Tomi Maila Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 This short documentary clip tells the story of the most skilled traditional hunters in Finland (Suomi in Finnish), the country where I live... <center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://bubblare.fi/v/suomi/"></param><embed src="http://bubblare.fi/v/suomi/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center> Quote Link to comment
JDave Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 That was awesome Tomi. Hyvä päivä to you. (don't know much else in Finnish) David Quote Link to comment
Tomi Maila Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 QUOTE(dsaunders @ Aug 2 2007, 06:19 PM) That was awesome Tomi. Hyvä päivä to you. (don't know much else in Finnish) Wow. Not bad, but actually it should be "Hyvää päivää". Tomi Quote Link to comment
JDave Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Aug 2 2007, 08:40 AM) Wow. Not bad, but actually it should be "Hyvää päivää". Well it has been five years since I was living in Finland. And if you didn't all speak so much English over there I might have learned more Finnish Quote Link to comment
Tomi Maila Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 QUOTE(dsaunders @ Aug 2 2007, 06:57 PM) Well it has been five years since I was living in Finland. And if you didn't all speak so much English over there I might have learned more Finnish You've lived in Finland! May I be curious where? Quote Link to comment
JDave Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Aug 2 2007, 09:22 AM) You've lived in Finland! May I be curious where? I lived in Helsinki for three months while I did an exchange program at the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT). It was summer so the weather was beautiful I just loved celebrating Juhannus. Not to mention watching the sun travel nearly horizontally across the sky. Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Aug 3 2007, 01:01 AM) This short documentary clip tells the story of the most skilled traditional hunters in Finland (Suomi in Finnish), the country where I live... He didn't look very jolly to me... Quote Link to comment
Tomi Maila Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I simply need to continue building up the image of the country where I live. Let me present you a YMCA cover NMKY by Finnish band Gregorius. <center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgrG35-3js"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgrG35-3js" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center> Quote Link to comment
Mellroth Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Sep 4 2007, 09:11 PM) I simply need to continue building up the image of the country where I live. Let me present you a YMCA cover NMKY by Finnish band Gregorius. Phew, I watched the Eurovision Song Contest, and thought Finland was all about Monsters/Goblins etc., thanks for getting me in the right direction http://www.metacafe.com/watch/135809/lordi_hard_rock_hallelujah_eurovision_2006/' target="_blank">http://www.metacafe.com/watch/135809/lordi...urovision_2006/ /J Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Something about those 4 boys in the background seems so wrong... Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Sep 5 2007, 05:11 AM) I simply need to continue building up the image of the country where I live. It's so wrong, it's right... As Mike would say: "That's Hot!" Here's where the back-up dancers learned their craft: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJj6d5QSYaE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJj6d5QSYaE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment
Justin Goeres Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 QUOTE(crelf @ Sep 6 2007, 04:40 AM) Here's where the back-up dancers learned their craft: I watched all of that! Now I want to dance! Quote Link to comment
Tomi Maila Posted September 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 QUOTE(crelf @ Sep 6 2007, 02:40 PM) Here's where the back-up dancers learned their craft I love this video! I've seen it so many times and it still makes me smile. The guys in white suit is Åke Blomqvist, the founder of a famous dance school in Helsinki. Here is a http://www.tanssikoulublomqvist.fi/' target="_blank">link to the school, should you want to join the lessons. Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 QUOTE(Justin Goeres @ Sep 7 2007, 02:55 AM) I watched all of that! Now I want to dance! I saw you at NI-Week - You're a man's man on the dance floor - women want you and men want to be you... QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Sep 7 2007, 03:07 AM) I love this video! Quote Link to comment
xtal Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Nice video, Chris. You made my day {I'll dance with you anytime, Justin.} Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 QUOTE(xtaldaz @ Sep 7 2007, 06:50 AM) Nice video, Chris. You made my day My work here is done. Quote Link to comment
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