Finnish Nightmares 2 An Even More Different Kind of Social Guide to Finland

By Karoliina Korhonen

Matti does things the way a regular Finn would do: in silence and trying his best not to stand out or bother anyone.

Finnish Nightmares 2 takes Matti abroad, where he encounters even more uncomfortable social situations.

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About the author

Karoliina Korhonen is a graphic designer who lives in the city of Oulu, in central Finland.Korhonen says she is a female ‘Matti’ herself, and that the situations she depicts are largely from her own experiences. According to her, the Matti comics were born by accident, when she drew some sketches for her foreign friends to explain ‘Finnishness’.