Conan
meets with President Tarja Halonen and Santa Clause (from MTV3)…
www.kolumbus.fi/sipila.mikko/Conan-Santa-Tarja.avi
http://www.elisanet.fi/independent.film.finland/ Finnsanity-blogi
Things Conan
should know
about Finland
December 2007 updated v.6e
Suomen vierailu, Conan vierailulle Suomeen Finnish statistics character Scandinavian nature rock pop SibeliusFinns
We Finns are genetically same origin as Hollanders, Danish and Britts. But our "mythical" original, ancient religion, concepts and language is same origin as Maya and Tibetian shamanistic religion. We have same kind of shame culture as Japanese have.
One specific motivational aspect drives even adolescent Finns.
It´s shame. Shame to be looser or less succesful. Shame to be different.
Shame to express yourself without some kind of mutually accepted comparability. Everything must be ranked very strictly in Finland. You are really loved only when you have over-exceeded your parents hopes. Shame is same time very accepted self-disciplinary act as "determined attitude" and same time self-loathing shame as different individual under social pressure.
Succes is accepted kind of sublimation for the refusal to express feelings. You are weak Finn when you show your feelings.
We are same kind of shame culture as Japan. "World Helth Organization" has ranked Finland most violent country in Europe. Same time we are one of the less corrupted. There are huge paradoxes in Finland. Even suicide is kind of competition. It is final Finnish pride to hang himself in the way that your legs touches floor and man could stop the strangling anytime but accomplishing the suicide this way shows how purposeful and hard man you are. There is no other country having self hanging as most used suicide practice.
"Defiance", "uho", is counter reaction for shame, "häpeä". Behind the shame and succes we have horrible national history of wide hunger deaths before Finland became independent country.
Self-control
- "Self-control is very important in Finland," said Dr. Liisa
Keltikangas-Jarvinen, a professor of psychology at the University of
Helsinki. "You cannot show anger; it means you can't cope. If a person
is very temperamental and alive, expresses emotions like anger and
happiness, the person is seen as infantile."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/11/international/europe/11HELS.html?ex=1137214800&en=fecc540e16d29e6a&ei=5070
Bigger taboo than sex
In 2004, a theater director named Turo Herala made big news in Helsinki when he began offering anger-venting classes—a true novelty. "Anger in Finland is a bigger taboo than sex," Herala explained to a reporter.
How do you know if the Finn on the elevator with you is outgoing? When he's looking at your shoes instead of at his own. Some researchers view the trademark Finnish reticence as more pathological, linking it to depression and emotional repression and citing Finns' high rates of suicide, alcoholism, and high blood pressure. The key to the Finnish character is quietude. Finns rarely enter into conversation with strangers; words are chosen carefully; small talk is considered suspect. Instead Finns revere "sacred silence" and hold that keeping quiet is healthy and promotes thoughtfulness.
http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20070116-000004.html
Same time...
- "Anger is a serious problem in Finland, since they have the
highest rate of domestic violence in Europe. 40% of Finnish women have
been victim of domestic violence"http://www.paihdelinkki.fi/english/infobank/300_a_line/333e.htm
Tuomas Nevanlinna - Thinking and being
Between Nokia and the pismire
It is said that Finland is the world's leading information society. If so, the reason may be as follows: Finland is the world's most European country. For it is located on the periphery, and Europe is nothing but periphery: it is the lack of central power that characterises Europe. Finland's culture is young and thin, just as the culture of Europe is, in spite of everything, compared to the ancient cultures. Finland is a country whose own identity is the object of constant pondering and sometimes even desperate searching – just as Europe is a continent characterised by the question, 'What is Europe?' (Unlike Asia, which is not characterised by the question, 'What is Asia?')
http://www.finlit.fi/booksfromfinland/bff/103/nevanlinna.html
News 2008
Global Peace Index Rankings - Finland No 8
The ground-breaking Global Peace Index (GPI) has been expanded and updated with the latest available figures for 2008, a year on from the completion of the first GPI, which ranked 121 nations according to their relative states of peace.
