Here is van swap idea for you: fellow Lithuanians Lukas & Marija (fun fact: who is also dancer) currently residing in USA documenting their travel story here: www.marija.travel/. I recommend to reach out and pitch your van swap idea. Good luck with travel and thanks for documenting and sharing your story!
As a Finn I was sweating bullets before the final score, what a relief when everything was added together. 🥳 And yes Turku archipelago and eastern lake district are well worth a revisit. Most of the people live in the western and southern parts but Saimaa, Koli, North Karelia are incredibly beautiful. 💓 Have a nice trip in Sweden!
We could feel watching your videos that you had a special feeling with Finland, I was ready to bet ;) and as a french/expat in finnish lapland, I totally get why. I've visited Norway a few times, and it's wonderful. But idk why, the feeling was really more "special" with finland, I fell in love. Thanks for your vids !
Interesting content 👍You missed some of the biggest attractions in Finland like the vast archipelago between Turku/ Åbo and Åland islands. Some have even compared it with Greece archipelago. Another one is the lake district of eastern Finland. 😌👍 But you can never see all in one trip. Maybe it is a reason to return😌👍
@@sprintervanconversionsAlso definitely other national parks like Koli, Repovesi, Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto are the national landscape that is a huge part of Finland and being a finn.
Finns can be a little reserved at first, but are usually happy to help a visitor in need. A French friend who visits Finland regularly says: "Finland is the safest place to get into trouble" :)
Explaining the internet in Finland: There are and always has been inexpensive mobile data plans. Since practically everyone has unlimited, uncapped data plans at 15-30€ cost per month, we don't have much wifi hotspots. Best advice for people coming in from outside EU (roaming is inexpensive in EU) is to buy any SIM card. Elisa is one of companies, others work well also. R-kioski is an easy place to buy them.
Nice tips on parking places and all. With a couple trips experience in an RV in the north I can agree mostly on your ratings. As a Finn I would have to give 11/10 to the Norwegian landscape though.
Awesome guys, thanks so much. We leave for 32 days in a motorhome in Norway on Monday. The tips helped me a lot. We are Australians what could go wrong😎. If you havent taken the van to Iceland i highly recommend it, after that forget the US and come to Oz you'll love it, plenty of fish.
Awesome! Glad you found the video then! Enjoy yourselves, it epic up there! Ah we have to do the US, so much diverse culture and we are slightly obsessed! Maybe Oz one day!
Thank you so much for the information about the tollroads. We are going next year on a honeymoon to norway. Have a save journey and i will keep following you 2 😀
Thanks so much for your videos. I'm just preparing for a summer trip with my family along Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. I had so many questions to you (which I have send on the Instagram) but now some of them are answered. I will continue watching rest od videos and hope to find more inspirations. Btw did you also made such Q&A session about Baltic countries?
I have had a very good time on following your journey through Finland and Norway. I'm very glad you enjoyed it so much and on behalf of Norwegians too. I'm excited to see net next countries! As a Finnish Norway lover I would give 11/10 for the Norwegian landscape ;) I guess this wasn't your very first time in these countries or was it?
It was our first time in Finland, we’ve been to Oslo a few times but never seen any of the crazy landscapes. We used to live in Gothenburg a few years ago so quite used to Sweden :)
@@sprintervanconversions I can tell you a funny fact. I have been in Sweden so many times that I don't even know how many. I have been in the north and the south and in between. I have driven around the country hundreds or thousands of kilometers in total. But I haven't been to Gothenburg yet! And it is the second largest city of the country 😀
hey comoon, the swamps of FInland beat mountains any day! 😆 .. well.. maybe.. anyways saving this video as the tips were pretty nice! just need to build my teardrop camper and I am on my way!
