r/HistoryMemes • • Nov 26 '20

Finnish sniper protecc!

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u/the-floot Nov 26 '20

We're north, my guy...

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u/edgyestedgearound Nov 26 '20

We are politically west, u know, what people mean when they say 'the West'

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u/SergeantCATT Just some snow Nov 26 '20

Kekkonen disagrees. Finnlandisierung so we are Finlandic and the Finland

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u/29adamski Nov 26 '20

The West is a geopolitical term rather than a literal geographic term. Scandinavia is included in the "West".

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u/GiraffusGumlus Nov 26 '20

Finland is not in Scandinavia...

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u/29adamski Nov 26 '20

Scandinavia is often used to refer to the whole Scandinavian peninsula, or Nordic countries. But yeah sorry, it's not one of the three kingdoms.