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.
Finns are rarely excited about anything, but in the 70s they'd flip out over clean clothes. Fun fact: The man in this ad eventually came to be known as Ior Bock, a recently deceased eccentric who taught bizarre practices including autofellatio.
Props to anyone who can play instruments with prehistoric claws. Apparently in Finland, heavy metal is for children… the way it should be. (Via Neatorama.)
Semifinalists in a televised Finnish singing competition sing the most epic cover of “Bad Romance” ever—as dueling choirs.