Great informative perspective 👍! That said, it's a pity( at peak tourist season), a few grumpy bad tomatoes crossing on ferry, sums up the Norwegians lot? Frankly, I lived in all 3 Scandinavian countries (Sweden the longest), and there is a more serious sober personality in Finland & Sweden. It's a wall barrier reserved, personality (example reference Hunts thick ketchup), once broken through, the Finns & Swedes are friends for life.(I was engaged to a Finn, and married to a Swede for 23 years). Norwegian people, (OK, off season then), are warm, generous, caring lot. They also have a quite good sense of humor too - extra points. Comparison of these countries per( age group perspective) traveling, my son (age 35) differs than the different times of my life travel & lived in these countries. At age of 17 & 19 hitchhiking in the '70s, for over two half years. I'd give it a different rating. Sweden 🇸🇪 banned hitchhiking in its whole country, so with limited funds it really sucked. I 70's, The Swedes use gestures and unmentionable language out their car windows at me. Even tobacco spitting. Finland tolerated hitchhiking, but traveling solo put me in some sketchy situations. Ended taking a bus transportation, into next country. Whereas Norway allowed hitchhiking, and many Norwegians took me closer to my destination (out of their way), to even renting an over night accommodation for me when the weather was nasty. Gifts of meals, and groceries too. Some would give me their relatives addresses & phone numbers to make contact with in the days ahead.(They called ahead, giving my name & description). Those days, I tent camp in the woods, mainly. The older I have become, I found excitement & eagerness to return to these beautiful lands & it's people. It's my second home. My son traveled via van, with his cousins to all 3 countries., in June & July, 2022. His experience was unforgettable (getting in some meet-up and concerts).👍🧡🍄💛🌻🌿💚
There is definitely a generational switch with this. Younger finns especially are noticeably more open and warm and I'd say the increasing global atmosphere has opened up older finns a bit too and they are not as rigid and shy/reserved as they used to be.
I have watched your Norway/Finland videos and just now I found out your channel is called Lindy Vanner because you dance lindy hop - and you danced in Gothenburg?? Or did I misunderstand? Swing dance and lindy hop is very popular in the Nordic countries, there is so much amazing content you could make by dancing with locals or for locals. And why can't I find a single dance video on your channel?
This channel really came to life during the pandemic…hence no dancing. Since then we’ve only been to a couple of events, one being Athens Rhythm Hop, which we have a video about :) Our other channel Jumpin At The Seaside is all about swing dance from our festival that we run in Brighton :) we lived in Gothenburg for a while a few years back but Gabi learnt Lindy Hop when she was 15 back in Lithuania and Sam learnt when he was 21 in London :)
@@sprintervanconversions That is so cool, I will check out the video. Fun to think that in the areas you have been driving through in Norway, if you went to a bar with a dance floor, the locals over 30 would most likely be swing dancing
We spent exactly the same time in both countries! 25 days each and no more then 2 nights in the same sleeping spot at all. On that basis it’s as fair as it could be! We took a long drive past the arctic circle center but be honest, although the scenery is nice, it’s average in terms of the rest of Norway. And hey, we marked Norway higher then Finland for its landscape anyway!
@@sprintervanconversions I´m a huge fan of Norway, especially the North. I´ve spent week or two every summer for the past six years in between the Varanger fjord and the Lofoten. It´s the highlight of the summer vacation to drive across the border.
U get what you pay for though, Norway is more expensive because the scenery is one-of-a-kind. Probably only in the fjordlands in New Zealand may rival it. And free firewood??? Yeah, that's not gonna be for long, I bet come the winter the firewood will be in short supply. And Norway is already inundated with tourists, they DON'T want low-spending vanlifers so of course they won't make in convenient. Probably the only people they dislike more, are cruise passengers. They also do not spend much as the cruise ship takes care of their needs.
Good point! We love to support the locals when we can, and will definitely do more of that in the future when we can travel with slightly bigger budget! 🤞
If you think we missed anything important, please let us know!
Here is van swap idea for you: fellow Lithuanians Lukas & Marija (fun fact: who is also dancer) currently residing in USA documenting their travel story here: www.marija.travel/. I recommend to reach out and pitch your van swap idea. Good luck with travel and thanks for documenting and sharing your story!
As a Finn I was sweating bullets before the final score, what a relief when everything was added together. 🥳 And yes Turku archipelago and eastern lake district are well worth a revisit. Most of the people live in the western and southern parts but Saimaa, Koli, North Karelia are incredibly beautiful. 💓 Have a nice trip in Sweden!
everyone knows that Finland potentially losing does not matter, only thing that matter is that Sweden lost. 😏
@@xYarbx Swedes do have a knack at winning. Let's learn from them. 👍
Haha it was close but Finland was super special for us :)
We could feel watching your videos that you had a special feeling with Finland, I was ready to bet ;) and as a french/expat in finnish lapland, I totally get why. I've visited Norway a few times, and it's wonderful. But idk why, the feeling was really more "special" with finland, I fell in love.
Thanks for your vids !
Yes totally. It’s hard to describe but Finland was very special!
I feel so proud! (Living in Finland)
So you should! 😄
Greetings and all the best to you lovely people from a Finn who loves Norway and Norwegians! ❤
Interesting content 👍You missed some of the biggest attractions in Finland like the vast archipelago between Turku/ Åbo and Åland islands. Some have even compared it with Greece archipelago. Another one is the lake district of eastern Finland. 😌👍 But you can never see all in one trip. Maybe it is a reason to return😌👍
Oh for sure we will be returning, there are no doubts about that!
