Life on an Isolated Island - Åland Islands | Cabinlife
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- Hello everyone!
How are you? I noticed that my last video got a bit more attention than usual and I have some new people watching. I would love to know something about you, where you are from and what you like doing for example.
In this video I share glimpses of my life on my family's cabin. It is situated on an island in the Ålandic archipilago in Finland. The views are stunning and the cabin is very cozy. The feeling I get when I am on this island is so special. I know the terrain so well and it feels familia, I relax completely. Spending time like this, surrounded by water makes time feel longer, not in a bad way at all. We spent four days here but it felt like two weeks. It was like my soul got cleansed and now I am lighter. Anyway, I hope you like it and if you are from the other side of the world, perhaps you'll learn something new.
Much love,
Aurora
PS. I would love to have a drone but unfortunately I don't. I hope to have one next summer. The droneshot is therefore not mine but licensed from Adobe Stock. But it sure is from the Åland Islands.
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You can find me on instagram using @auroraolavsdotter
Many years ago I knew of an elderly gentleman who had worked on the crews that ran power out to many of the Åland islands on the Finnish side. He had purchased a small island at a great price and put a little cabin out there that had solar power as it wasn't one of the islands that got electricity. When he died he left his cabin and the island to his daughter. She was my exchange mother when I was an exchange student to Finland. In summer we would go down and spend two weeks off grid at the cabin fishing and just enjoying island time away from everything. Those were some of the best times of my life, we ate fish from our nets every day and swam and rowed little boats around etc. It was pure bliss.
what a lucky time you had there!
A story about the actual treasures of life... You made me so homesick and nostalgic right now.. Thank you!
:)) You're welcome XD
What a beautiful, well told story. You've found important, meaningful things in life at very early age. I hope you cherish what you've found for all your years to come. Best wishes
Thank you! 😊I truly appreciate your warm wishes. Cherishing these moments and experiences is something I hold dear, and your encouragement means a lot.
Living on Åland as a kite- and wingsurfer. We literally have hundreds of spots to go surfing due to the spatterred nature of the archipelago. I love this place winter and all!
Va häftigt😍 Would be so cool to try windsurfing someday!
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Jag wingsurfar inte windsurf. Du får höra av dig om du vill lära dig. Wingfoil also called. Det är jättekul! Ett fantastiskt sätt att uppleva skärgården när det blåser och går vågor. Check out this video:
th-cam.com/video/ULgYwLc1ZjE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=clayisland
@@mathias2410 Häftigt😍 Någon dag ska jag ta tag i det!! Är det svårt att lära sig?
Nice, Mathias...sounds like a piece of heaven on earth.....E
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Det beror på. Avsevärt enklare om man har rätt så bra kondition och något vältränad. Har man ingen som helst idrottslig bakrund är inärningskurvan längre. Jag har wingfoilat i ca. 2 månader och kan åka rätt så bra, inte svänga ännu men det jobbar jag med just nu.
Kitesurf har jag hållit på med i 12 år. Kitesurfing är nog mycket svårare att bli bra på.
I really enjoyed seeing her interaction with her family. Just beautiful.
Thank you
Great video !
I'm of Finnish descent and I'm building my last new house ,root cellar, and sauna in Central Arizona in the high desert. 6,500 feet above sea level.
I find the peace here I've been searching for many years.
I'm working with nature and building with Adobe construction and having no furnace or air coditioning but using passive solar and geo- thermal with thermal siphon to move the air.
I finally get to find out what I'll be when I grow up.
Thanks for sharing a glimpse of your life.
Oh that sounds awesome!!! That is so cool, to take the finnish architecture and place it in a totally different environment😍 Good job🙏
Yes we have survived to live another day. Congratulations on your finding of unity. I once sat looking over the Black Sea on softened smooth rock. It was very tranquil and I will never forget it. It was a wonderful experience to have been invited to visit your country. Thank you for the reminder.
I never did see a reindeer only the road signs warning us of them. 🦋
God bless
Ocean and watersound are so camling! Were you in the north of Finland? Beccause we don't have reindeer on Åland and in the south of Finland.
