• Woman in a Helsinki park wearing the black Solitude Finnish t-shirt by Very Finnish Problems
  • Man wearing the Solitude Finnish t-shirt by Very Finnish Problems
  • Close up of the Solitude print on t-shirt fabric by Very Finnish Problems
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Very Finnish Problems

Solitude Finnish Introvert T-Shirt

Solitude Finnish Introvert T-Shirt

€27,95 EUR
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Some people dread an evening alone, while Finns quietly plan theirs. This t-shirt states the national position without apology, I'm not anti-social I'm pro solitude, and it speaks for anyone who treats a locked door and a silent flat as the finest possible Saturday night. It is the polite Finnish way of explaining that missing the group activity was never an accident but a carefully defended choice.

Printed on soft ring-spun cotton that survives years of declined invitations, it makes a knowing gift for the introvert in your life or an honest warning label for yourself. Every order ships worldwide for free.

Details

  • 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colours contain polyester)
  • Fabric weight 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
  • Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
  • Side-seamed

Size guide

S M L XL 2XL 3XL
Length (inches) 28 29 30 31 32 33
Width (inches) 18 20 22 24 26 28
S M L XL 2XL 3XL
Length (cm) 71 74 76 79 81 84
Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66 71

The shirt itself

This is not a tourist shop shirt that goes stiff and sad after one wash. The design is printed straight into the fabric using DTG, so it stays soft and will not crack, peel or fade the way a pressed on transfer does. The blanks are OEKO-TEX certified, which means they are tested free from harmful substances and safe against your skin. Every shirt is printed to order in small numbers rather than mass produced and left in a warehouse, so what arrives is made for you and built to be worn for years.

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Joel Willans, founder of Very Finnish Problems

Designed in Helsinki by someone who actually lives here

Very Finnish Problems is run by Joel Willans, a British writer who moved to Finland over twenty years ago and never quite got around to leaving. Every design comes out of real Finnish life he's had with his Finnish wife, Anna and their kids, and a community of more than 1.3 million people who know exactly what no niin means.

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