LIFE IN FINLAND | 9 Things that shocked me living in Finland
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I'm from Sweden, based on what is covered in this video, I would like to say that the only thing that separates us Swedes from our Finnish brothers and sisters is the language, otherwise we are just too similar.. :)
As a Finn, I agree. Even though I haven't watched the video yet ð
Yup, I hosted a Swedish student for a week once and his thoughts was "It's exactly like Sweden, except I can't understand anything"
As a finn with lots of friends in Sweden I agree with you, but I would add sauna culture to the list of differences, yes you have saunas in Sweden but they are nowhere near as common and very few swedes go to the sauna even a fraction of as frequently and when they do they tend too keep the temperature quite alot lower than we do, of course this is in general, there are always exceptions
Language and currency. That's all. Our countries are sooooo similar in everything. And you Swedes are our most loved enemy in the sports :)
Yes we like the vowels and you prefer the consonants. For us like 3 to 4 consonants and reast are vowels. For you other way around :)
As a 51 old finn/swede i drink about 1 liter of milk per day.
Same, but I drink it in my coffee. Little bit might go to cereal, but mostly its with coffee.
Your supposed to add a shower curtain for that kind of shower so the whole bathroom don't get wet. Many restaurants have milk as an option for those that was it with the food.
I like milk with meal. Water's ok too, but milk also makes the food taste better.
Well, actually. If there isn't walls in your shower, then there are usually rails/pole you can hang shower curtains from. Or at the very least the shower is located on top of a bathtub. In some appartments both, bathtub and a place for curtains.
edit: Or at least I've not lived or visited any appartments that have completely open shower area.
In the last 2 houses/apartments iâve lived in the bathroom has been compeletely open apart from a 30-40 cm glass panel that hinges, and itâs to the side to protect like the sink/cabinets from splashes. But both have been completely renovated/built in the last 10 years
You are supposed to put up a shower curtain to stop the water from going absolutely EVERYWHERE, or at least most people have one
It is all about practical on Finlandð so True!
You need to use shower curtain in that type of shower though. There is even clearly a rail for one.
We here in Sweden also drink Milk to our meals it's good for your body
Milk is the best drink,cures even hangoverâĪð. Love it.
I have to say that I don't remember drinking a glass of milk since primary school, and even there only because they taught that milk is good for bones and in the school canteen it was easier to drink milk than water.
However, Finns on average drink quite a lot of milk.
Finland ranks #1 in milk consumption per capita. The average finn consumes 430 liters a year.
For reference, UK citizens have about 230 liters and someone in Spain would have 164 liters.
Most commonly we have semi-skimmed milk (~1.5% fat), when I was young I actually drank so much of it that we consulted a doctor to make sure it's safe.
430 liters sounds like a bit much. That's ~1,3 liters per day per person.
@@t-pnaminami3808 1 consume about 1l per day, sometimes more... It's my goto drink. I very rarely drink water. YkkÃķsmaito, 1% fat that is.
â@@t-pnaminami3808 I think it includes all food products consumed, we have a lot of milk in our foods. The amount of milk we drink by itself is probably closer to like 0.5 - 0.75l a day.
I pulled the numbers from the first 2 google search results I got which was wikipedia and worldpopulationreview. Could be wrong or misleading data, wikipedia is wikipedia and I don't even know the latter site.
â@@t-pnaminami3808for sure i drink Even more
There are also lactose-free dairy products in Finland.
I personally think people can wear whatever they're comfortable with, even if they stand out, but I bet most of Finns actually think about what others wear, they just don't say it out loud to their face.
At the end of the day though, personal space and freedom is pretty big here in Finland. The silent stereotype of an expressionless Finn and them not bothering anyone without a real reason is an indication of that.
But would you be weirded out if your doc or dentist had purple hair? I think thats what the girl was trying to say. I know I couldnât care less, but older peeps might still raise eyebrows. The priest at my grandmothers funeral had bright green hair and several face piercings, the elderly crowd mentioned it, but since she was so lovely, she passed the muster in their minds. I had pink hair for years, outside of compliments only really kids commented on it, usually out of curiosity.
@@janemiettinen5176 The strangest "looks" my doctor ever had was a handlebar moustache - I did think it was funny and I had some giggles in my thoughts, but I'm a typical Finn, so I'm confident in my abilities to not show any such emotions on my face. It did not affect my level of trust in the doctor, though. Purple hair would have not made any difference for me.
