Well, pinoys are chill about this. If they don't want pinoy nurses because of finnish language skills, then we shouldn't. I don't understand why we need to send nurses there in the first place if that's their concern. Let the finnish solve their own nurse shortage problems then. I mean, if nurses want to work overseas, there are other countries to choose from. 😊
I love the Filipino nurses in Singapore's hospital! They are lovely, have a warm personality and a sweet and kind smile. If the Finns do not welcome Filipino nurses, please choose Singapore!
Finland can deal with it themselves. One doesn’t have to be in the land of so called happiest country. There’s a vast opportunities outside their country where Filipino nurses can be appreciated and respected.
I seldom write a comment on TH-cam, but this time I feel the urge to do so. I am a filipino by birth but now a danish citizen. Denmark and Finland are what we call Nordic countries. Here in Denmark there is also lack of nurses, and it has been a topic at the parliament to hire Filipino nurses. If Denmark follows after Finlands solution to the problem, there will surely arise the same “issues”. But basically what I am saying is, always wear your heads up high because Filipino nurses are very capable for the job.
Thank you very much for your comment. We are indeed capable. The shortage of nurses is a global problem. I hope each nation’s government finds a sensible solution.
The question is, is there any other solution? This is a labor shortage that isn't available locally! If their concern is be able to communicate in local language immediately, then they should follow Japan's solution.
@@LarryfromPH thank you for commentibg. There is a solution, that is to make recruitment agencies to be more strict with their language requirements and conduct language courses for the nurses they hired once they are here in Finland. I am curious about what Japan does I have to look into that.
@@LarryfromPH I also would love to hear which actions have been made to solve the language problems. I heard that Sweden also is hiring Filipino nurses, and they already offer swedish language in the Philippines, specifically in Baguio, for interested Filipino nurses.
@@Finnspirational thank you for raising this issue❣️You are an inspiration to other Filipinos, who aspire to work in non-english speaking countries. As for Denmark, there are many Filipinos with nursing degrees, who came to work here first as “au pairs”, then later married there danish man. It is one of the solutions the parliament has taken, but it is taking quite some time now to process. No definite solution yet.
Hello! I was born in Finland and live in Canada. When I heard how beautifully you speak Finnish I just had to smile. Your willingness to uproot yourself from everything you've ever known to practice nursing in Finland is to be commended. 😊
Wow! You speak fluent Finnish, not to mention English. Thank you for speaking on behalf of your fellow countrymen. Our Pinoy nurses work in so many countries they rely on them because they're efficient and competent. That's why I find it hard to believe your host country who are known to be one of the happiest nations say otherwise. Filipinos are quick learners in learning a new language and that is why they are able to work in non English-speaking countries. (Ang napansin ko nga sa isang youtuber na Pinoy iyong asawa laging nakasimangot in contrast to their well known trait!). New subscriber here. 😃
@@lermadonnachie735 I really appreciate your comment. My mother instilled in us the importance of education. I guess that’s what makes me strive to gain fluency in the languages that I study. I keep in mind that whatever I learn, may it be a language or a skill, can never ever be stolen from me, and I can benefit from it one way or another. Thanks for subscribing and commenting❤️
Been working in the US as a nurse for several years, same thing. I have experienced racism from other nurses and patients. It isn’t ideal but it is the world we live in. No matter which country you go, whether it be the US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Korea or the middle east, you will experience discrimination. Every overseas Filipino worker has lived this. To survive in a country that is not your own, Kelangan maging matatag at wag balat sibuyas. Don’t expect people to adapt to you, you need to adapt kasi andun ka sa bansa nila. When in Rome, be a Roman. Europe is overburdened with their refugee crisis and all the problems that come with it. Traditionally, left leaning governments are now veering towards the right, and along that policies and attitudes towards migration are becoming conservative. That is all over the world, not just Finland. Finland wants to reduce the number of refugees that come to their country but they are willing to increase and issue more work-based visas. The fact that the Finnish government are willing to open their country to Filipino nurses, means they recognize, as have so many countries before them, our competency as nurses and work ethics. Don’t go to any country thinking everything will be smooth sailing and without hardship. The most difficult thing to overcome when you move overseas is homesickness and overcoming the cultural barriers. Ika nga culture shock is real. You will meet a LOT of ignorant people, but don’t let that hamper you from achieving your dreams. Let it be an opportunity for you to represent our country well and educate them about why we are in demand all over the world. Apply Lang ng apply mga kapatid.
@pearldans5640, yes you are right racism is everywhere but it does not mean you will tolerate the way those Fins to be looking down on pinoy nurses. I have lived in 3 different countries Middle East, Canada and now in the US and had worked in a bank, airline and hospital in the administrative level, modesty aside I have never experienced being seen or treated differently, because I speak my mind. No one in my 40 years overseas work experience have I encountered a co-worker or out of my workplace said to my face or commented negatively just because I'm from the Philippines. Perhaps behind my back maybe. I have a number of situations where I stood up for myself even at a younger age, first was in UAE, the General Manager of the Bank I worked, who happened to be an Englishman from Yorkshire when I overheard him mocking on a housemaid he spoke on the phone and he presumed a pinay, after he hung the phone I confronted him and said "excuse me sir, not all Filipinas does not know English or could not speak, how on earth did you know the person you spoke with was from the Philippines". Guess what, he apologized to me because he felt I was so furious about his ignorance, and later found out that the maid he spoke was from India. 2nd situation was two of my officemates British, an Auditor and the other Plant Engineer, that whenever I pass by they were looking at my legs and swamping me with their paperworks, so what I did to give them heck of their lives, I went and talk directly to our Regional Director and both were reprimanded and from then on they're afraid to give me paperworks and quit looking at my legs avoiding me. 3rd scenario, a British secretary of another department who gets more pay than I get despite the fact I was the one who trained her, what I did I approached the bank's CEO (same bank) and said "What does she know that I don't know, in fact I was the one who trained her",,, in an instant my pay $ got revised...4th scenario, a German Canadian lady about 5'8" tall and I am 4'11", she's a Lab Tech who tried to shut me up not wanting me to ask her about work, I raised my voice at her and said "so what?" and the next day I complained to her Supervisor, a few days later she became nice to me...and I have more scenarios but I might run out of space to type on. What I am saying is, it does not matter who they are where they came from, they are just like us who eats, poops, burp, fart etc...why would you let them belittle us. You are right, we adjust by learning their language but never let your guard down and let them do and say anything that may offend us. In my opinion, if its their country who sought help by hiring foreign nurses, then it is the responsibility of their government or their hospital administration to educate their people that the world does not evolve with their own only, if you open your door to someone it means you accept whatever they bring along with them. simple as that.
Nowhere in my statement did I state Filipinos should tolerate racism, did I? I only said that racism is everywhere. It is the world we live in. As a matter of fact, you enumerated numerous instances from your personal experience which only further supported my premise above which is that EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU WILL ENCOUNTER RACISM. Pero nasa applicante na yan, if they allow that to hinder their dreams of living and working abroad. READING COMPREHENSION PO. Mema lang eh.
Filipinos can't speak their language? Filipinos can't speak English? How did they get to Finland without knowing how to communicate? Can they speak Tagalog, Bisaya, Ilonggo, Ilocano, Chavacano, Karay-a, etc.😂😂😂😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅
The only way to solve the problem Search the problem then find the solution What. About the Administration Dont the offer orientation Filipinos should unite because in unity there is strength That is one of our Weakness, No unity in the work place for fear of the unknown Then don't go to Finland
True. We experienced racism in our workplace. Hi ndi nila ina-acknowledge ang educational system ng Pinas. So for them akala nila joke lang yung tinapos natin. Pero pag nurse ka lalabas at lalabas talaga skills mo when it is needed. Hahanga na lang sila kase pagkuha ng blood pressure manually di sila marunong. Panic mode na yan sila pag pumalya na battery ng digital blood pressure measuring device. Napag aaralan ang language. If ayaw nila ng mga pinoy nurses sa bansa nila sisihin nila government nila. Tsaka excuse me we're paying the same tax as them. Heads up mga Kunars! 😊
@@Finnspirationalsa totoo lang jackpot sila sa Pinoy, magagaling din silang mag English kaya dapat walang issue o dapat maliit lang. Pero todo recruit sila ng Burmese nurses at students para di magsara mga schools nila na maliliit ang population.
I wish the Philippines can someday be reasonably well-off, self-sufficient, & well-invested so that our people do not have migrate to far away places; separate from family & friends; leave the land & culture we embrace. Maybe this will be the century where Philippine industry can employ a majority of our people & the only reason to leave our country will be for travel & tour.
First, you should see that NO VIDEOS LIKE THIS EXIST. Second, we do not look for work ABROAD. LIKE THE SO CALLED "AMERICAN DREAM". 3RD CONTENTMENT 4th we do not look at English as a 2nd language na parang sosyal ka kapag nageenglish ka. Dapat mawala tong mga ganitong thinking. Kapag ngyari tong mga to. That's the time na self sufficient na to.
That will never happen because the prevailing thought in the country is to work abroad as soon as possible instead of staying and demanding improvement in our current system. Di katulad ng ibang bansa na kadalasan nananatili mga tao nila sa hirap at ginhawa, kaya bansa rin nila nakikinabang
stay grounded... i have 4 nurses cousins working in UK, Canada, US and the Middle East.. i guess our Nurses are one of a kind, hence the demand abroad. God bless ❤
Jusme! There has always been a demand for nurses worldwide because the shortage is also worldwide. Sa Pinas mimso, may shortage. Hindi kawalan ang Finland if they don't hire Pinoy nurses. They need us, not the other way around.
Hindi talaga. They should make the nursing profession more inviting to their newer generation if they solely want their own kind to take care of them. Or they should perfect robotics for health care.
