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The company also applied for ”The final solution Oy” and ”The final solution Finland Oy”. They claim these are done by mistake and they didn't know the meaning of the phrases. Even the NBPR says this.
Any thoughts?
First to write about this in finnish: https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000008390668.html
English translation: https://newsfounded.com/finlandeng/nbpr-wrongly-approved-the-company-as-arbeit-macht-frei-a-decision-to-try-to-overturn-in-court-economy/
chaotropicagent
Killing nazis macht frei
AMBM2
SOMEONE knew. If it wasn’t the person approving, someone was tricking them, either for the obvious reasons or as a bad prank
mity0k23
I believe it’s customary to Google you idea before hitting print, to see if anyone’s already come up with it.
PballQhead
Remember when Siemens tried to trademark "Zyklon" for a line of gas ovens? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2233890.stm
SubtleOrc
AjKaramba
Fucking morons.
ThisIsMyUsernameThereAreManyLikeIt
If it happened TWICE, I'd probably start suspecting ulterior motives...
Maraxus
Overworked NBPR worker probably made honest mistake but company is definitely Nazis.
JustLettingPeopleBeWrong
Bullshit. They fuckin' know.
iamarealuser
Yes, of course the company knew. But person in NBPR approving the name most likely did not. He/she will get _a_lot_ of heat from this one.
dietcokeyo
Did they Nazi the meaning before they approved it??
slidewhistlesymphony
Shut 'em down. That is all.
SergeyPrkl
The company name is now switched to the old decent one.
copperdomebodhi
BobbyVegana
they knew
LadyAmaranth
Trying to drum up publicity for the company
AMBM2
SOMEONE knew. If it wasn’t the person approving, someone was tricking them, either for the obvious reasons or as a bad prank
Richter12x2
Someone there did, anyway
Richter12x2
Otherwise, it may be a great reason to pay your consultants as promised
DarthVaderDidNothingWrong
Heil yeah they knew
C4melC4se
Fucking hell …. +1
Carnelianchick
Fucking heil?
minibois
Oh nein you didn't!
DarthVaderDidNothingWrong
Don't be führious
redsmerf
You did nazi that coming?
DarthVaderDidNothingWrong
You're Reich
PigsWeGetWhatPigsDeserve
AtsaMattaForMe
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Bad idea. Bad taste and bad idea!
DrWhy9
Considering the amount of like minded people in nordic countries (though I thought Finnland had less) it might work financially
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
I'm from a nordic country (Denmark), and no, I really doubt people would like or accept it here.
kittykat25909
"a bad mistake. very bad. an anti-good name. ever so slightly hitler-ish." - company trying really hard not to say nazi
gaggmaggot
so what was the "final solution" in this matter?
SergeyPrkl
They reversed the name to the old decent one yesterday.
GlenL
Why not just skip the pretense and just call yourselves "Yeah, we're literal Nazis inc."
AtsaMattaForMe
I did nat see this coming, i'm fuhrious
Munchman347
'But it was an innocent mistake when we applied for the company name "The Jews Did It!'...' /s
Dissipo
oh for fucks sake
madjo
Don’t forget that there are nazis in Finland too and they’re laughing their ass of over this
SergeyPrkl
And the company owner is known farright extremist.
TwoFlower68
Probably a coincidence
bolobass
Quite a lot of Nazis unfortunately.
MrHailstone
Sadly there are alot of countrys full of the. Take a look at poland for example.. which is weird enough.
HedonistBeard
How can I forget it? The entire article is about a nazi company.
VodkaReindeer
Not to forget all the non-Nazis in Finland laughing our asses off over this.
khora
Unrelated but the swastika was the air force symbol before WWII.
MrHailstone
Also they were allied with nazi germany. Allthough mainly because they had a common enemy in the filthy bolsheviks.
IamfromCanadaeh1983
They were an Ally then later an enemy of...
Pzhen
You will still see the swastika during military parades in Finland.
PastaJesus
Not surprising, it's historically very common symbol, found in cultures worldwide. Use in the West has declined for obvious reasons
hauste
I hope you and others understand that Finnish airforces had the swastika as a symbol a long time before it was stained by the nazi ideology.
stavesacre
Finland used the swastika for hundreds of years.
DonGeilo2087
There are lots of words I might use to describe this name, but I'm not sure if "anti-good" is one of them.
akashakat
To be honest, I really love reading bad auto-translation. The worst part is trying not to giggle while reading a serious article ?.
hardworkforthemoney
Google translates work. it's not actually what it means. They have just taken the article in Finnish and put it into google translate
DonGeilo2087
Yea, probably. I wasn't actually complaining about it, just making a joke.
TanithRosenbaum
They thought it was finished since it's in finish, but they should have put some finishing touches on it... XD
JollyJokzr
It's "contrary to good practice" mangled by Google Translate
LeMegachonk
How about doubleplusungood?
Wonkable
There is a new book out named "cloud Cuckoo land". Unrelated (?), that was what Rommel said about Hitler's sanity. Coincidence?
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
If the company wanted both "Arbeit macht frei" AND "The final solution", there is ZERO chance they "didn't know the meaning of the phrases"!
Beezlebubble
Yeah - American here with no knowledge of the German without translating it (then I obviously know), but "the final solution"? SERIOUSLY?
imnotthatblonde
Exactly, one of those by sheer chance of bad translation i could beleive.. all 3 is just too neat
SergeyPrkl
Yes they wanted them all THREE.
DIDJAPUTYERNAMEINTHEGOBLETUVFIRE
The spokesperson, who had his name legally changed to A. Hitler, claimed it was purely coincidental! /s
fr0stbyte124
This doesn't bode well for my new wine glass brand, Kristallnacht.
