I know a couple of Finns on a discord server. They seem like pretty friendly people to me. I dunno, maybe it helps to have some kind of common interest first? One way I've found to meet people--although not always people I want to meet--is to see what other people are bringing to the gun range, and then ask them about what they've got, assuming that it's something neat. That's how I got to try out a CZ Shadow 2 Compact (...and I'm now waiting for the one I ordered to arrive!), and got to talk to a cool RSO.

I think the Finns I know would be happy to talk about things like that, and would probably even let you shoot a magazine or so.

I guess this only applies to lonely Finns.

I have heard enough stories of Indians who get the cold shoulder and are treated unfriendly. It doesn’t matter if someone is fresh off the boat or has been there for over a decade, earned their citizenship, and truly assimilated. Finns just don’t seem interested in connecting with Indians.

I am not blaming the Finns, nor am I trying to criticise the idea of “perkele,” just offering some context.