Happy St. Urho's Day

[Gaagaagiins]

http://www.sainturho.com/

Today is St. Urho’s Day

Ooksi kooksi coolama vee
Santia Urho is ta poy for me!
He sase out ta hoppers as pig as pirds.
Neffer peefor haff I hurd tose words!

He reely tolt tose pugs of kreen
Braffest Finn I effer seen
Some celebrate for St. Pat unt hiss nakes
Putt Urho poyka kot what it takes.

He kot tall and trong from feelia sour
Unt ate kala moyakka effery hour.
Tat’s why tat kuy could sase toes peetles
What krew as thick as chack bine neetles.

So let’s give a cheer in hower pest vay
On Sixteenth of March, St. Urho’s Tay.

The next time you got to Suomi and you don’t see a grasshopper you can thank St. Urho.

Games by legendary Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment, such as Alan Wake, Control, and Max Payne, are currently steeply discounted on Steam, for what I can only presume is St. Urho’s Day.

Same with Cities: Skylines by Finnish developer Colossal Order (and published by tose god damn-ed svedes at Paradox Interactive)

…and also same with Legend of Grimrock by Finnish developers Almost Human.

It wasn’t the first game of its kind but it’s arguable that we all know the game Matopeli, or Snake, due to its ubiquitous presence on Nokia phones. It’s a good thing St. Urho wasn’t like St. Patrick, getting rid of perfectly good Finnish snakes, perkele!!

Void Stranger was considered to be one of 2023’s best games unanimously and straightforwardly by both the Insert Credit panel and forums!

Baba Is You is also by Finnish developer Arvi Teikari.

Last but not least, there is perhaps the most Finnish game to ever exist, My Summer Car.

Don’t be an angry bird about it, and say it with me:

Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka,

mene täältä helveteen!!

[Video_Game_King]

Every day is a holiday for SpongeBob, even if he has to make one up.

[Tradegood]

Moikka Suomi! Everyone’s favorite non-Scandinavian country! I hope everyone is having a nice day in the mobile game capital of the world.

[Tradegood]

[MoH]

@Tradegood now show a chart with only the good bands

[connrrr]

@Tradegood whoa, Lichtenstein!!

[rootfifthoctave]

more like saint urmomsaho's day

[chazumaru]

@connrrr These are mostly imported metals thanks to low tax rates. &;

Congratulations to our fellow Finnish members on the forum. We’ll catch up eventually!

I also had a Urho →Euro →Markka joke but I am out of drumroll emojis. Does Supercell have a special event/banner in its games for Saint Urho’s day?

My recommendation contribution to this thread will be Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, a lovely adventure game that just a came out a week ago. It’s possibly the most famous Finnish IP, turned into a game by Hyper Games for Raw Fury, with music by Sigur Rós. Brotherly Scandinavian love, only for Moomin!

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch

[Smiauu666]

TORILLE!

Alexis Leskinen from Steins gate 0 was modeled after then Finnish prime minister, now president Alexander Stubb.

As a Finn living in Finland this is the first time i’ve ever heard of St. Urho

[Smiauu666]

[Gaagaagiins]

@Smiauu666

As a Finn living in Finland this is the first time i’ve ever heard of St. Urho

It is most definitely a diaspora thing, so, that’s not surprising.

[connrrr]

@Gaagaagiins my friend, you left out Quantum Break, featuring The Wire’s Aiden Gillen and the late Lance Reddick!

This game can’t catch a quantum of a break can it??

[connrrr]

Also just seeing their new logo for the first time this morning. Rockstar sued them but not Kojipro?

[Gaagaagiins]

I can’t believe I forgot to mention the Fear and Hunger games!!