I'm in my mid 30s rn and Arto was the guy throughout my entire skate history growing up. So glad to see him finding success in another passion. respect to the legend. The editors really put something special together here. Kudos.
I’m also in my mid (to late) thirties and grew up seeing this guy kill it skateboarding. Getting older it’s really cool to see these guys who were legendary decades ago reinventing themselves and still being incredible after they shifted their focus to something completely different. People get older and even people that reach that level of success in something like skateboarding just can’t keep going with the expectation that their bodies will forever be in their peek. It’s really inspiring.
@@BapTasticare you 14 years old ? You’re comparing Tony Hawk a vert skater to Arto sarri a street skater so I don’t get what your tryna accomplish so I say again are you 14 years old cuz that’s a kid thing to say
Golden era of skating. Between sorry-baker3 best time for skating. No matter how gnarly skill level is now, it doesn’t compare to this era of natural, uninfluenced by social media, REAL skateboarding.
You’re absolutely right. Kids these days have a gnarly skill level but the soul is somewhat missing. Miss those days a lot, social media corrupted the minds.
Thats when I grew up skating and you're right. The passion I feel was in that era. That's all I did outside of school is skate, and did it again the next day. Damnit it was SO FUN!!!!!
Almost round 3. DVS Skatemore Girl Yeah right all have members from the team that are household names to almost anyone. By far the beat family I've ever had. Skate rats for life
My father was born and raised in Finland and my Finnish roots were always something I was proud of. I got into skating in the very late 90's and Menikmati was one of the first videos I saw. Arto instantly became my favorite skater, and remains so to this day. Fast forward many years, photography is very important to me and Arto is still an inspiration. Thank you for making this documentary. To me, there are very few who deserve it more.
my dad is from close to where Arto’s from in Finland, but my mom is from farther away. Would love to meet Arto, though I quit skating well before he came on the scene, and picked up a skateboard much later again, so I’m just catching up on late 90's early 00's skate history now finally.
What a touching piece talking about not just the friendship between Omar, Stefan, but the one between Arto and Dylan. Especially when his wife talks about his passing. Dylan Forever.
38 and making huge strides to change my life for the better of my family. Mostly quitting drinking, falling into a psychological abyss, and needing to focus on my health. Thank you for this, and thank you, Arto. Sorry for the wait. My son is 2 and my daughter 4months. Time to pick up a board again ❤. I forgot the therapy it gives and ironically healing powers we are able to give ourselves. I needed this push of inspiration. After correcting so much so far, this is the missing piece. Beautiful story,,
Your story sounds great! i am the same age as you and also have family. Skating is one of the most important parts since i am 10 years old. I appreciate it more than ever. For me in my late 30s skating is like mediation and psychological therapy in these negative times we live in. Focussing on my family work and passions (skateboarding and mountainbiking) is whats pushing me forward.
Dude. I was trying to make it through the day without crying. This is beautiful, man. I have these seizures that scramble me in the noggin' and this just ripped me apart. It made me think DEEP about ourselves and who admires us for who we are.
@@thedonofthsht76-58 with the brain cells I have left... LOL... I did a lot of thinking and realized that there aren't really that many pros in the world, it's very rare to become pro and be well known... Think of how rare it is to know someone with a traumatic brain injury or who's died of a traumatic brain injury... Put that together. It's very rare that anyone ever hears or knows about pros, hitting their head and dying or hitting their head and having huge complications from it. I had to learn more firsthand than anything, but I also have known a few people who have had really bad head hits who were worse off than me. Now that there's some more names coming forward publicly about their injury histories and brain health, it's finally getting the attention it deserves.. along with pros like Andy McDonald and Andy Anderson who never put down the helmet. It's good to see helmets being more acceptable, I feel definitely more accepted wearing mine at the park. Nowadays. Skaters tend to be people who are big risk takers and people who keep things close to the chest, but when it comes to head hits and brain health, we got to open up.
