Swedish: Du har inte alla hästar i stallet.
English: You don’t have all the horses in your stable
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-21-2015)
origin: common expression in Swedish, in a dialect from Northern Finland. Likely heard this used in school.
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Swedish: Din pappa gjorde det då han lagade dig.
English: Your father did that when he made you
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-21-2015)
origin: common expression in Swedish, from north of Finland
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Swedish: “Det slirar i skåpet”
English: “It’s spinning in your cabinet”
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-21-2015)
origin: common expression meaning your not that smart. In Swedish, from north of Finland
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Finnish: Onko sinulla aivot narikassa?
English: Did you check your brains with your jacket?
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression used when someone has done something really stupid or funny
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Finnish: Tuo oli juosten kustu.
English: That was like running while pissing
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression said to someone after they’ve done a sloppy job at something
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Finnish: Oletko Oulusta? Juotko piimää pillillä?
English: Are you from Oulu? Do you drink buttermilk with a straw?
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: insult originating about Oulu, now used all around Finland to say someone is a bit stupid. In Finnish Ostrobothnian dialect. Meaning “do you think you’re fancy?”
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Finnish: Sinulla ei ole kaikki murot kulhossa.
English: You don’t have all the cereal in the bowl
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression. Heard this version on Television.
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Finnish: Itku pitkästä ilosta.
English: You will cry after a long happiness.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: very old Finnish proverb – meaning “sooner or later shit will hit the fan.”
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Finnish: Mies tulee räkänokastakin, muttei tyhjännaurajasta.
English: Snot-faced kids become men, but not the ones who laugh too easily.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: very old Finnish saying/proverb. Used to insult someone for being silly or foolish.
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Finnish: Hullu mies Huittisista! Syö enemmän kuin tienaa.
English: You crazy man from Huittinen! You eat more than you earn.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: old Finnish saying, originating in or about someone in Huittinen, now used throughout Finland. Something you say to or about someone who is being a spendthrift.