Very Finnish Problems

Very Finnish Problems

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Very Finnish Problems episodes

  • Episode 7: When the whole country is on ski break and you can’t ski
    Let’s talk ski jumping toddlers. Joel Willans, author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, discusses winter sports and other outdoorsy stuff with former semi-professional ski jumper Jussa Lauhamaa. Co-host Thomas Nybergh is curious about Jussa’s job involving the Sports Tracker app and wearable tech for active lifestyles.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Jussa being sporty on Sports Tracker: https://www.sports-tracker.com/view_profile/jussalauhamaa
    Jussa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jussalauhamaa/
    Jussa's home town of Rovaniemi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovaniemi
    Ski jumps as part of the Lahti cityscape: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsymoo/1617195591/
    Ski jumping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_jumping
    Finnish sporting goods conglomerate Amer Sports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_Sports
    Brought to you by Carl's Jr.: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Brought%20to%20you%20by%20Carl%27s%20Jr.
    Why Thomas prefers iPhones despite them being crap in the cold: https://www.miradore.com/blog/the-state-of-android-software-updates-2017/
    Thomas' recommendation - "Homecoming", a stellar dystopian sci-fi drama in podcast form: https://gimletmedia.com/homecoming/
    The Guardian's review of "Homecoming": https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/24/homecoming-podcast-catherine-keener-david-schwimmer
    41 min
  • Episode 7: When the whole country is on ski break and you can’t ski
    Let’s talk ski jumping toddlers. Joel Willans, author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, discusses winter sports and other outdoorsy stuff with former semi-professional ski jumper Jussa Lauhamaa. Co-host Thomas Nybergh is curious about Jussa’s job involving the Sports Tracker app and wearable tech for active lifestyles.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Jussa being sporty on Sports Tracker: https://www.sports-tracker.com/view_profile/jussalauhamaa
    Jussa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jussalauhamaa/
    Jussa's home town of Rovaniemi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovaniemi
    Ski jumps as part of the Lahti cityscape: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsymoo/1617195591/
    Ski jumping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_jumping
    Finnish sporting goods conglomerate Amer Sports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_Sports
    Brought to you by Carl's Jr.: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Brought%20to%20you%20by%20Carl%27s%20Jr.
    Why Thomas prefers iPhones despite them being crap in the cold: https://www.miradore.com/blog/the-state-of-android-software-updates-2017/
    Thomas' recommendation - "Homecoming", a stellar dystopian sci-fi drama in podcast form: https://gimletmedia.com/homecoming/
    The Guardian's review of "Homecoming": https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/24/homecoming-podcast-catherine-keener-david-schwimmer
    41 min
  • Episode 6: When your children need to wee after getting dressed for winter
    Joel Willans, creator of Very Finnish Problems and author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, chats with clothing industry activist and sci-fi writer Rinna Saramäki about the evils of the clothing industry. Thomas Nybergh, co-host and producer of the show, is skeptical about ethical consumerism and likes his sci-fi bleak and dystopian.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Rinna’s blog (in Finnish): https://rinnasaramaki.wordpress.com
    Rinna’s books (in Finnish): https://atena.fi/kirjailijat/rinna-saramaki
    Why ethical consumerism isn’t enough: http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-myth-of-the-ethical-shopper/
    Rinna’s book pick - Emmi Itäranta’s critically acclaimed “Memory of Water” (Teemestarin kirja): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_of_Water
    Joel’s book pick - “The Day of the Triffids” by John Wyndham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids
    Rinna didn’t like the movie adaptation of “Valérian and Laureline”: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/15999808/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-review-luc-besson
    The meaning of “Jumping the Shark”: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark
    New York Times’ Review of Thomas’ dystopian book pick, P.C. Jersild’s “After the flood”. Jersild’s “A Living Soul” is also awesome: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/05/books/in-short-fiction-187486.html
    Joel’s book pick - “Z for Zachariah” by Robert C. O’Brien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_for_Zachariah">Joel's pick: "Z for Zachariah
    Rinna’s book pick - “The Windup Girl” by Paolo Bacigalupi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Windup_Girl
    Worldcon 75 took place in Helsinki this year: http://www.worldcon.fi
