Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Otherwise the driver would've stopped in vain...

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Hyvää joulua, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays!

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Make sure not to touch anyone.

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My name is Aino

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Phew, it's been hectic! I'm a little late with this announcement. You voted Aino to be Matti's wife's name. Aino is a traditional Finnish name with roots in Finnish folklore Kalevala. It's pronounced almost like "I know". Everyone whose name was picked in the raffle for signed post cards has been contacted. Thank you for participatin...

Touchy feely

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Unfortunately I can't remember who told me this but I heard that a Finnish guy got in a situation where people were talking to him and standing really close to him. And he said that he had to fight a thought that he should kiss them. Why? Because he had never been so close to a person without kissing th...

Matti's wife needs a name - Final voting

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I've picked three names for the Final Voting - well technically four as one of them is a combined name. Combined name is a compromise. Maija and Liisa were really the two most popular names, but I would let Juhani Aho have Matti and Liisa as they're already popular couple in his Rautatie-novel. I wouldn't dare to compete with one of the most known Finnish authors. And besides, combined name is...

Matti's wife needs a name!

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Some of you might saw the first appearance of Matti's wife in my Independence day strips. I've been thinking about a good name for her but since I got a good bunch of Finnish Nightmares post cards I decided that I'll combine two things and set up a little competition. How to participate? Write a comment under this post or send a mail to finnishnightmares(at)gmail.com. Include following details...

Happy Independence day! Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää!

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I've made four strips in co-operation with Yleisradio. These strips show how Matti spends his independence day, embracing the traditions. You can see the Finnish versions of the strips at http://linnanjuhlat.yle.fi/ ...

It's not true! At least not all of it!

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What if he tells that to others and they believe it too? Finns are very self-conscious people. There's even a joke describing this: An American, A Frenchman and a Finn saw an elephant. The American thought "How much I could get if I'd sell that elephant?" The Frenchman thought: "What would that elephant taste like?" And the Finn thought: "What does that elephant think of me?" We like stereotypic...

Finnish Nightmares post cards are here!

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Finnish Nightmares post cards are here with three special Christmas themed cards! Send them before Dec 14th to make sure they'll arrive to their destination before Christmas. These cards are quality work by Paperikauppa Putinki. You can buy these cards here: Order online: Perromania (Shipping world wide) Paperikauppa Putinki, Korkeavuorenkatu 19, Helsinki Paperikauppa Putinki,...

How long you have to wait until it's not rude anymore?

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The worst 20 seconds in your life

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This is a true nightmare. People have suggested this to me a lot, I've got dozens of messages that state this as the worst nightmare ever. So here you go, the ultimate Finnish Nightmare so far. By the way, this is also my first strip that was published in Ilta-Sanomat! Starting this week I will be publish Finnish Nightmares every Friday on Ilta-Sanomat web and the strip will also be published...

What if my question is stupid?

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This happened to me few months ago: I was in a lecture where the lecturer was an American. After he had finished everyone politely applauded and then he asked if anyone had any questions or would like to give feedback to his lecture. The whole auditorium went dead silent. The lecturer was clearly abashed. After a while he asked ”Was it that bad? Was it shit? You can tell me. I don’t mind”....

The ground is white and I have some updates!

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This has been going on a little while but now I think it's safe to say that THERE WILL BE A BOOK! It's coming out next year full of deliciously awkward situations with Matti. Also there will be postcards with Matti strips and some special Christmas-Matti post cards! I'm so excited and I will keep you guys update with the situation. Follow me on Instagram. I'll post there the first sneak peeks of...

First snow!

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One extra comic because of the first snow that has arrived this week. Catch the snowflakes... but make sure nobody's watching ;) Have a great weekend!...

When you're in a hurry and this happens...

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This seems to be one of the ultimate horrors in for Finns. I've got over 20 messages from my fans and readers about this. I can't lie, it's horrible. Why it's horrible? I can't really explain. Can you? If you like this comic please consider giving me a vote at SoMe Awards (click the ÄÄNESTÄ button...

The Uncomfortable Awakens

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I got mail last Friday. Someone had reported Finnish Nightmares to SoMe Awards 2016 and from all 600 reported social media phenomenons it was chosen as one of the finalists. I will be shy and uncomfortable to go there so let's make it double as uncomfortable and make me go to the stage as everyone's watching me to get the 3D-printed statue. Vote Oh, and if you don't speak Finnish, here's...

Onnea Isälle! It's Father's Day in Finland.

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It's Friday!

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Happy weekend for you all! Go to sauna if you have one, I don't and I wish I had! The sauna-emoji is provided by This is Finland - finland...

I went to instagram! ... but there's a but

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Dear people who use Instagram. I just joined in instagram by name finnishnightmaresmatti. The "finnishnightmares" username was already taken on instagram and the user of that account was not me despite the fact he/she's using my pictures. :EDIT: I got the situation handled and to prevent any further random copycats on Instagram, you'll find me behind the name finnishnightmaresofficial!...

What if the driver can't hear you the first time?

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Spooky Nightmares!

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In Finland we really don't have the Trick or Treat tradition. If you're in Finland I suggest you to visit your local graveyard tomorrow evening - not for the spooky atmosphere but the sea of candles. That's the more common way to celebrate as it's All Saints' Day in Finla...

Things are clearing out

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It's been 10 days since I published my very first Finnish Nightmares comic. What has happened in these 10 days has been beyond my wildest dreams. It's been a heck of a ride. I didn't prepare for this and it took me a while to get myself back together and sort things out. Now that I've sorted some things out, eg. getting some sleep, I can safely say that big things are indeed happening. All thanks...

Story behind the hat

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Matti wears this round little kalotti-hat with blue stripes. Most of you have probably realized that it resembles Finnish national flag. The others who are a bit more familiar with Finnish national art might recognize that the hat is similar to the one Väinämöinen, the main character of Finnish folklore Kalevala, wears in some paintings. The others might know the hat from scouting activities. These...

I want to clarify few things.

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This is something I wrote to my Smile-picture as a comment but I feel like it's something I need to state properly: Not all Finns fit the stereotype of Finn. Just like not all Americans fit stefeotype of an American or Swedes fit stereotype of Swedish people. These are stereotypes that I portray in these comics as I do identify highly with these stereotypes and Matti is basically me. I hope everyone...

22-07

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Something positive for once. It's friday after all.

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This is unbelievable

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That's all I can say. Thank you. I'm slowly getting back together and maybe this weekend I'll do something cool for you guys. Thank you so much for support and likes. This is awesome. And for those who saw briefly the new-looking website. Oh yes, it was awesome. But unfortunately it couldn't handle the traffic. So back to blogspot for now until I get some professional help with these kind of t...