It’s not a good diet even for them. The harmful effects of sausage don’t disappear by doing forest work.
A couple of binges a week certainly points to a serious alcohol problem. I recommend complete sobriety for those with such a lifestyle.
But yes, otherwise it would certainly be appropriate if, in the situations you describe, one could rather get their drinks from a gas station than bum drinks from friends. Or alternatively, equip oneself for an evening out with excessively strong liquor supplies, “so it doesn’t run out”.
I myself drink alcohol almost exclusively abroad, but I try to fly there with Finnair anyway so that the feeling of patriotism is preserved. As I understand it, alcoholics try to produce the product themselves, so the food stamp theory is not necessarily the most effective solution.
Note that even in that story, work performance and working hours get a bit mixed up, which are not entirely comparable to each other. I believe that future development will eventually lead to a point where, instead of the clock, more attention is paid to what has been accomplished. This development can be quite welcome because nowadays there is a huge amount of working time that produces nothing.
EK proposes opening not just one but two new transport connections between Sweden and Finland. A bridge-tunnel connection via Åland to Stockholm and one between Vaasa and Umeå would serve Finland’s Western integration and security of supply.
In my opinion, this is a very commendable and definitely worthwhile, though not new, initiative. And before anyone comes to tell me that a bridge would be bombed to pieces immediately if war broke out, I ask you to look at the Kerch Strait and note the same thing I have (unfortunately, in the case of that bridge) noted: that there have been strong attempts, but traffic still flows. This further supports the bridge project - especially since the bridges would be in an area tightly controlled by NATO and under air defense.
Unfortunately, the area has really important and sensitive natural and landscape values, and the “green fuss” department will likely take at least ten years with its complaints to sort them out. The important fishing industry in the archipelago and Ålanders’ shipping businesses wouldn’t be grateful either. And then, when something finally gets built there, it might already be too late…
That Finnish ‘viinapää’ (alcohol susceptibility) is, to my understanding, temperance movement propaganda from the pre-Prohibition era, when reasons had to be invented for the problematic nature of Finnish alcohol consumption, even though the average annual consumption was quite low by European standards.
Bridge-tunnel connection via Åland to Sweden. Good Heavens, if Sanna Marin’s spending increases haven’t driven Finland into bankruptcy, then this is certainly the final nail that binds our children and grandchildren to eternal debt slavery. It’s worth considering for a moment what happened to the company behind the tunnel between England and France, financially speaking. There’s no sense whatsoever in paying a single euro, except to a consultant who dismisses anyone who even hints positively about the matter.
According to the reports I’ve seen, a bridge connection via Vaasa and Umeå might somehow be feasible, although the project must indeed be attributed to security of supply, and one shouldn’t be so particular about economic viability.
I’ve been wondering how a one-man show like Liike Nyt achieves support figures of over 2% at its best in polls. Based on this week’s news cycle, I dare to suspect that the movement is on its last legs. Harkimo’s explanations and boorish behavior are that embarrassing.
Based on the latest news, one can only wish strength to the other shareholders of the housing company where the man lives:
Hjalmar’s political career is truly a complete mystery. He doesn’t do anything but spout nonsense on social media.
He doesn’t give speeches, doesn’t ask written questions, make initiatives, or do anything else. An MP can usually at least refer to committee work or similar behind-the-scenes activities, but it’s common knowledge that Hjallis doesn’t do anything in those either. Even in election debates, it’s crystal clear that the guy hasn’t bothered to spend a minute familiarizing himself with any of the topics discussed there.
And yet he’s been going strong in parliament for 10 years. Incomprehensible. Who votes for him and, above all, why?
He’s probably trying the same thing as a certain Mäkelä, Joutseno’s gift to the Finnish political scene. He has paved his way to the position of parliamentary group chairman simply by sheer provocation.
Due to his past businesses, Hjallis is tightly in the grip of our neighboring terrorist state, and therefore hopefully forever outside the political inner circle.
What’s even more puzzling is why the Liberals haven’t gotten a single representative to Arkadianmäki (Parliament). They, however, have the most credible program for saving the Finnish economy.