@@AuroraOlavsdotter I was in and round Helsinki. A wonderful stay with a Kodak artist I had met up with in Brussels.
@@L.M1792 Cool😄
@@AuroraOlavsdotter I remember it being a beautifully natural country. Even in the city centre nature was very dominant. I will never forget the good hospitality of its people. God bless
Absolutely beautiful. What a get away to just unwind.
Thank you, that warms my heart
Hello Aurora.. greetings from Bali- Indonesia.
At first I looked at googlemap where exactly your island is to get an idea.. I am german and have visited in my younger days Scandinavia..but not yet Finland. I like the peace and calmess in your video, also your soothing voice. I can feel the atmosphere at your cabin coz it remembers me to my own cabin days in the north with hiking, swimming, making fire and be careful with water for the cabin coz not much there.
I love to be at the sea- and we live in Bali close by the sea. I love traveling, living in different countries ( Spain austria bali) , sport, reading, and just sitting at the sea and watching sunset. We have very colorful intensive sunsets in bali. Big hug and all the best for you.
Hello to you in Bali! Thank you so much for your kind words and sharing that🥰 I would love to go to Indonesia and Bali, it seems so pretty! It's so interesting how the colours and light can be so different in all places. The nordic light is very different from yours!
You should definitely visit Finland. It's probably not as popular to visit as Sweden and Danmark and it is very diffrent language wise and also culture wise... We have a long history with our neighbours to the east that has formed the finnish people.
Sending you a big hug aswell😊
PS. My favourite thing to do is sit by the sea, love the sounds, the colours and smells💕
Thanks for your time,Love from Texas
So nice to see life at the cabin. In Åland.I visit Åland many years ago.I loved it.Hope to come back again some day.Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! How nice, it sure is a beautiful archipelago. Hope you come back to visit again😊
Nature's magic on those islands, went kayaking there for a week, got to cycle across the main island to Mariehamn, soo beautiful, went hicking, the seclude nature fills the mind, baking hot, a quiet paradise on Earth, got nice pics of the beautiful houses and buildings, kinda unreal place, love Mariehamn, the 30 miles pedalling in a relentless Sun was exchanged for the best draft in my time, still the record holder, the Summer activities by the beach area of Mariehamn really displayed life back in the day, most stunning library, I ever visited, wow! got ancestors from that part of the world.
The old fortification from the early 1800s ich (?) are well worth an excursion too.
Could easily spent all my summers there n never miss a thing, guess, the beauty of the islands, nature and culture fit well to travelers who are into spending quiet, relaxed days exploring, outdoor souls will obviously have a blast, but it's just soo much more.
Well, I'll safe the rest of my accolades, reminiscing 😊☀️🌱
That was so beautifully put!🥰 I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here that much! Hope you come back someday😊
Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so very much!!!💕
A fine experiance to watch this today. Thanks for posting 🖖
Thank you very much! It means a lot❤
What a beautiful spot. Thank you for sharing it with the world. I'm in Pennsylvania, in the eastern US. My wife once worked for a Finnish company, Huhtamaki and I regretted that I never got to travel to Finland with her. Now I regret it even more, truly lovely.
Thanks again and good luck to you and your family.
Thank you so much! Hopefully you'll have the opportunity again. I believe Pennsylvania and the north is pretty different😂
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Oh yes, very different indeed. We are not on the coast, but not very far from it either. The terrain is quite varied, from river valleys to rich farmland to the low mountains of the Appalachians.
When I was young, I thought it was quite a boring state, but now I think it's beautiful, at least in places.
I've been to northern Quebec, in Canada; I think that's much more like the Finnish countryside. I have a lot of family in Ireland, so visit there quite often.
I love the long evenings in the summer there.
Good luck to you and your family.
@@jaym8027 Yeah, the US is so big with so many different types of terrain! And Canada and Finland are very similar actually, it's deffinitely on my bucketlist of places to go😍 Thank you, have a great evening!
On a visit from Canada, I once took the Silja Line ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. It is a long trip and I decided to spend much of it on deck. I waved to many boaters in boats just like yours and they would wave back. I now realize that they must have been going to the Åland islands to cabins just like yours!
