#Southern Ostrobothnia

[beardedmrbean]

Porvoo's Uusimaa is among the papers reporting that the Finnish Meteorological Institute is forecasting accumulation of up to 10 centimetres of fresh snow in some southern parts of the country and around 3-8 centimetres in central regions.

The storm was expected to be at its height during the morning hours with bad driving conditions affecting commutes.

Iltalehti writes that road conditions on Thursday morning would likely cause grey hair for both motorists, people using public transport and pedestrians.

And that's not all. The next of the "nearly apocalyptical weather reversals" is to be a temperature rise of nearly 40 degrees Celsius in many areas.

The paper quotes Foreca meteorologist Anna Latvala as saying there will be a huge turnaround in the weather next week, especially in Northern Ostrobothnia and southern and central parts of the country.

She noted that on Tuesday the temperature at Ylivieska, in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia was -37C. By the beginning it next week, it is forecast to be well above the freezing point.

Before you drive

The farmers' and forest owners' paper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus reminds readers that safe driving will be a challenge in much of the country during the day because of blowing snow reducing visibility, and slippery road surfaces.

The paper suggests that drivers do four things before getting behind the wheel in order to improve traffic safety.

The first is to check current warnings from the Finnish Meteorological Institute's warning map.

The next is to take a look at the traffic situation report from Finntraffic.

Before setting out, you should check your vehicle's lights.

Many people rely heavily on their car's automatic light system and may therefore inadvertently drive with only their parking lights on. A good tip is to switch on the headlights regardless of the automatic mode. Visibility of the car can also be improved by turning on the rear fog lights. And taillights should also be kept clean, as they may become clogged with snow.

Finally, remember to keep an assured clear distance in traffic and avoid unnecessary tailgating. .

Experts say that the recommended safety distance when driving in urban areas is half the driving speed in metres. So, for example, at a speed of 40 km/h, the safety distance is 20 metres. On highways, the driving speed in metres becomes the recommendation, which means, for example, when driving 80 km/h you should keep a distance of at least 80 metres.

Missing migrants

Ilta-Sanomat reports that more than 160 asylum seekers have disappeared from reception centres in the country, according to Antti Lehtinen, the director of the asylum unit of the Finnish Immigration Service.

All of those now unaccounted for came to Finland over the border with Russia after the beginning of August.

Lehtinen believes that many of those who have disappeared have gone to another country to file for asylum. Sixteen have been confirmed to have done so, he told Ilta-Sanomat.

So far, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, France, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland have requested that Finland accept the return of these migrants.

Lehtinen considers it likely that, in addition to the 16 confirmed cases, several more of the 160 missing asylum seekers have moved on from Finland to another EU country and that more readmission requests will be received in coming weeks.

He also told the paper that about 50 decisions have been made on the asylum applications of people who crossed the eastern border during the autumn.

Two-thirds have been negative decisions and one-third have been terminated or withdrawn. So far, no positive decisions have been made on the asylum applications filed by migrants that came across the eastern border during the autumn.

From the beginning of August to the end of last year, a total of 1,323 people who crossed Finland's eastern border applied for asylum. So far this year, 15 people who crossed the eastern border have applied for asylum.

Summer traffic chaos?

Helsingin Uutiset looks at the potential impact of planned repairs the capital's metro system

Metro traffic through Helsinki's main railway station will probably be suspended next summer for three months due to renovation works.

Metro trains from the east will run no farther than the Helsinki University station, and from the west, the Kampi station.

The paper reports that the plan raised red flags at a city council meeting on Wednesday, with, for example, National Coalition Party councilor Otto Meri saying that the situation will lead to chaos if something is not done about it.

"The number of people traveling during rush hour is so huge that it probably cannot be handled by buses, even if they run every minute. It is of paramount importance that the break could be shortened from three months," he said.

Deputy Mayor Anni Sinnemäki (Green) indicated that downtime for this section of the Metro cannot be shortened, as plans already call for repairs to be carried out in three shifts for practically the entire scheduled three months.

