care about their community and like saunas? I was definitely born in the wrong country because I would love this

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the Scottish year. Was the reason I moved overseas, just couldn't take the long dark half a year of cold anymore.

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