I was thinking the same thing! (Also for your winter car kit--to have clay kitty litter for traction on ice and extra hats/mitts/candles 'just in case.')
Just a few days ago,Finnish ice hockey team won the first place in the city where I now live-Beijing-I was so excited and sincerely congratulations!I have applied to Aalto university for bachelor’s a couple of days ago and hope can see you guys in the coming term in fall.
I'm from Minnesota where, despite being at about the same latitude as Croatia, we have quite a similar climate to Finland thanks to being so far inland, so this was extremely familiar to me! I'm hopefully coming to Tampere this year for my Bachelor's studies, and this video nailed down why Finland was such an easy pick as my top destination for the next stage of my life. Here we are well prepared for the winter (plows come through regularly, homes are properly insulated, etc) but we don't have the same appreciation and respect for nature that Finland seems to have. Leaving the city here, you have to pass through hours of suburban sprawl and corn farms to truly find a natural landscape. In Finland it seems that easy access to forests, mountains and lakes is an inalienable right. I've always been indifferent towards touring historical or cultural sites, but enamored by the idea of taking trips to see the world's natural beauty, and Finland's location in the far north might be the perfect place for me to do so. The long hours of darkness and especially the blue hour that you mentioned are treasured times of reflection for me here, and I can't wait to experience them even more intensely once I get to Finland. Thank you for your amazing and helpful videos!
Hi from Spain, the "sunnie" country, I know about Minnesota and Canadá's weather, north countries i Europe, and I always think how can you manage with weather, I Also envy the beauty of snow countries, when we sufered the strongest snow in years "Filomena", everithing
Catastrophyc for us because we were not preppared for a weather like that, 🤣🤣, my god, I cant imagin myself living there in spite of its beauty, strong people living there, I send you some Sun from Spain, thouhg we had very cold cities in winter too,...😍😍
I'm from Rio de janeiro/ Brazil and believe or not, is dream go to Finland and see snow 😂 cold weather!I would be in heaven! 😍❄️☃️ I would love to try snowboard! I'm melting here in Rio right now, is like a sauna but 24 hours per day 🌡️
We love the Finnish winter. The lights, the colors, the -30°, and the heavy ice and snow. The iced sea and people ice-fishing. People with theirs scooters and bicycles everywhere like there is no snow. Everyone enyoying the winter with heavy clothing. I think the most striking to me, anyway, was how bad the road condition was in Helsinki. Many people think Finland is all flat. Let me tell you Finland is NOT flat. Helsinki is NOT flat at all. And you have the tramway, lots of road lights, buses, bicycles, lots of pedestrians. Which means that you need to stop very often. And really, I was shocked to see heavy icing all over the main roads, with ice-potholes sometimes 10 cms deep. Everywhere, on all roads. A red light, and you might have big issues being stuck on the tramway way. It took us about one hour to travel through Helsinki to each the port. That was crazy. We wondered if people in Helsinki are used to having so much snow.... ?
xD thanks Rob! It was a really big deal for Finns. The olympic gold metal has always been an elusive thing that never really seemed that realistic so this is a big thing for Finnish hockey in general 👍
Hej, Oliver, could you maybe make a video about how to registrate a foreign vehicle in Finland when you come to study or live there? And maybe something about the traffic laws and what international driver license is accepted in Finland
Brilliant! I think my next winter trip is going to be to Finland. I love winter, snow, negative temperatures and all that. Your video is amazing and really inspiring. I need to check all these with my own eyes!
I think darkness and cloudness are the biggest problems during autumn and winter and spring times in Finland. There is literally lack of sun and it's depressing not only because days are short but also because sun just doesn't appear for weeks! I think it is impossible to help here, just to go to some sunny vocation to another country.. All other winterish things can be beaten but absence of sun can't be replace with anything..
Thanks for the video, It was a real travel for me, your english its a good practis for me too, Im from Spain, we have very cold cities in winter here, but never in that level, anyway you contry looks beautitul, the snow, northern lights and midnigth Sun, my god sounds like another Planet, I wish to go there someday, 👏👏😍😍
You always motivate me to travel to Finland through your amazing videos .. i have two questions about studying in finland : may i start studying the first year in english language (Pay tuition fees in first year ) and change the language of studying in second year ( studying on finnish language without tuition fees) ??
Huh, it never even occurred to me that snow on top of a car could become problematic for others, but that does make sense. On that note, l have 2 questions: do winter tires not work in hot climates the same way summer tires don't work in cold ones, or is there something else as to why winter tires aren't used outside of winter? And about moisturizers, can you go into detail on why you'd need one in Finland even if your skin isn't dry? Thanks in advance, Oliver.