We have a similar archipelago called Thousand Islands, but it is not in sea water. Rather it lies in waterways connected to the Great Lakes.
Oh really?😃 Alot of toursits come to Åland from Finland and Sweden with their boats, and then alot of people from Åland also go to their cottages😊 How fun that you waved to them. It is actually a custom to wave to other boats to show them everything is good.
I would like to see Canada and it's nature😍 Lakes and mountains and all!
Wow, that's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.
Thank you so much🥰 Fron Korea😍 wow! Have a nice day to you!
Hii Aurora!!
I'm from India.Being an introvert,I wish I would've lived like you.The problem is not in the world but people present here.Living in solitude in the lap of mother Nature is pure bliss.It is that incredible feeling which can't be put in words.Only those understand who themselves experienced it.Away from the hustle- bustle of crowded,noisy,polluted places and ppl present in them.For me, people like you are great to choose a lifestyle like this.Yeah, maybe we guys can be different in most peoples perspective but this is what make us different from them.I'm proud of myself to adore n suport these lifestyles and will always be.MORE POWER TO YOU N YOUR FAMILY🤝💫❣
Hello and thank you! I can imagine most places in India, especially the cities are quite crowded... We are very fortunate here in the north where we have very beautiful nature in a very sparsely populated area. But India has very beautiful nature as well. Nature is a very peaceful place and I hope you can get out and experience it from time to time and take a break from the noise.🥰
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Yeah you're right.India is also known for its unique n diversed nature but I think Europe has much more beautiful nature.Europe has large varities of flora n fauna.Their mountains n lakes are unmatchable for any Asian country let alone India and most importantly there is very less pollution n population which makes it even more beautiful.Believe me,it completely sucks here and I really think you are very fortunate because you are living my dream life.I hope one day I'll too manage to live a life like you Aurora.More power to you,God bless you🤝💫
@@Yergan2912 Inda has lots of places that aren't over crowded and aren't polluted and have beautiful nature. You can find a life like her's in your own country.
@@Yergan2912 People from warmer climates often forget about (or just don't know) just how cold it can be in northern climates. Snow looks pretty but it's cold... very cold.
an Åland Islands enthusiast from a city at the very heart of Central Europe here, I wrote a paper on my university about the legal status of Åland some two years ago, I have been learning Swedish since two years too, from my German perspective it seems not to be that difficult but I must admit I mostly still struggle with listening comprehension, so I hope it gets better with time, I also enjoy listening to Ålands Radio; tack så mycket, jag är tysk och jag tycker om Åland!
Oh wow! How cool you've gotten so facinated with Åland even though you're (kind of) from far away. Swedish is pronounced in pretty funny ways sometimes, but listening to the radio is a great way to learn😁 Hoppas du snart får resa till Åland igen!
*As a Celtic/Nord/Germanic* , , , I love my people's traditions and way of living. There's no '''''big-brother''''' influences here........YET?!?!?
Very beautiful there, I'd never want to leave.
Indeed!😊
Just discovered your wonderful videos. As for me, I live in Oregon, USA. My life long love is nature and all that it is from the mountains to the ocean. I wish you well.
Thank you so much, doesn't Oregon have alot of mountains? I would love to see proper mountains, but the south of Finland is pretty flat...
Oregon is a mountainous state with a beautiful coast line. If you ever visit, I'd love to send you tips on places to visit.
@@blazerprophet That would be awesome😁 I have a few places in the US I would love to visit, mostly to see nature!
Enjoy your life and have fun with your family🕊🙏💙
Thank you so much🥰 Hope you are well🙏
Ive been binge watching Rosie Roaming Wild and youtube decided to recommend your channel. I like it. Happy to be your 89th subscriber.
Oh thank you🥰 She is awesome! Watch her too sometimes.
So accurate for our summer holidays! Love this vlog!
Aww thank you❤❤ Where are you from? Finland?☺
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Yes
@@emiliaranta3858 Niin puhut suomea myös?
