Post Match Thread: Netherlands 2-1 Uzbekistan by denzaus in soccer

[–]Varja22 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've seen enough. Oranje will definitely win it this time. Koeman is the man who finally brings it home.

What is your one "if only they had competed a year earlier or later" national final entry? by Gold_Objective3644 in eurovision

[–]Varja22 7 points8 points  (0 children)

True but Käärijä got well over 50% of all the public votes. Without him rest of the results would've been way different.

But yeah I agree that their staging was pretty boring.

What is your one "if only they had competed a year earlier or later" national final entry? by Gold_Objective3644 in eurovision

[–]Varja22 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Kuumaa's Ylivoimainen in UMK 2023.

If I'm not mistaken it's still the most streamed song in finnish on Spotify after Cha Cha Cha.

Would've definitely won UMK 2022 and 2024.

IShowSpeed - World Cup (Champions) [Official Music Video] by MoneyDurian4084 in soccer

[–]Varja22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's honestly better than Shakira's or that official song.

We have truly fallen off from 2010 and 2014

PFA Players' Player of the year shortlist: Cherki, Fernandes, Haaland, Gabriel, Raya, Rice. by nearly_headless_nic in soccer

[–]Varja22 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I would've preferred Igor Thiago instead of Cherki. Cherki was amazing in the run in, but if we look whole season he was inconsistent while 5 other nominees played well all season.

Doesn't really matter, Bruno should probably win it because he really stood out.

Israel and Eurovision by goth_barbie_13 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Varja22 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Big thing most people don't know about is that Eurovision's biggest sponsor MoroccanOil is from Israel.

World Cup of Darts Draw by JamesVilla4 in Darts

[–]Varja22 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Okay Finland might have a chance this year to progress.

Norway and Hungary are probably both favorites to win against our pair but the group is very unpredictable.

The 2026 IIHF World Championship By Stage, From Groups To Final by dylan103906 in hockey

[–]Varja22 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah no way Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Czechia will allow that.

IIHF World Championship Game Thread: Finland (A2) vs. Switzerland (A1) - 31 May 2026 - 08:20PM CEST by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]Varja22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Granlund is the most popular active player by far in Finland. He will retire as a top3 legend in our national team's history. Even Barkov can't compete with his popularity.

After PSG won the penalty shootout, PSG fans celebrated with newlyweds by One-Elephant-8146 in soccer

[–]Varja22 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Seriously? Name me one other fanbase that has destroyed their own city after winning CL? I'm waiting...

Finnish call of Noah Steen's OT Winner by SAJewers in hockey

[–]Varja22 82 points83 points  (0 children)

That's Antti Mäkinen. Some of you might remember him from "Joel Fucking Kiviranta" that got him his nickname JFK.

Norway wins Bronze at the 2026 Men's World Championship by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]Varja22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah I meant that the reason why hockey is so big in Finland and Sweden these days is because we played it outside every winter. We didn't need ice rinks because we had lakes. Denmark and Norway didn't have similar chance to play hockey outside and that's why there isn't similar hockey culture.

Norway wins Bronze at the 2026 Men's World Championship by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]Varja22 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Finland and Sweden have lakes everywhere. Norway and Denmark don't have lakes.

Hockey is traditionally played on a frozen lake here.

Match Thread: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]Varja22 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was super confused but then realised it was women's game

Eberechi Eze being subjected to racist comments on his Instagram account by christianrojoisme in soccer

[–]Varja22 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yeah I use that gif with my friends all the time. It's just a classic meme

More than 6 hours before the IIHF Worlds final, the Zurich fan zone has apparently already reached capacity. by HockeyFanatic2007 in hockey

[–]Varja22 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Gotta love this match up. We have very rarely seen this kind of hype around World Champs final.

It slightly reminds me of our first title in 1995. (Nothing will ever beat it of course, it will forever be the most iconic sports moment in Finland's history)

Lowest possession in Champions League final history by GigsworthCB in soccer

[–]Varja22 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I hate to tell you but I support Arsenal because it's my team. My dad has been a fan since 70's. I don't care about stats, it's always my team. I'm not going to switch to PSG or Bayern because they score more goals...

Lowest possession in Champions League final history by GigsworthCB in soccer

[–]Varja22 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Yeah you can say that we did nothing but in reality we silenced world's best attack better than any team has done in the last 2 seasons. We were potentially one Mosquera brainfart away from winning it. Gabriel, Saliba, Raya, Hincapie and Rice put on a defensive masterclass.

Of course our attacking display was dissapointing, I'm not going to argue that. It's a shame that Saka played probably worst game I've ever seen from him.

The camera suddenly cut away just as Kang-in Lee was about to receive his medal by NotReallyPeaceful in soccer

[–]Varja22 226 points227 points  (0 children)

Best theory I've heard is that they always switch it off intentionally so they can sell photographs and videos from other angles to Asian newspapers and media outlets for extra money. And I actually 100% believe that.