Some of these things (like brushing the snow of the roof of your car) are things that many Finns dont even think about so i thought that these would be the last things that many internationals would think of without a reminder 😅. To your questions: 1. Winter tires do work during the summer as well. In fact, they work too well. The whole idea of having studded or friction tires is to create that extra friction. However, the problem with this during the summer is that this extra friction has a really negative impact on the roads as the studs (which are basically sharp steel bits) grind the asphalt faster than normal tires. You would not necessarily see a difference if just one person used winter tires during the summer but when you have hundreds of thousands of cars doing this - you are going to ruin the roads. Also, studded tires are much louder on bare asphalt so having everyone use them during the summers would also make a lot more unnecessary noise. For these reasons, you have to change back to summer tires (by law) by a certain date (which i dont remember right now). 2. Simply put, during winter the air is dryer than during the summer. This is especially true inside because heating our houses dries the air as a bi-product. Some people have more delicate skin and require moisturisers. However, this is often recommended for everyone just because of the fact that the air is dryer - its just generally better for your skin.
Its really hard for me to comment on this as ive never studied in norway. Actually, ive never even been to norway so cant really say that much about it as a country.
🥶More tips to SURVIVE winter in Finland: th-cam.com/video/fuJiFZ0XkqE/w-d-xo.html
Hello could you please make a video on how to become a school teacher in Finland ?
Share bodily warmth.
I'm from Northern Ontario, Canada, and all tips are very familiar. And snow burn is a fun thing to explain to people who live closer to the equator. 🤣
Oh totally 😅. Its always fun to see the face of people when you explain how sun can burn you when its -25 degrees Celsius.
I was thinking the same thing! (Also for your winter car kit--to have clay kitty litter for traction on ice and extra hats/mitts/candles 'just in case.')
I've never saw, in other videos, this details about the every day life in Finland during winter. Thank you Oliver.
Glad you liked it! Do let me know if i forgot something relevant and ill make sure to cover it in a future video!
Just a few days ago,Finnish ice hockey team won the first place in the city where I now live-Beijing-I was so excited and sincerely congratulations!I have applied to Aalto university for bachelor’s a couple of days ago and hope can see you guys in the coming term in fall.
I'm from Minnesota where, despite being at about the same latitude as Croatia, we have quite a similar climate to Finland thanks to being so far inland, so this was extremely familiar to me! I'm hopefully coming to Tampere this year for my Bachelor's studies, and this video nailed down why Finland was such an easy pick as my top destination for the next stage of my life. Here we are well prepared for the winter (plows come through regularly, homes are properly insulated, etc) but we don't have the same appreciation and respect for nature that Finland seems to have. Leaving the city here, you have to pass through hours of suburban sprawl and corn farms to truly find a natural landscape. In Finland it seems that easy access to forests, mountains and lakes is an inalienable right. I've always been indifferent towards touring historical or cultural sites, but enamored by the idea of taking trips to see the world's natural beauty, and Finland's location in the far north might be the perfect place for me to do so. The long hours of darkness and especially the blue hour that you mentioned are treasured times of reflection for me here, and I can't wait to experience them even more intensely once I get to Finland. Thank you for your amazing and helpful videos!
Hi from Spain, the "sunnie" country, I know about Minnesota and Canadá's weather, north countries i Europe, and I always think how can you manage with weather, I Also envy the beauty of snow countries, when we sufered the strongest snow in years "Filomena", everithing
Catastrophyc for us because we were not preppared for a weather like that, 🤣🤣, my god, I cant imagin myself living there in spite of its beauty, strong people living there, I send you some Sun from Spain, thouhg we had very cold cities in winter too,...😍😍
I'm from Rio de janeiro/ Brazil and believe or not, is dream go to Finland and see snow 😂 cold weather!I would be in heaven! 😍❄️☃️
I would love to try snowboard!
I'm melting here in Rio right now, is like a sauna but 24 hours per day 🌡️
i love when it's dark! So this would be perfect
Oh its absolutely lovely especially when you just want to wind down 🙂
soy mexicano y cuando fui a trabajar a Finlandia me encantó el país me gustaría volver
We love the Finnish winter. The lights, the colors, the -30°, and the heavy ice and snow. The iced sea and people ice-fishing. People with theirs scooters and bicycles everywhere like there is no snow. Everyone enyoying the winter with heavy clothing.
I think the most striking to me, anyway, was how bad the road condition was in Helsinki. Many people think Finland is all flat. Let me tell you Finland is NOT flat. Helsinki is NOT flat at all. And you have the tramway, lots of road lights, buses, bicycles, lots of pedestrians. Which means that you need to stop very often. And really, I was shocked to see heavy icing all over the main roads, with ice-potholes sometimes 10 cms deep. Everywhere, on all roads. A red light, and you might have big issues being stuck on the tramway way. It took us about one hour to travel through Helsinki to each the port. That was crazy. We wondered if people in Helsinki are used to having so much snow.... ?
