Visit Finland - What to Know Before You Visit Finland
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Thinking of Visiting Finland (Suomi), But Not Sure What to Expect? Here we talk about the language, money, travel destinations, safety, food and so much more of Finland. So, whether you are visiting on a European cruise into Helsinki or at a conference in Turku or just enjoying the beautiful lakes and nature around Tampere this video will help you know what you should know before you visit Finland.
Filmed in Helsinki, Finland
Copyright Mark Wolters 2018
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You can drink tap water anywhere in Finland, it is considered cleaner than bottled water :)
Tapani Löfving Be carefull in Nokia.
XtreeM FaiL wut
marko laakso fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokian_vesikriisi
Tapani Löfving no ei nyt ehkä ihan
En ees tienny tota :/
I spent a month in Oulu. It was amazing for an introverted American. I loved going out in public because no one talked to me. 😂
The beaches are great, too!
59 Wilhite St. Monticello, KY 42633 where did u live in Oulu? I lived there for 20 years.
Omg I'm from Finland and I live in Oulu :D
Mkone667 I stayed in Valivainio.
59 Wilhite St. Monticello, KY 42633 oh that's cool, my sister lives there :D
59 Wilhite St. Monticello, KY 42633 Välivainio* also Nallikari is gr8
Finnish people: see's video
Clicks*
Happy mood*
My finnish fiancé is drifting to sleep and hears at the start of the video ‘things to know about Finland’ and she gave the approval grunt lol
Good to know even tho i am finnish and have no idea why i am watching this
Well kiitos anyway :)
paavo jokelainen finns often need outside validation. That is why i am here. And i want to see our culture from a new perspective. You can never do that while finnish😂
Sama
@@Fismies jep
sama
I like your videos! I am Finnish and live in Helsinki metropolitan area. Recently I have been watching quite many travel videos about Finland because for some reason CZcams recommends them to me. It's very interesting to see our home country from a different point of view. A little hint to your watchers who plan travelling to Finland: A lunch in Helsinki can be a lot cheaper if you get just outside from the "tourist blocks". The same is in Tallinn, Estonia.
So true! Great comment on saving some money. Kiitos!
Thanks for that little tip.
oh2mmy hahaha. Best ironic comment
I am planning a trip to Helsinki this year, what places/ areas would you recommend for lunch and dinner for good salmon etc. when you say outside of tourist blocks? Thanks in advance.
Hesa o perseest
Fell in love with Finland since our first visit in 2011, have been here thrice since. Beautiful country, lovely people, the reindeers were awesome (both on the highways and on the plates). Hope to visit again soon
So amazing to see what Americans and others like about Finland, greetings from Pori Finland👀
Pori perkele
Wow Helsinki is gorgeous. Never been in Finland. Will put this on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing your video Walters.
You should definitely go to the finnish countryside
You should go watch some finnish baseball
J0lel hyi saatana
finnish baseball :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
toqe it's 200times better than baseball. It is not boring like that murican game
Finland sounds awesome!!😍
Because its awesome!
It is
It is but living in here is a little expensive
I love there buy I want to live in america
Don't get too excited about coming here
I am from Tampere, Finland and love to watch travel videos of Finland to see our country on different light really good videos!
It is insanely cool to see what foreigners think of Finland! Awesome video!
Pro tip: Hi/Hey = Hei (pronounced pretty much exactly like "hey" in English). "Hei hei" = goodbye. "Moi" is a synonym to "hei".
He's wearing the flag
good eye :)
Wolters World thanks😂
Wow didn't notice that!!
Everyone saying they want to go to Finland: You won't regret it! I am a Fin myself, and it is absolutely beautiful! 🌺
Thank you, very informative & helpful.
I love this video series on “What to Know Before Visiting...”! So interesting and helpful😊
thank you Tina. We were getting a lot of questions about different countries, so we started these "know before" videos to give more logistical travel help as opposed to the fun shocks and don't videos :)
Great stuff Mark! Seeing the northern lights is on my bucket list for sure.
I need to get to Finland. I want to go once in winter and once in summer, at least :)
You should see the big cities and the countryside. They are so different but yet somehow the same.
fataali hiljaa, tulee meille verokyhnyjä
Ei mitään verokyhnyä vaan rehellistä amerikkalaista elintasoflätää.. :D
Dont go overpriced capital area at all ! ! ! Avoid also Lapland tourist areas and travel to some smaller places.. In Lapland i suggest Enontekiö or Kolari as places to visit..
