This time, Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans is joined by Joanna Nylund, author of Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage, to discuss, as the book title suggests, Finnish resilience. Is sisu somehow a Finnish cultural trait or do Finns mostly benefit from briefly defining a necessary universal way to stay sane while facing hardship? Co-host Thomas Nybergh returns to blame Joel for British imperialism and remains skeptical about how close to nature Finns really are.
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Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
Shownotes:
Joel’s new book: More Very Finnish Problems
Get Joanna’s book Sisu in Finnish
Get Joanna’s book Sisu in English
How to Win Friends
Joel’s appearance on Finnish Public Broadcaster Yle’s podcast All Points North
Hans Rosling interviewed on British TV
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What’s so weird and wonderful about Finland? British born Joel Willans, creator of Very Finnish Problems, discusses, with a variety of fascinating guests, what he’s learnt after 15 years living in his much-loved, adopted country.
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Everyone has sisu. They just don’t knw it 🙂
Sisu is when you have reached the end of you physical and mental endurance, and then keep going.
If you had to live on salted fish in minus 25 darkness for 6 months you’d have sisu too 🙂 🙂
i went to classical trancelations. it really was a super fine gig and will go again. Sisu not needed :
How can you write a whole book on sisu? Really no idea!!!
Where can i buy?
Fun podcast but wish you would do more often 🙁
Yeah, sorry! We try to do one a month at least, but not always easy
Finns dont have sisu nomore. they’ve gone all pussy
Ever said that to a Finn’s face? No, thought not
I need sisu when beer runs dry and sauna not hot enough 🙂