There are two paths leading to a better understanding of Finnish culture:
1. The hymn of “Finlandia”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XojVmivqDrA
2. “Perkele” - a Swedish parody of “Naturalistic” Finnish films made during the 1970’s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op68Gh3BVEc
(You don’t have to understand either Finnish, Swedish or English to understand neither piece of art)