In Finland there still is something left of the old fashioned mutual trust. A local paper wrote about a tourist lady who had lost her purse in Helsinki, in a tram. She was sure the purse was gone forever. But it was returned to her hotel and all the money, her passport and other valuables were there. There was a note written in English: "I just took a mint. Bad breath". Sounds very Finnish, straight to the point :)
Oh this happened to me too! I left my purse on a park bench and cried because it had my money and passport in it. Someone found it and gave it to the police right away and the police mailed me my purse and kept in contact with me until they knew I had it a few days later.
I have lost my wallet more times than I care to admit, and every time I think "surely this time it is gone forever" but somehow I have alwasy gotten it back with everything still inside
I'm Finnish and I've lost my wallet a couple of times. Never saw it again. We tend to look our country through rose colored glasses every time when a video like this is made, or an article is written about us etc. We are just like any other country, we are people, we are jealous, we are selfish. We're not that special out of all the rest.
@@santerisalmivuori3872 People are people everywhere but repeating myself: I think in the Finnish society there still is something left of the old fashioned mutual trust. Little kids going to school by themselves, low corruption, the police is trusted. Not sure how scientific really but the Reader's Digest conducted a global, social "wallet experiment" a few years ago, Helsinki was the most honest there.
@@auvomesilampi6325 I know many Americans (and people from other countries) who have moved to Finland and lived here for several years, and who haven't bothered to learn it at all. I just think it's amazing that she did
@@auvomesilampi6325 The point isn't that they should, but that's just pure respect towards the country and civilization when they actually do that, at times to educate themselves.
I am a foreigner too! 46 years in Finland... I don’t regret I left France in 1974. The whole country is nowadays a lunatic asylum. It’s very nice you wanted to learn finnish. Many Americans don’t....
@@susannebrunberg4174 Sorry to hear you are so unhappy here in Finland. But you are not a prisoner, you can leave the country any time. Are you really sure you would be happier in the country you left (USA, Sweden, Germany????) ??
@Risto Kempas Hahahahaha! Just be honest and say you like girls better than boys. No shame in that. Granted, the Danes do sing more, louder, and sometimes at the most unexpected occasions. But I still managed to create a few hangovers after hanging out with (mostly male) Finnish colleagues.
My wife and I visited Helsinki last summer. The vibe of the people was totally refreshing and so peaceful and calm. And free drinking water everywhere.
I have many co-workers who have lived in Finland for over 5 years but can't speak finnish basically at all, and understanding is very limited as well, because they never needed finnish for their work or anything else they never bothered even though they plan to live here the rest of their lives.
@@thehilaryglow Dutch or Scandinavian. While there is nothing about her looks that tells she couldn't be Finnish, Finnish women often have pretty soft and round facial features, different complexion and sparse eyebrows without makeup. In Southwest people tend to look more Scandinavian, because the chances are they actually have significant amount of Scandinavian ancestry. However, to develop an idea of the general looks of Finnish people, one can always take a peek at Finnish social networking sites such as Kuvake or IRC-Galleria.
Terve! I visited Finland in November of last year with my mother. We only spent a week there, but I loved it there, even under cloudy skies all throughout. There is a certain warmth to Finns once you get past their direct exterior. I will have to revisit for a longer period next time!
Kiitos. I've noticed that a lot of foreigners think of us as "cold" people even though the "coldness" is just our way of respecting peoples personal space and need for silence especially after a long day at work, we just want to go home to rest. It's an introverts paradise really! 😂
Reason why some people say "no thank you" on streets when someone who is a stranger approaches them is that they might think you are trying to sell something. Finns normally dont approach strangers on streets - dont get offended by this though.
Knocking the door to speak about Jesus probably feels much more awkward to many Finns than opening the door just in a towel as you are in sauna 😁 But good video, thanks
Here's a tip for everyone that's considering visiting Finland: Please, don't go just to Helsinki or Lappi/Lapland because there's so much more to Finland than that (sure those are both very beautiful places, especially Lappi/Lapland). Go somewhere that's basically in the middle of nowhere and just take your time to take a walk in a nearby forest or just explore the nature, it truly is beautiful :)
You look just like a Finn, not just by your colors, but even the face structure, proportions. So I wouldn't be surprised if some Finns started to speak Finnish to you and were surprised to hear English, or American accent in your Finnish. I would start to speak Finnish with you, if I didn't know you. Even now I have hard time believing you're not a Finn - or don't have Finnish roots. Well, looking more carefully the body language is American. So - OK, I', convinced.
I don't think she looks particularly Finnish, but there is nothing about her looks that tells she couldn't be Finnish either. I would likely assume she is from Western Finland and has some Scandinavian ancestry. However, her pronunciation is actually pretty spot on at times, so that's probably the another reason for the confusion. However, in general Finnish women often have pretty soft and round facial features, different complexion and sparse eyebrows without makeup.
I also like finnish people, and I dream to move to them one day from Russia ps It's cool you speak Finnish so confidently, I'm learning it, it's not easy at all!
Hi greetings from Venezuela let me tell you that Finland is a beautiful country and a progressive country, i would love to live there Finland has a great quality of life and a impressive educational system.
Yes, muikku is the small fish they sell fried at markets, it's really tasty, and it's the same word we use instead of "smile" when someone's taking a picture.
