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bohica
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by bohica » Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:25 pm
Funny place names in Finland
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Hank W.
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by Hank W. » Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:29 pm
In the Helsinki phonebook you can find 3 good angling spots:
Mätäoja
Paskolampi
Kalaton
(Rottenditch, Shytepond, Fishless)
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by BAT » Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:31 pm
To add to the places to go fishing,
How about Lake Pahakala outside Joensuu?
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by BAT » Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:34 pm
Well, I'm glad I don't have to write "Karhunperse" on my envelopes when sending mail
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by Hank W. » Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:38 pm
We all know why poor Gavin got a PO box in Hamina, his village is 'Neuvoton' (Clueless).
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bohica
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by bohica » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:10 pm
BAT wrote:Well, I'm glad I don't have to write "Karhunperse" on my envelopes when sending mail
So would so say, "Olen Karhunperseestä?"
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Ron
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by Ron » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:50 pm
Let´s bring some life in this thread...
Not far from my house is a place called Pöljä. I couldn´t find it in my little taskusanakirja but it means something like "fool" or "crazy"...
When I only lived shortly in Finland I saw many villages called Kaatupaikka
I remembered I asked my wife: "Isn´t there another place also called Kaatupaikka?". She answered: "Yeah, but you don´t wanna live there...".
