in Finland, if you do a survey on happiness, only people who don't have depression or its symptoms respond to it, but there are more and more depressed people than happy people
I like Finland and Finnish people. They were a part of Sweden for so long that we are basically the same people. The main big difference between us is the language. They also mentioned sisu and yea, that's almost something like your fighting spirit or saying you have guts, you know? But it's difficult to describe because the translation doesn't really exist. Another thing that sets us apart is that their government has been making sure they're ready for war and holds a bigger military than you'd think for a country of their size. Personally I think they're more practical and more blunt but also more humble. So conclusion, as that guy said they're like our brother country because there's no people I trust more than Finns.
Thank you, so many nice words. Vice versa, there is no other people I trust more than the Swedes. Norway too of course, but Swedes are THE closest friends.
And looking from another side of the pond / bay: Swedes tend to discuss more. Like in organization the meetings (palaveri) tend to last longer and be more filled with (endless 😁 ) discussions - they aren't done untill a real consensus is made. In Finland we tend to just use logic and decide. (Both have their + & - ; Here the emotions or different opinions might sometimes be left unhandled, but in other hand your meetings might sometimes take too much time even if it could be done easier). Swedes are also more elegant and classy, as we are more the countryside type (juntti, as we say it 😁 ). And of course we have our big "fights" over sports and music etc (competitions). But when the situations get hard, you are our closest partner - to whom we could trust and who's view of life is the closest to how we see life and what are the core values.
So, yeah, a bit like sisters and brothers. You'd be the one dressing and discussing fine. And we'd be the quieter but a bit crazy one - but who'd never let anyone (else) tease, let alone bully or beat, you 😁 What a metaphor 😁😆 Not sure how accurate that was
Everyone who talks about it being cold in Finland has probably never been to northern Sweden, and probably forgets that the largest part of Sweden is north of Uppsala, where most people never go. Out of curiosity, I googled who has the coldest cold record of Sweden and Finland. Sweden "won" with -52.6c against Finland's -51.5c
Well, being that cold is not common in either nations. I seem to recall that Sweden's lowest temperature was recorded sometime back in the 1950s if I am not mistaken, and the coldest it has been since was around -47 C. But the winter temperatures rarely goes lower than -33 C. Finland, however has more consistently cold temperatures than Sweden, and this is due to cold winds blowing in from Siberia and the Ural mountains. These winds subside when they reach the Baltic sea though, and clash with the warmer winds coming in from the Atlantic and this is why it can be hella rainy and windy in these parts of the Earth.
The reason probably is that most swedes live more south than finland even reaches. Obviously both countries are cold in the winter, especially to most foreigners.
@@SK-nw4ig True, everything South from Stockholm is further South than any part of Finland. Of course it is cold in Northern Sweden as well, but fewer people live there.
No no no... It is all true, Swedes are reserved and quiet, but the Finns are even MORE reserved and quiet. xD But just as us Swedes, Finns are like the best of friends when you get to know them. :P Also... About the ice cream... When you started to question it, I realized how silly it must sound that we love ice cream, even in the coldest of winters. xD I can confirm that, for me, there's no certain season for ice cream. xD Now... I wouldn't go into a random store to buy ice cream and enjoy it while I go to work or other things in the winters. But I do buy ice cream to enjoy indoors in my home, even in the winter. xD
Both Finland and Sweden are usually warmer than the UK in the summers, becase the climate here is a bit more continental compared to the British Isles. And that allso makes the winters here colder. In the northen parts, significantly colder than UK.
My daughter lives in Scotland, and according to her it is much warmer there than in Finland. Here, too, the wind blows from the sea, and since the sea is frozen, that wind goes to the bones and cores
Finlands are fucking badasses to me xD but still pretty mysterious. I'm basing that from the winter wars(where a MUCH smaller amount of Finnish soldiers fought off Russian forces by practically being ninjas on skis) because I know way too little about Finland despite being their neighbors. I think they love life and nature but hard to knock down when a threat is facing them. Since Finland is between Russia and all the other Nordic countries, they have historically had to deal with a giant power country that tries to gain boarders our way.
