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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian state media: Finns will die of cold in winter due to cutting ties with Russia... Finns:
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The Russians claimed that the Scandinavians would be freezing this winter.
This Norwegian man doesnt look bothered.
This Norwegian man doesnt look bothered.
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Russian state media: Finns will die of cold in winter due to cutting ties with Russia... Finns: (Original Post)
demmiblue
Mar 2023
OP
Norway has lots of oil. It may not be easy to transport it to Finland if needed. Nt
spooky3
Mar 2023
#2
I know my longtime (10 yrs+) Finnish acquaintence would give Putin a "phbbbbttttt"!
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#10
Ocelot II
(131,231 posts)1. LOL.
You won't scare Scandinavians with threats of cold weather. De spiser snø til frokost.
De spiser snø til frokost!!
Luckily, thats not ALL they have. Their fresh bread, local marmalades and cheeses arent bad, either.
spooky3
(38,864 posts)2. Norway has lots of oil. It may not be easy to transport it to Finland if needed. Nt
sprinkleeninow
(22,473 posts)3. Finns: "Here, hold my Finlandia!"
calimary
(90,794 posts)7. Love it!
PortTack
(35,824 posts)12. Good one...made me smile
Cha
(320,586 posts)5. Gotta Love the Finns!💕🤷♂️
greblach
(295 posts)6. This Swede has props for the Finns and Norse. NT
ThoughtCriminal
(14,754 posts)8. Time to dust off the Skrigjaargen Polka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4kkij%C3%A4rven_polkka#Military_usage
During the Continuation War, the Finnish Army discovered that the retreating Soviets had scattered radio-controlled mines throughout the re-captured city of Viipuri. These mines were set off when a three-note chord was played on the frequency the radio was tuned to; each mine had three tuning forks that oscillated at specific frequencies unique to each mine.
On September 1, the General Staff in Vyborg received one broadcast van from Yleisradio, capable of transmitting over the frequency used by the mines. Säkkijärvi polkka was present among the van's record collection and to prevent the enemy from operating the mines, they started playing the Säkkijärvi polkka - and specifically the version recorded by Vesterinen - without any pauses. This way the frequency over which the triads used by the enemy to detonate the mines were interfered with to the point that the mines were completely unusable.
During the Continuation War, the Finnish Army discovered that the retreating Soviets had scattered radio-controlled mines throughout the re-captured city of Viipuri. These mines were set off when a three-note chord was played on the frequency the radio was tuned to; each mine had three tuning forks that oscillated at specific frequencies unique to each mine.
On September 1, the General Staff in Vyborg received one broadcast van from Yleisradio, capable of transmitting over the frequency used by the mines. Säkkijärvi polkka was present among the van's record collection and to prevent the enemy from operating the mines, they started playing the Säkkijärvi polkka - and specifically the version recorded by Vesterinen - without any pauses. This way the frequency over which the triads used by the enemy to detonate the mines were interfered with to the point that the mines were completely unusable.
sprinkleeninow
(22,473 posts)9. Cool account. OPA!
pinkstarburst
(2,078 posts)16. That story made my day!
electric_blue68
(27,322 posts)10. I know my longtime (10 yrs+) Finnish acquaintence would give Putin a "phbbbbttttt"!
In It to Win It
(12,823 posts)11. LMAO
Hekate
(100,133 posts)14. Nobody likes you, Vlad
Samrob
(4,298 posts)15. And DeSantis says the US should not be concerned about Russia. His clear lack of understanding
democracy and threats to democracy is only surpassed by his ignorance of all things not fascist.
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