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my experience with finns has been that you're really culturally distant to us. more so than other europeans, even russians.
there are outgoing finns, finns that are "european cosmopolitan" (many normies in helsinki are like that), etc. and then there are finns who are nothing like those people at all.
you're somewhat similar to other scandinavians, no surprises there. similar in that you're reserved, but you're also very direct. my experience has been that finns are more extreme in these qualities than scandinavians, to a degree that it actually colors you differently. there's not a lot of social filigree, so to speak. i don't know how you express politeness, other than being quiet. you tend to be a bit neurotic, and you're extremely insular people. part of that is how self-conscious you tend to be, and language barrier problems. the aforementioned finns who are very cosmopolitan are like any other european, and part of that trend is definitely the better grasp of english. less anxiety over misunderstanding or looking foolish from miscommunication or whatever. but i also don't think it's just the language barrier, you're just insular people who like to stick with your own.
i've seen the way finns talk amongst themselves. there's less of a gap between the neurotic finns and the normie finns. i can't help but feel a bit jealous. i once cracked a finnish nut (very tough) and the shit he said in broken english was so taboo it was surreal. i think most anglospheroids would not like the inside of finnish culture. i don't mind it, though if i'm being honest you feel a bit "primitive"? i don't mean to offend, i don't know how to put it. i learned finnish history after i felt like i got to know finns, and my reaction was kind of like "oh yeah, that makes sense now."
i hope i said at least one interesting thing, but i feel like it's all things everybody says.