Finland has one off the lardgest amounts off cars per capita. Only in the lardgest citys and their metripolitan areas is it possible to go to work/anywere without cars.
@@cadaver6665 Most of Finns have Summer cottages usually in a very rural areas without any public transportation options. That is one of the main reasons why Finnish families have cars. On average every Finnish family has more than 1 car.
That car thing is not true. We have lot of cars and finns used to know "world fastest people" cause we have strong motorsport community. Look at formula one series and you see there is many finns driving, and old legends who has rode. Wrc series have allso many finns. Many young drivers start in folk race class, you can get racing license that year when you turn 15y. Not having car is only possible when you live centre of "big city"
I just went to buy toothpaste the other day, they had several brands and just one of them had 5-7 different "flavors" of toothpaste. How am I supposed to know what's the difference between "pure white" and "white system" , I just want normal toothpaste!
fresh birch leaves are even better for sauna and some even freeze the bunches (called vihta or vasta depending where in Finland one lives) for use during the winter months
In case you have to use dried leaves, keep the vihta in a bucket of warm water for some hours bedore you start using it. The leaves are supposed to be soft and they smell good. When you bathe, take cool/cold water in the bucket for the vihta. Dip the vihta in the water regularly to make it cool of. A hot vihta does not feel good at all. Happy Sauna!
best vihta made out of birch branches is actually a fresh one made around midsummer when the leaves are fresh. the dried ones are just for winter and the idea is that you soak them before use to freshen them up. So the end result is not pain, but wet leaves going slap-slap and imparting nice birch smell everywhere.
Thank you so much for your kind words about our country and people. You are more than welcome back here! It is very exiting to hear what foreigners thinks about our things and habits. 😊 And btw, finnish is one of the most difficult languages in the world, and you speak it very very well! Like you have been here many years. 😊 I wish you all the best. 🙏🏼☀️
Kiitos,Thanks for the nice and kind words about our country. All true, except of the car´s ;) Welcome back anytime. It`s a small coutry and ours grandparents have fought for it hard against Soviet`s, back in days. So proud of this piece of land,people and history. Hyi silakkaa purkissa en syö :)
I agree with what you said about how quiet it is. That was the first thing I noticed when I got off the plane and walked into Helsinki airport. Do you plan to go back or have you been?
Lohikeitto ja ruisleipä yhdessä nam.. 😋 Salmon soup and Rye bread nam.. 😋
4 ปีที่แล้ว +20
Hi! I mean "Moi"😄 Tosi ihana kuulla sun mielipiteitä Suomesta. Tosi hienoa että arvostat asioita jotka on meille tärkeitä mutta samalla itsestään selviä. Kiitos kauniista sanoistasi ❤️
13:45 Small correction: you definitely do not want to dry the birch to make "saunavista" or "saunavihta". For optimal version you would want to take pretty thin branches the same day you're going to use the saunavihta, tie them similar to flower bouquet with thin rope (or really thin branches if you're skillful enough) and then soak the whole thing in water for a couple of hours before using it in sauna. If executed correctly, the leaves do not get detached even when saunavihta is used in sauna.
And we recycle a lot! All most every bottle and soda can is recycled and that is a huge thing compared to America. We have here very good recycling system for plastic and cardboard and paper and so on which is lacking in America
And we get money, when we return those bottles and soda can´s. It´s not much, but you can get a lot if you save a lot of them and return them at one time....
@@anu83 Actually we dont earn any money from them, the money we get back when returning the cans and bottles was included in the price of the bewerage as you can see from your receipts. If a 0.5L soda itself costs 2e we pay 2.20e for it and get the 0.20e back when we return the empty bottle. Its a pawn, not a paycheck. Its your own money. If one wants to actually make money from bottles and cans its possible by collecting other peoples bottles and cans from parks, streets, bushes etc.
@@Razid320 Depending on the state the same thing goes for the US. It can be anywhere from 5cents to 10cents but some stores will take any glass bottle or aluminum can and give you money for turning them in. Also recycling is quite common in the US, we recycle plastics, cardboard/paper, glass and metals. But again that can change from state to state on how available it is... But you have to remember the country of Finland has 3,000,000 less people than just the city of New York (just the city, not the entire state)
Thank you for this video, it was a gift. You are a very pleasant person and have good integrity. I hope you come back to Finland in future,clearly it has a spot in your heart. :) Ps. Yes, honesty and valueing right things in life is very Finnish.
Main reason people were wondering if you were Finnish even if you spoke broken Finnish, is that 5% of Finns are actually Finnish-Swedes that often speak a strange mix of Finnish and Swedish when they are speaking Finnish, and with an English-like accent (due to Swedish and English being related languages) since their mother-tongue is actually Swedish
This is not true. Maybe 5-10% of that 5% fits the description. It used to be true. But in reality you wont notice that someone is a swedish speaking finn untill they start talking swedish to you. Its a common misconception though.
@@joojaa3927 You obviously haven't been interacting with a lot of Finnish-Swedes from the fully Swedish speaking areas if you think this is a misconception
Well there are about 300 000 people who are counted as Swedish speaking of those about 90 000 live in the area around Vasa. Most of the swedes in other areas get enough influx from finns to talk fluently. So if we will be generous that about half of the 90 000 are ones that talk really broken finnish we get 15% lets add another 5% for old people. Then we get a upper limit of max 20% which admittedly is about 4 times my estimate. But could be as low as 10%. Admittedly i dont see as many people from Ostrobotnia as i did when i was a student or in military service (i did my service in swedish). But even back then people with recognizable accent were really in minority. Except in a few regions, where even the spoken Swedish was unrecognizable.