GoatanamoBay
... this anti-good name ... what in the orwellian 1984 newspeakbig brother is watching you bullshit is this?
JollyJokzr
"Tämä hyvän tavan vastainen nimi olisi tunnistettu useamman käsittelijän arvioinnissa" - "This name contrary to good practice would have 1/2
JollyJokzr
been recognized if evaluated by several (handlers, processors?)"
hardworkforthemoney
Google translates work. it's not actually what it means. They have just taken the article in Finnish and put it into google translate
wobblecopterrrr
Umm, if they applied for both, they are fucking nazis.
KotimainenKayttajanimi
Or maybe it's a joke. "Mel Brooks dressed as Hitler in one of his movies, he must be a nazi."
Mooki
The original name of the company is somewhat suspect too... https://opencorporates.com/companies/fi/3212844-7 "The Final Solution"
Barkinsons
Yeah that's also a very well known Nazi phrase, so they are definitely doing it on purpose
HedonistBeard
Most likely, but it's also possible they were intentionally targeting the system with names that shouldn't pass for publicity and resale.
Mooki
I'd they were doing that then there should be a news story about a week after getting the approval. 6 months is a bit of a stretch...
Mooki
Holy shit. The company changed name from "The Final Solution"... https://opencorporates.com/companies/fi/3212844-7
Richter12x2
Or else it's a great reminder to pay your consultants on time
Eviltrain
one? lack of education. Two??? highly suspect at the very least.
YoSamiteSam
I bet someone submitted the name as a troll during a meeting and upper management liked it, oblivious to anything.
SergeantMajorSpoiler
Not necessarily, if they're incels...
SergeantMajorSpoiler
Wow...either I hit a nerve, or people don't understand 'fucking' has other meanings...
wobblecopterrrr
I mean, I didn’t get the joke until I read your follow up, and was like “incels can’t be nazis‽”
mikeymikec
probably are nazis too!
IamGelatinSkelly
Waka waka
D1gger
thisiscatman
Not necessarily, they could be assholes.
CoolNewsToday
Does anyone have the gif of the sketch with the nazi officer saying he isnt a nazi just because he is dressed and is being a nazi
wobblecopterrrr
If someone wants to wear a swastica around, I’m not gonna bother asking if they’re just a giant cunt before deciding.
witless1
Something about fucking around and the results of said fucking around.
RoquetoBT
Hmmmmm, does ring a bell... Maybe my buddy Ivan can clarify that.
userfriendly19777
I was willing to give them the benifit of doubt. They could be clueless morons Two of this kind is dileberate.
OmEqualsMC2
Ya…the benefit of the doubt was what the Germans did in the 30s. I’m appalled we’re still dealing with this literally in the open today.
PonySlaystation5
"We didn't know the meaning of the name of our OWN COMPANY nor did we do a 5 second gogle-search" just does not fly.
Youhavinagiraffe
You'd google a company name just to check no one else is already called that. No way could this happen by accident
DerpMeister
Yes, they knew. Like you, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt as "Arbeit macht frei" was used in the 19th century, so long
DerpMeister
before the nazis, as a symbol of protestantism dedication to honest work as a means to free one's soul (Jesus the carpenter etc.). It was
DerpMeister
perverted by the Nazis like so many other good natured german expressions and is used today only with that negative connotation.
Hemelsblauw
Not in Europe. This is general knowledge.
Youhavinagiraffe
Even a translated "Work will set you free" (or similar) would be a very transparent red flag for most people
DanFlorentONE
Yep, i dont know any german at all, but i 100% know that phrase, learned it in school, everyone knows it
alexburgers
"Wir habe es nicht gewußt." too, I guess? :P
HaloArchitect
Normally, I go with "Once is an accident, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action."
HaloArchitect
In this case, I'm counting them forming a business as strike one.
Einstein9073
Strike one is "work will make you free" , strike two is the final solution, and strike three was the final solution Finland. Fuck these guys
HaloArchitect
You're much more forgiving than I am, then.
Kuvajainen
It's Finland. The country with one of the best eeducation systems in the world. They. Knew.
Hammsammiches
Right!? As a 'murican I was even pretty sure that was a Nazi thing. And I live in a place with sister mom's.
Ikwilstroopwaffels
Also a nation with a burgeoning population of white supremacists.
plutonium
There's a loud minority of those, yes. I prefer alpacas.
Ikwilstroopwaffels
Alpacas are coooool! Wow are they so soft.
plutonium
Baby alpacas are incredibly soft!
SalmonTheWise
They were allied with Nazis during WW2, so more like regenerating population of white supremacists.
Jabbabook
I need to defend my country for a second here. We were allied but we were never axis. Even our generals thought they were abhorent.
Kuvajainen
As a Finn, I would like you to look up our 5th president Risto Ryti, who sacrificed his own freedom and life to make an agreement with the/
Kuvajainen
Nazi-Germany, saving our country from Soviet invasion and famine after the long war. Nazis helped us because they thought we were on their/
plutonium
For some definition of "allied". There was a personal alliance between the heads of state, no state to state treaty of alliance.
SalmonTheWise
Receiving military equipment, coordinating attacks on shared enemy and 200k German troops stationed there fits most definitions of allied
pineconepiggybank
Yes. But how tf did the handler not know!?
mrducker
You'd be surprised how illiterate and absolutely fucking stupid people we have in public sector jobs.
Kuvajainen
They knew too but probably were on auto pilot while working. No Finnish bad words detected -> auto approved.
pineconepiggybank
True.
Jabbabook
We arent taught german in schools
portmanteau
I was not taught German in school, but I know what "arbeit macht frei" means and where it comes from.