100 in European years

Americans make fun of Europeans for thinking 100 miles is a long distance.
Europeans make fun of Americans for thinking 100 years is a long time.

Then, a few seconds later, Finland sent them to the nearest hospital.
Nothing serious, just some black eyes, a cracked rib, a broken nose, busted lip and swollen cheeks.
He was a on good mood, after all.
EDIT: What? He's still a violent sociopath. He considers beat-ups like that the equivalent of hickeys.

@DarkMage7280 Indeed! Which one of them beat Russia/Soviet Union to a bloody stalemate, even tho outnumbered, out-equipped, and outmanned!

@Mattexian And drove the nazis out when obligated by a peace treaty. Finland is probably the only country to beat Soviets *and* nazis.

Thanks for saving Finland from getting facial cramps. He's simply not used to all that smiling.

"American Football of the North"? I'm confused by this. Does this mean that roughly a third of commercials involve Norway in some way, and everyone is expected to love Norway in some way shape or form, and compared to other countries people that like Norway tend to be portrayed such that loving Norway is the defining characteristic of their lives?

Because that's what American football is like over here. Every other sport is like "yay, basketball!" or "all right, baseball!", but it's always, always, ALWAYS "FOOTBAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!!!!! WOOHOO!" *cue the music* to the point where I'm pretty sure my own house is the only place where I'm safe from it. Football is love, football is life. Foots for the foot god, balls for his ball throne.

@Landsraad that means he gets passed from one overlord to the next.

@ukezi I can kinda see it, but at the same time "American Football" doesn't really click as "something that gets passed around a lot" in my head, I hear "American Football" and that says "sport that you are required to love and devote every waking moment of your life not spent working to as an American citizen, as decreed by the almighty NFL!"

You bastards, his smile was adorable and you wiped it off by teasing him!

@loona exactly!

@loona Oh my, you're right. Finland smiling is so rare...maybe once a century. Crap I did it too, I'll let myself out. XD

There should be another one, where other countries that got their independence from Russia would react. They probably would be a bit more... amazed.

@Kvartsi Yes! They truly would be.

Guys, guys! Don't be mean to Finland.



Lets all just lean back and mock America instead.

@detrius Yes, Europe's favourite hobby.



I think these maps are fairly accurate. The only thing missing is for Sweden to be rainbow coloured.

@detrius Oi! We're older than you sods.

100 years of independence - and they even fought off the Soviet Union to keep that independence. Can any of you others claim to have done that? No! Congratulations Finland - don't let your "friendly neighbours" talk you down!

Finland has a spectacular history. What they have gone through is truly vile, yet they have fought and struggled for their country and their place with determination and skill. And in most cases, this would mean a hard, authoritarian outlook. In Finland, however, it grew into a firm democracy that upholds human rights and democratic values better than most.

We should all see Finland as an example, guys.

@Sissyl True, but don't tell him. To see HIM smiling is very irritating.

@Sissyl I wish that last sentence was still true... Hell, France has a ban on extraditing refugees to Finland because we might send them to dangerous places. It's a disgrace what this country has become in the past five-ish years.