Sauna is an important part of Finnish tradition

Sauna is an important part of Finnish tradition. Saunas are intended to wash away and relieve stress. In other words, peace and quiet are seen as elements of the experience. Many Finns go to the sauna every week. People travel to the sauna with their female friends. Net/ female, girlfriends, business partners. Men and women go to the sauna at different times. It is common to go to the sauna without clothes. You usually sit on a small sauna towel on a sauna bench. Join us for a discussion about how physique and type evolve in style design and hear how designers and stylists relate to masculinity and gender in fashion. The discussion will take place on August 26, 2023 at 5:30 pm at Kemp Yard in Helsinki and will include the views of very different trend design experts from Finland and Belgium.

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What is a Finnish sauna?

A Finnish sauna is a small room or building designed for a dry or wet heat session, which can also include traditional or infrared therapy. The temperature inside a Finnish sauna typically ranges from 70 to 100 degrees Celsius, with a relative humidity that is often between 10-20% in a dry sauna and up to 100% in a wet sauna.

The Finnish sauna experience is deeply ingrained in Finnish culture. In Finland, saunas are not seen as a luxury, but as a necessity. There is approximately one sauna for every two people in Finland, demonstrating the integral role they play in Finnish women lifestyle.

Do you wear clothes in a Finnish sauna?

In traditional Finnish saunas, it is common to not wear clothes. However, this can depend on the situation and the individuals involved. For instance, in public saunas, it's typical to wear a swimsuit or a towel. In private or family saunas, people often go nude as it is considered more comfortable and natural.

What do Finnish people do in the sauna?

The sauna in Finland is a place for relaxation, mental and physical cleansing, and socializing. It's common for Finnish people to have conversations, meditate, or simply enjoy the heat in silence. Some people also gently hit their skin with a 'vihta' or 'vasta', a bunch of fresh birch twigs, which is believed to improve circulation.

Do Finnish people live longer because of sauna?

While it's difficult to say definitively if Finnish people live longer because of their sauna use, research suggests that regular sauna use may have several health benefits. These include improved cardiovascular health, relief from muscle and joint pain, better skin health, and stress relief. These benefits could potentially contribute to a longer and healthier life.

What are the benefits of a Finnish sauna?

Detoxification: The heat in a Finnish sauna causes you to sweat, which can help your body to expel toxins. This detoxification process can lead to improved skin health, giving it a more radiant appearance.

Improved Circulation: The heat from the sauna causes your heart rate to increase, which can improve blood circulation. Better circulation can lead to improved heart health, faster recovery from injuries, and overall better physical health.

Stress Relief: Spending time in a sauna can help to reduce stress levels. The heat helps to relax your muscles, while the quiet, peaceful environment can provide a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Socialization: In Finland, saunas are often a social event. Whether it's a gathering of friends, family, or even a business meeting, the sauna is a place for conversation and connection. This social aspect can contribute to improved mental health and a sense of community.

Improved Respiratory Function: The warm, humid air in a sauna can help to open up the airways, improving breathing and potentially providing relief from respiratory conditions like asthma or bronchitis.

Pain Relief: The heat from the sauna can help to relieve muscle and joint pain. It's often used as a form of therapy for conditions like arthritis.

Regular sauna use can help improve cardiovascular health, cleanse the skin, relieve stress, and even boost your mood. The heat from the sauna helps to open up the pores and cleanse the skin, while the relaxation aspect can help reduce stress levels.

It's worth noting that while Finnish saunas are traditionally mixed-gender spaces, the focus is on relaxation and health benefits, not on the bodies of the participants. Whether it's hot Finnish women in the sauna or men, everyone is there to enjoy the benefits of the sauna experience.

What do you wear in a Finnish sauna?

As mentioned earlier, what one wears in a Finnish sauna can depend on the context. In public saunas, a swimsuit or towel is typically worn. However, in private or family settings, it's common to go nude. The key is to do what feels most comfortable for you.

Conclusion

The Finnish sauna, a fundamental part of Finnish culture, offers a distinct experience that differentiates it from other sauna types globally. A Finnish sauna, a small room or building designed for dry or wet heat sessions, is considered a necessity in Finland, with approximately one sauna for every two people. The sauna experience, deeply rooted in Finnish culture, is a place for relaxation, mental and physical cleansing, and socializing. While clothing norms can vary based on the context, nudity is common in traditional Finnish saunas. Regular sauna use is associated with numerous health benefits, including improved cardiovascular health, skin cleansing, stress relief, and mood enhancement. Whether intrigued by the idea of Finnish sauna culture or the health benefits, experiencing a Finnish sauna can be a rejuvenating experience.

Every gayass I show a picture of our former prime minister falls in love with her

hi hi history-non again, sorry I know it's a very

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ask, and i'm sorry for not narrowing it down farther my brain is smooth as butter and the dart board, so to speak, is. big. i feel like im throwing my dart in the ocean of 'what i don't know' and trying to spear a fish who might speak to me like the queer elder i never ha d ;lkasjd;flkas damn you small conservative town ANYWAYS

i guess okay maybe do you have any favourite figureheads? whats your fave pieces of lgbtqa+ media (like books or shows?)

thanks again and sorry for.

