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

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...

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Touchy feely

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...

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Matti's wife needs a name - Final voting

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...

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Matti's wife needs a name!

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...

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Happy Independence day! Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää!

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/ ...

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

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...

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Finnish Nightmares post cards are here!

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,...

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