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This user is a translator from Swedish to English on Wikipedia:Translation.

This editor is a Most Perfect Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain and Cigarette Burn.

My name is Peter Isotalo. I was born in Moscow in 1980 and currently live in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm. I have a bachelor's degree with a major in history. I've also studied Chinese, linguistics and ethnology, all at Stockholm University (SU). I have the equivalent of a Swedish master's degree in archival science from SU.

I currently work as an archivist at Lidingö Municipality.

I mostly work on history-related articles, but have ventured into other areas within the humanities, with occasional forays into other topics.

I have been active on Wikipedia since February of 2005.

Major contributions

primary contributor

Swedish language
- Standard Swedish
- Swedish phonology
- Swedish Language Council
Reuben Sturman
Scandinavism (built up from a mere redirect to Scandinavia)
medieval cuisine
- regional cuisines of medieval Europe
- entremet
- subtlety
- potage
- sop
- whitedish (later merged with blancmange)
Aztec cuisine
early modern European cuisine
Ancient Egyptian cuisine
Andean cuisine
Valrhona
horse artillery
Vasa (ship)
smoking
Diderot Effect
Anna Maria Rückerschöld
Bartmann jug
Dalarö wreck
Dirty Diaries
Mary Rose
Anthony Roll
Mary Rose Trust
Kronan (ship)
battle of Öland
udema , pojama, hemmema , turuma
Archipelago Fleet
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman
galley (never-ending tinkering...)

Minor contributions

meaningful amounts of new info added

Copyediting, reviewing and advising

Battle of Oliwa
Battle of Shiloh
Bengali language
Chinese language
Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)
Domenico Selvo
Estonian language
Dutch language
Elfdalian
French cuisine
cyberpunk
Habsburg Spain
harpsichord
history of Africa
Icelandic language
Italian cuisine
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Joseph Goebbels
Korean temple cuisine
Korean cuisine
language (a truly remarkable effort by Maunus)
Nafaanra
Nahuatl
Norwegian language
Portuguese language
Richard O'Connor
Romanian language
Sauvignon blanc
Slovene language
Turkish language

Articles started

Did you know...

... that Valrhona, a company based in the small town of Tain l'Hermitage in the Rhône Valley in France, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality chocolate? (27 September 2005)

... that the most common food in medieval cuisine for all social classes was bread and that almond milk and verjuice were among the most common ingredients? (September 18 2006)
... that a subtlety was an elaborate medieval dish that was supposed to entertain and surprise diners with extravagant decorations or by imitating other types of food? (October 2 2006)
... that many regional cuisines of medieval Europe were heavily influenced by Arab cuisine through contact with Muslim Iberia and Sicily? (March 7 2007)
... that maize was the staple of Aztec cuisine, and that maguey worms, spirulina and corn smut were popular Aztec foods? (April 30 2007)
... that chocolate was the first non-alcoholic social beverage in early modern European cuisine? (May 2 2007)
... that bread and beer were the two basic staples of Ancient Egyptian cuisine? (May 21 2007)
... that pachamanca is a Peruvian dish which has its origins in Inca cuisine? (June 8 2007)

... that smoking has a history that dates back at least 5,000 years and is one of the most widely practiced recreational activities in the world? (July 20 2007)
... that Anna Maria Rückerschöld was an early Swedish cookbook author who also argued that middle class women should be entitled to an education in household matters? (April 12 2009)
... that the cargo of the Dalarö wreck, sunk in the Baltic Sea, included coal and several Bartmann jugs? (September 3 2009)
... that Dirty Diaries is a collection of Swedish pornographic feminist short films that sparked controversy because it was financed with tax money? (September 27 2009)

The Galley Subtle as depicted in the Anthony Roll

... that 58 ships (one pictured) of the 16th-century navy of Henry VIII of England were illustrated in the Anthony Roll? (January 4 2010)

Salvage of the Mary Rose in October 1982

... that the Mary Rose was a Tudor period warship that sank during the Battle of the Solent in 1545 and was salvaged (pictured) by maritime archaeologists 377 years later? (January 4 2010)
... that the Mary Rose Trust, the charitable trust that salvaged the Mary Rose in 1982, played an important part in preserving historical shipwrecks in the UK from exploitation? (January 13 2010)

Painting of the battle of Öland by Claus Møinichen

... that the warship Kronan was one of the largest ships in the world when she foundered and exploded with the loss of 800 men at the battle of Öland (pictured) in 1676? (June 1 2010)

... that the hemmema (pictured), turuma, pojama and udema, four types of warships designed by naval architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman for the Swedish archipelago fleet in the 18th century, were named after provinces in Finland? (November 8 2010)
... that the Siljan Ring, a very large impact crater in central Sweden, has been the site for two attempts at commercial exploitation of natural gas and oil based on the theory of abiogenic petroleum? (July 17 2012)
... that if somebody wants to employ a gender-neutral pronoun in Swedish, he/she can use hen? (July 30 2014)
... that while language extinction has occurred many times throughout history, it has accelerated in the 20th and 21st centuries?29 September 2014 (piggybacking on Maunus' work)