Finn here, hi! My problem with recruiting foreigners is due to the pay. Finland doesn't want to pay nurses the pay they deserve. That's why we are shopping cheaper workers from foreign countries and that tramples the fair pay grade for nurses. To be fair I don't know how much you get payd. If it's as much as finns then I don't have any problem but I doubt. And I personally don't have any problem that foreigners come here to work in any capacity. My problem is with the Finnish goverment that doesn't want to pay rightful salarys, not the foreign labor force. People learn other languages all the time, we know that, heck we study four languages in the elementary school as a rule. So, perconally, I wellcome you to Finland!
Hi. Thank you for your comment. Foreign workers are paid at the same rate, however for nurses they do not get to work as registered nurses. Some are hired as hoiva-avustaja while studying to be a lähihoitaja. So for those who studied for a 4-year AMK degree in the Philippines, they will be paid less than they deserve unless they will attend a pätevöitymiskoulutus. I don’t know if the recruitment agencies give their applicants that option.
I agree with them. Just go to the country that is easy to communicate unless you're fluent in their own national language. Hayaan niyo na sila sa bansa nila kung sino ang gusto nilang imbitahin para magtrabajo. Let them be. Pabayaan niyo sila kulang sa mga nurses. Kahit dito sa US kulang din ang mga nurses and in 2025 talagang malaki ang kakulangan ng mga nurses. Nurse din ako here in california. Im not sure kung nag iimport ang US ng nurses from the Philippines right now. Dami nga south koreans madali lang silang nagka greencard.
Go girl! We Filipinos have each other’s back. You’re positivity and resilience will guide the future of Filipinos who would one day go to Finland. Be the stronghold of change in a country that lacks diversity
Just happened to see your Vlogg. My empathy to all our kapwa nurses. I'm here in Münich, and I could say the same experience when I started here. I couldn't open my mouth maski ini insulto na. But learning the language has it's edge. Respetado nang mga kasama at, nakikipag sabayan minsan sa insultuhan. Pero mas grabe ang mga reactions nang mga Fins! I'm glad though I'm here at all those hardships are behind me now. Plus mga doctors mismo ang nag NURSES SOS, dahil sa ka kulangan nang workers. Enjoyed your down to earth Video!❤
Actually hindi naman lahat ng lumilipat dito kailangan mag trabaho eh. Pero kung mag bibigay ako ng honest advise, kailangan pag isipan mabuti ang paglipat dito. Napakalaking factor ng language sa buhay.
Oh thank you for this, atleast I won't assume that everything will be smooth there. I've been living in Spain for 6 years and been having a direct interaction with the locals at workplace and in school as I studied here but I've never encountered such hatred or bullying thing. I will have to prepare myself for those critism so it won't affect my whole being when I arrive there. I'm trying my best to learn Finnish language but it's not that easy, it requires a lot of time and motivation.
There are laws against discrimination and bullying in the workplace. It is not likely that you'd experience anything barbaric in real life. The internet, however, is where some think that they can get away with anything. Good luck on your studies
It is unfortunate that some people equate language ability to competence. This is just ignorance. If they lack the manpower to care for their own people then having foreign health care workers, even nurses, is a win for them. The least their government should do is provide these workers with language courses until these reach a certain level of fluency. Most of the world don’t speak Finnish and the desire for people to learn that language is probably close to nil - save for these nurses who would leave their home countries to go to a country where they don’t speak the language and are not even welcome. They should be glad these nurses are willing to go there…. (Shaking my head in disbelief.)
Thanks for your comment. It is really unfortunate. I’ve heard that recruitment agencies provide online language courses for 6 -8 months which is not enough in my opinion.
Filipino nurses works worldwide . What will be the world without the Filipinos ? Working for 38 yrs now here in Norway. I came here without knowing the language and my first working place was operating room where I work with diff Scandinavic nurses and doctors .After 19 yrs in OR I got latex allergy and need to think of my health , so I decided to study and took post op graduate in Mental health or psychistric nursing. Now Im still working in mental hospital for 18 yrs and still kicking. Mabuhay and we Filipinos learn the language eventually cuz here speaks in Norweigian. I understand Danish N Swedish but not the Finish language.
Same here in Germany. I have tought many times to give up because of the difficulty to learn new language and be fluent on it. It requires lot of time and lots of effort to speak them. Its just a matter of not giving up and the eagerness to learn. It took me more than 2 years to gain such confidence and to ask to repeat if i dont understand. I think that is one of the key, admitt that we dont understand everything because its not our language and we are no local of the country. Mahirap pero ofw tau. Kaya natin ang challenges ng life and work abroad.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Nice to know that others have the same experience on learning a language which is totally different from tagalog. Sending you warm greetings from cold Finland.
Exactly.that's why they need to be tolerant and understanding.Filipinos are naturally linguist. We easily learn languages but it would take a while. Or maybe it shd be the other way around.Why not employers do the learning of Filipino(depends if tagalog, cebuano, ilongo,ilocano, kapampangan,bicol, whahahaha) Seriously,so they can better communicate and translate instructions, anyway they are the ones in need of workers:nurses. Better yet, learn english, Filipinos understand english waaayy better than finnish language. Nurses thrive in English speaking countries. The better question is, why were they deployed there in the first place and hired at that when they know these nurses will have difficulty with regards to instruction.😏😒🤨
@@peachesa.5654 Thanks for commenting. They are deployed thru agencies and supposed to have knowledge of Finnish language already, but it seems that their proficiency is not enough.
Nurses all over the world are very welcome here in Germany. ( kulang kasi 😁) I’m a Pinay ( not a Nurse)living here for a decades now 😀 working ( high end Jewelery) when I change myself focusing only on Positivity , ignoring all negativity, Life gets better. Before going to work..PRAY and after …PRAY again. I would to say Life gets better 🙏🙏🙏
Why work in a toxic environment ? The work is stressful and comments like this is not productive to all nurses. Does it boils down to rascism? Those are undertones to ……..thank you for being so brave to speak out.
Mga kababayan, laban lang. Walang matigas na pandesal sa mainit na kape. WE LOVE YOU ALL UNSUNG HEROES! YOU ARE THE PRIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES! GOD BLESS YOU ALL! (With tears rolling down my cheeks.) I am so overcome with emotion with your video.
Salamat sa pag subscribe. Di ko alalain na manood nito na ganong karami. Sa tagal ng mga article na yun sa Facebook wala manlang umimik sa mga pinoy na nakakita non. Probably di nila naintindihan
I came across your vlog, while I'm here in my hostel in Bangkok, waiting for my Swedish Work permit, I did some research on Sweden, not really sure how my real situation will be in my work place, although I'll be working in a multi national energy company, so somehow that is a relief, I used to work in Singapore before, and I had a great experience, but I really believe as an OFW, we will always experience some form of discrimination in small ways, sad reality is, no matter where a Filipino will work and live, how much fluent you are in their language, "You will never be a local" in their eyes probably, but all I can is, you represent not only Filipino nurses, but as a Filipina, Smart, Funny and always have that HEART towards people and work, I think that is the most important trait of every OFW, they may have all the privilege and degrees in this world, but Filipinos always have that HEART, as cheesy as it sounds, that is the truth, Thank you kabayan for showing the world how Filipinos really are, and damn, I didn't know those finns can be so rude! hahaha Tigilan niyo kami sa HAPPIEST COUNTRY na yan! hahaha
Thank you very much for your comment. I am sure your work condition in Sweden will be good. Some Finnish nurses work in Sweden because they are paid better there. Anyhow, it’s true that for others I will never be good enough. Dedma lang😁
just stumbled upon your site. I'm not in the nursing field but I thought I'd enjoy watching - and I did. love your humour and candidness (reminds me of UP profs I love :)...thanks for sharing. hope this helps our hardworking nurses ..new subscriber here...
Thank you for this. This inspires me now to study more of their language. But I am thankful that I can feel the love especially of the erderly to us and treat us as their pikkutyttö 🙏😍
Usually, happy people radiates love and kindness. The way finns comment makes me think about them if they are really happiest people with all the hate in their hearts
subukan nila bumisita sa mga bansa sa disyerto...baka ma nosebleed sila. competition lang talaga tingin nila sa mga pinoy. workwise, dehado sila talaga dahil pinoy works with the ♥
I appreciate you sharing this. This situation happens even in a predominantly English language country. I feel the initial reaction of most Filipinos is to get upset upon hearing this. Well try not to! For those Filipino nurses living in Finland, take this as a challenge. Learn the languange and believe that knowledge is power. You will find such satisfaction when you achieve something, rub it in those naysayers faces who thought you're good for nothing. Go get 'em!!! 🎉
I think they just say that as an excuse... the real threat for them is the INFLUX OF THIS PARTICULAR RACE DOMINATING THEIR COUNTRY.... they probably preferred to be as HOMOGENIZED as possible....because it is just a TINY COUNTRY compared to other EURO STATE... TOO BAD. THEIR GOVT SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS STATEWIDE PROBLEM COMING.... They could have given INCENTIVES TO their OWN PEOPLE to take up NURSING CAREERS if they have realized they'll have an IMPENDING SHORTAGE.... BLAME YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT, FINLAND, for lack of FORSIGHT! 😂😂😂 As for Pinoy nurses, you have far better choices to practice your career, other than Finland.... you probably get better pay and treatment elsewhere, so don't fret. o
In my country NZ most of our nurses head overseas the same as our doctors, because America or Europe will pay our nurses a higher wage than our country can afford. So we have to bring in foreign workers to work in our hospitals. But I can tell you that as a patient who was looked after by the Philippines and Thai nurses, they are so friendly and kind, very happy to talk about their homeland and all the good things about their homeland. They are so good at their job their language skills are very good. So I'm so happy to have these people in my homeland to earn a living working here so thank you very much Philippines, Thailand and any other country that work here in New Zealand ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this video that clarifies some racial issues/comments. All over the world, the Filipino nurses are well appreciated. So, i think, no need for our kabayans not go there if they are not welcomed, di ba? More power to you.
Yes, huwag kayong magpapatalo sa mga ibang lahi. Pag tinanong kayo kung what kind of languages you speak, sabihin niyo na my father's language, my mother's language, our national language and English language. Sabihin niyo rin na "yes, our country has a shortage for nurses, but that's because we care about others before ourselves. Salary, maybe the other factor but compassion and empathy overshadow the salary".
