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Song: Jääkuningatar (Ice queen)

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Song: Käy Muumilaaksoon (Get in Moominvalley) This time the song is a bit unusual, not something you’d hear in a radio. It is the full theme of a children’s cartoon Muumilaakson tarinoita (Moomin in English). Moomins were created by  Tove Jansson, a Swedish speaking finnish author and an artist.

Pride = Ylpeys Envy = Kateus Wrath = Viha Sloth = Laiskuus Greed = Ahneus Gluttony = Ylensyönti Lust = Himo

Song: Ieavan Polkka (Ieva’s Polka)

blush = poskipuna eyebrow pencil = kulmakynä eyeliner = kajaali eyeshadow = luomiväri foundation = meikkivoide lip gloss = huulikiilto lipstick = huulipuna makeup = meikki mascara = ripsiväri, maskara to do makeup = meikata powder = puuteri

Song: Kuussa tuulee (It’s windy in the Moon)

carry = kantaa come = tulla complain = valittaa cook = kokata, laittaa ruokaa cry = itkeä deny = kieltää die = kuolla do = tehdä draw = piirtää drop = pudota (as in it dropped), pudottaa (as in I dropped it) drown = hukkua

Happy Midsummer! Finnish people celebrate on Midsummer day’s eve. Midsummer is a celebration of light and summer solstice, and it is also celebrated in other Northern European countries like Sweden and Baltic states. Finns often go to their summer cottages for Juhannus and have fun with friends and family. A big part of Juhannus is kokko, a bonfire, which is often burned at the lakesides or by the sea. There are also juhannustaiat (Midsummer magic) which are a part of finnish folklore. They were mostly used in hopes of good luck for finding a groom or fertility. Nowadays these rituals are not very common because of the lack of superstition in modern Finland. You can read more about Midsummer here [x].

Song: Sata vuotta (Hundred years)

to accept = hyväksyä to admire = ihailla to agree = olla samaa mieltä (olla is the verb meaning to be and samaa mieltä is loosely “of the same opinion”) to annoy = ärsyttää to answer = vastata to appreciate = arvostaa to ask = kysyä to avoid = välttyä, vältellä to begin = alkaa, aloittaa to behave = käyttäytyä to believe = uskoa

Song: Hyökyaalto (Rogue wave)

Mad Tea Party is a comic blog kept by a Finnish comic artist and graphic designer. Underneath the comics there are smaller pictures you can click bigger which have the translation from Finnish to English.