#36 - Финляндия: всё для людей!

#36 - Финляндия: всё для людей!

Author: Sergey Bey May 4, 2021 Duration: 1:02:09

Why Finnish people don't mind awkward silence? Is Finland really the happiest country on Earth?  And what's the most favorite Finns'  drink (SPOILER ALERT: NOT VODKA :D) ? 

In today's episode Sveta tells us about  her life in Finland, the land of  thousands happy people.

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Time points: 

01:38  - Introduction of Sveta, and how she ended up in Finland;

Fins stereotypes: 

08:25 - Finns are shy and introverted; 

12:00 - There is no sun and summer in Finland;

14:02 - Finland is the happiest country in the world;

15:02- Finns drink a lot of alcohol;

18:10 - Finns go to sauna every week;

25:52 - Finns loves  metal \m/;

28:45 -  All Finns use Nokia mobile phones;

31:23  - Each Finn has his own island;

32:47 - Things Sveta loves about Finland; 

43:48 - Things Sveta doesn't like about Finland;

51:22 - The differences and similarities of Finns and Russians. 

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