I do not at all understand why Americans would come to Finland to proselytize...You are not allowed to take a sauna bath? I would be very interested in the reasoning/justification for that.
You look like a finn yourself 😀 Your attitude towards other people and other cultures seem to be impeccable. Being adaptive, kind but still not naive, is the best way to meet other people. Btw, when you said " Olen kiire" then you're saying I am hurry.... Olen = I am ...but I'm busy = Mulla on kiire (or Mul on kiire) Litterally I Have busy.....but really, you're doing a great job in speaking finnish. I'm very impressed. Wow!
Thank you for quite accurate description of Finland and its people : ) ! And VERY well presented. I’m quite sure, you did find out, that we Finns are ’allways’ very interested in what example foreign people think of us and our country.... It’s often said to have something to do with Finnish peoples’ claimed low self esteem, but I personally don’t see it that way....first of all, I think it’s more about the country (not that much the people) , because we are very proud of what we have here, clean waters and nature as a whole, the Nordic style society with all it’s good things (but keeping in mind things too, that maybe aren’t that well here) and so on, that we find is on the positive side here. So maybe because of that we often want to know how non-Finns see all this,to find out if they have realistic picture (and hopefully positive one) of what we are and how we live our every day lives and so on. I guess it’s only natural intrest and common feature all over the world.... I also want to give you credit of speaking finnish amazingly good! I hope you are able to somehow benefit of your skill, or at least keep it up as good as it is. Maybe you got to come back, if not for other reasons, just to hold on to your newly learned skill : ) ! And you sure do have certain nordic looks, so you ’fit in’ to this corner of the world nicely : ). I guess it’s necessary to mention, that I, by no means, don’t mean that people looking different to nordic people would not fit in here or wouldn’t be welcome! So once again, thank you for your rational style storytelling .
When I visit the candy-section in a shop outside Finland, and I see the chocolates and the fruit-candies, but no salmiakki, I always think to myself "Guys, you are missing one third of available candy!"
silli = herring suolattu silli/suolasilli = pickled herring Glögi is normally made from wine and spices, the non-alcoholic glögi imitations that supermarkets sell are made from different kinds of fruit juices - never seen a cranberry one though, not sure how that would work!
Tbh I’ve never really expected to get up to see you first on my feed. But when it were about Finland the curiosity kicked in. Of course I did enjoy this experience to. After all you’ve been a great host explaining things on the show. So you take care of yourself you hear and thanks for sharing those experiences
At least for me learning any new language is more easy if you learn some of the basic grammar first and then start watching tv/movies and reading some books/magazines in that language. That will help you to get some grasp on how the language works. But really, just going to a place where people speak that language and speaking it yourself - not minding if you get it right - helps a lot. I am sure you will do fine!
Just have to say that streets named by instruments have to be in Kannelmäki, not in Haaga :D For example in pohjois-haaga streets are named by actors, actresses, directors etc.
The majority of people in Finland do own cars. I don’t mean to be rude, but please don’t make guesses when you have seen just the very center of the main city. We do use cars a lot. The people in the center of the city don’t usually need them, but anywhere else there are long distances (and not so great public transportation) to the cities so we have to use them.
Many people in urban areas use public transportation, but a car is almost vital if people are going to the other side of their city or don’t want to spend more than a hour to travel to Helsinki.
Well this is pretty much spot on. I laughed at the comment how we react to some stranger coming to talk at us at public place. They we're polite, usually you are taken for some crazy or foreigner.
I love how she even tells ricepies are from Karjala! And btw she must have some ancestors from here, seems like one of our sisters in so many ways, not just looks! Stay safe.
Living here in Turku for almost a year. There's only 3 things I think FINN'S couldn't live without. SAUNA, POTATOES, BEER/ALCOHOL. love Finland. From Philippines
Its literally "don't talk to me","mhm","ok", "Busy", sometimes you stare at the person and not talk, have a change in facial expression.. anything really
I'm not a religious type, but don't get offended, when a Finn really opens his door only with a towel around him. I have a sauna in may apartment, and boy, there have been several occurences of this that I have to get fast out of there and answer if somebody is ringing the doorbell. It's not because we are indicent, or something, but just because we are enjoying that after work. EDIT: Your Finnish is something that you have put work into. Never ever I would reach a same level of intelligibility in just a year.
@@TheNiittylahti Well your country is rather small so I could see riding a bike all over. Most of our states are as big if not larger than most European countries thus why so many people drive in the US. Hell I live in the US and don't own a car, I either walk, bike or ride a bus when I can. But to go from one side of the country to the other just to visit my mother I have to fly for six hours.
About the genuine the Finnish people it is characteristic for most European people, I am from Poland and we have same, usually if u ask "how are u doing / how are u etc" poles say literally how they feel at the moment or just what happened in their life recently. But it is not because we are genuine, we don't have such habit to this exactly and literally sentence, but we have other similar phrases which mean "hi" or "how are u doing", this phrase it is abbreviation of the " how are u", then we know that u would like to say just "hello/hi". Btw, It used to I was wondering what if someone want really ask American people about their feelings, and somebody told me that then they ask two times for example : " how are u? Tell me how are u?" Is it true?