Lerssinen Go to Helsinki and the countryside or Lapland
nice video, glad you mentioned koskinkorva and noticed your glass had Lapin Kulta (my favourite beer).
I am loving these Finland videos!
Thank you
Wolters World
No, thank you!
any time :)
Great video with a lot of practical tips and information. Keep up the good work!
thank you for your sharing. we are planning to go to finland next month. we are so excited to visit such a great country. your information is so important for us. thamks again.
Always enjoy your videos!
The new trains are so quiet, I love them.
Early spring is my favorite time to visit
Very helpful video. Thanks for the tips! 👍🏻
Mark, your timing on these last two videos has been impeccable. We are counting down the days.
i'm jealous!!!
You're jealous!!??!! I do not get that, my friend? I wish we traveled as much as you!
Something similar here, my mum is up there for work
Thank you for all these informative videos, Mark. I first came across the Prague love and hates you did just before my travels. They were spot on.
I always look if you have videos for places I visit beforehand to help out.
That is cool to hear Kris. I am glad we can give you some good tips. Great travels to you!
Thank you for the effort you used to make this video!
Okay, I'm from Finland, and I have to say, that these videos are just amazing!!!
The cathedral reminds me of a certain music video!
which one?
Allahu Akbar I would think the cathedral reminds you of infidels.
Wolters World: Sandstrom from Darude, has become kind of alternative national anthem :)
Wolters World Darude - Sandstorm
Someone start a petition to change Finland's national anthem to Darude - Sandstorm
Architect here, Turku is known for its Seven Churches Tour, really neat old little Churches throughout town. I have a page in the sketchbook with all seven. At one a parishioner sang for us, operatic style. And the Saarinens, Alvar Aalto, and many other Finnish architects totally rock.
timmmahhhh I love Aalto. I minored in architectural history and very much agree the Finns put out some great architecture.
You vlogs are always so pure, non-amercan style: Go ahead!
Thank you for this. My family and I will always be grateful for the "getting to know you" aspects of your videos. Not sure about the reindeer (smile). My Wife and I are so thankful you are a family man. That in its self-makes you family. Thankyou
Your son has those moves down😉
We're on Baltic cruise 2019...this is great info!!!
cool! we will have more baltic country videos coming :)
thanks mark! i plan to travel to every country in the world and your videos are a great guide. keep up the good work my man. :)
Glad I can help you prep :)
Some of the local berries / fruits are amazing as well...
Cloudberry & Sea Buckthorn are delicious as sauce on icecream or as a jam on some good bread...
Your kids are sooooo adorable at the end...!
ohh boy have u ever had dried cranberries?
Thank you for this video. When I have been traveliing US people have always beem so friendly. And I also live in Turku
Thank you for the Finnish phrases!
we have a few basic videos on finnish for tourists too
My dream is to live in Finland 😍😍😍 I'm in love with this wonderful country ❤️
and finland loves you, llama
@@aahpuuh so sweet ❤️ i visited Helsinki for 1 week after Christmas 😁
@@jessie0311 ooh how was it? not that much snow?😞
@@aahpuuh yes :( the weather was really good
I live in Finland! It's a wonderful place, you should check it out!
Ohhman! Thank you for this!
Coming on a cruise next summer!
Awesome video! I'll be moving to Helsinki this week, so excited! - and more relaxed after seeing your video, kiitos !! :)
How has it been?
Summertime is awesome. Winter seems challanging tho.
I like how you appreciate Turku so much :D I used to live there for a year or so, and loved every bit of it. Such a beautiful city, especially during summer and early autumn. In many ways I preferred to live in Turku more than in my current hometown Helsinki, for example when eating out you are more guaranteed to get your money's worth there than in Helsinki.
I recommend having a picnic in Suomenlinna (finnish castle), just a short ferry ride from the centre, it's so beautiful in the summer especially during sundown. Also renting a cabin by a lake or visiting someone's cabin is a must during the summer, pretty much the best thing in the whole country!
Yes, i too suggest going to Viapori(Suomenlinna), its a beatyful place.
Im from finland and i watched this vidro this is so true.
My Hometown Porvoo mentioned! WOOO!
Hi thank you for the video could you share more about what can be done in the winter?
I’m actually moving there soon I’m from Texas hopefully i like it
How is it?
Finland is on my bucket list. Been to other northern European countries and always had a wonderful time. Love the Finnish people.