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Lolololol. Yes.... it’s so... big...

In the 90s, the writers of nonfiction who I found really inspirational were Susie Bright and Kate Bornstein. My Gender Workbook was a classic. I gather there’s a new edition.

I was a massive, massive nerd, so my actual favorite queer book as a 14-year-old is one that will be a bit... uh... much if you’re not feeling very intellectual. It’s Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History. This thing is a massive doorstop of a book that collects academic journal articles on third gender roles from various cultures. I was obsessed with this thing. Again, it’s academic journal articles, not popular nonfiction, so expect that level of impenetrable prose.

I was also a giant weeb, so I read a bunch of books on the history of gay sex in Japan. It’s pretty interesting how much people assume the “m/m sex = sin” shit was worldwide and how much it just was not.

In terms of fiction, I’ve always struggled to find f/f media I relate to. I really like the tv adaptations of Fingersmith and Tipping the Velvet. Lots of fucked up problematicness and gorgeous visuals. Gotta love the lady with the strap-on and the gold body paint!

For other queer media, I was a big fan of Velvet Goldmine and of Pedro Almodóvar’s older films, which are full of every problematic kink you can think of. They also have a lot of het I like, like the lady being coerced into sex (that she enjoys) by the drag queen who impersonates her famous mother she has a lot of mommy issues about... except said drag queen is really an undercover police officer. Just... whut. (All the “straight” stuff in Almodóvar’s films is also bugfuck nuts and often kind of queer.)

I really, really, really loved Crash. Not the shitty one that won an oscar: the car crash perverts one full of weird UST. There’s a ton of straight sex in this too, along with every gender combo and a laundry list of upsetting kinks. It’s just every kind of weird perv thing. (”Weird art film full of sex and problematicness” is pretty much the defining feature of movies I liked as a teen. I loved Kissed, that het necrophilia movie too.)

Stage Beauty is probably my favorite film for bi vibes. It’s this meditation on identity as the English stage was changing over from having men play women to having actual actresses. It ends in f/m, but it’s definitely a very queer film.

If you want slice of life stuff, I guess you could try Dykes to Watch Out For (the comic that’s the source of the bechdel test) or the Tales of the City novel series. These will both give you a sense of what was going on in certain queer communities in the late 20thC. If you want something relatively fluffy, Maurice is a historical costume drama with a happy ending. I found it awfully slow as a college student, but it does have naked Rupert Graves (Lestrade from Sherlock), so...

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See, this is hard to answer because I came of age and did all of my reading of that kind a long time ago. I pretty quickly moved on to fangirl media, which I have always liked a lot better than other arguably queer stuff. Back in the 90s, that meant Japanese stuff and fic. Later, I had access to more flavors of by-fujoshi-for-fujoshi media.

So my actual favorite m/m books are a bunch of “m/m romance” (i.e. American BL being sold as ebooks on amazon). If you want live action TV and fandomy vibes, you’re better off with Trapped (hot cop/mobster action!) or one of those Thai series about schoolboys or something than stuff made by cis gay men in the US.

I also came of age in an era when “queer” media was very Cis Gay Men And Sometimes Cis Lesbians with an occasional nod to bi people existing... maybe. Kate Bornstein and a few others were raising the profile of MtF transsexuals (the term in use at the time) who wanted surgery or even, gasp, maybe didn’t want bottom surgery in some cases. Anything about FtMs or nb/agender/etc. identities was practically invisible. I saw the term ‘genderqueer’ around a bit, but it was mostly in contexts that were very tryhard and unappealing to me.

(You haven’t given any details, but I’m going to go out on a limb and guess you’re like much of tumblr and the flavors of queerness you relate to aren’t so much the Cis Gay Men Only culture that makes up quite a bit of queer history and older queer media.)

I can tell you what I liked as a teen, but not everybody is into fucked up art films that may not have happy endings. I can try to rec things about queer culture in the 90s, but I probably don’t have great recs for way earlier or later than that... unless it’s so much earlier that I’ve researched it while writing fic of some historical canon or other. A lot of how I learned about queer culture myself was from magazines or from reading soc.bi on usenet or just from living through the 90s--not typically from books that are easy to unearth and just hand to someone now.

I tend to just not like anything in the contemporary romance or slice of life genres, regardless of gender and orientation, so while I’ve watched/read a bit more queer stuff like this, especially in the past when I had less access to queer media, it’s not a space I’m great at reccing in. And that’s unfortunate because a lot of that type of art gives you a better sense of what other queer people were like in other eras and/or it’s a safer rec than some bananas crazy BDSM film.

I was, and am, very kinky (though pretty lazy in terms of actual practice), so a lot of my reading and media interest was bound up in that also. Obviously, I was quite interested in the drawings of Tom of Finland or the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe, but are you going to be into photos of some guy shoving a whip handle in his ass? I love the movie Cruising... it’s about serial killers and leather and homophobia and is every bit as potentially traumatizing as that sounds.

I feel you on the problem of finding queer elders. There isn’t really an obvious way to go about this.

Little Introduction

There is over 500 of you following me here :) that´s amazing. Time to do an introduction post.

