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@EganRichardson

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Tweets mostly about Finland. Work: @ylenews

Helsinki, Finland
Joined January 2009
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Finland's new PM will be Sanna Marin, who is at 34 the youngest person ever to hold the post. She's the current transport minister.
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I'm not saying Finnish people are wary of seasoning, but the oregano in my father in law's kitchen is priced in Markka
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2 years
This headline is complete nonsense. People in Finland always have supplies at home to last them 72 hours in the event if power,water and heat getting cut off. That's always been official policy. It's why they love buckets so much. Nobody is 'panic buying'
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@EganRichardson
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2 years
In Finland we call these places "libraries"
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1 year
@teroterotero @chimeracoder Do Americans really answer the phone in the middle of a dental appointment?
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@EganRichardson
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2 years
Finland is rightly proud that the Prime Minister and President can lead pretty normal lives. But the country's first Somali MP has been told to avoid public transport because he's received so many apparently credible threats to his safety
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@EganRichardson
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The May Day bank holiday weekend traditionally marks the start of the summer in Finland
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3 years
Finnish Twitter is debating whether this game, in which players move round a map of Africa seeking to extract natural resources before fleeing north, might be a little dodgy
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Egan Richardson
1 year
Has any government minister said anything about how this looks to black and brown Finns, as opposed to how it looks to the rest of the world?
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@EganRichardson
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1 year
@BBCTomEdwards That is simply inhumane. Is there somewhere people in the rest of the UK can donate to help these poor people build another 20billion pound railway?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
Good morning to the Ilves first team, who lost to their own reserves in the cup yesterday
@FinnishFtblShow
Finnish Football Show 🇫🇮⚽️
2 years
A 95th minute absolute howler of an own goal sees Ilves 2 beat their own first team 2-1!!
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
See the fear in their eyes!
@equipedefrance
Equipe de France ⭐⭐
3 years
Les Bleus ont quitté Clairefontaine, direction la Finlande ! 🇫🇮
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
More than 30,000 people are running for election in Finland's local elections next month. In England last week there were only 19,000 candidates, in a country ten times bigger #kuntavaalit2021
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5 years
Finland's finance minister is running an Instagram poll on whether we should repatriate 'just children' or 'children and mothers' from the ISIS camp at al-Hol
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Egan Richardson
1 year
If you're wondering how seriously Finland is taking Eurovision this year, check out this live blog where @RonanBrownen is recording for posterity all the Käärijä excitement
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
1 year
@ShineThorin @teroterotero @chimeracoder Some British people have the means, but it doesn't sit well with our values
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Back in Finland, the land where papers don't put news on their front pages
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
Back when he held actual political power in Finland, Stubb said opposition to a Russian-built nuclear reactor was "russophobia", and declared Nordstream had no security implications
@alexstubb
Alexander Stubb
2 years
I find it rather disturbing that some politicians and diplomats in Finland, who built their whole career on Russian appeasement and opposition to Nato, are suddenly trying to portray themsleves as champions of Transatlantic relations. Intellectually dishonest.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
It's independence day in Finland. Fascists are holding a rally on the steps outside parliament. Police forced two counter-demonstrators to leave after they shouted 'no Nazis in Helsinki', detaining one of them
@TRimpilainen
Tuomas Rimpiläinen
3 years
Kaksi vastamielenosoittajaa poistettiin Eduskuntatalon edestä. Huusivat: "Ei natseja Helsinkiin." Eivät käyttäytyneet väkivaltaisesti. Toinen naisista otettiin kiinni. Parhaillaan poliisi poistaa Mannerheimintien vastapuolella olevaa vastamielenosoitusta Baanan suuntaan.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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Jack White went to a Finnish baseball match in Kitee. Had a coffee in the VIP area. Nobody recognised him.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Why don't they make Runebergin torttu all year round? They're definitely a top 3 Finnish food, miles ahead of laskiaispulla
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
So great to see the KHL millionaires, fresh from their games in Minsk, standing up for human rights
@Reuters
Reuters
2 years
China accused of ignoring hockey player's human rights as isolation complaints grow
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
10 months
Ticket price: €25 Stadium cost: €300m
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Finns are debating whether the Prime Minister is allowed to say that arresting Navalnyi was wrong before checking with the president. They mean the Finnish president, but sometimes you wonder
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Not bad, Finland
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Norwich City have set up a stall in the pedestrianised heart of Helsinki to sell Teemu Pukki merch. You can tell #Huuhkajat are expecting to make history tonight
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
There is even a website advising on how to manage for three days. Training courses too. Finns really are prepared for this, always have been
