Thomas Soininen
@dvlrnr.bsky.social
Cycling, local and global news, congenital heart defects, geeky stuff. Swe-Finn. In Tallinn since October 2016.
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🎶 When Finland gained its independence in 1917, Finnish poet Eino Leino wrote a hymn on Ukraine, which served as the role model for all nations striving for independence from the Russian empire.
Beautifully set to music, it’s a fitting tribute on the 🇺🇦 Armed Forces Day and 🇫🇮 Independence Day!
Beautifully set to music, it’s a fitting tribute on the 🇺🇦 Armed Forces Day and 🇫🇮 Independence Day!
A message from the past: " Terve Ukraina " -Finland's 100 year old prophecy poem
YouTube video by 99 stories
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December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🎶 When Finland gained its independence in 1917, Finnish poet Eino Leino wrote a hymn on Ukraine, which served as the role model for all nations striving for independence from the Russian empire.
Beautifully set to music, it’s a fitting tribute on the 🇺🇦 Armed Forces Day and 🇫🇮 Independence Day!
Beautifully set to music, it’s a fitting tribute on the 🇺🇦 Armed Forces Day and 🇫🇮 Independence Day!
Kotimaa
YouTube video by Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - The Finnish Defence Forces
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Okay this must be the most epic public broadcaster programme crossover this year:
A puppy from the Finnish puppy livestream got to visit the air warfare school and was taken on board a Hornet fighter jet
A puppy from the Finnish puppy livestream got to visit the air warfare school and was taken on board a Hornet fighter jet
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Okay this must be the most epic public broadcaster programme crossover this year:
A puppy from the Finnish puppy livestream got to visit the air warfare school and was taken on board a Hornet fighter jet
A puppy from the Finnish puppy livestream got to visit the air warfare school and was taken on board a Hornet fighter jet
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Since it is Finland’s Independence Day today, here’s probably the most famous Finnish patriotic painting ever. My favourite too!
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
December 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Since it is Finland’s Independence Day today, here’s probably the most famous Finnish patriotic painting ever. My favourite too!
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.
The rule of law.
“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.
Just boarded Tallink's MyStar for the journey back home to Tallinn. As has become my personal tradition, yesterday's company pre-Xmas party once again had me waking up in my old homeland on its Independence Day 🇫🇮
#HappyIndependenceDay
#GladSjälvständighetsdag
#HyvääItsenäisyyspäivää
#Finland #Suomi
#HappyIndependenceDay
#GladSjälvständighetsdag
#HyvääItsenäisyyspäivää
#Finland #Suomi
December 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Just boarded Tallink's MyStar for the journey back home to Tallinn. As has become my personal tradition, yesterday's company pre-Xmas party once again had me waking up in my old homeland on its Independence Day 🇫🇮
#HappyIndependenceDay
#GladSjälvständighetsdag
#HyvääItsenäisyyspäivää
#Finland #Suomi
#HappyIndependenceDay
#GladSjälvständighetsdag
#HyvääItsenäisyyspäivää
#Finland #Suomi
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❗️President Zelenskyy's address on the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine
“Stand firm — you are all we have. These were the words I addressed to our warriors on the first day of the full-scale war. And you stood firm. Even when no one in the world believed in us.
“Stand firm — you are all we have. These were the words I addressed to our warriors on the first day of the full-scale war. And you stood firm. Even when no one in the world believed in us.
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
❗️President Zelenskyy's address on the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine
“Stand firm — you are all we have. These were the words I addressed to our warriors on the first day of the full-scale war. And you stood firm. Even when no one in the world believed in us.
“Stand firm — you are all we have. These were the words I addressed to our warriors on the first day of the full-scale war. And you stood firm. Even when no one in the world believed in us.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Armed Forces Day — and Finland’s Independence Day 🇫🇮
Let’s honor both by pushing 🚑 number 20 forward
💰 €5,652 raised
🎯 €14,348 still needed
🔵 MobilePay: 18846
🟡 www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
🚑🇫🇮🇺🇦
FUNDRAISING PERMIT: RA/2023/765
Let’s honor both by pushing 🚑 number 20 forward
💰 €5,652 raised
🎯 €14,348 still needed
🔵 MobilePay: 18846
🟡 www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
🚑🇫🇮🇺🇦
FUNDRAISING PERMIT: RA/2023/765
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Armed Forces Day — and Finland’s Independence Day 🇫🇮
Let’s honor both by pushing 🚑 number 20 forward
💰 €5,652 raised
🎯 €14,348 still needed
🔵 MobilePay: 18846
🟡 www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
🚑🇫🇮🇺🇦
FUNDRAISING PERMIT: RA/2023/765
Let’s honor both by pushing 🚑 number 20 forward
💰 €5,652 raised
🎯 €14,348 still needed
🔵 MobilePay: 18846
🟡 www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
🚑🇫🇮🇺🇦
FUNDRAISING PERMIT: RA/2023/765
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Rain persists in the west and south, while snow and sleet are falling in the central parts of the country and around Oulu.
Finland marks Independence Day under grey, unsettled skies
Rain persists in the west and south, while snow and sleet are falling in the central parts of the country and around Oulu.
yle.fi
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rain persists in the west and south, while snow and sleet are falling in the central parts of the country and around Oulu.
