here is: Beelzebub, Lucifer-Perkele,Mefistofeles, devil, / saatana, piru, vihtahousu, Pelsepuupi.

Katainen Perkele meme: here is:     Beelzebub, Lucifer-Perkele,Mefistofeles,   devil, / saatana,    piru,  vihtahousu, Pelsepuupi.

A Katainen Perkele post.

A photo of Jyrki Katainen, the Finnish politician who led the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) and was Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014. "Perkele" is Finland's most famous swear word, originally the name of an evil spirit. This is Finnish political commentary done the way Finnish internet users like it: with a straight face and a lot of swearing. Most posts are in Finnish, aimed at whoever is in government that week. Captions borrow every meme template going. "I don't always tell untruths" / "but when I do, you will become happy." Election slogans get rewritten: "Give me your vote" / "and you'll become poor." Rival parties are sorted into departments of Kokoomus, one less flattering than the next. Katainen himself went on to serve as a European Commissioner, which suggests the memes did less damage than the captions hoped. Being mocked in all caps is, in a democracy, a sign it's working. **Why it caught on:** every country needs a way to grumble at its leaders, and Finland's comes with its own national curse word.

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