Leading EU economies 2008
Finland tops the ranking and is even expected to "comfortably overshoot" the Lisbon targets, while Italy ranks the lowest, according to the studyPdf external of the 14 leading EU economies carried out by Allianz SE, a leading financial services provider, and the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank.
Why are Finnish drivers so good?
- Guardian sport news / Finland
Finns Call the Shots in Cold Country - With Hot Bar Scene;
World-Class Nightspots Attract Young Tourists to Helsinki --ABC news 2008
"Cuba! is the most decadent new club on the scene. This cavernous space is grungy and the Latin house music is groovy, but the gimmicks are what spur the rebels. There's a cocktail menu highlighted by $11 "Guantanamojitos," with names such as "Bloody Communist," "Missile Crisis" and "Sparkling Revolution." For $2,175, a group of up to 10 can rent its own "Personal Jesus," who dons a robe and a long-haired wig and keeps serving those cocktails all night. Folks in need of further stress relief also can pay to destroy things: $725 for a chair, $1,450 for a table, and $725,000 for the entire interior. "
Kalevala Manga
:: Kalevala in Japanese disguise. Combining Finnish mythology and Japanese-influenced, stylized graphics, Vesi oli mustaa (Across the Water) is marketed as the first Finnish manga ever published.
http://www.6d.fi/starters/page.2006-02-22.2568864148Another easy kalevala-book :
amazon.com The Magic Storysinger: A Tale from the Finnish Epic Kalevala (Hardcover)Kalevala dell’arte
This Comedia dell’arte play is inspired by the mystical stories of Karelia. Comedia dell’arte is a demanding genre that requires fast action, mastery of the mask technique and the ability to plunge in to the world of archetypes. The actors of the Theatre Metamorfoosi Association are from various nationalities and it is possible to hear Finnish, English, French and Italian in this play.
- information Koko Theatre
The Dudesons - TV Show
:: a Finnish-made comedy programme with a format similar to that of Jackass, is to get cable television distribution in the United States. -- Official webciteBlog - MAUREEN RYAN - Comedy gold from a cold climate: Conan in Finland
Compared
in proportion to other countries
Global Peace Index Rankings - Finland No 8
Procentually in Finland the most in Europe
- musicians
- female priests
- Formula 1-drivers and rallydrivers"flying Finns"
- most succesful adolescent in PISA-statistics 2007
- suicidal adolescence girls and boys
- Suicides are more common among Finnish men than other European men. Mental health is also more often the reason for suicide than elsewhere on the continent
- every 1/30 Finnish life ends in suicide in Finland. Drinking to the death is in this count.
- researchers/scientists
- poetrians
- composers
- swearwords - like:
- Perkele
- Jumalauta
- Saatana
- ( * Swedes from neighbour state Sweden are starting to use Finn swearwords because they don´t have own useful and hard enough )
- highest quantity use of depression medicals
- highest quantity use of psychosis medicals
- highest quantity use of coffee
- World oldest beer brewing waste (over 4000 years old) has been found exactly from southern Finland.
- heavy drinking people
- we drink harder than Irish people
- most drunken person has been tested by police in Finland: over 6,4 promilles
- every adult 18 year old drinks statistically 20 litres vodka every year - thats 711 bottles beer - very modest achievement, or what?
