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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.
Perkele are a Swedish rock band from Göteborg best known for their former Oi! sound. [ 1 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Following decades of activity and sold-out shows across major European cities and the US, some have dubbed Perkele one of Europe's biggest punk rock bands and an important part of the genre's evolution.
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.
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]
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).
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... Perkele is a Finnish profanity Perkele may also refer to: Perkele (band), a Swedish ...
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Sam Khaneka of Distorted Sound scored the album 7 out of 10 and wrote that the album "feels like Korpiklaani trying to find a careful balance of the two, with just enough variety to keep things interesting but without stepping far off their well beaten path."