Vakiot [English translation]

Work.

Money.

Trips to the South.1

Tanning.

Moustache.

Mullet.

Ankle boots.

Imatra.2

Cruises to Sweden.3

TV game shows.

Job seeking training courses.

Name days.

Hector, Kirka, Pave, Pepe.4

Finnish Soul.

Police TV.

Telephone.

Car salesmen.

Bedroom guitarists.

Forms.

Pink lipstick.

Grill kiosk lines.5

Supermarkets.6

The day after tomorrow is tomorrow,

I can barely wait

The day after tomorrow is tomorrow,

for the eternal hangover

Tech student overalls.7

Physiotherapy sweatpants.

"I almost applied to theater school."

"I used to do sports when I was younger."

"I'll quit drinking, get a gym membership."

Vegetable fat ice cream.

Sunday walks.

Diluted coffee.

1. 'South' meaning the Mediterranean or Canary Islands.2. A town in southeastern Finland near the Russian border.3. A popular way in Finland to spend a weekend, not least because of the tax-free booze. Conversely, Swedes often use the same boats for cruises to Finland.4. Finnish musicians most popular in the '70s.5. Every Finnish town has at least one grill kiosk (or lit. 'wiener kiosk') selling cheap grub, and they have long lines especially when the bars close in the weekend.6. Lit. 'car markets', as previously people mostly walked to small local grocery stores.7. Finnish university students often (especially at student parties) wear overalls colored according to their study program and decorated with badges of different clubs or past events. Tech students ('teekkari') were the first to do so and thus they're still sometimes called 'teekkarihaalarit'.

• Artist:Kotiteollisuus
• Album:Eevan perintö