random but back in uni days I often bought ice cream on my way home and walked eating it while wearing mittens and other winter clothing. Finland is known to have good milk products and chocolate, maybe that's why ice cream is mentioned
It's wild! I've been thinking a lot about Finnish stereotypes lately and then this video is released!! You know, stereotypes regarding different nations and countries are often dissolved to some extent as soon as you hang out with someone from that country/culture. But I've been thinking about this lately: I've been living with people from Finland, I've hung out with them. But they're so true to my stereotype about finns that it's almost scary. The Finnish "sisu" which are the strengths and reserved characteristics people describe is totally true. Finns have high demands on themselves and the people around them. They don't say things they don't mean and they can be perceived as very harsh and straight forward which can be challenging and almost intimidating for other western cultures. I remember watching a Swedish news anchor reporting from the Finnish election where the new president was elected. The news anchor was very Stockholm-y, extrovert and giggly and interviewed someone passing by. The reporter exclaimed to the guy he interviewed: "so the new president didn't seem that happy! He didn't smile when he won!?" (And this was absolutely true) The finn looked at him and said with a sarcastic voice "you know, it takes a lot more than winning the presidency to make a Finn smile."😂 For me that quote and that phenomenon encapsulate the Finnish people.
It's not cold here in the summer. Temperature is comfortable 23 C outside at the moment. The Finns are TOP5 ice cream eaters in the world. If you're in interested in the story of Finns, here's some (in depth) videos regarding the topics you commented, asked about and are addressed in the videos: "Norse Magic and Beliefs The Finnish Vikings: Full History", " Survive the Jive Are Finns European?", " Fiction Beast Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot-The epic poem of Finland (12 things you should know)", " Langfocus Suomen kieli" and " Masaman Origin of the Finns, Hungarians and other Uralians". Sauna and Finnish toughness came up often so here's about those to further promote those Finnish stereotypes: "UNESCO Sauna culture in Finland" and "Random Making Movies VI BASTAR MED VÄRLDSMÄSTAREN I BASTU (SUPERHUMAN)". And just to prove there is summer in Finland and show the difference in seasons: "Finland Friday: THE AUTHENTIC SUMMER COTTAGE EXPERIENCE!".
I live in Umeå, Sweden, and our closest city is Vasa, Finland. I went there once this year. What I remeber most is that people came to us (family of four) and asked if we had weed to sell 😂
@@amasiacarolin so you broke some secret weed-code. I have never been asked if i have weed (for myself or to sell) - anywhere in Finland (neither in Vaasa), with or without a family/child. 😁 And I've lived here for 50 years.
I always thought the grown ups were arguing when I was little and we visited my granny and grand dad (mums side), cause Finnish sounds a bit angry. But they are tough for sure. Not every Finn is talking Swedish, but parts of Finland is a combination of Swedish and Finnish, cause the history back in time. North of Sweden is as cold as Finland. So it depends on where in Sweden you are from. I do love some things that they have, like mustikka pirakka (blueberries on a bun doug bottom), so tasty!
@@Jantzkuwhich might also have smtg to do with pasteurizing (?) the Milk too much/hard - it kills the bacteria/enzymes/whatever and makes it intolerable (i can eat dairy products of Estonia much better than finnish ones)
Of course we are positive to Finland and the Finns. They are our brothers and sisters. Even though they didn`t give Loreen any points in the last ESC when we gave Finland 12 points. 😊 Some sibling rivalry I guess. Fun fact: norwegians say that we (Swedes) drink a lot and we say that Finns drink a lot and everybody knows that the Russians drink TO MUCH. I guess that the further east you get the more people drink. Ok, when you reach Asia there are people lacking an enzyme that makes them intolerant to alcohol. So my theory includes only Euroean countries.
When Finland joined NATO, it more than doubled the land border NATO had with Russia. Those 1340 additional kilometers were already a national border, an EU border and a Schengen border that Finland has been managing on its own.
We eat A LOT of ice cream in Finland. We just love it. Ice ream stand are everywhere when it's summer, and all year around grocery stores have whole aisles dedicated to ice cream. I actually googled this: 97% of Finns like ice cream. We eat more ice cream per capita than any nation in Europe, fourth in the world. 14 liters per person/year. #1 New Zealand #2 The US #3 Australia #4 Finland #5 Sweden #6 Canada
That was a bit surprising I would say, I was expecting less positive opinions. In Finland the general idea is that the Swedes are always lucky (we know they are just that good but don't like to admit it). And another fact is that it is always safe to do what the Swedes do, they are seldom wrong. I remember back in my youth when I considered the Swedes to be foreigners - and then I went to the USA as a foreign exchange student and there was also a Swede, and we were both like "have you heard any news from home?" as if we had always been family. Which the Finns and Swedes actually are.