Hjallis’s housing schemes are starting to be quite a farce. The man’s and the already decaying Movement Now’s political career is metaphorically close to Lucky Luke, who rides off into the sunset, whistling. In Hjallis’s case, however, there’s swearing and threats of legal action.
It’s a shame, as with his “deal” background, Harkimo would have the qualifications even for a presidential level
Your understanding is, to my understanding, quite accurate. According to Matti Peltonen, the concept of Finnish drinking capacity was born at the beginning of the 20th century when prohibition had already been approved, but its implementation was delayed. You can read about that excellent study here:
Everyone who has traveled even a little has surely been able to observe that many other nationalities are skilled in the noble art of getting drunk. For example, our Nordic cousins are very good at it, not to mention the Brits.
And even though kalsarikänni (drinking at home in your underwear) is perhaps a term we invented, the act itself doesn’t seem to be entirely unknown to others either:
Before the thread closes for the weekend, here’s some bilingual theatre humor:
“We in the Swedish People’s Party (RKP) parliamentary group and the RKP consider it essential to enshrine in the Act on the Promotion of Integration that 5–10% of immigrants integrate in Swedish. The government agrees with the goal, but in our opinion, it must be made binding through legislation and concretized into measures nationally and in municipalities, says Otto Andersson, chairman of the parliamentary group.”
Tax money is, of course, being traded there, and I don’t really support it, but;
Go to church in areas with Swedish-speaking Finns. Based on purely subjective observation, Swedish-speaking church services are so much more open-minded towards immigrants, and the entire operational culture, especially for those coming from Africa, is so much more familiar than the usual Lutheran stiffness, that I wouldn’t be surprised if a significant portion of immigrants would naturally feel at home with Swedish.
In honor of the weekend, I want to bring my own perspective to the alcohol debate and Finnish drinking culture.
I have amusedly followed my hometown’s attempt to transform itself from a ‘hä(r)mäläinen’ style into something more Central European. This endeavor likely applies to every Finnish growth center, as we regularly read about our own backwardness compared to “more civilized” European customs.
This endeavor, however, fails due to a few issues, some of which could be remedied if we didn’t live in a bureaucracy and tax hell called Finland.
The first problem is our climate, which only allows outdoor events/terraces for a few months a year. For this reason, in the past, we used to gather in each other’s homes rather than in public places, and that custom has persisted.
The second problem is that even if the weather allowed year-round outdoor socializing, very few wallets in this country could afford it. The price level of Finnish restaurants combined with Finnish net wages is a combination that simply doesn’t work. Add to this the cost of a ride home, and personal bankruptcy is complete. For comparison, it should be noted that, for example, in Spain, a waiter’s salary is enough to eat and drink out several nights a week. Here, you’re lucky if you can do it once a month, provided you save on something else first.
The only way, however, to get Finns to drink “civilizedly” would be to get them to drink in (food) restaurants. This would require very significant price reductions for both restaurant drinks and food portions. The least that should change would be to return to the time when a sandwich had to be ordered alongside an alcoholic drink. Now that we are trying to improve food culture, I could recommend, for example, smoked herring or a bowl of mämmi.
If people could be gotten out of their homes to drink cheaper alcohol on a full stomach, violence statistics would demonstrably come down, as absurd as that sounds. Full and slightly tipsy, that much-desired sociality might also rise to a whole new level within a generation. And when, in between tilting a pint, one would also have to use a knife and fork, the pace of alcohol consumption might slow down.
But as stated, we are in Finland. This was all just a fantasy. After all, the bureaucrat must live, and the AVI (Regional State Administrative Agency) inspector must get to glue smiley face stickers on restaurant doors.
That was quite an amusing story.
Rule-Finland, Bureaucracy-land, etc. Lobbyists lobby, politicians decide, chaos guaranteed.
Early childhood education is certainly not easy. Reading about the creation of these rigidities, one has to stop and wonder what kind of education those people had who, in many ways, cared for and supported their own three children in daycares in the 2000s and 2010s. I don’t know, it wasn’t asked from the trade union movement, nor did they flash any credentials.
HS Analysis | Aggressive advocacy in Helsinki led to workers being recruited from abroad for daycares