However, I do feel that Finland is a surprisingly collective society. Anything that's considered standing out is definitely going to make people conscious, but I think we're pretty good at not letting that show.
To be honest, I'm a fairly progressive kinda guy, so if people are more empowered to wear and look the way they want, maybe I could join in with a look of my own. The more aesthetic things that are acceptable the better.
Older folks definitely think and gossip about things such as hair colour and looks that differ from what they've used to, but like everybody else here they're not likely to say that to the person in question. I do think that's a universal thing in every culture and society, though.
@@jvalfin3359 Oh, the inward laughter, every Finn learns this in childhood. Only time my silent laughter betrayed me was when my doctor looked exactly like an alien; think of a gray alien, upside down pear-shaped head and everything, change the skin to human and put human eyes in. Very striking, thats putting it mildly. When he appeared from his room, I let out a short âhmprrâ, purely out of surprise, quickly caught myself, masked it with coughing fit and tried to be cool. Whenever he typed, I just marveled how this dude must be a human-alien hybrid, no other explanation. But, alien or not, he knew how to diagnose my achy knee, so its all good :)
you might be able to do without a car when in a major city like Helsinki. But during winter months especially if you don't live in downtown. You'll be very grateful for having a car. Especially so during winter time. It might snow several inches in just one day.
47 yo swede here. I drink milk every breakfast (and to some other meals). I have done this as long as I can remember.
Yes! We do really drink milk! A LOT! Even if you are lactose intolerant, we have a separate milk for you in which the lactose is already chopped into what it would normally chop up to in the stomach! And it isn't really that much more expensive either! But yes, I drink like maybe 3-5 glasses of milk every day! And usually in the beginning of a week I have like three or four of the 1 litre milk jugs in the fridge, and on Saturday or Sunday all of the milk has gone down my throat. It also has many health benefits ,compared to water: it has calsium naturally in it, and I think every Finnish milk producer adds some vitamin D in the milk to boost the absorption of calcium into bones to make the bones stronger, and that way you can, for example, prevent osteoporosis. But I think I'd drink milk even without those health benefits! It's so GOOOD!!!ðĪŊð
"Lactose free" is a totally recent phenomena though.
You have been drinking lactose filled milk since the early middle ages, just like us other scandinavians ;)
Im Swedish. 58 years old. And I drink at least 3 litr of milk a week. (Im drinking milk right now). ð
I haven't drunk milk with meals since I was in primary school, but it is very common in Finland. Finland is big on dairy products in general (both regular and lactose free). I mostly just use milk in my coffee, and drink water with meals.
Milk drinking is from school. At your school meal (free of charge) you get full/ healthy meal and drink with it is milk. Those meals have to be healthy by law and milk is good for child's bones. (calcium) Many people carry on whole life drinking milk because they are used to drink it at school dinners.
I'm drinking it because it's tasting good.
Idk what stores shes been to but 0.5L sodas cost usually 2-2.5⎠and the same size water bottle is around 0.90⎠with the 20 cent pawn included (that you get back when recycling the bottle). At some kiosks and stores like she said at the airport ofc have more expensive prices but in normal stores it's usually more than half the price of a soda
Shower curtains are used and in very fancy apartment might have a single glass/plastic wall...
Usually there is curtain In shower corner
Yeah, a shower curtain makes it easy to keep the most part of bathroom dry, and you can make it dry quicker under the shower with a certain kind of mop.
The reason I like milk with food is that it's such a good palette cleanser and freshener during or after your meal. Something about the fats and creaminess and whatever ð
it was 4 years ago, so maybe she has found a shower curtain to put up on the rod. I can't do without milk, at least a glass with food. except in restaurants etc., then it will be a soft drink or juice. there is lactose-free milk etc. if you have a sensitive stomach. it tastes exactly the same as regular milk
Just last time I visited hospital I saw atleast two doctors with full tattoo sleeve and one nurse, some nurses had clearly gothic style outside of the work outfits.
It looks like the shower is missing a shower curtain and a plastic window between the pipes. A glass of cold milk is good. We are taught to drink milk already at school and that habit somehow carries throughout life. I personally drink a lactose-free milk drink every day. Dairy products are used a lot over all. No need to buy bottled water, normal or carbonated, buy spring water which is actually cheaper. Maybe the children live at home with their parents because education is expensive in America. So the children stay at home longer.