Appreciation

A Rosetta Barnstar for stepping up to the plate and translating a Swedish article on Ben oil so that the material could be added to the English WP article. Waitak 13:35, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[1]
^(talk) 12:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[2]
A nice cookie for you becuase I could not find a dish of eels in hypocras sauce. In appreciation of your work on Medieval cuisine, Tom Harrison ^Talk 01:59, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[3]
This barnstar is awarded for notifying a steward about Robdurbar's vandalism and blatant misuse of his administrator tools, stopping a vandal with sysop tools from doing further damage. Jesse Viviano 03:03, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[4]
I, User:Quadell, award you this Golden Wiki for your outstanding contributions to the smoking article. Great job! We need more writers like you![5]
I, Durova, am pleased to award the imperial triple crown jewels to Peter Isotalo in recognition of his outstanding contributions to mainspace articles. Durova^Charge! 15:28, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[6]
Peter, for all the work you have done on Medieval cuisine, this gourmand/history lover would be most pleased if you accept this barnstar. Cheers and thanks for the great article. L0b0t (talk) 16:20, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[7]
For heroic work on the Mary Rose article and particularly for getting those fantastic photos released by the Mary Rose Trust, together with coverage in the press. Brilliant work! Simon Burchell (talk) 00:01, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[8]
You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Medieval cuisine. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:22, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[9]
For your excellent review of Language, which went a long way towards improving the article. I am still planning to revisit the last point in your review, but it takes a little more time to find out to do it properly. Thanks for being so helpful and conducting the review in the spirit of collaboration! ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 12:48, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[10]
No message... stop.. a dog for you ...stop...hope you will like it...stop... Hafspajen (talk) 19:49, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[11]
Now where did I put that pie. A pie that made me think of you. The first time I was reading of this kind of pies, it was in your article, Middle age cuisine with filling made of of meat, fruits and nuts.... Hafspajen (talk) 13:42, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[12]
Thank you for your contribution to the Swedish phonology article, as well as the other things (like audio samples). It proves to be very helpful. Wlad Sokolowskiy (talk) 14:09, 12 July 2014 (UTC)[13]
Often, defending innocent people is the hardest job - only the bravest will have the courage... Hafspajen (talk) 16:57, 12 July 2014 (UTC)[14]
Have never done anything like this before, but You deserve it. Not only for lingvistics. Boeing720 (talk) 09:30, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[15]

		The Blondin award of good balance
		You have been presented with the prestigious Blondin Award for walking the tightrope with grace amongst the interwikis. The image represents the amazing Charles Blondin carrying Jimbo Wales safely across the Niagara Falls. Bishonen \| talk 09:57, 16 March 2014 (UTC).[16]

ships, language and cuisine in history
Thank you, Peter, for using your advanced language skills for quality articles on history, such as Kronan, Swedish language and Medieval cuisine, for fighting vandalism and raising understanding for the Swedish Wikipedia, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[17]

Quotes

It is the nature of man to build the most complicated cage of rules and regulations in which to trap himself, and then, with equal ingenuity and zest, to bend his brain to the problem of wriggling triumphantly out again.
— Barbara Henisch, Fast and Feast: Food in Medieval Society

What the... That's like asking a flock of gulls about where to find something to eat!
— Swedish satirist Jan Berglin about the fact that Wikipedia is written by its own readers

The foundation of this website is to allow all the world's know-it-alls to meet in an ever-lasting joust where everyone is a winner; the know-it-alls can satisfy their self-importance by writing about what they know, everyone else get to share in their knowledge when they feel like it, and neither is forced to socialize.

Useful links

Danish dialect samples at Statsbiblioteket
Norwegian dialect samples - of limited value due to not being normal conversation
University of Victoria IPA lab - plenty of sound samples
Linguistic Discovery

Gallery

An apple Danish from Vete-katten in Stockholm (featured on The Colbert Report)
Pölsa, an integral part of northern Swedish cuisine, the Scandinavian equivalent of haggis
Homemade vegetarian borscht
From my trip to Vancouver: scenic Deception Pass
A very photogenic tunnel at Frankfurt Airport
The great pelouse in front of the Copper Tents in Hagaparken on June 6 2007
Riot police and Nazi demonstrators on the same date as the Nazis
Depiction from the Anthony Roll of the Galley Subtle, prestige ship of Henry VIII
A rare free image from inside Vasa
Image of the Mary Rose undergoing conservation, generously donated by the Mary Rose Trust
A very nice color drawing of the hemmema Oden
Ulrika Dahl, Swedish queer activist and scholar par excellence

Sub-pages

User:Peter Isotalo/arbetsordning - editing launchpad
User:Peter Isotalo/projekt - current projects
User:Peter Isotalo/litteratur - references
User:Peter Isotalo/slask - sleepers, leftovers

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 *... that the '''[[Siljan Ring]]''', a very large [[impact crater]] in central Sweden, has been the site for two attempts at commercial exploitation of natural gas and oil based on the theory of [[abiogenic petroleum origin|abiogenic petroleum]]? ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ADid_you_know&diff=502757927&oldid=502707920 July 17 2012])
 *... that if somebody wants to employ a [[Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns|gender-neutral pronoun]] in Swedish, he/she can use '''''[[hen (pronoun)|hen]]'''''? ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ADid_you_know&diff=619138261&oldid=619064227 July 30 2014])
+* ... that while '''[[language]]''' extinction has occurred many times throughout history, it has accelerated in the 20th and 21st centuries?[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ADid_you_know&diff=627532791&oldid=627478047 29 September 2014] (piggybacking on [[User:Maunus|Maunus]]' work)
 ==Appreciation==