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What do you call an 80 year old always full of alcohol? Alko. Yes, the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland celebrate...

Gerry Brownlee, the leader of New Zealand's House of Representatives and the centre-right administration's third-ranking minister,...

While reorganising my book-shelves, I came across a book about Dutch grammar, which I bought back in the days when I lived in The Netherland...

Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, there was a wave of anti-nuclear sentiments in Finland. The old " Nuclear Power...

As a frequent flyer, I spend a lot of time in airports. I can't say I ever really enjoy any of them but some airports are more pleasant ...

It is a fallacy to say most Brits are lazy with regards to foreign languages. The reality is that, when they travel abroad, the Brits always...

When you are learning a language, there are a few greater challenges than understanding young children. In theory, it should be easy, as t...

There is Canadian writer by the name of Lisa Moore (pictured here). There is also an Australian avant-garde pianist by the same name (not pi...

One of the top searches for this blog is " finnish jokes about swedes ". I thought it was about time I obliged, and so am sharing ...