☆About Me☆

My name is Niina and I use she/they pronouns

I´m from Finland. English is my second language. I can also manage conversational German.

I´m a demisexual, and in a weird way I think it migh explain my love for 19th century literature and courting.

Virgo, rising scorpio.

Half Gryffindor, half Ravenclaw

My favorite film is Disney´s beauty and the beast from 1991 and I have a cat named Belle

Some Finnish stereotypes that need to go away: there are no polar bears in Finland and never has been. Sauna is an asexual place and for a regular Finn, idea that sauna would be somehow a sexual place is very weird. You are naked in the sauna because it´s hot (and in swimming halls f.e there are separated sauna´s for men and women). We actually have very warm summers, and winters are very cold. Finns tend to be very honest, let´s get straight to the point-type of people and it might seem weird for those who come from cultures where small talk is more integrated.

I lived in the UK for many years.

☆Some Fun Facts☆

I work as an illustrator and especially now during pandemic, I have gravitated more towards projects that I find important and meaningful.

I´m a folklorist specialized on Finnish mythology.

If Friedrich Bhaer from Little Women, would run to be a world leader, I would be his campaign manager and he´d totally win

(but he wouldn´t do that because he is such a humble man)

I love Anne of Green Gables, tbh I am way more into the novels than the adaptations (in both LW and AOGG).

Some other favorite fandoms: LOTR, Charmed, Bones, Mentalist, selected Jane Austen. Slowly getting more into Tolstoi. Absolutely love Percy Jackson (esp Nico), been reading lot´s of Goethe lately, and books about the history of 19th century German universities (it´s for the Louisa May Alcott research) oh and Blue Castle everybody wants Gilbert Blythe, but I want Barney Snaith and his two cats! Lucifer (hall season 5!)

Mythology, anything about Finnish, Baltic, Assyrian and Welsh mythology you got me. Obsessed with early myths about Merlin (he lived eons before King Arthur so all the films are inaccurate lol, that doesn´t mean I don´t love the mini series with Sam Neil playing Merlind and Miranda Richardson was queen Mabb..now I want to re-watch it)

I originally joined tumblr because of the LW community and I mainly use it as a platform for my LW research and discussing with other LW fans but I am happy to have discussions on other fandoms as well.

☆ what will you find here☆

Mostly Little Women re-blogs and my Louisa May Alcott studies

I´d like to write a book about LMA someday, but for now I focus on making the best LIttle Women podcast/channel ever

☆Some Notes☆

If you are Jo x Fritz fan, Little Women canon fan, you are automatically my friend. John Brooke is underappreciated.

Henry Thoreau was an absent minded professor who kept forgetting his umbrella. Wow..I read that from a Thoreau biography..and from Little Women.

May Alcott Nieriker was a really cool woman.

I am politically pretty liberal, but I don´t really post my political convictions to social media.

Same goes with religion. I grew up in a very atheist environment and I actually had very harsh views towards monotheistic religions when I was younger, but I guess I have become more open  minded growing up and that is not a bad thing. 

Have a great day everyone <3

Wasted potential in fiction is worse than a story that’s just bad overall.

If someone had asked me couple years ago what vampire books I liked the most, one I would have definitely brought up was Vampire Winter by Lois Tilton. 

It’s a post-nuclear story, where a vampire is at first joyful that the fallout clouds cover the sun both day and night so he is free to hunt whenever he wants but things get worse rather soon. Turns out humans who have been exposed to the radiation have turned undrinkable, poisonous for even vampires. Also, the amount of survivors is small and getting lesser by the day as desperate people leave their shelters to find food and supplies and run from looters, risking radiation poisoning. The vampire who used to kill his victims without mercy is at a situation where he can’t afford to lose a single healthy human to avoid starvation. So he strikes a symbiotic deal with a bunch of humans: since he is unaffected by radiation, he will wander out and bring them food, medicine, even books to pass their time, in exchange for blood donations. This is what I remembered from the book, and thought it good, because I’m a sucker for interesting relationship dynamics between a vampire and their donors.

However, I re-read the book recently and was surprised. It wasn’t nearly as good as I remembered it. The interesting symbiotic relationship between the vampire and his donors only lasts a short period of the book and then they go their separate ways and the vampire for some weird reason just goes back to killing his victims again. Also, there was a lot of completely unnecessary violence towards women. The book tries to have a message of “in hard times it’s better to spare lives and co-operate than divide into groups all against each other” and that “every life is precious” but then goes and has the donors leave behind a mentally handicapped girl for the vampire to kill because she would just be “a burden” for the survivors. Also, there’s a fucking gang rape scene. I’m...   confused...   how did I ever convince myself this was a good book?!

The problem was that my memories were too focused on the one part of the book I found super fascinating. The vampire-donor symbiosis plot was such a great story idea that I actually forgot the rest of the book is shit. I was too intrigued by the story’s potential I failed to notice it doesn’t properly utilize the great idea it had and just turns into a gross masculine violence fantasy.

It’s a shame, because with little changes, this could have been an awesome book. But it completely wasted its potential and left me much more disappointed than would have been the case if it were just a regular old shitty vampire novel with nothing new and interesting added.

