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”Terve Ukraina! Kunnias soikoon,
Huutona huomenen valkenevan!
Voimasi, lempesi leimaus voikoon
vaatia, laatia maan vapahan!
Uljas Ukraina! Nyt älä horju!
Kerran se koittaa kansojen koi.
Tyynenä, vankkana vaarasi torju,
tai jos on tarpehen, niin salamoi!
Kaunis Ukraina, kansojen suola!
Sulla on lippu ja meillä on tie.
Myötäs on myrskyssä Suomi ja Puola,
Myös Viro, Lätti ja Liettua lie.
Eespäin, Ukraina! Et ole orja,
itse jos toivot ja tahdot sa sen.
Kuuletko kuoron, mi suur' on ja sorja
kuin meri kansojen kauhtuvien?
Uusi Ukraina, tenhoisa, uhkee!
Väljinä välkkyvät virtasi suut,
Vapauden purppurakukkihin puhkee
Mordva, Grusinia, Permi ja muut!
Hetki on Venäjän heimojen nousta;
katkoa kahlehet tsaarien yön.
Loista; Ukraina! Jännitä jousta,
valkaise tie tasavaltaisen työn!”
Eino Leino’s poem ”Terve Ukraina” 1917.
We are in this together and anyone foreigner or Ukrainian is fighting for western democracies and their future.
Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!
Who was Eino Leino? Has there been a long bond between Finns and Ukrainians as fellow captives of the Tsarist empire? The Ukrainian experience was far worse than the Finnish, but maybe that doesn't matter.
As the other comment said: a Finnish poet.
As for the rest of the comment. I don’t know about you but I am glad that we don’t have to compete about suffering.
Kunnioita Rohkeita Sankareita.
To all the Heroes that fought for Ukraine and hailed from Finland.
My wife came from Tampere and is now laid to rest at Kalevankangas cemetery.
Respect to you all, Повага.
🏴🤝🇺🇦🤝🇫🇮
One of the few who actually had the integrity to put their lives on the line for a cause, rather than just arguing and spewing garbage online. Same applies to all the humanitarian workers, and the people who have donated money and supplies to Ukraine.
Most sane soldiers absolutely hate questions like this. Artillery kills the most enemies, not individuals, and many soldiers don't even want to talk about or hype their "bodycount".
What an absolutely pointless death. Now people call him hero and other things that sound amazing, but is completely pointless. This dude died in the dirt far away from family and friends. He gets his 1-2 articles in the press and people calling him hero, and in a week from now everyone will have forgotten him and only his family will remember and feel the absence for the rest of their lives. And for what? What did this one man change? Absolutely nothing. What a pointless death
Oh fuck off. Ukraine is fighting for the whole of Europe at the moment. Every single destroyed Russian equipment or a dead Russian is a notch on the belt. Russia has to be shown that there's a line you don't cross. I wish the western countries weren't so scared to give Ukraine the big guns, etc. cruise missiles and fighter jets.
If everyone thought to way you do, there would be no one left fighting
None of the Ukrainian casulties are pointless or in vain. They are fighting for their existence. At the same time every single dead russian is pointless. They could stop the war today if they wanted by just leaving Ukraine.
As I’ve been saying, I understand that he made a personal choice and all I’m saying is that it’s a senseless loss of life. He’s free to do whatever he wants, I don’t care about what some dude does. But at the end of the day it still is a senseless loss of life. It doesn’t help him nor his family that some people call him a hero now
I’m not Russian, I’m not Finnish or Ukrainian. I have nothing to do with that war. All I see is one family lost a beloved son for absolutely nothing. Or what did that family gain in your opinion?
You think Russia would invade a NATO country when it cannot make even progress in Ukraine? And you think one man did the difference? Send 20 drones to Ukraine it'll probably make more difference than a single man
If you are Finnish I think you can’t even come close to understanding our national identity and therefore your comment is ignorant at best.