It's also very common in Southern European countries like Italy and Spain that children live at home with their parents quite a long time. For instance 65 % of Italians aged between 18-34 lived with their parents in 2020. I have always had a good relations with my parents, but I moved away from my childhood home after I went to the army for the military service at the age of 19. After the army I started my studies at the university at the age of 20, and I moved away from my original hometown to the other town as well. Besides I didn't want to be some kind of "mama's boy" who doesn't know how to cook, wash own clothes and take care of normal daily routines like an adult.
Here's a life hack, buy 1 bottle of water and always refil the bottle at the bathroom sinks in the malls, even the water from public bathroom sinks is safe to drink and many malls have free bathrooms
You don't have to buy water. Buy a good reusable bottle and just fill from the tab. Tap water is so good everywhere.
I do not now about Finland but in Sweden milk is boosted with more vitamin D to have a cheap and easy way to get more of it, because the lack of sun 6-7 month of the year, do to that we are so far north, and we don't get it from the sun.
Yes, I drink milk pretty much every day. I don't drink milk when I eat fast at work, but whenever I eat at home I always drink milk. I drink on average about 1L of milk every day.
I think I use more milk than an average finnish people, but probably not that much. It is pretty common that people here drink milk. It is usually available in most restaurants (even McDonald's offer to have a milk carton instead of soda with your meal), and pretty much every lunch place have these big milk dispensers (holding like 50L of milk at once) where people can get their drinks. So it is common here, very common.
Currently there is a downward trend of milk consumption here in Finland. There have come these new milk-like products made out of soy, rice, or oath that has captured a part of the milk's marketshare. It is no where near as popular as milk yet, but it is getting a bit bigger each passing year.
I (Sweden) drink half a liter of milk with every meal
Bottled water takes up shelf space, but there's next no market for it since as you noted you can just fill up a bottle from the tap wherever you're staying at. If it didn't have premium pricing it wouldn't be on offer at all when instead they could be bottling and selling something that people actually buy. lol
about the leaving home young point. personally i left to another city for vocational school and had my own apartment at 16 years old and so did many of my friends
I checked the price of water in a random supermarket. 0,5 litres was 0,49⎠(incl. 0,20⎠deposit for the bottle, so 0,29âŽ). 1,5 litres was 1,39⎠(incl. 0,40⎠deposit). 5,15 litres was 1,61⎠(no deposit for such a large container). That's 0,32âŽ/l.
3⎠is definitely an airport store price.
A Finn here. I LOVE milk! I just bought 6 liters of cow milk for myself.
Finns drink the most coffeeâïļ and also milkðĨ per capita.
We don't drink much juice or tea with meals, it's rather milk and water with lunch, and then coffee afterwards. ðĪ·ââïļ
Milk is best, at least here.
In Sweden, we have big recycling facilities with staff in about every town by now by now. They also take bigger waste like old furniture, building material, electronics and even harmful substances (not medicine though, you have to go to the pharmacy for that)
I drink at least 3 glasses a day on average cows milk, very happy that I have the chance to do that in Finland as it's healthy and makes you strong and big.
When you buy a water bottle in Finland, you can refill it at gas stations. Tap water is as good as bottled water.
Normally we use showercurtains here in Finland.
Some meals just ask for milk, like my MILs meatballs and mash or salmon soup. Just like spaghetti needs cola with it, or garlicky pizza is best with beer. I really like buttermilk too, but since my husband hates it, I rarely buy it. Most lunch places have both options, milk and buttermilk.
As a Finn I always drink fatless milk with my main meal of the day, and I don't really care about beer or wine. Otherwise I like to drink various kinds non-sugar added full fruit juices, coffee with cream, tea with milk, and Coca Cola Zero in a big class with ice cubes. Only if I eat at the restaurant, I may ask a big jug of cold water with a meal like pizza.
Otherwise I think the Finns don't want to emphasize their status with their clothes like how wealthy or educated they might be. If someone is a professor at the university, he doesn't need fancy clothers for his job.
we drink milk and sour milk(PiimÃĪ) our family of 4 drinks 25-30 liter per week ;D
Coffee and milk, Finland's most popular drinks. ð After them come vodka and beer. And of course Lonkero.
the whole milk drinking and basically the huge consumption of dairy products here is due to a succesful branding and advertising campaign from Valio corporation (they even worked together with the government at one point to make sure that milk is considered an important food item in every day life) that's lasted for decades and now people think that you HAVE to drink milk even as an adult.
I think nowadays many are switching milk to oat drinks, I use oat milk in my coffee and hardly ever drink milk anymore.
