Tell me about your country!đŸ€—

But honestly a thread for us Nordic people, YES to that ! :grin:

To stay on topic: We speak Finnish AND Swedish, also we have those additional letters :relieved:

@Tusse It’s gonna be a pain in the ass to learn Finnish BUT When you do maybe someday learn, I’d say it’s kinda useful an appreciated if you even can someday use it when visiting Finland

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How fun to have a few Finns around on the forums too!

Luulin ettÀ oon ainoo suomalainen tÀÀllÀ :laughing:

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Hej! I speak both Finnish and Swedish. When I was to Sweden everyone were asking where I’m from because my Swedish sounds so different. You probably know what I mean.

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Hejsan!! Yes I know what is sound like and I think it sounds very funny sometimes, really like that accent! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
I think it’s very fascinating that most Finns can speak both Finnish and Swedish due to the two languages being so different! I’m impressed by you guys. :sunglasses:

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To keep on topic: Our Flag looks like this :finland:

Siis joo mÀki luulin. Yhes vaihees tein sellase et onks tÀÀl ketÀÀ suomalaisii missÀÀn, yks löyty en enÀÀ muista minkÀ nimine kÀyttÀjÀ se oli. Mut tÀÀl on yllÀttÀvÀn vÀhÀ suomalaisii tai sit kaikki suomalaiset on vaa jossai piilossa.

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Hahahaha I like the ratio of trying to be on topic to a bunch of Finnish :joy:

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Lmao yeah but ya know I can’t tell everything from our country, otherwise I’d have nothing to tell when I go a little off topic again. :joy: :joy:

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Can you tell me anything about your culture? Like what is typical Canadian? Some stuff like that :relaxed:

Wow! I’m the first English person on the thread :sweat_smile: :tada: :uk:

It rains 99% of the time, despite there being hundreds of different accents - everyone thinks English people all sound like Hugh Grant (Except, I kind of do sound like him
) and apparently we’re known for queuing etiquette :joy:

Ask away if you want to know anything! :grin:


I was unaware that some were from countries like Cameroon e.t.c! It’s pretty cool seeing all these users from around the globe! :earth_americas:

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Some basic things that are always associated with Canada are plaid shirts, poutine, being kind, maple syrup, and our long winters. But when it comes to culture it really depends on where you are! Quebec has a very rich culture which goes back to the province’s French origins just as Newfoundland’s culture largely stems from our time as a country under British control. A lot of Atlantic Canada has traditions that have links to fishing but to Britain as well while out west like Calgary is known a lot more for Western things like the stampede, ranching, farming, and stuff that is commonly associated with the United States.

I hope that helps😊

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I’m from Michigan, USA, only a few miles from beautiful Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. I can’t say USA, and tell about it because it’s too big and too different depending where u are.

I love being in Michigan, surrounded by the most fresh water in the world. I love how our seasons are all very distinct and beautiful. There is a lot of nature left around me.

I live in a relatively small area, which I love, however, we don’t have a lot of racial diversity. Over 90% white people, the rest is mostly Native American, and not much of other ethnicities.

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Yea, it is!

Actually, the people in Finland who speak Swedish are a minority. :wink: There are a lot of Finnish speaking parts in our country and a few Swedish speaking.

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Thank you! I love learning about your country :blush:

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Aus

I’m from the UK and we DO have dentists

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Well would you look at that, how wrong you can be sometimes! :face_with_hand_over_mouth:
To correct what I wrote, I’m fascinated by you and all the other Finns that can speak Swedish! For me, learning Finnish seems very hard and I suppose you felt the same when you first started learning Swedish. :sweat_smile:

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Many of the people in Finland who speak both languages learn them already as babies from their parents. Of course everyone studies both languages in school, but mostly just the basics. We who learn both languages as babies, it’s no different from learning your native language as a baby, you just know the language.
And I’m so thankful for belonging to this minority!

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Oh that’s cool! It’s really no difference from speaking two languages, which many people I the world do. But for me as a Swede it’s interesting to hear about what it’s like in Finland because you easily forget people talk Swedish there to! :relaxed:

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Hi! I’m from Spain!! The place of party and siesta hahaha ( we are other things too) feel free to ask anything about my country!