Idk why but always when someone that's not finnish talks about finland, they sound like they explain aliens 😂
Maybe it is because we usually do need to explain to aliens.. ;)
Because they usually don't even know that Finland exists...
They are on to us!
@@setatampio9016 Is it time to leave?
Kui
In Finland there still is something left of the old fashioned mutual trust. A local paper wrote about a tourist lady who had lost her purse in Helsinki, in a tram. She was sure the purse was gone forever. But it was returned to her hotel and all the money, her passport and other valuables were there. There was a note written in English: "I just took a mint. Bad breath". Sounds very Finnish, straight to the point :)
Oh this happened to me too! I left my purse on a park bench and cried because it had my money and passport in it. Someone found it and gave it to the police right away and the police mailed me my purse and kept in contact with me until they knew I had it a few days later.
I have lost my wallet more times than I care to admit, and every time I think "surely this time it is gone forever" but somehow I have alwasy gotten it back with everything still inside
I'm Finnish and I've lost my wallet a couple of times. Never saw it again.
We tend to look our country through rose colored glasses every time when a video like this is made, or an article is written about us etc.
We are just like any other country, we are people, we are jealous, we are selfish. We're not that special out of all the rest.
@@santerisalmivuori3872 People are people everywhere but repeating myself: I think in the Finnish society there still is something left of the old fashioned mutual trust. Little kids going to school by themselves, low corruption, the police is trusted. Not sure how scientific really but the Reader's Digest conducted a global, social "wallet experiment" a few years ago, Helsinki was the most honest there.
@@mikrokupu Well put. I stand mostly corrected.
I appreciate that you took time to actually learn Finnish. It is a hard language and most Americans don't bother to learn it.
Oona Silvia why should they, only a few people speak it anyway.
@@auvomesilampi6325 I know many Americans (and people from other countries) who have moved to Finland and lived here for several years, and who haven't bothered to learn it at all. I just think it's amazing that she did
I already know some Finnish would love to learn more.
@@auvomesilampi6325 The point isn't that they should, but that's just pure respect towards the country and civilization when they actually do that, at times to educate themselves.
@@wkdgrneyes perkele mitä mitä mieltä olet?
I am a foreigner too! 46 years in Finland...
I don’t regret I left France in 1974. The whole country is nowadays a lunatic asylum.
It’s very nice you wanted to learn finnish. Many Americans don’t....
Can relate. Left France for Finland 2 years ago and I'm not heading back.
Why are people coming here??? I came also, and regret it very, very much! Sadly there's no turning back anymore...
@@susannebrunberg4174 Sorry to hear you are so unhappy here in Finland. But you are not a prisoner, you can leave the country any time. Are you really sure you would be happier in the country you left (USA, Sweden, Germany????) ??
@@alainchiaroni5149 Yes it is very hard to understand how somebody can regret coming to Finland.
@Risto Kempas Hahahahaha! Just be honest and say you like girls better than boys. No shame in that. Granted, the Danes do sing more, louder, and sometimes at the most unexpected occasions. But I still managed to create a few hangovers after hanging out with (mostly male) Finnish colleagues.
My wife and I visited Helsinki last summer. The vibe of the people was totally refreshing and so peaceful and calm. And free drinking water everywhere.
yeah why buy bottled water when we have great tap water
Kotipizza is taking money now days for water. Thats why I never enter their pizza houses. (tap water)
U have to go lapland at winter
@@democracyalways9801 Nope, it does not. PS. Was in kotipizza just last week and got free water.
Where here is free water? I pay every month for water.
The amount of finnish you learned in a year is just mind bogling. You're definitely on the right path. Well done.
MrTylerDurden agreed. Some people might be here a decade without learning this much
I have many co-workers who have lived in Finland for over 5 years but can't speak finnish basically at all, and understanding is very limited as well, because they never needed finnish for their work or anything else they never bothered even though they plan to live here the rest of their lives.
I can see why people would think you were a Finn, you look the part!
I think she looks more baltic imho
Her nose is somewhat Finnish, they have a button nose that is flat and quite wide.
The same kind of nose appears in Central-Africans too.
The rest of the face seems Dutch.
And speak mostly really well finnish 👍
@@thehilaryglow Dutch or Scandinavian.
While there is nothing about her looks that tells she couldn't be Finnish, Finnish women often have pretty soft and round facial features, different complexion and sparse eyebrows without makeup. In Southwest people tend to look more Scandinavian, because the chances are they actually have significant amount of Scandinavian ancestry.
However, to develop an idea of the general looks of Finnish people, one can always take a peek at Finnish social networking sites such as Kuvake or IRC-Galleria.
You explain things so well. I'm finnish myself and just watching this warms my heart
Terve! I visited Finland in November of last year with my mother. We only spent a week there, but I loved it there, even under cloudy skies all throughout. There is a certain warmth to Finns once you get past their direct exterior. I will have to revisit for a longer period next time!
KIITOS!!!!
Nice! 😊 came again!🙏🏼
That's amazing :) Thank you, Finland will be welcoming you back warmly! :3
Kiitos. I've noticed that a lot of foreigners think of us as "cold" people even though the "coldness" is just our way of respecting peoples personal space and need for silence especially after a long day at work, we just want to go home to rest. It's an introverts paradise really! 😂
Reason why some people say "no thank you" on streets when someone who is a stranger approaches them is that they might think you are trying to sell something. Finns normally dont approach strangers on streets - dont get offended by this though.
