Finland's Hidden Gem! Oulu Completely SHOCKED US!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ต.ค. 2024
- We are visiting a new city today in Finland, Oulu! And we couldn't be happier with how wonderful this city is. We hope you enjoy the video and subscribe for more :)
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The group around the Toripolliisi statue ( market square police) were probably freshmen of Oulu University and people with them in colourful overalls with patches were older students showing them the town and telling student habits and traditions.
Yes, Finland is called "The Land of a Thousand Lakes", while Minnesota's nickname is "The Land of 10,000 lakes". This is a little backwards as there are roughly ten times as many lakes in Finland as in Minnesota. It also turns out that Minnesota( along with Michigan and Wisconsin)has one of the highest percentage of people with Finnish descent in the US, at roughly ten times the national average. Since the Northern part of the state is similar to Finland in many respects, this is not surprising. I was born in that part of the state and am of Finnish heritage.(In fact, my paternal Grandfather was born just 50 mi NE of Oulu, in Pudasjärvi)
To be fair in Finnish the saying is "The Land of Thousands of Lakes", it's just translated poorly to 1000
@@Antsapantsa Ah, now that makes more sense.
6:43 in Oulu, everyone rides bikes in winter too
Wow so crazy!! ❄️
Great that you enjoyed my home city!
"Toripolliisi" (with at least two l-letters in Oulu dialect) statue ("Market square policeman") was erected in the 1980's to guard over newly renovated square. It commemorates the policemen on duty at the square in 1934-79. Today the statue is an unofficial symbol of Oulu.
Oulu ("Ou" rhymes with "oh", "lu" with "put") is a cycling capitol of Finland. When walking follow the signs or keep right.
It is such a great place!! And thank you for the information :)
Just thaks to present our city in such a nice way!
Paska kaupunni
It is a great place! Thanks for watching :)
Nice that you enjoy Finland so much ☺️👍
It is a great place! Thanks for watching :)
Guys .. that wasEpic .. such a pretty place , and so vibrant on the weekends.. never would have thought Finland looked like this🥰🥰🌿🌺🤩.. and the wedding 😁🙏❤️❤️
We are so happy you enjoyed it!!!♥️ The wedding was so sweet 🥹
Crazy to see you guys film in my hometown 😮 glad u liked it
That is so awesome! We had such a great time there!! 🇫🇮
Glad you enjoyed your stay in Oulu. It's wild how fast the season changes towards winter. It's now cold, wet, and windy but it went below freezing last night. I live a few kilometers from the Oulu city center, yet I saw my first Northern lights of the season couple of nights ago from my own window ❤. The first ones of the winter are always special.
Oulu is the cycling capital of the world =)
That's a bit of a stretch :D In Finland yes and probably the best WINTER cyckling city in the world
That is awesome!! Thanks for sharing :)
You were again lucky with the weather! In some point Jenny was wondering about the water body. You probably checked that out already, but the islands where you were walking are in the the delta of river Oulujoki, which flows to the Gulf of Bothnia, the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea. Nice that you saw that wedding couple. Here in Finland it's most common to have weddings in saturdays.
Cool, loving great energy..looks like you enjoy small simple things :) and Next time Joensuu city and rent car for Koli ! Must see !
In the Joensuu Markethall,river side walk and cofee at jokiasema+utran rantaterassi for burgers.
And you should visit also Savonlinna by train, there is castle
Excellent video about Oulu! You are very good at this whole video making business.
Glad you enjoyed my home city. Hope you get to experience it more than just a day sometime.
It is such a wonderful place! Thanks for watching :)
It would be lovely to see you guys visiting all the biggest cities in Finland 😊 Love your videos! ❤
We hope to someday!! That would be so fun! And thank you so much ♥️
If you were wondering about the unfinished building near the market hall. I think some rich guy wanted to build a hotel there, but ran out of budget and now the building is in kind of a limbo. I think the city is waiting for someone to start rebuilding it, instead of demolishing it.
Looks great! Amazing hidden gem.
It is so great!! Thanks for your comment :)
Yeah, there was indeed a castle in Oulu once, but it was destroyed when the castle's powder cellar exploded in 1793. And as you saw, only the foundations are left of it. If you are planning another summer trip to Finland in the future, I warmly recommend the town of Savonlinna in Eastern Finland, where the medieval St. Olaf Castle (Olavinlinna) is located. This place is situated in the heart of the so-called Finnish Lakeland, where you can find lakes everywhere. And if you're lucky enough, you might catch a glimpse of one of the most endangered mammals in the world: the Saimaa ringed seal. 🦭
I also recommend eastern part of Finland next (in summer time ofcourse), there is so many lakes and clear water
So glad to see you two in my hometown👍🙂
It is such a great place!! Thanks for your comment :)
I have a good Finnish friend in Oulu. I was there last summer in June. He took me all over Finland and we met people we knew from the Twitch streaming community. I want to go back!! Trivia: Did you know there's place in Michigan in the UP named Suomi (Finland)?
Oulu yes, I was studing 1 year there.
I liked Oulu as well.
It is such a great place :) glad you enjoyed it as well!
It`s always nice to to follow your trip and i`ve found that you really like our contry!👍👍👍
It is such a wonderful place!! So glad you enjoy following along :)
Legendary salmon soup of Kauppahalli is to die for 🙏🙏🙏
Darn we should have waited in line!! Thanks for your comment :)
Nice, my home city ❤One thing you missed is Nallikari ocean beach ☺
Hi 💕Ookkona pelänny poliissia.Local thing... Nice to See that you 👩❤️👨enjoy 😍Greetings from J&E 💕
It is such a great place!! Thanks for watching :)
Jenny ❤️When you 2💕were near church and there was wedding, I little bit cry 🥲Have a nice stay In Oulu. How long you are💕 visiting In Finland? Have a good thursday and also weekend. I send to you hug 👩❤️👨🌻🌹🤗🍁
You can see Aurora Borealis everywhere Finland, also southern part.
Naturally northern Finland it's most common.
It is so cool!! Thanks for watching :)
Always nice to stumble across a square. Gotta wait until nighttime for Taco Bell. Jenny is always right!
Hahaha ain't that the truth 🙌🏼😉
Looks great!
It was a great time!!
You should go to Tampere!-It's surrounded by lakes there are very much to do there, see.....Great video, guys!
Tampere sucks it's a moron communist foolish neo marxist Lenin Capital of Finland.
We definitely will someday!! And thank you so much :)
If you thought western Finland has a lot of lakes/water. Check out eastern Finland, the area called Lake Land(Järvi-Suomi) :)
Western, eastern and northern Finland have nice and different nature and diffient things in general. Of course southern finland is more like capital area more global minded. And in very old area western finland southern ostrobotnia actually there are no lakes at all.
@@gabrielgabriel5177 What are you on about. Southern Finland is not like capital area at all and not globally minded at all. :D Have you ever been past the third ring road of capital area?? :D
@@jakemaanimeikalainen248 i am from southern ostrobotnia. That is not southern finland nor even close to capital area.. Actually its definetly one of most traditional areas in the whole finland. By southern Finland i meant the area south of Hämeenlinna close to capital area. Yeah maybe there are also small towns that are not like Helsinki.
@@gabrielgabriel5177 No matter the definition of South-Finland all of Häme is always included.
@@jakemaanimeikalainen248 ah i did not know that. Well acutally i am living in tampere right now and this is totally different than my hometown. So much LGTB and rainbow propaganda here.
In 2:12 You saw finnish folkdance called Tanhu. Nowadays it's very rare to see. In the 60's and 70's It was very common tourist thing. Tanhu does not look at countrys borders. Western Finnish and Eastern Finnish folkdance cultures have a lot in common, even though the influences of one come from the western neighbor and the other from the eastern neighbor.
The Italica Taberna on the corner of the square, visible on 2:12, is a really good Italian restaurant.
The statue got its name (Toripoliisi/market police) from the three market police officers who worked at the market between 1934 and 1979, who supervised order in the area. Toripoliisi was financed by a public collection started in 1985, which also sold postcards, small plaster sculptures and Antelli statue-themed gingerbread. The statue was unveiled in September 1987.
Oulu is the bicycle capital of Finland. And all year round.
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Finland, the land of thousands of lakes. It's funny that you mentioned Minnesota, because the Great Lakes region has traditionally been an area where American Finns have been abundant. In the United States, Michigan and Minnesota have been the most significant migration areas for Finns. There is even a town in Minnesota called Finland. Surprise.
But I still recommend visiting Hailuoto before you return the car, if you are still on your way.
This far south?! I see the northern lights in South-Finland around the year multiple times.