My opinion of Finland (as a northern swede) is that they are a bit more sensible, far less likely to fall for media hypes from the US, and takes things in stride. Also seems to have a WAY better school system. Other than that we seem pretty similar. Ok, maybe we do a bit less sauna, but that's it.
This older gentleman mentioned SISU. There is SISU action movie that has been in the theaters recently and now you can buy a digital copy of it in all main sources. People have and are going bananas over it. I suggest you just blindly buy and watch it if you like action. It came available just this week thursday.
I have been to Finland many times. Since Swedish is an official language in Finland, all signs are in Swedish as well as Finnish. So i have no problem navigating myself around in Finland. The infrastructure is also the same as in Sweden. If it would not be for signs being in both languages you would not notice that you are in a neighboring country. When I talk to locals I mostly start with Swedish. If they do not understand I switch to English. I once traveled in Finland with some Estonian friends and they were surprised and asked me why Helsinki and Turku etc looks like any Swedish town. What is different is the language. Finnish language is not an Indo-European language.
@@johnnorthtribeBasically the coast line from Loviisa(Lovisa) to Kokkola (Nykarleby) has signs in both languages. In some areas (rare) most of the residents are so called Finn-Swedes, who speak Swedish as their first language. In those places the street signs are first in Swedish, then in Finnish under it.
@@johnnorthtribe I live in Northern Savonia and once made a trip to the west coast and Åland. It honestly felt like I was in another country already with most people around me speaking Swedish. That was the only time I've ever had to use Swedish myself. It's a good thing Swedish is mandatory in schools despite me not really caring about it at the time because I thought I'd never have to use it
@@becauseimbatman1391i don't think it is good to be mandatory: i like learning languages but that being forced on me i always hated it. You can never force me - but if you come and ask/ give the option, i might gladly take it. And it's a shame - i'd love to be able to speak and understand it. Kinda 6 years of time & energy gone all wasted
Swede's are reserved comparing to the western world, and finns are reserved compared to swedes. [/generalization] Check out the movie SISU! If you listen to finnish songs, you realize it is a beautiful language :)
@@sateentuoksu Yes and no. Strictly speaking, salmiak is the type of salt that we put in (and on) some types of lakrits. Of harder or softer varieties.
Yes, actually and suprinsingly 😂to us Finns, we are sixth time in a row the happiest country in the world. Yes, Finland is a nordic country, but not part of Scandinavia. At one point Finland was part of Sweden, so we are like two brothers as countries. I am surprised that no one mentioned that.
I wouldnt say we Finns consider Swedes to be "cowards" exactly but they saying goes that we are the brick wall between Sweden and russia, but no matter what, Sweden will always be our big brother!
Ask a Dane what they think about Swedes (particularly the young people going to Copenhagen) I'm pretty certain plenty of them are going to say that we (i.e. Swedes) drink too much alcohol. So it's a bit ironic with all these young Swedes talking about Finns drinking a lot 😄. "It takes one to know one I guess"
Finland has gone through more hardships than Sweden has so they are of course tougher. I think as a swede if you don’t look up to them, as I do, you’re maybe a bit jealous. And the women are absolutely gorgeous. People do plastic surgery to look finish to be honest.
I think Finland is 4th largest consumer of ice cream in the world. Its great, freeze your balls off outside and get some brainfrost from ice cream after it. What isnt there to like?
Yeah, we Finns are not ancestors of vikings. Once they tried to rob us or maybe two. They got they assess kicked so badly, that they never tried anymore. Maybe Russians know that better than vikings.
These people should be ashamed about how little or false things the know about their neighbour, The Finns would know much more about Sweden than these people knew about Finns! How can Finns be "Angry people" if they are considered as the happiest? Does not make sense! These seemed just not interested and said things they "happened to know or heard".
If you are a finn i feel ashamed of you. If you're some third party weirdo, trying to defend us, leave it there, immediately, and mind your own business
Finland is Nordic, but not scandinavian. Swedish, Norwegian, Danish - we can understand with some difficulty. Finnish - hell no. More east europe, type russian.
In reality, Swedish and Russian are both Indo-European languages, whereas Finnish is not, it is an Uralic language. So the Swedes speak 'almost the same' language as the Russians; it is Finnish that is totally different. But luckily many Finns speak also decent Swedish; about 5% of Finns have Swedish as their mother tongue, and all the rest study it at school as it is mandatory for several years.