I'm glad you liked it here. Please feel welcomed any time.
Knocking the door to speak about Jesus probably feels much more awkward to many Finns than opening the door just in a towel as you are in sauna 😁
But good video, thanks
So relatable xD
I never open the door when jehovah's witnesses are knocking.
What does it means?
As a Finn, I got really happy and humbled listening through the whole video :)
Here's a tip for everyone that's considering visiting Finland: Please, don't go just to Helsinki or Lappi/Lapland because there's so much more to Finland than that (sure those are both very beautiful places, especially Lappi/Lapland). Go somewhere that's basically in the middle of nowhere and just take your time to take a walk in a nearby forest or just explore the nature, it truly is beautiful :)
After living for more than 12 years in Finland I must admit that your pronounciation is incredible!
That's how life is when you have a social safety net and not a society that will throw you away the second you can't produce a consumer product.
Miks aina eksyn tälläsiin vastaaviin videoihin?🤣 En kylläkään taida olla ainut😂
Donald Duck no et kyllä oo ainut xD
Et ole 😄😄
TH-cam suosittelee kovasti tätä
Joka youtube videossa jossa ulkomaalainen puhuu Suomesta tai suomalaisista niin suurin osa kommentojista ovat suomalaisia.
Me vaa ollaa hirveen kiinnostuneita mitä muut ihmiset toisista maista ajattelevat meistä.
only living a year in finland your finnish seems incredible.
You look just like a Finn, not just by your colors, but even the face structure, proportions. So I wouldn't be surprised if some Finns started to speak Finnish to you and were surprised to hear English, or American accent in your Finnish. I would start to speak Finnish with you, if I didn't know you. Even now I have hard time believing you're not a Finn - or don't have Finnish roots. Well, looking more carefully the body language is American. So - OK, I', convinced.
I don't think she looks particularly Finnish, but there is nothing about her looks that tells she couldn't be Finnish either. I would likely assume she is from Western Finland and has some Scandinavian ancestry. However, her pronunciation is actually pretty spot on at times, so that's probably the another reason for the confusion.
However, in general Finnish women often have pretty soft and round facial features, different complexion and sparse eyebrows without makeup.
I also like finnish people, and I dream to move to them one day from Russia
ps It's cool you speak Finnish so confidently, I'm learning it, it's not easy at all!
Hi greetings from Venezuela let me tell you that Finland is a beautiful country and a progressive country, i would love to live there Finland has a great quality of life and a impressive educational system.
At 14:49 is called "Nordic walking" "sauvakävely" in Finnish :)
joka kerta ku joku mainitsee sanan ''sauvakävely''. tulee mieleen se pahuksen kaalimadon mainos.
I have also heard about dementia skiing😃
Ilona Lindroos What?
@@omnietyy Dementia skiing. Got the sticks but forgot the actual skis.
It's not a tradition though. It has been in fashion only recent years.
Wonderful people. Beautiful country. The Winter War made them deadly serious about protecting their democracy & territory.
Thank you for the kind words. I'm a Finn and your Finnish sounds really good. I sincerely hope that you have a chance to keep it up.
Yes, muikku is the small fish they sell fried at markets, it's really tasty, and it's the same word we use instead of "smile" when someone's taking a picture.
Yes and muikku can be used the same way as "cheese!" when taking a picture :)
In English muikku (coregonus albula) is called the vendace.
90% tän videon katsojista on suomalaisia + ketään ulkomaalaista ei kiinnosta näin roska maa
Niilo Harjuntausta 🤣🤣 Voi olla totta !!
@@niiloharjuntausta7487 hahah totta
Excellent job with your Finnish with only one year in Finland. Ihan hienosti puhut.
Finland has one off the lardgest amounts off cars per capita. Only in the lardgest citys and their metripolitan areas is it possible to go to work/anywere without cars.
Small towns are easily walked through on feet or a bike. Only if you live in the countryside you might need a car.
@@cadaver6665 Most of Finns have Summer cottages usually in a very rural areas without any public transportation options. That is one of the main reasons why Finnish families have cars. On average every Finnish family has more than 1 car.
That car thing is not true. We have lot of cars and finns used to know "world fastest people" cause we have strong motorsport community. Look at formula one series and you see there is many finns driving, and old legends who has rode. Wrc series have allso many finns. Many young drivers start in folk race class, you can get racing license that year when you turn 15y. Not having car is only possible when you live centre of "big city"
True, but not in Helsinki.
As a Finn i sometimes wakeupp and be thankful about living in this blessed country.
16:13 About grocery stores. There are so many different kind milks that it's overhelming :)
A lot of people are lactose intolerant too :D
vilestine Just like everywhere
Cow milk isn't for human consumption.
@@esaedvik humans can consume it, its for humans. And the milk sold in shops isnt pure milk.
I just went to buy toothpaste the other day, they had several brands and just one of them had 5-7 different "flavors" of toothpaste. How am I supposed to know what's the difference between "pure white" and "white system" , I just want normal toothpaste!