- homisides towards children
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11058489&dopt=Citation- lakes (at least 187 888 - yes, really, that's 187 thousands)
- saunas
- the word "sauna" is from Finland (those swedish sweatrooms are not real sauna´s)
- In Finland every child under seven is guaranteed a place in government subsidized daycare - also free college and university
- huge amount, 94% procent Finnish 16-year old kids wants themselves to go religious
- Lutheran summer kamps as ritual ( very liberal, though - our religion is quite very different to yours, "mostly" easy going lutheran peace and grace without sin fear )
- Finnish defence war under Soviet Union attack (1939 - 44) were a ultimately maddest fight in the history of Europe
- where there Russians had man overpower 11 to 1 ( 11 Russian soldiers for 1 Finn soldier). * Winter War on dvd 2006
- Finns were last major culture in Europe to have their own writing language - we are forest people, we were forced to be " civilized " by aggressive Swedish and Danish soldiers, reverends and monks who destroyed all our old shaman culture, feminine rituals and special sacred trees
- Finland has now saddly the most hardest copyright laws - this country is heaven for byrocrats, many laws are done by tsar´s
Finnish economy among the best three country in euro zone 2005
- The Finns beat the US
- to hold on to their top place in this year's Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005.
- Finland is the second less corrupted country in the world ; this is not true. Political nepotism and different is another kind strong of corruption
- Swedes´ most disguised neighbournation "Finns in Sweden: “badly educated brawlers”
Some bits of Finland
David Lynch
is 1/4 Finn - his grandfather was a Finn and very strange inward person. Grandfather told odd stories to David and rest you know. David has also said that he too wants to come Finland- Conan, call David with your show to talk about his ancestors´ land and stories his mad grandfather has told
Finland is a Scandinavian country - we share same kind of lutheran religion and "work ethics" in Nordic countries
Innovation - in Lappland University, there is laboratory for adult playgroung therapy...
Aki Kaurismäki, director/producer
is the most famous independent director from Finland. Melancholy characters who says about four words in a minute in his films. By the way, Jim Jarmusch´s satiric new film Broken flowers is very likely kaurismäki-stylish film. Jim is friend of Kaurismäki. http://film.guardian.co.uk/Guardian_NFT/interview/0,4479,110604,00.html#hOur present president, Mrs. Tarja Halonen 2008
- is for a good cause woman as leader: one reason to this is that our ancestors lived in matriarcat ( female dominated society ) over 1000 years ago - women were leaders. There is also historical notes that Finns´ ancient "self defence warriors" were both men and women - this is the only country that Vikings were not able to conquer.Picture - the artistic impression about our president
http://flickr.com/photos/arhippos/20909838/in/set-477355/Värttinä
Varttina is doing now some serious composing and performing on the world most biggest
musical. http://www.varttina.com/news/
- Mar 15, 2005: Lord of The Rings Premiere in Toronto
"...THE LORD OF THE RINGS ", the first major stage adaptation of J.R.R.
Tolkien's classic trilogy, The $27 million (Canadian) production has book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna & Matthew Warchus and music by Värttinä and A.R. Rahman, collaborating
with Christopher Nightingale. www.lotr.com. The London premiere of "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" is now scheduled for Autumn 2006."
"THE LORD OF THE RINGS"-books
By the way, did you know that "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" by Tolkien books/movie
are based on the Finnish epic tale KALEVALA?http://www.6d.fi/starters/kalevalainspired_Tolkien/view?searchterm=tolkien
KALEVALA
- epic tale is about crazy, mythical, suicidal, self-destructive ancient Finns.You, Conan, will get some good comic characters out of it if you are interested to it. Our ancient religion was totally feminine. Women were leaders and all Finns prayed for all feminine deities and goddesses. Our ancestors lived in matriarcat ( female dominated society ) over 1000 years ago - women were leaders. There is also historical notes that Finns´ ancient "self defence warriors" were both men and women - this is the only country that Vikings were not able to conquer.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1219_tolkienroots.html
- Ancient Saga, Finnish Kalevala :
" ...Davis, a National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence;
A collection of these runes, comparable to India's Ramayana, or the
Greek Odyssey, is known in Finland as the Kalevala, and those who sing
its lyrical verses from memory are known as rune singers. These elders
long carried in their minds the entire record of the Finnish language."- Kalevala Manga - Kalevala in Japanese disguise
http://www.6d.fi/starters/page.2006-02-22.2568864148Mika Waltari
Writer who wrote "Egyptian" (Sinuhe), which has been praised to be most accurate historical novel written about ancient history. Waltari guessed spookly Egyptian things and habits, that have been verified by archaeologists - after the book. This will be some day to be a base text for big box office film, I assume.