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Finland has been happiest country six years in a row. 🇫🇮💕
Facs Suomi perkele 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮 sauna IS The best
That will change in coming years 😬
Some content is lost in the translation; I'd say that Finns are the most content instead.
in Finland, if you do a survey on happiness, only people who don't have depression or its symptoms respond to it, but there are more and more depressed people than happy people
It’s not always cold in Finland😂. We have 20-30°C in the summer
Finland was part of Sweden for around 600 years and we have a very strong bond. There is no Sweden without Finland, we have each others backs.
I like Finland and Finnish people. They were a part of Sweden for so long that we are basically the same people. The main big difference between us is the language. They also mentioned sisu and yea, that's almost something like your fighting spirit or saying you have guts, you know? But it's difficult to describe because the translation doesn't really exist. Another thing that sets us apart is that their government has been making sure they're ready for war and holds a bigger military than you'd think for a country of their size. Personally I think they're more practical and more blunt but also more humble.
So conclusion, as that guy said they're like our brother country because there's no people I trust more than Finns.
Thank you, so many nice words. Vice versa, there is no other people I trust more than the Swedes. Norway too of course, but Swedes are THE closest friends.
And looking from another side of the pond / bay: Swedes tend to discuss more. Like in organization the meetings (palaveri) tend to last longer and be more filled with (endless 😁 ) discussions - they aren't done untill a real consensus is made. In Finland we tend to just use logic and decide. (Both have their + & - ; Here the emotions or different opinions might sometimes be left unhandled, but in other hand your meetings might sometimes take too much time even if it could be done easier).
Swedes are also more elegant and classy, as we are more the countryside type (juntti, as we say it 😁 ).
And of course we have our big "fights" over sports and music etc (competitions).
But when the situations get hard, you are our closest partner - to whom we could trust and who's view of life is the closest to how we see life and what are the core values.
So, yeah, a bit like sisters and brothers. You'd be the one dressing and discussing fine. And we'd be the quieter but a bit crazy one - but who'd never let anyone (else) tease, let alone bully or beat, you 😁
What a metaphor 😁😆 Not sure how accurate that was
@@sateentuoksu I'm definitly not a person that discuss more, quite the opposite. I'm usually the quiet one in the room. But I know what you mean
Everyone who talks about it being cold in Finland has probably never been to northern Sweden, and probably forgets that the largest part of Sweden is north of Uppsala, where most people never go. Out of curiosity, I googled who has the coldest cold record of Sweden and Finland. Sweden "won" with -52.6c against Finland's -51.5c
Well, being that cold is not common in either nations. I seem to recall that Sweden's lowest temperature was recorded sometime back in the 1950s if I am not mistaken, and the coldest it has been since was around -47 C. But the winter temperatures rarely goes lower than -33 C.
Finland, however has more consistently cold temperatures than Sweden, and this is due to cold winds blowing in from Siberia and the Ural mountains. These winds subside when they reach the Baltic sea though, and clash with the warmer winds coming in from the Atlantic and this is why it can be hella rainy and windy in these parts of the Earth.
The reason probably is that most swedes live more south than finland even reaches. Obviously both countries are cold in the winter, especially to most foreigners.
@@SK-nw4ig True, everything South from Stockholm is further South than any part of Finland. Of course it is cold in Northern Sweden as well, but fewer people live there.
But Finland is closer to Russia, so in general i think it's a bit colder than Sweden in general. ( In average the county is more north)
Love my Finnish bros and sisters ♥
No no no... It is all true, Swedes are reserved and quiet, but the Finns are even MORE reserved and quiet. xD But just as us Swedes, Finns are like the best of friends when you get to know them. :P
Also... About the ice cream... When you started to question it, I realized how silly it must sound that we love ice cream, even in the coldest of winters. xD I can confirm that, for me, there's no certain season for ice cream. xD Now... I wouldn't go into a random store to buy ice cream and enjoy it while I go to work or other things in the winters. But I do buy ice cream to enjoy indoors in my home, even in the winter. xD
Climate is very similar across Sweden, Norway and Finland
Yes, but Finland has no mild Skåne/Blekinge climate, not even a Svealand climate really.
There are only about 13.5 million people in the world living north of the 60°N line and 5.5 million of those are in Finland. We know these latitudes.