Vajutasin teavitust ja sain teada, et teenus on hetkel ülekoormatud.
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Vajutasin teavitust ja sain teada, et teenus on hetkel ülekoormatud.
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Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a
theaviationist.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/12/03/p...
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Welcome to our next Oulu & Helsinki Winter Urbanism Masterclass 8.-11.2.2026 for a three-day educational event that reveals the secrets of the winter cycling capital of the world 🤗☃️ More info and registration at www.masterclass.city 👌
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Welcome to our next Oulu & Helsinki Winter Urbanism Masterclass 8.-11.2.2026 for a three-day educational event that reveals the secrets of the winter cycling capital of the world 🤗☃️ More info and registration at www.masterclass.city 👌
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
T-8 minutes 🚀🛰️
Flight VV28 | KOMPSAT-7 | Vega C | Arianespace
YouTube video by arianespace
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December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
T-8 minutes 🚀🛰️
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ArianeGroup has successfully launched the first flight of its SyLEx suborbital rocket, which it developed for France's Directorate General of Armaments (DGA).
europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-...
europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-...
ArianeGroup Launches Inaugural Flight of Suborbital SyLEx Rocket - European Spaceflight
ArianeGroup has successfully launched the first flight of its SyLEx suborbital rocket, which it developed for France's DGA.
europeanspaceflight.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ArianeGroup has successfully launched the first flight of its SyLEx suborbital rocket, which it developed for France's Directorate General of Armaments (DGA).
europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-...
europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-...
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this photo i’ve taken would’ve done NUMBERS on tumblr
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
this photo i’ve taken would’ve done NUMBERS on tumblr
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Ed Sheeran
The Prodigy
Foo Fighters
Looptroop
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Ed Sheeran
The Prodigy
Foo Fighters
Looptroop
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
REM
22-Pistepirkko
The Cure
Sex Pistols
Bad Religion
REM
22-Pistepirkko
The Cure
Sex Pistols
Bad Religion
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Nouvelle Vague
Depeche Mode
Smashing Pumpkins
Elton John
Manic Street Preachers
Nouvelle Vague
Depeche Mode
Smashing Pumpkins
Elton John
Manic Street Preachers
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Ed Sheeran
The Prodigy
Foo Fighters
Looptroop
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Ed Sheeran
The Prodigy
Foo Fighters
Looptroop
Big Brother and the Holding Company
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1999 töötasin Ehitusmaailmas, kui seal toimus pööre ja uus juhatus tuli, mille etteotsa pandi Peeter Raudsepp. Sellist susserdamist, mis siis algas, polnud ma varem näinud. Kuna keeldusin sellega kaasa minemast, siis ta koondas mu ära ja samal päeval palkas teise selli mu asemele. Vaene Tallinn…
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
1999 töötasin Ehitusmaailmas, kui seal toimus pööre ja uus juhatus tuli, mille etteotsa pandi Peeter Raudsepp. Sellist susserdamist, mis siis algas, polnud ma varem näinud. Kuna keeldusin sellega kaasa minemast, siis ta koondas mu ära ja samal päeval palkas teise selli mu asemele. Vaene Tallinn…
"Kindlasti tasub ka edaspidi pikemale sõidule minnes oma adapter kaasa võtta, sest rongid telliti ajal, mil USB laadimine polnud massidesse jõudnud ja nii on istmete all tavalised pistikud. Küll aga on äriklassis siiski USB laadimine võimalik."
Uued Škoda rongid teevad laupäeval esimese sõidu
Enam kui aasta liinile pääsemist oodanud uued Škoda rongid teevad sel laupäeval oma esimese sõidu Kloogaranda. Uue aasta algusest pannakse uued kaugrongid esimesena sõitma Tapa ja Tallinna vahel.
www.err.ee
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Kindlasti tasub ka edaspidi pikemale sõidule minnes oma adapter kaasa võtta, sest rongid telliti ajal, mil USB laadimine polnud massidesse jõudnud ja nii on istmete all tavalised pistikud. Küll aga on äriklassis siiski USB laadimine võimalik."
"Deputy defense minister Cezary Tomczyk announced Monday that the rocket had completed a “safe and stable” test flight, reaching an altitude of 65 km above its training ground in northern Poland."
#PolandCannotIntoSpace
#PolandCannotIntoSpace
Polish rocket reaches 65 km altitude in successful launch
The launch marks the latest milestone in Poland’s emerging space sector.
tvpworld.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"Deputy defense minister Cezary Tomczyk announced Monday that the rocket had completed a “safe and stable” test flight, reaching an altitude of 65 km above its training ground in northern Poland."
#PolandCannotIntoSpace
#PolandCannotIntoSpace
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CONFIRMED: Norris and Piastri are disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for technical non-conformity #F1 #LasVegasGP
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
CONFIRMED: Norris and Piastri are disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for technical non-conformity #F1 #LasVegasGP
Today I feel like a real Finn, that is to say I just arrived in Helsinki from Tallinn – hauling a trolley with a case of #beer on it. I've sometimes suffered from imposter syndrome, especially when I've found myself carrying alcohol in the other direction.
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Today I feel like a real Finn, that is to say I just arrived in Helsinki from Tallinn – hauling a trolley with a case of #beer on it. I've sometimes suffered from imposter syndrome, especially when I've found myself carrying alcohol in the other direction.