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- In our most anticipated episode yet of LET IT KILL YOU, we dive into the journey of Arto Saari, a true legend in the world of skateboarding.
For over 25 years, Arto has been a driving force in the scene, filming some of the most iconic video parts of all time. He also earned the highest honor in skateboarding-Thrasher’s Skater of the Year award in 2001.
Originally from Finland, Arto moved to the U.S. as a young teen, speaking no English, all in pursuit of his dream to skate. Despite the odds, he quickly rose to prominence, becoming one of the biggest names in the culture. But his journey wasn’t without its struggles.
Join us as we explore Arto's life, legacy, and the bold decision to relocate his young family from Hollywood to the North Shore of Oahu, where he embraced a new chapter as a surfer and photographer.
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I'm in my mid 30s rn and Arto was the guy throughout my entire skate history growing up. So glad to see him finding success in another passion. respect to the legend. The editors really put something special together here. Kudos.
n Tony hawk
Golden era of skating. Between sorry-baker3 best time for skating. No matter how gnarly skill level is now, it doesn’t compare to this era of natural, uninfluenced by social media, REAL skateboarding.
You’re absolutely right. Kids these days have a gnarly skill level but the soul is somewhat missing. Miss those days a lot, social media corrupted the minds.
Thats when I grew up skating and you're right. The passion I feel was in that era. That's all I did outside of school is skate, and did it again the next day. Damnit it was SO FUN!!!!!
Real sh*t that's what's up
Brother iykyk ❤
Almost round 3. DVS Skatemore Girl Yeah right all have members from the team that are household names to almost anyone. By far the beat family I've ever had. Skate rats for life
Arto! One of my favorites. Ill never forget watching his Flip video parts growing up. Absolute legend. Also one of the best styles.
Incredible
worst style ever dude sucked
What a touching piece talking about not just the friendship between Omar, Stefan, but the one between Arto and Dylan. Especially when his wife talks about his passing. Dylan Forever.
Dude. I was trying to make it through the day without crying. This is beautiful, man. I have these seizures that scramble me in the noggin' and this just ripped me apart. It made me think DEEP about ourselves and who admires us for who we are.
@@seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions 👆🏻👆🏻✊🏻✊🏻 traumatic brain injury survivor here .. every day we're here is a gift
After seeing what happened to James hardy I think skateboarders are taking a serious look at head injuries
@@thedonofthsht76-58 with the brain cells I have left... LOL... I did a lot of thinking and realized that there aren't really that many pros in the world, it's very rare to become pro and be well known... Think of how rare it is to know someone with a traumatic brain injury or who's died of a traumatic brain injury... Put that together. It's very rare that anyone ever hears or knows about pros, hitting their head and dying or hitting their head and having huge complications from it. I had to learn more firsthand than anything, but I also have known a few people who have had really bad head hits who were worse off than me. Now that there's some more names coming forward publicly about their injury histories and brain health, it's finally getting the attention it deserves.. along with pros like Andy McDonald and Andy Anderson who never put down the helmet. It's good to see helmets being more acceptable, I feel definitely more accepted wearing mine at the park. Nowadays. Skaters tend to be people who are big risk takers and people who keep things close to the chest, but when it comes to head hits and brain health, we got to open up.
Yeah same, I have had serious Tonic-Clonic seizures in my life that put skating in a hiatus. After I got better, I got into surfing!
It really did put life in perspective for me in these moments. I hope your situation gets better and better with time brother.
Arto is my favorite skater. Arto gave me my favorite song (bowie). Arto gave me tricks I learned. Arto gave me so much and more and I wish he can know that. This was huge dive into nostalgia from different perspective now 37 years (wtf how?) old man who used to skate. I absolutely understand the void you needed to fill after losing your identity as a skater and I dont think I filled it yet fully. Thank you Vice for filming this beautiful piece of ARTo.
Yeah his two song part to two Bowie songs was truly special
Couldn’t have said it better. That part truly changed my whole view on skating, music, style. All of it. I was enthralled. I still am.
