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1920–1992 Finland
Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was described as one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He gained literary fame with his third novel Tuntematon sotilas (The Unknown Soldier (novel), 1954) and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Under the North Star, 1959–1962).
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'Koskela the Finn. Eats iron and shits chains.'
The younger troops assumed their ranks. There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history.
'The battalion can operate very well without you. No man is indispensable in a war, no matter who he is.'
Jorma Kariluoto had paid his dues into the common pot of human idiocy.
Once Koskela saw that the guns were ready to go, he called out, 'Shoot for their nuts!'
'The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics won, but racing to the line for a strong second place came feisty little Finland.'
In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe – and Jussi.
'Finnish president Risto Ryti and the National Orchestra proudly present ... a polka: "Up Shit Creek Without a Fucking Paddle".'
'Are you motherfuckers deaf? Shoot here ... down here ... follow my voice ... my gun ... aaahh ...'
As we all know, the Lord is almighty – he knows all and sees far. And so, one day, he let forest fire burn a good swath of state land, laying waste to acres of the dry, pine forest around the town of Joensuu. The people did everything in their power to put a stop to his work, as they always did, but he burned the forest undeterred, just as far as it suited him. He had his own plans.
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