I loved Helsinki. Going back this summer g-d willing.
amen :)
Welcome
NORTHWOODSPREPPER1 - Yes, you're right, for everyone else, but not for those still stuck in stone age superstitions. They haven't been liberated yet. Oh, well...
Great memories. I lived not far from where you were filming
That's cool :)
nice video , thanks
Best time to go to Finland is first 2 weeks of September - no mosquitos and weather is still pretty good!
I cant wait to visit this beautiful country for the first time in December. Ill be visiting Helsinki with my friend for the christmas season. I d love to come back and also visit during the summer. I love how you include places to visit, but are those places still accessible during the winter time? I could really use some tips on what is still possible to do during winter. Thanks for any help from anyone.
Once I finish school, I'd like to visit (and possibly live in) Finland. I like the entire humble demeanor the culture has. Besides visiting Helsinki and Lapland, I'm hoping to visit some of the more hidden, hipster spots.
You guys rock!!!!
thank you
Another excellent video! You're such a great inspiration for my channel. Keep it up :)
thanks ATGW
Thanks Mark!
No problem :)
This was excellent.
Ice Daemon viimene
Yeah, you definitely need to know Olut.
You tell'd well about my home country I liked
Helsinki can be expensive for an American, but it's not too bad. One easy way to eat well and cut down on food expenses is to go to nice restaurants for lunch and eat your main meal of the day then. A lot of restaurants have a lunch special, with a limited menu of four or five choices, for nine or ten Euros, which usually includes a salad bar and coffee or tea. So I would postpone my usual morning coffee and have it at the restaurant after lunch. Then for dinner, there are plenty of all-night burger and sausage stands. Or I like going to grocery stores and sampling the weird dairy products for dinner. Great city!
If ever get to visit someone's summer cottage then you are quite lucky to see that side of summer :)
Quick tip for anyone looking for something to do while in finland other than the basic tourist stuff.
Rent a car, and just drive about the central Finland, maybe around the Saimaa.
You can find some quaint little local museums that way if thats your thing, or you can just wander around the little towns and what not.
As a native finlandese :) Yeah, you got most of the stuff right. But on summertime you don't want to spend your time on capital(s). Everyone has a summer house (mökki). Go there, enjoy the nature and enjoy being away from people, That's the finnish experience. Just be away from other people and take the silence in. And suddenly you're half finnish already :)
Can you rent one if you dont know anyone?
EVERYONE???!?! i am finnish and i don’t
I appreciate that you mentioned the bilingual Finlad. Not many knows that we talk swedish too, especially in the west, where Swedish is more spoken than Finnish.
Good point about the tipping in restaurants. We don't do that. If we're tipsy enough (which we are most of the time, to be honest) we might give some change to the wait staff but generally that doesn't happen and it's not expected.
(...wait, those words must have some common etymology, it can't just be a coincidence.)
This video made me want to subscribe
Is it an american thing to worry about safety of countries so much or a parental thing?
As long as I don't visit a war zone or a region with big slums I would assume to be safe.
It never crossed my mind that Japan or Finland could be concidered unsafe
people ask me all the time from all over the world about different places
TineP82 hahaha you are better of save on the couch in your gated community, listing in fear to the news. Hehe
We get asked all of the time by so many Americans about safety in Europe. I always say the same thing. I'm much more concerned about getting gunned down anywhere in the US.
Arnie, the 5 dangerous cities for firearms In the US are Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, New Orleans, and Washington DC. The least dangerous are where (not shocking at all) guns are easier to have. The Southern States are the safest.There is no self defense laws in a good portion of Western Europe, which means you need to rely on people that are not always available.
Hey, TineP82, native Belarusian here. There was one actually, 5-6 years ago, don't remember exactly when. Someone detonated a bomb in the subway. There are policemen at the station entrances since then - they will occasionally check your bags through an x-ray machine (or manually), especially if you have sizable luggage. There are some districts that are considered not very safe at night (e.g. Shabany), but otherwise, yeah, it's generally pretty safe out there.
Nice video. But did I miss it or did you forgot to mention Suomenlinna? It's amazing! Also you talked about a lot about Helsinki. What about Tampere, Hämeenlinna, Kotka, Hamina, Kouvola, Oulu, Pori?
Eeli Lappalainen hyi Kouvola 🤣
Lakes near Tampere were mentioned, but for me as a Finn, the Lake Saimaa region is in a league of its own. Especially Savonlinna, Punkaharju, and you must try the road 62 from Mikkeli to Puumala. Stunning views!
kantatie 62?
@@keravavantaa2886 Justiinsa joo.