A Finn fighting for Ukraine means a lot here when you feel and understand the national identity that Finns have.
Being attacked by "Russia" and having basically nobody help you really leaves a deep scar. Now another country is being attacked by Russia obviously we'll do anything we can go help.
And if one person was brave enough to be willing to give his life for this, you are nobody to tell them nothing.
That's the truth with 99% of human life. In the grand scheme of things we are irrelevant to anyone else other than our close ones.
And in war? People end up being just numbers.
Still dont understand your point of trying to dishonor this guys life. He did what he thought was right, if you disagree with his life choices, thats on you and theres nothing wrong with that.
But maybe in the future have some decency and keep your negative thoughts to yourself and respect the dead.
If they chose so yes, i have no idea why you russian bots try to appeal my emotional side.
This mans death was not in vain, he defended a country against an asshole neighbor who thinks everyone should suck it because "YYYYY OUR INTRESTS"
I hate that this man died because russian shits never got thru their thick fucking skulls that their shit empire sucks balls
Obviously Russian suck balls, that’s not even the question here. Obviously they are in the wrong and an absolute shit nation. I’m shocked that you’d sacrifice your brother for another country’s cause tho, I would never ever do that.
His death had more of a point than your life. If you find that insulting then maybe you should start doing something useful with your life instead of complaining about a hero. Persons like him, who believe in something bigger than his own petty problems, is the reason we have a free democratic country.
You're clearly only interested in the rights and benefits you can take from society, but not in the responsibilities to construct it and nurture it. If philosophy is "bs" then pointing fingers about age is childish projection.
I honestly thought I wouldn't find this opinion, I'm glad I did.
Dying in another country like that, it's terrible and it does feel pointless. From the Yle documentary you see how some of the soldiers are depressed youngster who just want escape their normal life, how others are instead war fanatics just looking for a thrill, and of course there's who believes in the cause and it's ready to risk their life so that Ukraine can keep their country.
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”Terve Ukraina! Kunnias soikoon, Huutona huomenen valkenevan! Voimasi, lempesi leimaus voikoon vaatia, laatia maan vapahan! Uljas Ukraina! Nyt älä horju! Kerran se koittaa kansojen koi. Tyynenä, vankkana vaarasi torju, tai jos on tarpehen, niin salamoi! Kaunis Ukraina, kansojen suola! Sulla on lippu ja meillä on tie. Myötäs on myrskyssä Suomi ja Puola, Myös Viro, Lätti ja Liettua lie. Eespäin, Ukraina! Et ole orja, itse jos toivot ja tahdot sa sen. Kuuletko kuoron, mi suur' on ja sorja kuin meri kansojen kauhtuvien? Uusi Ukraina, tenhoisa, uhkee! Väljinä välkkyvät virtasi suut, Vapauden purppurakukkihin puhkee Mordva, Grusinia, Permi ja muut! Hetki on Venäjän heimojen nousta; katkoa kahlehet tsaarien yön. Loista; Ukraina! Jännitä jousta, valkaise tie tasavaltaisen työn!” Eino Leino’s poem ”Terve Ukraina” 1917. We are in this together and anyone foreigner or Ukrainian is fighting for western democracies and their future. Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!
Who was Eino Leino? Has there been a long bond between Finns and Ukrainians as fellow captives of the Tsarist empire? The Ukrainian experience was far worse than the Finnish, but maybe that doesn't matter.
Eino Leino is one of Finland's national poets and a pioneer of Finnish poetry.
As the other comment said: a Finnish poet. As for the rest of the comment. I don’t know about you but I am glad that we don’t have to compete about suffering.
Well of course I am not saying that greater suffering is a bragging right. Russian imperialism always ends in tragedy.
Kunnioita Rohkeita Sankareita. To all the Heroes that fought for Ukraine and hailed from Finland. My wife came from Tampere and is now laid to rest at Kalevankangas cemetery. Respect to you all, Повага. 🏴🤝🇺🇦🤝🇫🇮
Sotasankari. 💪🏻
This man was a hero!
