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Thank you! I did not try ice swimming yet, but it's on my list of things to do :)

Amazing compliment haha, thanks!

I really enjoyed how it felt so far removed from day-to-day life and the fresh air and nature!

I think I will go back again in the future when they have an event there.

@@englandtofinland They used to have childrens happenings in there, when I was a kid. But that was in the 80's.

While I was looking at the portraits I was thinking 'if I studied to draw for ALL of my life... I still wouldent be able to make these'

@englandtofinland Same 😁

Im doing great :) how are you?

thanks :)

thanks :)

Pori is pretty easy to get around, I mostly walk anywhere I need to go and only use the car when going longer distances.

@@englandtofinland You should pay attention to Poris female pesäpallo Team called PESÄKARHUT ! This IS The Time - when The Championship Games are Played ! If You want to experienve something - very special ? Try to find out where the field IS - and how to get tickets !

PESÄKARHUT - made IT to the FINAL Game series - to play for The Championship TITLE ! There are plenty of People WHO - never seen the game been played ! One American has an TH-cam video - with over 2million - that has seen the video ! He doenst know much about the game - but he IS funny !

Which Finnish foods do you suggest trying?

Moominpappa is a pretty cool old man 😁 I'd probably be Nuuskamuikkunen

I do have an old soul!

Thank you for the great advice! I have ran around the island a couple weeks ago, but haven't yet seen the sights. Do you recommend any restaurants there?

@@englandtofinland Have You seen The DARUDE " RUN " - at DOWNTOWN Helsinki ? Watch SANDSTORM on TH-cam - there You see Helsinki - like No Other !

The only problem is I keep forgetting what mukava means. I'm pretty sure I'm slowly improving though which is a good thing.

Thanks!

I was so confused by it! Great to know, thanks :)

I just checked out Suomenlinna and the pictures look really amazing, I have added it to the bucket list!

I had to pop back over to England and as soon as I landed I could feel the air quality difference

Hold Your horses... You Have never seen a - rug washing station - in Your Life ? Where Do You wash Your RUGS Then ? IS IT just You - or Your Town that has None ?

Still waiting - Where Do You live and wash Your RUGS ? Do You know anyone You could ask ? Samma på svenska - vet Du någon som Du kunde fråga ?

@@holoholopainen1627 In a bathtub.

@@johansvideor Tack - Kiitos ! Did You know that many has showers - Not bathtubs - anymore !

I don't think there are many places in the whole of England that are great for hunting anymore. But I am not an expert on the subject, I have never tried it.

Zoo IS NATURE ? What Do You mean by that ?

@@holoholopainen1627 Just a bad joke.

I think a Parakeet is a generic term for most small/medium-sized pet birds and most people call them a budgie as well. I personally have never needed to use the word much and just call them birds

@@englandtofinland Oh, it was budgie!

Kiitos!

Kiitos! I do feel very relaxed and stressfree here

5 cups !!!!

I think I might start drinking 5 cups of coffee every morning

Kiitos

I no longer have any need for Starbucks. We have a mocha master!

For a really good reason...😘

I have seen them in city markets.

American has just made Finnish Coffee drinking - Popular - In The USA ! They NEEDED a name - but METROSTARS was taken at The Time !

There's still paperwork to do to live and work in Finland. My partner is Finnish and I have been visiting quite often over the years and the place grew on me a little more each time. I think Finland suits my personality a little more compared to the busy UK, the pace of life is definately a big selling point for me.

A lot of them are nowadays done automatically and a human just checks up on it in places.

I am afraid you're witnessing the results of firing the competent translators or not giving then reasonable time to do reasonable job. Now they area buying only quick and dirty and perhaps automatic translations.

My next task for the channel is to add English subtitles properly aswell, since at the moment I'm using the auto translate.

@@englandtofinland Some people use reading English subtitles to avoid having to understanding the too many English variations mainly in pronunciation but also in vocabulary. So very few speak very clearly like the queen does.😉 Trying to understand Nigerian, Ugandan, Kenyan, Indian... not to mention the many British variations, is challenging for someone what hasn't really been so immersed to all versions of English and has learned it as a second or third foreign language.

@@englandtofinland TH-cam generated English subtitles are really funny.

Thanks :)!

3rd grade for me, so I pretty much studied English 9+ years, and I've kept it going with TV and Internet... Not so much with Swedish or German though, a shame really :D

It's quite interesting listening to all the versions English accents over here because of how the different TV they have watched has influenced it.

@@House_of_Caine 3rd grade for me too, Swedish started at 7th.

Good to know, thank you. I have been told lots of duolingo is quite formal compared to how Finns actually speak

Can also be mää or mie, depending on the dialect/accent

I remember karhu from the beer label!

Thank you, I am very impressed by it and the people are super nice

Finland is not a weird country.