Sinnemäki said that the impact of the closure will be eased by increasing tram traffic.

[sootyships]

Since both of you mentioned how I project my cultural identity, I wanted to talk about it, bc I believe that it's beneficial to foster a cultural identity... But it's not always easy. So I wanted to share some advice!

1. It may be necessary to wake yourself up to your culture.

If it's your everyday, and you have little interaction with anyone who views it as anything other than everyday, one easily ends up taking their culture for granted, becoming almost numb to it. Interacting with people from different cultures, asking them "hey, do you do this thing we do?", and finding content about your culture by immigrants are good ways to shake yourself awake!

2. National culture, good? Bad? *vague hand gesture*?

There are things that most Finns have in common—certainly Finnish tumblrites!—but I'll always prioritise the culture of a smaller local population and a landscape over that of the nation-state. National culture is by necessity homogeneous (to foster a sense of national identity), and while regional cultures are encompassed by "culture of the nation-state", they're not the national culture! National culture tends to have a core—in Finland, the southern shores, aka Uusimaa and historically the Turku region, have the greatest influence on the culture, being where the capital is/was—and regional cultures further from the core tend to be more distinct, which also leaves the people local to those regions with a stronger regional identity. Meanwhile, regions closer to the core may go through a loss of an active regional sense of identity; in Finland, my home region of Tavastia is adjacent to both Uusimaa and the Turku region, and people tend to have a much weaker identification of themselves as Tavastians as compared to Ostrobothnians or the residents of Kainuu or Finnish Karelia (the Karelia thing is complex, in short there's ppl who identify as Karelians as a national/ethnic identity and those who identify as Finns + Karelian as a regional identity) or non-Sami Laplanders.

If you're from one of those regions that have lost some sense of regional identity, it may be necessary to do more shaking yourself awake to notice what is regional. In my case, it's mostly the foods that my family, in particular one of my paternal aunts makes for holidays, that I found out were specifically associated with this region. Iirc there's a type of netted bag associated with Tavastia as well. There's also bobbin lace from my municipality of birth! (My gma made bobbin lace.) Many municipalities in Finland also have mitten patterns associated with them, and both many municipalities and most regions have their own men's and/or women's national dress designs. Ideally the designs are based on museum pieces originating from the region, but humorously my birth city's dress is both beloved by many and confusing, as it apparently has at least some features that are not present in local museum pieces. 🤔

Also, since moving to Ostrobothnia, I found out that certain turns of phrase that I use were unfamiliar to the Ostrobothnians. 😂 "Jurmu, what the fuck is that?" (And nowadays I definitely use some Ostrobothnian and Kainuu turns of phrase, which in turn are odd to the ear of other Tavastians.)

3. Well, the above actually got into it, but research&recognition.

Someone at some point has probably studied regional differences and jotted down what things are associated with what region. I don't necessarily think it's valuable to look at these lists with a mind of "I will incorporate these things into my life!", I rather prefer their use as reference for recognizing what things already in your life are culturally informed.

4. Ancestors?

I'm a huge proponent of people doing genealogical research. Look, even if your living family fucking sucks, once you get into the dead and buried ancestors, it's just... Interesting. IMO. I know it's not accessible for everyone, there's family you don't speak with and there's unknown fathers and lost or destroyed records and whatnot, but if you can, I'd recommend looking into it. I can give some pointers that are likely to be applicable in multiple countries... *smacks your hand* Hands off those atDNA kits! They're a last resort or a supplement, most people who use them are fucking useless when it comes to the actual genealogy aspect, and the percentages just mean you share some DNA markers with the current population of some region, and that's essentially meaningless culture-wise.

(Granted, the long dead and buried ancestors do tend to also be essentially meaningless culture-wise, as only those who can influence you can pass on culture. But y'know, my mom still knows tell about my great-great grandma, and some vague legends even further back that I've been able to find possible confirmation for. It can still help foster a sense of continuity and connection, so I still think it's a good practice.)

