The North demands and gives

Living in the north requires toughness and somewhat hard-bitten nature, even from plants. This commercial is created for the chocolate manufacturer Fazer, advertising its chocolate with cowberries in it.


The cowberries need to survive from the long winters and short and cold summers of the north. Still it is able to produce tasty berries that have been an important part of the Nordic food culture, since right after the ice age had ended and first people moved into the forests of the Nordic countries.

"The North demands and gives."

Links:

www.fazer.fi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_vitis-idaea

Tough as life - Finnish bread commercial

The living in Finland is tough, or at least it used to be. This bread commercial has references to the already past lifestyle, which was full of work, very modest and mirthless.

The boy in the commercial tries to cut the hard bread made out of rye with his knife (Finnish knife called 'puukko'), but fails. The boy even cuts his finger with the knife, but the rugged dad just glances at his son and asks "Well, are you hungry or not?"

The rye bread is popular bread in Finland, and Finns are always surprised (and amused) how little people in other countries use rye when baking their breads. The rye bread can be dried when it becomes crispbread style bread, and it can be stored for months. This was a great help during the long Finnish winters, when there was only little food available.

Links:
Rye bread - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye_bread
Oululainen - http://www.oululainen.fi

Cheese commercials with the exotic Arctic circle atmosphere

The geographical position of Finland, forests, lakes, and the cold weather during winter time are commonly used topics in Finnish commercials.

In these Finnish cheese commercials, the Nordic weather, folklore, music and old traditions are clearly seen and heard.

 

"Taivahan teitä jo pilvet käy, tuulien voimat mua kantaa."

"The clouds are moving along heavenly roads, I am being carried by the power of the winds." 

The female figure skater in the commercial above is Kiira Korpi.

"Taivahalla tummana tuulet käy, minä vaan en taivu koskaan." 

"The dark winds are whistling, but I will never yield."

Links:
http://www.valio.fi/polar/
http://www.kiirakorpi.fi/