I just finished a new book that has the same problem and it infuriates me. It’s a book that has some really great parts but then goes and ruins everything. This book is called Pure Mua (”Bite Me”) by Terhi Tarkiainen. I know, writing about a Finnish book in Tumblr might be useless, since what are the chances Finnish vampire enthusiasts will find my posts, but I want to vent my frustration about it somewhere. So here goes.

Finnish vampire fiction is a rare species. There are some short stories but the only novel I can think of is Jarkko Laine’s Vampyyri, which is a very...   specific Finnish literature category; a “tuskapaskakirja” (literally, pain-shit-book) where everyone is miserable and things just get more and more depressing until the whole garbage reaches a lame anticlimax like a bowl of ice cream I accidentally put in the refrigerator instead of in the freezer. Not my kind of book. So, when I heard the rare species had spawned a new book, Pure Mua, I got curious.

My expectations about the book were mixed. I generally don’t like modern Finnish literature. The few books of it that I had to read back in high school or by getting them as gifts were at best incredibly boring and at worst insufferable pretentious artsy junk. However, this book looked like it aimed to be entertaining, not fake deep and for intellectuals only. It whispered a promise of genuinely embracing its own cheesiness. And, well, I do like cheese.

So I read the book. And my opinions remain conflicting with one another. I can’t really say if I liked it or not because for every part that was done well there was something that seriously rubbed me the wrong way.

The story itself is really well written. The text flows naturally and is pleasant to read, the narration is occasionally very witty and humorous. The plot twists are unpredictable which is unfortunately rare in this genre. Vampire fiction is so full of reused story ideas that they often turn out rather predictable. But this book surprised me several times. Of course, unpredictability shouldn’t be valued by itself. Writers who intentionally lead the reader in one direction only to pull a carpet under their feet or who make their characters behave in unreasonable and inconsistent manner just to get a juicy plot twist, usually don’t produce good quality stories. These plot twists however feel natural and well planned, not there just for the shock value. The plot also escalates constantly, forcing you to read chapter after chapter because you don’t want to leave it at an intense cliffhanger.

Since the vampire fiction is full of reused story ideas, it’s rare that I come across a book that has something I haven’t seen before. The basic premise of this book is that since vampires aren’t classified as humans, human rights don’t apply to them and there’s a ring of illegal slave trade where a “kennel” produces “specimens” for the rich assholes who want to turn their fantasies of dating a hot vampire into reality. Human trafficking basicly, only with vampires. I have not bumped into this story idea before. Usually the power dynamics are reversed, the vampires being the cruel monsters who do horrible things to humans. I know the whole “humans are the real monsters”-trope is old and overused, but surprisingly rarely does it happen in vampire fiction. I guess it’s because to a lot of friends of this genre vampires are a power fantasy and they wouldn’t enjoy seeing them tamed and subjected to something as horrifying as human trafficking.

So, the book turns the traditional vampire/human power dynamics upside down. However, the protagonist actually doesn’t want the pet vampire her nutty parents bought her as a birthday present. She tries to find a way to safely release him back “into the wild” but has trouble coming up with a solution on how to do it and ensure he won’t be recaptured by the trafficking ring again (since he is chipped). 

Next I’m going to spoil the last plot twist of the book. Turns out the trafficking ring is led not by humans but by a loony communist vampire who has a diabolical plan. He intentionally made vampire pets a trend among the filthy rich and then once every elite household in Finland has one, he intends to shut down the safety chips that give the vampires electric shocks if they attack their masters and let the hungry, abused, vengeful vampire slaves drink all the greedy capitalist pigs.

And this is...   supposed to be the main villain of the book. I’m supposed to be appalled and horrified by this impending slaughter of innocent humans. Well. Does it make me a monster if I say I think this is a great plan? Everyone who buys a personal sex toy from a human trafficking ring deserves to be devoured by ravenous vampires. The fact that the victims of slavery aren’t technically human here changes nothing since their intelligence is identical to ours. And creeps who would buy a vampire would definitely buy a woman or a little girl too. 

Everyone who thinks slavery is a fun hobby that the elite should be allowed to do again deserves to be killed by their slave.

The slavery theme is one of the reasons I have such conflicting opinions about this book. It’s such a horrifying scenario and you really, really want to see the main vampire freed from it, you want to see him and the main character succeed in their attempt to destroy the vampire slave trade. But then the book decides to focus less on the horrors of slavery and...    actually romanticize prostitution. The vampires in this book’s universe are all nymphomaniacs and addicted to sex. Umm...   ok, your world, you do what you want. But I really can’t stand the stereotype of seductive, nymphomaniac prostitutes, who do it because they enjoy their “work”, considering how the harsh reality of prostitution is something completely different. “She likes it anyway” is a lie slimy old men tell one another to feel less guilty when they go to Thailand to “play minigolf.” Hurk. Hork. Barf. I know this is fiction and the vampires aren’t human (and we don’t see female vampires) but I really wish people would stop writing this character type. Also, I hate stories where a noble person saves a prostitute and is “rewarded” by their love (in other words, gets to fuck the prostitute anyway, feeding into the idea that “nice guys” who protect women from creeps deserve sex as a reward.)