I also became a Church of Bowie member after watching the Flip part
@@nimmymcjulty1008 for sure Bowie was and is one of a kind
@@erobeo I know what you mean, skating is so all encompassing, trying to transition into regular life is super tough on all of us. I'm 44 and got back into skating a few years ago over COVID, was worried about being too old for it but now so many generations doing it, more women skating has made it lot more open minded and it's still better than anything else pretty much. You should pick up a board again before you get too old
Vice are slowly getting back on track.
This was really touching! I'm by no means a skater, but I dabbled as a kid in the 90s and 2000s. I'll never forget his spot in the Sorry video. We must have downloaded it from Napster. But what's most impactful is seeing him now, and seeing him adapt to a different career.
If I need to amp myself up for anything I play Arto's Menikmati part. Thanks for all the inspo, Arto!
The "Flip Sorry" days were crazy: Arto, Appleyard, Rowley, young Salabanzi, Boulala, Glifberg, Chalmers, Penny... what a team
Sorry was my first skateboard video and it was a hell of an introduction. Arto, thank you for your contributions to skating and the influence you've had on my life 🤝
I remember begging my mom to take me to the skateshop when it came out
Artos part in his sorry video is, to this day, still my favorite skate part ever
I remember meeting arto at a active demo back in the early 2000s dude is a great guy and was inspiration got his autograph on my helmet that I once had no longer have it but the memory of meeting and talking to him will forever live in my memory
Legend! 🇫🇮
I never went pro, and I haven't finished the video, but I have survived multiple head slams, woken up in the hospital repeating myself, multiple ER visits for head sutures, blew my knee out and have sprained it a few times since ACL reconstruction, countless major ankle sprains, wrist borderline broken, dislocated fingers... All from skateboarding. I won't stop, but the battle is insane. I LITERALLY have had to step my skating back a good bit and swear by my helmet every time I ride just to be able to live happily and not scared I'm going to break my skull open or fold my knee again or anything that will kill me or have me in a bed for months. I've got people other than myself to live for, and that has become my new purpose. I still enjoy skateboarding and I'll never leave the scene, but reality becomes more than the dream at some point, and earlier for some than others. Arto has always been a huge inspo for me because I'm also a big guy that slammed harder than anyone I ever knew, & I've had photography/videography to fall back on as well. Take care of yourselves, and if you are prone to hitting your head, get over yourself, find a helmet you like and wear it 😂
Who are you?
@Sabbathbloodysabbath666 just another skater 😂
Im 34 and skateboarding still gets me so excited. It’s beautiful and the sorry and menikmati part were always there to hype me up to try something new. Arto had such a sick approach to skating and his style and choice of tricks were always chef’s kiss.
This is why I watch vice, for the most part. I feel ya Arto.
Im 36 and still skating. Flip Sorry was the first skate video I ever saw in my life, he will remain one of my favorite skaters of all time, I am what I am today thanks to skateboarding, thanks to the inspiration I got from these skaters. I feel like I could cry if I ever see this guy in person, he is a fucking legend.
Tell me how you do it - and let me know if you find a loop hole with building a half pipe without raising your home owners insurance. Sucks getting old.
Being a skater turned photographer myself, Arto has always been in my 'Mount Rushmore' of both. Seems like a solid, down to earth dude as well. One of the GOATs for sure.
love watching this long story of Arto watching those unseen Dylan clips amazing
Flip sorry was on repeat back in the day. Arto is a LEGEND
Such a beautiful documentary. Thanks so much for making this. Massive respect to Arto how far hes come and how much hes pushed.
26 years ago a 16 year old me read an interview of a finland boy in Monster Skateboard Magazin.
I knew back then already that there's happening something special.
Cheers from Germany
Arto Saari has been a favorite of mine for almost 2 decades. Dude is just a legend on and off the board.
Im blessed to have come up during that sorry run, to have Arto as one of the main pillars for inspiration.