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
Finns doing their best to swim in the fountain after winning Olympic hockey gold
@pekkasauri
Pekka Sauri
2 years
Huijausta - altaassa ei ole vettä! #FINROC
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
6 years
I moved to England just to escape my interminable community raking obligations. Nothing but raking in Finland
@Newsweek
Newsweek
6 years
Donald Trump says Finland doesn't have California wildfires problem because "they spent a lot of time on raking"
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
New sleeper train from Sweden will get passengers to London by morning
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Egan Richardson
1 year
People said Finland would get less international media attention when Sanna Marin stepped down
@LexyTopping
Alexandra Topping
1 year
I’ve been in #Finland this week, reporting on a row about a government minister’s link to extremist groups, and the reaction of people here in Helsinki.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
Finnish forests have these little huts with logs and a fireplace so you can go there and cook your food. People leave them neat and tidy, and nobody steals these little axes
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
Michael Vaughan here, apparently forgetting completely that Sachin Tendulkar played for Yorkshire. Quite something to include this bit in your "I am not a racist" article
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
The stage of the pandemic where *Finnish people* start missing human contact
@alexstubb
Alexander Stubb
4 years
I don’t know about you guys, but I sure do miss the human touch. The hugs, the handshakes (yes, I admit)...well, just hanging out and talking with friends and meeting people without a screen. I mean there is a limited amount of virtuality you can live with. How about you?
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@leonidragozin Russia is opposed to the idea of a democratic Russia Don't blame the west
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3 years
It's also terrible quality, made out of flimsy cardboard. Feels incredibly cheap, not a good purchase even if you were going for 'lets colonise foreigners' as your family entertainment
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
1 year
Still freaks my nut out to this day that Finland built one of its best football grounds in a place where there was no existing top flight club
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Egan Richardson
3 years
@Karde So we can't produce written text content or YLE Areena content. I guess they want us on street corners miming the news?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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It's been 491 days since the last time, but they finally did it: Finland have won a football match #Huuhkajat
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Finnish teachers asking dads of kids doing remote schooling to put some trousers on. They've already seen too much on the Skype calls
@MarianneLoviisa
Marianne Liimatainen
4 years
Hei, meidän koulun oppilaiden isät! Henkilökunnalta tuli toive, että vois laittaa housut jalkaan, kun viuhahtelette taustalla.❤ Yksi kalsari-iskä syöpynyt verkkokalvoille. #rehtorineloa #suoment ärkeinjohtaja #et ätyö #koronasuomi #et äopetus #koronavirus #koronafi
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5 years
Marin is from Tampere and chaired the city council's amazing, ridiculous debate about the construction of a new tram network (English subtitles)
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
I see it's not the "Oxford vaccine" any more
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
@MikaIhamuotila Mika don't do that. Just treat people decently regardless of their background. What do you think it's like to serve people all day if being welcome in the country is not a given?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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Toivonen is "the grandson of a Riihimäki glassblower", in case you're wondering how badly Finland wants to be part of a major tournament
@ptrilahti
Petri Lahti
6 years
Ola Toivosen taustasta tietoa: #mmfutis
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Finland is just trees and lakes but when the weather's like this that's all you need really
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Top caption from
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
More on this story
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
1 year
@JamesHorncastle But how are we to distinguish them from Inter Turku?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
Finns often whine about their trains, demand privatisation and suchlike, but they really don't know how lucky they are
@jonworth
Jon Worth
2 years
This train is so incredibly good it feels almost indulgent.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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@Lowkey0nline Your map there seems to put every non-Nato country in Russia so, well, maybe joining NATO is good thing
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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"I know I could've gone elsewhere but imagine achieving success with Salon Palloilijat - people will talk about me forever in the city"
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
6 years
Not to bang on about austerity or anything but in Helsinki, where I lived till 3 months ago, they spent €100m on this amazing new library. In Sheffield, where I live now, my local library is volunteer staffed and @SheffCouncil want to sell the main library to build a hotel
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
@ShippersUnbound Hmm. Things you don't do to an ally. Perhaps Britain could reflect on the last few years with that in mind?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
You can say pretty much anything you like about Finland and some foreign media will pick it up and pretend it's a thing
@Reuters
Reuters
3 years
Finns are taking up running in deep snow in woolen socks
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Britain beat France at the ice hockey, avoid relegation, sing "we're shit and we know we are" in celebration #iihfworlds2019 #IIHFWorlds
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
Yes. Yes there is
@RupertMyers
Rupert Myers
3 years
Is there any country on earth that goes on about *any* war as much as the UK goes on about WW2?
