happamia, sanoi kettu pihlajanmarjoista
Finnish
Etymology
Verbatim translation: "they're sour, said the fox about the rowanberries". Same origin as with English sour grapes: referring to rowanberries instead of grapes is calqued from Swedish (compare Swedish surt sa räven om rönnbären).
Proverb
happamia, sanoi kettu pihlajanmarjoista
- those who cannot obtain things become jealous of them; sour grapes