“...and 100 percent fresh cream from Finnish cows”
October 23, 2020 2:03 PM Subscribe
An infomercial from the Kyrö Distillery in Finland (some mild profanity) regarding their products and Finnish culture.
My Finnish colleagues are especially proud of the map near the start of the ad.
posted by Wordshore at 2:30 PM on October 23, 2020 [11 favorites]
posted by Wordshore at 2:30 PM on October 23, 2020 [11 favorites]
Yksi kaikkien aikojen parhaista mainoksista.
posted by incster at 2:45 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by incster at 2:45 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
Wordshore, I had to go back and look at the again after you mentioned it. I think I'll have to show my Swedish neighbours this next time I see them.
posted by sauril at 2:53 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by sauril at 2:53 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Melko hyvä
If you were wondering about the swamp football mentioned in the ad...
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:56 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
If you were wondering about the swamp football mentioned in the ad...
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:56 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Kiitos! <3
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 2:59 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 2:59 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
This seems as good an opportunity as any to bring up the fun webcomic "Scandinavia and The World," which pokes gentle fun at various nations' cultural quirks from a Scandinavian perspective. The comic writer is Danish specifically; here are all the comics that deal with Finland. (The "characters" are little people who are the anthromorphized representations of various countries, usually with a brother and sister version of each country; the one exception is for the United States, which has a brother and sister pairing and a shapeless orange blob standing in for Trump specifically.)
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 3:28 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 3:28 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
Has anyone tried any of these? I like the sound of the dark gin. The naked man says to drink it with cloudy apple juice; I wonder how it would go with American apple cider.
(If you put it with British cider it would surely be delicious AND lethal)
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:52 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
(If you put it with British cider it would surely be delicious AND lethal)
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:52 PM on October 23, 2020 [3 favorites]
"Hipster milk" 😄
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:55 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:55 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Wow, global warming has been bad for Sweden.
posted by aspo at 4:59 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by aspo at 4:59 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
While I liked that commercial and I support rye whisky (for cultural reasons... though I prefer 100% or at least higher rye precentage whisky) and saunas in principle, it raises a question. Kyrö distillery is described as "pioneers of rye whisky" in Finland so was rye not used for this purpose there? Or is it due to a preference?
posted by Ashwagandha at 5:06 PM on October 23, 2020
posted by Ashwagandha at 5:06 PM on October 23, 2020
Darn it! For once in my life I enjoyed watching a commercial and want to try the product...and it doesn't seem to be available in my state.
posted by Greg_Ace at 5:21 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by Greg_Ace at 5:21 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
Kyrö distillery is described as "pioneers of rye whisky" in Finland so was rye not used for this purpose there? Or is it due to a preference?
Domestic whisky production is pretty new to Finland, from what I understand. The other bit of drunk history here is that Russia prohibited the import of whisky into Finland when Finland was still part of the Russian empire (i.e., most of the 19th century and the first bit of the 20th).
This whisky blog post contains some interesting tidbits about the history of whisky imports and the beginnings of domestic production in Finland.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:21 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
Domestic whisky production is pretty new to Finland, from what I understand. The other bit of drunk history here is that Russia prohibited the import of whisky into Finland when Finland was still part of the Russian empire (i.e., most of the 19th century and the first bit of the 20th).
This whisky blog post contains some interesting tidbits about the history of whisky imports and the beginnings of domestic production in Finland.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:21 PM on October 23, 2020 [2 favorites]
Ja nyt torille.
posted by Pyrogenesis at 10:43 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Pyrogenesis at 10:43 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
Wow it is excellent, my only tiny regret is that they did not fully commit to 1 shot... they were so there, the final floor tackle wasn't crucial.
posted by Meatbomb at 12:38 AM on October 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Meatbomb at 12:38 AM on October 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
Meatbomb: they were so there, the final floor tackle wasn't crucial.
Fair enough; but that's an editorial decision and doing the final bit in the 1 shot would expose more of Miiko's tackle than many gin drinkers would feel comfortable with?
posted by BobTheScientist at 3:51 AM on October 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
Fair enough; but that's an editorial decision and doing the final bit in the 1 shot would expose more of Miiko's tackle than many gin drinkers would feel comfortable with?
posted by BobTheScientist at 3:51 AM on October 24, 2020 [4 favorites]
"KALSARIKÄNNIT" is the Finnish word for drinking (alone) at home in your underpants.
posted by Wordshore at 6:22 AM on October 24, 2020
posted by Wordshore at 6:22 AM on October 24, 2020
I've tried two of their gins and they're mighty fine. Perkele!
posted by myopicman at 5:29 PM on October 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by myopicman at 5:29 PM on October 24, 2020 [2 favorites]
they were so there, the final floor tackle wasn't crucial
There was a cut after the opening sauna interior shot too; I found it to be a balanced three shot narrative with a satisfying Finnish.
posted by soy bean at 9:01 AM on October 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
There was a cut after the opening sauna interior shot too; I found it to be a balanced three shot narrative with a satisfying Finnish.
posted by soy bean at 9:01 AM on October 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
That was a great ad. The guy in the ad had a flawless physique. I want to try their products. Probably can’t get them where I live.
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 1:21 PM on October 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 1:21 PM on October 25, 2020 [1 favorite]
I love the Finnish cow, a reindeer. Great ad but I am not a drinker. I mostly want to know which ad agency is responsible. The weather does suck; daylight savings time ended in Sweden today and so sunset came at 4:08 PM, which makes me regret that I am not a drinker. Skål!
posted by Bella Donna at 4:10 PM on October 25, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by Bella Donna at 4:10 PM on October 25, 2020 [2 favorites]
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