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Perkele (pronounced ⓘ) is a Finnish word meaning 'evil spirit' and a popular Finnish profanity, used similarly to the English phrase god damn, [1] although it is considered much more profane. It is most likely the most internationally known Finnish curse word. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Perkele (Pronunciation of "perkele" ⓘ) devil, was originally imported from Baltic languages, supposedly transformed from the Baltic god of thunder (compare: Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons, Prussian: Perkūns, Yotvingian: Parkuns), as an alternate name for the thunder god of Finnish paganism, Ukko, and co-opted by the Christian ...
Suomi Finland Perkele is the third full-length album by Impaled Nazarene, the last to feature both Luttinen brothers. It is infamous due to its nationalistic themes; for example, in the lyrics to "Total War - Winter War". "Suomi" is the Finnish word for Finland and "perkele" ("devil") is a common Finnish swear word.
"Perkele" is obviously a part of Finnish mythology, and it makes no difference whatsoever that the word itself is a loan from Baltic (and as such maybe 2000 years old!). By the same logic one could claim that farming is not a part of Finnish culture because most words related to farming are ultimately loanwords. Moreover, "Perkunas" is not ...
Some commonly used profanity is borrowed from other languages, such as English: Shit vad snygg hon är ('Damn, [clarification needed] she looks good'), German: Det var en scheissefilm ('That was a crappy movie'), [clarification needed] and Finnish: Perkele! (the latter usually for comic effect).
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For most of their history, Impaled Nazarene has focused on Finnish nationalism (for instance in their song "Total War - Winter War" about the Soviet-Finnish war in 1939 and 1940), and have demonstrated a strong anti-communist bent, as exemplified in their song "Healers of the Red Plague" on Rapture. [10] Other lyrics revolve around war and ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Perkele is a Finnish profanity Perkele may also refer to: Perkele (band), a ...