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Welcome to the Cavs Fandom!Well it's definately Sweden we really love to hate! They are a bit bigger and better in almost everything, also the people there are more beautiful and confident and we can't stand it haha! But yea with Russia there was the war with them during WW2 (soviet union of course back then) and some wounds are still so open that many truly hate Russia for that, but it's super complicated so nobody doesn't want too much attention on that. Russia is also so huge and distant country that sometimes we dont even realize that its our neighbour. Finland always looks to the west and we compare everything to other scandinavian countries sweden, denmark & norway. There is a saying in Finland that Finnish person will gladly pay 100€ if his neighbour loses that same amount of money dark humor, but it has some truth in it also.
Yea good that Markkanen is not on the trade. I haven't been so active earlier following the trade rumors until now when this Markkanen case started but OMG I cant believe the amount of rumors there is. Like million tweets, Youtubers making new videos every day about certain rumors.. I think currently in youtube there is more videos with "how Markkanen will fit in Dallas roster" than his highlights
And I must tell you that I greatly esteem Finland and love learning about it!
I had the true pleasure of hosting Finnish army officers when I was in the US Army and they were truly professional and amazing party animals. And I am actually a historian that specializes somewhat in Nordic history in the modern era, with a focus on the Napoleonic Era, WWI-WWII and the Cold War. And Finland plays a major role in all three of those eras! And I am something of a foreign policy wonk and a specialist in Nordic defense policy (will you buy the F-35 of the JAS-39E?).
And of course, one cannot compliment a Finn without saluting the great Marshal of Finland, Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.
Hammer of the Soviets! Lion of the North! One of the two great Scandinavian statesmen of the past 200 years.
ELÄKÖÖN SUOMI!