Finland Proverbs, Old Sayings and Quotes

 

Inspiring Quotes and Proverbial Wisdom from Finland about Fortune, Pride and Dignity, Time and Mortality

A loaf of fresh baked bread brings happiness to even devils. -- Finnish Proverb

 War does not determine who is right, only who is remaining. -- Finnish Proverb

The cat would eat fish, too, but it wouldn't jump into the ocean. -- Finnish Proverb

A small candle can light up the darkest forest. -- Finland Proverb

Don't look for lice if you're not itching. -- Finnish Proverb

Don't beat the man who has already been beaten. -- Finnish Proverb

If there is snow in the forest at the New Year, diseases will spread that year. -- Finnish Proverb

Winter brings want. -- Finnish Proverb

A mother-in-law who farts during the supper foretells a good harvest. -- Finnish Proverb


Foreigners bring fleas to the sauna. -- Finnish Proverb
 
A ring round the sun for rain, a ring round the moon for fine weather. -- Finnish Proverb

The lazy man is living behind God's back. -- Finnish Proverb

A wife who farts during the supper hour foretells a thunderstorm. -- Finnish Proverb

He who shuns the millstone, shuns the meal. -- Finnish Proverb

Even the crow sings with its own voice. -- Finnish Proverb

A wife who cannot cook puts the blame on the pots. -- Finnish Proverb

The mouth brought the wolf into the trap, the tongue the ermine to the snare. -- Finnish Proverb

Other land blueberry; own land strawberry. -- Finnish Proverb

The cake is fine on top, but there are crickets inside. -- Finnish Proverb

Help a man uphill, not at the foot of the hill.-- Finnish Proverb

Old horses make good glue. -- Finnish Proverb

 A priest with lice in his beard brings bad luck everywhere he travels. -- Finnish Proverb

Invite a beggar to break bread and you will be minding the silver all evening. -- Finnish Proverb

A youth who does not work hard, will be begging will he is old. -- Finnish Proverb

One who grows up without discipline will die without glory. -- Finnish Proverb

A dirty pot fries as well as a clean pot.  -- Finnish Proverb

Marry a fat woman and you will always eat well. -- Finnish Proverb

Beat your horse and he will not tell stories. -- Finnish Proverb

Spend, spend, spend – your children will pay the debts. -- Finnish Proverb

A good deal for two, is a clip on the ears of a third. -- Finnish Proverb

Judge not the dog by its hair. -- Finnish Proverb

From a word comes a word; from a spark the earth catches fire. -- Finnish Proverb

A woman becomes her most beautiful, one hour after taking a sauna. -- Finnish Proverb

Life is uncertain so eat your desert first. -- Finnish Proverb

A tiny morsel is a feast to the starving man. -- Finnish Proverb

Age does not give sense it only makes one go slowly. -- Finnish Proverb

Big words won't split ones mouth. -- Finnish Proverb

Silence is gold, talking is silver. -- Finnish Proverb

Even a small star shines in the darkness. -- Finnish Proverb

One year ages the old, two years grow a child. -- Finnish Proverb

Those who wrestle weasels will be scratching for fleas. -- Finnish Proverb

If tar, hard liquor and sauna do not cure; the disease is fatal. -- Finnish Proverb

A spot in gold and a fault in a wise man are soon visible. -- Finnish Proverb

A honey pot often contains wasps. -- Finnish Proverb

A fat man is a lazy man. -- Finnish Proverb

Rain in August portend crickets in the tea kettle. -- Finnish Proverb

Geese are caught with Geese. -- Finnish Proverb

After the rain, fine weather. -- Finnish Proverb

A fool boasts of his horse, a madman of his wife, the skillfulness of his children. -- Finnish Proverb

A laughing ermine eats a goodly cobbler while the weasel dances to his own tune. -- Finnish Proverb

A child is like an axe; even if it hurts, you still carry them on your shoulders. -- Finnish Proverb

The reins of fortune, the keys to luck, are in the hands of God and not under envy's arm or at an evil person's fingertips. -- Finnish Proverb

If a man knew where he would fall, he would spread straw there first. -- Finnish Proverb

Love blinds your eyes, marriage opens them wide. -- Finnish Proverb

The woman should let the man lead the dance. -- Finnish Proverb

The world is a sure teacher, but it requires a fat fee. -- Finnish Proverb

Do not protect yourself by a stone wall, but rather by your family. -- Finnish Proverb

The unhappy child cries for toasted snow. -- Finnish Proverb

The path of obligation lies down the marriage aisle. -- Finland Proverb

Men seek a warm hearth as termites seek rotten wood. -- Finnish Proverb

A child unwilling to be taught must learn to dig trenches. -- Finnish Proverb

A small fire in the hearth is better than fleas in the bed. -- Finnish Proverb

An opportunity makes a thief. -- Finnish Proverb

The butchers children go to bed hungry. -- Finnish Proverb

A child who is loved has many names. -- Finnish Proverb

The wolf makes a terrible shepherd. -- Finnish Proverb

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What are Proverbs and Where do the come from?

Proverbs and old sayings reveal many aspects about the cultural  traditions of a society. Proverbs originated from indigenous humble folk who handed down these wise old sayings over the centuries, generation to generation. Many proverbs serve as advisory tales, wise counsel and occasionally chastisement.