Having to dig out your car was a true WTF moment for me 😂.
xD first time for everything i guess
I always wished I could live there with my daughter, starting a new life there.
Congratulations on the hockey gold medal !!!
xD thanks Rob! It was a really big deal for Finns. The olympic gold metal has always been an elusive thing that never really seemed that realistic so this is a big thing for Finnish hockey in general 👍
"Embrace the Darkness" Your word is our command, Lord Palpatine. 🤭
Great video. I love Finland and hope to visit again, maybe the next time in winter.
Oh you should! This winter has been magical and i really hope we have as much snow next year as well 👍
Hej, Oliver, could you maybe make a video about how to registrate a foreign vehicle in Finland when you come to study or live there?
And maybe something about the traffic laws and what international driver license is accepted in Finland
These are some great ideas! Perhaps i could include these into a future video.
Brilliant! I think my next winter trip is going to be to Finland. I love winter, snow, negative temperatures and all that. Your video is amazing and really inspiring. I need to check all these with my own eyes!
Great video Oliver, really complete, detailed and precise!
Can you make a video about your gear, please? Your audio and video are so crisp despite outside conditions. Impressive :)
Fantastic
I think darkness and cloudness are the biggest problems during autumn and winter and spring times in Finland. There is literally lack of sun and it's depressing not only because days are short but also because sun just doesn't appear for weeks! I think it is impossible to help here, just to go to some sunny vocation to another country.. All other winterish things can be beaten but absence of sun can't be replace with anything..
I'm lucky that that i prefer darkness over sunlight then 😁
Thanks for the video, It was a real travel for me, your english its a good practis for me too, Im from Spain, we have very cold cities in winter here, but never in that level, anyway you contry looks beautitul, the snow, northern lights and midnigth Sun, my god sounds like another Planet, I wish to go there someday, 👏👏😍😍
I was wondering when Oliver was going to come back!
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You always motivate me to travel to Finland through your amazing videos .. i have two questions about studying in finland : may i start studying the first year in english language (Pay tuition fees in first year ) and change the language of studying in second year ( studying on finnish language without tuition fees) ??
Good thing I'm a night owl and practically a frickin vampire lol. I found I fit in really well there when I visited.
Learn to embrace winter. No Hidden meaning ***no alternative interpretation
Huh, it never even occurred to me that snow on top of a car could become problematic for others, but that does make sense.
On that note, l have 2 questions: do winter tires not work in hot climates the same way summer tires don't work in cold ones, or is there something else as to why winter tires aren't used outside of winter? And about moisturizers, can you go into detail on why you'd need one in Finland even if your skin isn't dry?
Thanks in advance, Oliver.
Some of these things (like brushing the snow of the roof of your car) are things that many Finns dont even think about so i thought that these would be the last things that many internationals would think of without a reminder 😅.
To your questions:
1. Winter tires do work during the summer as well. In fact, they work too well. The whole idea of having studded or friction tires is to create that extra friction. However, the problem with this during the summer is that this extra friction has a really negative impact on the roads as the studs (which are basically sharp steel bits) grind the asphalt faster than normal tires. You would not necessarily see a difference if just one person used winter tires during the summer but when you have hundreds of thousands of cars doing this - you are going to ruin the roads. Also, studded tires are much louder on bare asphalt so having everyone use them during the summers would also make a lot more unnecessary noise. For these reasons, you have to change back to summer tires (by law) by a certain date (which i dont remember right now).
2. Simply put, during winter the air is dryer than during the summer. This is especially true inside because heating our houses dries the air as a bi-product. Some people have more delicate skin and require moisturisers. However, this is often recommended for everyone just because of the fact that the air is dryer - its just generally better for your skin.
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Tbf, I never owned a car (and I don't plan to), so maybe that's something you can learn when you get your driving license anywhere?
Why be in Levi when you can settle in Thailand during the winter months?
Brother,which country is Best to do studies;Finland or Norway? what's your opinion...which will be right choice?🤔🤔
Its really hard for me to comment on this as ive never studied in norway. Actually, ive never even been to norway so cant really say that much about it as a country.
What are your opinions on FinnishPod101? I have been thinking of taking some of their classes.
Oliver, is it true , thath toothpaste in Sweden is produced in Bulgaria . ?
I got the admission to study at SEAMK university. I am scared of not finding a job, what do you think?
How long winter/ snowfall last in Helsinki?
Hi Oliver... Russia is invading Ukraine... I pray for Finland as well...I just hope your well... BTW... your video about that place is very nice...
So basically a monster truck would get the job done in winter 😎
I text you on your email but you didn't give me any response?
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SPEAK MORE MORE MORE SLOWLYYYYYYYYY CALM DOWN MAN