Today it has been 89 years since Finland gained independence. I bet you all care.

So Finns, are you going to watch Linnan juhlat on TV? Will Lordi arrive (without masks of course)? Oh, the excitement!

Not to forget Tuntematon sotilas (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048752).

Actually the whole nation is celebrating Zuljin's birthday

Anyhow, I don't want or care enough to watch freaking Linnan juhlat (unless some stupid protesters end up there and then the army has to kick their asses, that would be neat) or freaking Tuntematon Sotilas. I'll just listen to Jean Sibelius - Finlandia like all day, eat pizza and... sit right here.

Amazing.

Happy independance day Finnassians.

Sneaky Finn, relating your independance day to the US's independance date...

I slipped into #massassi a couple of hours ago to wish some Finns a happy Finnday, but there weren't any there.

Somehow I feel like when you have watched the Linnan juhlat a few times you have seen them enough times for the rest of your life - especially when the brainless commentators think I'm more interested in their inane comments about the bloody dresses of the people than the people's very identities. Which leads me to believe even the commentators don't know who they are even though it'd be their job to know - so why should I care?

So, I think I'll rather follow FG's example, and listen to Finlandia, eat lasagne, and sit right here.

What did you get independant from? Russia? Tyrannical Swedish overlords?

Russia. When they became communists, the Finns decided to leave the sinking boat. A tyrannical emperor was one thing, but communists something totally different evil. The brave Swedes had lost Finland to Russia about a hundred years earlier.

my big brother can beat up your big brother.

Time for some Okko Kamu it is, then.

Indepen-dance day!

/dance

an accident (suicide) in the independence day's parade in jyväskylä: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsjOLvYcuTc happy birthday, finland.

Hmm... I don't think I've ever heard of a thing like that before. It's kind of nasty to perform a suicide like that. It's supposed to be a dignified yet festive parade.

Apparently he was a veteran of WW2. Who knows why he wanted to die like that, being run over by a tank.

Could have had flashbacks, or something?

I hate Finnish people, and their stupid holidays.

At leat you're not celebrating 1809 :em321:

Yay for Finland and all of their awesome bands!

Sweden > Finland c/d?