Both Finland and Sweden are usually warmer than the UK in the summers, becase the climate here is a bit more continental compared to the British Isles. And that allso makes the winters here colder. In the northen parts, significantly colder than UK.
My daughter lives in Scotland, and according to her it is much warmer there than in Finland. Here, too, the wind blows from the sea, and since the sea is frozen, that wind goes to the bones and cores
Finlands are fucking badasses to me xD but still pretty mysterious. I'm basing that from the winter wars(where a MUCH smaller amount of Finnish soldiers fought off Russian forces by practically being ninjas on skis) because I know way too little about Finland despite being their neighbors. I think they love life and nature but hard to knock down when a threat is facing them. Since Finland is between Russia and all the other Nordic countries, they have historically had to deal with a giant power country that tries to gain boarders our way.
random but back in uni days I often bought ice cream on my way home and walked eating it while wearing mittens and other winter clothing. Finland is known to have good milk products and chocolate, maybe that's why ice cream is mentioned
Sisu is similar to perseverance and the motivation to push through in the face of improbable odds.
It's wild! I've been thinking a lot about Finnish stereotypes lately and then this video is released!!
You know, stereotypes regarding different nations and countries are often dissolved to some extent as soon as you hang out with someone from that country/culture. But I've been thinking about this lately: I've been living with people from Finland, I've hung out with them. But they're so true to my stereotype about finns that it's almost scary. The Finnish "sisu" which are the strengths and reserved characteristics people describe is totally true. Finns have high demands on themselves and the people around them. They don't say things they don't mean and they can be perceived as very harsh and straight forward which can be challenging and almost intimidating for other western cultures. I remember watching a Swedish news anchor reporting from the Finnish election where the new president was elected. The news anchor was very Stockholm-y, extrovert and giggly and interviewed someone passing by. The reporter exclaimed to the guy he interviewed: "so the new president didn't seem that happy! He didn't smile when he won!?" (And this was absolutely true)
The finn looked at him and said with a sarcastic voice "you know, it takes a lot more than winning the presidency to make a Finn smile."😂
For me that quote and that phenomenon encapsulate the Finnish people.
😆 it's somewhst crazy to hear - and simultaneously: oh well, sounds accurate. Nice job you done there to analyze us ❤
It's not cold here in the summer. Temperature is comfortable 23 C outside at the moment. The Finns are TOP5 ice cream eaters in the world. If you're in interested in the story of Finns, here's some (in depth) videos regarding the topics you commented, asked about and are addressed in the videos: "Norse Magic and Beliefs The Finnish Vikings: Full History", " Survive the Jive Are Finns European?", " Fiction Beast Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot-The epic poem of Finland (12 things you should know)", " Langfocus Suomen kieli" and " Masaman Origin of the Finns, Hungarians and other Uralians". Sauna and Finnish toughness came up often so here's about those to further promote those Finnish stereotypes: "UNESCO Sauna culture in Finland" and "Random Making Movies VI BASTAR MED VÄRLDSMÄSTAREN I BASTU (SUPERHUMAN)". And just to prove there is summer in Finland and show the difference in seasons: "Finland Friday: THE AUTHENTIC SUMMER COTTAGE EXPERIENCE!".
I live in Umeå, Sweden, and our closest city is Vasa, Finland. I went there once this year. What I remeber most is that people came to us (family of four) and asked if we had weed to sell 😂
Or snus maybe? 😅
Did you?
@@samil5601 i dont smoke 😅 I know some people think I do bc of my hair, but we had our kids with us and they asked anyway 😅
@@amasiacarolin so you broke some secret weed-code. I have never been asked if i have weed (for myself or to sell) - anywhere in Finland (neither in Vaasa), with or without a family/child. 😁 And I've lived here for 50 years.
Finnish people consume ice cream more than any other country in Europe 14 l, and fourth most in the wolrd
I always thought the grown ups were arguing when I was little and we visited my granny and grand dad (mums side), cause Finnish sounds a bit angry.
But they are tough for sure.
Not every Finn is talking Swedish, but parts of Finland is a combination of Swedish and Finnish, cause the history back in time.
North of Sweden is as cold as Finland. So it depends on where in Sweden you are from.
I do love some things that they have, like mustikka pirakka (blueberries on a bun doug bottom), so tasty!
Finland is a dairy country. We love our milk, cheeses, yoghurts, ice creams and countless other dairy products!
