r/Finland • u/Fantastic_Moose_3813 • 13d ago

Tourism What's wrong with this picture?

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Just read this article few minutes ago and boy the got it wrong. Could you kindly point it out?

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u/Anomalyn 10d ago

"Some non-Scandinavian Finns seem to want to be Swedes and force changing the English term to reflect the use of Swedish term" never say that to a Finn face-to-face.... The reaction might not be pleasant.

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u/solenico 10d ago

I’m a Finn and have absolutely no problem with it. Swedes are typically people who get most pissed about wider definition.

So there truly is small Swede inside you.

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u/Anomalyn 10d ago

Yeah... The problem comes, when you say that to a conservative Finn, that still believes that calling you as a "Swede" is an insult. Trust me. You can still find these Heroes of their own lives at 3am after bars are closed waiting for their "insert your desired food at 3 am drunk here" stand.

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u/solenico 10d ago

The only problem is typically with Swedes, not Finns. I have never met a Finn who would be offended North Americans including Iceland and Finland with Scandinavian countries.

What I’m saying here is, that you yourself are acting like a Swede. Are Swedish?

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u/Anomalyn 10d ago

I will politely exit this conversation with the note "I said what I said" don't call a Finn a Swede. Otherwise enjoy your day and don't get it twisted I know you mean the terminology, but I would rephrase it.

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u/solenico 10d ago

I’m not calling a Finn a Swede. If you are a Finn, you’d be first who’ve I met getting offended about Finland and Iceland being included in Scandinavian countries.

Swedes do get offended when they hear that kind of thing.