I live in countryside,so I need a car, nearest supermarket is 19km from me :) And no, I don`t drink milk.. that`s so sick :) and neither do my friends! Big hug from Finland!
I drink milk for lunch and maybe for coffee, i prefer cream for coffee if i need to drink that.
part of jackets was funny when speeded up :D water bottles makes waste. I stopped drinking milk around 44y old :D
have any of you reacted to the fact that americans think we in scandinavia are strange and wierd, maybe they should think again and realize that in reality it is americans who are very strange and wierd.for example, if you are over 20 years old in Sweden and still live at home with your parents, you are considered a bit weird unless you are still studying, otherwise you are a wierd type who has not moved out yet :P
Yep. My sister moved from home when she was 17 ( she did need some sort of special permission to move on her own since she was still under aged) and still studying and I also moved to my own place 12 days after I turned 18 went to army and school after that. We both would work to support our selves tho our parent's wold help us out in any way if necessary. For me it was just mostly that I got old dishes and cook ware to help me getting everything started without using a lot of money right of the bat. And it has just been steadily improving my living conditions after that as I see fit.
Well there is a reason why there are rail where you will put your shower curtain. It is not the purpose to spray the whole room wet while you go to the shower.
At the mornings in dreakfast people drink coffee, tea, coco, juice, milk or water basicly, I drink coffee and my kids likes to drink milk. At homes people usually drink milk in lunch and dinner. If there is longer period between lunch and dinner i drink coffee and kids drink milk with bread. And evenings kids want some thing to eat after dinner and it usually is some bread with milk. So yes! At least in my math as one adult and two kids consume about 2,5 liters of milk per day... Actually, i donÂīt drink milk anymore (not for over 8 months) becouse iÂīm on ketogenic diet.
Not all drink milk In Finland although it is quite common. I have not since I moved from home to University 30 years ago.
Dwayne, bro, when are you going to visit us in Finland then?
I drink like 1.5-2L of milk a day and itâs with every meal at home or school/work but never at restaurants
I am from Finland but I do not drink milk. I use milk only with coffee and some times when I drink cocoa.
As you can see there is a rail above the shower you can put up shower curtain if you want. ðĪĶââ There are a lot of different options though like shower cubicles, combined bathtub and shower, open showers and enclosed showers and so on... This one looks like a student apartment or just a small very basic apartment with a small bathroom. PS. no one is wearing pyjamas at work. ð
It's ok that water in a plastic bottle in the store is expensive, because in Finland you can drink water from every tap safely and for free.
I'm a milk addict, drink about 1 liter per day.
Here's some chocking footwear things. In UK TV series there's often a wellies scene. Car is parked and wellies are taken from the boot. Well, look at these Nokia rubber boots: "peter brushey Nokian Testimonial". If that's not chocking enough, take a look at this. Them three stripes will never ever look the same again: "The story of Karhu : The most forgotten sneakers brand". And on that milk thing, here we have Lemmy Kilmister, of all people, in a Finnish milk commercial: "Valion kunnianosoitus Lemmy Kilmisterille | Tribute video for Lemmy Kilmister by Valio". For reference, here's the original "I've never drank milk. And I never will. (And it shows)" commercial: "En oo koskaan juonut maitoa - arkistomainos".
During my darkest days I used to drink 6 litres of milk in a day. Now its a much more moderate 1-2 litres every single day
Nobody BUYS Water in Finland. Period.
Need some H20? Just have a sip from the nearest tap. Does not matter which tap, it's safe and tasty.
Hell, even in most cafe's, a glass of water is often free. And if it's not, just take your glass to the toilets.
I did! Last summer. On a holiday trip at Hamina. And even two bottles at the same time. I really felt like beeing abroad! Oh those sunny days.
There is no point in buying plain water in Finland, except for allergies etc.... We drink beer
Since tap water is drinkable, no need to buy it so that drives water prices in stores high. so high that beer and soda and literally everything else is much cheaper. Beer is like 1/3 of price of bottle of water.
She was supposed to install the shower curtains to her shower...
She did not understanded, maybe living on her own.
That "no car" works in big cities only. If you live in a small town or countryside, it's almost impossible to live without a car.
Not everybody here drink milk, but I think the majority of Finns do. I haven't drank milk for decades, but I put it into coffee and eat food made on milk, but I just don't drink it as it is.
Price of water? I don't understand why anybody should buy water bottles in a country where it's totally safe to drink tap water.