5. Community!

It's not just your family who pass on culture, though! Everybody in your life can. That family friend, that neighbour's granny who babysat you, the traditions they gave you are yours. If you have an inkling of a cultural identity but your family is super assimilated, seek out a community to help you reconnect. Culture is found in people, not blood.

6. Spite.

Partially, I do all of this out of spite. In terms of the state, there's much to improve, and yet it feels we're sliding downhill. Still, due to being queer and trans, I'll rather remain a Finnish citizen than become a Russian one any day of the week... And that is the extent of my nationalism. But I don't accept racist, queerphobic Persu-types claiming cultural pride as theirs; certainly not, when they barely show their faces anywhere relating to loving Finnish culture! One of the prevalent Persus even called culture a luxury! This is mine, and you are posers.

7. Love.

But I also do it out of love. I love the landscape I grew up in, the language (you have to go out of your way to misgender someone!), the idiosyncrasies my people share. I love that these forests could feed me if I knew them better, but even with what little I know, I can get the occasional snack thanks to the right to roam. I love the recipes my mom used as I grew up; the ones I learned and made mine. I love our holiday traditions and our feast foods. I love my FUCKING AMAZING traditionalish boots. I'm even proud of the little positive accomplishments of my state, my fellow countrymen who have been part of changing the landscape of technology, and that one soldier who pumped himself full of Pervitin and skied 200km, ate a bird raw and went on to live to 70. 😂

And I wish everyone could have something like that! It doesn't need to include the nation-state—sometimes there is nothing to love. Really, no part of this is mandatory. 🤔 But I see people bemoaning their lack of culture and envying those who live theirs, and it makes me want to shake them. YOU HAVE CULTURE! ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS LIVE IT!

[discolesbo]

I finally doodled some of my Hetalia regional OCs here. Thanks to lovely @moccahime for helping me with anatomy <3 Practicing drawing on a tablet is actually really fun.

They are both regions of Finland. You could say that these two form "Northern Finland" (Lapland regions are sometimes considered a bit of a separate matter*). *Southern half of Lapland is historically considered a part of North Ostrobothnia.

On the left side we have North Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa), one of the four Ostrobothnia siblings. With her capital, Oulu, the largest city in Northern Fennoscandia, she is becoming quite rich and successful. On the other hand, her land is also the home of many many large religious families. She used to live in the same house with her other Ostrobothnian siblings and Kainuu. She belongs to the Western Finnish cultural and dialectical sphere.

The shores of her land are bordered by vast fields. She is also a skilled kantele player and a bike lane enthusiast.

On the right side, Kainuu. The odd one of the previous Ostrobothnian house, considering that she is not Ostrobothnian at all. She always thought North Ostrobothnia was cooler than her, like a big sister, thinking her dialect is better, etc. Kainuu would conduct her trade of tar through North Ostrobothnia. But at the same time, she desperately wanted to build her independence from the "big sister” and tried to leave the house earlier, but failed. However, now she has successfully become her own region.

Unlike the Ostrobothnias, Kainuu is culturally and dialect-wise Eastern Finnish. Not long ago, she was mostly agricultural, and that is the reputation she still often holds. However, most of her people actually live in towns now. Currently, she's putting a lot of effort into tech, learning coding, game development, and data centers. She even has a supercomputer.

Other than that, she is a poet, a hiker, and a hunter.

Okay that is something for now about my favourite girls :]

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 2.19 (before 1950)

197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. 1594 – Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592. 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1649 – The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England. 1714 – Great Northern War: The battle of Napue between Sweden and Russia is fought in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia. 1726 – The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama, and confined to Fort Stoddert. 1819 – British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III. 1836 – King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia. 1846 – In Austin, Texas, the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States. 1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party. 1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. 1884 – More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. 1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. 1915 – World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli. 1937 – Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. 1942 – World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. 1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. 1943 – World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. 1948 – The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. 1949 – Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.

[nordnews]

The needle exchange car has visited the small towns of Southern Ostrobothnia.

[sootyships]

This HELLA reminds me of a finnish-karelian folk poem, particularly the variant that came to be a folk song in finland. Here's my english translation of it:

If my darling would come,

if my beloved would tread,

I'd recognize them from their arrival,

I'd guess from their footsteps, (2x)

if they were still a verst away (2x)

or behind two of them.

I would go out as mist,

as smoke into the yard, (2x)

I'd fly as sparks, (2x)

I'd flow as a flame;

I would roll up beside them,

Puckering my mouth in front of theirs.

Sure I'd hold their hand

even with a snake in their palm;

sure I'd kiss their mouth,

even with Death before it;

sure I'd reach to hold them,

even with Death on their collarbones;

sure I'd lie next to them,

even with my place full with blood.

But my darling hasn't got

no wolf's blood on their mouth,

nor hands covered in a snake's tallow;

nor their neck in Death's clutches;

their mouth is of molten butter,

their lips like of honey nectar, (2x)

hands golden, decorated, (2x)

their neck like the stem of a heather.

The lyrics are based on a Finnish, Karelian and Ingrian poem-song theme "Jos mun tuttuni tulisi". The first known variants were published, with Latin translations, in De poësi fennica (p. 81-83, 84) in 1778. As far as records show, the variants published in the book were collected from Savonia and/or Ostrobothnia [1].

At least 143 variants have since been collected, at the greatest frequency from Ingria and the southern part of West Karelia [1]. The in Finland most widely known variant was printed in Kanteletar, a collection of folk poetry first published in 1840. A strong influence on Kanteletar was the Karelian poem-singer Mateli Kuivalatar.

In 1842 a C. G. Zetterqvist started a translation project and sent sample translations of the poem all over the world, and as a result the poem-song has also been translated into 467 different languages including languages such as kabyle, arabian, basque, tahitian and even gothic runes, ancient greek and sanskrit [2][3].

Sources:

1. https://skvr.fi/

2. https://agricolaverkko.fi/tietosanomat/460-kertaa-jos-mun-tuttuni-tulisi/

3.

on love, even in death

Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles // Rainer Maria Rilke The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge // Romeo + Juliet (1996) dir. Baz Luhrmann // Richard Siken "The Torn-Up Roads," Crush // Keaton St James (@boykeats) Matthew 19:12 // Lana Del Rey Born to Die // @/alessia.trunfio (instagram) // Florence + the Machine I'm Not Calling You a Liar // Michael Cunningham The Hours // System of a Down Lovely Day // Richard Siken "Planet of Love," Crush

[davidanderson121]

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[beardedmrbean]

The Finnish Food Authority has created a designated 'infection zone' covering a number of regions across Finland as it seeks to stop the spread of avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu.

The infection zone covers the regions of Southwest Finland, Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia and Central Ostrobothnia. The authority also recommends taking measures to protect birds and prevent any spread of the virus in other parts of the country.

The regulations within the infection zone include a requirement to keep all poultry and captive birds indoors at all times. People are also encouraged to avoid poultry farms, with visits restricted to essential reasons only.

If visits to farms are made, the authority advises people to wear protective clothing, change their footwear at entrances and exits, and maintain good hand hygiene.

In addition, all bird feed and litter must be kept out of the reach of wild birds within the infected zone.

The authority noted that bird flu is only transmitted to humans in rare cases, but still advises people to avoid close contact with wild birds, poultry and their excretions.

The World Health Organisation also issued an advisory statement earlier this month as bird flu cases spread in many countries.

"The current outbreaks of avian influenza have caused devastation in animal populations, including poultry, wild birds, and some mammals, and harmed farmers’ livelihoods and the food trade. Although largely affecting animals, these outbreaks pose ongoing risks to humans," the statement said.

Bird flu spreading across Finland this summer

An unusually high number of bird flu cases have been detected across Finland during June and July, particularly among gulls.

The virus has also been detected in farmed fur animals in the regions of southern and central Ostrobothnia, with at least 10 fur farms currently known to have confirmed cases.

The Finnish Food Authority has also published a map showing the number of cases in Finland detected so far this year.

The agency urged members of the public to contact their local or provincial veterinarian clinic immediately upon noticing any signs of avian influenza in poultry or other birds.

