Mahmudul Islam

Coronavirus

The legal reason why Sweden did not impose lockdown

Mahmudul Islam 4/26/20

To date, Sweden has registered 18,640 infections and 2,194 deaths, much more than in the other Nordic nations. At the time of publishing this article, Norway had reported 201 deaths, Finland…

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Lifestyle

Will more sex in the time of corona give birth to coronials?

Mahmudul Islam 4/16/20

Couples in quarantine have more free time and they are using it to spice their sex life. This, added to a looming condom shortage, raised speculation about a possible baby-boom of children who may…

Opinion

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Is Finland’s 'trust' factor an edge in the coronavirus battle?

Mahmudul Islam 4/9/20

Opinion

Snellman, the man who inspired Finns to be Finns

Mahmudul Islam 4/2/20

Finland

Winter War: what did not work for Stalin

Mahmudul Islam 3/13/20

The Soviet leader thought Finns wanted to be "liberated", so conquering Finland would be a piece of cake. What happened in the battlefield was far from his expectations.

Opinion

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Hero or terrorist? How a Finnish Swede killed Governor-General Bobrikov

Mahmudul Islam 3/4/20

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Finland

Winter War: what Finland lost and gained

Mahmudul Islam 2/21/20

On 13 March 1940 the war was officially over. Yet, it was one of the saddest days in Finland's history.

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Finland

The tears of Winter War peace treaty

Mahmudul Islam 1/30/20

The Finns fought bravely, but their limited defence capacity was not enough against the immense Red Army. Finally, Marshall Mannerheim urged the Finnish government to accept a peace treaty…

Finland

How a Finnish farmer became the world’s deadliest sniper

Mahmudul Islam 1/10/20

Nicknamed 'The White Death' by the Soviets, Simo Häyhä killed over 500 enemy soldiers -on average 5 per day- during Winter War.

Finland

Molotov cocktail: a synergy between Soviet bread and Finnish drink

Mahmudul Islam 12/26/19

The 'poor man's grenade' was invented as an anti-tank weapon during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. But it was the black humour of the Finns during the Winter War that gave it the name by which…

Finland

How Finns used the 'motti' tactic to entrap Soviets in Winter War

Mahmudul Islam 12/16/19

The Soviets were vastly superior in terms of soldiers, tanks and warplanes. However, with the help of this tactic, the Finns were still able to inflict great sufferings on them.

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Finland

How winter harshness blessed Finns in Winter War

Mahmudul Islam 12/12/19

For many, winter in Finland is an endless nightmare. However, temperatures regularly plummeting to -35 degrees gave the Finns an edge over disproportionately mighty Soviets during the Winter War in…

Opinion

How Finland was born

Mahmudul Islam 12/6/19

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Finland

80 years since winter war

Karelian Isthmus, the corridor that triggered Winter War

Mahmudul Islam 11/30/19

Today marks 80 years since the beginning of the Winter War, a conflict that shaped the nationalism of Finns, their minds and their perception of geopolitics until today. This article is the first of…

Opinion