@@sprintervanconversionsAlso definitely other national parks like Koli, Repovesi, Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto are the national landscape that is a huge part of Finland and being a finn.
Finns can be a little reserved at first, but are usually happy to help a visitor in need. A French friend who visits Finland regularly says: "Finland is the safest place to get into trouble" :)
Yes, we had some lovely interactions with Finns!
You guys are so nice! I'm so glad you visited here in Finland and in Norway and shared your positivity.
Aw thanks so much :)
Explaining the internet in Finland: There are and always has been inexpensive mobile data plans. Since practically everyone has unlimited, uncapped data plans at 15-30€ cost per month, we don't have much wifi hotspots. Best advice for people coming in from outside EU (roaming is inexpensive in EU) is to buy any SIM card. Elisa is one of companies, others work well also. R-kioski is an easy place to buy them.
Thanks for the advice! :)
Nice tips on parking places and all. With a couple trips experience in an RV in the north I can agree mostly on your ratings. As a Finn I would have to give 11/10 to the Norwegian landscape though.
Haha yes!
Awesome guys, thanks so much. We leave for 32 days in a motorhome in Norway on Monday. The tips helped me a lot. We are Australians what could go wrong😎. If you havent taken the van to Iceland i highly recommend it, after that forget the US and come to Oz you'll love it, plenty of fish.
Awesome! Glad you found the video then! Enjoy yourselves, it epic up there! Ah we have to do the US, so much diverse culture and we are slightly obsessed! Maybe Oz one day!
Thank you so much for the information about the tollroads. We are going next year on a honeymoon to norway. Have a save journey and i will keep following you 2 😀
Glad you found it useful! Norway is a great country for a honeymoon trip ❤️🥰
Have enjoyed your trip so much. Appreciate how much content you achieve on a budget! Thank you for your beautiful photography and friendly chat!
Aw thanks so much Margaret!
Thanks so much for your videos. I'm just preparing for a summer trip with my family along Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. I had so many questions to you (which I have send on the Instagram) but now some of them are answered. I will continue watching rest od videos and hope to find more inspirations. Btw did you also made such Q&A session about Baltic countries?
Great video! It’s so interesting to see your thoughts on both countries, super duper similar to ours.
Thank you! :)
I have had a very good time on following your journey through Finland and Norway. I'm very glad you enjoyed it so much and on behalf of Norwegians too. I'm excited to see net next countries! As a Finnish Norway lover I would give 11/10 for the Norwegian landscape ;)
I guess this wasn't your very first time in these countries or was it?
It was our first time in Finland, we’ve been to Oslo a few times but never seen any of the crazy landscapes. We used to live in Gothenburg a few years ago so quite used to Sweden :)
@@sprintervanconversions I can tell you a funny fact. I have been in Sweden so many times that I don't even know how many. I have been in the north and the south and in between. I have driven around the country hundreds or thousands of kilometers in total. But I haven't been to Gothenburg yet! And it is the second largest city of the country 😀
hey comoon, the swamps of FInland beat mountains any day! 😆 .. well.. maybe.. anyways saving this video as the tips were pretty nice! just need to build my teardrop camper and I am on my way!
Oh awesome! Good luck with the build!
Great informative perspective 👍!
That said, it's a pity( at peak tourist season), a few grumpy bad tomatoes crossing on ferry, sums up the Norwegians lot? Frankly, I lived in all 3 Scandinavian countries (Sweden the longest), and there is a more serious sober personality in Finland & Sweden.
It's a wall barrier reserved, personality (example reference Hunts thick ketchup), once broken through, the Finns & Swedes are friends for life.(I was engaged to a Finn, and married to a Swede for 23 years).
Norwegian people, (OK, off season then), are warm, generous, caring lot. They also have a quite good sense of humor too - extra points. Comparison of these countries per( age group perspective) traveling, my son (age 35) differs than the different times of my life travel & lived in these countries.
At age of 17 & 19 hitchhiking in the '70s, for over two half years. I'd give it a different rating. Sweden 🇸🇪 banned hitchhiking in its whole country, so with limited funds it really sucked. I 70's, The Swedes use gestures and unmentionable language out their car windows at me. Even tobacco spitting.
Finland tolerated hitchhiking, but traveling solo put me in some sketchy situations. Ended taking a bus transportation, into next country.
