Kekkonen Quotes

Finland’s great swaths of protected forests and fells make it one of Europe’s prime hiking destinations. Head to the Karhunkierros near Kuusamo for a striking terrain of hills and sharp ravines that is prettiest in autumn. The Urho Kekkonen National Park in Lapland is one of Europe’s great wildernesses, while the spectacular gorge of the Kevo Strict Nature Reserve and the fell scenery of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park are other great northern options. A network of camping huts makes itinerary planning easy and they're good spots to meet intrepid Finns.

Hyvä tahto mutta huono seuraus saa historialta huonomman arvolauseen kuin paha tahto mutta hyvä seuraus.

Kun Suomen ja Neuvostoliiton suhteissa esiintyi ongelmia, presidentti Kekkonen lähti tapaamaan naapurimaan johtajia selvittääkseen asiat suoraan heidän kanssaan. Silloin kun asiat olivat kunnossa, presidentti Kekkonen matkusti tapaamaan neuvostojohtajia estääkseen ongelmia syntymästä.

Missä olit kun kuulit Kekkosen kuolemasta, koulunpihalla kuhistiin. Vain sähkökatko oli aiemmin saanut jokaisen näin ujoilematta puhumaan toisilleen. Silloin oli rinnakkaisluokan Vessku kääntynyt puoleeni: mä olin vessassa ko valot sammu, johon Timo: mä leikin Hiimäneillä.

So, again, with Kekkonen, we see how difficult it is for the Finns to maintain democracy. They are too inclined to follow and trust their leaders, they are disinclined to stand out from the crowd and risk social opprobrium, or, rather, there are too few per capita people who are prepared to behave in such a way or support those who are prepared to. Moreover, it could be argued that Kekkonen successfully took advantage of a kind of paranoia among the Finns. As we have discussed, they are relatively high in schizophrenia, meaning that the average Finn is further along the schizotypy spectrum than is the average person in many European countries. This would mean that a higher proportion of Finns, with their very high empathy, would read too much into the external signs of the mind of the Soviet Union and thus become paranoid, prepared to assume that an indication of displeasure was in fact an indication of fury, possibly leading to invasion. ‘Only President Kekkonen can deal with this crisis’ they might reason, ‘so I must support him.’ But, in reality, there isn’t really a crisis at all.