@@JacobandJennyTravel And the moose signs are really in their places for a reason. Moose like to use same path ways so when there is a sign, there have been several moose sightings in that area. Keep safe!
@@SK-nw4ig : yeah.. pretty much same thing as pedestrian crossing.. when there is sign telling you about it be prepared that someone jumps to the road :D
One thing about the turning right on red light. You can turn IF there is a secondary light which tells if it's ok to turn right. And about those WW2 memorials: In Finland there are memorials like that in almost every town.
And, some intersections even with traffic lights do have a separate lane for turning right, which allows you to turn right and pass the traffic lights. If there is not a traffic light on your right side, there is no traffic lights for you to follow. Just go when every there are no other cars coming. Mostly these are not inside city centers, but on the roads and streets that have lots of traffic outside the cities themselves.
5:02 they have one of those ww2 soldier graveyards (colloquially called "sankarihaudat" or "heroes' graves" in Finnish) pretty much in every town and city churchyard. Quite often the words Pro Patria Mori or a variant of it is inscribed somewhere on those memorials (Latin for "died for their fatherland"). The Finnish army had a standing policy during the war that the fallen should be recovered whenever possible, so that they could be buried in their hometown soil. There are still volunteers working on the Russian side of today's border, going through old battle sites looking for remains. Every now and then some are found, and with DNA testing some of them have even been identified and buried with full military honours.
There is long road called Punkaharju. Both sides of it is big lake, and of course trees mainly birch trees (the national tree of Finland) again very good video! My favorite TH-camrs!😉
Speaking of saunas... Did you know that there is a city called Tampere, which is internationally known as the "Sauna Capital of the World"? The designation is earned by the region's high-quality saunas and by the fact that there are the most public saunas in the whole of Finland. In addition, Rajaportin sauna, the oldest still operating public sauna of Finland (since 1906), can also be found in Tampere.
At 5:00 those indeed were graves of soldiers fallen in WW2. In Finnish we call those as "sankarihaudat", literally "hero graves". Most of the fallen soldiers were buried to the graveyards of their home parish.
It is possible and likely that moose runs from woods to road full steam. You really don't want to see that. Several people die in moose accidents annually and every time when moose runs into the car, it will be totaled. But reindeers you will see several times in Lapland and they move slower. Of course you need to be careful with those too but being smaller and slower animal, it is substantially less dangerous to meet on the road.
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 we are very cautious driving knowing they are around! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Looks like you had a great time! You guys are always so positive about everywhere you go and see. I've been in Finland 15 years and am still yet to see an elk/moose in the wild. It's a little late now, but no-one seems to have said it already, so... Oh-loo, not Oo-loo. 👍🏻
That's odd, don't you guys have more elk/moose than us here in sweden? Granted i live in the northen parts and see them very often. Heck last year one elk family casually walked in the middle of downtown and at first i thought they were statues so i just walked by until i saw one move and scared the crap out of me. Quickly went behind a fenced area just incase. Since they're very dangerous if they go into protective mode. Also the place i live on is an island so they tend to come here during the winter.
@@zXSleeZy There are plenty in country areas around Helsinki, but I've just never been in the right place at the right time. We've even had one or two young ones wander into Central Helsinki and cause havoc. Again, not my area... 🙄
@@ChristianJull Oh i see. :) I hope you'll get to see some in the wild sometime. Perhaps take a short winter vacation somewhere in the country side areas. Or just a weekend :)
@@zXSleeZy 😂 Done that too. Wife and I visited an area where loads were consistentoy being seen every day. Nothing. Saw loads of reindeer in the wild in Lapland, but no elk.
@@ChristianJull Awh dang, that's a bummer and bad luck. Also i realise maybe we do have more in sweden, since we have to cull a bunch each year during the hunting season for population control. I'm not sure if that's also true in finland. In chef school our teacher brought in an elk and jokingly said he accidently drove him over and figure we could use it to learn how to properly skin/cut the elk. But he obviously had bought it so we could use it in class.
if you are going to northern Finland you also have to visit Norway its not long drive. you can easily make day trip but dont miss it. the landskape is totally difrent than in Finland. im from finland but i love the sea view in norway and chek out also at shore how clear is the sea water in norway.
The roofs of churches are often made of copper. While they may appear black, they actually have a very dark, green patina. The Church of Rovaniemi had a notably bright green patina when I was younger. However, during a renovation approximately 20 years ago, the roof was replaced with new copper. Initially, the new copper was quite shiny, but it has since developed a much darker patina than its predecessor. Maybe over the time it will have a similar bright green color I remember. The Rovaniemi church also has a very striking altar painting inside (my favorite feature).
@@JacobandJennyTravel If you ever visit again i recommend La Festa it's very close to the Old Lemoon. It's very well known and its been there since the 80s. I used to live on the eastern border 200+km away and even I knew La Festa as a kid. It was actually one of the only places I remembered about Oulu before moving here.
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Moose / elks: Tampere is the 2nd city in Finland. One July morning I went to work. In the lift was my work mate, face bruised. Her 1st day after vacation, cycled to work, and on the main street she was run over by an elk...
As a Finn and visited Oulu like 50 times never heard this??? Or is it just in mind of people of Oulu? Also small city called Riihimäki think they are pizza/kebab capital. I disagree a lot of that Riihimäki case. Never eated pizza in Oulu so next time must check.
Finland is full of beautiful old churches. Some of them are open to visit during the day during the summer, but yeah. If you see a streetsign that says "Tiekirkko" (road church), it means that there is a chuch to its direction that could be open to visit during the summer, at least at 11-16, but could be longer or even 24/7,. There is also a map of them on the internet, so it is a bit easier to plan the way
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Great video as always! My favorite pair of vloggers. I'm curious though about why you decide to go to kiruna out of all places in sweden. Sundsvall, Stockholm, Göteborg all would have more to see than an old mining town :) But maybe i'm just biased since i grew up near it, so it's not special to me. But i guess if you're traveling by car it makes a lot of sense. That said i'm very much looking forward to the swedish videos as well. And norway if you decide to go there. :)
We truly appreciate that! Thank you so much. And we will be going to Kiruna and Stockholm so we will be seeing more of Sweden :) we will go to Norway for a day as well! Cheers friend :)
The moose are moving on the road mainly on October when the hunt is allowed or in spring when mother kicks the children after the new one on the second year.
@@JacobandJennyTravel Thank you the videos, that gives us the other perspective from you to see our country, I respect very much. Have pleasant joyrneys.... 🥰 (Sorry my poor writing...)
I am a bit surprised that you didn't stop in a place called Ii on the way to Kemi from Oulu, a bit funny even for Finnish people with a place called like that. Could have "made a thing" about it on the video too, there is some beautiful bridges too :)
08:38 You don't want to see a moose from your car. The thing is, they may be big critters but they blend into the forest and undergrowth incredibly well. If you are driving in a forest and the ditches are a bit deeper, a moose can stand right by the road and you only see it as you pass it and you happen to be looking outside. Or when it sets foot on the asphalt, at which point you need to start thinking about evasive maneuvers with the car.
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 we are very careful driving knowing they could be around! thanks so much for your comment :)
Saw the thumbnail and thought that's odd, because it looks like the church in my childhood hometown. Well, of course it was it. Didn't recognize anyone in the background, but your car was parked next to the building a friend lives in, so pretty much the same thing. 😂 Thank you, this was fun and a fresh take on describing the town.
Us Finns are basically praying not to see a moose when driving so you guys wishing to see one is hilarious. Though, not really. People die in moose vs car accidents every year.
That church in Kemi is where we got married for the 2nd time(religious service) Our first was in city hall a few days before. You would not believe how beautiful it is inside.
To see a moose.. well.. when I am in the forests moose is the last thing I'd like to see close. Once on a narrow path that happened; I was with 10 liters blue berries on my bicycle and then from birch bushes came a moose with it's calf. They stopped 2-3 meters from me and I couldn't do anything. "Your move!" I thought and was prepared to take a beating... Luckily they decided to turn 180 degrees and went back where came. Was a chilling moment! Another thing is on the road with those signs.. once a moose jumped on the road in the middle of the night.. and lucky again.. on that time I drove 60km/h on 80km/h area. I don't know why I did that, but it saved my car and probably me too; had time to react and stop the car... Usually drove near 100km/h at that downward hill. And cycling.. a few encounters on two wheels.. once three moose didn't care at all traffic and I followed a couple of minutes with walking pace from 50m distance.. Yep, there is a lots of moose in the forests, but usually they avoid people. And better to be so.... though magnificent creatures they are! 🤩
According to an old saying, Kemi is one of those places in Finland where you have to go inside to get fresh air. There were once two pulp mills which depending on the wind, sometimes they smelled like shit. You can see the world's newest and currently the only one in Kemi in the background 6:20. If you are interested in churches, Tornio would have had one of the oldest wooden churches in the Nordic region built in the 17th century.The special feature of the Ala-Tornio church is that it does not have a cross on the roof and it is one of the measurement points of the Struve chain, which is a triangular measurement chain built in the early 19th century between the Arctic Ocean and the Black Sea. Its purpose was to determine the length of one meridian from the longest possible distance and as far north as possible. With the help of that information, it was possible to more reliably calculate the exact shape and size of the Earth. The Gulf of Bothnia is a sea area between Finland and Sweden, north of Åland. It forms the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea, and it can be further divided into Pärämeri, Merenkurkku and Selkämeri. The water in The Gulf of Bothnia is brackish water, which is why both marine and freshwater species live in it. From there you can sail anywhere in the world you want. According to calculations, there is a total of 314,604 kilometers of coastline in Finland, says the Finnish Environment Agency. The Environmental Center calculates that there are 46,200 kilometers of coastline. It has 6,300 kilometers of mainland coastline and more than 39,000 kilometers of sea island coastline. About 85 percent of Finland's coastline is therefore islands. Moose signs are where moose are known to cross the road or where most accidents happen. They should be respected and should not be stolen. (Some once used to collect them as souvenirs) The roofs of the churches are black because they once had a shingle roof and it was tarred. The black roof imitates this look that people are already familiar with. Although the EU wants to ban plastic bags, you have noticed how good they are compared to transparent thin ones. And plastic bags are not a problem in the Nordic countries, because they end up as garbage bags, where they are burned and turned into energy. The big aurora borealis are an exciting sight even for us who are used to them.
I´ve been three or four times in that church in Kemi. My ex is from Kemi and we used to visit there few times every year. Her grandmom lives les than 500 meters from that church. For viviting there over ten years period, i have to say that i don´t miss Kemi at all 😁. Haven´t visited there since 2013.
Wow so close to the church haha! I am sure there are great places to visit all over so you don't feel the need to go back to Kemi! Thanks for sharing friend :)
Travel tip. Car rental is considerably cheaper in Sweden than in Finland or Norway so if you are doing a roadtrip through those countries you are best off renting in Sweden. Also gas prices are much lower in Sweden.
Beautiful looking place you ended up in-even without the Northern Lights. During the winter Kemi's sights include the Kemi Snow Castle and cruise on an icebreaker Sampo: "Snowcastle Kemi - Finland" and "Sampo Icebreaker Cruise in Lapland Finland". A relating animated story about 'Sampo' in Finnish mythology: "The myth of the Sampo- an infinite source of fortune and greed - Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara". Pyhän Mikaelin kirkko (St. Michael's Church) in Keminmaa should have made an interesting sight too to stop by, if you would have had time. Keminmaa is right next to Kemi. The chruch was built in the early 1500s. You might have been able to meet Nikolaus Rungius himself there. He's always there. He's the mummified vicar, who died in 1629. His mummified body was discovered in the church in early 1700s. It's said that he said-while he was still alive-that if his words aren't true, his body will rot, but if they are true, it will never rot. People have made pilgrimages there over the time and at some point someone stole Nikolaus Rungius' arm for a personal holy relic. Also his head had come off at some point, but it had been put back between his shoulders again. 'Leave No One Behind' was a matter of honor for Finland during the WW2. The fallen were brought to their love ones, if possible. During the WW2 Finland first fought alone against the Soviet Union in Winter 1939-1940 and then with the aid from Germany between 1941-1944. There were over 200 000 Germans stationed in Lapland. As part of the peace terms with the Allies, Finland had to drive the Germans out of Finland, which then eventually led to the Lapland War, which led to fighting E.g. in Kemi. Germans were already withdrawing from Finland before the actual fighting began, but the Allies weren't satisfied with the speed the Finns were "driving Germans out of Finland", which led to actual fighting. From that point on the Germans' used scorched earth and land mine strategies, which devastated Finnish Lapland. Here's a video about the Lapland War. It shows also the famous photo of Finland's flag being raised at the Three Border Point between Finland, Sweden and Norway as the signal that war had ended for Finland: "The Nordic War document / PART 6 "The Lapland War"". You have probably seen The Roosevelt Cabin at Santa's place: "Rooseveltin maja | Napapiirin ensimmäinen maja".
Hi there, you should come to Sydney OZ, driving is FUN cos we drive on the Left Side of the road and the steering is on the Right, Like the UK. you’ll enjoy our thousands of roundabouts , Speed cameras Tolled roads ( Sydney is the Most Tolled city in the world( well I did say you’d enjoy it)….Speed limits that change every few Kilometres,if you’re lucky, cos it’s way more often and our Peak hour driving.See? I can guess you’re salivating already,and looking forward to coming Down Under… Best part is we speak English the way it’s meant to be spoken… Aussie style. Look forward to your arrival in Sydney.
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 we are very cautious driving knowing they are around! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Nooooo!!! Was that with the Northern Light a cliffhanger 😭😭😭.. Come on, now your crule. I was born in Rovaniemi and spent my childhood (my military service in Rovaniemi, Immola and Ivalo aswell) in Rovaniemi, Salla and Ivalo and now I'm in South of Sweden Stockholm... I miss these Northern Lights so much 😢.. Your almoust too professional, with your filming and editing, having nasty cliffhanger and everything 😊
Wow I am sure you saw the northern lights all the time growing up then! The lights will be in lots of our videos coming ;) thank you for your comment and kind words!♥️
The moose and deer are active at dusk and dawn. So it's super important to keep vigilant when it's getting dark.
Absolutely. Hitting a moose can kill you. Reindeers are much smaller, but they can ruin your car.
We will definitely be careful when driving around dusk! Thanks for the heads up :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel And the moose signs are really in their places for a reason. Moose like to use same path ways so when there is a sign, there have been several moose sightings in that area. Keep safe!
@@SK-nw4ig : yeah.. pretty much same thing as pedestrian crossing.. when there is sign telling you about it be prepared that someone jumps to the road :D
One thing about the turning right on red light. You can turn IF there is a secondary light which tells if it's ok to turn right. And about those WW2 memorials: In Finland there are memorials like that in almost every town.
That is good to know!! Thank you friend :)
And, some intersections even with traffic lights do have a separate lane for turning right, which allows you to turn right and pass the traffic lights.
If there is not a traffic light on your right side, there is no traffic lights for you to follow. Just go when every there are no other cars coming.
Mostly these are not inside city centers, but on the roads and streets that have lots of traffic outside the cities themselves.
You guys are my favorite travel vloggers, always so positive and happy. Your videos are my weekly feel good moment : )
Your comment made us so happy!! Thank you very much :)
5:02 they have one of those ww2 soldier graveyards (colloquially called "sankarihaudat" or "heroes' graves" in Finnish) pretty much in every town and city churchyard. Quite often the words Pro Patria Mori or a variant of it is inscribed somewhere on those memorials (Latin for "died for their fatherland").
The Finnish army had a standing policy during the war that the fallen should be recovered whenever possible, so that they could be buried in their hometown soil. There are still volunteers working on the Russian side of today's border, going through old battle sites looking for remains. Every now and then some are found, and with DNA testing some of them have even been identified and buried with full military honours.
Wow. It is very somber seeing all the graves. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Jakob and Jenny, nice too see you again Finland. 😊
Hi friend!! It is so great to be back in Finland. Thank you for your comment :)
There is long road called Punkaharju. Both sides of it is big lake, and of course trees mainly birch trees (the national tree of Finland) again very good video! My favorite TH-camrs!😉
Wow that sounds so beautiful!! You are so kind! Thank you friend :)
Speaking of saunas... Did you know that there is a city called Tampere, which is internationally known as the "Sauna Capital of the World"? The designation is earned by the region's high-quality saunas and by the fact that there are the most public saunas in the whole of Finland. In addition, Rajaportin sauna, the oldest still operating public sauna of Finland (since 1906), can also be found in Tampere.
Wow that is amazing! We definitely have to go there eventually :) thanks for the information!
Insanely beautiful aurora. Truly a gem of Scandinavia. Have fun.
It was so so beautiful!! Thank you :)
I'm so glad you enjoy my home country! Those Aurora Borealis where gorgeous!!! Can't wait for the next part!
It is such a wonderful place! The auroras were so beautiful. Thank you so much for your comment :)
At 5:00 those indeed were graves of soldiers fallen in WW2. In Finnish we call those as "sankarihaudat", literally "hero graves". Most of the fallen soldiers were buried to the graveyards of their home parish.
And a lot of them are empty too. Bodies were never found.
Wow seeing all the graves was very somber. Thank you for the information.
Making the plastic bag hold up for 2 years indeed is crazy, they usually break before you get home from the shop :D :D
We are pretty proud we made it last so long hahaha!! Thank you for watching :)
Thats cute that You travel around the world with a K-market plastic bag :)
Hahaha gotta keep a little Finland with us all the time! Thank you for watching :)
It is possible and likely that moose runs from woods to road full steam. You really don't want to see that. Several people die in moose accidents annually and every time when moose runs into the car, it will be totaled. But reindeers you will see several times in Lapland and they move slower. Of course you need to be careful with those too but being smaller and slower animal, it is substantially less dangerous to meet on the road.
This! Keep safe
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 we are very cautious driving knowing they are around! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Looks like you had a great time! You guys are always so positive about everywhere you go and see.
I've been in Finland 15 years and am still yet to see an elk/moose in the wild.
It's a little late now, but no-one seems to have said it already, so... Oh-loo, not Oo-loo. 👍🏻
That's odd, don't you guys have more elk/moose than us here in sweden? Granted i live in the northen parts and see them very often. Heck last year one elk family casually walked in the middle of downtown and at first i thought they were statues so i just walked by until i saw one move and scared the crap out of me. Quickly went behind a fenced area just incase. Since they're very dangerous if they go into protective mode.
Also the place i live on is an island so they tend to come here during the winter.
@@zXSleeZy There are plenty in country areas around Helsinki, but I've just never been in the right place at the right time. We've even had one or two young ones wander into Central Helsinki and cause havoc. Again, not my area... 🙄
@@ChristianJull Oh i see. :) I hope you'll get to see some in the wild sometime. Perhaps take a short winter vacation somewhere in the country side areas. Or just a weekend :)
@@zXSleeZy 😂 Done that too. Wife and I visited an area where loads were consistentoy being seen every day. Nothing. Saw loads of reindeer in the wild in Lapland, but no elk.
@@ChristianJull Awh dang, that's a bummer and bad luck. Also i realise maybe we do have more in sweden, since we have to cull a bunch each year during the hunting season for population control. I'm not sure if that's also true in finland.
In chef school our teacher brought in an elk and jokingly said he accidently drove him over and figure we could use it to learn how to properly skin/cut the elk.
But he obviously had bought it so we could use it in class.
Love your pure joy when you visit in Finland 💙 i am so happy that people sense magic here💙
It is such a wonderful place 🇫🇮 thank you for your comment!
How much fun that looked you two. So happy for you. And those Northern Lights, WOW! 💗
Finland is the best!! The auroras were amazing ♥️
Pizza in Finland is really good. Such a beautiful church. Do the plunge! You found a great place to sleep!
It is so good!! The plunge is coming in the next video 🥶
Yeah, it used to be a busy (the second busiest in Finland) airport but not so much anymore.
So interesting! Thank you for sharing :)
if you are going to northern Finland you also have to visit Norway its not long drive. you can easily make day trip but dont miss it. the landskape is totally difrent than in Finland. im from finland but i love the sea view in norway and chek out also at shore how clear is the sea water in norway.
We will!! We are going into Norway after we reach the top of Finland. Thank you for the recommendation :)
The roofs of churches are often made of copper. While they may appear black, they actually have a very dark, green patina. The Church of Rovaniemi had a notably bright green patina when I was younger. However, during a renovation approximately 20 years ago, the roof was replaced with new copper. Initially, the new copper was quite shiny, but it has since developed a much darker patina than its predecessor. Maybe over the time it will have a similar bright green color I remember. The Rovaniemi church also has a very striking altar painting inside (my favorite feature).
Wow that is so interesting!! It is beautiful! Thank you for the information :)
incredible scenery
It is so beautiful! Thanks for watching :)
My mom and dad got married in that church back in 80’s 😅
That is so sweet! Thanks for sharing :)
I used to live like 1 block away from Old Lemoon, It's pretty expensive for a pizza and kebab but its a tiny bit fancier than normal spots.
We are obsessed with it haha! So crazy you use to live right there lol!
@@JacobandJennyTravel If you ever visit again i recommend La Festa it's very close to the Old Lemoon. It's very well known and its been there since the 80s. I used to live on the eastern border 200+km away and even I knew La Festa as a kid. It was actually one of the only places I remembered about Oulu before moving here.
Moose / elks: Tampere is the 2nd city in Finland. One July morning I went to work. In the lift was my work mate, face bruised. Her 1st day after vacation, cycled to work, and on the main street she was run over by an elk...
Wow that is so crazy!! Poor lady! Haha thanks for sharing!
You were very lucky to see Aurora Borealis this weekend.
It is so amazing and breathtaking every time we see it!! Thanks for your comment :)
In Oulu, pizza is called känkky. Oulu is the pizza capital.
As a Finn and visited Oulu like 50 times never heard this??? Or is it just in mind of people of Oulu? Also small city called Riihimäki think they are pizza/kebab capital. I disagree a lot of that Riihimäki case. Never eated pizza in Oulu so next time must check.
This is true and I'm not from Oulu.
Oulu has the best fastfood culture of Finland. Always miss it living abroad.
Wow so interesting!! Thank you for the information :)
@@harrikuusjarvi3795 If they're the captial of kebab pizza, then sweden surely must be the EU of kebab pizzas :D
Hoping to see a moose while driving is like wishing to see a lion when taking a hike at the jungle :D
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 thanks so much for your comment :)
Finland is full of beautiful old churches. Some of them are open to visit during the day during the summer, but yeah. If you see a streetsign that says "Tiekirkko" (road church), it means that there is a chuch to its direction that could be open to visit during the summer, at least at 11-16, but could be longer or even 24/7,. There is also a map of them on the internet, so it is a bit easier to plan the way
Finland does have beautiful churches! Thank you for your comment :)
Hi there! Enjoying your Finland videos 😀. Greetings from the south coast of the country 😉.
I know that you recommended an app option for Internet abroad, but I forgot the name of the app and in which video you mentioned it. Are you still using the app? Which is it? Would be thankful if you remember it 😀. It might be in a video 1 or 2 years back....
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Great video as always! My favorite pair of vloggers.
I'm curious though about why you decide to go to kiruna out of all places in sweden. Sundsvall, Stockholm, Göteborg all would have more to see than an old mining town :)
But maybe i'm just biased since i grew up near it, so it's not special to me. But i guess if you're traveling by car it makes a lot of sense.
That said i'm very much looking forward to the swedish videos as well. And norway if you decide to go there. :)
We truly appreciate that! Thank you so much. And we will be going to Kiruna and Stockholm so we will be seeing more of Sweden :) we will go to Norway for a day as well! Cheers friend :)
Once the Moose has almost crashed your car you don't want see them anywhere near the road after that 😄
Hahaha you are so right 😂
Incredible blogs
Thank you so much :)
The moose are moving on the road mainly on October when the hunt is allowed or in spring when mother kicks the children after the new one on the second year.
Wow good to know!! Thank you :)
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Yes, the plural of moose is indeed moose :)
Hahaha so funny and good to know!! Thank you!
Keep rehearsing that Ooloo name
Hahah we will! Thanks for watching :)
I like your videos... keep them come, please.... 🥰 By the way Oulu is pronaunced like Oh lu, not ulu I mean [oulu] ...but this doesn't matter 🥰
We are so happy to hear that! Thank you friend :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel Thank you the videos, that gives us the other perspective from you to see our country, I respect very much. Have pleasant joyrneys.... 🥰 (Sorry my poor writing...)
I am a bit surprised that you didn't stop in a place called Ii on the way to Kemi from Oulu, a bit funny even for Finnish people with a place called like that. Could have "made a thing" about it on the video too, there is some beautiful bridges too :)
Darn! I will have to look it up. Thanks for the information :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel You should have seen the place on the way there if you watch around yourself at least a little bit 😅
08:38 You don't want to see a moose from your car.
The thing is, they may be big critters but they blend into the forest and undergrowth incredibly well. If you are driving in a forest and the ditches are a bit deeper, a moose can stand right by the road and you only see it as you pass it and you happen to be looking outside. Or when it sets foot on the asphalt, at which point you need to start thinking about evasive maneuvers with the car.
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 we are very careful driving knowing they could be around! thanks so much for your comment :)
An American sees a normal car. "Oh my God! Cute little car!" Just a joke. Great video guys. 😆
Hahaah! Glad you enjoyed it :) thank you!
Omg I just spotted myself in the video. LOL
What are the odds
Haha no way that’s so funny! At what time in the video?
hi Jacob and Jenny how are you guys😀
Hi Sam!! We are doing good! How are you?
im okay im been lookin afder my mum😀
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Saw the thumbnail and thought that's odd, because it looks like the church in my childhood hometown. Well, of course it was it. Didn't recognize anyone in the background, but your car was parked next to the building a friend lives in, so pretty much the same thing. 😂 Thank you, this was fun and a fresh take on describing the town.
Haha that is funny!! It is such a cute town! Thank you for your comment :)
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Us Finns are basically praying not to see a moose when driving so you guys wishing to see one is hilarious. Though, not really. People die in moose vs car accidents every year.
Yeah that makes sense, we are very careful to not drive around dusk so we won't hit one haha! Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for making such a lovely video of our hometown Kemi! ❤
It was amazing! So glad you enjoyed it ♥️
That church in Kemi is where we got married for the 2nd time(religious service) Our first was in city hall a few days before. You would not believe how beautiful it is inside.
