Made in Finland: Finnish products

last update:Sep072023October 30, 2018September 7, 202358 Commentsby Santiago H

11 inventions you didn’t know were Finnish

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You already know that the Sauna is Finnish, that Angry Birds are too and that the Linux operative system comes from Finland as well. Because of that, we will focus this blogpost on Finnish inventions and innovations that are not as widely known but are definitely interesting. Let’s go. 1. The Molotov Cocktail This one comes with a recipe. Should I include it in our…

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last update:Oct012020January 21, 2016October 1, 2020Go to commentsby Santiago H

The “Restaurant day” in Finland – Ravintolapäivä

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Silvio Berlusconi became persona non grata for the Finnish people for saying that, after the United Kingdom, Finland was the place with the worst food in Europe. Finns showed their pride and their sisu and wanted to prove that you can eat very well in this Nordic Country. In this spirit, the Finnish-born Restaurant Day was created. All the photos in this post belong to…

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last update:Aug082019November 5, 2015August 8, 2019Go to commentsby Santiago H

Men in the sauna: Miesten Vuoro

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Not so long ago I watched a Finnish movie/documentary called Miesten Vuoro, produced in the year 2010. In it, different groups of men in the sauna talk about episodes of their own lives. Inside the sauna, naked, they share personal stories. These groups of men in the sauna were from different parts of Finland. They were of different ages and had different occupations. But all…

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last update:Aug082019September 7, 2015August 8, 20192 Commentsby Santiago H

House slippers in Finland: the Reino

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We know that Finns remove their shoes and footwear when they enter a house. Like this, they avoid bringing snow into the house that will eventually turn into dirty water puddles. This mere practical thing turned into a habit with time, and now they feel more comfortable without street footwear when they are indoors. But that doesn’t mean that they go barefoot or with socks,…

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