Your pronunciation is incredible considering how long you stayed in Finland
Love when you speak Finnish! Impressive!
fresh birch leaves are even better for sauna and some even freeze the bunches (called vihta or vasta depending where in Finland one lives) for use during the winter months
In case you have to use dried leaves, keep the vihta in a bucket of warm water for some hours bedore you start using it. The leaves are supposed to be soft and they smell good. When you bathe, take cool/cold water in the bucket for the vihta. Dip the vihta in the water regularly to make it cool of. A hot vihta does not feel good at all. Happy Sauna!
Kiitos Enkeli. Olet liian kiltti ja ihana!❤️
Thank you Angel. You’re too Kind and wonderfull !❤️
best vihta made out of birch branches is actually a fresh one made around midsummer when the leaves are fresh. the dried ones are just for winter and the idea is that you soak them before use to freshen them up. So the end result is not pain, but wet leaves going slap-slap and imparting nice birch smell everywhere.
th-cam.com/video/EQ3MC1Zt-zw/w-d-xo.html
Awesome job with the finnish at the end of the video! Kiitos käynnistä ja tervetuloa uudelleen!
Thank you so much for your kind words about our country and people. You are more than welcome back here! It is very exiting to hear what foreigners thinks about our things and habits. 😊 And btw, finnish is one of the most difficult languages in the world, and you speak it very very well! Like you have been here many years. 😊 I wish you all the best. 🙏🏼☀️
You should use fresh birch in sauna. Dried ones are only used during winter when you cannot get fresh.
No, Thank you for visiting. I am a bit disappointed that we never met, seems that you are really genuine also.
Kiitos,Thanks for the nice and kind words about our country. All true, except of the car´s ;) Welcome back anytime. It`s a small coutry and ours grandparents have fought for it hard against Soviet`s, back in days. So proud of this piece of land,people and history. Hyi silakkaa purkissa en syö :)
I love EVERYTHING IN FINLAND because I live there.
I agree with what you said about how quiet it is. That was the first thing I noticed when I got off the plane and walked into Helsinki airport.
Do you plan to go back or have you been?
Thankyou very much for your positive description of Finland and the finns. This was a really good video, wish you good luck in the future.
Wow. Just one year in here and you speak so well. Nice video!
Kiitos erittäin paljon! Glad you had a good experience✌️🇫🇮
Lohikeitto ja ruisleipä yhdessä nam.. 😋
Salmon soup and Rye bread nam.. 😋
Hi! I mean "Moi"😄 Tosi ihana kuulla sun mielipiteitä Suomesta. Tosi hienoa että arvostat asioita jotka on meille tärkeitä mutta samalla itsestään selviä. Kiitos kauniista sanoistasi ❤️
On erikoista kyllä kun osaa suomea ja englantia nii sitte tietää molemmista puolista😅😁
13:45 Small correction: you definitely do not want to dry the birch to make "saunavista" or "saunavihta". For optimal version you would want to take pretty thin branches the same day you're going to use the saunavihta, tie them similar to flower bouquet with thin rope (or really thin branches if you're skillful enough) and then soak the whole thing in water for a couple of hours before using it in sauna. If executed correctly, the leaves do not get detached even when saunavihta is used in sauna.
And we recycle a lot! All most every bottle and soda can is recycled and that is a huge thing compared to America. We have here very good recycling system for plastic and cardboard and paper and so on which is lacking in America
And we get money, when we return those bottles and soda can´s. It´s not much, but you can get a lot if you save a lot of them and return them at one time....
@@anu83 Actually we dont earn any money from them, the money we get back when returning the cans and bottles was included in the price of the bewerage as you can see from your receipts.
If a 0.5L soda itself costs 2e we pay 2.20e for it and get the 0.20e back when we return the empty bottle.
Its a pawn, not a paycheck. Its your own money.
If one wants to actually make money from bottles and cans its possible by collecting other peoples bottles and cans from parks, streets, bushes etc.
@@Razid320 Depending on the state the same thing goes for the US. It can be anywhere from 5cents to 10cents but some stores will take any glass bottle or aluminum can and give you money for turning them in.
Also recycling is quite common in the US, we recycle plastics, cardboard/paper, glass and metals. But again that can change from state to state on how available it is... But you have to remember the country of Finland has 3,000,000 less people than just the city of New York (just the city, not the entire state)
Thank you for your kind review. And, wow, your Finnish is superb! ❤️
I actually think I met this lovely person in Tampere! Still think of it fondly! Such a beautiful soul, loved the vibe! ❤️
As a finn I found it fascinating to hear from you. Your finnish at the end was really good! You caught me off guard there haha
And why would you be so fascinated to hear from her? Could it be that flattering feeling because she was full of positive compliments about finns?
5:25 "Olen kiire" = I am busyness
"Olen kiireinen" or "minulla on kiire" = I am busy
Thank you for this video, it was a gift. You are a very pleasant person and have good integrity. I hope you come back to Finland in future,clearly it has a spot in your heart. :) Ps. Yes, honesty and valueing right things in life is very Finnish.
Street names are by areas because it's easier rescue persons to know where to go.
Thank you. Nice words 🙏🏻 Greets from 🇫🇮❤️
Main reason people were wondering if you were Finnish even if you spoke broken Finnish, is that 5% of Finns are actually Finnish-Swedes that often speak a strange mix of Finnish and Swedish when they are speaking Finnish, and with an English-like accent (due to Swedish and English being related languages) since their mother-tongue is actually Swedish
This is not true. Maybe 5-10% of that 5% fits the description. It used to be true. But in reality you wont notice that someone is a swedish speaking finn untill they start talking swedish to you.
