Finnish Nightmares
in this hilarious series of mini situational comics, finnish illustrator karoliina korhonen demonstrates what she describes as ‘the most awkward social situations a stereotypical Finn can encounter.’ it features the adorably awkward matti, who wears an interesting hat and values his personal space very much. while the depictions talk about finnish behavior as a whole, pretty much every introvert, germophobe, and socially awkward individual will be able to relate to one — or all — of them. a lot of these certainly resonate with me (fyi, i am the worst at small talk) and i am officially addicted!
and finally, two of my favorites:
you can follow more of matti’s awkward encounters here!