Helsinki syndrome
Helsinki syndrome is a term sometimes used incorrectly instead of Stockholm syndrome (in which hostages identify with their hostage-takers). The confusion is often deliberate and used for ironic effect. It originates in the substitution of one Nordic capital (Stockholm, Sweden) for an other (Helsinki, Finland).[1]
It is used in:
- The Bruce Willis film Die Hard, by a doctor appearing on a television show and describing the phenomenon. The bumbling host says this refers to "Helsinki, Sweden", and the doctor corrects him, saying "Finland".
- The science fiction TV series Babylon 5 (in the fourth-season episode The Illusion of Truth)
- The science fiction TV series The X-Files (in the fifth-season episode Folie a Deux) by Fox Mulder.
References
- "What is Helsinki Syndrome? Here's Everything You Need To Know!". Scandification. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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