The "SIMPLE" life in Finland just isn't American
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- Before the comments blow up, "simple" is the term in comparison to the hectic life I once lived in America. The society I once knew that everything was work, and a large amount of Americans strive for a dream that is more or less artificial, because we are raised to believe that is our purpose. In this video I wanted to breakdown a little bit of how living in Finland has changed my mindset and how I truly get to experience a much more "simple" life with unparalleled comfort that I hadn't known before.
Finland continues to surprise me, and perhaps this is what every foreigner living abroad experiences in development and self evolution, or may it's just a Finnish culture shock. Either way I am enjoying this journey and learning something knew everyday. Here's to continuing my life in finland
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im American from Texas living in Finland.
America is made for products and cars.
Finland is for people.
Couldn’t have said it better. Great comment
I'm a Finn living in Finland. Finland isn't for people, it's for no good leftists who want to live on the expense of others.
Saying goes: americans life to work, european work to life.
@@patu1989 yess and us Americans try to look at Europeans as lazier to make ourselves feel better. We try to brag about the 60 hour workweek like a badge of honor.
@@patu1989 its "american live to work, european work to live" sorry
The best a Finn feels is when an ulkomaalainen says nice things about finland. :D
I just learned a new word and thank you
The norwegian word for ulkomaalainen is "romvesen", by the way. It means "alien", like from another planet.
A rough literal translation of ulkomaalainen is an outlander. So a bit closer to earth than the norwegian version :D
@@mega1megaman1freak I know. Just thought it`s kinda funny ;)
@@grankvehaugen3494utlending er ulkomaalainen på norsk :b
You nailed it! I just recently read about some guy who was upset about moving to Finland and finding out not every is chasing money and wanting become a billionaire. Finland is such a lovely place to live. We have trust between people, great welfare system and values that do not include acquiring crazy material wealth. I value my friends and loved ones, my day to day life and the fact that should things go bad, the society will catch me and help me get back on my feet. I feel rich already.
glad to see such sentiments from a neighbour. We nordics need to provide an example in a time of global democratic backsliding
100% It sometimes is hard to get a lot of flack from those back in my home country but I know that it's a living experience that can't be observed in 1 day, or even 6 months. My mind has drastically shifted in almost 5 years
The summer is so much more special since it's so short.
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kesä on lyhyt mutta onneksi vähäluminen 😊
As a finn, I could use a shorter summer here. I do live in Vantaa, very southern Finland, so summers here are longer than in Lapland, Rovaniemi, Ivalo etc. But we finns to have differences a lot, some of us don't wanna go to cold baths or winter lake baths (avanto, tai kylmäallas kylmä suihku) but I... like it. It's painful yeah, body just starts tingling like someone's gently stabbing you all over, even though there's no bleeding. But yeah, that's one of the things many finns seem to like to do, cold baths. Fits well with sauna if you ask me, just don't go to sauna too soon after you get out of the cold bath.
I'm an American that moved to Finland in August 2019 and I noticed that even at work, Fins are layed back and casual about getting work done and I'm, still to this day "let's gooooooooo, lets get it done" kind of attitude. At first I thought it was because they were lazy.... but then I realized that's how they are. Here it's do what you're asked to do and nothing more, in the states it's do your work and more. Took me some time to get use to that. I still work as if I'm in the states, but I don't criticize them anymore. More understanding about how things are here. I like it... less stressful and alot happier. I love living in Finland.
Obviously I don't know your work environment but personally I feel we actually get more impact done when we remove the hussle and stress and the need to prove oneself. When you stop to think, maybe you get less steps done, but you are able to pick most effective steps and skip the nonsense.
My theory is that is why Finnish companies are generally very good at complex engineering and machinery - by reducing the complexity only to what is absolutely necessary.
@@maplehill1416 I would agree with the efficiency angle.
I myself think most Finns actually have very high morals and morale when it comes to working. We work smart. And we work to live, not live to work. And we do work hard too, but not when it's not at all necessary to kill ourselves under pressure. Why would someone do that to themselves?
If you look at the Finnish nonprofit world for example, it is astonishing what has been done there with very limited resources and with the goal of cutting overall costs and increase the quality of life for all with the work and development we do. I would assume it's the same in the corporate world.
On top of that because we have it good and safe here, we are able (and very keen) to implement values like sustainability into many aspects of our lives. Work, family and home life, economy and farming...
The few times i did my work and more i just ended up messing things up, so nowadays i play it safe and do only what im asked to do.
