"moni kakku päältä kaunis, vaan on silkkoa sisältä" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Etymology: From the 33rd poem in Kalevala, Finland's national epic: : Moni on kakku päältä kaunis, kuorelta kovin sileä, vaan on silkkoa sisässä, akanoita alla kuoren. Many a cake is beautiful on the surface, smooth is its crust, but there's only phloem inside, husks under the crust. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|Kalevala}} Kalevala, {{ux|fi|Moni on kakku päältä kaunis, kuorelta kovin sileä, vaan on silkkoa sisässä, akanoita alla kuoren.|Many a cake is beautiful on the surface, smooth is its crust, but there's only phloem inside, husks under the crust.}} Moni on kakku päältä kaunis, kuorelta kovin sileä, vaan on silkkoa sisässä, akanoita alla kuoren. Many a cake is beautiful on the surface, smooth is its crust, but there's only phloem inside, husks under the crust. Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=moni kakku päältä kaunis, vaan on silkkoa sisältä}} moni kakku päältä kaunis, vaan on silkkoa sisältä
  1. all that glitters is not gold (sometimes things, plans, promises etc. that look good on the first sight turn out to be wretched) Derived forms: moni kakku päältä kaunis
    Sense id: en-moni_kakku_päältä_kaunis,_vaan_on_silkkoa_sisältä-fi-proverb-08Sy2J0X Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs

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