Olen suomalainen [English translation]

Oh if only the others in the world knew

What can exist under the sky

There is a nation, from whoms tears many oceans could be made

There are many lonely people here, but

So much forbidden love

Which even paintings or longing love songs can't explain enough

Life here is hard work

And there's rarely any luck

The only one who knows that is the Finn.

Chorus:

Here under the Pole Star

There is that earthly home of mine

I sing about life

Because I am Finnish

I sing about love,

there is a man and a woman

Under the Pole Star

Lives the Finn

In this country there is a stubborn folk

Friends who are close to each other

The only things that can separate them are death and law

We walk uphill with a sad soul,

we rise while biting our teeth together*

After a bend of the road we go to another bend just to see it wasn't worth it after all

Life here is hard work

And there is rarely any luck

The only one who knows that is the Finn.

• Artist:Kari Tapio