Pan Sonic
Finnish minimalistic techno group.
Our "Chemical Brothers" -type band, innovative, very bizarre groove-techno band, very personal music style, very fun. Pure analog output, not digital.
free audio samples:
http://www.myspace.com/electronicsquelches
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,537694,00.html
HIM
A fresh, romantic heavy rock love metal band, huge success in Europe. - video
- News - H.I.M. Frontman Arrested For Threatening To Kill Neighbor
Lordi
The Finnish Entry for 2006 - “Hard Rock Hallelujah” AVI videoNokia
is from Finland, not from Japan.
GSM-phone
was invented and created by Finnish engineers , Finnish researchers, designers and
communication experts.Also...
- Everyday CD-players´ hassle free audio signal encryption method is also designed by Finns.
- Also first general web-browser was invented by Finnish engineering students
- NASA´s Shuttles are flying on help with Finnish students invention: each Shuttle´s computers are using system called LINUX, which first version was developed in Helsinki University by modest student named Linus Torvalds. He is leading still development of free LINUX-system. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3532706.stm
Finns in War
Finns were Sweden´s slaves and it´s army in years 1400-1550 and we were very brutal and furious soldiers and that´s why Sweden was superpower and got rich country - robbing Europe by slave Finn-soldiers. But Sweden left us alone with war with Soviet Union. Thats bitter thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War
- Our wars with Soviet Union (1939 - 44) were a ultimately maddest fight in the war history of Europe
- where there Russians had man overpower 11 to 1 ( 11 Russian soldiers for 1 Finn soldier )
- and we won miraculously - they did not invade Finland
- a quite good, humanistic film/DVD: Tuntematon sotilas / Unknown Soldier (1955) - iMDb info :
- DVD no DVD606672 - and DVD information English subtitles
- Sadly Germany´s political friends in Finland were to help Hitler to start WW II as early as it possible. Without Finnish advanced submarine knowledge from year 1931 to 1937 Germans weren´t able to make any submarines, so engineering help from Finland made war begin about 3 years earlier than without Finnish submarine engineering. But remember this: because mad Hitler started war as early as possible with his supreme submarines, his final destruction was much more obvious. So, without Finnish submarine engineering Hitler would be won war later with more reserved army. You never know...
Stories - most common spooky fairytel in Finland has been
- stories about bloodthirsty fetuses, who stalks adult people and wants to have revenge for their abortion.
- Finnish Lullabys have most of in the world imagenary of death. Death has seen culturally as releaf to Finnish poor children sometimes ago
- Voluntary death has been honourable last act for sick, older human being and confused heros in Kalevala epos
- Healing has been performed by singing. Healers and shamans moved information and secret powers through singing healing songs and poems
Sauna
Best served at 95 degree Celsius hot for natural nude people - and in the dark ( - remember, 100 degree Celsius is boiling point of the water ).
- Swedes have been stolen sauna's marketing - their lame Swedish hot rooms are nothing like original hot saunas.
Tar ( "Terva" )
Finnish culture has been originally based on tar.
You can use it as glue, food, scent in sauna, as medical liquid adhesive coat on the wound, as sealing, as chewing gum - and so on."Sisu" - a brave persistence,
strict, almost neurotic work ethics
is one important abstract quality of Finns. "Less words, more credibility". Dialogue is not important, the work already started is "sacred" to finish at any cost. Rigid but humble, sacrificingly fulfillable work ethic - not same as non-rational materialistic and ritualistic Calvinism (Calvinists were driven off from Eiurope to U.S.A., by the way) . Suitable swearword for to express sisu is "perkele!"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/11/international/europe/11HELS.html?ex=1137214800&en=fecc540e16d29e6a&ei=5070
Read also
Washington Post in Finland
Finland diary 2005Finland beats USA
http://www.forumblog.org/blog/2004/10/finland_most_co.html
Playground 'therapy' for Finnish adults - Video
Conan, Now you know something!