Whereas Norway allowed hitchhiking, and many Norwegians took me closer to my destination (out of their way), to even renting an over night accommodation for me when the weather was nasty. Gifts of meals, and groceries too. Some would give me their relatives addresses & phone numbers to make contact with in the days ahead.(They called ahead, giving my name & description). Those days, I tent camp in the woods, mainly.
The older I have become, I found excitement & eagerness to return to these beautiful lands & it's people. It's my second home.
My son traveled via van, with his cousins to all 3 countries., in June & July, 2022. His experience was unforgettable (getting in some meet-up and concerts).👍🧡🍄💛🌻🌿💚
Wow that sounds like you had some interesting experiences! Hitchhiking is a great way to travel too (although Im shocked to hear that about Sweden)!
There is definitely a generational switch with this. Younger finns especially are noticeably more open and warm and I'd say the increasing global atmosphere has opened up older finns a bit too and they are not as rigid and shy/reserved as they used to be.
I love your videos and honest opions🥰
Thanks so much :)
Aaah! This warms my Finnish heart 🤣👍
Haha glad to hear!
Look upp Travel Beans about getting a van in the states 👍
Ah yes, not seen their recent videos but of course saw the tragedy they have been through! Such a scary experience!
@@sprintervanconversions they are back in the states and have bought a new van. They might can give tips about getting a van in the states.
Which country was best for swimming?
Where did you catch most fish ?
Which country was most scary for driving ?
btw. I live in Trondheim - Norway :)
Ah, swimming - that’s a great category! 👏 Fishing wasn’t so lucky this trip, oh and driving definitely some scary roads in Norway! 😅
I have watched your Norway/Finland videos and just now I found out your channel is called Lindy Vanner because you dance lindy hop - and you danced in Gothenburg?? Or did I misunderstand? Swing dance and lindy hop is very popular in the Nordic countries, there is so much amazing content you could make by dancing with locals or for locals. And why can't I find a single dance video on your channel?
This channel really came to life during the pandemic…hence no dancing. Since then we’ve only been to a couple of events, one being Athens Rhythm Hop, which we have a video about :) Our other channel Jumpin At The Seaside is all about swing dance from our festival that we run in Brighton :) we lived in Gothenburg for a while a few years back but Gabi learnt Lindy Hop when she was 15 back in Lithuania and Sam learnt when he was 21 in London :)
@@sprintervanconversions That is so cool, I will check out the video. Fun to think that in the areas you have been driving through in Norway, if you went to a bar with a dance floor, the locals over 30 would most likely be swing dancing
i have dna eu/eta is same price everywhere where that work that think
Boooo 🇧🇻🤗
Haha sorry! 😆
where are u in Sweden?
We mainly stayed in Gothenburg. Will show more of it in today’s video!:)
In your face Norway, in your face! :P
You cant do Norway 500km at a time.
Jippi, a free facial.
We spent exactly the same time in both countries! 25 days each and no more then 2 nights in the same sleeping spot at all. On that basis it’s as fair as it could be! We took a long drive past the arctic circle center but be honest, although the scenery is nice, it’s average in terms of the rest of Norway. And hey, we marked Norway higher then Finland for its landscape anyway!
@@sprintervanconversions I´m a huge fan of Norway, especially the North. I´ve spent week or two every summer for the past six years in between the Varanger fjord and the Lofoten. It´s the highlight of the summer vacation to drive across the border.
Haha! In your face Norway! Finland rules! 😝💪🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
Hey Europe drives on the right side of the road except the British islands. and Malta. No need for a right hand drive car.
I don’t understand? I know, that’s what I’m saying 😅 We have a British van!
U get what you pay for though, Norway is more expensive because the scenery is one-of-a-kind. Probably only in the fjordlands in New Zealand may rival it. And free firewood??? Yeah, that's not gonna be for long, I bet come the winter the firewood will be in short supply. And Norway is already inundated with tourists, they DON'T want low-spending vanlifers so of course they won't make in convenient. Probably the only people they dislike more, are cruise passengers. They also do not spend much as the cruise ship takes care of their needs.
This comes off as highly elitistic and made me not want to visit Norway.
I believe that Finland would have won by an even bigger margin , if you could have had a Finnish mämmi to eat😄
and an even bigger margin if we got to have a sauna!!!
@@sprintervanconversions 😄👍
Ha Ha Ha Nort Norway ??? Finnmark is a lot bigger then Denmark and you did not find it???
Always buy from Lidl. All vans say this. Don't support the locals.
Good point! We love to support the locals when we can, and will definitely do more of that in the future when we can travel with slightly bigger budget! 🤞