For example, a decrease in water and feed consumption or egg production may be signs of a bird flu infection.

In addition, any mass fatalities among wild birds and individual deaths of birds of prey should be reported to municipal or provincial authorities.

[ab-photography]

January 6th

Photo by Aisha Benahmed

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 2.19

197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. 1594 – Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1649 – The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England. 1714 – Great Northern War: The battle of Napue between Sweden and Russia is fought in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia. 1726 – The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert. 1819 – British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III. 1836 – King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia. 1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States. 1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party. 1859 – Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. 1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. 1884 – More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. 1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. 1915 – World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli. 1937 – Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. 1942 – World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. 1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. 1943 – World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. 1948 – The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. 1949 – Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University. 1953 – Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established. 1954 – Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. 1959 – The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. 1960 – China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket. 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the feminist movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread. 1965 – Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm, all Catholics, attempt a coup against the military junta of the Buddhist Nguyễn Khánh. 1976 – Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417. 1978 – Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat. 1985 – William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital. 1985 – Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148. 1986 – Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka. 1989 – Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four. 2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. 2003 – An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275. 2006 – A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners. 2011 – The debut exhibition of the Belitung shipwreck, containing the largest collection of Tang dynasty artifacts found in one location, begins in Singapore. 2012 – Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Easter Bonfire

[pandasneedourlove]

6E2A9423-Isopanda,Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda) ,Ähtäri Zoo,Finland by Raimo Nieminen

[urkuri]

i think ive just come out from the most transformative experience of my life … theyre all finnish to me from now on. Roy cohn is a finnish man from the southern ostrobothnia region actually.. absolutely fucking insane

GOING TO SEE ANGELS IN AMERICA IN THE FINNISH NATIONAL THEATRE TONITE!!!!!!!!!!!

[rvexillology]

The flag of the region of Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

from /r/vexillology Top comment: This is the funnest flag! I love it!

[bottaslicious]

it must look weird when i talk about southern ostrobothnia in tags SO MUCH but like.... it’s a hell on earth and a paradise at the same time lmao, our culture is such an anomaly in finland and we’re totally misunderstood and i love and hate it the same time, and when you meet someone else from SO it’s an instant connection that doesn’t happen with people who are from other regions, once you find out you’re with a fellow häjy you instantly try to find out if you’re related, how far you have to trace back the family tree to find a murderer, and if you’re from the same town you instantly know their address and family history, and we speak so beautifully.... nothing but love for my land

[torillatavataan]

It's called leipäjuusto (bread cheese). It is very delicious!

Bread cheese, known in the United States as Finnish squeaky cheese, is a Finnish fresh cheese traditionally made from cow's colostrum. The cheese originally comes from Southern Ostrobothnia, Northern Finland, and Kainuu.

The milk is curdled and set to form a round disk from two to three centimeters thick. After this, bread cheese is baked, grilled, or flambéed to give it its distinctive brown or charred marks.

Traditionally, bread cheese was dried and could then be stored for up to several years. For eating, the dry, almost rock-hard cheese was heated on a fire which softened it and produced an especially appetizing aroma. Even today, the cheese may be dried by keeping it in a well-ventilated place for a few days. It has a mild flavour.

Bread cheese can be eaten warm or cold, and is served in a number of ways:

The traditional way is to serve it as slices, as a side dish with coffee.

A few pieces are placed in a cup, with hot coffee poured on.

Served as diamond-shaped pieces, roughly 5 to 7 cm long and a little less wide, with cloudberry jam or fresh cloudberries.

Slices of the cheese are cut into a cup or plate, with some cream poured on the pieces so that they soak a little, some cinnamon and sugar sprinkled over it, and grilled in the oven for a moment. Served with cloudberry jam.

In modern Finnish cuisine, diced bread cheese is often used as a mild replacement for feta in various salads.

As a dessert, bread cheese can be served like Camembert, fried on a pan with butter until it softens, and served with jam, traditionally cloudberry.

(Wikipedia)

https://villavalkea.fi/