Wow that is so sweet!! Thank you for sharing :)
To see a moose.. well.. when I am in the forests moose is the last thing I'd like to see close. Once on a narrow path that happened; I was with 10 liters blue berries on my bicycle and then from birch bushes came a moose with it's calf. They stopped 2-3 meters from me and I couldn't do anything. "Your move!" I thought and was prepared to take a beating... Luckily they decided to turn 180 degrees and went back where came. Was a chilling moment!
Another thing is on the road with those signs.. once a moose jumped on the road in the middle of the night.. and lucky again.. on that time I drove 60km/h on 80km/h area. I don't know why I did that, but it saved my car and probably me too; had time to react and stop the car... Usually drove near 100km/h at that downward hill.
And cycling.. a few encounters on two wheels.. once three moose didn't care at all traffic and I followed a couple of minutes with walking pace from 50m distance.. Yep, there is a lots of moose in the forests, but usually they avoid people. And better to be so.... though magnificent creatures they are! 🤩
Wow you have had some really close calls with moose!! Glad you never had to take a beating from one haha! Thank you for sharing the stories :)
Wow, not hear often that Kemi smells good 🤣
It smelled great to us haha!
According to an old saying, Kemi is one of those places in Finland where you have to go inside to get fresh air. There were once two pulp mills which depending on the wind, sometimes they smelled like shit. You can see the world's newest and currently the only one in Kemi in the background 6:20.
If you are interested in churches, Tornio would have had one of the oldest wooden churches in the Nordic region built in the 17th century.The special feature of the Ala-Tornio church is that it does not have a cross on the roof and it is one of the measurement points of the Struve chain, which is a triangular measurement chain built in the early 19th century between the Arctic Ocean and the Black Sea. Its purpose was to determine the length of one meridian from the longest possible distance and as far north as possible. With the help of that information, it was possible to more reliably calculate the exact shape and size of the Earth.
The Gulf of Bothnia is a sea area between Finland and Sweden, north of Åland. It forms the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea, and it can be further divided into Pärämeri, Merenkurkku and Selkämeri. The water in The Gulf of Bothnia is brackish water, which is why both marine and freshwater species live in it. From there you can sail anywhere in the world you want.
According to calculations, there is a total of 314,604 kilometers of coastline in Finland, says the Finnish Environment Agency. The Environmental Center calculates that there are 46,200 kilometers of coastline. It has 6,300 kilometers of mainland coastline and more than 39,000 kilometers of sea island coastline. About 85 percent of Finland's coastline is therefore islands.
Moose signs are where moose are known to cross the road or where most accidents happen. They should be respected and should not be stolen. (Some once used to collect them as souvenirs)
The roofs of the churches are black because they once had a shingle roof and it was tarred. The black roof imitates this look that people are already familiar with.
Although the EU wants to ban plastic bags, you have noticed how good they are compared to transparent thin ones. And plastic bags are not a problem in the Nordic countries, because they end up as garbage bags, where they are burned and turned into energy.
The big aurora borealis are an exciting sight even for us who are used to them.
This is all so amazing to know!! Thank you so much for sharing :) the aurora show was so incredible.
Greetings from Kemi.
Hey there! Such a wonderful town! :)
Kemi is the worst place in Finland to spend time. Kouvola maybe uglier but Kemi is just special.
We had a good time there and loved the boardwalk! Thanks for watching :)
If you go through Kemi again you MUST visit Neste Lapintuuli, a gas station on south side of the city with great food and coffee
That is good to know! Thanks for the tip :)
You really got lot out of that plastic bag. Well earned retirement for sure.
Hahaha agreed! We can't believe how long it lasted us!😂
I´ve been three or four times in that church in Kemi. My ex is from Kemi and we used to visit there few times every year. Her grandmom lives les than 500 meters from that church.
For viviting there over ten years period, i have to say that i don´t miss Kemi at all 😁. Haven´t visited there since 2013.
Wow so close to the church haha! I am sure there are great places to visit all over so you don't feel the need to go back to Kemi! Thanks for sharing friend :)
U dont wanna see the moose when u driving. Trust me
Right haha, hopefully we don't see it running at us while driving 😂
Travel tip. Car rental is considerably cheaper in Sweden than in Finland or Norway so if you are doing a roadtrip through those countries you are best off renting in Sweden. Also gas prices are much lower in Sweden.
Wow that is great to know! We will have to fill up the gas tank in Sweden! Thanks :)
If you see a moose driving a car,can be the last thing you may see, The End .
Yeah I am sure it can be very dangerous!! Thanks for the heads up :)
Iskender kebab. This is the way.