I give the book one point for the scene where the protagonist starts to caress her slave when she’s super drunk but then is startled and horrified at what she did, thinking that she has become a monster.

If there’s one thing I hate even more than romanticizing prostitution, it’s sexual violence. Thank goodness this story doesn’t have that but it’s bad enough that one male vampire constantly threatens the protagonist with rape. And I’m supposed to care about this guy and worry about what will happen to him. There’s something so disgustingly...   male...   in the thought process that when you want to hurt someone, your first thought is rape. When a woman sees a person they love being abused by someone, she might beat the abuser into a fine pulp but no, women do not rape, women do not use sex as a torture devise. If a guy gets hard from anger and wants to fuck someone he hates there is something seriously wrong with him and he needs to seek help. Men are scum!

This book isn’t a particularly pleasant read for a feminist anyway. With the exception of the protagonist, all female characters are lazily written, unconvincing, misogynistic cardboard cutouts. Male characters on the other hand are, with the exception of the main villain, painted as flawed but sympathetic. The protagonist has a stalker ex who doesn’t understand the concept of “no.” I was convinced this creep would turn out to be a villain in the end, trying to kill the protagonist because “if I can’t have you, no one else can!” Because everything he said and did kept raising the red flags. But no, I’m supposed to find him charming and loveable and his stupid bratboy jokes soooo hilarious. The book wants me to think of all the women except protagonist as either mean-spirited bitches or dumb blondes (your “I’m not like other girls”-complex is showing...) and feel sympathy towards a creepy stalker and a guy who threatens women with rape. Right. Is this some het culture bullshit or just what exactly am I not getting? Also, if your only way to make the heroine likeable is to turn all the other women into cartoonishly evil or ridiculously immature and stupid so that she'll look better in comparison, the reader will become suspicious of her character (because exaggerating the faults in others while claiming you yourself are perfectly innocent is a strategy used by narcisstic, manipulative jerkfaces).

I’m also rather disappointed that the book relies on stereotyping Fenno-Swedes. Fenno-Swedes are the Swedish speaking minority, descendants from rich Swedes that were given land here back when Finland was part of Sweden. Because many of them are still in the upper class, having inherited their ancestors land and wealth, the middle and lower class Finnish speaking Finns tend to be racist towards them, considering them smug elitists and disgustingly rich capitalists who never had to work for their wealth. Making the main character a Fenno-Swede and then giving her behavior that strengthens the prejudice against “bättre folk” is just really lazy writing, it’s like having a romani character and having her do shoplifting. Sure, the protagonist wants to be different than her gross parents who would buy a sex slave as a gift, but her attitude towards money is the same indifference. Oh, I smashed my phone to pieces because the phone call made me angry. Oh well. Pappa betalar. 

There’s a scene where the protagonist and the stalker ex witness a protest that consists simultaneously of racists who want to close the borders and unemployed who blame the government for their poverty (right. You really want to draw “equals as” sign between crazy nationalist bigots and unfortunate people trapped in unemployment hell? Fuck you, fuck you so much.). The protagonist asks where all this hatred comes from and the stalker ex explains that when a person is in a bad situation in life they seek scapegoats to blame for their troubles, whether that be foreigners or politicians. But since we’ve already gone the route of giving the protagonist stereotypical Fenno-Swede behaviour, why not let her voice the opinion of “If the lower class is angry at the upper class it’s because they project unfair blame onto the rich, surely their suffering has nothing to do with the elite’s greed and misuse of power.” Now, opinions like this wouldn’t matter to me normally, because characters are allowed to be flawed, but when those flaws rely on harmful stereotypes, it’s disappointing.

I want to like this book. It’s so genuine and entertaining and well written. But I threw up in my mouth so frequently while reading it that I don’t think I care to read it another time. If it was written a little differently, I would probably love this book. But there’s no use crying after wasted potential. I can’t help but praise the book for the parts that are really good, but I can’t recommend it either. I would have preferred it to be either all good or all shit, not this mixture of gold and rust.

Get to know me

1. Who was the last person you held hands with? my gf

2. Are you outgoing or shy? not really outgoing, but shy doesn’t describe me either

3. Who are you looking forward to seeing? any cat tbh

4. Are you easy to get along with? generally, yes

5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you? probably

6. What kind of people are you attracted to? girls that are nice, that I just have this weird connection with from the moment we meet and that have a similar taste in things as me

7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now? yes

8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind? my gf

9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? no

10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? define ‘deep’

11. What does the most recent text that you sent say? ‘relatable’

12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now? I can never decide over these things but can we just pretend I named 5 piano pieces from Oliver Messiaen?