So they will reply back to you, if so, if You care about others before yourselves”, why did you leave your country people who needed you? It will only make them doubt you more because it sounded from your statement that you care more about the people abroad than that of your own countrymen. What kind of justification is that??
When nurses are shorted in my country, there's what called "Bayanihan", that means family members can step in and fill the gap of a nurse and other obligation to the patient, so the nurse can unload a little bit of a burden on taking care of so many patient. Filipinos are resilient and creative in many ways when it comes to caring humanity. It is not justification but rather how to be a humanitarian in many ways. Filipinos are unique when it comes to caring a fellow human being. In the Philippines, rarely you will see a nursing home and nobody dies alone unlike in many other countries.
@uhrrrrangels I moved to Finland for personal reasons. Back then I didn't know that I would end up practicing my nursing profession. We all have the right to choose our own paths and shouldn't be judged for our choices. I don't care if they doubt me as long as I am doing my job.
One thing that I've observed to some Filipino workers overseas is that they talked about kung gaano sila kahirap sa Pilipinas kaya sila nag-abroad para kumita ng mas malaking pera. Hindi nila alam na yung salita nila na yun ay magagamit against them, so hindi maganda ang paawa-awa na pananalita,dahil nga gagamitin nila yun para humamak sa mga Pilipino in general.
The fact that they are worried that Filipinos "lack" Finnish language tells what exactly their situation is. It is easy for Filipinos to learn a new language as it is part of the job. If Finns thinks this way, it only tells us that they can't easily learn Italian or German language neither despite their language a relative of Romance or Nordic language. If Finns are worried about "language barrier" then you should tell them to be a nurse then. Oh, I would love sending them messages one by one, those who gave an angry button.
Thank you very much. @ronberi here’s a link to one of the articles: m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jE42d8guKqXUHiL86Ye2x3dnoPA8BKw1GKL4K8PCPpayufLHroYjRQBzceJJiydXl&id=48859861462
Finnish is a finno-urgic language, and therefore one of the few non-indoeuropean languages in Europe. So it will be more difficult for English speakers (such as filipinos) to learn than German, Spanish etc. That said, I'd swap a little language fluency for a kind respectful nature, any day. I'm speaking both as a patient and a workmate of Filipino nurses. Sadly other nurses sometimes mistake kindness for weakness.
"Mutta se ei ole mahdotonta oppia sitä" is not correct Finnish, but has an English structure"se ei ole" or "it is not". To say that correctly in Finnish the sentence should simply be "Mutta ei ole mahdotonta oppia sitä". Finnish grammar is different from what is common in Indo-European languages, and you make exactly the same mistake that is common to Swedish speakers that learn Finnish. This mistake does not make it impossible to understand you, but realizing you can make a mistake of this kind - invent a subject in a sentence where in Finnish there is none - means you can make a mistake that changes the meaning of what you say to something that you did not mean. And then you get an answer to a question that is different from what you thought you were asking, and the chain of misunderstanding starts. Therefore the language barrier is real and you should take it more seriously. Many of the elderly people have not studied any foreign languages and are not comfortable in an environment that is not completely Finnish or Swedish speaking. Even I have sometines a hard time understanding rather complete and technically correct Finnish sentences by foreigners, as they may choose a way of constructing a sentence in a way a Finn would never do. That said no kind of racism is of course not acceptable, although unfortunately it is rather common in Finland. Hate speech is even more common in the internet than in real life, as some of the racists are active racists and spread their message 8 hours a day in the net as if it was their job. Therefore in real life you may encounter less racism, but to some extent you will.
@@sampohonkala4195 Thanks for commenting. Misunderstanding occurs even if 2 people speak the same language. Communication is a 2- way street, one can always clarify what the other person meant. The chain of misunderstanding would immediately end by just simply clarifying. I am not taking language barrier lightly, I am actually encouraging people to learn Finnish if they choose to work here.
@@Finnspirational I work in an office where roughly 30% of the staff are foreigners. In most teams the working language is therefore English. There are two British and two American workers but for most English is a second or third language. I can ensure that the risk of misunderstanding is multiple times grater than when working in Finnish, although all have a master's degree and several years of experience working in Finland, and generally speak good English. But of course it is possible to succeed and in many jobs the language is not the most important part - if it was we would not hire foreigners at our office.
Finland happiest place for Finns, not necessarily for foreigners, especially foreign workers who face discrimination, insults and injustice from every country they enter, not just Finland.
@@Finnspirational They're probably have the people who are most comfortable in life as a whole compared to the world so that makes them think they are happiest people in the world but the outward expressions of joy such as smiles, laughter, or others being absent or sparing says different. Being comfortable does not mean you are happy, you just believe this is as good as it gets.
@@rap3208 you are absolutely right. I am comfortable and contented here as well. It's a safe place to live, nature is beautiful, transactions in government offices are seamless.
@@Finnspirational Had I not lived in Sweden from the start, I would have chosen to have immigrated to Finland instead of Sweden. I think when they say "the happiest" it does not mean feeling funny. I think it means "the Most Comfortable Life to Live."
Same here in Japan, language barrier is the main problem. The writing system and the grammar itself is so complicated. That's why its difficult to work here. As a matter of fact racism also exists here in Japan. And one of my Filipino colleage experienced it a couple of times. Walang kwenta ang effort mo dito sa Japan kung hindi ka marunong mag japanese. I think sa lahat ng countries ganito ang maeexperience natin pag hindi tayo mag aaral mabuti ng language nila.
Kiitos paljon! quite factual and grounded presentation of a sensitive subject. In any country, there will always be bigots and homophobics who will say these low/racist comments. Fact 1: Finland's population is ageing fast--no Caregivers. Fact 2: The Migri will never give work visas to Pinoy nurses if Finland can provide them .Fact 3: Finnish is indeed technically one of the most difficult languages at all, what with its multiple cases, and there is no one to practice it with !! except in Finland.
Iba world standards sa salitang 'HAPPIEST'. Akala nila pag asensado, living in a rich country equates to happiness...Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland...ang tanong, masayahin ba talaga sila? #SupportFilipinoNurses 🇵🇭
Yan ang Pinay! Palaban. Hats off to you for being "the voice in the wilderness". I especially regard people who fight for the things they believe in in high esteem.
Pag inape ka Ineng, siguruhin mo muna na tama ka at may base ka nang makarapatan mo. Ang pagtrato sa iyo ay depende sa pangangailangan nila.Ang inyong linkod ay isa sa mga mangagamot na may kulay dito sa Central Florida.Napagkaisahan ng mga "MGA GOOD OL'E BOYS" na hindi ako bigyan ng Hospital Priviledges Sinulatan ko ang Chief at isinawalat ko na kumpleto ako ng licensya, citizenship at may kalaman din ako sa Batas na "Federal Offense" ang pagtanggi dahil sa kulay. Humingi ng emergency meeting ang chief at kinabukasan pwede na daw akong mag admit ng pasyente. Sa loob ng 8 taon na elect din akong bagong chief . Ngayon may 4 Pinoys mga 6 naCastila at maraming Bumbay. Nag-retire ako nuong 2006 after 29 years.
@@piosian4196 salamat po sa kwento ninyo. Sana po na eenjoy nyo ng todo ang pagiging retired ninyo. Buti na lang po may pagbabago na sa mundo kahit paano, hindi na po siguro nangyayari ang ganong style na pinagtutulungan. Sa internet lang naman po malakas ang loob ng ibang tao dito.
Yes, Finland 🇫🇮 (4th according to some source) is one of the happiest country in the world. Yes, ang mga comment ay hindi dapat i ignore. Isa ako na Social and Healthcare Assistant at nagtratrabaho ako dito sa Denmark 🇩🇰 sa isa sa pinakamalaking hospital at nag extra shift/side hustle sa isang Home Care (nag babahay-bahay ako at nag bike ako sa mga pinupuntahan ko na mga matatanda). Sa language barrier may point din kc diyan din nagkaka mis understanding ang message kahit anong language dito sa Europe hindi lang diyan sa Finland 🇫🇮, i refer ko lang sa isa ko katrabaho na Nurse from Poland 🇵🇱 na minsan hindi niya maintindihan ang mga pasyente namin kc very poor ang Danish language niya (ang tawag nila dito ay: "circus language" na bali-baliktad grammatically), gumagamit siya ng "han or he in English" sa lahat ng bagay, ma babae, sa lalaki at kahit sa mga gamit. Kailangan ang patience sa pag-aral ng isang language kc hindi basta-basta ang mag-aral ng foreign language, may written at reading comprehension at oral exam at matagal up to 2 to 3 yrs. Anyway, nice sharing! ❤ Edited: nice sharing instead of shating!
It is fine! I worked in Saudi Arabia where I was able to do my work without learning Arabic. Filipinos are flexible and don’t give a care to anyone’s complaint. To all would be nurse in Finland,go for it. Don’t be scared. Anywhere in the world,there are racist even here sa US.. closeted lang.
Sad that most Filipinos have a global outlook while some people in "civilized" countries still subscribed to a small world view. Just keep doing what you're doing. You're in the right place at the right time and you may not know it. Keep grinding. Spread love and compassion.
@@kzm-cb5mr Actually these Filipinos assimilate very well. They are all over the world and they are not trying to change the system. They add to it instead. An recent example is despite Israel's current woes their government took the time to thank the various Filipinos working there because amidst the chaos the Fil nurses stood by their patients side and chose not to leave. That is dedication.