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Kyllä =)
Thank you for a snapshot into your wonderful high quality of life! Be well
Thank you so much!:))
It is interesting that your Finnish game of molkky is now a growing game in Australia that we call Finska, that we know is of Scandinavian origin. Our family plays regularly.
Oh really!!! That name is quite funny because "finska" in swedish means "Finnish"😂 Lovely though that it reaches even Aussie.
kinda cool that it has spread to the world. I wonder what the story is behind the name, maybe a Swedish speaking Finn or Swede who's brought it to Australia?
@@DecibelAlex We got a set from a friend who typically plays it beer drinking with his mates in the afternoon. becoming popular for younger drinking parties. More likely that someone has introduced it to sell to this market. There are two known brands and I think maybe Ikea did one.
I need a place like this in my life, but unfortunately for me I will have to enjoy the experience vicariously through your video. Thanks!
I'm glad you enjoy it🥰
What an amazing piece of heaven 💕 enjoyed the video.
Oh, thank you so much😊❤
My first and so far only time I visited Åland before you saw it the very first time.... Except you are at least 42 years old...
A lovely place, but a long journey, I believe we spend 2 or 3 days to go there from Dortmund in Germany. What I loved were that you could use a boat when renting a summerhouse.
Do they still sell licorice ice cream? I never found this sort of ice anywhere else.
Sounds like a lovely trip! Well yes in Finland it is common to see licorice ice cream in stands or in grocery shops!:))
I live on this island, Åland as we call it, year around and have done so my whole life and intend on keep doing so.
I live a bit outside Mariehamn, in Jomala.
Lovely!😍 Jag bor också i Jomala faktiskt!! Bästa ön på hela jorden;)
Lucky fellow.....best from across the sea, on the wirral peninsula, home of the only English football club with a Hiberno Norse name...Tranmere Rovers...E
im from mexico, amazing storytelling. im saving to next year meet aaland islands :)
¡Hola y gracias! It's fantastic that you're saving to visit the Åland Islands next year.😊
I have just discovered your video, which is the most inspiring thing I have watched in a very long time - I fear that if I came to Aland, jag skulle vilja bo där för alltid
Thank you, I'm glad you find them inspiring😊 That's the risk with Åland...
I am very happy to see Aland, we want Aceh to be like Aland after the 2005 Helsinki MOU, please share with us in Aceh

Very nice video. I have a lot of great family memories from vacations as well.
Thank you!! I'm happy to hear it😊
Such a nice video, beautiful put together! Great work 😃👍
Thank you very much!😁
Your videos are amazing! So crazy to me to see how life is there. Hello from California!
Thank you so much!!! That warms my heart.❤ My goal is to share this corner of the world. Hugs from Finland😊
Nice video, nice impressions and a very fine English to understand. Thank you so much.
Thanks:)) I'm glad you liked it!
Fantastic video Aurora! Åland islands is truly amazing!
Thank you! It's a beautiful place🥰
Hejsan, fint video! Tyckte om att titta den, har själv stuga i Bovik, Hammarland.
Hälsningar från Hamburg,
Jari
Hejj! Va roligt att höra, sommar-Åland är fantastiskt🥰
Beautiful video as always! Great job with the sound effects on this video, love it!
Ohh thaaanks, you gotta go the extra mile💪❤
The calmest six minutes I have been in this week! :)
Aww❤ That's lovely to hear. Hope you can come vist one day!
Same here...the nearest we got as a family was Bohuslan in Northern Sweden, lots of islands inlets and soothing water, managed to visit Oslo over the border...we will return one fine day...best wishes from the wirral peninsula...E
Thanks for this beautiful video. Thanks to Finland for joinNATO.
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That place is as beautiful as you are.
Very beautiful countryside. I knew about Åland, but only because I have a friend who lives there.
Oh cool! Not many people outside of Scandinavia and Finland know of it
Den här videon dök up bland mina rekommendationer, så jag bestämde mig för att ta en titt! Kul att du lyckades få många visningar på just denna video! Lycka till med framtida videos! :) /Sverige
Va roligt att du hittade hit! Tack ska du ha:))
What a beautiful place to be. Really enjoyed your film
Thank you so much
This is beautiful.
