Abstract
This study focuses on Finnish men's talk about troubles and on contexts that shape the communication situation. The data consists of 25 thematic interviews with Finnish-born men of varying ages. We found that men talked about their troubles in face-to-face settings that enabled them to relax. Two specific cultural terms for talk about troubles were distinguished: Talking serious (puhua vakavia) and talking deep (puhua henkeviä). Alcohol was involved either as part of the activities of the physical setting, or as a facilitator of particular modes of being. Within the most common places for troubles talk – sauna, cabin, or a quiet location of a social event – culturally meaningful scenes between two men are created, in which silence can also be supportive.
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