I’ve spent a lot of time working with Finns, and this quote made me smile.
I’ve always had a soft spot for Finns. Some claim they’re unfriendly, but every one that I’ve ever met has been quite pleasant, if reserved. They have the quiet confidence of a people who know that, at any moment, they could strap on skis, go into the woods, and take out an entire squad of enemy soldiers before anyone knows they’re there.
— T. Kingfisher, What Feasts at Night
And this follow-up summoned a visceral memory of the terrible black liquor they enjoy.
Also they’re the only country I know whose national liquor is worse than ours. I know, because Dr. Virtanen brought a bottle of salmiakki liqueur with him as a gift. He said it would keep out the chill, and it did. No chill could possibly fight its way through that much black licorice.
— T. Kingfisher, What Feasts at Night