The Danes have their beer, the Finns counter with schnapps
Finland's footballers receive a huge wave of support from their home countries ahead of the first European Championship game in their history. The Finnish DJ duo Mika & Samuli recorded under the title “Oi Suomi on!” an EM anthem for the fans, which translates to well-known stadium music: “We have a sauna, schnapps and an ax, oh Finland is so wonderful!”
The government of the northern European country took up the battle cry “Oi Suomi on!” in her tweet in support of the team before their European Championship opening game on (today) Saturday in Copenhagen against Denmark (6 p.m.). “Decades of hopes and expectations. The long wait is over,” said the Finnish government's official Twitter account. “This is the first time our men's team has taken part in a major tournament.”
Finland's star striker Teemu Pukki spoke of a “real football fever in Finland. We get a lot of messages and videos from our fans. That helps us a lot” at the press conference for the Denmark game the evening before. Hundreds of Finnish fans could be seen in the center of Copenhagen several hours before kick-off.