This was so well done!! Can’t wait to show my kids this! Plus I might have to revisit Sorry because it’s been a minute. Keep doing your thing Arto!! This is mad inspiring!!
Arto’s Menikmati and Sorry parts were some of the best ! Forever in history. One of the greatest eras of skateboarding so proud to be apart of it .
Arto is a legend! Pure inspiration
Arto thank you and the team for this one. Many of us ca. relate losing skateboarding and that era. I’m 36 yo. I still get and skate but it’s not the same when you’re young. Stoked you found a new thing. I hope that for all watching
Arto is such a gem of a person, this was definitely the best episode in the series
I give the skaters from the Scandinavian countries so much respect because there's less days of good weather to skate in those regions so you really have to be bloody brilliant like Arto and Ali to make it so young. Love the adventure in Arto's soul. What a life!
They have super good indoor parks though
Arto is not a Finlander.
@@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz yes he is.. lived first 18 or so years of his life in seinäjoki. just because he is lucky enough to have left this hellhole makes him no less a finn.
@test-tl8dt I skateboarded 25years in Finland and never saw Arto Saari here in Finland. I have seen and also skated same time in a park with every Finn "Pro" skateboarder. He have born in Finland, but now he lives in Hawaii (prison island). So Arto Saari is a Hawaiian.
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz he was born in SeinaJoki Finland. Are you dense
YES ! his skating was such a huge influence! his eS shoe was one of my all time favorite shoes.
Simply amazing! We need a movie of Arto
This is what made vice, vice. Too bad it’s far and few between now. Much love to Arto, my skateboarding brother❤
Arto is one of a kind. Person of the future with respect for the past. And a legend of his own earning. We love you arto. Forever
Arto is a living legend, I started skating in 2000 and he's always been my favoutie skater due to his epic style on and off the board, he is super inspirational and talented with a true grit to life. This movie is amazing testament to his incredible life and gives me a buzz of energy to do the same, live an epic life.
thank you for telling and sharing this beautiful and inspiring story .....
Man, what a heart felt and meaningful masterpiece!
Loved watching this, a true journey of emotions! Thank you Arto..............
Spectacular story, spectacular shots, just amazing ✨
Excellent work here, thank you so much. Arto and Dylan two of the greats, Dylan is sorely missed.
Arto is one of my all time top inspirations. Life, art, skateboarding, all of it.
What a great man, he never wore tight skinny jeans.
04:40 dat switch tre flip was so unreal when I saw it the first time!
So happy for Arto. I’ll never forget the first video I saw him in
Extremely well made and inspirational. This is the kind of quality content that y’all need to continue to produce
This is so good. What a legend. And his photos are amazing.
Wasn’t expecting surprising Dylan Rieder footage and background stories!
such a good doco. Arto will always be a legend in Skateboarding. Big ups bro from New Zealand
such a good era especially the ads and hype at the time
This is the best Doc that Vice has ever made. Best Epicly Later'd has ever done. Please continue to do this!
Great job on the video 📸, thank you Arto.
I remember growing up and hearing about Arto and his sleek style. Then seeing Sorry and then seeing the hand rail accident. The dude is a BEAST! Still one of the cleanest Fakie Flips on 2002 Flip's Sorry. Him and Tom Penny!
Such an inspiring documentary.
Thank you Patrick and Arto, and everyone involved.
Menikmati was my first legit skate video I've watched and I will never forgot that feeling after watching Arto's part. Moreover after watching this documentary I am literally melted. Such a character and inspiration.
American 37 only finnish/sami heritage this guy is god to my generation.
Genuine legend. What a great piece, really enjoyed it
What an incredible story from an incredible skateboarder & person!
Let me just say this, I would have spent a whole month camping out just to watch this come out!!
I was a skater in 2002
❤ so nice to hear from u again arto.
