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by t_j_m 4985 days ago
Finnish people often have a very heavy accent because they have a non germanic language.
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w1ntermute 4985 days ago
Elisabeth Rehn is a Swedish-speaking Finn (just like everyone's favorite kernel and DVCS creator). One person in the YouTube comments stated that her Finnish is not much better than her English.
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juuso 4985 days ago
As a Finnish-speaking Finn I'd say that one person was exaggerating a bit. Yes, you can hear her first language is Swedish, but it's not that bad.
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