Oops. I recently started a creative writing course - homework due in tomorrow and although I have practically finished it, I forgot to do a vital piece of research. Can anyone please tell me the approximate distance from Usikarleppy to Vaasa? Other than that the course is going great, especially as it is free!!
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Thank You Paivi
Spelling help appreciated. I will make sure I spell it correctly in my homework, though I am sure the rest of the class will think I made it up. Which one is the Finnish spelling and which is the Swedish? I think Nykarleby is the Swedish. Am I right? Thanks again.Gwenda
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Hi Gwenda,
The Finnish Road Administration map site at http://www.tieh.fi/kartta/kartta.htm gives the distance of 77 km (see: http://www.tieh.fi/valimatkat/index.htm ). Unfortunately the site is in Finnish only.
Note that the web sites for both can be found in either Swedish or Finnish URL names:
http://www.vaasa.fi/
http://www.vasa.fi/
http://www.nykarleby.fi/
http://www.uusikaarlepyy.fi/
Jaska
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Yes, you're quite right: Nykarleby is Swedish and Uusikaarlepyy is Finnish.
Both names are three-part compound words composed of the same three elements: "ny"/"uusi" = "new"; "karle"/"kaarle" = "man"; and "by"/"pyy" = "village". Actually, to be very precise, "kaarle" and "pyy" are merely Finnish translitterations of the Swedish words. The Finnish equivalent for "man" is "mies"; for "village", "kylä". Thus, the Finnish name seems to have been formed by partly translating and partly translitterating the original Swedish name.
-- Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Cheers,
Päivi T, * now starting to get the little ones ready for a playground date*
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Thanks Folks
Just to let you know that the homework went down very well indeedy at creative writing class last night. The subject we were supposed to write about was "A Journey" and I decided to use my grandfather`s journey from Nykarleby to Australia (See History and Culture section of Finlander) but it was virtually unrecognisable as the same story by the time I had finished with it. Worst part was having to read it out to the class (I hate speaking in public) but the teacher and class were all very impressed with my effort. The fact that the teacher loves all things Scandinavian might have helped a little, but I didn`t know that until last night, honest!! Thank you all for your help with distances, spelling etc.
A big big is on my face nowGwenda
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Scandinavia is geographically and geologically the peninsula which is devided by Sweden and Norway, just like the Pyrenean peninsula is devided by Spain and Portugal. In this sence Finland is not a Scandinavian country.
In today's daily speech, however, "the Scandinavian" countries are synonymous with "the Nordic" countries. If you tallk about culture or politics it is not wrong to include Finland, Denmark and Iceland in the Scandinavian countries.
Sune
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