Man! This series with Arto and Atiba! Both are incredible.
childhood hero for many 🙏
arto,pj ladd, Bastien salabanzi, mark appleyard, Geoff Rowley, stefan janoski, Ali boulala they all in golden era
Would have been rad if Stefan was on flip, his style was so so good
Every time I would fakie flip down a set of stairs I pictured him on the blocks in Barcelona. It made mine way more steezy just imagining being him in that moment.
Arto is the best...I'm a fan before Sorry when he pop up from Finland, destroying Euro contests on 411.
His Sorry part feat Tom Penny is a Masterpiece.
Proud to have a selfie with him at CPH years ago.
Much Love Arto ❤
And Appleyard too
What an amazing dude! Didn’t know Arto is such an artist of LIFE. Great documentary too congrats
I love you, Arto and Dylan R.I.P. mate Thrash hard on a good set for us up there, I love you.
He has such an incredible eye. It's clearly instinctual and not learned. His camera really is an extension of his body. He's got it.
I'm at work - everything that's going on around me at the moment is on pause til this is over ...
This was fucking great. Kinda at a loss for words for how perfectly this was told. Arto was my idol growing up, and I can't thank him enough for the joy his parts brought me. And I'm grateful he's achieved such a great life and legacy through his photography after such a brutally painful yet epic skating career 🙏
What an absolute legend. His part in menikmati is when he became one of my favorite skaters, so much style.
best one of the series yet. good work guys :')
This was sooo good and layered perfectly ❤
knowing i once could land tricks and the harsh reality that i can no longer do them is heart wrenching
His parts in Menikmati and Sorry are legendary!
Another great episode, this season is 10/10. Wondering about the absence of Geoff Rowley... I feel like he would have had a lot to say.
Epic! You're a true legend Arto
Arto bummed a cig off me at a demo in Redmond, WA many years ago lol he was/is awesome! Def gotta get his book!
Killing these skate documentaries!!!! Always loved epicly later’d!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’n.
such a legend. one of my fave skaters of all time and now his photos are next level too :)
what a great story and amazing skater!! wish him continuous success
Been waiting 20 years for this.
Yeah seriously
I love Arto ! what a heavy video, damn. even more credit than before.
Didn't even need to watch this to add a "Like"... Arto is a legend! 🤟
Thank you. Great episode.
I met Arto at a demo in my home town back in 2007-ish. I asked him to do the voicemail greeting on my phone and it said "Devin's not here right now... He's over at shelas house. Won't be back for a couple of days" My dad was so mad but I didn't want to change it because, it was Arto. I took a grounding for a week just to keep it on there a bit longer. Legend.
This is really good, thank you very much!
Hey Arto remember that time I met you at a starbucks and you introduced me to Geoff Rowleu and David Gonzalezv cause I do! I still have that board you gave me and the wheels Rowley gave me. I wish I could have shown you the spors that day I had a ton. Thanks for being Nice af dude. cheers.
Inspirational piece. Love Arto.
See VICE, this is what we expect from this channel
Masterpiece. Thanks for this and thanks Arto for all !
Arto you are a legend and you motivate and inspire me with your story thank you skateboarding ❤️
Doppest vice peace Ina min.
Arto. ❤ dang. Time is of the essence eh.
A man of many talents. One of the best. This was awesome 👏👏👍👍
Might be my favorite one yet. Great job Patrick !
he looked a bit like Arnold Schwarzenegger when he first moved to the usa and its a kinda similar story, much love and massive respect to Arto
such a good analogy!
I have definitely said this too in the past. Young Arnie looks a lot like young Arto.
Just such a freaking inspiring story to watch.Just got me freaking go in with the full body.Tingles and excitement to just go after your dreams .. I really needed that I mean , I just started my own business Two months ago and going through the ups and downs, but wow, this is such an inspiration that likes a fire within me.. It where that persistence can get you
Arto .. what a legend
I’ll take this opportunity to praise fellow yt user whose channel name shall remain known to those who know, that allowed to watch Arto’s part in Menikmati, still go back to that video on that channel to this day