how do you pronounce it??

troy_mclure · May 5, 2010, 12:34 AM

Vhitavouri?

SouthCali · May 5, 2010, 12:38 AM

I dont know, but ill take a guess for the sake of it

fight-uh-vore-ee LOL

Clark · May 5, 2010, 12:52 AM

I knew a guy from Finland and I told him my only goal for the day was to learn how to pronounce his name.

Kat- a - po -tis

Irish80prf · May 5, 2010, 07:32 AM

Here is what I found from someone that speaks Finnish.

Vihta-Vuori = VEEHH-tah VOO-oh-ree

**Mike Irwin** · May 5, 2010, 08:01 AM

gun powder.

jmorris · May 5, 2010, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Vihta-Vuori = VEEHH-tah VOO-oh-ree

thats it

FrankenMauser · May 5, 2010, 08:31 AM

I pronounce it: Vee-tah-vor-ee

But, often hear: "That Russian *{crap}*".

(I know, it's not Russian, but most people are idiots. Why would you expect an intelligent nick name?)

Clark · May 5, 2010, 09:11 AM

Another Finn, Bill Pawn-on-in.
I had to go stay in a hotel in Albuquerque so he could fly back to home for domestic time with his wife.

My father designed a vehicle with a 20 mm Lahti gun.
He says it said in the ammo boxes not to lube the belted ammo.
He could not get it to not jam without oiling the ammo.
My father is 1/4 Finnish, but had no respect for Finnish instructions.

AlaskaMike · May 5, 2010, 09:53 AM

ek-SPEN-siv

That's how I pronounce it anyhow...

Shoney · May 6, 2010, 12:33 AM

Yahh shuooor! Ufdah ka ka!

Winterhawk56 · May 6, 2010, 10:39 AM

Ask and ye shall receive! This is a great FUNNY! Should be required reading for all!!!

Linear Thinker · May 6, 2010, 07:07 PM

The easiest way to pronounce it is "Veeta-voori".
LT

mrawesome22 · May 6, 2010, 08:38 PM

Vite-a-vor-e.

I will say the name has turned me off of their products LOL. It comes from Europe? Right? Hard to pronounce.

Norma. Comes from Europe: easy to pronounce. LOL

colospgsAVID · May 21, 2010, 11:24 PM

irish80prf...+1 Thats the way i thought... never known a Fin though... just makes sense...

5R milspec · May 22, 2010, 03:01 PM

LAPUA is it Lap wa or La pu a

colospgsAVID · May 23, 2010, 02:57 PM

my guess is the latter, 5R milspec.

mete · May 23, 2010, 04:26 PM

Lap wa is the way.
They call them "crazy Finns" but I did take a ride in a rally car at speed on a very narrow, winding tree lined road, -and I'm still here !

They fought off the Russians in 1940 [?] and they PAID BACK their debt to us after the war ! The only country that did !
While they are ethnically Scandinavians their language is not ,that's why no one can pronounce it.

steve4102 · May 24, 2010, 06:24 AM

It's RAP-pa-la, not raw-paul-la.

and sow-na, not saw-na

SAUMHUNTER79 · May 24, 2010, 04:56 PM

I pronounce it, awesome but very expensive powder.

May 5, 2010, 12:34 AM	#1
troy_mclure Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: gulf of mexico Posts: 2,716	how do you pronounce it?? Vhitavouri? __________________ There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

May 5, 2010, 08:01 AM	#5
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May 5, 2010, 08:31 AM	#7
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I pronounce it: Vee-tah-vor-ee But, often hear: "That Russian {crap}". (I know, it's not Russian, but most people are idiots. Why would you expect an intelligent nick name?) __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

May 6, 2010, 12:33 AM	#10
Shoney Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2002 Location: Transplanted from Montana Posts: 2,311	Yahh shuooor! Ufdah ka ka! __________________ I pledge allegiance to the Flag - - -, and to the Republic for which it stands….Our Forefathers were brilliant for giving us a Republic, not a democracy! Do you know the difference??? and WHY?http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissue...les.asp?id=111

May 6, 2010, 07:07 PM	#12
Linear Thinker Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2007 Location: Blue State, NE US Posts: 202	The easiest way to pronounce it is "Veeta-voori". LT Last edited by Linear Thinker; May 6, 2010 at 09:14 PM.

May 5, 2010, 12:38 AM	#2
SouthCali Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 195	I dont know, but ill take a guess for the sake of it fight-uh-vore-ee LOL

May 5, 2010, 12:52 AM	#3
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I knew a guy from Finland and I told him my only goal for the day was to learn how to pronounce his name. Kat- a - po -tis

May 5, 2010, 07:32 AM	#4
Irish80prf Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2010 Location: north country of Missouri Posts: 245	Here is what I found from someone that speaks Finnish. Vihta-Vuori = VEEHH-tah VOO-oh-ree

May 5, 2010, 09:11 AM	#8
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Another Finn, Bill Pawn-on-in. I had to go stay in a hotel in Albuquerque so he could fly back to home for domestic time with his wife. My father designed a vehicle with a 20 mm Lahti gun. He says it said in the ammo boxes not to lube the belted ammo. He could not get it to not jam without oiling the ammo. My father is 1/4 Finnish, but had no respect for Finnish instructions.

May 5, 2010, 09:53 AM	#9
AlaskaMike Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Posts: 941	ek-SPEN-siv That's how I pronounce it anyhow...

May 6, 2010, 10:39 AM	#11
Winterhawk56 Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 228	Ask and ye shall receive! This is a great FUNNY! Should be required reading for all!!!

May 6, 2010, 08:38 PM	#13
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Vite-a-vor-e. I will say the name has turned me off of their products LOL. It comes from Europe? Right? Hard to pronounce. Norma. Comes from Europe: easy to pronounce. LOL

May 21, 2010, 11:24 PM	#14
colospgsAVID Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 188	irish80prf...+1 Thats the way i thought... never known a Fin though... just makes sense...

May 22, 2010, 03:01 PM	#15
5R milspec Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 360	here is another one for ya LAPUA is it Lap wa or La pu a

May 23, 2010, 02:57 PM	#16
colospgsAVID Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 188	my guess is the latter, 5R milspec.

May 23, 2010, 04:26 PM	#17
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Lap wa is the way. They call them "crazy Finns" but I did take a ride in a rally car at speed on a very narrow, winding tree lined road, -and I'm still here ! They fought off the Russians in 1940 [?] and they PAID BACK their debt to us after the war ! The only country that did ! While they are ethnically Scandinavians their language is not ,that's why no one can pronounce it.

May 24, 2010, 06:24 AM	#18
steve4102 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,955	It's RAP-pa-la, not raw-paul-la. and sow-na, not saw-na

May 24, 2010, 04:56 PM	#19
SAUMHUNTER79 Member Join Date: May 24, 2010 Posts: 16	I pronounce it, awesome but very expensive powder. __________________ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough