Misconceptions About Finland
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That polar bear stereotype is without a doubt the most classic possible misconception about Finland. It manages to amuse me every time. 🐻❄
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My son told some French people that we have polar bear shooting competitions in Finland and they believed it 🤣😂
@@oh2mp XD
Quote from video "polar bears are rarely found outside of ...", how about NEVER found outside. We just don't have ANY polar bears in wild.
My dad used to know an immigrant who genuinely believed you can run in to polar bears in Tampere. He was terrified and didn't believe when they told him theres no polar bears.
That Sa-una pronaunciation is way better than the soona/souna one most English speakers use... Btw sauna does saound almost saana in Savonian dialect...
Also Fish and potatoes plus rye bread diet was something of we used to have like 100 years ago, but hen at ´50s meat industry with help of goverment started encourage people to eat more meat and nowadays Finns eat really internationaly than ever before, so eating fish has and potaoes has gone down...
Finland being dark is kinda true, at least if you look to our humour, music and other stuff in culture...
You don't need 100% of people to speak English to do well just by relying on English. There are experts in Finland who have lived here for decades and couldn't do grocery shopping in Finnish. Being experts, be it science or technology, 100% of the people at their workplaces speak English, and they'd always find someone who speaks English when they need to handle their affairs outside of the workplace. If the first person doesn't, the second likely will. It doesn't necessarily matter if a random person from the streets doesn't speak English because a foreign expert might not need to talk with them anyway. Knowing Finnish wouldn't still, actually, allow you to speak with every Finn because Swedish is also an official language in Finland, and you'd find folks who don't know Finnish or aren't comfortable enough to talk in Finnish. The Sami people were oppressed so much in the past that I'd guess they all speak Finnish (in Finland), but I could be wrong.
Hmm. The thing he tried to say is that the education system is not perfect and nothing like those videos you have reacted to. I know it with experience with it. Sure it's decent and I think it's very similar with other European countries.
Thanks for explaining
Though I do agree that it's dumb to expect everyone in Finland to speak English. If you come to the Uusimaa region and only go to the more populated and tourist-y places, I'd say most will be able to atleast keep up with English. Especially younger generations.
It's probably different in the north since I've heard there's more older people there. Still, you go to Helsinki? I'd say every other person can tell you where to go
(Just an observation as a Helsinkiläinen)
Of course they speak english, half of Helsinki speaks finglish. The finnish language is dying. :(
@@vonkku no it's not. I've literally only met one person in Helsinki that couldn't speak Finnish and she had come from another country. With more foreigners moving into Finland, it may seem that the Finnish language is fading, but if they decide to live here and send their kids into a school that teaches them Finnish, nothing will be lost. Were a small population for our country's size, but Finnish is a beautiful language which I believe will never fade.
@@vonkku on the subject of mixing languages. I don't see anything wrong with it, it means you know more than one and I think that's good. Knowing more languages can also help you see problems in one language, or help you learn new words to use or describe things.
You can cultivate and relearn normal Finnish again if you feel like it. I myself am bilingual and use English in media mostly. But I write poems and stories in Finnish sometimes, it's great practise to keep your language skills sharp :)
Everybody speaks Swedish - alla talar Svenska ?
@@holoholopainen1627 no. Not all speak English, Swedish or even Finnish.
Honestly I'm not sure I personally know a single Finn that is fluent in Swedish. We learn it in school, but English is more of a universal language so people put more effort into learning it.
Polar bears are "not usually in Finland"... WTF, there's absolutely no polar bears in Finland, except in Zoo xD Except now when I searched internet, they say that 100 years ago there was polar bears here, which actually was news to me.
Love how you really know our shit and respect brother 👊 hyvä meininki ✌️🙏
I thank you for this! And just caring in general!
You know a lot about Finland, kudos to that. Fun fact: northern hemisphere gets 8 days of more days of Spring and summer than southern hemisphere and also the more closer to the poles you go, the sun gives light longer in the mornings and the evenings compared to the equator. But of course the cloud cover and short days during fall and winter make it seem Finland is dark.
Sauna 💪💪 You got perfect pronunciation!
SaUna 😂
SaUUna 😂
It's way too warm in Finland for polar bears
The full darkness is only in the north where you are. In southern Finland there is few hours of light a day even in the darkest times.
And yeah no polar bears in Finland. You would need to travel to Norway to see them live in the wild. And yes we finns like our potatoes with some fish on the side. 😁
Fascist Finland will support Kiev to the last Ukrainian.The Finns saw a torchlight procession in Kiev and the finns were delighted when they saw the fascist swastika . because there were such processions in fascist Germany. Bandera Ukrainians carried a portrait of Bandera with a fascist swastika. Bandera was an ally of Hitler, so the finns support Kiev. the hero of the finns is Hitler. Less than 100 years have passed since the Second World War, and the finns have remained fascists.now Finland is a member of the NATO terrorist group and Finland fully belongs to the United States and is obliged to follow the orders of the masters from Washington. Finland was an ally of Hitler . Finland is also to blame that the Second World War claimed millions of people. always remember what a cozy little Finland is and how much evil and grief this small country has brought to humanity.
