[WesternCulture]

“Sisu”:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu

Winter War:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

[FreedomHammer]

Sisu bump!

My wife has a Finnish friend who may as well be her sister.

That country's story is very compelling.

[VeniVidiVici]

[WesternCulture]

Correction:

I wrote

“I personally believe Russia ought to be viewed as part of Western Nation”

Of course, I meant Russia ought to be viewed as a part of Western Civilization/a Western Nation.

My apologies.

[Snickering Hound]

[Publius]

To understand a people, you need to understand their culture.

Listen to the Second Symphony of Jean Sibelius, and you'll understand how the Finns felt.

[uglybiker]

Finland. Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV

[03A3]

Better get your M39 before they are all gone.

[sasportas]

Largely unknown in the west, Field Marshall Mannerheim is one of the greatest military commanders of all time. The defense of Finland in WW2, against vastly superior Russia, was largely due to his outstanding leadership.

If he isn’t, he ought to be, one of Finland’s greatest hero’s.

[Argus]

I used to frequent a bar in west LA called the Baltic Sea Lounge. The owner was a hardbitten old Finnish sailor who’d fought the Russians under Marshal Mannerheim and in u-boats in the German Navy. He liked country music and had bands play there. The bar burned down over twenty years ago, sad to say.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Can I finnish ?"