YoursArhi Kuittinen
Photographer, independent producer
arhimail atth gmail.comimage gallery Helsinki
http://www.elisanet.fi/independent.film.finland/kuva_albumi_kuvakansio_kuittinen_helsinki_finland_2005/index.htmPS - If you want a Finn comician, check out witty and neurotic Andre to your show - he has some Woody Allen quality and attitude. http://www.ohjelmanaiset.fi/andrewickstrom.htm
LINKS
Finnish Blogs about Finland
Hellsinki
in Helsinki for three years
Finnish culture
"You know you’ve been in Finland too long, when…"
Finnish women vs. American women
-Finnish women have a low self-confidence but a high self-esteem while American women have just the opposite, a high self-confidence but low self-esteem
Finnish culture
Origin
Finland & Finns category - huge - 2006 - 2009
- covers general information about Finland and Finns. Many of the links found here are cross-referenced with other more subject-specific lists in other categories.
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE, FINNO-UGRIC CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY: MYTHIC FINLAND
The Ancient Religion of the Finns
Just Checking
Greeting, eating, visiting and... smiling?
http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25001
"Are you a Finn?"
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Johanna.Laakso/Hki/finntest.html
Hard Facts Finland
Who is Finn?
Helsinki in English from A to Z
Way of life - misunderstood facts
interviews
Finland diary 2005 by Washington Post
Reporters on the Job
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1026/p04s02-wogn.html#ford- "Self-control is very important in Finland," said Dr. Liisa
Keltikangas-Jarvinen, a professor of psychology
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/11/international/europe/11HELS.html?ex=1137214800&en=fecc540e16d29e6a&ei=5070- "Anger is a serious problem in Finland
http://www.paihdelinkki.fi/english/infobank/300_a_line/333e.htmInterview of the richest man in the Finland, Erkko
-he owns big part of the biggest newspaper in Finland and it is practically the only main media newspaper - this kind of "Rosebud"-mediamogul has tuff grip in Finnish media
Finns in War
http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25911
http://www.suomalaisuudenliitto.fi/history.htm
http://people.cc.jyu.fi/~jonmak/Finland.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Under cover of a Dutch registered firm Ingenieurskantoor voor
Scheepsbouw (IVS) registered in The Hague submarine design and
construction was begun in Spain and Finland.
http://www.uboatwar.net/uboats.htm
a new DVD documentary
http://www.mastersworkmedia.com/fireandice/Soldier Lauri Törni ( Larry Thorne )
http://turuntori.com/kotisivut/?id=1034
http://personal.inet.fi/clan/hotone/torni/indexeng.html
Book : J. Michael Cleverley ; Born to Soldier
Case Sweden in war history
http://www.suomalaisuudenliitto.fi/case.htm
http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq734.html
Helsinki images
Image Gallery of Helsinki by Arhi
Niklas photo's mostly from Helsinki, Finland
for Conan fans
Blog MAUREEN RYAN
- Comedy gold from a cold climate: Conan in FinlandPlayground 'therapy' for Finnish adults - Video
Conan in Finland news videos - now
Special show AVI video 60 min
NBC airing Finland show
- NBC new Preview clip Conan's Finland tripConan in Finland news videos
www.elisanet.fi/jetropag/stuff/2006-02-14_mtv3_huomenta_suomi_conan.avi
Is Finland laughing at Conan O'Brien?
Mock endorsement of president puts host in political crosshairs - CNNConan and Tarja - CNN 2006 video
The king of late night peers into his plasma crystal ball
Future is no science fiction
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