Its a common misconception though.
@@joojaa3927 You obviously haven't been interacting with a lot of Finnish-Swedes from the fully Swedish speaking areas if you think this is a misconception
@@Songfugel This is true, when it comes to people from for example Närpes (Närpiö). Not as often with people from Helsin.....😙
Well there are about 300 000 people who are counted as Swedish speaking of those about 90 000 live in the area around Vasa. Most of the swedes in other areas get enough influx from finns to talk fluently. So if we will be generous that about half of the 90 000 are ones that talk really broken finnish we get 15% lets add another 5% for old people. Then we get a upper limit of max 20% which admittedly is about 4 times my estimate. But could be as low as 10%.
Admittedly i dont see as many people from Ostrobotnia as i did when i was a student or in military service (i did my service in swedish). But even back then people with recognizable accent were really in minority. Except in a few regions, where even the spoken Swedish was unrecognizable.
I used to live in Vaasa. No differences with the looks between swedish speaking and Finnish speaking ppl.
Glad it was seemingly good experience and welcome back some day. Seems like your take on nature and world is similar to ours. 😊
Thank you for your kind words, they were really heartwarming. You sure are the most welcome anytime (when it's safe again). Take care!
I do not at all understand why Americans would come to Finland to proselytize...You are not allowed to take a sauna bath? I would be very interested in the reasoning/justification for that.
@Agimus78 Ok, I must have misunderstood...What about my first question, I am even more interested in that?
Good idea to do it in a country with a cross in the flag
Finns are chill people who appreciate people being proper and feel sorry for the ones who fail at it
You look like a finn yourself 😀 Your attitude towards other people and other cultures seem to be impeccable. Being adaptive, kind but still not naive, is the best way to meet other people. Btw, when you said " Olen kiire" then you're saying I am hurry.... Olen = I am ...but I'm busy = Mulla on kiire (or Mul on kiire) Litterally I Have busy.....but really, you're doing a great job in speaking finnish. I'm very impressed. Wow!
Thank you for quite accurate description of Finland and its people : ) ! And VERY well presented. I’m quite sure, you did find out, that we Finns are ’allways’ very interested in what example foreign people think of us and our country.... It’s often said to have something to do with Finnish peoples’ claimed low self esteem, but I personally don’t see it that way....first of all, I think it’s more about the country (not that much the people) , because we are very proud of what we have here, clean waters and nature as a whole, the Nordic style society with all it’s good things (but keeping in mind things too, that maybe aren’t that well here) and so on, that we find is on the positive side here. So maybe because of that we often want to know how non-Finns see all this,to find out if they have realistic picture (and hopefully positive one) of what we are and how we live our every day lives and so on. I guess it’s only natural intrest and common feature all over the world....
I also want to give you credit of speaking finnish amazingly good! I hope you are able to somehow benefit of your skill, or at least keep it up as good as it is. Maybe you got to come back, if not for other reasons, just to hold on to your newly learned skill : ) !
And you sure do have certain nordic looks, so you ’fit in’ to this corner of the world nicely : ). I guess it’s necessary to mention, that I, by no means, don’t mean that people looking different to nordic people would not fit in here or wouldn’t be welcome!
So once again, thank you for your rational style storytelling .
At the end of 2019, the Finnish vehicle register contained 6,785,012 vehicles, of which 5,124,608 were in traffic use. (for 5.5M finns)
When I visit the candy-section in a shop outside Finland, and I see the chocolates and the fruit-candies, but no salmiakki, I always think to myself "Guys, you are missing one third of available candy!"
Not in Holland, we don't ;-)
Her pronunciation is fantastic!! She totally sounds Finnish and looks the part too.
I don't agree. She definitely has a foreign accent and she doesn't pronounce double consonants correctly.
Thank you for this awesome positive rendition of our country! 🙏🇫🇮
I appreciate you for learning language 😊 merry christmas from Finland 🎄 ❤
Amazing Finnish skills after just one year in the country. Wow.
silli = herring
suolattu silli/suolasilli = pickled herring
Glögi is normally made from wine and spices, the non-alcoholic glögi imitations that supermarkets sell are made from different kinds of fruit juices - never seen a cranberry one though, not sure how that would work!
My theory for the youth looking skin is the lack of facial expressions.
Sauna
😂😂😂
:|
You’re right. Finland IS incredible. I loved living there in my late teens.
Tbh I’ve never really expected to get up to see you first on my feed. But when it were about Finland the curiosity kicked in. Of course I did enjoy this experience to. After all you’ve been a great host explaining things on the show. So you take care of yourself you hear and thanks for sharing those experiences
Living without sauna makes me crazy and cranky. I take sauna abot 5 times /week. Especially I like it In winters time
Tämä
Tosi suomalaista
En oo ollut saunassa kahteen viikkoon send help
@@oonavuorio6247 en oo ollu kuukautee
Kuolin
@@VintageRose_05 koulen kanssasi
Hey, I'm going on a high school exchange to finland next year. I'm realy looking forward to it but do you have any tips to learn finnish?