Oh thank you🥺
A beautiful island of ethnically swedish people in Finland, reminding us of it's heritage.
wonderful 🌈
Love the music.
Thanks🥰 It's really hard picking between different music and finding the right songs!
The music really blended with the landscape and seascape....reminds me of my early childhood in County Derry in Ireland...slainte...E
Nice video! I have subscribed to support your channel, from big fans in Korea. ❤
Thank you very much🥰 Sending hugs to Korea!
May god bless your family from New Mexico
Hello there is New Mexico and thank you!:))
that looks like such a nice relaxing time :)
It sure is❤️
Nice to know about Åland Islands.. keep uploading good videos like this. your voice suits the video.
Thank you🥰
Beautiful
gorgeous spot wow!
It is indeed unique and beautiful😊
Seems really peaceful
A lot different from Kentucky Lake or Lake of the Ozarks
It is🥰
Thanks boss
What a fascinating country!!!!
I'm glad you find it so! It is a unique landscape😊
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Thank you for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the Hiberno Norse peninsula of the wirral, bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea...geography and rhyme...keep safe and well over there...E
Thank you!! I love Great Britan and Ireland and I am so in love with Scotland😍 Sending hugs to Wirral🥰
@@AuroraOlavsdotter good stuff, next time you are beyond the Skerries, pop in for a cuppa or a cheeky merlot...slainte/Skol/cheers...there was talk of swapping Dublin or Edinburgh or Liverpool for Oslo ,Gothenburgh, or Stockholm....it was Norwegian sailors who brought Lobscouse to the banks of the mersey...hugs back to Scandinavia.....E
@@AuroraOlavsdotter PS...which part of Scotland do you like..?? , my cousins are all from Lochaber and Glencoe, ( McDonalds/ clan Ranald)...
@@eamonnclabby7067 🥰🥰 Well I just love all parts of Scotland really😂 I've never been but I have had this crazy obsession since I read the Outlander bookseries and watched the show. Never been that far north in GB but I just have a feeling that I will love it! That's so cool though, the scottish clans and everything😍😍
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Scotland won,t disappoint...but then there is the English Lake district, where Tolkein based Rivendell on, there is a big Hiberno Norse influence there and Lancashire and Wirral ,good luck with your endeavours, travel wise..E
Sounds and looks like a nice place cheers
So wonderful 🙏💖😇God bless you family🇵🇰 watching from pakistan
Thanks
Beautiful place to live 👍👍👍
It truly is!
Awesome
I'm from a little village in Belgium. Would be a dream to live there.
I'm glad to hear that you'd find it a dream to be living here. It's always wonderful to connect with people from around the world who appreciate the beauty of different places. Hope you get the chance to visit sometime😊
Thanks for sharing 👍
Just beautiful
Thank you!💕
Hello
What camera? For this video, please 🙏
Hi! I use my DSLR camera, Nikon D5600:))
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Thank you so much 🙏
@@readyfortomorrowmyanmar No problem!☺
😍 Ty!
Wow.what a simple life…
Hi, can you tell me, what camera did you shoot this video with, the video is very beautiful
Thank you🥰 A Nikon D5600, it's a DSLR camera!
Yeah 👍👏👏
Have a nice day Sis
From 🇱🇰👋
Thank you!:))
You forgot to mention "Oolannin Uunirapeat Ranskanperunat" - Absolutely a Must. 😛
my family is from aland in the early 1900s. I am almost 50% sweedish / finnish, wish i could go there
That's really cool! Where are you from/currently living?
@AuroraOlavsdotter colorado springs
Fantastisk ! Mer slike videoer takk !
Tack!!!🥰 det kommer;))
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Du har et islandsk navn ... Min beste venn på Universitetet i Oslo var fra Island og jeg besøkte Island flere ganger. Har aldri vært på Åland men vil gjerne dit ...
@@suresh1957 Jaha! Jo mitt namn är "isländskt" men har ingen koppling till Island så vet inte varför egentligen😅 Aurora Olavsdotter är egentligen mina mellannamn, har ett vanligt "svenskt" efternamn.