Even though we have lots of people with lactose intolerance.
@@Jantzkuwhich might also have smtg to do with pasteurizing (?) the Milk too much/hard - it kills the bacteria/enzymes/whatever and makes it intolerable (i can eat dairy products of Estonia much better than finnish ones)
Of course we are positive to Finland and the Finns. They are our brothers and sisters. Even though they didn`t give Loreen any points in the last ESC when we gave Finland 12 points. 😊 Some sibling rivalry I guess. Fun fact: norwegians say that we (Swedes) drink a lot and we say that Finns drink a lot and everybody knows that the Russians drink TO MUCH. I guess that the further east you get the more people drink. Ok, when you reach Asia there are people lacking an enzyme that makes them intolerant to alcohol. So my theory includes only Euroean countries.
But the asians without that enzyme saved the world! How would it be after a few rounds (around the globe) without them?! We'd all be dead by now 😆
We love our northen brothers in everything as long its not Ice hockey, then its war!
😆 same same from here, too
Finland is the happiest country! All Nordic countries have introverted cultures, but out of the Nordics, I'd say Finns are most reserved.
When Finland joined NATO, it more than doubled the land border NATO had with Russia. Those 1340 additional kilometers were already a national border, an EU border and a Schengen border that Finland has been managing on its own.
Swedes are our brothers. As a finn I love sweden.
We eat A LOT of ice cream in Finland. We just love it. Ice ream stand are everywhere when it's summer, and all year around grocery stores have whole aisles dedicated to ice cream.
I actually googled this: 97% of Finns like ice cream. We eat more ice cream per capita than any nation in Europe, fourth in the world.
14 liters per person/year.
#1 New Zealand
#2 The US
#3 Australia
#4 Finland
#5 Sweden
#6 Canada
That was a bit surprising I would say, I was expecting less positive opinions. In Finland the general idea is that the Swedes are always lucky (we know they are just that good but don't like to admit it). And another fact is that it is always safe to do what the Swedes do, they are seldom wrong.
I remember back in my youth when I considered the Swedes to be foreigners - and then I went to the USA as a foreign exchange student and there was also a Swede, and we were both like "have you heard any news from home?" as if we had always been family. Which the Finns and Swedes actually are.
One get happy by eating black liquorice, taking sauna baths, eating icecream, good education and a lot of nature!
My opinion of Finland (as a northern swede) is that they are a bit more sensible, far less likely to fall for media hypes from the US, and takes things in stride. Also seems to have a WAY better school system. Other than that we seem pretty similar. Ok, maybe we do a bit less sauna, but that's it.
This older gentleman mentioned SISU. There is SISU action movie that has been in the theaters recently and now you can buy a digital copy of it in all main sources. People have and are going bananas over it. I suggest you just blindly buy and watch it if you like action. It came available just this week thursday.
Maybe you can do a reaction to SISU movie trailer first and then just rush to buy and watch it :D
Im finlandssvensk. I Have to listen. 😊🇫🇮🇸🇪🇦🇽
I have been to Finland many times. Since Swedish is an official language in Finland, all signs are in Swedish as well as Finnish. So i have no problem navigating myself around in Finland. The infrastructure is also the same as in Sweden. If it would not be for signs being in both languages you would not notice that you are in a neighboring country. When I talk to locals I mostly start with Swedish. If they do not understand I switch to English.
I once traveled in Finland with some Estonian friends and they were surprised and asked me why Helsinki and Turku etc looks like any Swedish town.
What is different is the language. Finnish language is not an Indo-European language.
sing in Swedish are only in west coast and south.
@@Gibbetoo oh I didn't know but that makes sense. I have only been to south and west so I thought it was through the whole country.
@@johnnorthtribeBasically the coast line from Loviisa(Lovisa) to Kokkola (Nykarleby) has signs in both languages.
In some areas (rare) most of the residents are so called Finn-Swedes, who speak Swedish as their first language. In those places the street signs are first in Swedish, then in Finnish under it.
@@johnnorthtribe I live in Northern Savonia and once made a trip to the west coast and Åland. It honestly felt like I was in another country already with most people around me speaking Swedish. That was the only time I've ever had to use Swedish myself. It's a good thing Swedish is mandatory in schools despite me not really caring about it at the time because I thought I'd never have to use it
@@becauseimbatman1391i don't think it is good to be mandatory: i like learning languages but that being forced on me i always hated it. You can never force me - but if you come and ask/ give the option, i might gladly take it.