My sister is nurse and she has tatoos in neck, sleeves, behind ear (not small tattoo, like big lizzard) and lot of piercings in her earsð
Me and my boy drink about 4* 1,5 L of milk in one weekend.
In internet (in Finnish social media) you hear negative comments about tattoos/piercings but I have never heard anything straight to my face.
Milk is good, cold milk yummy.
is this a reupload or did i just see some other youtuber react to this same video
Mert Fin reacted to same video recently.
I drink milk with everything! I probably drink milk more than any other drink
the showers not having walls isnât very common from my experience having lived all my life in finland.
And you can buy shower curtains
Super common imo. At the top of my head I don't know anyone who lives in a APARTMENT who got this closet type shower with doors/walls
we got bathroom renovation done couple years ago and they just added some glass door to shower that doesnt even close it is ompletely pointless and dangerous lol
I disagree, it is pretty common. Sometimes there's a shower curtain tho.
If you live like Helsinki or some other big city i think yo don't need a car. Some smaller cities where you need to go to work like 100km away you need a CAR :D
In supermarkets water botles is a 60 cent
I like this Idea of No Bureacracy, but it's really not that easy in Real Life! Online-service doesn't excuse You from anything, so that stuff will come and bite ya back in the arse at sometime.
I have Never bought water In Finland. 56 yo
Showers. You can have walls if you want. We don't./ I like riding a bike but it's a car for work. /Wife says I'm toooo casual....er..scruffy.../ Bureuacracy...ðĪ/ Wife makes me recycle.....and I'm obedient./
Been here most of my life and still never drank milk.ðĪŪ / Yeah...tooo many jackets./ water is cheap-except if you go to a kiosk. (Pirkka or Rainbow) / Yeah my kids left ASAP.
I know one person who drinks milk :D
There should be a shower curtain so the whole toilet floor doesn't get wet. :)
Adults drinking milk has decreased in Finland. In the past, milk was heavily marketed with health benefits for everyone. Today, people are more skeptical about the necessity of milk..
I drink probably 2 liters of coffee every day and a litre of milk with it. But never only milk.
There is a place for shower curtain. I am shocked how helpless this woman is!
Pesonally drunk Milk about 45 years, then just stopped
I like milk a lot
She is just.... you know... ð
Finnish people drink lot of milk, Finnish people also have lot of osteoporosis, is it all Valio's propaganda that milk makes your bones strongerðĪ
Ofcourse we drink milk thats why our bones ar strong as hell
Medical professional, nurses etc. are not allowed to wear any jewelry, piercings etc. If I recall it right. Also Doctors, CEOs, Lawyers etc. it is not propriate to have tattoos in your face, piercings, bright colored hair etc, so it is not true.
Some time a go I met a doctor in a private klinic that was in Her 50's and had long black nails and prite Green hairð
@@marisiitonen5813 Well you could say there is always an exception to a rule, but it is not common ;)
Don't know where you live but I have seen many CEOs and nurses and who ever with tattoos and piercings (nurses can't use jewelry at work, but you see the holes). They were not ok like 20 years ago, but quite common nowadays, I think.
@@haneski8020 Pohjois-Savo
@@Latexi_LMX Voi olla ettÃĪ mitÃĪ isompi paikkakunta, sitÃĪ liberaalimpaa. Jos on esim. yhden terveyskeskuksen tai koulun kunta, niin siellÃĪhÃĪn pari ihmistÃĪ pÃĪÃĪttÃĪÃĪ keitÃĪ palkataan. Jos ovat vanhempaa vÃĪkeÃĪ tai eivÃĪt muuten tykkÃĪÃĪ, niin ei sinne silloin duuniinkaan pÃĪÃĪse. Asun kyllÃĪ toki itsekin pienellÃĪ paikkakunnalla, mutta pÃĪÃĪttÃĪvissÃĪ asemissa on paljon alle keski-ikÃĪistÃĪ vÃĪkeÃĪ, joten pitÃĪvÃĪt varmaan vaikkapa tatuointeja aika normaaleina.
Mutta mielestÃĪni hyvÃĪ, jos ulkonÃĪkÃķ ei ratkaise vaan osaaminen.
No migrants and refugees in Scandinavian countries or Finland
abut for 3: in Finland you can wear whatever clothes you want, but you get bully
a lot about what you wear, especially at a young age
you can get water from the store for 50 cents. I used google translate
Looks like she has left her shower curtains to the store, ie. previous tenant took theirs when they moved out. That's why there is that pole.