Kummakivi - a 500,000 kg rock in Finland that has been balancing on top of another rock for 11,000 years.

Socially distancing myself in a nearby forest.. | imikegraphics


Location: Muonio, Finland

Some road that goes somewhere, Kimmo Ojaniemi

Kotisaari Island in Finland Through the Seasons by Jani Ylinampa

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*a single tear falls down my face* FINLAND IS TRENDING

Now the entire world is going to know what kind of weird fucking losers we are

reblogging for the picture because I have never seen a more accurate illustration of what being Finnish is like

What is happening in Finland?

What? The fuck? What the fuck

Bus seats in Finland - for the unsocial people, like me.

Rule number one in Finnish public transport culture: Don’t sit next to anyone. Unless the seats are like this.

In every other cases fill the spots from window seats. Then standing up seats. If the bus gets crowded sit next to someone but sit as far as possible from the other person and turn your head to look to the completely different direction. Don’t say a word. 

And if you’re the one sitting next to window pray all the gods that the other person leaves before you, because otherwise you’d have to speak to him/her. Usually it’s something like “Umm..ileavenow”. Remember, no sorries or smiles. Just say it as low and fast as possible without making any eye contact. 

legit advise for people visiting finland. that “ileavenow” is “mä jään täs” in finnish. it’s okay if you don’t pronounce it perfectly right because the only reason someone would talk to strangers in public transport is to ask them to move, so they will get the hint. 

BUT! usually just things like putting your phone away and rustling your bag and looking like you are about to leave will do the trick. no need for words.

….and this is how you wait for a bus in finland:

Reblogging because of that picture. So true. And familiar.

This is the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen…what the actual fuck. It almost seems like a joke but I feel like it’s actually serious????

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@literallysonotokay is this legit

@velocirapity2 yes

FOR @danestnotonfire

is this legit tho wtF the bus stop picture iM CRYIN england is so different whenever i get on the bus i get the 80+ y/o village squad of old ladies sitting next 2 me talking about what they’re knitting atm i feel sorry for u tbh

@rarepepeirwin Is this the truth????

@kxnken Nora this can’t be real

from http://finland.fi/life-society/a-guide-to-finnish-customs-and-manners/
“Finns rarely enter into conversation with strangers, unless a particularly strong impulse prompts it. As foreigners often note, Finns are curiously silent in the metro, the bus or the tram. In lifts, they suffer from the same mute embarrassment as everyone else in the world. However, a visitor clutching a map will have no trouble in getting advice on a street corner or in any other public place, since the hospitality of Finns easily overrides their customary reserve.”

from https://lifeinfinland.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/bus-etiquette/
“Finns prefer as little contact as possible so on entering the bus, avoid eye contact with everyone, including the driver. In Helsinki if you greet the driver people will immediately know you’re from the countryside or a foreigner.” and the rest of it tbh

from http://finnish.blogs.tamk.fi/2015/03/06/a-bus-etiquette-in-finland/
“In Finland going to a bus is not some messy bazaar where people do whatever they want to. It is a very delicate and sophisticated situation where you have to know what to do. Otherwise you might ruin the day and maybe the whole month of some innocent person.”

so uh… yeah this is legit? apparently? it’s really funny and odd lmao

A country where people give you space, dont fuck with you, dont stare…

-browses airfare-

Do Finns not like each other?