Big Grant Deadline Today!

Today is the deadline for applications to the Finnish Academy, so scientists all over the country are busy writing abstracts and trying to find an amusing acronym for their project. The bad news for them is that they are up against fierce competition.




Yes, the beast will soon send off the description of his project on Integrated Pest Management For The Removal of the Coarse-haired Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) from Finland.

35% is a reasonable proportion of the grant for me to charge as an overhead, don't you think? Read more!

Finnish Exports, Pt. 2

After I posted the video on the Finnish export business, I thought I should post a saftey video, just in case you were thinknig of ordering an item.

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Finnish Exports, Pt. 1

It's almost Christmas, but not yet. So it's still worth posting this educational video about one of the major Finnish exports.



Although I should complain that our 'O' level geography teacher never told us about this. I guess he just wasn't competent. *sigh* Read more!

Finnish curiosities

The Finns are a curious people. This morning I got a phone call asking me if I owned a TV.
I don't. End of conversation. We actually spent longer ascertaining that the conversation had to be in Enlgish. Read more!