This is the first time I’ve watched any of your videos and I must say you’ve got an intelligent sense of humour. You are really made for this 😂 In reference to the topic, I guess it is so normal for people of a certain country reacts negatively and feel threatened when Filipinos come to work in their respective countries. It is because they know the truth - that Filipinos work twice as hard and they are very good at their job/field. Imagine speaking how many languages on top of the real job description. Whereas compared to them, they probably can only speak their own language and yet their backlog at work are horrendous. And because of that, I can’t blame them 😆 Sigh! You really can’t please everyone. PS: I can say these things because I am also a Filipino migrant overseas… just not in Finland 😉
At the end of the day, we will all meet our creator and people will be judged by their deeds and not by RACE, GENDER or which COUNTRY They're from. ^^ kudos to you maam for setting an example for the limitations they have placed against Filipinos. ^^ Thank you
@@pingyu5141 salamat po sa panonood at pag comment. Fortunately po hindi lahat ng tagarito ganon ang tingin sa mga dayo. Recently nga nga sa Facebook ng local paper namin more than 1K ang likes sa article tungkol sa mga bagong mga dating na health care assistants na pinoy. Yung mga may hirit sa tungkol sa language skill sinagot ko at pinamukha na unfair kung mamaliitin ang mga pinoy nurses. At may mga comments akong pinabura dahil offensive.
Thank you for sharing. The Philippines have very many registered nurses, but a lot of them are not happy with the wages offered by local nursing jobs. So, a lot of them end up as office secretaries, bank tellers, insurance agents etc. If European countries can offer nursing jobs, it will not cause a shortage of nurses in the Philippines. On the other hand, young Filipinos will even be motivated to go into the nursing profession, because they can find better job and travel opportunities. So that means more supply of Filipino nurses in the future.
@@Finnspirational Somehow I feel it is a crab mentality issue. Decades ago, we have seen associates and their daughters full of hope and inspirations because their ambitious daughters wants to join the ranks of overseas nurses. After their graduation from nursing schools, The governments posted new requirements one after another. In the end, they got tired quit the nursing profession - even if they are already registered nurses.
buti n lang di natuloy ang anak ko dyan. nahirapan kasi sya sa langguage nang finland. nag intaylang sya nang magandang pagkakataon. hanggang sa may dumating. nasa uk n sya ngayon mag 2 years na.
Poor Europe! Aging rapidly yet complaining about critical and professional help that they need. Nurses should protest for double pay if the host country is not too welcoming.
The smiling happened to me when I was new. It was my Supervisor, she thought I have a sinister smile. She told me about it and I told her I just have smiley face, it's a culture in the Philippines. We became friends after that. Filipino nurses are love in the USA because they are easy to work with and easy to talk to. They are dependable. For Filipino nurses, just learned to say NO when you don't want to pick up overtime.
I really appreciate this post kabayan. Filipinos lack language skills? Basically we are already tri-lengual. Like me, i speak cebuano as mother tongue, i speak hiligaynon, pilipino and a little bit of ilocano. We add english and i was a spanish instructor to nursing students here in cebu having been a student missionary in mexico for seven years. Maybe our weakness in general is the fear of leaving our linguistic comfort zone.
We have to take this as a learning opportunity and improve more on our language skills. We cannot treat it the same as working in Canada or the US where English is the main language. If they don't like Pinoys, FINE! There are plenty of opportunities. Ang pangit is ipilit natin sarili natin sa mga taong ayaw sa atin. Charot! Iba ang alagang Pinoy! Malalaman nila un.
Thank you for your content ate..sad pero nakakaenlighten...I was once a victim of ….hän ei osaa puhua suomea…Totoo naman😁pero gaya ng sabi mo Hindi forever un..keep inspiring.
@@KnH07 malabo mangyari sa pinas yun para sa nurses. Anyhow kung monetary reasons may English speaking countries kung saan mas maayos ang sweldo kaysa sa Finland. I came here for personal reasons.
I‘ve been there before, my experiences are……Finnish people are happy when they are drank. Vodka is their perfume and drinking water.Some of them are frustrated and living in depression specially in long winter time, in summer full of mosquitos and a boring land. I’ve noticed they never ever win Grand Prix Eurovision Song Contest because their language is terrible and not compatible to the music, you can’t make a song out of their language it might destroyed your ear drums. Lappland for me is like a ghost land . What I like in Finland are Moose meat, Fish and Sauna Bath! Never again to visit this land . It’s better to visit Iceland it’s more interesting and beautiful panorama.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. Made me laugh, actually. All I can say is that this country is not for everyone. The amount of mosquitos in summer in unbelievable. Spring is the best time to visit Finland in my opinion. In case you change your mind someday, choose February -April.
I have been told by the Director of Human Resources in the Hospital in Sweden where I worked that my Head Nurses had described me as 20yrs advanced in Nursing Skills. No joke. I was told that.🎉😊
Ah yes. i tend to notice about this on Finnish people. They seem more concerned about not speaking their language . They even do that to swedish people. they get annoyed if they cant speak finnish. idk why lmao.
You should read history then,as finland was once part of sweden and the finns werent treated nicely so that swedish language is kind of spit on your face when someone talks it...
katulalad din sa america may mga ilang nurses or heathcare wokers na banyaga na hindi rin gaano naiintindihan ng mga pasyente ang kanilang pagbibigkas ng ingles, gayun pa man hindi naman naging hadlang ito para hindi magampanan ng maigi nag kanilang trabaho.
Well, pinoys are chill about this. If they don't want pinoy nurses because of finnish language skills, then we shouldn't. I don't understand why we need to send nurses there in the first place if that's their concern. Let the finnish solve their own nurse shortage problems then. I mean, if nurses want to work overseas, there are other countries to choose from. 😊
True, and other countries pay better too.
Agree
Hello mate,might try Australia 🇦🇺, ask your other Nurses friends to apply here,sana umalis na kayo diyan,kc binabastos kayo diyan sa Finland😢
Well said!
Move to United Kingdom or U.S.A. where Filipino nurses are welcomed.
I love the Filipino nurses in Singapore's hospital! They are lovely, have a warm personality and a sweet and kind smile. If the Finns do not welcome Filipino nurses, please choose Singapore!
Thank you very much. Singapore has many professionals from the Philippines, your country knows how to choose the right workers.
Finland can deal with it themselves. One doesn’t have to be in the land of so called happiest country. There’s a vast opportunities outside their country where Filipino nurses can be appreciated and respected.
Exactly!
I seldom write a comment on TH-cam, but this time I feel the urge to do so. I am a filipino by birth but now a danish citizen. Denmark and Finland are what we call Nordic countries. Here in Denmark there is also lack of nurses, and it has been a topic at the parliament to hire Filipino nurses. If Denmark follows after Finlands solution to the problem, there will surely arise the same “issues”. But basically what I am saying is, always wear your heads up high because Filipino nurses are very capable for the job.
Thank you very much for your comment. We are indeed capable. The shortage of nurses is a global problem. I hope each nation’s government finds a sensible solution.
The question is, is there any other solution? This is a labor shortage that isn't available locally!
If their concern is be able to communicate in local language immediately, then they should follow Japan's solution.
@@LarryfromPH thank you for commentibg. There is a solution, that is to make recruitment agencies to be more strict with their language requirements and conduct language courses for the nurses they hired once they are here in Finland. I am curious about what Japan does I have to look into that.
@@LarryfromPH I also would love to hear which actions have been made to solve the language problems. I heard that Sweden also is hiring Filipino nurses, and they already offer swedish language in the Philippines, specifically in Baguio, for interested Filipino nurses.
@@Finnspirational thank you for raising this issue❣️You are an inspiration to other Filipinos, who aspire to work in non-english speaking countries. As for Denmark, there are many Filipinos with nursing degrees, who came to work here first as “au pairs”, then later married there danish man. It is one of the solutions the parliament has taken, but it is taking quite some time now to process. No definite solution yet.
Hello! I was born in Finland and live in Canada. When I heard how beautifully you speak Finnish I just had to smile. Your willingness to uproot yourself from everything you've ever known to practice nursing in Finland is to be commended. 😊
Thank you so much for watching and for your nice words. When I came here I didn't plan to work as a nurse, but I guess it's really my destiny.
She does speak almost like a native
@@jsigur157 kiitos
Wow! You speak fluent Finnish, not to mention English. Thank you for speaking on behalf of your fellow countrymen. Our Pinoy nurses work in so many countries they rely on them because they're efficient and competent. That's why I find it hard to believe your host country who are known to be one of the happiest nations say otherwise. Filipinos are quick learners in learning a new language and that is why they are able to work in non English-speaking countries. (Ang napansin ko nga sa isang youtuber na Pinoy iyong asawa laging nakasimangot in contrast to their well known trait!). New subscriber here. 😃
@@lermadonnachie735 I really appreciate your comment. My mother instilled in us the importance of education. I guess that’s what makes me strive to gain fluency in the languages that I study. I keep in mind that whatever I learn, may it be a language or a skill, can never ever be stolen from me, and I can benefit from it one way or another. Thanks for subscribing and commenting❤️
Been working in the US as a nurse for several years, same thing. I have experienced racism from other nurses and patients. It isn’t ideal but it is the world we live in. No matter which country you go, whether it be the US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Korea or the middle east, you will experience discrimination. Every overseas Filipino worker has lived this. To survive in a country that is not your own, Kelangan maging matatag at wag balat sibuyas. Don’t expect people to adapt to you, you need to adapt kasi andun ka sa bansa nila. When in Rome, be a Roman. Europe is overburdened with their refugee crisis and all the problems that come with it. Traditionally, left leaning governments are now veering towards the right, and along that policies and attitudes towards migration are becoming conservative. That is all over the world, not just Finland. Finland wants to reduce the number of refugees that come to their country but they are willing to increase and issue more work-based visas. The fact that the Finnish government are willing to open their country to Filipino nurses, means they recognize, as have so many countries before them, our competency as nurses and work ethics. Don’t go to any country thinking everything will be smooth sailing and without hardship. The most difficult thing to overcome when you move overseas is homesickness and overcoming the cultural barriers. Ika nga culture shock is real. You will meet a LOT of ignorant people, but don’t let that hamper you from achieving your dreams. Let it be an opportunity for you to represent our country well and educate them about why we are in demand all over the world. Apply Lang ng apply mga kapatid.