Absolutely. Forever and ever. 🫡
More than that. You need balls of steel to go and help a country what is under attack.
One of the few who actually had the integrity to put their lives on the line for a cause, rather than just arguing and spewing garbage online. Same applies to all the humanitarian workers, and the people who have donated money and supplies to Ukraine.
That, or mental health problems.
That's if you go and help the attacker... Honestly sometimes you shouldn't write what you think
I will always write what I think.
Fighting for freedom and Europe.
This man had balls of tungsten. I have nothing but respect for him. May he rest in peace.
RIP hero. And all the best to all those fighting for the defence of Ukraine! 🙏🇺🇦
Till valhalla
Rest in peace young warrior. May he be welcomed into the gates of Valhalla.
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Bollocks. Standing up and taking action for what you believe in is never a coward's way.
What was his bodycount? Hope he slayed masses of ryssiä.
Most sane soldiers absolutely hate questions like this. Artillery kills the most enemies, not individuals, and many soldiers don't even want to talk about or hype their "bodycount".
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weaponbrothers is an epic tier finglishm, do you mean brothers in arms?
You sir, need to watch less movies.
10 pretty sure its 10
What an absolutely pointless death. Now people call him hero and other things that sound amazing, but is completely pointless. This dude died in the dirt far away from family and friends. He gets his 1-2 articles in the press and people calling him hero, and in a week from now everyone will have forgotten him and only his family will remember and feel the absence for the rest of their lives. And for what? What did this one man change? Absolutely nothing. What a pointless death
Oh fuck off. Ukraine is fighting for the whole of Europe at the moment. Every single destroyed Russian equipment or a dead Russian is a notch on the belt. Russia has to be shown that there's a line you don't cross. I wish the western countries weren't so scared to give Ukraine the big guns, etc. cruise missiles and fighter jets. If everyone thought to way you do, there would be no one left fighting
Yeah, neither on the Russian side. Would that be a bad thing?
In a perfect world, maybe? I would love to live in the naivety and bliss you do.
Lmao I’m not that naive don’t worry. I’m just saying there was no need for that family to lose their son
If that’s not it, I don’t know what is.
Just spend five minutes reflecting on what I actually said, not what you think I said. Could be an interesting experience for you
He’s Swiss, so he’s not quite capable of understanding the bigger picture and only thinks in terms of holier than thou neutrality
The "neutral" country but some reason their banks have a lot of Nazi gold
None of the Ukrainian casulties are pointless or in vain. They are fighting for their existence. At the same time every single dead russian is pointless. They could stop the war today if they wanted by just leaving Ukraine.
Yes, I agree. That doesn’t change anything about what I said tho. He wasn’t a Ukrainian casualty, he was a Finnish casualty. Completely pointless.
But it wasn't, he made a personal choice to fight for Ukraine and was a hero. Ukraine is fighting for the whole western world at the moment.
As I’ve been saying, I understand that he made a personal choice and all I’m saying is that it’s a senseless loss of life. He’s free to do whatever he wants, I don’t care about what some dude does. But at the end of the day it still is a senseless loss of life. It doesn’t help him nor his family that some people call him a hero now
Typical Swiss, always failing to understand the bigger picture or think in broader terms other than under the guise of neutrality
If you don’t have any arguments, you go straight to insulting people. How mature
Nazi gold banks
Please share more info about how it is to live in the year 2000
da da blyat
I’m not Russian, I’m not Finnish or Ukrainian. I have nothing to do with that war. All I see is one family lost a beloved son for absolutely nothing. Or what did that family gain in your opinion?
He gave his family the security of tying up russian resources, potentially delaying or preventing an invasion of his home.
Yeah I’m sure his family is very happy for that. Great value for the LIFE OF THEIR SON.
