There is an old joke in Finland: Finland-Swedes have slightly better salaries, slightly better homes and slightly better clothes. Slightly better, simply.
Is it true? Maybe, maybe not. But we can laugh about it – and that is exactly the point. "Slightly better" is our wink at the myth of the Finland-Swedish upper class, a way to be proud of one's roots without taking oneself too seriously.
For us, slightly better means:
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Slightly better quality – products that last and that you want to give away.
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Slightly better humor – self-irony, never malice. We joke about ourselves, not about others.
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Slightly better community – for everyone who speaks, has spoken or loves someone who speaks Finland-Swedish.
Welcome. You are already slightly better.
Vähän parempaa.