13. Do you like it when people play with your hair? people, plural? I prefer one at a time but yeah it’s nice

14. Do you believe in luck and miracles? sort of

15. What good thing happened this summer? I got a composing commission

16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? I’d do it a thousand times

17. Do you think there is life on other planets? yes

18. Do you still talk to your first crush? no

19. Do you like bubble baths? yeah but the last time I had one was in like 2010 or something

20. Do you like your neighbors? yes

21. What are you bad habits? procrastinating

22. Where would you like to travel? many places, especially Germany

23. Do you have trust issues? no

24. Favorite part of your daily routine? when I get home from school, I make sandwiches and eat them in bed, watching HBO

25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with? all of it

26. What do you do when you wake up? frankly speaking, I don’t

27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? wtf is this question

28. Who are you most comfortable around? my parents and my gf

29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up? no

30. Do you ever want to get married? it could be nice, but I really don’t care about that yet

31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail? lol nope

32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with? ???wut

33. Spell your name with your chin. nmkjkjllkb kjfrdshjulksadnbihj

34. Do you play sports? What sports? sports? I don’t know her

35. Would you rather live without TV or music? TV??? like what kind of uncivilised barbarian would choose to live without music??

36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them? when I was a kid

37. What do you say during awkward silences? I don’t?? no one says anything, that’s why it’s called awkward silence

38. Describe your dream girl/guy? she would be... sweet, funny, hella cute, amazing hair, likes music, probably plays the clarinet... oh wait

39. What are your favorite stores to shop in? any book/music store and stores where you can buy fancy chocolate and other stuff to eat

40. What do you want to do after high school? not math

41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? depends on the fucking context 42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean? it could mean a variety of things. I could be having a perfectly normal day with just no one to talk to at the moment, or I could be having the worst day ever. 43. Do you smile at strangers? uhh...no (why would anyone do that?) 44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean? space 45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning? school. or hunger. in both cases, I do so reclutantly 46. What are you paranoid about? people abandoning me 47. Have you ever been high? yes, there was this mountain range on Gran Canaria, it was, like, 2km high or something 48. Have you ever been drunk? no 49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about? my browser history is clean 50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore? dark blue 51. Ever wished you were someone else? not permanently, but it’d be interesting to experience the world with someone else’s eyes 52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself? my body 53. Favourite makeup brand? the fuck do I care? oh, maybe all these questions are meant for women (or others) that use makeup... maybe I shoud use makeup... maybe I’m a woman... maybe... it’s MAYBELLINE 54. Favourite store? Stockmann 55. Favourite blog? no opinion on this one 56. Favourite colour? blue but honestly I love every colour (except for that one... yeah, that) 57. Favourite food? pizza 58. Last thing you ate? bread 59. First thing you ate this morning? bread 60. Ever won a competition? For what? I won a costume competition at school in the 2nd grade, I was Harry Potter 61. Been suspended/expelled? For what? no 62. Been arrested? For what? no 63. Ever been in love? oh boi yes 64. Tell us the story of your first kiss? my first gf was over, we lay on the couch and had a LotR marathon. We then discussed a more serious thing, and after that the kiss just happened 65. Are you hungry right now? no 66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends? let’s be real my only tumblr friends are also my irl friends 67. Facebook or Twitter? Facebook 68. Twitter or Tumblr? Tumblr 69. Are you watching tv right now? no 70. Names of your bestfriends? no not gonna tell u u scary internet person 71. Craving something? What? that mineral 72. What colour are your towels? we’re only 72 questions in and this is what you come up with? 72. How many pillows do you sleep with? 1-2 73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? occasionally, there’s a doggo 74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have? like 40 75. Favourite animal? cat 76. What colour is your underwear? I wonder the same thing every day 77. Chocolate or Vanilla? (I’ll assume this is about ice cream) vanilla 78. Favourite ice cream flavour? yes 79. What colour shirt are you wearing? red 80. What colour pants? black 81. Favourite tv show? yes 82. Favourite movie? I rarely watch films these days, but I really liked the King’s Speech 83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2? only seen the latter 84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street? I should watch the first Mean Girls before I can make up my mind, but for now I’ll say 21 Jump Street 85. Favourite character from Mean Girls? can we just stop with the Mean Girls questions already? 86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo? that was unexpected but thanks 87. First person you talked to today? my mum 88. Last person you talked to today? my mum 89. Name a person you hate? trump 90. Name a person you love? my gf 91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now? yes 92. In a fight with someone? no 93. How many sweatpants do you have? 2 94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have? 4 95. Last movie you watched? Einstein and Eddington 96. Favourite actress? I don’t really have favourites but Emma Thompson is a legend 97. Favourite actor? the same thing as above but David Tennant 98. Do you tan a lot? somewhat significantly, but I don’t really like sunbathing so I don’t know exactly how much 99. Have any pets? no :( 100. How are you feeling? normal 101. Do you type fast? quite so 102. Do you regret anything from your past? yes 103. Can you spell well? yes 104. Do you miss anyone from your past? friends that no longer stay in touch for reasons they apparently don’t deem appropriate to enlighten me about 105. Ever been to a bonfire party? this is Finland... find me someone who hasn’t been to one 106. Ever broken someone’s heart? nopefully hot hopefully not 107. Have you ever been on a horse? no 108. What should you be doing? shut the fuck up I’m not listening 109. Is something irritating you right now? no 110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt? yes 111. Do you have trust issues? didn’t we already do this one? 112. Who was the last person you cried in front of? I actually don’t remember but mum probably 113. What was your childhood nickname? in my case, you can’t talk about “the” nickname, there has been so many... 114. Have you ever been out of your province/state? oh no sir where I live is the centre of the world, I don’t need to leave because why would anyone want to experience anything new ever, oh boy you won’t even believe what the Pohjois-Pohjanmaan lakeudet perkele has to offer (tl;dr: yes)