There are no Polar bears in Norway either😂. Polar bears can be found in Swalbard but thats some 1000 kms North of Lapland.
@@madsbuhris It still belongs to Norway so there are polar bears in Norway just not on the mainland. 😁
@@j.p.h.8126 It's misleading though to say Norway when you mean Svalbard. It's so far it could as well be another country.
@@Noksus Well there is lots of distance between Hawaii and Alaska. Both are US states and There are polar bears in Alaska.
So there are polar bears in the US. Sure i could mention in what part of the country they are. Btw there are polar bears in Denmark too since Greenland is a part of it. 😁
4:15 only guys who are old dont know how to speak english i am personally from finland and my english classes started i the second grade and i speak very good english but you are pretty right about the english speaking in finland
I would argue that sauna most definitely is about socializing. Public saunas especially so. Also, I hate when they try to potray reindeer as some staple of finnish food. It´s not. It´s not readily available and when you find it it´s freaking expensive. Our reindeer industry isn´t big enough to have steady supply of reindeer meat. Maybe in lapland it is but not enywhere else.
Wow, you are well informed about everything :D
I came across some older ladies that did not even speak finnish or english when i lived there.
Some towns are swedish speakers also.
I've lived in Canada and Italy, and you didn't really get to enjoy the longer winter days on work days, since it's going to be dark when you are at home (if you work 9-to-5ish). There was only a big difference in the weekends. And between April and September, it gets dark sooner than in Finland, so you can't do some outdoor sports as late as in Finland. So I actually get more out of the light we have in Finland. On the cloudiness - well, it really depends where in Finland you are. The coastal area is generally speaking more sunny than the inland. And also depends to what you compare to, San Francisco or London...
yes we have polarbears, in RanuaZoo😂
SaUUUna. LMAO.
You called out all the misconceptions in the misconception video. Restecpa!
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We do speak english, but because many people dont speak it often, we are shy to speak it. When me and my husband had children, we started to speak english each other when we didnt want kids to understand. And it was like all the time. 😅 So i started used english. And now, i dont have problem to speak it anymore. Even tho i wouldn't be perfect for that. So we all do understand english but we just need to use it more if we want to speak it easy. You know what i mean? 😊
actually part of fennoscandia, but only few ppl would know it when asked....
Nordic is better. Finland 🇫🇮 is a Nordic country with Sweden 🇸🇪 Norway 🇸🇯 Denmark 🇩🇰 and Iceland 🇮🇸 politically, economically, religiously, culturally and Iceland.
Also they all are members of the Nordic council.
There are problems in our educational system: Teachers no longer have the authority and kids often feel restless an act out. The amount of 16 year-old who can not read and write is on the rise. Bullying is a big problem. Universities and vocational institutes have insufficient funding. I am worried there will be not enough educated people to build houses, machines and do the repair jobs. There are enough nurses but they have changed to other lines of working because the work is hard and the salary is tiny.
Yeah. Problem is, teachers don't dare to give failed grades to students, and the requirements are far too low. Concerning higher education, there is unfortunately an overemphasis on university education and vocational training is frowned upon. Which is really stupid. Not everyone can be an academic. And many people enter university even if they have no interest in learning things, just for social status and a degree. Besides we have bureaucratic schools an workplaces that don't foster innovation. Usually you need a certain degree and education for a certain office. Even if it actually would not be necessaey
@@tj-co9goIf You come to Finland - at being over 16 Years old - none of those can either read or write ! They Turun to Taxi Drivers - welcome to Finland !
In the western parts theres a lot of sun in the summer, what are you saying? Vaasa is called Finlands sunniest town 👍
sauna culture is not only finnish, its here in Estonia too, we have sauna races as well
When you live there in the north, collect blueberries and lingonberries and . They are paid 30 €kg. And mushrooms do a good job in Lapland. 15€ a liter example here in the south.make good money bro and it is taxfree."everymans right"
Pesäpallo!
Don't listen to his pronunciation, yours is way better. Always stress the first syllable / first vowel, be aware of diphthongs and you're good. (The "soona", like English speakers often pronounce it, doesn't consider the diphthong, "saUna" stresses the second vowel, but "sauna"/"sAuna" is the correct pronunciation. Good job.)
About Finns speaking English: Gradually during the 1970s, the entire country's educational system was renewed and i.e. English became a mandatory subject in schools. So, technically anyone who were in school in the 80s or later, and some of those who were there in the 70s, knows how to speak English. Technically. But 1) people who are older, might not 2) if a person has studied it in 3rd to 9th grade (the mandatory amount), barely passed and they haven't used it a day in their life in decades... Yeah, you could argue they don't speak it anymore.