Was about to say the same. You can see those fairly regularly in Oulu levels. You can see those in south Finland too. Helsinki is not very good place for those because of light pollution. So you see those just when those are really strong. But bit outside of Helsinki with less light pollution it's not uncommon. Several times a year and now when solar activity is on it's peak probably several times per month is very much possible, but unfortunately clouds often block the view.
That is great to know :) thanks!
You're right! Kotipizza and Hesburger are really good and they've managed to differentiate their product in a fully competitive market!
Hesburger
+ Finnish
- way too much sauces
@@timoterava7108 not for me.
They are so great! We love them! Thanks for watching :)
@@timoterava7108 Liikaa? Mä laitan yleensä vielä ekstraa😂
My friend was playing the fiddle there.😊
@@KristinaWes yes👍🏻 typos are lovely.
That is so cool! He was great :) thanks for watching!
Going to Oulu this friday, got three bands to engineer.. But most likely not going to the city center at all this time.
That sounds awesome!! Thanks for watching :)
"this far south" :D
If the context is Lapland / north Finland. Then it's kind of south point or starting point of that.
Hahaha!! 😂
That water is called Bothnian Bay, so it's not a river nor an ocean :P
Ahhh good to know! Haha thank you :)
Always love seeing foreign tourists like Oulu!
As for the Oulu Castle: The brick wall thing is part of the original medieval castle. Yes, there's been fires and such, but the big reason it's in ruins because it blew up. (long story short, incompetence from Russian soldiers.) The wooden tower is the original observatory built by University of Oulu. (They have a considerably more modern observatory at the Linnanmaa campus, I think. /mild sarcasm)
Oh, and the cathedral isn't the only thing under renovation. Sooo many places have been unavailable this past year and a bit. Can't wait until the main library opens again.
Incimpetese of Ruskies, no thing had changed In centuries🤣
Why there would be Russian soldiers in Oulu when the black powder cellar blew up in 1793?
The present-day ruins on the Linnansaari island remain from an even later castle, which was built in 1605 by order of King Charles IX. The king's power of attorney of April 8, 1605, first orders the construction of Kajaani Castle and then orders the rebuilding of Oulu Castle. According to the order, the old wooden structures had to be demolished and a rampart with fire shelters had to be built around the island.
The castle was badly damaged in 1715, when Russian forces burned it during the Great Northern War. Final destruction of the castle took place on July 31, 1793, at 10:45 p.m., when lightning set the other one of the powder magazines on fire; as a result, the powder cellar exploded and destroyed the building almost completely.
Wooden constructions on the remaining powder magazine date from 1875 when the Oulu School of Sea Captains built their observatory on the site. The building was designed by architect Wolmar Westling. The building has been a cafeteria since 1912 with a small exhibition on the castle history.
@@kognak6640 Aaah! I admit I was befuddled. I was thinking of Russians burning the wooden parts down in 1715 during the Great Northern War, so it was not an act of incompetence but actual dipshittery on the part of Russian soldiers. The explosion was indeed in 1793 due to a lightning strike, so no one's fault really (more of an engineering disaster, why the hell was anyone storing gunpowder unsafely to begin with.)
The observatory was built in 1875, more than 80 years before the university was founded
My hometown, welcome to Oulu.
Such a great place :)
I also quess H&M is popular in Europe, mostly cos it´s Swedish company. :D
Oulu is the host city of the annual Air Guitar World Championships :D
This year it was held for the 27th time: th-cam.com/video/DOBvoDjnM9A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sfQdNjbP0cyKh4-G
Wow that is awesome haha!! Thanks for the information :)
6:55 Yeah cyckling is big in Oulu and NOT only in summer, also in winter. The crazy Oulu people :)
BBC on Oulu winter cyckling: th-cam.com/video/URMQ0d286hY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2B9cbH68qh9v_dl7
@@KristinaWes oops 😁 thanks!
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next time you should visit the Pancace House (Pannukakkutalo)
We will add it to our list!! Thank you for the recommendation :)
kotipitsa is the best 😍 but even tho its a chain, the quality varies between locations
We agree!! It is so delicious! 🍕
Wawaweewa.
Thanks for watching :)
yayyyy! ❤❤❤
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Any chance you would be visiting also Kuopio? The heart od Savo area ♥
We aren't this time! We will put it on our list though :)
A common example sentence for Oulu dialect is "Ookkonää Oulusta, pelkääkkönää polliisia?". In proper formal Finnish that is "Oletko sinä Oulusta, pelkäätkö sinä poliisia?" (Are you from Oulu, are yo afraid of police?) To selebrate this, Oulu decided to have a statue of a police.