@pearldans5640, yes you are right racism is everywhere but it does not mean you will tolerate the way those Fins to be looking down on pinoy nurses. I have lived in 3 different countries Middle East, Canada and now in the US and had worked in a bank, airline and hospital in the administrative level, modesty aside I have never experienced being seen or treated differently, because I speak my mind. No one in my 40 years overseas work experience have I encountered a co-worker or out of my workplace said to my face or commented negatively just because I'm from the Philippines. Perhaps behind my back maybe. I have a number of situations where I stood up for myself even at a younger age, first was in UAE, the General Manager of the Bank I worked, who happened to be an Englishman from Yorkshire when I overheard him mocking on a housemaid he spoke on the phone and he presumed a pinay, after he hung the phone I confronted him and said "excuse me sir, not all Filipinas does not know English or could not speak, how on earth did you know the person you spoke with was from the Philippines". Guess what, he apologized to me because he felt I was so furious about his ignorance, and later found out that the maid he spoke was from India. 2nd situation was two of my officemates British, an Auditor and the other Plant Engineer, that whenever I pass by they were looking at my legs and swamping me with their paperworks, so what I did to give them heck of their lives, I went and talk directly to our Regional Director and both were reprimanded and from then on they're afraid to give me paperworks and quit looking at my legs avoiding me. 3rd scenario, a British secretary of another department who gets more pay than I get despite the fact I was the one who trained her, what I did I approached the bank's CEO (same bank) and said "What does she know that I don't know, in fact I was the one who trained her",,, in an instant my pay $ got revised...4th scenario, a German Canadian lady about 5'8" tall and I am 4'11", she's a Lab Tech who tried to shut me up not wanting me to ask her about work, I raised my voice at her and said "so what?" and the next day I complained to her Supervisor, a few days later she became nice to me...and I have more scenarios but I might run out of space to type on. What I am saying is, it does not matter who they are where they came from, they are just like us who eats, poops, burp, fart etc...why would you let them belittle us. You are right, we adjust by learning their language but never let your guard down and let them do and say anything that may offend us. In my opinion, if its their country who sought help by hiring foreign nurses, then it is the responsibility of their government or their hospital administration to educate their people that the world does not evolve with their own only, if you open your door to someone it means you accept whatever they bring along with them. simple as that.
Nowhere in my statement did I state Filipinos should tolerate racism, did I? I only said that racism is everywhere. It is the world we live in. As a matter of fact, you enumerated numerous instances from your personal experience which only further supported my premise above which is that EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU WILL ENCOUNTER RACISM. Pero nasa applicante na yan, if they allow that to hinder their dreams of living and working abroad. READING COMPREHENSION PO. Mema lang eh.
Filipinos can't speak their language? Filipinos can't speak English? How did they get to Finland without knowing how to communicate? Can they speak Tagalog, Bisaya, Ilonggo, Ilocano, Chavacano, Karay-a, etc.😂😂😂😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅
The only way to solve the problem
Search the problem then find the solution
What. About the Administration
Dont the offer orientation
Filipinos should unite because in unity there is strength
That is one of our Weakness, No unity in the work place for fear of the unknown
Then don't go to Finland
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Galing mo sister! Ipaglaban ang pagiging Pilipino at mga kababayang Pilipino nurses sa buong mundo! Proud to be pinoy 🥰❤️🇵🇭
Maraming salamat❤️
True. We experienced racism in our workplace. Hi ndi nila ina-acknowledge ang educational system ng Pinas. So for them akala nila joke lang yung tinapos natin. Pero pag nurse ka lalabas at lalabas talaga skills mo when it is needed. Hahanga na lang sila kase pagkuha ng blood pressure manually di sila marunong. Panic mode na yan sila pag pumalya na battery ng digital blood pressure measuring device. Napag aaralan ang language. If ayaw nila ng mga pinoy nurses sa bansa nila sisihin nila government nila. Tsaka excuse me we're paying the same tax as them. Heads up mga Kunars! 😊
Korek!! I couldn’t agree with you more! Mga kauri nga nilang iba mga walang silbi sa lipunan, tayong mga dayo ang nagtatrabaho
Pinoy nurses the best
Sa Finland po? :(
@@happysolitudetv oo
@@Finnspirationalsa totoo lang jackpot sila sa Pinoy, magagaling din silang mag English kaya dapat walang issue o dapat maliit lang. Pero todo recruit sila ng Burmese nurses at students para di magsara mga schools nila na maliliit ang population.
I wish the Philippines can someday be reasonably well-off, self-sufficient, & well-invested so that our people do not have migrate to far away places; separate from family & friends; leave the land & culture we embrace. Maybe this will be the century where Philippine industry can employ a majority of our people & the only reason to leave our country will be for travel & tour.
Sadly,it will scores for that to happen.Dami bobotante sa atin.Yung artista ang nagiging pinuno kaya ang gobyerno madrama.
First, you should see that NO VIDEOS LIKE THIS EXIST.
Second, we do not look for work ABROAD. LIKE THE SO CALLED "AMERICAN DREAM".
3RD CONTENTMENT
4th we do not look at English as a 2nd language na parang sosyal ka kapag nageenglish ka. Dapat mawala tong mga ganitong thinking.
Kapag ngyari tong mga to. That's the time na self sufficient na to.
Corruption destroys our country
That will never happen because the prevailing thought in the country is to work abroad as soon as possible instead of staying and demanding improvement in our current system.
Di katulad ng ibang bansa na kadalasan nananatili mga tao nila sa hirap at ginhawa, kaya bansa rin nila nakikinabang
@@kzm-cb5mrthe government could've help the people finding jobs instead applying jobs outside the county. Kaawa awa ung mga OFWs
stay grounded... i have 4 nurses cousins working in UK, Canada, US and the Middle East.. i guess our Nurses are one of a kind, hence the demand abroad. God bless ❤
I'm a real fan...so proud of you sis being a certified Gabriela Silang...thank you for proving them we filipino nurses can do it...
Thank you, kabayan. I appreciate your nice words
Jusme! There has always been a demand for nurses worldwide because the shortage is also worldwide. Sa Pinas mimso, may shortage. Hindi kawalan ang Finland if they don't hire Pinoy nurses. They need us, not the other way around.
Hindi talaga. They should make the nursing profession more inviting to their newer generation if they solely want their own kind to take care of them. Or they should perfect robotics for health care.
Finn here, hi! My problem with recruiting foreigners is due to the pay. Finland doesn't want to pay nurses the pay they deserve. That's why we are shopping cheaper workers from foreign countries and that tramples the fair pay grade for nurses. To be fair I don't know how much you get payd. If it's as much as finns then I don't have any problem but I doubt. And I personally don't have any problem that foreigners come here to work in any capacity. My problem is with the Finnish goverment that doesn't want to pay rightful salarys, not the foreign labor force. People learn other languages all the time, we know that, heck we study four languages in the elementary school as a rule. So, perconally, I wellcome you to Finland!
Hi. Thank you for your comment. Foreign workers are paid at the same rate, however for nurses they do not get to work as registered nurses. Some are hired as hoiva-avustaja while studying to be a lähihoitaja. So for those who studied for a 4-year AMK degree in the Philippines, they will be paid less than they deserve unless they will attend a pätevöitymiskoulutus. I don’t know if the recruitment agencies give their applicants that option.
my heart goes to all Filipino nurses….you’re one of the best (if not the best in world!)
@ferdinandzosa5740 Thanks for your heartfelt message! I am grateful for your appreciation of the Filipino nurses. 🇵🇭❤️
Filipino nurses are a blessing, and the world is a better place because of them. Thank you for your hard work and being wonderful people.
Thank you very much for the kind words.
I agree with them. Just go to the country that is easy to communicate unless you're fluent in their own national language. Hayaan niyo na sila sa bansa nila kung sino ang gusto nilang imbitahin para magtrabajo. Let them be. Pabayaan niyo sila kulang sa mga nurses. Kahit dito sa US kulang din ang mga nurses and in 2025 talagang malaki ang kakulangan ng mga nurses. Nurse din ako here in california. Im not sure kung nag iimport ang US ng nurses from the Philippines right now. Dami nga south koreans madali lang silang nagka greencard.
Go girl! We Filipinos have each other’s back. You’re positivity and resilience will guide the future of Filipinos who would one day go to Finland. Be the stronghold of change in a country that lacks diversity
Just happened to see your Vlogg. My empathy to all our kapwa nurses. I'm here in Münich, and I could say the same experience when I started here. I couldn't open my mouth maski ini insulto na. But learning the language has it's edge. Respetado nang mga kasama at, nakikipag sabayan minsan sa insultuhan. Pero mas grabe ang mga reactions nang mga Fins! I'm glad though I'm here at all those hardships are behind me now. Plus mga doctors mismo ang nag NURSES SOS, dahil sa ka kulangan nang workers. Enjoyed your down to earth Video!❤
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts. Hindi ubra sa kin ang pang iinsulto. It should never ever be tolerated. Dapat makipagsabayan talaga👍
I hope we recognize the power we have within many countries' healthcare systems. Know your worth, Filipino nurses and doctors!
Those negative comments simply pointed back to those who are intimidated by our caring character natural in Filipinos ❤
Heads up high pinoy nurses! You are the beat❤
Sana dumating ang panahon na hindi na natin kailangan mag abroad para lang gumanda ang buhay 🇵🇭
Actually hindi naman lahat ng lumilipat dito kailangan mag trabaho eh. Pero kung mag bibigay ako ng honest advise, kailangan pag isipan mabuti ang paglipat dito. Napakalaking factor ng language sa buhay.
Mabuhay.. thanks for speaking up for us..
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
Nakakainspire nman po ang mensahe nyo.ganyan tlga may mga tao na ganun huwag na lng patulan at maging pisitibo lng.😊
Salamat. Kaya may namimihasa kasi hindi sila pinapatulan. May mga ibang bansa na exploited at abused ang mga pilipino dahil sa hindi pag imik.
