Jalat lämpiminä, pää kylmänä.

Jalat lämpiminä, pää kylmänä.

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Translation: “Feet warm, head cool.”. Notes: This is a common maxim for outdoorsmen and soldiers in Finland. It has a double meaning. Firstly it serves as a mnemnonic on how to position oneself when sleeping around a fire or a stove. Secondly it embodies the Finnish warriors’ ethos. Keep at peak readiness but don’t borrow trouble.

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