And it's a shame - i'd love to be able to speak and understand it. Kinda 6 years of time & energy gone all wasted
Finland is our big sister🇸🇪
Do not start an argument about skandinavia
Swede's are reserved comparing to the western world, and finns are reserved compared to swedes. [/generalization]
Check out the movie SISU!
If you listen to finnish songs, you realize it is a beautiful language :)
Black Licorice is only for some People not everyone. Icecrem is Nice to eat any time hot or cold outside does not matter
Swedes go to Finland on summer vacation, that's why we like the ice cream 🍨
2:00 All licorice is "black" (dark green). What you and americans call "licorice" is something else.
Yeah, they talk about lakritsi, but salmiakki is a different thing. Harder and saltier.
@@sateentuoksu Yes and no. Strictly speaking, salmiak is the type of salt that we put in (and on) some types of lakrits. Of harder or softer varieties.
Lol he sang "Finlandia, finlandia, there Ivan was heading again"
I didn't get a word of it (and I'm a finn)
Yes, actually and suprinsingly 😂to us Finns, we are sixth time in a row the happiest country in the world. Yes, Finland is a nordic country, but not part of Scandinavia. At one point Finland was part of Sweden, so we are like two brothers as countries. I am surprised that no one mentioned that.
You know that those strawberry and other coloured licorises are not actually even licorice. They are just some licorise textured fruit candies.
Minttu black!.Mine rakkasta Suomi.
ye the fins are great 🥰
I wouldnt say we Finns consider Swedes to be "cowards" exactly but they saying goes that we are the brick wall between Sweden and russia, but no matter what, Sweden will always be our big brother!
Nice video but would be better without that irritating background "music" which makes difficult to hear what they talk.
I think that I am swedish speaking finn and a Viking with my axe, knives and sledgehammer in my car. 😂
Not Violence, hiking trail kit.
Ask a Dane what they think about Swedes (particularly the young people going to Copenhagen) I'm pretty certain plenty of them are going to say that we (i.e. Swedes) drink too much alcohol. So it's a bit ironic with all these young Swedes talking about Finns drinking a lot 😄. "It takes one to know one I guess"
Finland has gone through more hardships than Sweden has so they are of course tougher. I think as a swede if you don’t look up to them, as I do, you’re maybe a bit jealous. And the women are absolutely gorgeous. People do plastic surgery to look finish to be honest.
I love finland .. my wife is from there. And bort miour
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I think Finland is 4th largest consumer of ice cream in the world. Its great, freeze your balls off outside and get some brainfrost from ice cream after it. What isnt there to like?
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Yeah, we Finns are not ancestors of vikings. Once they tried to rob us or maybe two. They got they assess kicked so badly, that they never tried anymore. Maybe Russians know that better than vikings.
They were afraid of the "wizardy" of Finns, according to some vlogger who's passionate about Viking history
Finland has viking descendants.
We go there to buy tax free on the ferry
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These people should be ashamed about how little or false things the know about their neighbour, The Finns would know much more about Sweden than these people knew about Finns! How can Finns be "Angry people" if they are considered as the happiest? Does not make sense! These seemed just not interested and said things they "happened to know or heard".
If you are a finn i feel ashamed of you. If you're some third party weirdo, trying to defend us, leave it there, immediately, and mind your own business
That is so funny, when people in Sweden speak english mocking the finnish, Kannst du kein Deutsch?
What?? Was in aller Welt wollen Sie damit sagen?
Nothing against Finland (well, hockey ofc) but if you are to move to Europe Sweden is most diversed. Good or bad, we have more immigration.
No, haha, look at a map
Finland is Nordic, but not scandinavian. Swedish, Norwegian, Danish - we can understand with some difficulty. Finnish - hell no. More east europe, type russian.
Well that's one way to insult us Finns😅
In reality, Swedish and Russian are both Indo-European languages, whereas Finnish is not, it is an Uralic language. So the Swedes speak 'almost the same' language as the Russians; it is Finnish that is totally different. But luckily many Finns speak also decent Swedish; about 5% of Finns have Swedish as their mother tongue, and all the rest study it at school as it is mandatory for several years.
Fu with that russian comparison. We have absolutely Nothing to do with those.
Our family eat ice cream after sauna, very old tradition.