Finland - a hundred years of independence 6.12.

Today, the 6th of December 2017 is our hundreth independence day. A big day for us Finns, truly a good cause for celebration. Lots of nice recognition abroad. More than 50 important places are lighted up in our colours of blue and white - including the Colosseum in Rome, the Cristo Redentor in Rio, the Niagara Falls and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Newcastle.

I'm hoping you'll raise a glass with us this evening and wish us good luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5zg_af9b8c

Cheers,
Antti

Read an article about Finland hitting 100 on the BBC this morning, have a party!

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Good excuse for a pi$$ up!!........:eagerness:


mike

I’ll happily raise a glass tonight to salute this anniversary. Kippis!

Congrats i’ll Raise a glass this evening.

Congratulations. I trust you're getting a national holiday?

Happy 100 years to you.

Earlier this year I was studying the winter and continuation war,you fought hard and clever to remain free.



https://www.researchgate.net/publica...e_World_War_II

Thanks all!

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Congratulations. I trust you're getting a national holiday?

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Yes, every year.

National independence is a noble aspiration.

Always happy to raise a glass to it.

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Read an article about Finland hitting 100 on the BBC this morning, have a party!

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Yep, me too! I have a great deal of admiration for way Finland survived through some particularly turbulent times.

Cheers :very_drunk:

I’ve only recently read Tuntematon sotilas by Väinö Linna.

In English though.


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Excellent. I shall certainly be raising a glass later to wish you, your nation and your country the very best.


And apologies for this, but it has to be done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHsoEAAMZU

Congrats! And please add 1000 yrs with great stuff from Finland: Nokia, Salora, Alvar Aalto (everything he designed!), Linux, household scissors /can't remember their name..., my first Saab 96 (MY 76) and proper education! We, the Dutch, like to look at Finland and admire their products and lifestyle.

As said, add at least 10x 100 yrs.

Menno

I heard Sybalius' Finlandia this morning on Radio 3 it's quite wonderful.
Happy birthday Finland.
Cheers
Joe

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Just don't let the Russians find out

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, Suomi

Thanks everyone, appreciated!

On my list of places to visit, almost made it last year but got held up in Norway.

Enjoy the celebrations.

Good luck to you all. Happy Independence Day!!

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On my list of places to visit, almost made it last year but got held up in Norway.

Enjoy the celebrations.

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Same here, I planned to go then somehow ended up in Munich.
I might go when the snows down for a week or so.
OP any recommendations?

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Same here, I planned to go then somehow ended up in Munich.
I might go when the snows down for a week or so.
OP any recommendations?

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Whaddaya have in mind?

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Whaddaya have in mind?

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Somewhere easy to get around to see some of the culture,museums,craft markets and I like rock and roll bars for the nightime.
But I am quite easy going with what to see.

Glass raised, I think you once
gave the Red Army a dammed good thrashing, if my memory serves me....................................:eagerness:

Congrats! I think I still have a bottle of Finlandia in the freezer
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Somewhere easy to get around to see some of the culture,museums,craft markets and I like rock and roll bars for the nightime.
But I am quite easy going with what to see.

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So urban holiday then. Holy triangle of Helsinki, Tampere and Turku it is. Probably easiest to roll into Helsinki and see what's up. Some two hours to either Turku or Tampere if you fancy a change of scenery. I'd suggest you try and arrange a visit to Sepan Sarpaneva's workshop in Kaapelitehdas. Check out Suomenlinna fortress. Some decent restaurants there and a great place for a picnic weather permitting. Get naked with strangers at Kotiharjun Sauna, the only traditional wood fueled block sauna left in Helsinki. Have a stroll in our beautiful nature at Nuuksio national park and don't forget to take some Finnish sausages with you, there are dedicated places for camp fires you can prepare them at. Start at Finnish Nature Center Haltia to get oriented.

For nightlife Helsinki boasts to be home to the easiest nightclub in the world to get laid, Milliklubi.

Anything else or something specific, just give me a shout.

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Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, Suomi

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A nice touch mate. :occasion14:

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Glass raised, I think you once
gave the Red Army a dammed good thrashing, if my memory serves me....................................:eagerness:

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It serves you well indeed. :smug:

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Congrats! I think I still have a bottle of Finlandia in the freezer
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Still? Anything longer than a week and the taste of glass will ruin it. Open it up pronto and step on the bottle cap old bean!

How about some tips for wilderness areas? What’s camping like?


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How about some tips for wilderness areas? What’s camping like?


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Not much of a camping man myself, got enough of it in the army. The Nuuksio tip I gave above was pretty much the depth of my knowledge, sorry.

Congratulations to Possu and Finland! Stayed in Levi last December for a few days and was very well looked after by the locals. We'll be back again now that we've got all the Santa stuff behind us.

PS And thank you for all those mega rally drivers!

My mother was taken very ill while on a birthday celebratory cruise. She was taken to Helsinki Hospital on life support for six days before she passed away. The Finns were simply magnificent, including the country's leading neurosurgeon who was assigned to her case because, as it was explained to me and my family, "We never want you to have any doubt that we did everything we could for her."

Wonderful people, wonderful country , who will always have a special place in my heart.

I have worked in all four of the largest by population Scandinavian countries, I enjoy working with the Finns the most. Direct and to the point and hard working. We like to call them Russians with attitude ;-)

On the other hand if I ever have to work in Sweden again I will commit murder.

Congratulations on your 100 years of independence !

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Originally Posted by Possu

So urban holiday then. Holy triangle of Helsinki, Tampere and Turku it is. Probably easiest to roll into Helsinki and see what's up. Some two hours to either Turku or Tampere if you fancy a change of scenery. I'd suggest you try and arrange a visit to Sepan Sarpaneva's workshop in Kaapelitehdas. Check out Suomenlinna fortress. Some decent restaurants there and a great place for a picnic weather permitting. Get naked with strangers at Kotiharjun Sauna, the only traditional wood fueled block sauna left in Helsinki. Have a stroll in our beautiful nature at Nuuksio national park and don't forget to take some Finnish sausages with you, there are dedicated places for camp fires you can prepare them at. Start at Finnish Nature Center Haltia to get oriented.

For nightlife Helsinki boasts to be home to the easiest nightclub in the world to get laid, Milliklubi.

Anything else or something specific, just give me a shout.

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Thanks that all sounds good to me,any time of year you recommend?

Inadvertently raised a glass to you in Vienna tonight (working)…. Will have to raise another glass to you when back in the hotel, just to be sure…

All the best,
Ben

Thank you all, your kind words and sentiments are appreciated.