    Kuoriaiskirjat, a cool small Finnish book publisher: https://kuoriaiskirjat.wordpress.com
    Osuuskumma, another cool small publisher of fine Finnish fiction. Some books translated to English and Spanish: http://osuuskumma.fi/osuuskumma-international/
    58 min
  • Episode 6: When your children need to wee after getting dressed for winter
    Joel Willans, creator of Very Finnish Problems and author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, chats with clothing industry activist and sci-fi writer Rinna Saramäki about the evils of the clothing industry. Thomas Nybergh, co-host and producer of the show, is skeptical about ethical consumerism and likes his sci-fi bleak and dystopian.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Rinna’s blog (in Finnish): https://rinnasaramaki.wordpress.com
    Rinna’s books (in Finnish): https://atena.fi/kirjailijat/rinna-saramaki
    Why ethical consumerism isn’t enough: http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-myth-of-the-ethical-shopper/
    Rinna’s book pick - Emmi Itäranta’s critically acclaimed “Memory of Water” (Teemestarin kirja): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_of_Water
    Joel’s book pick - “The Day of the Triffids” by John Wyndham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids
    Rinna didn’t like the movie adaptation of “Valérian and Laureline”: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/15999808/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-review-luc-besson
    The meaning of “Jumping the Shark”: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark
    New York Times’ Review of Thomas’ dystopian book pick, P.C. Jersild’s “After the flood”. Jersild’s “A Living Soul” is also awesome: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/05/books/in-short-fiction-187486.html
    Joel’s book pick - “Z for Zachariah” by Robert C. O’Brien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_for_Zachariah">Joel's pick: "Z for Zachariah
    Rinna’s book pick - “The Windup Girl” by Paolo Bacigalupi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Windup_Girl
    Worldcon 75 took place in Helsinki this year: http://www.worldcon.fi
    Kuoriaiskirjat, a cool small Finnish book publisher: https://kuoriaiskirjat.wordpress.com
    Osuuskumma, another cool small publisher of fine Finnish fiction. Some books translated to English and Spanish: http://osuuskumma.fi/osuuskumma-international/
    58 min
  • Episode 6: When your children need to wee after getting dressed for winter
    Joel Willans, creator of Very Finnish Problems and author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, chats with clothing industry activist and sci-fi writer Rinna Saramäki about the evils of the clothing industry. Thomas Nybergh, co-host and producer of the show, is skeptical about ethical consumerism and likes his sci-fi bleak and dystopian.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Rinna’s blog (in Finnish): https://rinnasaramaki.wordpress.com
    Rinna’s books (in Finnish): https://atena.fi/kirjailijat/rinna-saramaki
    Why ethical consumerism isn’t enough: http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/the-myth-of-the-ethical-shopper/
    Rinna’s book pick - Emmi Itäranta’s critically acclaimed “Memory of Water” (Teemestarin kirja): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_of_Water
    Joel’s book pick - “The Day of the Triffids” by John Wyndham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids
    Rinna didn’t like the movie adaptation of “Valérian and Laureline”: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/15999808/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-review-luc-besson
    The meaning of “Jumping the Shark”: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark
    New York Times’ Review of Thomas’ dystopian book pick, P.C. Jersild’s “After the flood”. Jersild’s “A Living Soul” is also awesome: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/05/books/in-short-fiction-187486.html
    Joel’s book pick - “Z for Zachariah” by Robert C. O’Brien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_for_Zachariah">Joel's pick: "Z for Zachariah
    Rinna’s book pick - “The Windup Girl” by Paolo Bacigalupi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Windup_Girl
    Worldcon 75 took place in Helsinki this year: http://www.worldcon.fi
    Kuoriaiskirjat, a cool small Finnish book publisher: https://kuoriaiskirjat.wordpress.com
    Osuuskumma, another cool small publisher of fine Finnish fiction. Some books translated to English and Spanish: http://osuuskumma.fi/osuuskumma-international/
    58 min
  • Episode 5: When somebody else is in the lift
    How does elevator awkwardness in Britain differ from the same in Finland? Joel Willans, author of Very Finnish Problems, asks game studies Ph.D. Aki Järvinen essential questions about migrating to the UK. Co-host Thomas Nybergh is curious about the demoscene and where fake money used inside video games ends up.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Aki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aquito
    Elevators and how they impacted culture: https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/03/02/how-elevator-transformed-america/b8u17Vx897wUQ8zWMTSvYO/story.html?camp=id
