Very Finnish Problems

Very Finnish Problems

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Very Finnish Problems episodes

  • 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
  • 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
  • Episode 2: When The Summer Cottage Is Like A Labor Camp
    Are Finnish summer cottages bourgeois forced labor camps? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans talks summer annoyances with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. It’s revealed that Joel doesn’t get to play with the chainsaw and that Thomas hasn’t caught a fish in his entire life.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    22 min
  • Episode 2: When The Summer Cottage Is Like A Labor Camp
    Are Finnish summer cottages bourgeois forced labor camps? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans talks summer annoyances with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. It’s revealed that Joel doesn’t get to play with the chainsaw and that Thomas hasn’t caught a fish in his entire life.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    22 min
  • Episode 2: When The Summer Cottage Is Like A Labor Camp
    Are Finnish summer cottages bourgeois forced labor camps? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans talks summer annoyances with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. It’s revealed that Joel doesn’t get to play with the chainsaw and that Thomas hasn’t caught a fish in his entire life.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    22 min
  • Episode 1: How Finnish Winter Tries To Kill You
    Just how deadly is a typical winter in Finland? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans discusses survival strategies with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. We learn that Thomas rarely leaves Helsinki and that Joel feels bad about sucking at winter sports.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    37 min
  • Episode 1: How Finnish Winter Tries To Kill You
    Just how deadly is a typical winter in Finland? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans discusses survival strategies with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. We learn that Thomas rarely leaves Helsinki and that Joel feels bad about sucking at winter sports.
    Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
    37 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.