poissa hyvä, kotona paras

Finnish

Etymology

poissa (“away”) + hyvä (“good”), kotona (“home”) + paras (“best”); calque of Swedish borta bra men hemma bäst

Proverb

poissa hyvä, kotona paras

there's no place like home

See also

oma maa mansikka, muu maa mustikka

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