Genersal Statistics and pointless facts.

Hello, in this blog I will tell all about random facts about Finland, for example their capital and national animal. Maybe you don't care but maybe you do. The point is after reading this post you will be one step of everyone else in this world because you know things that other human beings don't about Finland.

Capital: Helsinki
National Animal: Brown Bear
National Bird:Whooper Swan
Population: 5.414 million
Language: Finnish and Swedish
Size: 130,666 sq. Miles
Currency: Euro
President: Sauli Niinisto

Now you are one step ahead of the world which makes you a better person and you will now have a better life. You have succeeded for the day.

Honesty and myself

Now this is my eighth post on this blog. To be honest with all of you I am struggling to learn the finnish language. I couldn't tell you exactly why. Maybe because I don't study on my free time how to pronounce or even learn new words. I just learned in psychology how to study more effectively.

My finnish foreign exchange student and I  don't hang around each other as much as we used to therefore I don't learn finnish as much so ill promise that my next blog ill have something to learn.

Just know that before you learn any new language that its probably easier to learn with a class. Because you have a teacher, people in it, and you're almost forced to do it. Next week i'll talk more about the finnish culture rather than the language just so I have something I'm actually interested in.

Nature and Pets

  For my next attempt at teaching finnish I guess ill try and explain how to pronounce or say pets and nature activities. Such as camping activities and explaining how to say a pet fish or dog or even a cat. Maybe ill even try a few weird pets.

Indoor pets translated:

Dog- Koira
Cat-Kissa
Fish-Kala
Hamster-Hamsteri
Guinea Pig-Marsu

Camping Activities:

Fishing-Kalastus
Hiking-Patikiointi
Canoeing-Melonta
Grill-Grilli
Hunting-Metsästys,
Outhouse-ulkorakennus

I'm trying to help myself and whomever reads this learn this foreign language. However, this language has gotten pretty hard to learn since I talk less and less to my foreign exchange student who speaks finnish. He wants to speak English more now. Alright y'all bye.

Finlanders and they're food

In america we are a bit numb to what other countries eat and prefer for taste. In Finland they prefer a little different taste. Such as hard bread...like really hard bread that you eat with tea or coffee. Also the candy usually has a black licorice taste. I don't like the taste of any of that stuff. However, the chocolate tastes are usually the same. I'm not saying that Finland is weird im just saying that if you're going to try it then be ready for something a little different then what you're used to.

In  america we actually eat alot of plain stuff, such as hamburger or meat. In other countries they would cook stuff into the meat or add lots of flavoring with jelly or sauce. I don't really know too much about this subject so please don't hold me to it. All i'm trying to get across to you is that their food is a bit different then ours.

Goodbye cousin.