115. Do you play the Wii? the whom?

116. Are you listening to music right now? no

117. Do you like chicken noodle soup? yeah whatever

118. Do you like Chinese food? yes

119. Favourite book? no no no don’t ask me questions like this 

120. Are you afraid of the dark? no

121. Are you mean? no if you aren’t an arse

122. Is cheating ever okay? no. fuk u. u ruined the board game.

123. Can you keep white shoes clean? that should be pretty easy, all you need is a sterile bag and a safe

124. Do you believe in love at first sight? no

125. Do you believe in true love? what do mean by ‘true’?

126. Are you currently bored? no

127. What makes you happy? food

128. Would you change your name? no, I would’ve already done that by now, wouldn’t I?

129. What your zodiac sign? Virgo

130. Do you like subway? (insert a joke about public transport)

131. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? date her, if you’re literally best friends with someone of your preferred sex, as in ‘I feel really safe and comfortable around this person and I care about them’ then what the fuck is there that prevents you from having the best romantic relationship possible?

132. Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? WE HAD THIS QUESTION ALREADY WHY DO THESE EVEN HAVE NUMBERS IF YOU’RE GONNA ASK ME THE SAME THINGS TWICE LIES EVERYWHERE

133. Favourite lyrics right now? i listen to the music, not the lyrics

134. Can you count to one million? yes. but I wont.

135. Dumbest lie you ever told? When I was like 3 I messed with my dad’s watch and didn’t know how to change the time back to normal and when my dad asked me what had happened to the watch I said that it had been on the floor and I had accidentally stepped on a random wrench that had just happened to lie there next to it and the wrench had then launched into the air and landed on the watch breaking it

136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed? closed

137. How tall are you? 170cm

138. Curly or Straight hair? my hair? straight

139. Brunette or Blonde? my hair? brunette

140. Summer or Winter? Summer

141. Night or Day? Night

142. Favourite month? July

143. Are you a vegetarian? no

144. Dark, milk or white chocolate? dark. milk chocolate is also good if it’s of high quality

145. Tea or Coffee? Tea

146. Was today a good day? has been so far

147. Mars or Snickers? why not both

148. What’s your favourite quote? ‘It amplifies your natural abilities, like a microphone... or a pooper scooper’ -The 11th Doctor

149. Do you believe in ghosts? no

150. Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page? “Ei hassumpaa” 

Sprinter Hima Das not worried about qualifying for Olympics - Click on link to subscribe my channel https://ift.tt/34vXvMA Facebook - https://ift.tt/2Vjiyz6 Twitter - https://twitter.com/HsrSports Pinterest - https://ift.tt/2ywdZIH Tumblr - https://ift.tt/2z5qwmL Blog - https://ift.tt/2VlBDRu #Sports #SportsNews #Tournament Hima Das (TOI Photo)NEW DELHI: Star sprinter Hima Das is not losing her sleep over qualifying for the Olympics, having included cycling and a bit of cricket in her "medium-intensity" training regime while taking care to avoid the sweltering summer heat. With no competitions lined up in the near future due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hima is taking it easy. "There are no immediate competitions and so we are neither doing low level training nor intense. We are just doing medium intensity training. Let us see when we pick up our training," Hima told PTI from NIS Patiala. "It is very hot here and so we do only morning training. In the evening we have spare time and I do cycling (in the velodrome) and even do bowling with cricket balls. "I try to enjoy life as much as I can. My motto is 'be positive and be happy'," added the reigning junior world champion in 400m. The pandemic has pushed back the Tokyo Olympics by a year and the international season stands suspended till November 30. "I am not worried about it (Olympics qualification), it will only create tension. There is a year still to go. "Let us first pray that this pandemic ends quickly. Then athletics season begins (on December 1) and there is a lot of time next year to qualify for the Olympics," she said, exactly two years after she won the gold in the World Junior Championships in Finland. The 20-year-old Hima, known as 'Dhing Express', is the first Indian woman to win a gold in a world championships and holds the national record (50.79 seconds) in 400m. A lower back injury has been troubling her for some time, leading to speculations that she may not run 400m in future and switch to 200m. When asked, she said, "I am recovering (from the injury). I will do whatever is decided by my coach and the AFI. They will decide (which one I will run)." Asked if she has fully recovered from the injury, she said, "It is in the process but I am fit to undergo outdoor training and we have been doing that for the last 30 to 40 days." She won a silver in the individual 400m race at the 2018 Asian Games and was a part of the gold-winning quartets in the women's 4x400m relay and mixed 4x400m relay events. Hima, however, suffered an injury during the race at the Asian Games and she pulled out midway into the individual 400m race in the Asian Championships in Doha in April last year. She was later dropped from the team for the World Championships. After treatment on her injured back, Hima won six low-grade races in Poland and Czech Republic in July and August last year. But she ran just one 400m race the whole of last year and four out of those five wins came in 200m. The Athletics Federation of India has tentatively fixed September 12 to start the domestic season, but an upsurge in COVID cases in the country leaves a cloud of uncertainty over it. Asked if starting the domestic season in September is feasible, Hima said, "We are doing training keeping in mind the tentative schedule. But, on the other hand, COVID-19 cases are increasing, even in Patiala, and a lot of athletes will have to come (for a national meet). "Ultimately, the AFI will take a decision on the issue, taking into account the circumstances."