Plenty of lakes, and you are not even on lake district. :-) Minnesota claims to have 10 000 lakes. Finland claims over 180 000.
Hi Jacob and Jenny, so happy you guys are enjoying my Homeland. I live in Sydney Australia now.This is Not meant to be a criticism of you.. please don’t take this the wrong way. Finnish is a phonetic language, No silent sounds, no sing song pronunciations. Every letter is pronounced much like kids learn in Kindy.eg: OULU: O sounds like it does in when you say On ..U sounds like the Oo in LOOK. NOW TRY IT AGAIN.See? Simple.KOTI PIZZA: K,O( as in ON,T.. AS IN CAT, I As it sounds ( IN). The Z.. sounds like TS….Now you speak Finnish.CONGRATULATIONS. If you ever come to Sydney, I’ll be happy to teach you Aussie English. Enjoy your time in my old Home.👍
Oulu is pronounced "oh-lou" not "ooo-loo.
Thanks for the help :)
And when you visit the most fasinating part of Finland? Turku argipelago.
We were going to this trip but unfortunley our plans changed :( we definitely will sometime!!
pronounced Oh-Lou :)
Thank you friend :)
Swedish clothing store H&M is popular in europe?!! OMG
I wonder if there's IKEA too somewhere?
Hahaha!
@@edheldude nope, no ikea in Oulu, althou there was plans at some point but the haparanda won that race.
You should visit Oulu during winter: bitter cold, chilling wind and darkness and of course loads of snow.
Haha maybe we will someday 😂❄️
Oulu native here - I hope you enjoyed your visit!
We had such a great time!! Thanks for watching :)
H&M is swedish :) BTW., i saw the northern lights yesterday in the south of sweden so.... :)
Wow that is awesome!! Thanks for watching :)
You said that there was so much water all around, and that is definitely true! While it may not look like it on a map, Finland is in a way practically an island, at least considering the logistics. With Russia to the east and border with Sweden very far north and very weak land connections there, we rely mostly on ships to get cargo from Europe to here. Finland would be very much woulnerable if shipping got disrupted, especially because even the land connection between Denmark and Sweden is just a single bridge and our other land connections going to our de-facto enemy.
That's why we have a strong navy where I also served my conscription!
How you guys have all the money to travel around the world non stop? Cheers to that tho. 👍
You know TH-cam Channel monetization system? 🤔😅
Yes we get paid from TH-cam :)
Beautiful nature
It is gorgeous!! Thanks for watching :)
Yes, Finland is called a land of thousand lakes, but in reality we have ~ 170 000 lakes. Also the Finnish WRC rally used to be called "Thousand lake rally"
Wow so crazy!! 170,000 lakes! Thanks for watching :)
5:50 part of the Baltic Sea, yes :) Almost at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia
Well it's part of the river estuary really
Thanks so much for the information:)
Paska kaupunni. (Näin se on kirjoitettuna Oulussa, Valkealinnan talon seinällä).
Kirjoitusvirhe alunperinkin. Töhrijät ovat aika tyhmiä. Murresana se ei ole.
This goes for everyone who wants to visit Finland: Dont waste your time in shit hole Helsinki. Come to north💪🏻
We had a great time in Oulu (and Helsinki) hahah!😉 Thanks for watching :)
Everything is a very expressive, people not polite. Don't visit Finland
Shut up russian troll
We had a great time there :)
About the bronze police: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toripolliisi The water in Oulu is part of Bothnian bay so it is sea, not river or lake. So you could, if you had a boat, hop onboard in Oulu and sail all the way to USA.
As an Oulu citizen I would call the waters in this video as the Oulu river delta - and not quite yet the Gulf of Bothnia.
@@timoterava7108 Doesn´t matter what locals call it. Fact is it is the Gulf on Bothnia and you can sail from center of Oulu to where ever you like.
@@mattimatkalainen
It is a matter of taste where the river ends and the sea begins. There is no clear definition. Also as the land still continues to rise 90 cm in 100 years the delta becomes all the time more and more as river and less and less as sea.
One can sail e.g. from Lappeenranta and Tornio - and London - to where ever one wants, but they are still by a lake and a river - and a river - respectively. Being able to sail somewhere is not really a valid argument.
If it's salt then it's sea but if it's sweet then it's river. simple as taht
@@jps8678 Just look at a map of Oulu.
Casle of Oulu en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulu_Castle
Thank you friend :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel there are ghosts in the basement