I didnt! We had the dog with us so just watch a little of the set and then had to get going because it was so hot

@@englandtofinland no I didn't buddy... But if you want a good nite out go to Bar Jolene Karaoke it's great Craic ..... I was there the nite it opened... Brilliant nite

'Yyteri the best beach in Finland' this sounds like a good name for a video ;)

Do remember to visit - White Nights - Reposaari ! Americans used IT on a Hollywood Movie - as a Siberian Village at CCCP / USSR ! Take a walk at The Boothill too - to see HEAD Stones of foreigners that has drowned - trying to reach The Harbour at Reposaari Island ! There Way NO WAY connection - before The 60s ! Notice that There IS a building called LONTOO - and Tango singer EINO GRÖN has lived at The House too !

Thank you brobeans :)

Where would you consider the most nutural area of Finland? Im guessing some of the more north areas will be pretty untouched, but the furthest I have ventured upwards upto now is lake Tahko.

@@englandtofinland Wilderness areas in Lapland are probably the most natural large areas. But there are many national parks. Clsoe to Pori there seems to be Lauhanvuori National park which seems rather nice (I haven't visited it).

I didnt's learn too much about the health care system yet, which part is so bad?

@@englandtofinland I could write an essay about this. More over the question would be, what is not bad in this health care system and I can't even answer you that. Medicine which is standard in other countries, do not exist. Some therapies and operations are not available in this country. Not enough doctors, not enough nurses. Most of the time you'll get rejected, even in an emergency. I heard baby's dying in this country, because they would need to get the whole family to Sweden, because the health care isn't enough. It takes often way too long to transport a patient to another country. If you want an appointment, it can take a year to see a doctor, and have to pay for it. I had last year an emergency, I called the emergency room in the hospital, they told me to take Burana (headache medication / low pain killer) for something that could have actually killed me. My boyfriend called the ambulance, which we again had to pay. I had to wait 3 month for the operation and I have/had a baby and a young child at home. I also have a chronically illness, but can't afford the medication, because it's so expensive here in Finland. I also have problems with walking, no one is looking into it. One person I know searches a doctor who takes her, her leg is now double the size with huge pain, all doctors reject her so far and basically all she can do is waiting for a miracle, like everyone who has some problems. Children with high fever, waiting in the emergency room for hours. Once Finland got the title of the worst health care system in Europe. I also had to listen, a few times, that the emergency room is only for Finns, from Acuta, but that's bullsh*t. If you have the money, definitely always go private, but it will cost you over 100€ for a few minutes. It just sucks

@@mizulightblue Get a real job and go to private doctor. Problem solved.

@@mizulightblue For heaven's sake. Move away from Finland, cuz things are so bad here.

@@eikeksimimea1071 I'm currently on maternity leave

Nice! What has been your highlight so far?

Apparently we have been on a same gig and it was pretty good in my opinion. If you are living in Pori I would suggest that you try One For The Road pub, as it is one of the easiest places to make local friends and/or to meet international people. And it is a proper pub, not a place for exahange students to hang out. I noticed that someone already welcomed you to Pori and gave you some tips for videos. I would recommend to do one of the Juselius Mausoleum asap. I haven't seen any made of it and it is apparantly one of the few, if not the only, mausoleums in Nordic countries. Before the winter comes I guess you could visit Ruosniemen kalliot as well, because you get a good view over the city from there and you can swim as well. One more tip is to try Ojalan lihapiirakka at the market place. It's as local as it gets and quite good as well. Not a delicasy really, but a good dirty snack. Welcome to Pori! I hope you like it here.

What is the reason for that?

@@englandtofinland Historic I guess.

I still have a long way to go, but it's steadily improving :)

Kiitos!

That explains a lot, and it explains why Finns are in such good shape

Depends where you live. Those living in east or north like spicy food more than those living south, west or central part of Finland. One reason why I hated living in Seinäjoki and Tampere was that I could not find any actually spicy food. I'm originally from Savo where people love spicy food (especially kebab with hot red chili sauce) and now live in North Ostrobothnia. It's completely different food culture when it comes to spicy food.

I haven't checked out much of the socialising places in Pori yet, but when it's time il be sure to try it out! 🍻

Howya Martin

@@aaronstavern how ya back..... what's the craic over there we are having a heatwave here.. jaysus I'd rather be in Pori now drinking a cold one...🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️🍺🍺🍺🍺

There Are too many Foreigners at Capital City - so at Pori - Everybody Gets to know You easier ! This IS like what Hollywood does to People in America - When You speak English ! As Nobody except RENNY HARLIN - after He made a Movie called Born American - has made IT at different Studios of Hollywood ! Pori has Timo Koivusalo - that has filmed a 2hours movie of both Irwin Goodman and Jean Sibelius ! Two of The Best know Artista of Finland !