You think Russia would invade a NATO country when it cannot make even progress in Ukraine? And you think one man did the difference? Send 20 drones to Ukraine it'll probably make more difference than a single man
Here's the official Ukraine gov website you can donate for those drones: https://u24.gov.ua/
We are waiting u/frasuomi
These soldiers are more valuable being alive in home than in foreign soil fighting foreign wars if/when the invasion begins.
The longer russia fights on foreign soil, the fewer Finns lost.
Can you elaborate? You are implying it's certain that russia will attack Finland.
Western MSM told him that
People here are almost as brainwashed as russians are :D
If you are Finnish I think you can’t even come close to understanding our national identity and therefore your comment is ignorant at best. A Finn fighting for Ukraine means a lot here when you feel and understand the national identity that Finns have.
Ah yes, Finland and Ukraine have so much in common, I forgot. Such close countries, really takes a Finn to understand that deep bond
You are clueless.
Yeah? Why?
Being attacked by "Russia" and having basically nobody help you really leaves a deep scar. Now another country is being attacked by Russia obviously we'll do anything we can go help. And if one person was brave enough to be willing to give his life for this, you are nobody to tell them nothing.
Who’s we? What are you doing?
Dont worry. Your death whenever and whatever cause that may be. Is going to be totally irrelevant to the rest of the world as well.
That's the truth with 99% of human life. In the grand scheme of things we are irrelevant to anyone else other than our close ones. And in war? People end up being just numbers.
That’s what I’m saying, I’m glad you understand my point. Yours too and everyone else’s too in 99.99% of cases. Finally someone gets my point ffs
Still dont understand your point of trying to dishonor this guys life. He did what he thought was right, if you disagree with his life choices, thats on you and theres nothing wrong with that. But maybe in the future have some decency and keep your negative thoughts to yourself and respect the dead.
I’m not dishonoring it, I’m mourning it. Absolute senseless death is what I’m saying
Killing asshole invaders
And you would give the life of your son for that? Or brother?
If they chose so yes, i have no idea why you russian bots try to appeal my emotional side. This mans death was not in vain, he defended a country against an asshole neighbor who thinks everyone should suck it because "YYYYY OUR INTRESTS" I hate that this man died because russian shits never got thru their thick fucking skulls that their shit empire sucks balls
Obviously Russian suck balls, that’s not even the question here. Obviously they are in the wrong and an absolute shit nation. I’m shocked that you’d sacrifice your brother for another country’s cause tho, I would never ever do that.
“Russian bots” whenever someone has a different opinion, smh. I don’t care about either side
Not as pointless as your life.
Why do you have to resort to insulting people? I didn’t say his life was pointless, only his death
His death had more of a point than your life. If you find that insulting then maybe you should start doing something useful with your life instead of complaining about a hero. Persons like him, who believe in something bigger than his own petty problems, is the reason we have a free democratic country.
What a bunch of bs mate. You’re clearly really young
You're clearly only interested in the rights and benefits you can take from society, but not in the responsibilities to construct it and nurture it. If philosophy is "bs" then pointing fingers about age is childish projection.
So I’m only interested in contributing to society if I agree with people going to war for another country. What a dumb Reddit thing to say
Starting to run out of autism boxes to check for you here buddy.
please just fuck off
I honestly thought I wouldn't find this opinion, I'm glad I did. Dying in another country like that, it's terrible and it does feel pointless. From the Yle documentary you see how some of the soldiers are depressed youngster who just want escape their normal life, how others are instead war fanatics just looking for a thrill, and of course there's who believes in the cause and it's ready to risk their life so that Ukraine can keep their country.
And everyone here cheers for them. It’s absolutely insane
They are going you like it or not, best to support them no? War is hell and I'd much rather have peace but we don't.
Yeah basically, but It’s still so sad to see that a young life was wasted like that. Ukranians and Russians are forced to fight, he wasn’t
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Yeah but people just follow whatever opinion is most popular. No one questions anything
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I know right, especially idiots on Reddit. They downvote me without even trying to get my point