Scandinavia and the World
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17% of all Finns are lactose intolerant, but the country still drinks the most milk per capita in the world.
      made by Akaittou


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8 years ago #9488528        
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"Finland, stop, your condition!"
"Fuck you, I do what I want! *slams thirtieth cup of milk*"

8 years ago #9479381        
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This fact is genuinely fun. I grew up in a family that had milk as a standard drink with every meal, regardless of age (unless it was a holiday meal, in which case wine). I didn't notice until I was a teenager eating at friends' houses that this was totally abnormal for my region. I began to wonder where it came from. Well, I can keep guessing-- my family is French and German, so who knows! But it's really cool that there's a country in the world where that's perfectly normal.

Sisu

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6 years ago #9792675        
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That's possible because of a handy thing called lactose-free milk.


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Suskiv

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6 years ago #9768165        
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And that is why Finland is the best makers of lactose free dairy products.

Vexillo

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8 years ago #9491456        
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17% is actually very low.

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6 years ago #9738553        
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They just ingnore the fact that the most of them maybe can't drink milk. "naw man. I just found out that I am lactose intolerant.... Nah, whatever. I love milk."

7 years ago #9680022        
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17% seems low.

But then, I'm Asian.


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7 years ago #9607868        
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The great state of wisconsinstan if given sovereignty might out milk em tho, we prolly eat the most cheese.

7 years ago #9581376        
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the "high" lactose intolerance-rate probably has to do with how much milk products there are in Finland. Lactose intolerance gets more easily diagnosed because of the all lactose products people eat.

In practice most countries actually have a lot more people who are unable to eat milk products.


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Finn123

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8 years ago #9484849        
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17% might sound high but it's actually far lower than in most parts of the world.

5 years ago #9810128        
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That picture plus that comment. ROFL. What did fennoswede just do!?

5 years ago #9809603        
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Hey we get it for free at school and its at dinner! That probably makes some %s

Hinoron

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6 years ago #9769053        
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That sounds like a lot of diarrhea...


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6 years ago #9762979        
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so 83% of Finns can drink milk


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6 years ago #9722042        
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I can only assume that they're making white russians.


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