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→‎To the sauna: + pic of a sauna-on-wheels
(→‎Getting to the sauna: + pic of a floating sauna)
(→‎To the sauna: + pic of a sauna-on-wheels)
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=== Getting to the sauna ===
=== Getting to the sauna ===
[[File:Jimbo wales in sauna in finland.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Even geeks can do it.]]
[[File:Jimbo wales in sauna in finland.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Even geeks can do it.]]
[[File:Sauna 2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Modern Finnish sauna, probably of a private individual]]
[[File:Saunalautta Vuoksella juhannusyönä.JPG|left|thumb|300px|A lavish floating sauna on photographed during [[w:Midsummer#Finland|Juhannus]] celebrations.]]
[[File:Saunalautta Vuoksella juhannusyönä.JPG|left|thumb|300px|A lavish floating sauna on photographed during [[w:Midsummer#Finland|Juhannus]] celebrations.]]
 
[[File:Mobile sauna umgebauter vw bus helsinki.jpg|thumb|400px|Saunas on wheels also exist in Finland. This one has been built into a [[w:Volkswagen Type 2|Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus]].]]
* fi."'''Missä?'''" is equivalent to the English expression en."Where?"
* fi."'''Missä?'''" is equivalent to the English expression en."Where?"
* fi."'''on'''" is the verb 'to be' for 3rd person singular in present tense and the plural is '''ovat'''
* fi."'''on'''" is the verb 'to be' for 3rd person singular in present tense and the plural is '''ovat'''
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::* Now we can also form the compound word fi."pukuhuonekaljat" == en."dressing room beers", awesome!
::* Now we can also form the compound word fi."pukuhuonekaljat" == en."dressing room beers", awesome!


[[File:Sauna 2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Modern Finnish sauna, probably of a private individual]]
* fi."'''Tarvitsen'''" == en."[I] need"
* fi."'''Tarvitsen'''" == en."[I] need"
* ''''-ko'''' or ''''-kö''''-suffix always forms a question but is not the only way to do so.
* ''''-ko'''' or ''''-kö''''-suffix always forms a question but is not the only way to do so.
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