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Finnish Humor – The National Museum of Language

Finnish Humor

Humor from Finnish speakers

Language Nerds

2 polyglots meet in a bar: – Hey, what’s up, how’s going these days? – Same old, just polishing my Finnish… and you? – You know me, still trying to finish my Polish. 2 polyglottia kohtaavat baarissa: – Hei, mitä kuuluu, miten menee näinä päivinä? – Sama vanha, vain hiomassa suomeani… ja sinä? – Tiedät […]

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Running

Why do Soviet Russians dislike running so much? Because they can never make it past the Finnish line. Miksi neuvostovenäläiset eivät pidä juoksemisesta niin paljon? Koska he eivät koskaan pääse Suomen linjan ohi. Source: “Finnish Jokes.” Upjoke, www.upjoke.com/finnish-jokes. Accessed 11 May 2024.

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Social Distancing

Finnish people eagerly await giving up the mandatory social distancing guidelinesSo they can return from the government mandated 2 meters of distance to the normal 5 meters. Suomalaiset odottavat innolla luopumista pakollisista sosiaalisen etäisyyden ohjeista Joten he voivat palata hallitukselta 2 metrin etäisyydeltä normaaliin 5 metriin. Source: “Finnish Jokes.” Upjoke, www.upjoke.com/finnish-jokes. Accessed 11 May 2024.

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The Troops

Finnish general Adolf Ehrnrooth was visiting in England after the World War II.British general asked him how many Russian troops were stationed in Finland.“A few hundred thousand” answered Ehrnrooth.“Where in Finland are they stationed?” The British general asked.      Ehrnrooth answered: “Two meters underground around the border.” Suomalainen kenraali Adolf Ehrnrooth vieraili Englannissa toisen

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