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Finns must be proud that their lion is so sharp-minded.

@JanValentine Indeed we are. In that special lion I can see myself!

@JanValentine A bright minded creature of undivided concentration who is always on point. Penetrating blunt arguments with sharp logic cutting to the core of the problem.

But norway has nils olav... Why using dancing lion when he has cute pinguin?

The lions sort of fit with the stereotypes...

@ImportViking Ouch.

@ImportViking Yes, it does, but maybe not as you might expect...
I'm Austrian and I met a number of Finns over the years, and yes, Finns are a very special kind of crazy.

But their craziness is so refined and ingenious that you just _have_ to admire them for it. ;-)

@ImportViking

Ow. That... hurt.

Us finns are proud of our lion
(Well not ours, it was taken from a grave of an old swedish king who's name i forgot)

@Finlandball The special lion`s first apperance was at king Gustav I Vasa´s tomb. His son Johan assumed the title of "Grand Duke of Finland and Karelia", shortened to Grand Duke of Finland in 1577 (or soon thereafter), the lion became closely associated with Finland. That was before prince Johan killed his brother king Erik with pie soup and become king Johan III.

Special lion is my spirit animal.

I feel like Norway's lion is just about to murder someone with that axe. While still smiling.

Of course! I see the sequence now! It makes sense!
3 lions
2 lions
1 lion
... and half of a fully functional lion.

lipstick. give them. fucking. lipstick.

the special lion is still my favorit

You forget that the "special" lion should be "trampling underfoot a russian sable"... Because them russkies are so trampable...