As a swede I like to see this as your swedish heritage being so strong that you out-swede the swedes in self-deprecation. Because we used to do this. Don’t know what has happened to it.I guess we do over reactions almost like the Canadian fans but what I really do not like is how effing negative we always are against our own teams, that so regularly tend to outperform our paper strength. Like we basically never are the top favourites in any tournament and we pretty often actually win them or medal etc. But a bloody minded, negative, pessimistic, vittumainen nation... In our unfortunate location in Europe it probably has been a very necessary attitude
GDT: Semi-Finals: Sweden vs Finland; Jan. 4, 2025; 15:30 EST
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Svedu
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Eye of Ra, you've shown good sportsmanship this year and a new strategy. Trying to anti-anti jinx this time around but came up short. If you play against the US I hope you win the bronze. Thanks for always being around here no matter what.
Haha, naaah fam
But I like you optimistic perspective.
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I mean, you are correct in a way. In Sweden a dad can take "Mammaledighet", or should I call it "pappaledighet".
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I have been annoyed with the tendency to choke in the past. But they didn't shrink, play scared or lose some big lead.
They just couldn't score that last goal and eventually Finland did. Playing a bad goalie vs a good one is frustrating to watch.
They just couldn't score that last goal and eventually Finland did. Playing a bad goalie vs a good one is frustrating to watch.
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Barkov Stanley cup champ!
There might be something in that
The historical Swedish influence has obviously been huge, Sveriges rikes lag has been the foundation of our society. It still is surprisingly difficult for people to admit, but luckily less so for the younger generations. The choice was between Stockholm or Novgorod/Moscow, and we didn't hesitate...
behemolari
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There might be something in that
historical or present
You guys kept it way longer than we did, we scrapped most of it in 1809. Mostly because we had to.There might be something in that
No you definitely didn’t hesistate
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Pack your shit, Shanny!
Shocker
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Laine 5 is still the funniest thing i've ever seen outside of Jatkoaika, funniest and schadenfreude inducing.
Finns are either ultimately optimistic or pessimistic, no inbetween.
It wasn't really a choice, was it.There might be something in that
No one knows this, but the Swedish Church Law was instrumental in the history of Latvia too. We probably would not be an independent state if it wasn't for it.
Getting a little offtopic though
Yeah, I we had the 1734 law much longer in use: it was basically the law of the land till independence. But it seems both countries even now have bits of it still in force
1734 års lag – Wikipedia
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Gritty, I would say, pretty much never flashy, but grittyNice job Suomi! The Finns are always my secondary team after Canada bows out. Rooting for you guys to get the gold!
It is somewhat bothersome to me that most people (at least the swedes) are completely in the dark about this shared history.Yeah, I we had the 1734 law much longer in use: it was basically the law of the land till independence. But it seems both countries even now have bits of it still in force
Yeah, a certain amnesia about your pre-1809 history, bit strange tbh.
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Damn. How on earth (albeit on ice) did Team Finland manage to win this one? It seemed they came out just to defend the flimsy one goal lead on the 3rd turtling there flat footed and half paralyzed apparently trusting Rimpinen as the unbreakable last lock would shut it off and when the Swedes tied it it was by this Logic game over for the young Lions - except they didn’t buy this logic.
Actually I stopped watching the match in the OT when Tre Kronor got that ”ridiculous” power play. I changed the channel to some True Crime on YT to forget the whole damn thing but ironically this silly act turned out to be a true crime itself against the spirit and nature of the game and loyality and support you are expected to show until the end no matter what.
Actually I stopped watching the match in the OT when Tre Kronor got that ”ridiculous” power play. I changed the channel to some True Crime on YT to forget the whole damn thing but ironically this silly act turned out to be a true crime itself against the spirit and nature of the game and loyality and support you are expected to show until the end no matter what.
Yozhik v tumane
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The f*** y’all talking about these last pages? Matriarchal society pseudo-social anthropology, what the hell?
A hockey game has been played in a youth tournament.
Congrats to Finland.
A hockey game has been played in a youth tournament.
Congrats to Finland.
IdleTraveller
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Hyvä Suomi!! Well done - showed huge heart and guts, and what makes Finland great. As a Panthers fan, I feel like an honourary Finn, so rooting for you against (hopefully) Czechia!
The more I watch replays of that goal the better it gets, he so totally intended that however a long shot it was...
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It's Finland-Sweden, outsiders wouldn't understand.
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Well, you see, when a puck loves a net very, very much...