Oh thank you for this, atleast I won't assume that everything will be smooth there. I've been living in Spain for 6 years and been having a direct interaction with the locals at workplace and in school as I studied here but I've never encountered such hatred or bullying thing. I will have to prepare myself for those critism so it won't affect my whole being when I arrive there. I'm trying my best to learn Finnish language but it's not that easy, it requires a lot of time and motivation.
There are laws against discrimination and bullying in the workplace. It is not likely that you'd experience anything barbaric in real life. The internet, however, is where some think that they can get away with anything. Good luck on your studies
Very informative especially for nurses who are planning to go there.
Knowledge is power ika nga
I just stumbled on your channel, what a good find! Thanks for opening this channel. Keep it up!
It is unfortunate that some people equate language ability to competence. This is just ignorance. If they lack the manpower to care for their own people then having foreign health care workers, even nurses, is a win for them. The least their government should do is provide these workers with language courses until these reach a certain level of fluency. Most of the world don’t speak Finnish and the desire for people to learn that language is probably close to nil - save for these nurses who would leave their home countries to go to a country where they don’t speak the language and are not even welcome. They should be glad these nurses are willing to go there…. (Shaking my head in disbelief.)
Thanks for your comment. It is really unfortunate. I’ve heard that recruitment agencies provide online language courses for 6 -8 months which is not enough in my opinion.
Exactly 👍
@@Minnie--ru2ew at ang mga taga ibang bansa naman naniniwala sa press release🙄
Filipino nurses works worldwide . What will be the world without the Filipinos ? Working for 38 yrs now here in Norway. I came here without knowing the language and my first working place was operating room where I work with diff Scandinavic nurses and doctors .After 19 yrs in OR I got latex allergy and need to think of my health , so I decided to study and took post op graduate in Mental health or psychistric nursing. Now Im still working in mental hospital for 18 yrs and still kicking. Mabuhay and we Filipinos learn the language eventually cuz here speaks in Norweigian. I understand Danish N Swedish but not the Finish language.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience. I am jealous of you, I love Norway❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nung pumutok ang pandemic nagulat mga European at us majority Filipino ang mga nurses at health workers.
Same here in Germany. I have tought many times to give up because of the difficulty to learn new language and be fluent on it. It requires lot of time and lots of effort to speak them. Its just a matter of not giving up and the eagerness to learn. It took me more than 2 years to gain such confidence and to ask to repeat if i dont understand. I think that is one of the key, admitt that we dont understand everything because its not our language and we are no local of the country. Mahirap pero ofw tau. Kaya natin ang challenges ng life and work abroad.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Nice to know that others have the same experience on learning a language which is totally different from tagalog. Sending you warm greetings from cold Finland.
Exactly.that's why they need to be tolerant and understanding.Filipinos are naturally linguist. We easily learn languages but it would take a while. Or maybe it shd be the other way around.Why not employers do the learning of Filipino(depends if tagalog, cebuano, ilongo,ilocano,
kapampangan,bicol, whahahaha)
Seriously,so they can better communicate and translate instructions, anyway they are the ones in need of workers:nurses.
Better yet, learn english, Filipinos understand english waaayy better than finnish language. Nurses thrive in English speaking countries.
The better question is, why were they deployed there in the first place and hired at that when they know these nurses will have difficulty with regards to instruction.😏😒🤨
@@peachesa.5654 Thanks for commenting. They are deployed thru agencies and supposed to have knowledge of Finnish language already, but it seems that their proficiency is not enough.
Well done. Tita. We're so proud of you...Phillippines. Mabuhay. Ka..we're so proud to be Pilipino ..
Nurses all over the world are very welcome here in Germany. ( kulang kasi 😁) I’m a Pinay ( not a Nurse)living here for a decades now 😀 working ( high end Jewelery) when I change myself focusing only on Positivity , ignoring all negativity, Life gets better. Before going to work..PRAY and after …PRAY again. I would to say Life gets better 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the nice words and thoughts on positivity ❤️
New subscriber here to support r own kababayan. Keep going & be the voice of all Filipinos there.
Salamat. I really appreciate your support and encouragement🇵🇭❤️
at least the nurse is very nice not getting tire I salute you
Thank you very much. Sending you warm greetings from cold Finland🍁🍂
Thanks for that info. At least we now know that happiness is not in any way synonymous to kindness. Who needs Finland anyway?
Why work in a toxic environment ? The work is stressful and comments like this is not productive to all nurses. Does it boils down to rascism? Those are undertones to ……..thank you for being so brave to speak out.
Thanks. In this case I think it’s just plain racism and ignorance.
@@Finnspirationalthere are many racist and xenophobic finns unfortunately.
@@Error-pd5gi that’s true.
Mga kababayan, laban lang.
Walang matigas na pandesal sa mainit na kape.
WE LOVE YOU ALL UNSUNG HEROES!
YOU ARE THE PRIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
(With tears rolling down my cheeks.)
I am so overcome with emotion with your video.
Maraming salamat. Na touch ako sa comment mo❤️
Kabayan, well done on you to speak freely and your honesty. Keep it up!
Thank you. Ngayon alerto ako sa mga humihirit ng di maganda against us
bottom line “ you can’t please everybody “ just do your thing with clean conscience
Right. I don't intend to please everybody. I just can't stand people who disrespect others.
pang 697 subscribers nyo po ako..Laban lang po at salamat sa mga payo, God blessed always
Salamat sa pag subscribe. Di ko alalain na manood nito na ganong karami. Sa tagal ng mga article na yun sa Facebook wala manlang umimik sa mga pinoy na nakakita non. Probably di nila naintindihan
All Filipinos are very welcome to Finland! Mabuhay kaayo!
Salamat po kuya Leo❤️
Walay sapayan,@@Finnspirational ...Ole hyvä!
NO THANK YOU. I don't want my countrymen to be bullied by idiots.
I came across your vlog, while I'm here in my hostel in Bangkok, waiting for my Swedish Work permit, I did some research on Sweden, not really sure how my real situation will be in my work place, although I'll be working in a multi national energy company, so somehow that is a relief, I used to work in Singapore before, and I had a great experience, but I really believe as an OFW, we will always experience some form of discrimination in small ways, sad reality is, no matter where a Filipino will work and live, how much fluent you are in their language, "You will never be a local" in their eyes probably, but all I can is, you represent not only Filipino nurses, but as a Filipina, Smart, Funny and always have that HEART towards people and work, I think that is the most important trait of every OFW, they may have all the privilege and degrees in this world, but Filipinos always have that HEART, as cheesy as it sounds, that is the truth, Thank you kabayan for showing the world how Filipinos really are, and damn, I didn't know those finns can be so rude! hahaha Tigilan niyo kami sa HAPPIEST COUNTRY na yan! hahaha
Thank you very much for your comment. I am sure your work condition in Sweden will be good. Some Finnish nurses work in Sweden because they are paid better there. Anyhow, it’s true that for others I will never be good enough. Dedma lang😁
just stumbled upon your site. I'm not in the nursing field but I thought I'd enjoy watching - and I did. love your humour and candidness (reminds me of UP profs I love :)...thanks for sharing. hope this helps our hardworking nurses ..new subscriber here...
Gosh, thanks for the flattering words❤️
Thank you for this. This inspires me now to study more of their language. But I am thankful that I can feel the love especially of the erderly to us and treat us as their pikkutyttö 🙏😍
Thanks! Good luck on your journey.
Thank you for this video ❤️ will be there soon in Finland 🙏❤️
Good luck on your journey. Wishing you all the best.
Mabuhay Finland!
New sub here from Ireland🥰! I salute u for ur bravery n no holds barred expose’ well done💪👏👏👏!
Thank you very much for subscribing and for your encouraging words❤️
Usually, happy people radiates love and kindness. The way finns comment makes me think about them if they are really happiest people with all the hate in their hearts
subukan nila bumisita sa mga bansa sa disyerto...baka ma nosebleed sila. competition lang talaga tingin nila sa mga pinoy. workwise, dehado sila talaga dahil pinoy works with the ♥
eto yung gusto kong pakinggan as a speaker.. way to go madam!
Maraming salamat! Na inspire ako sa comment mo.
I appreciate you sharing this. This situation happens even in a predominantly English language country. I feel the initial reaction of most Filipinos is to get upset upon hearing this. Well try not to! For those Filipino nurses living in Finland, take this as a challenge. Learn the languange and believe that knowledge is power. You will find such satisfaction when you achieve something, rub it in those naysayers faces who thought you're good for nothing. Go get 'em!!! 🎉
Well said. I really hope that the Filipinos who will choose to come here would strive to gain fluency it’s for their own good.
I think they just say that
as an excuse...
the real threat for them is the INFLUX OF THIS PARTICULAR RACE DOMINATING THEIR COUNTRY.... they probably preferred to be as HOMOGENIZED as possible....because it is just a TINY COUNTRY compared to other EURO STATE...
TOO BAD.
THEIR GOVT SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS STATEWIDE PROBLEM COMING....
They could have given INCENTIVES TO their OWN PEOPLE
to take up NURSING CAREERS if they have realized they'll have an IMPENDING SHORTAGE....
BLAME YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT,
FINLAND,
for lack of FORSIGHT!
😂😂😂
As for Pinoy nurses,
you have far better choices to practice your career, other than Finland.... you probably get better pay and treatment elsewhere,
so don't fret.
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In my country NZ most of our nurses head overseas the same as our doctors, because America or Europe will pay our nurses a higher wage than our country can afford. So we have to bring in foreign workers to work in our hospitals. But I can tell you that as a patient who was looked after by the Philippines and Thai nurses, they are so friendly and kind, very happy to talk about their homeland and all the good things about their homeland. They are so good at their job their language skills are very good. So I'm so happy to have these people in my homeland to earn a living working here so thank you very much Philippines, Thailand and any other country that work here in New Zealand ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this video that clarifies some racial issues/comments. All over the world, the Filipino nurses are well appreciated. So, i think, no need for our kabayans not go there if they are not welcomed, di ba? More power to you.
