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Word of the day: trukki

trukki = forklift

Trukki on ajettava tavaroiden siirto- ja nostolaite. = A forklift is a drivable device used to move and lift goods.

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You can find the Finnish version on YT too: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Kl0X239KVSpVOJD3qmZ-7PYwQMNJWwp

Not sure if these are all the episodes.

bestie wanted to watch the mumin 90s series and i found it on youtube which 👍🏻👍🏻 however. it’s english dub which is just wrong for me because where are their finnish accents 😭

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Sunset on the Finnish archipelago

(via aglobewelltraveled.com)

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In finnish, the word for "opinion" is mielipide, from the word mieli - mind, and pide, which is a somewhat archaic form of pidike - a holder, support, clip, clamp. The word pide/pidike itself comes from the verb "pitää", to hold, or keep. So while nobody thinks of it in such poetic terms in everyday life, the finnish word for "opinion" essentially translates to being some sort of a mental carabiner or foothold in your mental scape that you can hold onto, grab for support, or attach things to keep them fastened.

And in finnish vernacular, especially online, it's often shortened to just MP, MieliPide - and you can ask peoples' opinions about things by just stating "Opinion: subject" to start a conversation. It's very succinct. For example, you can make a three-word statement:

MP: homoilu saunassa?

To ask the same question which in english is a far more long and takes more words: "What is your opinion on doing gay activities in the sauna?"

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Source: Pekka Ähkynen photo - 🌿Moods from the approaching May🌿🌳

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ

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I'm still here, but mostly too lazy to keep checking Tumblr... :) I've kinda been neglecting Finnish, lately I was mostly reading stuff.

I got a new laptop and copied all my language stuff, so maybe I'll be motivated to do some studying again :D

I'm probably going to London for a short holiday soon, but we're planning a Helsinki trip in summer with my friend too!

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Finally something Duolingo has prepared me for before I ran out of course Material last year! Kiitos vihreä pöllö 🫡

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Milky Way and Aurora Borealis

Mari Jääskeläinen on Instagram

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Helsinki, Finland

@AntsVahter

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Helsinki, Finland. 

source

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Ártico (2) by Oscar Gomez

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Helsinki, Finland (by Julius Jansson)

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Noista edellisistä ku tykättiin niin hirmusesti;

ja nyt ku ystävänpäiväki jo vielä on, ni päätin nopee sutasta uuden 

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Finland has a wide variety of TV shows:

- a show about a detective (Karppi/Deadwind)

- a show about a detective (Sorjonen/Bordertown)

- a show about a detective (Ivalo)

- a show about a detective (Kaikki synnit)

- a show about a detective (Pohjoisen tähti)

- a show about a detective (Hautalehto)

- a show about a detective (Korvessa kulkevi)

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Travel poster promoting Tampere, featuring the Hämeensilta or Häme Bridge (1955). Artwork by Rolf Christianson.

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Winter aurora.

Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, Finland.

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ALVAR AALTO, Seinäjoki City Hall, detail from the custom made ceramic rod facade, Seinäjoki, Finland, 1959-62. / Alvar Aalto