The culture doesn't demand that everyone must do more than what they are paid to do, but every workplace and school will naturally have a couple of ambitious people who're always doing something extra anyway, at least that's my experience. Like my Finnish girlfriend is one of these people too, she graduated with a master's degree recently, decided she's going to continue her phD while working full-time at one job, and part-time at another, and she started doing a new bachelor's in a different field all at the same time. So yes, she's doing a phD, working two jobs (one full time) and doing a bachelor's in a new field, when she already has a master's degree in a different field. She keeps reassuring me that it's "not too much work" and that she has "plenty of free time".
Only do what they pay you for. 😅
As a native finn, it's refreshing to hear a different perspective! Definitely inspires me to appreciate more and be thankful for the style of life that we have here.
On a more personal note, sometimes it's easy to fall into "grass is greener on the other side"-type of thinking and crave the sort of hustle&bustle vibrancy that I have never experienced (a simple and easy life may condition a person to wallow in complacency). But it's nice to feel that in Finland it's possible to fulfill youself while not destroying yourself in a pursuit of an impossible status/lifestyle standard
Hope you stay inspired pumping up great content man, much love!😎
Thanks that was very well written In expressing your unique perspective. I truly have come to learn so much but there is also many things from America that have widened my capabilities as well. Which makes me more and more curious to explore and vacate to see what other things I can learn
I am from Seattle, moved to Finland back in 2019. There are some things that have changed my view of the world for sure. Learning suomi has been a challenge but definitely something I've enjoyed :) My folks are originally from Finland.
Great video, buddy!
That’s amazing I moved here the same year. Awesome you have relatives from here. Are you working here as well?
@@DaddiDiesel Sounds like the beginning of a story, doesn't it? A simple thing about a random coincidence...
Who knew that overworking 60 hours a week with barely any social security and competing with your neighbours on who has the best lawn or bbq party, gets you totally burned out and people who live with more laid-back attitude, work less etc. are happier in general!
I think that we Finns are almost always in time. If the thing is agreed upon to start at 09:00 it will start at that time, but everything starts with a cup of coffee or some other free form stuff to settle in before actual happening.
The downside of this is that after few meetings you start to get overfilled with coffee and bun :D
I'm a finnish-american moving to finland for college in 2 months :D
Welcome home. I hope you enjoy your time here 🙂
@@mantelikukkapenkki2368 kiitos ^^ i can’t wait to get some jaffakeksi again
@@finnrissa4594 The raspberry ones are my favorite 😍
Yök!@@finnrissa4594
That’s awesome, can only imagine what that experience is like for you
Simplicity is a matter of perspective. I think Finns appreciate clarity, is it "simple", not sure?
To me, a hectic lifestyle represents uncertainty and/or a lack of planning and organizing. Of course, everyone has hectic periods sometimes, but if hecticness is a way of life, I have to ask, why is this person's life so busy, what basic needs is this person trying to fulfill?
Because basic human needs are physiological needs, security, love and togetherness. They are not simple things at all, but maybe less materialistic. Nice car is just nice car, and you can be happy having nice car, but it should not be meaning of life.
Alot of valid points. To add I do think between all nations there is a sense of what you are raised to see as important. Even though you may be raised in a country that is fast pace for example your parents could have raised with different values.
For many and I say this for having had an opportunity to move in live in different locations I have noticed it is more rare then we think for people to actually break away from their societal norm. Even if they feel something isn’t quite right.
Kind of like the matrix not everyone will unplug and for most people it’s more fear surrounded around letting go of what you know and what your use to.
The positives like I mentioned I see in Finland is that “life is simple here” for me. Not everyone especially for Finns, as m for many Finns this is their norm and what they know.
But when you come from one extreme to something way more subtle it seems more simplistic “lifestyle wise” just as someone who moves from war to a country that has occasional crime. To them it’s most likely way safer to them.
I hope this made some sense. But like you stated clearly above it’s all about perspective
I live in Helsinki 5 km from central and my life is not hustle or bustle. Very peaceful and lots of green in Helsinki. Just a bit more people
Such a wholesome video, I liked it a lot. Subscribed. Let's have an amazing summer.
Living simple life one has way better opportunity to explore what kind of a person themself truly is. Being caught in a ratrace there's no time to stop and think deeper philosophical thoughts.
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You might be my soul brother. You speak a lot like me, though better, more clear and all. You have very sharp observation skills and very good articulation, and you're real and make a lot of sense. I don't think I've subscribed to a channel here even though I've been watching a lot of different channels lately, good ones really, especially Kaedrich Olsen (norse mystic), but... even though your topics probably aren't my primary interests, I think that I'll make a special exception and subscribe to you now.
And what you say about our country, Finland, is pretty on-spot. The westernization too, I see it more in our youth than the older folks, but it's catching up. I just hope we retain some sense of where we came from and the good heritage we have in our genes and culture and all.. and not lose it to McDonalnds Microsoft Facebook Cocacola money etc. Those ain't really finnish things. Real Finland is wild nature, so much of it here, and lakes. And they make a lot of people here happy. It's a common finnish dream and goal to have a cabin in a lake shore near woods and maybe even live in that cabin, not just visit it in holidays.
Awesome!! 🙌🏾
Thanks brother
Nothing beats the feeling of security, stability and simplicity in a proper Society . Cold as fudge tho XD
Simple life.. just natural ! Greetings from Mikkeli, eastern-Finland.
Ive lived here my whole life and if i dont have to i want to stay in my home town rest of my life too. Once i get a stable job ill be pretty satisfied.
yeah Finland slows you down in a real nice way fellow american (from the American continent)
You should make a podcast because your voice is so nice.
in a way it feels like this is that lol, i just get to sit and speak with you guys. However yeah I do think it's worth having guess to give you guys more depth
America is a very high stakes country in general (I don't know about individual states), which makes everything more hectic, and is the driver behind the stressfull work life. I personally think that it also is the ultimate driver behind the one upmanship and status seeking behaviour as well.
In many European countries life is not in the fast lane, since people are quite well covered from the start, so the stakes are not so high and peoole don't feel the pressure to be constantly advancing something to get into a better position.
But it's also true, that with high stakes may come high rewards and it's at least more likely than in low stakes countries.
In the end of the day it's about personal preferences. I sometimes actually would like Finland to be more driven, but that's just sometimes, as most of the time I enjoy this laid back way of life, where I don't feel I have to constantly be in a race which has unclear and uncertain rules.
Whats up neighbour, greetings from Estonia :D
What up bro!
@@Antto Nothing much, what about you?
Well said! I often travel to the states, the one thing that always strikes them is how much leisure we have in Finland. I have six or seven weeks of paid vacation in a year, many have asked me does my boss even remember my name 😂 I really don't get the idea of hustling all the time - what is the point of having lots of money if you have to work 100 hour weeks for it, you won't have any time to enjoy it!
Always coffee before work :D
I think you could go to any european country and have a "similar" experience, atleast compared to the US.
good video ty
Yes, we appreciate little things. Army is example one of those places where you learn to appreciate simple thing as shower or swimming. Materialism is something what is making this world worse. So much junk in market what people really dont even need. In finland, just relax
Thank you for the video and i learned again things from this. How is traffic or transportation different from US like trains busses car things? Maybe next video about these things. I remember visiting Miami and damn the bus stopped all the time after like 5 meter and it was so hot in there i allmost got crazy people pressing the stop button 😂
I thought I had no audio, but it turned out I had to increase the volume of my subwoofer. 😄
5:48 - as a Finn I'd say we're usually on time.
Problem of our world, constantly marketing ideas and needs to people. Creating more consumers and need for more and more money. And there will always be somerhing more... Get a car want better car, get better car want even better or another. Feels like currently cycling is trending in Finland so need to have a bike. A better bike. A second bike cause marketing is selling ideas and needs we didn't have.
Don't know if we have less adds or milder advertisers that we have avoided some of the effect. But feel we arn't as driven by materials. And know to value life and free time.
Personaly I know I will always want more and better so I'm teaching myself to be content and happy with what I have and enjoy the trip and not just the goals. 😊
Woah! How’s voice acting in Finland?
Do you mean getting work or just in general?
@@DaddiDiesel both
My personal view of america is that its a country of plain business and money. I still want to visit new york but nothing else in there is for me really. No hate just sharing my thoughts.
I think you're mistaken about that; kind of narrow view, in my opinion. You've seen something on TV, movies, news, etc. and you apply those prejudices to the whole America. It's exactly the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago etc. big bustling cities that are all about business and money, with lots of people. But USA is a huge country, which spans the whole North American continent; lots of things to see outside the "Corporate America". From Alaska to Hawaii. National parks like the Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, etc. alone offer endless options for traveling. Just my thoughts, to each his own.
"The "SIMPLE life in Finland just isn't American" Yup, it's Finnish, hope this helped!
😅 hey you checked it out didn’t ya. But yeah it was an interesting way of describing the unique differences.
Have you ever had a chance to live abroad? I’m curious on your perspective on the differences between Finland and “elsewhere”
You should do a q&a-video at some point. Would like to know more of your life and views up to this point.
