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March 30th, 2008, 05:38 PM
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Hyvaa Paivaa!
Thats finnish for "good day" 
Is this the former worldwariidaybyday.com board? I used to post there a couple years ago.........
Anyway, I'll get my WW2 "fix" here from now on. Great board!
Just F.Y.I.: My grandfather was coastal artillery for the finnish army through the Continuation War and was one of three to survive the battle for Teikari Saari by swimming for his life through the Gulf of Finland. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. He passed away in '92 and I'm sorry to say that I didnt get too many more details before he did. So I look for more about this but the details are few and far between.
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March 30th, 2008, 05:57 PM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
Welcome, Mike. It's a great place to get your "WWII fix". A lot of good people and lots of information.
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March 30th, 2008, 06:40 PM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
Welcome!
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March 30th, 2008, 07:25 PM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
welcome mike
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March 30th, 2008, 07:54 PM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
Welcome. There is some kind off Finnish invasion going on right here. 
Friendly Belgium Greetings Arneken.
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March 30th, 2008, 07:56 PM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
hay the more
Fins the better
Finland has a interesting history
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Anothony 'Swoff ' Swofford : A story: A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands, love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper; his hands remember the rifle.
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March 30th, 2008, 08:15 PM
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welcome aboard mike
this is a great place and great people nodout you might find what your looking for cheers .krieg 
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March 31st, 2008, 03:34 AM
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Welcome my friend!
I have a great admiration for Finland... one of my favourite subjects on WWII.
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March 31st, 2008, 06:29 AM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
Welcome Mike!
Greetings from Finland!
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A Finish invasion is a welcome invasion!  Welcome to the WWII Forums DogRed.  |
March 31st, 2008, 08:21 AM
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G'day mate and welcome, the more the merrier.
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March 31st, 2008, 01:42 PM
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Welcome aboard Mike! I get my "fix" here every day... Enjoy!
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April 5th, 2008, 04:43 PM
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April 5th, 2008, 05:13 PM
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Welcome on board! All I know in Finnish is Kepis!
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April 5th, 2008, 05:26 PM
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Welcome to a fellow Oregonian .
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April 5th, 2008, 06:28 PM
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If you come to Finland that´s all you need to know.....
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April 5th, 2008, 06:36 PM
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Actually I did. I visited Mikelli and Helsinki a few years ago.
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April 5th, 2008, 06:41 PM
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What did you like about Finland? At least we got lakes....
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April 5th, 2008, 06:53 PM
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It was October and I loved jogging in the forest early in the moring, going into a Sauna with beer on the charcoal, then go for a swim in a lake. I loved the relaxed atmosphere, no locks on the bikes, people saying hello , it was really relaxing. I visited a few cemeteries and spoke to a few veterans. The log cabins are really comfortable too. I remember eating a lot of Laka berries and I plucked many red berries in the forest , they tasted a bit like cranberries.
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April 6th, 2008, 05:18 AM
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Thanks JC. I'm in the Eugene area.
I'm only Finnish by blood. I hope to make it there someday so I can meet the larger part of my family(I got lots there!). A few have come to visit me but I haven't returned the favor yet. It seems they're able to take months away from work each year to travel the world while I am lucky to get a week off to go fishing down the road. I envy their work ethic. |
April 6th, 2008, 07:22 AM
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Actually I went to Finland for work, so I had a great time ands got paid for it too + I could take some holidays to travel to other countries later
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April 20th, 2008, 08:33 AM
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Re: Hyvaa Paivaa!
Hello DogRed and greetings from Finland. And you should definitely visit the country of your fathers. And when you do... Let us know, so we can have a WWII Forum-meet.
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April 20th, 2008, 05:05 PM
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Welcome and enjoy your stay.
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