Can Some Symptoms of Menopause Benefit From Omega 7?

There are currently an estimated 50 million menopausal women in the United States today and, according to the NAMS (North American Menopause Society), approximately an additional 2 million women per year will be reaching menopause.

Menopause is not a disease but rather a natural occurrence in the lives of women as they age. The estrogen and progesterone hormones regulate menstrual cycles and keep the body fertile. As the aging process progresses, usually women in their late 30’s, the release of hormones begins to decrease. The degeneration of these hormones becomes more evident into their 40’s. When menstruation stops completely a woman is in menopause. Generally this occurs around the age of 50, however for women who have had various cancer treatments or a hysterectomy the age of the onset of menopause can be much lower.

Symptoms of menopause vary but generally include stress, hot flashes, sleep disturbances, thinning hair, mood swings and vaginal dryness. Most of the symptoms are temporary however a few remain into the post-menopausal years, which include vaginal dryness.

In a recent study conducted by The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Turku, Finland, it was concluded that sea buckthorn oil was a natural and effective solution to contributing to the health of mucous membranes including where vaginal dryness occurs, the urogenital tract. Additional benefits were documented in the health of other mucous membranes in the body including digestive, respiratory and the inner surfaces of the eyes.

The study determined that because sea buckthorn combines high levels of beneficial fatty acids, plant-derived antioxidants, vitamins and plant sterols it showed numerous beneficial effects of sea buckthorn oil on mucous membranes. The outcomes, which included: tissue regeneration, improved immune function and reducing lipid peroxidation (which is responsible for releasing free radicals that result in cell damage) were recorded.

Sea buckthorn oils, taken internally contain the highest amount of Omega 7 of any known food source. It is Omega 7 that holds high levels of beneficial fatty acids including Omegas 3, 6, 9, vitamins, and antioxidants… in total over 190 bio active compounds.

The recommended daily dosage is from 250 mg. to 500 mg. of Omega 7 taken internally. Sibu, LLC, leaders in premium Himalayan sea buckthorn products, will soon release a new line of ingestible Omega 7 products called Sibu Seven. The entire line is derived from sea buckthorn fruit oils from a proprietary source and method that grows, harvests and produces the nutrient-dense fruit oil into pure ingestibles that contain no additional additives or preservatives.

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Top 10 Hottest Finnish Women: A Blend of Beauty and Talent

Finland, known for its picturesque landscapes and saunas, is also home to some of the most beautiful women in the world. These hot Finnish women are not just visually appealing but are also immensely talented. Here's a list of the top 10 hottest Finnish women who have made a mark in various fields:

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1.Sara Chafak

A famous Finnish woman, Sara Chafak, is known for her stunning beauty and charm. She was crowned Miss Finland in 2012 and represented Finland in the Miss Universe pageant the same year.

2.Suvi Koponen

One of the hottest Finnish women in the fashion industry, Suvi Koponen, has graced the covers of many international fashion magazines. Her striking features and unique style make her one of the most sought-after models globally.

3.Pihla Viitala

Pihla Viitala, a talented actress, is known for her roles in Finnish and international films. Her captivating performances and radiant beauty have earned her a spot among the hottest Finnish women.

4.Saara Aalto

This hot Finnish woman is a renowned singer-songwriter who gained international fame after participating in the Eurovision Song Contest. Her melodious voice, combined with her stunning looks, makes her a crowd favorite.

5.Noora Hautakangas

Noora Hautakangas, a famous Finnish woman, is a model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Finland in 2007 and has since become a successful television presenter.

6.Minttu Virtanen

Known for her elegance and style, Minttu Virtanen is one of the most beautiful Finnish women. She is a fitness model and the wife of Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Räikkönen.

7.Iina Kuustonen

Iina Kuustonen, one of the sexiest Finnish women, is a popular actress known for her roles in Finnish TV series and films. Her talent and Finish beauty standard have won her many fans.

8.Sara Sieppi

Sara Sieppi, a hot petite Finnish woman, is a model and television host. She was crowned Miss Finland in 2011 and has since become a well-known personality in Finnish television.

9.Kiira Korpi

Kiira Korpi is not just one of the hottest Finnish women but also a talented figure skater. Her athletic prowess and stunning looks have made her a beloved figure in the sports world.

10.Satu Tuomisto

Rounding off our list is Satu Tuomisto, a famous Finnish woman who won the Miss Finland title in 2008. She is known for her vibrant personality and stunning looks.

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These sexy Finnish women, each unique and talented in their own right, have made significant contributions to their respective fields. They embody the spirit of Finnish women - strong, beautiful, and accomplished. Whether it's the famous Finnish women making waves in the entertainment industry or the hot petite Finnish women setting the fashion world ablaze, Finnish women continue to captivate and inspire.