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[–] 27 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Finnish swears are pretty fun but my favorite is perkele

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

    As the other commenter said, vittu is the most common one but I really also like jumalauta, which is like "my fucking god"

    Also some more interesting common phrase is "voi vittujen kevät ja kyrpien takatalvi", literally translates to "spring of cunts and blackberry winter of dicks"

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago

    Also some more interesting common phrase is "voi vittujen kevät ja kyrpien takatalvi", literally translates to "spring of cunts and blackberry winter of dicks"

    As a Canadian, this is the phrase I was looking for when I saw snow sticking on the ground after a nice warm period in the last couple of days. It's perfect and I love it.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    so what's the cultural significance of a "blackberry winter"? does that mean like it's abundant with something?

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Cultural significance is probably just the fact that Finland is north and cold, it's often joked that the summer is short and with little snow. I can't really explain it, but the word "takatalvi" feels extremely Finnish in every way, the meaning, the fact that there's a dedicated single word for the phenomenon, and also just the feeling of that word in your mouth

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