    Finnish chapter of IGDA, the International Game Developers Association: https://www.igda.fi
    The Assembly demoparty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_(demoparty)
    Example of a demo: https://youtu.be/v8bg4EixkFk?list=PLJO4AtxKJiFPmigR5m7SSrvT_pu291vFG
    Journalist Anni Lassila on how cool summers are becoming a privilege:
    http://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitukset/art-2000005300883.html
    More: http://veryfinnishproblems.com
    42 min
  • Episode 5: When somebody else is in the lift
    How does elevator awkwardness in Britain differ from the same in Finland? Joel Willans, author of Very Finnish Problems, asks game studies Ph.D. Aki Järvinen essential questions about migrating to the UK. Co-host Thomas Nybergh is curious about the demoscene and where fake money used inside video games ends up.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Aki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aquito
    Elevators and how they impacted culture: https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/03/02/how-elevator-transformed-america/b8u17Vx897wUQ8zWMTSvYO/story.html?camp=id
    Finnish chapter of IGDA, the International Game Developers Association: https://www.igda.fi
    The Assembly demoparty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_(demoparty)
    Example of a demo: https://youtu.be/v8bg4EixkFk?list=PLJO4AtxKJiFPmigR5m7SSrvT_pu291vFG
    Journalist Anni Lassila on how cool summers are becoming a privilege:
    http://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitukset/art-2000005300883.html
    More: http://veryfinnishproblems.com
    42 min
  • Episode 4: When your winter stroll is ruined by an arriving icebreaker
    What’s the weirdest place Finnish president Urho Kekkonen went fishing? Author Joel Willans is joined by maritime historian Aaro Sahari. The two discuss icebreaker ships and their impact on Finnish 20th century industrialization. Aaro explains how conquering nature with year-round open waterways affected Finnish national pride.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Old footage with fearless strolling next to speeding icebreaker: https://www.facebook.com/veryFinnishproblems/videos/671860119621245/
    Aaro’s academic record: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-8249
    Sahari & Matala: Small nation, big ships winter navigation and technological nationalism in a peripheral country, 1878–1978 (paywall): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07341512.2017.1343909
    Aaro's popularized article on icebreakers (in Finnish): https://journal.fi/tt/article/view/64668
    Finnish Funding Agency TEKES makes video campaign with self-mutilating daredevils group Dudesons: https://www.tekes.fi/en/programmes-and-services/campaigns/dudesons/
    More: http://veryfinnishproblems.com
    50 min
  • Episode 4: When your winter stroll is ruined by an arriving icebreaker
    What’s the weirdest place Finnish president Urho Kekkonen went fishing? Author Joel Willans is joined by maritime historian Aaro Sahari. The two discuss icebreaker ships and their impact on Finnish 20th century industrialization. Aaro explains how conquering nature with year-round open waterways affected Finnish national pride.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    Old footage with fearless strolling next to speeding icebreaker: https://www.facebook.com/veryFinnishproblems/videos/671860119621245/
    Aaro’s academic record: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-8249
    Sahari & Matala: Small nation, big ships winter navigation and technological nationalism in a peripheral country, 1878–1978 (paywall): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07341512.2017.1343909
    Aaro's popularized article on icebreakers (in Finnish): https://journal.fi/tt/article/view/64668
    Finnish Funding Agency TEKES makes video campaign with self-mutilating daredevils group Dudesons: https://www.tekes.fi/en/programmes-and-services/campaigns/dudesons/
    More: http://veryfinnishproblems.com
    50 min
  • Episode 3: When alcohol is an excuse to go insane
    Who can name the worst Finnish booze? Helsinki resident Joel Willans reads from his upcoming book "101 Very Finnish Problems", and spills the beans on annoying Finnish alcohol laws. Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh chimes in with his hazy understanding of deterministic, genetic explanations of alcoholism.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    Shownotes:
    "101 Very Finnish Problems", the book: https://www.gummerus.fi/fi/kirja/9789512408597/101-very-finnish-problems/
    Finnish alcohol related gene mutation: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/nov/17/gene-mutation-htr2b-linked-impulsive-behaviour-alcohol
    29 min

About Very Finnish Problems

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What‘s so weird and wonderful about Finland? British writer and Helsinki resident Joel Willans, the creator of Very Finnish Problems, and best-selling author of 101 Very Finnish Problems: The Foreigner’s Guide to Surviving in Finland and More Very Finnish Problems: The even more essential guide, discusses, with a variety of fascinating guests, life in his much-loved, adopted country.