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		<title>The United States according to the Finns</title>
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Finns have the ultimate love-hate relationship with the US:  Finns love Hollywood films &#038; TV but hate its dominance over local productions.  Finns love American brands but hate American consumerism.  Finns love American foods but hate the slothful culture.  Finns love the English language but hate its erosion of the Finnish [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/02/28/the-united-states-according-to-the-finns/</link>
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		<title>Russia according to the Finns</title>
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Finland despises Russia.  You&#8217;ll be hard pressed to find a Finn who&#8217;ll say one nice thing about their eastern bully.  Finland was under Russian rule for over 100 years.  Finland finally gained independence, then fought off the Soviets two more times losing a substantial part of the country.  Finland even teamed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/02/27/russia-according-to-the-finns/</link>
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		<title>Sweden according to the Finns</title>
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Finns are extremely jealous and often bitter towards their westerly neighbors, but with good reason:  Swedes have more money.  Swedes have more class.  Swedes dress better.  Swedes are better at ice hockey.  Swedish women are better looking.  Swedish men have self confidence.  Sweden has royalty.  Sweden has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/02/24/sweden-according-to-the-finns/</link>
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		<title>Which Finnish political party should I join?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With over seven political parties in parliament (eight to be exact) and many obscure small parties, choosing a political party can be overwhelming &#8211; especially since the differences between each are so minute. Here&#8217;s a quick run-down of each party to help you decide&#8230;
National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) &#8211; The Conservatives promise to lower your taxes! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/01/18/which-finnish-political-party-should-i-join/</link>
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		<title>The U.S. ambassador to Finland is very active on the internets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The newly appointed United States ambassador to Finland, Bruce J. Oreck (yes, from the Oreck vacuum brand), has a blog which he updates quite often (way more than me lately)!  
He even has a Facebook Fan page, Flickr stream, Twitter page, and YouTube page.  Cool!  With all those pages to update, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/01/14/the-u-s-s-ambassador-to-finland-is-very-active-on-the-internets/</link>
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		<title>The Big Bang Theory learns Finnish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sheldon learning Finnish in the Big Bang Theory Season 3 Episode 12&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/01/13/the-big-bang-theory-learns-finnish/</link>
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		<title>For all you stupid foreigners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think this sign at the local KKK-Supermarket in Äkäslompolo was directed to us stupid foreign tourists&#8230;  

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		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2010/01/12/for-all-you-stupid-foreigners/</link>
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		<title>6 dead in shooting spree at Finnish shopping mall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another random shooting in little Finland?!  And another mass killing at a Helsinki area shopping mall?!  Finland is known around the world for snow, Nokia, and now shooting sprees.
Do you still feel safe in Finland??  Of course you do, everyone is white, it must be safe.  Ignorance is bliss.
But nevermind today&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/12/31/5-dead-shooting-spree-finland-mall/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Amazing Finnish Winter Attractions</title>
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Visit an Eskimo Village
How did Finns live over 200 years ago?  Why not see for yourself! Finland&#8217;s indigenous eskimos (known as &#8220;Sami&#8221; in Finnish) are scattered throughout villages in the northern part of the country.   Some villages still don&#8217;t have accessible roads leading to them, an eskimo guide can be hired to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/12/30/top-10-amazing-finnish-winter-attractions/</link>
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		<title>Happy Independence Day, Finland!</title>
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See the Finnish flag? This is in Farmville, in Facebook. The flag is made of white and blue hay bales.

Happy Independence Day!
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		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/12/06/happy-independence-day-finland/</link>
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		<title>Do Finnish government bodies regard the High Administrative Court as a joke?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The High Administrative Court (Korkein Hallintooikeus) in Finland issued a clear statement on September 9 stating that what Veropörssi is doing is illegal. You can see the text of the statement here in Finnish. The actual court decision is here. In it they emphasize protection of privacy.
In October, after that statement was issued, I sent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/12/05/do-finnish-government-bodies-regard-the-high-administrative-court-as-a-joke/</link>
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		<title>Amazon Kindle reaches every 1st world country except Finland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ugh, this is annoying &#8211; The Amazon Kindle wireless capabilities are available in 81 countries, Finland not one of them.  
Have a look at the service map below, I am jealous of those in Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Haiti, and inhabitable regions of Russia.  Remember the days when Finland used to be a world leader [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/12/05/amazon-kindle-reaches-every-1st-world-country-except-finland/</link>
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		<title>Artificially sweetened beer?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have come across two different brands of beer sold in Finland that is artifically sweetened with saccharin. Both of them are Czech and assure you on the label of the authenticity and quality of the product. The brands are Kozel and Eggenberg. The Kozel dark beer is artificially sweetened, whereas the other products aren&#8217;t. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/12/05/artificially-sweetened-beer/</link>
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		<title>Giving out flyers in Finland ain&#8217;t easy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Louis Zezeran and I try to give out flyers for our comedy show around Helsinki.  It ain&#8217;t easy &#8211; Massive respect to the gypsy beggars in Finland&#8230; (sorry to the video quality at the beginning kinda sucks)

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		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/11/28/giving-out-flyers-in-finland-aint-easy/</link>
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		<title>Those annoying foreign salespeople in the Kamppi Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know those annoying foreigners who try to sell shit to strangers at the Kamppi Center in Helsinki?  Well comedian Louis Zezeran and I decided to go annoy them&#8230;  (turns out they&#8217;re actually very nice people)

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		<link>http://www.finlandforthought.net/2009/11/26/those-annoying-foreign-salespeople-in-the-kamppi-center/</link>
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