Diverse language, crack these :)

[onkko]

[Rob A.]

Very interesting onkko

I'll go to work on these...

For a start here is one of the easy..??.. ones:

1. Taksifirman perustamisen perustaksi riittää perustaksi.

= "For the foundation of the taxi company's founding suffices a basic taxi."

2. ...another...Mies ajoi auton katolleen ja joutui korjauttamaan katon sekä savupiipun.

="The man drove the car onto its ("his"...this is the play on words) roof and was forced to have repaired the roof as well as the chimney."

3. ....and yet another...Mitä teit puolityhjälle pullolleni? -Vein vajaan.

="What did you do to my half empty bottle? -I took (it) to the hut...[I took part (of it).] "

4. Arkkitehdille sattui vahinko; oli käytävä vessassa.

-"An accident happened to the architect. He had to go to the bathroom/He had a corridor in the bathroom."

[Rob A.]

double post

[onkko]

Correct but i have to add in 3. that vajaa = half empty, well its "not full" but fits because half empty isnt full So other says "i took it to hut" or "i took it"

[Rob A.]

I tried a few more...I could translate them, but couldn't get the joke...just not enough of a vocabulary yet, I guess...

This one I understood the joke, though...

Joskus joutsenet näyttävät kurjilta.

="Sometimes swans appear as cranes/miserable."

[onkko]

2. pictures i took in mental hospital were mainly succesfull but there was some shaked(insane). Tärähtänyt
5. Best customer to "one who bathes ones in sauna" is guy from other side(guy with vasta as his head) Vastapää
6 You didnt come to your conscription check! I had my own reason(check up). Syyni.
7 Which one is better, car or horse? Machnines(horses) arent good. Koni.
9 Because of bad mainteinance 10 tanks had to be "retracked"(executed). Teloittaa.
10 Tomorrow we bath(sow) said dirty farmer. Kylvää.
11 In beer drinking contest they drank "since ages" or took time how fast you drink "long" beer. Otettiin pitkästä aikaa.
12 Computer hackers couldnt be prosecuted because they didnt find evidence(monitor). Näyttö.
13 Shoemaker wanted to get lot of permanent(what is back of boot what shoemakers fix?) asiakkaita. Kanta.
15 In "Masquerade ball" one dressed in armour had his armour closed all of time(was wasted). Oli pelti kiinni.
16 I primarily(in front) listen rock said bus driver. Etupäässä.

Hope this helps and i hope i didnt do any major error