💯 love the idea
How long have you lived in finland
Going on 5 years in August
ive lived in finland my whole life
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Always have extra time so if someone is late or something not correct then there won't be as big as problem.
Come to pohjanmaa, ill show you around more about peaceful finland
This almost sounds more like a threat than an invitation 😅 like in my head translates to "Tuu Pohjanmaalle niin minä sulle hyvät olot näytän"
@@Mrui Hahaha, nooo. That is not how it was supposed to come off :D Really well done video
if I could get health coverage, I would move to Finland
I think that one thing what makes us finns more peacefull is privacy. We don't ask, we don't tell, we don't lie. (off course we do but basicly) We don't must look rich or what ever we think other people think. Multi billionare can drive old car and go store wearing old working clothes. Off course meny people wants look rich, but real people, most of us, dont. And you, wellcome to finland 🙂
Good video (hope ur having a nice time in finland cus i am )
That’s awesome, it’s been a journey and I hope your enjoy years. Have a great spring
@@DaddiDiesel Thank you man hope you enjoy spring too
@DaddiDiesel The society's in all of Scandinavia/Nordic is pretty much the same "tempo" and "chil" people.. P.s did you know that it's actually good and healthy for you to be bored sometimes.. So just chil and continue as you were. 😃😎 Ps #2 Have you been back in the US since moving to Finland? I was just wondering if you had any reverse culture shock..?
that's the casual Finnish zen - fen. :D
Tervetuloa! Always nice to have people come and realize how little hustle gives for you and that you can readily appreciate fine details in life if you s l o w d o w n even just a bit. Like, work just 40h/week like it says in the contract. You have time for chilling out.
Also: no, the downtown is not any more hustly than suburbia. You just don't hang out at friends' decks but a local pub terrace.
So how do you make a living way the hell up there? Do you speak the language ?
I will be making a future video about this question. However in short when moving here I made the quick choice to go the path of the entrepreneur. I was extremely difficult and beyond frustrating, but the benefits have been endless. And now today it has allowed me to be the sole provider for my family as well as a more present father and partner due to being able to control my schedule
What u think about finnish goverment right now?
I like the style of work here, the little i have experienced it so far. But i think we're going to have to change that. We have 5.6M population in this country of which almost 3 million are children, unemployed and pensioners. So less of us are going to have to work harder and longer and taxes on the pay is going to increase. OR we will have to dismantle the entire bureacracy to bare bones and stop giving any money abroad for any reason so we don't have to screw the pensioners and unemployed people who actually want to work. The unemployed who don't want to work should be taken off social security.
Punctuality is actually held in very high regard as a virtue in our society, that's probably why people like you. It's just, even if we have to start at 9 am, do we really have to start at 120% xD
So you separate Finland and the western world.....
Finland is the Shire, and we Finns are hobbits. Hairy feet and all.
Hobbits who know that winter is always coming 😂😂
Finland is a Western country :D Good video though 🙏
Nordic first, Western second
In US people must have millions of dollars just to experience some joy and freedom that people in europe have for free..
Ok, you just ruined the day for finnish ethnomasochists.
Nah man, us true ethnomasochists can still be miserable about things that suck in Finland. Doesn't help us in any way that some countries suck even more. 😎
The ugly truth is we Finns can not actually afford the calm lifestyle we have where everyone is more or less equal. Our national debt is skyrocketing so we soon need to stress ALOT more and do ALOT more work if we will have a chance to fix the situation. As a Finn myself i think we sadly are too lazy and laid back and it will take along time and things will get a lot worse before our country is on the right course again.
I can see your concerns for sure. Though my perspective was mainly just how it’s more laid back due to my country upbringing. I can definitely see gore it can draw concerns with the details you shared prior
@@DaddiDiesel I did not mean to criticize your video and you are absolutely right in everything that was mentioned. All i am saying is there are storm clouds in the horizon and we (finns) should not get too relaxed and laid back when you see who is our neighbour (not sweden).
We should work smarter, instead of working harder. What comes to being lazy and laid back, when the system works against us; only fools will keep slaving away and still be losing the fruits of their labour, because our country is hindered by stupid politics and policies. Finland gained its wealth and wellbeing from the industriousness and hard work of our previous generations. But that was at the time when growth, expansion and business were promoted. Now we are a big socialist welfare bureau, with high taxes, huge debt, bureaucracy and regulations. First we need to fix the system, and only then get to work. I will not be working towards our own demise. And one of our neighbours has always been a threat, that has never changed. Only naïve pacifists think otherwise.
The national debt is being blown out of proportions.