The world's first Angry Birds-themed amusement park recently opened in Finland. Here's a look inside the park, which features 12 rides, an adventure course, games, and places to eat.
Culture Buzz It's like “Miller Time”, except for smart people.
Culture Buzz Breakfast found rising in gorge. A gentleman in Finland was reportedly rather tympääntynyt (Finnish for “grossed the eff out”) when he discovered this little bugger wriggling around in his hamburger. Yes, it was alive. Yes, he took pictures. Yes, he got a refund, according to the report from a Finnish TV and radio outlet. No, I haven't the foggiest what kind of weird Hollandaise-slathered McBurger that is.
Culture Buzz This is cringe inducing. First the way-too-long stare, followed by the fake ceiling stare, and finishing up with a cleavage-cover by the princess. And it's all caught on tape.
Culture Buzz Your move, Delta. Passengers aboard a Finnair flight to Delhi, India were treated to quite the surprise today as flight attendants joined a dance crew for a Bollywood-themed groove-shakin’ to celebrate India’s Republic Day. I want to go to there. (via The Daily What)
This amazing footage of beautiful Aurora Borealis was shot in the Finnish Lapland.
Amazing video showing the difference between summer and winter in Helsinki, Finland.
Culture Buzz Finns are a dedicated people. Whether it's holding a fish or posing for party photos, it will be done with the utmost focus and efficiency. They mean serious business.
The camera operator was obviously torn over which was more fascinating, the awkward band or the awkward loss of motor control they were triggering in the audience. How do you say “arrhythmic jerking” in Finnish?
You know your meme has gone mainstream when it gets a full-page spread in Kotimaa. Other articles of particular interest to the Helsinki literati these days: “Is Milhouse Really a Meme?” and “A Day in the Life of a Socially Awkward Penguin”. We're just here for your entertainment, Finland. Let us know if you need any more weird junk for your newspapers.
Last week, Newsweek declared Finland to be the best country in the world. But in 1993, the folks at 60 Minutes were convinced that all Finns were depressed Tango addicts. How's that for a radical shift in opinion? Note: Finns are totally huggable.
Run for your lives. These clouds look like they are out of a scene from “The Fog.”
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We knew this was coming, but starting today, every citizen of Finland has the legal right to a 1Mbps broadband connection, meaning that providers are now required to make the connections available to everyone.
These cats are very hot and not alone. Pretty much the best Tim and Eric sketch that wasn't written by Tim and Eric.
BoingBoing just rediscovered this video from Ella ja Aleksi, a Finnish rap group comprised of two 4-year-old kids. This song is called “Yöjuna Rovaniemelle,” which is presumably Finnish for whatever hardcore gangsta shit most Scandinavian toddlers were into in 2008.
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We've heard many rumors and announcements of a Nokia laptop - the Finnish mobile giant has, so far, stayed out of this market - but now it's truly official, pictures, specifications and all. Its name? Booklet 3G.
This example of Finnish environmental art shows logs designed as huge colored pencils. And all this time, I thought Gulliver did watercolor.