<p>In my experience in Finland, I’d say that Finns as individuals are about as morose or not as any other culture that lives in a very cold climate. Finns are happy; they’re sad. They have good moods and bad moods. They love to win and and hate to lose. Just like anyone else.</p>
<p>As a group I think they are a rather reserved - not given to a lot of public outbursts of emotions in the same way that say some Latin cultures are. They are VERY polite, and they are the cleanest people on earth.</p>
<p>They have a very long national history of being ruled and oppressed by the Swedes from the west and the Russians from east. This sometimes results in a kind of national sorrow similar to what the Irish exhibit over their long oppression by the British. But “morose” is way overstating it. Rather than morose I’d say they have sort of a national Little Brother Syndrome - Finns just love it whenever any Finn defeats any Swede at any soirt of competition. And if the Finnish national hockey team can take down the Swedes there is practically dancing in the streets.</p>