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Egan Richardson
2 years
@Billbrowder It's good there's been no money laundering in the past 22 years, though
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
So my fridge broke and it turns out Finnish apartment blocks have this weird refrigerated room downstairs and I'm a bit shaken by the makeshift morgue vibe #kylm äkellari
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
From today you can buy a 9-euro ticket giving access to public transport right across Germany for a whole month. I've got mine and I intend to get my money's worth! But where should I go?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Still in a "just moved to #Finland " mindset and utterly delighted that my quiet, suburban local library is open and staffed 6 days a week, till 8pm Monday-Thursday
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Egan Richardson
5 years
She's deleted it
@KatriKulmuni
Katri Kulmuni
5 years
Viikolla on puhuttanut vaikea Al-holin tilanne suomalaisten osalta. Kerroin eilen @keskusta kannan asiaan. Kansalaisia teema puhuttaa kovasti. On tärkeää käydä myös kansalaiskeskustelua & saada palautetta. IG-kyselyni herätti pahennusta, se on poistettu. Tapa oli epäonnistunut.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Raheem Sterling urging people to register to vote. Still three weeks for him to campaign for whoever his favoured candidates might be....
@sterling7
Raheem Sterling
5 years
‼‼‼ My guys this is a public service announcement. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is 23:59 today! In one of the most important elections of our generation, make sure you have your say 🤟🏾 It takes just 5 minutes... REGISTER NOW
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Egan Richardson
2 years
I see they've changed the headline now...
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
@ArttuY @_PaulHayward Not only has he strengthened England, Southgate had also weakened our opponents. He's a managerial genius
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
Almost everyone can vote. There's no requirement to be a Finnish citizen, as there is in parliamentary elections. You can check whether you can (you almost certainly can vote in #kuntavaalit2021 , if you live here) with this tool:
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
80 years of hurt
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Egan Richardson
6 years
@GaryLineker No kidding
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
Can only imagine the courage it took for Glen Kamara to put out a statement like this
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Glen Kamara
3 years
Enough is enough.
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Egan Richardson
5 years
Fully expect my grandkids to do this when #swfc next win promotion
@tancredipalmeri
Tancredi Palmeri
5 years
And the news of the day is: Racing fan celebrating Argentinian title by digging out skull of grandfather from the grave as he “didn’t want him to miss the party”. The Walking Fan
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Fascinated by this discussion in recent days about codifying the good immigrant/bad immigrant distinction. As if you can be mean to one group of foreigners and nice to another and it'll all work out
@rsiilasmaa
Risto Siilasmaa 🇫🇮🇺🇦
4 years
The perceived purpose is to prevent the wrong kind of people migrating to Finland. From that point of view the process works and any collateral damage is acceptable. We should establish a new agency whose purpose is to bring people to Finland. This would change the pov. 2/
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Egan Richardson
1 year
FYI it's the Finnish handball classico next Thursday
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Egan Richardson
2 years
When did British people start playing mölkky
@dinosofos
Dino Sofos
2 years
If you know, you know.