Some will welcome them but some won’t😀 Thanks for watching
Yes, huwag kayong magpapatalo sa mga ibang lahi. Pag tinanong kayo kung what kind of languages you speak, sabihin niyo na my father's language, my mother's language, our national language and English language. Sabihin niyo rin na "yes, our country has a shortage for nurses, but that's because we care about others before ourselves. Salary, maybe the other factor but compassion and empathy overshadow the salary".
So they will reply back to you, if so, if You care about others before yourselves”, why did you leave your country people who needed you? It will only make them doubt you more because it sounded from your statement that you care more about the people abroad than that of your own countrymen. What kind of justification is that??
When nurses are shorted in my country, there's what called "Bayanihan", that means family members can step in and fill the gap of a nurse and other obligation to the patient, so the nurse can unload a little bit of a burden on taking care of so many patient. Filipinos are resilient and creative in many ways when it comes to caring humanity. It is not justification but rather how to be a humanitarian in many ways. Filipinos are unique when it comes to caring a fellow human being. In the Philippines, rarely you will see a nursing home and nobody dies alone unlike in many other countries.
@uhrrrrangels I moved to Finland for personal reasons. Back then I didn't know that I would end up practicing my nursing profession. We all have the right to choose our own paths and shouldn't be judged for our choices. I don't care if they doubt me as long as I am doing my job.
One thing that I've observed to some Filipino workers overseas is that they talked about kung gaano sila kahirap sa Pilipinas kaya sila nag-abroad para kumita ng mas malaking pera. Hindi nila alam na yung salita nila na yun ay magagamit against them, so hindi maganda ang paawa-awa na pananalita,dahil nga gagamitin nila yun para humamak sa mga Pilipino in general.
@@ethiehetherington5086 Korek! Hindi ko gawain yan. At dapat tigilan rin ng iba.
The fact that they are worried that Filipinos "lack" Finnish language tells what exactly their situation is. It is easy for Filipinos to learn a new language as it is part of the job. If Finns thinks this way, it only tells us that they can't easily learn Italian or German language neither despite their language a relative of Romance or Nordic language. If Finns are worried about "language barrier" then you should tell them to be a nurse then. Oh, I would love sending them messages one by one, those who gave an angry button.
Thank you very much. @ronberi here’s a link to one of the articles: m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jE42d8guKqXUHiL86Ye2x3dnoPA8BKw1GKL4K8PCPpayufLHroYjRQBzceJJiydXl&id=48859861462
Finnish is a finno-urgic language, and therefore one of the few non-indoeuropean languages in Europe.
So it will be more difficult for English speakers (such as filipinos) to learn than German, Spanish etc.
That said, I'd swap a little language fluency for a kind respectful nature, any day.
I'm speaking both as a patient and a workmate of Filipino nurses.
Sadly other nurses sometimes mistake kindness for weakness.
"Mutta se ei ole mahdotonta oppia sitä" is not correct Finnish, but has an English structure"se ei ole" or "it is not". To say that correctly in Finnish the sentence should simply be "Mutta ei ole mahdotonta oppia sitä". Finnish grammar is different from what is common in Indo-European languages, and you make exactly the same mistake that is common to Swedish speakers that learn Finnish. This mistake does not make it impossible to understand you, but realizing you can make a mistake of this kind - invent a subject in a sentence where in Finnish there is none - means you can make a mistake that changes the meaning of what you say to something that you did not mean. And then you get an answer to a question that is different from what you thought you were asking, and the chain of misunderstanding starts.
Therefore the language barrier is real and you should take it more seriously. Many of the elderly people have not studied any foreign languages and are not comfortable in an environment that is not completely Finnish or Swedish speaking. Even I have sometines a hard time understanding rather complete and technically correct Finnish sentences by foreigners, as they may choose a way of constructing a sentence in a way a Finn would never do.
That said no kind of racism is of course not acceptable, although unfortunately it is rather common in Finland. Hate speech is even more common in the internet than in real life, as some of the racists are active racists and spread their message 8 hours a day in the net as if it was their job. Therefore in real life you may encounter less racism, but to some extent you will.
@@sampohonkala4195 Thanks for commenting. Misunderstanding occurs even if 2 people speak the same language. Communication is a 2- way street, one can always clarify what the other person meant. The chain of misunderstanding would immediately end by just simply clarifying. I am not taking language barrier lightly, I am actually encouraging people to learn Finnish if they choose to work here.
@@Finnspirational I work in an office where roughly 30% of the staff are foreigners. In most teams the working language is therefore English. There are two British and two American workers but for most English is a second or third language. I can ensure that the risk of misunderstanding is multiple times grater than when working in Finnish, although all have a master's degree and several years of experience working in Finland, and generally speak good English. But of course it is possible to succeed and in many jobs the language is not the most important part - if it was we would not hire foreigners at our office.
Finland happiest place for Finns, not necessarily for foreigners, especially foreign workers who face discrimination, insults and injustice from every country they enter, not just Finland.
I strongly agree with you that it is the happiest for Finns for people who are from outside this country it may be another story.
There are Finnish Gypsies there and are highly discriminated against. They only love their fellow Finnish blood.
@@Finnspirational They're probably have the people who are most comfortable in life as a whole compared to the world so that makes them think they are happiest people in the world but the outward expressions of joy such as smiles, laughter, or others being absent or sparing says different. Being comfortable does not mean you are happy, you just believe this is as good as it gets.
@@rap3208 you are absolutely right. I am comfortable and contented here as well. It's a safe place to live, nature is beautiful, transactions in government offices are seamless.
@@Finnspirational Had I not lived in Sweden from the start, I would have chosen to have immigrated to Finland instead of Sweden.
I think when they say "the happiest" it does not mean feeling funny. I think it means "the Most Comfortable Life to Live."
Same here in Japan, language barrier is the main problem. The writing system and the grammar itself is so complicated. That's why its difficult to work here. As a matter of fact racism also exists here in Japan. And one of my Filipino colleage experienced it a couple of times. Walang kwenta ang effort mo dito sa Japan kung hindi ka marunong mag japanese. I think sa lahat ng countries ganito ang maeexperience natin pag hindi tayo mag aaral mabuti ng language nila.
I love Japan! I would love to move there.
Kiitos paljon! quite factual and grounded presentation of a sensitive subject. In any country, there will always be bigots and homophobics who will say these low/racist comments. Fact 1: Finland's population is ageing fast--no Caregivers. Fact 2: The Migri will never give work visas to Pinoy nurses if Finland can provide them .Fact 3: Finnish is indeed technically one of the most difficult languages at all, what with its multiple cases, and there is no one to practice it with !! except in Finland.
I am an American RN and we love Pinay RNs here. Make the US your first choice ladies!
I know you do❤️
Iba world standards sa salitang 'HAPPIEST'. Akala nila pag asensado, living in a rich country equates to happiness...Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland...ang tanong, masayahin ba talaga sila? #SupportFilipinoNurses 🇵🇭
Hindi po sila cheerful
@@Finnspirational ikr. kaya nga natatawa ko sa mga pa- Top 10 Happiest Countries...😛
@@kristinhannah001 instagram vs reality ’ika nga😃😁
Very well said mam. More power and God bless always. 😊
Thank you very much❤️ Wishing blessings your way.
Yan ang Pinay! Palaban. Hats off to you for being "the voice in the wilderness". I especially regard people who fight for the things they believe in in high esteem.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
Pag inape ka Ineng, siguruhin mo muna na tama ka at may base ka nang makarapatan mo. Ang pagtrato sa iyo ay depende sa pangangailangan nila.Ang inyong linkod ay isa sa mga mangagamot na may kulay dito sa Central Florida.Napagkaisahan ng mga "MGA GOOD OL'E BOYS" na hindi ako bigyan ng Hospital Priviledges Sinulatan ko ang Chief at isinawalat ko na kumpleto ako ng licensya, citizenship at may kalaman din ako sa Batas na "Federal Offense" ang pagtanggi dahil sa kulay. Humingi ng emergency meeting ang chief at kinabukasan pwede na daw akong mag admit ng pasyente. Sa loob ng 8 taon na elect din akong bagong chief . Ngayon may 4 Pinoys mga 6 naCastila at maraming Bumbay. Nag-retire ako nuong 2006 after 29 years.
@@piosian4196 salamat po sa kwento ninyo. Sana po na eenjoy nyo ng todo ang pagiging retired ninyo. Buti na lang po may pagbabago na sa mundo kahit paano, hindi na po siguro nangyayari ang ganong style na pinagtutulungan. Sa internet lang naman po malakas ang loob ng ibang tao dito.
Yes, Finland 🇫🇮 (4th according to some source) is one of the happiest country in the world. Yes, ang mga comment ay hindi dapat i ignore. Isa ako na Social and Healthcare Assistant at nagtratrabaho ako dito sa Denmark 🇩🇰 sa isa sa pinakamalaking hospital at nag extra shift/side hustle sa isang Home Care (nag babahay-bahay ako at nag bike ako sa mga pinupuntahan ko na mga matatanda). Sa language barrier may point din kc diyan din nagkaka mis understanding ang message kahit anong language dito sa Europe hindi lang diyan sa Finland 🇫🇮, i refer ko lang sa isa ko katrabaho na Nurse from Poland 🇵🇱 na minsan hindi niya maintindihan ang mga pasyente namin kc very poor ang Danish language niya (ang tawag nila dito ay: "circus language" na bali-baliktad grammatically), gumagamit siya ng "han or he in English" sa lahat ng bagay, ma babae, sa lalaki at kahit sa mga gamit. Kailangan ang patience sa pag-aral ng isang language kc hindi basta-basta ang mag-aral ng foreign language, may written at reading comprehension at oral exam at matagal up to 2 to 3 yrs. Anyway, nice sharing! ❤
Edited: nice sharing instead of shating!
It is fine! I worked in Saudi Arabia where I was able to do my work without learning Arabic. Filipinos are flexible and don’t give a care to anyone’s complaint.
To all would be nurse in Finland,go for it. Don’t be scared. Anywhere in the world,there are racist even here sa US.. closeted lang.
