Saw this on Mastodon and had a laugh. Not sure if it's real, but it's funny.

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago* (4 children)

a large portion understands Swedish

Absolutely not the case, except for some Swedish speaking regions that are only a tiny part of the country and consist of villages and small towns.

Like 90% of Finns can't even have simple conversations in Swedish.

which would also be the reason why everyone would naturally hate me.

Why would "everyone" hate you?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    It was a joke that you seemed to take very seriously. The pun of the joke was that since Sweden and Finland have been rivals for centuries, ranging from wars, to sports, it would be rather awkward for a Swedish person to live in Finland. I know that this is not true, I'm fully aware that both countries have thousands of people living in the other country and that generally speaking, this is not an issue. This was again, a silly joke that did not reflect any truth. I hope you have a terrific Friday!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    It was a bad joke because there's people that genuinely think these things.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Was an ok joke I think.

    But there is a difference in hate if you just speak swedish or are a swedish speaking finn. Though in my experience bot are quite rare (note here that I am not in a very good position to estimate this). But there is much more ill will towards learning swedish.

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