At least for me learning any new language is more easy if you learn some of the basic grammar first and then start watching tv/movies and reading some books/magazines in that language. That will help you to get some grasp on how the language works. But really, just going to a place where people speak that language and speaking it yourself - not minding if you get it right - helps a lot.
I am sure you will do fine!
Hard work
Use app Duolingo! There is also free finnish course. :)
Maybe you end up in swedish talking area! Surprise, you hardly know that there are two official languages,
@@susannebrunberg4174 Or maybe you end up in Saame speaking area. There are 3 official languages you know :)
Just have to say that streets named by instruments have to be in Kannelmäki, not in Haaga :D For example in pohjois-haaga streets are named by actors, actresses, directors etc.
Awesome that you had a good time here!
Kiva kuulla että sulla oli hyvä kokemus täällä!
Thank you for the kind words about our country :)!
SUOMI MAINITTU, TORILLE!
WE MEET AT THE MARKET!
Missä vitun Marketissa
Korona
@@ST-wn7zt K-Marketissa, kun Siwa ja Valintatalo dead
@@MillyKKitty Torillaha sitä tavata pitäis ei marketissa
@@ST-wn7zt Plaza,market, marketplace
Wellcome back! 🇫🇮I have also lived in California as Fin..
We have really chill time here in Lahti. We like it like this.
The majority of people in Finland do own cars. I don’t mean to be rude, but please don’t make guesses when you have seen just the very center of the main city. We do use cars a lot. The people in the center of the city don’t usually need them, but anywhere else there are long distances (and not so great public transportation) to the cities so we have to use them.
Many people in urban areas use public transportation, but a car is almost vital if people are going to the other side of their city or don’t want to spend more than a hour to travel to Helsinki.
Many things were true! But please don’t explain guesses (based on limited experience) as truths!
This is an extreme comparison, but I wouldn’t say ”Most of americans are overweight” just because I’ve seen a lot of that.
Why are you not allowed to go in sauna??
SpatulaMatula Maybe it’s a sin.
Covid
Who knows, it might be a religious thing *shrugs* As an American even I am clueless, I love saunas.
Well this is pretty much spot on. I laughed at the comment how we react to some stranger coming to talk at us at public place. They we're polite, usually you are taken for some crazy or foreigner.
i would like for a vid of you talking i n finnish explaining the same as english
I love how she even tells ricepies are from Karjala! And btw she must have some ancestors from here, seems like one of our sisters in so many ways, not just looks! Stay safe.
That's a pleasure to hear, that you think Finland is incredible (I'm finnish). :)
Thank you so much!
Gotta watch these kinds of videos regularly so I remember to appreciate Finland and not to get bored and done with it 🤣🤣
btw birch must not be dried fresh are even better
Finland is number one on my bucket list. One day I will board that plane and my dream would have come true.
Living here in Turku for almost a year. There's only 3 things I think FINN'S couldn't live without. SAUNA, POTATOES, BEER/ALCOHOL. love Finland. From Philippines
...Aaand she look so Finnish!,..
Are LDS Finns allowed to use saunas?
Youre looking so finnish. Where your ancestors are from ?
My ancestors are from Sweden, Italy and Germany :)
How do Americans show/say when they just don't want or have the time to talk? I think saying ei kiitos, en ehdi is a very pollite way😊
Ne ei yleensä sano ettei ne halua tai että niillä on kiire koska se on epäkohteliasta, nii ne basically aina vaan puhuu jos joku tulee jutteleen
Its literally "don't talk to me","mhm","ok", "Busy", sometimes you stare at the person and not talk, have a change in facial expression.. anything really
@@ark6768 that sound very awkward
@@ark6768 if I would get stared and given a expression for trying to do a converstation I think my finnish social anxiety would kick in.
@Piyush Singha Depends on the person. Everyone is an individual.
How long did it take you to learn Finnish?
I'm not a religious type, but don't get offended, when a Finn really opens his door only with a towel around him. I have a sauna in may apartment, and boy, there have been several occurences of this that I have to get fast out of there and answer if somebody is ringing the doorbell.
It's not because we are indicent, or something, but just because we are enjoying that after work.
EDIT: Your Finnish is something that you have put work into. Never ever I would reach a same level of intelligibility in just a year.
I really enjoyed your video. Next time you Come To Finland, you should visit Lappland too.
Correction: 80% of Finnish has own car very often family’s have two cars.
Quick check says we have almost 3 million cars and almost 300.000 motorbikes :) I think it is good that we sometimes don't use them.
But still we have more saunas than cars😉
@@TheNiittylahti Well your country is rather small so I could see riding a bike all over. Most of our states are as big if not larger than most European countries thus why so many people drive in the US. Hell I live in the US and don't own a car, I either walk, bike or ride a bus when I can. But to go from one side of the country to the other just to visit my mother I have to fly for six hours.
About the genuine the Finnish people it is characteristic for most European people, I am from Poland and we have same, usually if u ask "how are u doing / how are u etc" poles say literally how they feel at the moment or just what happened in their life recently. But it is not because we are genuine, we don't have such habit to this exactly and literally sentence, but we have other similar phrases which mean "hi" or "how are u doing", this phrase it is abbreviation of the " how are u", then we know that u would like to say just "hello/hi". Btw, It used to I was wondering what if someone want really ask American people about their feelings, and somebody told me that then they ask two times for example : " how are u? Tell me how are u?" Is it true?