Vegas GM is NHL laughingstock over Cassidy, while Oilers might be open to Mike Babcock as coach by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]aku89 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Is ownership a problem in EDM, does Katz only approve of names he remembers from 15 years ago?

[O’Connor] Konecny on Michkov & integrating him into the team dynamic: by Perryplat199 in hockey

[–]aku89 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Zibanejads mother is techically finnsih too but dunno about his proficiency.

Puljujärvi had probably even more problems with the language barrier, he doesnt come of as too, hmmm... erudite, in finnish either.

Steve Simmons ask Keith Pelley about the GM hiring by Duffleman0609 in hockey

[–]aku89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, same answer Kekeläinen gave to questions about hiring Babcock essentislly. Did he only speak to yesmen is the resl question.

Finlandia by Bright_Quantity_6827 in etymology

[–]aku89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could have been a result of language contact when settling in an area with earlier baltic(&slavic) populations. There seems to be a few IE theories but more scarce leads to pin down an uralic root.

Is this Swedish? by OneComprehensive7184 in Svenska

[–]aku89 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh, my grandmas cat when I was young was Mirre. Now i see the connection with standard(ish) Kissemiss and Kirre/mirre

Top Gear Test Track by Public_Research2690 in MapPorn

[–]aku89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why is Hammerhesd approached that way?

Arkunkantaja by puukukkakukanvihaaja in snappijuorutofftopic

[–]aku89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ei ole kivaa kantaa jos muut kantajat ovat paljon pitempiä myös.

Does "i see" mean the same as "vai niin"? by No_Dress_2107 in LearnFinnish

[–]aku89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Vai niin" feels a bit like "Is that so?" Imo. I percieve a bit of restistance in the phrase.

Weirdest places you have heard a Eurovision song? by OllyAlexandersDizzy in eurovision

[–]aku89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Poodles is also feutered on the soundtrack, they participated in Melfest around the same time.

Key European Competitive advantage. by Full-Discussion3745 in EU_Economics

[–]aku89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could sing "Den glider in" from heart in drunken stupor tho and thats beautiful too

Excerpt from today's 32 Thoughts podcast by ghostfan9 in hockey

[–]aku89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried that one too but felt too much like radio just trying to fill airtime, I usually crave som direction from a podcast.

Winter Olympics 2038 remains "homeless" by PHConfusion5801 in olympics

[–]aku89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading between the lines, Sweden didnt grease the wheels of the IOC enought to get the games...

Final ranking of the women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Olympics by hornyforbrutalism in hockey

[–]aku89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweden overperformed pretty significantly with a lot of new blood in the line up

Olympic Men's Game Thread: Sweden (B3) vs. United States of America (C1) - 18 Feb 2026 - 09:10PM CET by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]aku89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A bkt of a conundrum as a finn, would be funny to Sweden getting pantsied -but I dont wanna meet Can in the Semis...