"'Koskela the Finn. Eats iron and shits chains.'"

“Once Koskela saw that the guns were ready to go, he called out, 'Shoot for their nuts!'”

“'The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics won, but racing to the line for a strong second place came feisty little Finland.'”

“'The battalion can operate very well without you. No man is indispensable in a war, no matter who he is.'”

“The younger troops assumed their ranks. There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history.”

“'Finnish president Risto Ryti and the National Orchestra proudly present ... a polka: "Up Shit Creek Without a Fucking Paddle".'”

“In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe – and Jussi.”