Finland Geocoin Suomi - Finland, perkele!

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Owner:
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Released:
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Origin:
Finland
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of MARCO AVO.

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Current Goal

The coin wants to travel all over the World, spreading knowledge of Finland and the Finns and perhaps return home some day. It would be especially happy to meet Finnish emigrants or their descendants on the way. As most Finns, the coin is a bit shy and does not really want to participate in events.

About This Item

The Finns are an extraordinary people living on a remote northern corner of Europe. To most people this land would appear practically uninhabitable with the long, cold, dark winters and short summers. The Finns, however, have survived there for centuries, enduring famine, oppression and wars. It has required strength, courage, determination
- and a lot of swearing. Of all the Finnish swearing words, "Perkele" is one of most widely used. It is probably the most powerful swearword in any form of language known to man. When uttered by a genuine Finn, it starts with a loud "Pang!", reaches its climax in a strong and resonant 'R' and eventually fades away into a hiss through gritted teeth. Lesser men are known to faint at the sound.

Tracking History (12593.8mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 11/16/2008 MARCO AVO retrieved it from Hole in the Wall Kwazulu Natal, South Africa   Visit Log

MY FRIST COIN .. GOT TO FIND A PLACE TO PUT IT NOW IT MADE IS WAY QUICK TO KZN

Dropped Off 8/20/2008 sadiewalkers placed it in Hole in the Wall Kwazulu Natal, South Africa - 5,904.42 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/29/2008 sadiewalkers retrieved it from One Foot in The Downs (Hampshire) Southern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

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Dropped Off 7/25/2008 Ol' Fogies placed it in One Foot in The Downs (Hampshire) Southern England, United Kingdom - 36.8 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/23/2008 Ol' Fogies retrieved it from Walking with Leprechauns (4) South East England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Will move on.
Dropped Off 7/20/2008 Sussex Leprechauns placed it in Walking with Leprechauns (4) South East England, United Kingdom - 8.09 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/15/2008 Sussex Leprechauns retrieved it from Nuthurst Nuts - Bonus South East England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Retrieved from Nuts Bonus on a sunny morning. I don't know any Finns - nor much about Finland - but I showed the girls where it was on our world map and they were interested to see how far North it was.

Dropped Off 6/13/2008 Flatcoat Walker placed it in Nuthurst Nuts - Bonus South East England, United Kingdom - 11.45 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/10/2008 Flatcoat Walker retrieved it from the southdowns way jolly up no 14 South East England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Nice coin. Will move on again very soon.
Dropped Off 4/26/2008 Bedbridgers placed it in the southdowns way jolly up no 14 South East England, United Kingdom - 95.2 miles  Visit Log
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