Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas. — Esa Tikkanen Copy Share Image
I studied to be a car mechanic. That was my plan B. Servicing cars and changing tyres in Finland. — Valtteri Bottas Copy Share Image
“You are Bellman, aren’t you? The genius who sent the sauna ape after me?” Harry nodded toward the Finn.” — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do. — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
“Sotaveteraanien kohtelu viralliselta taholta on ollut Suomessa kerta kaikkiaan häpeällistä.” — Tony Halme Copy Share Image
They haven't had 'The X Factor' in Finland for ten years. But because I was on it and it was such a… — Saara Aalto Copy Share Image
The 20th century peatlands ditching in Finland was the worst human environmental destruction action in Europe. — Pentti Linkola Copy Share Image
Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The president in Finland has to understand that there are many different thoughts and opinions and that they must be taken into… — Sauli Niinisto Copy Share Image
A couple of taxi drivers have asked me if we can survive financially as an independent nation. I say, how come we… — Eddi Reader Copy Share Image
Living in Finland as a singer of Nightwish, I'm used to having people around me all the time that know who I… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
I live in a small country in Europe - Finland - and I don't speak English well and I had nothing to… — Hassan Blasim Copy Share Image
I like what's going on in Finland, with the rebirth of Beherit. I also like a band called Oranssi Pazuzu and a… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I attended a lecture by a gray-haired old man from Finland, who later I discovered was the architect Alvar Aalto. I was… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I haven't been baptised. My dad's not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual -… — Ville Valo Copy Share Image
“What’s there in Finland?” his boss asked. “Sibelius, Aki Kaurismäki films, Marimekko, Nokia, Moomin.” Tsukuru listed all the names of famous Finnish… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
You know, in some ways conducting is counter-intuitive. It's like winter driving in Finland - if you skid, the natural reaction is… — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image
Females avoid conflict. They are afraid of violence. The males, on the other hand, are less averse to strife. But once conflict… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“There were few more unlikely candidates in 1611 for Great Power status than Sweden. Even with its satrapy of Finland, the total… — Max Boot Copy Share Image
“The Swedes have coined the term 'management by perkele' to portray the Finnish managerial approach. Instead of collectively pondering all the possible… — Tarja Moles Copy Share Image
Each day brought just another minute of the things they could not leave behind. Jane Barrington sitting on the train coming back… — Paullina Simons Copy Share Image
Correlations are not explanations and besides, they can be as spurious as the high correlation in Finland between foxes killed and divorces. — Gunnar Myrdal Copy Share Image
Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of… — Tarja Halonen Copy Share Image
People in Finland have also adopted me because of my dad, and that's great, but it's the one language I can't speak. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“First, Finland had timber. Then there was Nokia. Today its most visible export is video games.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex. — Harri Holkeri Copy Share Image
I tried to learn the Finnish language, which is really, really, really hard, and I realized that if I want to really… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I remember playing hockey outside and whenever you did, you thought about playing for Finland vs. Sweden.… — Teemu Selanne Copy Share Image
I might move to Finland, at least for a while, to learn the language a bit better, 'cause you don't learn any… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
There are not actually many people in Finland who are openly gay together, let alone two women. — Saara Aalto Copy Share Image
“I tell them that in Finland the first thing men coming back from the front wanted was sex; only after that did… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share Image
It proved to be pretty impossible to get funds for a feature film in Finland. It's still small, but the film industry… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
My husband is from Finland, so every so often I'll throw a Scandinavian-themed party. — Sarah Rafferty Copy Share Image
Several countries - among them Austria, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, India, Israel and Sweden - ban or severely restrict the use of… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“the Finnish financial analyst Matias Möttölä calculates that in terms of revenue, Real Madrid would still only be the 120th largest company… — Simon Kuper Copy Share Image
The trouble with writing a book about yourself is that you can’t fool around. If you write about someone else, you can… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
We have a huge game coming up in semi-finals. Just studying Finland or the Americans, whoever we're playing. Just moving forward, working… — Gillian Apps Copy Share Image
We love and lose in China, we weep on England's moors, and laugh and moan in Guinea, and thrive on Spanish shores.… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
To fall asleep in your embrace,Land of our dreams, what bliss,O you our cradle, you our grave,You the new hope we ever… — Aleksis Kivi Copy Share Image
Contemporary nations such as Sweden, Norway, and Finland, where women are half of the national legislatures, have more caring policies, less violence,… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