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
4 years
Wife called the coronahelpline. She has mild symptoms. They said she should go to Helsinki if she wants a test, and that me and the kids don't need to isolate. Why are public healthcare services telling people to make unnecessary trips across the country?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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It's a beautiful expression of democracy and also a bit of a freak show, as parties don't waste a lot of time on due diligence. The electoral system usually rewards the parties that have the most candidates
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
1 year
First candidate song* this election comes from Helsinki's weed advocate Coel Thomas
@CoelThomas
Coel Thomas 🌻
1 year
Virallinen vaalibiisini NOVA FINLANDIA Kuuntele tämä!🎶 Äänestä 235! 🇫🇮
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
6 years
Little bit of personal news: from August I'll be taking a sabbatical and moving to Sheffield to experience the full glory of Brexit and also do an MA. Bought my @swfc season ticket and everything!
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
6 years
Psst, Finns. Potable water is in no way a uniquely Finnish thing and you sound a bit twattish telling foreigners it's special
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
The IEA has produced a useful 10-point guide to cutting oil use (and therefore Russia's income). How many of these will Finland introduce?
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
1 year
Very normal reply. We didn't get this so much when people (different people) were annoyed about us reporting the Marin scandal of the month
@kaisaleena63_
Kaisaleena Koiranen
1 year
@EganRichardson @oula_silver It's worth laughing at the stock now, because your smile may freeze when the cuts made concrete by the Finnish Broadcasting Company.😋
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Egan Richardson
8 years
Finland is one of very few places where moving to Middleborough might be described as a "dream transfer"
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
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@KajKunnas Photoshop's a helluva drug
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
He'll need an 80m+ throw to clinch this one
@NorwichCityFC
Norwich City FC
5 years
Teemu Pukki has been nominated for Finnish Athlete of the Year and Finnish Sporting Moment of the Year! 🙌
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Egan Richardson
3 years
Peat producers got 70 million euros in this week's budget. They're still protesting
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Egan Richardson
3 years
@IlvesToomas @Jaakkoha @SuomenEduskunta @mikaniikko He sometimes has people pay for his trips, could be anywhere
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
But how can you possibly find a candidate to vote for? Well the Yle election compass ( #vaalikone ) could help. More than half of all candidates answered a survey, you do the same and the programme spits out a list of possibilities. It's great!
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
After Finland's 330m renovation of the Olympic Stadium: ✅ People piss against the fence because the toilets are full or hard to find ✅ There are restricted view seats ✅ The pitch is too small ✅ Capacity still under 40k
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
8 years
Shocking scenes in Helsinki yesterday where a woman sat in on a press conference held by important men
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Egan Richardson
1 year
@kiotsukeruzo @teroterotero @chimeracoder I do hope that's the right answer
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
5 years
Sauli defending his thigh pretty well here
@BeardedGenius
Nooruddean
5 years
A big straw-haired oaf of a man touches someone else’s thigh uninvited
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
3 years
The first in line outside Finland's first KFC, who camped outside for 4 days before it opened and was entitled to a year's free chicken, turned out to be a vegan animal rights activist
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
2 years
@phinvisible I am about to go to a shopping centre. Will report on any panic buying I see
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@EganRichardson
Egan Richardson
6 years
My last nine euro pint for a few months at least. Moving to England tomorrow and I have to admit I'm a little bit excited!
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Egan Richardson
5 years
In 1919, just 18 months after Finland declared independence, Britain decided it might actually be a proper country. Happy birthday Finland!
@finlandinuk
Finnish Embassy UK
5 years
Today marks the centenary of the diplomatic relations between #Finland and the #UK . One hundred years ago today, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland @Ulkoministerio received a letter from the UK @foreignoffice stating that the UK recognises the independence of Finland.
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Egan Richardson
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Vaxxed x 3. Probably shouldn't be getting my third jab before my 70yo father-in-law, tbh, but Finland does this by municipality and he lives somewhere that's a bit slower than Vantaa
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