We will have to try that next! Thanks for the recommendation :)
Beautiful looking place you ended up in-even without the Northern Lights. During the winter Kemi's sights include the Kemi Snow Castle and cruise on an icebreaker Sampo: "Snowcastle Kemi - Finland" and "Sampo Icebreaker Cruise in Lapland Finland". A relating animated story about 'Sampo' in Finnish mythology: "The myth of the Sampo- an infinite source of fortune and greed - Hanna-Ilona Härmävaara".
Pyhän Mikaelin kirkko (St. Michael's Church) in Keminmaa should have made an interesting sight too to stop by, if you would have had time. Keminmaa is right next to Kemi. The chruch was built in the early 1500s. You might have been able to meet Nikolaus Rungius himself there. He's always there. He's the mummified vicar, who died in 1629. His mummified body was discovered in the church in early 1700s. It's said that he said-while he was still alive-that if his words aren't true, his body will rot, but if they are true, it will never rot. People have made pilgrimages there over the time and at some point someone stole Nikolaus Rungius' arm for a personal holy relic. Also his head had come off at some point, but it had been put back between his shoulders again.
'Leave No One Behind' was a matter of honor for Finland during the WW2. The fallen were brought to their love ones, if possible. During the WW2 Finland first fought alone against the Soviet Union in Winter 1939-1940 and then with the aid from Germany between 1941-1944. There were over 200 000 Germans stationed in Lapland. As part of the peace terms with the Allies, Finland had to drive the Germans out of Finland, which then eventually led to the Lapland War, which led to fighting E.g. in Kemi. Germans were already withdrawing from Finland before the actual fighting began, but the Allies weren't satisfied with the speed the Finns were "driving Germans out of Finland", which led to actual fighting. From that point on the Germans' used scorched earth and land mine strategies, which devastated Finnish Lapland. Here's a video about the Lapland War. It shows also the famous photo of Finland's flag being raised at the Three Border Point between Finland, Sweden and Norway as the signal that war had ended for Finland: "The Nordic War document / PART 6 "The Lapland War"". You have probably seen The Roosevelt Cabin at Santa's place: "Rooseveltin maja | Napapiirin ensimmäinen maja".
Wow, thank you for sharing all of that! We really appreciate you typing all that out :) Kemi is beautiful.
not moose, elk here in Finland
hirvi methinks... elk is British English, moose is North American English. (pronounced "here-vi")
@@hauskalainen here-vi would sound more like hievi so no hirvi is not pronounced like that!
Yeah I think we call them moose but in other countries they are called elk :)
Hi there, you should come to Sydney OZ, driving is FUN cos we drive on the Left Side of the road and the steering is on the Right, Like the UK. you’ll enjoy our thousands of roundabouts , Speed cameras Tolled roads ( Sydney is the Most Tolled city in the world( well I did say you’d enjoy it)….Speed limits that change every few Kilometres,if you’re lucky, cos it’s way more often and our Peak hour driving.See? I can guess you’re salivating already,and looking forward to coming Down Under… Best part is we speak English the way it’s meant to be spoken… Aussie style. Look forward to your arrival in Sydney.
Haha we actually are hoping to get to Sydney in a few months! We will see if we decide to drive there lol!! Thanks for your comment :)
STOP saying stinking cute!! Great video though!
Glad you enjoyed it :) thanks for watching!
i live in kemi 😂
It is awesome! Thanks for watching :)
Did you know that Finland has the world's most expensive building. come and have a look. building name Olkiluoto three
Are tourist tours organized at the nuclear power plant today?
The 9th most expensive building... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_buildings
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Wow I will have to look it up! Thanks for the information :)
kemi, the only city in the world with a burnt snow castle
Hahaha! It is a fun place! Thank you for your comment :)
In such a small car you're lucky not facing a moose.
Hahaha we definitely don't want to see the moose right in front of our car that would for sure be bad 😂 we are very cautious driving knowing they are around! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Kemi is the most communist and unhappy town in Finland.
I am sorry to hear that!
Nooooo!!! Was that with the Northern Light a cliffhanger 😭😭😭.. Come on, now your crule. I was born in Rovaniemi and spent my childhood (my military service in Rovaniemi, Immola and Ivalo aswell) in Rovaniemi, Salla and Ivalo and now I'm in South of Sweden Stockholm... I miss these Northern Lights so much 😢.. Your almoust too professional, with your filming and editing, having nasty cliffhanger and everything 😊
Wow I am sure you saw the northern lights all the time growing up then! The lights will be in lots of our videos coming ;) thank you for your comment and kind words!♥️