Sad that most Filipinos have a global outlook while some people in "civilized" countries still subscribed to a small world view. Just keep doing what you're doing. You're in the right place at the right time and you may not know it. Keep grinding. Spread love and compassion.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate those nice words.
@@Finnspirational Your channel name is appropriate. Keep inspiring people. Change the Finnish mindset. That may be your higher purpose.
@@erwinmatic5062 thanks! I will do my best.
Global outlook, you mean, not wanting to assimilate to the local language and culture? 😂
@@kzm-cb5mr Actually these Filipinos assimilate very well. They are all over the world and they are not trying to change the system. They add to it instead.
An recent example is despite Israel's current woes their government took the time to thank the various Filipinos working there because amidst the chaos the Fil nurses stood by their patients side and chose not to leave. That is dedication.
This is the first time I’ve watched any of your videos and I must say you’ve got an intelligent sense of humour. You are really made for this 😂
In reference to the topic, I guess it is so normal for people of a certain country reacts negatively and feel threatened when Filipinos come to work in their respective countries. It is because they know the truth - that Filipinos work twice as hard and they are very good at their job/field. Imagine speaking how many languages on top of the real job description. Whereas compared to them, they probably can only speak their own language and yet their backlog at work are horrendous. And because of that, I can’t blame them 😆
Sigh! You really can’t please everyone.
PS: I can say these things because I am also a Filipino migrant overseas… just not in Finland 😉
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment. I am naturally silly🤣 Sending you autumn wishes!
At the end of the day, we will all meet our creator and people will be judged by their deeds and not by RACE, GENDER or which COUNTRY They're from. ^^ kudos to you maam for setting an example for the limitations they have placed against Filipinos. ^^ Thank you
I love everything you said Ma'am! Filipina Nurse here coming to Finland soon. Mabuhay po kayo! ❤
Salamat. Good luck on your journey
Welcome to Finland! 😊
@@marsukarhu9477 kiitos❤️
Bahala ka dyan. alam mo nang walang respect sa pinoy ang mga tao dyan.. gudluck!
@@pingyu5141 salamat po sa panonood at pag comment. Fortunately po hindi lahat ng tagarito ganon ang tingin sa mga dayo. Recently nga nga sa Facebook ng local paper namin more than 1K ang likes sa article tungkol sa mga bagong mga dating na health care assistants na pinoy. Yung mga may hirit sa tungkol sa language skill sinagot ko at pinamukha na unfair kung mamaliitin ang mga pinoy nurses. At may mga comments akong pinabura dahil offensive.
i love watching your videos. Ang dami ko po natutunan.
Salamat. Gusto ko talaga may saysay ang content😁
Salamat Kabayan... good job 👏
Salamat po sa panonood.
I love the attitude!! More inspirational vids please! specially tips in learning the language😊😊😊
Thank you! Follow Finnspirational on Facebook there is a new video there taken on an actual coaching session.
Ilovethis vlog for the first i stumbled upon. Serious yet there are touch of comedy. God bless you. ♥️
Thank you very much!
correct,, napakahirap kaya nga language nila as in.. pag usapan kapa pag nakatalikod kana
Yes. I often hear them describing a anyone with foreign accent as speaking huono suomi- poor finnish.
Superb! Great topic, my friend. ❤😊
Thank you very much for dropping by!
Thank you for sharing.
The Philippines have very many registered nurses, but a lot of them are not happy with the wages offered by local nursing jobs.
So, a lot of them end up as office secretaries, bank tellers, insurance agents etc.
If European countries can offer nursing jobs, it will not cause a shortage of nurses in the Philippines. On the other hand, young Filipinos will even be motivated to go into the nursing profession, because they can find better job and travel opportunities. So that means more supply of Filipino nurses in the future.
Thanks for commenting. That has been the problem in the Philippines for ages.
@@Finnspirational
Somehow I feel it is a crab mentality issue.
Decades ago, we have seen associates and their daughters full of hope and inspirations because their ambitious daughters wants to join the ranks of overseas nurses.
After their graduation from nursing schools, The governments posted new requirements one after another. In the end, they got tired quit the nursing profession - even if they are already registered nurses.
buti n lang di natuloy ang anak ko dyan. nahirapan kasi sya sa langguage nang finland. nag intaylang sya nang magandang pagkakataon. hanggang sa may dumating. nasa uk n sya ngayon mag 2 years na.
Buti nga po. Good for her.
Nobody like Filipino.. Cheers Finish... Filipino is more friendly and loving..Happy people in the whole world.Well educate..
Poor Europe! Aging rapidly yet complaining about critical and professional help that they need. Nurses should protest for double pay if the host country is not too welcoming.
How can one country be happy and unable to practice tolerance? Helping each other usually achieve the best solutions to specific problems.
The smiling happened to me when I was new. It was my Supervisor, she thought I have a sinister smile. She told me about it and I told her I just have smiley face, it's a culture in the Philippines. We became friends after that. Filipino nurses are love in the USA because they are easy to work with and easy to talk to. They are dependable. For Filipino nurses, just learned to say NO when you don't want to pick up overtime.
I just stumbled to your page and I think you are really entertaining!
Thank you very much.
I’m shocked n sad. Maybe they will rethink n understand. But u have started the conversation n it’s not ez. Keep the faith 💜☮️🙏🏼😉
Thank you. I believe that someday things will change.
It all goes down to ignorance and cultural difference.
We can't really please everyone. What we can do is to prove them wrong.
I love this vid, very informative. Thank you po ❤️ I am new here in Finland... watching from nääräjärvi ... 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you very much! Good luck❤
More videos about nurses in Finland po.. please. Kiitos
Working on a new one at the moment. It's in Finnish but it will have English subtitles
I really appreciate this post kabayan. Filipinos lack language skills? Basically we are already tri-lengual. Like me, i speak cebuano as mother tongue, i speak hiligaynon, pilipino and a little bit of ilocano. We add english and i was a spanish instructor to nursing students here in cebu having been a student missionary in mexico for seven years. Maybe our weakness in general is the fear of leaving our linguistic comfort zone.
Salamat po. They were referring to Finnish language skills and some assumed that Filipinos do not speak English.
just saw this video in youtube suggestions page.... kwela si Ate :)
Salamat! Di ko akalain na may manonood sa akin😁😄😆
We have to take this as a learning opportunity and improve more on our language skills. We cannot treat it the same as working in Canada or the US where English is the main language. If they don't like Pinoys, FINE! There are plenty of opportunities. Ang pangit is ipilit natin sarili natin sa mga taong ayaw sa atin. Charot! Iba ang alagang Pinoy! Malalaman nila un.
Thanks for your comment. That was among the reasons why I did this video. For language learners not to settle for ”pwede na” level
Thank you for your content ate..sad pero nakakaenlighten...I was once a victim of ….hän ei osaa puhua suomea…Totoo naman😁pero gaya ng sabi mo Hindi forever un..keep inspiring.
Mag aral ka lang. Prioritize mo ang Finnish language learning
Your courage is admirable..
Thank you very much❤️
Actualy we are not in shortage of nurse's. A lot of jobless pilipino nurses in Phillipines. Ang problema ayaw nila mag trabaho dahil sa baba ng sweldo
Ah ganon pala. Ang press release nila shortage raw. Thanks for your comment.
@@KnH07 malabo mangyari sa pinas yun para sa nurses. Anyhow kung monetary reasons may English speaking countries kung saan mas maayos ang sweldo kaysa sa Finland. I came here for personal reasons.
@@KnH07 right. Buti nga may nagtatrabaho pa dyan.
I‘ve been there before, my experiences are……Finnish people are happy when they are drank. Vodka is their perfume and drinking water.Some of them are frustrated and living in depression specially in long winter time, in summer full of mosquitos and a boring land. I’ve noticed they never ever win Grand Prix Eurovision Song Contest because their language is terrible and not compatible to the music, you can’t make a song out of their language it might destroyed your ear drums. Lappland for me is like a ghost land . What I like in Finland are Moose meat, Fish and Sauna Bath! Never again to visit this land . It’s better to visit Iceland it’s more interesting and beautiful panorama.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. Made me laugh, actually. All I can say is that this country is not for everyone. The amount of mosquitos in summer in unbelievable. Spring is the best time to visit Finland in my opinion. In case you change your mind someday, choose February -April.
Quite racist comment from you,sounds like a lot that you are russian troll!
Moose meat...how interesting. Na-curious tuloy ako. And your description of their songs is quite amusing.
Hahaha
Buti naman sinabi mo. Ayoko talagang pumunta dun kahit libre haha
I have been told by the Director of Human Resources in the Hospital in Sweden where I worked that my Head Nurses had described me as 20yrs advanced in Nursing Skills. No joke. I was told that.🎉😊
I believe you❤️
Ah yes. i tend to notice about this on Finnish people. They seem more concerned about not speaking their language . They even do that to swedish people. they get annoyed if they cant speak finnish. idk why lmao.
You should read history then,as finland was once part of sweden and the finns werent treated nicely so that swedish language is kind of spit on your face when someone talks it...
Waaahh... Ang cute... Bt ngyon lng kita napanood? Idol na kita ateng 😅
Thank you❤️ Newbie ako sa youtube😃
I am curious about your experiences. What encouraged a tropical Filipina to migrate to Freyja's Ice Castle of the north?
Will answer that in my upcoming video
katulalad din sa america may mga ilang nurses or heathcare wokers na banyaga na hindi rin gaano naiintindihan ng mga pasyente ang kanilang pagbibigkas ng ingles, gayun pa man hindi naman naging hadlang ito para hindi magampanan ng maigi nag kanilang trabaho.
Be open to criticism- as part of nursing maybe even learning. Being defensive vs cultural adaptations.
Thanks. I accept criticism, what I can not accept are the words that are uncalled for.
Some have crossed the line though
Mam,more vid po please.
Sure, tungkol saan? Ang upcoming video ko is in Finnish
New subscriber from London England go girl fight for the truth and your right
Thank you very much! Wishing you a lovely autumn