Finland is a beautiful country, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty, where the people wash in saunas. The land of hundreds of thousands of lakes and islands. The welfare state assists the citizens in times of sorrow. The kids are smart and top the education rankings. A global corporation connects the world through mobile phones and hundreds of technological wizards come up with state-of-the-art inventions. A country where heavy metal reigns and a drunken formula driver wins the championship. Home of Joulupukki, Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Papá Noel and his army of reindeers commanded by the red-nosed one.
This is Finland, Finland, Finland and nobody said it better than Monty Python.
But Finland can be tough with its freezing winters and habitants, living the endless nights and nightless days. Pale, blond indigenous people who suffer extremely taxed alcoholic drinks and vehicles. A fertile land where a few companies make millions with monopolistic practices. Finland has a dark side, Finland is ugly, Finland can and does suck.
