Kotka

And some of that verges on the ridiculous.

I mean, I can understand the Russian energy business, but there was this point when they were discussing with Vitkov this tunnel under the Bering Strait linking Alaska to Kotka in the middle of nowhere in Russia.

In fact, it's a butt of Soviet jobs over there.

But never mind that the Suez Straits are all wacky conversations sometimes.

I was like, what is this? I had, I had my first,

I had my first parkour classes in a similar gym in Kotka where I grew up.

So, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, it's a vibe.

Although technically, Paul, technically.

Technically, the team that will replace Mario Hammond in the Weikaus Liga is Kutepe from Kotka, who are based on an island off the south coast, but is connected by road.

So we are going to come on to talk about secret island clubs a bit later.

But before we do that, we are going to talk a little bit about other league and cup winners across Europe, because...

That is true.

There are plenty of challenges that come with it.

I think we're going to finish the episode today with a secret Ireland quiz pool, because I mentioned that Kotipi Kotka are replacing Maria Hammond in the Finnish Vajkausliga.

They are based on an island, but it's connected by road.

Today we are heading into the darker and more melancholic side of Finnish metal with a band that has built its own instinctive sound through heavy riffs, atmospheric keyboards, crushing death metal and deep emotional intensity.

Formed in Kotka, Finland in 2013, Marina's Rest combined melodic death metal with elements of doom and black metal, creating music that captures melancholy and darkness, often associated with the Finnish landscape and its long winters.

Over the years, the band has released several albums, including Horror, Wagui, Ruins, Fata Morgana and Auer.

Their latest album, The Beraved, explores themes of loss, grief, mortality and letting go, taking listeners on an intense and deeply emotional journey.

So yeah, something like that.

Okay.

You come from Kotka, a Finnish coastal city.

How much of your hometown to see and the surrounding landscape and the Finnish mentality do you think can be heard in your music?

I was live...

By this time, I was live in Kotka city in Finland.

It was, like, 120, 125 kilometer from, uh, Helsinki and Porvoo city.

Yeah.

Then I, we found, uh, one place named Billiardisali Signalist.

It's like billiard hall in Signalist in Kotka.

It's the biggest billiard hall in the city.

And then I meet my first billiard player ever.

By the end of the war, approximately 80,000 red prisoners were held in camps across Finland.

The largest were in Viipuri, Helsinki, Suomenlinna, Hämeenlinna, Riihimäki, Kotka, Tammisaari and Lahti.

In mid-May, the Landtag established special temporary courts for crimes against the state.

These courts, each with five members, two jurists, one military officer and two civilians, were tasked with trying Red prisoners.