Reaction To Kummeli - Roolipeli/Larppaajat (Finnish Comedy) 

The goblin (Silvennoinen) actually accidentally sticks the dwarf (Kahilainen) in the arm as he starts to chase after the executioner (Hela). You can see him get the "oh shit I hurt my friend" reaction.

Next Kummeli-Aziz the combat fighter!

The "goblin" is constantly hissing in reference to a famous finnish tongue twister: "vesihiisi sihisi hississä", which translates "water devil made a hissing sound in an elevator". There is no direct equivalent for "hiisi" in english mythology, but goblin is close enough. The tongue twister is the only source for how they might vocalize.

LARPing in Finland isn't super common, but there's a dedicated community that organizes events. Annual events like Ropecon feature LARPing, tabletop RPGs, and other role-playing activities. Tabletop RPGs, while not as mainstream as in some countries, have a pretty strong following. These games really took off in the 80s and 90s. While they might not be as widely known today, they still have a solid fan base that keeps the scene lively. Original Finnish RPGs like "Legendoja ja Lohikäärmeitä" add a unique local flavor to the gaming landscape​.

The world in flames (meanwhile in sweden) next 👌😂

Yes, I have organized over 30 larps back in the day. Haven't done much in the past 10 years or so, but there still is a healty community of larpers in Finland. That Kummeli scetch was a classic in the larp community when it came out. It's wildly inaccurate of course, but all aknowledges from the media was a big deal for a relatively unknown hobby like larpers. 😊

They were so serious 😂

It’s also more like of a hobby for teenagers and not for grown-up people with jobs, which I think was part of the joke here 😅 Also, did you notice that one was a 34 years old student, which kinda refers to a person who hasn’t been able to finish his studies in decent time 😄

I'd like to take part in a LARP but trying to get in is like applying for a job. There are too many players compared to the amount of games running. I do play tabletop role-playing games though. Ropecon was last weekend. Nothing to do with ropes though. The name comes from "ROoliPEli" which is roleplaying in Finnish. It's a weekend long convention for all things nerdy. Lots of TTRPGs, some light LARPs, lots of seminars, a huge board game / miniatyre game area, boffer area, and other activities like medieval dancing and workshops. It's the largest non-commercial role-playing convention in Europe organised entirely by volunteers.

There's a huge boffering event in Finland called "Sotahuuto". It's not really LARP though, its more like airsoft with swords. There are some really good videos about it on youtube like "Finnish Boffering - Sotahuuto 2022: FSC - Epic Frag Compilation"

I was going to recommend this one, but forgot... it is stupid gold.

Im so high, and this video was 😂😂😂

This is super 😁 thanks for this hilarious video

Have you done kummeli perintöä odottaessa yet? Two brothers waiting for their dad to die,and he never does. My favourite kummeli stuff.

"Dude actually hit" me is one of the most famous kummeli quotes. Actually many kummeli quotes are still used in today's world when being funny or silly

"Oi . Nod nouing I'd wautsing sam Kummeeeli." Thank u :D (in Finnish:" Sitaatti auki/sitaatti kiinni")

It's usually more props, less fun

Kummeli-murtovarkaat. I highly recommed this video

One can be of many minds of LARPing in general, but one thing the hobby keeps alive is the crafts of the middle ages. The most common is fabric making, coloring, and sewing of period appropriate clothing and apparel.

Have you seen Kummeli Selviytyjät (=Survivors)? There is no talking, just two man at a cottage, an island and a relaxing weekend.

"Perfect encapsulation of the type of person"... I used to larp back in the 90s. I also was a bouncer in the 90s, then did some things that won't be disclosed in public, then a roadie, industrial painter, stagehand.. So, you were saying?

Many sayings from Kummeli is still on use. From this "Dude hit (me) for real!" is still on use but mostly used for emotional damage.

E kattonu ite koskaa kummelia... Didn't know they were not just joking, but this is almost about showing care and love to people who want to just fuck around for no reason, or just for fun.

Larping, roleplaying or cosplay isn't as laughed upon these days, to be honest. It goes hand in hand with playing in general. Back in the day playing video games, or board games, was considered childrens' past time. Today though.. Hell, I wouldn't mind larping a character from Fallout universe for an afternoon. Could be rather fun, actually.

Kummeli Koistinen

I've never understood larping

That time in Finland was horrible! Finland was undergoing its worst recession since the WW2 days and tv programs and comedy shows had to be done next to zero budget and it shows. I'm so ashamed!

Lots of the comedy is lost in the subtitles, which aren't very great sadly :/ And to be fair, some of it is impossible to translate 100%, like their names and how they sound stupid to Finnish ears