@@affidavid5730 ok
I have just recently discovered your channel. I like your content very much, very informative!
When travelling to Finland what I would recommend; in the summertime don't go too north because of the mosquitoes and other insects. So don't go to lapland in summer, it won't be too warm either.
In the winter you should definetly go to lapland and other more northenr parts, the winter is beautiful and has no flaws ;)
For less expensive trip ask locals good and cheap places to eat and sleep. In biggest cities you should rely on public transportation, it's way cheaper than taxi. Also we have good railway connections fron town to town, don't be afraid to use them!
When it comes to people, we don't smalltalk too much, but if you wan't to know something just ask us! Most of the people will understand English and are willing to help or even guide more deeply if we have some free time.
So, what you wan't to see and experience to feel the Finland is the stereotypical landscape by the lake, going to sauna and connecting with nice people. If you dare try as many draditional dishes as you can, you might find your alltime favourite.
Awesome!
thank you
ahh just so glad to see pepole actually come to finland :) ahh my home country i wish i was living in helsinki i am in orivesi a crappy town
As a finn there's somethings I'd like to point out that are, idk, wrong. But ower all great video. If anyone who reads this is planing to visit finland, i recommend it. The winters can be cold though so I'd recommend coming in the summer time.
Thank you, I watch some you videos and are great I just wish to have time and money to travel as much as you do., I have traveleled to a lot of places my only regratre is a did not recorded much of my travels, I hope you followers will videotape all the places they visit it will be a memory to last forever., Saludos desde Mexico.
The Hesburger Dance! 💛😂😂😂💛
Liam for the win
Love it!!
Great info. I should visit considering I'm half Finn and never been. How did this video end up in my recommended list? I think Google knows too much
I once saw someone canoeing down the Aurajoki (6:53).
Please tips for visiting Helsinki and Tallinn on a citytrip!
You're American and not butchering my beautiful language too badly, I absolutely love your Finnish ❤
I just got back from Helsinki.
One thing I wish Id known before I went there was that most ticket machines only accept card. Not good if you only have cash. But still had a wonderful time. I love Helsinki 😊
That is true. Card is king in lots of northern Europe
he's not joking about the clean air. it was very very noticeable immediately upon getting off the plane. striking, actually
The cleanest air in the world according to WHO.
These videos are funny to watch because i live in finland :)
I am going to Finland in October
I like this video as I always do with all your videos, But is it one year ago?!
Muhammad Mustafa yes, June 2017
Hi! We are going to Salla in October. I have a few questions. How expensive are the food? What are tours/places that we must see? I don’t ski, not planning to ride a snow mobile as budget is very limited. But I am primarily going there to hopefully see the Northern Lights. Thanks for any tips!
the last time i was in finland was on a cruise from stockholm!
Also keep in mind, that if you wanna save money during a visit to Finland, go to the VR page and buy the train tickets a month or two weeks early if you know what day you will be going to a specific area. Because that's when they are the cheapest.
Its what I tend to do.
I live in Helsinki and can Finnish and Swedish and it’s fun to go to Linnanmäki it’s a amusment park but it’s a littel bit price
I’m related to be Finnish, as my mom is and I might visit or move here one day as I’m in Britain right now and I speak very fluent Finnish but I can’t do the wierd r hahah but my favourite thing to do is go to K market or hesburger it’s much better then McDonald’s or anything 😻😋😋
Greetings from Rovaniemi the city I live since 6 years!
moi!!!
Go to itäpasila! There is beautiful! Nice place in helsinki.
Kensei Takesi kontulaki on kaunista
What to do in Finland should definitely include sports events. We love our sports, mostly winter sports but all kinds. And some "sports" are very strange and made up showing our quirky sense of humor. You can compete in such sports as cell phone throwing, or wife carrying. We also have a lot of national parks, most of which are easily accessible and well marked for anything from 1h nature walk to 2 week hike. Ps. Wifi is usually available for free or for a cheap price at airport, cafe, mall, etc
Talk about the process to come
one more thing I would recommend to have is a small tube of Hydrocortisol (oh it is a lifesaver if your body reeally doesnt like those first mosquito bites, before it adapts to them, they can be super itchy and you end up scracthing it till it bleeds). costs like 5 euros or something, sold in every pharmacy.
I guess it says everything about how safe Finland is, when talking about safety here your biggest concerns are slipping on ice during the winter and mosquitos during the summer
If you like towns they are nice in Finland. I'd recommend to visit the nature and countryside because they are better.
Your kids are so cute!