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Many key locations have unofficial names. Some of these names are common knowledge, some are only used by a small circle. In Finland, nicknames are given especially to places located in one's own country, such as Stadi Helsinki and Manse Tampere, but slang names are also used for some foreign cities. We might say that we fly to Nykki via Köpis or Stokis , for example, instead of talking about Copenhagen , Stockholm and New York. There are probably reasons for using slang names other than their brevity.
Some of the readers of this article may say that despite their brevity, slang names USA Email List not fit their own language. Many studies show that, in every country, strong images are associated with the capital region and its inhabitants and language. This also applies to Helsinki and the so-called To the slang of the stadium. Hesa and Stadi are the most common unofficial names of Helsinki.

For example, debates on Internet forums show that these more than a hundred-year-old slang names still evoke strong images and feelings: Hesa is considered the name of "countrymen" and immigrants, while "genuine Stadians" speak of Stad . In our research, we found out how the people of Helsinki today talk about their hometown. We used interviews as the main material. Of the total of 32 interviewees from East Helsinki, half were native and half immigrated.
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