Island är nog på min bucketlist, så fint😍 Och Norge!!
Du är så välkommen hit☺
My mom was born in Geta. House was built in 1602. I have been there several times to visit. I call Åland Island...the place time forgot. My mom's place is called Pellas. Paradise. Perhaps your next vid could be of MidSummer. Hejdo.
Oh really😍 I know Pellas, my friend lives there, but that's in Lemland right...? Or are there more than one? Åland is a very special place for sure! Next summer I'll probably do one more specifically about midsummer but todays midsummer bits are included in my "life and death" video😊❤
The Pellas I am talking about is in Geta. I am familiar with the surrounding areas. My cousins live in Mariehamn....another wonderful place. My other cousin lived in Kumlinge as a child. I think the time we went there...the population was VERY...VERY small. About 30 or so. She could have been teasing. Åland is Paradise. As the song goes...alla vacart flicka kommer fram Åland. My Swedish is rusty. Great memories. 👍
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Actually there is no Pellas in Geta, but perhaps you are thinking of Påvalls? That is the only I can think of coming close?
@@ugandaobatay1244 You really do have alot of relatives on Åland, how fun! My cabin is actually in Kumlinge😊
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Beautiful life...i see you from southern Chile.
Thank you, Chile looks amazing!!
The glaciated islands and cabins are similar in Georgian Bay in Canada.
That's cool! Finalnd and Canada are pretty similar nature-wise:))
connecting cultures spirits and sunsets
We all look at the same sunset, despite our differences:))
Landlocked here in northern Alberta, wishing I had my own island 😉
But Alberta has some beautiful forrests, mountains and lakes
@@AuroraOlavsdotter majority if not all lakes are provincial controlled now and require "reservations" to camp and should see some of the waiting lists :(
Awesome place. Congrats!
Thank you:))
꼭 방문하고 싶은 섬입니다.. 대한민국의 제주도에서~~
It's so cool connecting with people from the other side of the world!! I hope you get to visit!😄
Jeju is the biggest island in Korea and world most busy air route to Seoul with more than 100 flight a day. I knew Baglation and Raepsky involved in your history. Hoping I will take Auladic apple soon~~
@@진재종-q1q Cool! Would like to visit South Korea one day😊
Ljuvligt!
Awesome! :) I deff subscribed. From: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Thanks:))
@@AuroraOlavsdotter you bet!
Love 💕 n light XOXO 😘💋
Bardzo fajny film. Pozdrawiam Jarek
In Michigan we call them wooden tents
Awsome life
My home! ❤️🇦🇽.
Så underbart vackert
@@AuroraOlavsdotter Ja det är det 👍🏻.
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It`s outstanding. We have a lot in common, actually, life in a countryside of the northen part of Russia is similar, only people are much poorer
Do you live in Karelia?
That's really cool! Russia is so big the differences between west and east, north and south must be huge! And Finland is not far from where you live😊
subbed, well done.
Thanks🥰
So lovely 🥰🥰
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Beautiful life !
It is!😇
@@AuroraOlavsdotter I have very beautiful memories from Sverige,I lived in Stockholm(Tyreso" for 7 years...♥
@@osvaldotrincado7425 Oh how nice! Are you from Sweden originally?😊
@@osvaldotrincado7425 Hi! Couldn't find your comment but it said that you were from Chile and now live in Australia? Is that right?? That's really cool! I would love to visit Australia as I have friends there😍 And I should go to Chile to practise my spannish😅
@@AuroraOlavsdotter I have long lost relatives, who were deported there from Ireland in the Penal days....
Väldig bra 😊👍
Tack🥰
💖💐مع تحياتي لكم من ليبيا
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@@AuroraOlavsdotter أجل مع العائله اتمنى لكم التوفيق والسعادة 💖💐
Are you in the same country with the guy who has the channel "Age of North"
I believe so, but not sure it is Åland but atleast in the finnish archipelago😊
@@AuroraOlavsdotter th-cam.com/users/AgeofTheNorthabout yes he is finnish too