The actual Finnish national sport is eukonkanto
I feel like some of your points come from living in lapland. I disagree with some things you said as a finnish person living in Keski-Suomi
Yes, we eat a lot of potatoes. But I very rarely eat, or see people eating fish. And the food people normally eat is diverse and not allways of finnish origing. I personally eat/know people who eat rice more than potatoes.
Most people, except older folk are able and will speak English. You can definitely survive not knowing finnish, ESPECIALLY in bigger cities. I get that it's probably much less spoken in Lapland
Also the way you decribe the darkness. Thats wayy amplified what we get when you go more south. There is some daylight even in the dead of winter, and its actually very bright since the snow is reflective.
The education system is going downhill and has its fair share of issues. Mostly from capitalism and public schools being able to play in their own pockets.
And since lapland is so sparsely populated, even though its the most traditionally conserved part of finland, it's probably the least accurate representation to modern finland. Its only how 3.5% of the population is.
Baseball literally Pesäpallo
Isnt it literally nestball 😮 but i guess base could mean pesä too
@@guanoapes771 oh, you're right, never thought about it. But nestball is accurate and would indeed make a great distinction to baseball. Good job.
Finland is a Social Democracy
Now it is not. Finland has a new government. Very right wing.
Finland actually saw a polarbear sometime in the 50:s I think it was. They tracked it almost all the way to Rovaniemi, then it beelined northwards at a fast pace (probably too hot a climate for it, or it couldn't find any food)
That's happening very rarely. By the way didn't somebody see a lion in Ruokolahti?
Finland is dark. Living in Saimaa. and this summer -horrible. Where's the Sun. I need a holiday in fall in somewhere south meaning 30 degrees and sun sun and sun
As a Finn I can confirm I was confused af when he said sayuuna like saana(how English say it) is fine and sauna is perfect but sayuuna is just idek
meiän pitää perustaa Sodankylään pesäpallojoukkue, kuka tietäisi lajista enemmän?😂
11:09 wait, is full dark entire day?
Very up in the north. Not all the time.
Actually one area in northern Finland is part of Scandinavia.
So is not total mistake to say at Finland is in Scandinavia but who cares anyway.
the education system isnt perfect its good but it could be better :) it emphasizes getting everyone up to an decent average but for the smarter kids it shoots em in the knee caps to keep em on same level :) there is no personalized curriculums or skipping years in finland atleast not on public side.
Yeah and another peoblem is that as soon as you are in Lukio (highschool) they drop a lot of load on you. Like make your own calendar, choose the subjects you are going to use the rest of your life. Of course they help you with that but at least for me and some of my friends it was quite stressing because at the age of 16 you still probably aren't sure of what you want to do in the future.
It was better years ago. Unfortunately it is going down now.
4:20 yes everyone here atleast -35 years old speaks english cause u cant even pass school without speaking english
i am finnish
One year is simply no meaningful sample size for saying much anything about climate. Climate has so much variation from year to year.
Afrikassa eivät rakentaneet koska villiä viidakkoa😳Sambian kuumassa padassa oli ruokaa👁
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The younger generation speaks English
Pesäpallo is surely popular, but hockey has always been the number one sport. Also you acting like an expert (while being far from one) is highly amusing, not knowing any more than your average tourist. 😂😂
Ice Hockey has not always been the most popular sport. Only since they started building indoor arenas in the 60s and 70s that ice hockey became the most popular spectator sport.
Ice Hockey is the official religion of Finland.
Northern-west part of Finland belong to scandinavia, so it is not compeletely wrong say Finland belong to Scandinavia.
Then that excludes Denmark. It´s only very specific situations where you would talk about the scandinavian peninsula. So in general speak yes, it´s wrong to say finland is part of scandinavia.
Wrong not icehocey or pesäpallo, it is kaukalopallo.
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Bro, no
As surely as the sky is green
That is a bit weird and bold statement about The Langue skills of The Finnish People. English has been a mandatory subject In every school since The 1980. Where did/do you get these "facts"? Especially when you have zero experience about Finland. No offence To Sodankylä, but... And The Finnish education system, no matter how bad it might seem, it is still lightyears ahead compared To other "Major" countries. Just Take a look around The World, everything is going downhill. But that is nothing New, there has been many crazy periods In Finland and World history.
"English has been a mandatory subject In every school since The 1980."
@@mjolio I don't know where you went to school, but english definitely has been a mandatory subject starting in elementary school
@@Randomii666 Swedish is mandatory not english
@@Gurben Actually, where I live and have lived, English was mandatory, they started to teach it to us when I was 9. Swedish came to picture when I was at 7th grade. So, both have been mandatory for me.
I depends on where you live and go to school.
In my school English was mandatory as well.