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emmelaich on March 2, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The early days of Linux (2023)

Many Fins can speak Swedish. Around 10pc? It is an official language.

When I met Linus T in 1994/5 I asked why he spoke Swedish and not Finnish and he rolled his eyes. Was so sick of the question even then.

https://linuxjournal.rubdos.be/ljarchive/LJ/008/2867.html

pimeys on March 2, 2025 [–]

Yeah. Speaking swedish especially in the coastal area of Finland is quite common. My father in law mixes both languages together in a funny way in his talk. It's kind of funny, but also pretty common among the Finnish-Swedes...

trueismywork on March 2, 2025 | [–]

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