Meaning of soomlane | Babel Free

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Finn (a person from Finland; a Finnish person)

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“Soomlased on väga head valetajad ning nad valetavad ka iseendale päris palju. Seetõttu on nad, mulle tundub, väga õnnetud. Jutt, et soomlased on kõige õnnelikum rahvas maailmas – no selles uurimuses pole ilmselt üldse lähtutud sellest, mida soomlased ise arvavad oma õnne mõõdupuuks. Soomlased on ikka väga õnnetud inimesed. Soomes on pime ja külm ja… Kas nendes õnneuuringutes on arvestatud ka statistikaga, kui palju krõbistavad soomlased masendusravimeid?”

The Finns are very good liars, and they lie to themselves quite a lot. That's why they are, it seems to me, very unhappy. The story that Finns are the happiest people in the world - well, this study is obviously not based at all on what Finns themselves consider to be their measure of happiness. The Finns are very unhappy people. It's dark and cold in Finland and… Have these happiness surveys also taken into account the statistics on how many anti-depressants Finns take?

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