jethrofloyd Posted July 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Moving mountains: Norway wants to give Finland a new highest peak http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/18/europe/norway-mountain-gift-finland/ This may be the pinnacle of gift-giving. Some people in Norway are mounting a campaign to give part of a mountain to their vertically challenged neighbor, Finland, to mark the 100-year anniversary of Finnish independence in 2017. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That's sweet. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted July 29, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 29, 2016 If Finland doesn't want it, I'll take it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted July 29, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Now THAT is a gift! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted July 29, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 29, 2016 36 minutes ago, Clair said: If Finland doesn't want it, I'll take it. I'd check their tax rate on "unimproved" property first 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted July 29, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2016 12 minutes ago, and then said: I'd check their tax rate on "unimproved" property first But it's pretty so I'm keeping my dibs on it... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted July 30, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 30, 2016 That's mighty neighbourly. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted July 30, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2016 12 hours ago, Likely Guy said: That's mighty neighbourly. Mighty neighbourly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFOwatcher Posted July 30, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 30, 2016 That impresses the hell out of me. This must be a first? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsituation6 Posted July 30, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 30, 2016 they just don't want to pay for the damn mountain anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted July 31, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 31, 2016 so current situation right now is there's a border checkpoint 50 meters off the summit that any climbers from Finland had to bring passport along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingitsune Posted July 31, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 31, 2016 5 hours ago, woopypooky said: so current situation right now is there's a border checkpoint 50 meters off the summit that any climbers from Finland had to bring passport along? Both country are in the Schengen Area, so there are no border checkpoint between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 31, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 31, 2016 On 30/07/2016 at 2:58 AM, Likely Guy said: That's mighty neighbourly. It was certainly big of them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted July 31, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Gingitsune said: Both country are in the Schengen Area, so there are no border checkpoint between the two. Your map is outdated, Switzerland, white in all that mauve, is also in the Schengen Area, since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingitsune Posted August 1, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Thanks for noticing, I gave a quick look whether the Eastern countries were in, but it seems they forgot Switzerland. The Eastern countries became part of the Schengen Area in 2014, right? Regardless of what map on internet says, I didn't meet any custom agent neither to get in Switzerland from France by TGV or to get out by plane back for Paris when I went there two years ago. Pretty much as Schengen as you can get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopToffee Posted August 1, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Wouldnt a card and one of those Troll ornaments have done.? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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