Arto is my favorite skater. Arto gave me my favorite song (bowie). Arto gave me tricks I learned. Arto gave me so much and more and I wish he can know that. This was huge dive into nostalgia from different perspective now 37 years (wtf how?) old man who used to skate. I absolutely understand the void you needed to fill after losing your identity as a skater and I dont think I filled it yet fully. Thank you Vice for filming this beautiful piece of ARTo.
@@erobeo I know what you mean, skating is so all encompassing, trying to transition into regular life is super tough on all of us. I'm 44 and got back into skating a few years ago over COVID, was worried about being too old for it but now so many generations doing it, more women skating has made it lot more open minded and it's still better than anything else pretty much. You should pick up a board again before you get too old
Yeah, I remember buying that és menikmati vhs tape when it came out and Arto was incredible. In fact, that whole tape was incredible. Koston, Penny, and Kreager’s parts were dope as well.
Im 36 and still skating. Flip Sorry was the first skate video I ever saw in my life, he will remain one of my favorite skaters of all time, I am what I am today thanks to skateboarding, thanks to the inspiration I got from these skaters. I feel like I could cry if I ever see this guy in person, he is a fucking legend.
Tell me how you do it - and let me know if you find a loop hole with building a half pipe without raising your home owners insurance. Sucks getting old.
26 years ago a 16 year old me read an interview of a finland boy in Monster Skateboard Magazin. I knew back then already that there's happening something special. Cheers from Germany
I'm 35 now, still skating, I remember when arto came out and he was on at local skate shops, he was different man, he went big and hard all the time! So glad to see he is doing well! Keep it up Arto! 🤙
This was really touching! I'm by no means a skater, but I dabbled as a kid in the 90s and 2000s. I'll never forget his spot in the Sorry video. We must have downloaded it from Napster. But what's most impactful is seeing him now, and seeing him adapt to a different career.
Im 34 and skateboarding still gets me so excited. It’s beautiful and the sorry and menikmati part were always there to hype me up to try something new. Arto had such a sick approach to skating and his style and choice of tricks were always chef’s kiss.
Being a skater turned photographer myself, Arto has always been in my 'Mount Rushmore' of both. Seems like a solid, down to earth dude as well. One of the GOATs for sure.
Phenomenal work here. I’ve always looked up to Arto. Growing up skating in the early 2000s, he was a hero to myself and many others. This was exceptionally well made and insightful. Props to Arto and all involved in creating this!!! 🙏🏻
Arto's opener to Menikmati is still one of the best skate vid parts ever. Dude is an absolute legend in the scene and this doc makes me happy to see him doing something else he is passionate about and good at now. You're the man Arto!
I give the skaters from the Scandinavian countries so much respect because there's less days of good weather to skate in those regions so you really have to be bloody brilliant like Arto and Ali to make it so young. Love the adventure in Arto's soul. What a life!
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz yes he is.. lived first 18 or so years of his life in seinäjoki. just because he is lucky enough to have left this hellhole makes him no less a finn.
Sorry was my first skateboard video and it was a hell of an introduction. Arto, thank you for your contributions to skating and the influence you've had on my life 🤝
Through my many years in skateboarding, '84- present, certain skaters have always stood out from others in different eras for many reasons, and Arto still has my attention and respect. Thank you, Arto.
I remember meeting arto at a active demo back in the early 2000s dude is a great guy and was inspiration got his autograph on my helmet that I once had no longer have it but the memory of meeting and talking to him will forever live in my memory
im 37 and growing up i spend around 12 years hardcore skateboarding in argentina and arto was always my favorite and most inspiring skater to look at. this documentary got deep into me and wish him the absolute best on his path. thank you arto!
Arto thank you and the team for this one. Many of us ca. relate losing skateboarding and that era. I’m 36 yo. I still get and skate but it’s not the same when you’re young. Stoked you found a new thing. I hope that for all watching
Menikmati was my first legit skate video I've watched and I will never forgot that feeling after watching Arto's part. Moreover after watching this documentary I am literally melted. Such a character and inspiration.
I watched this hours ago and I still feel like I’m watching it. Amazing story about someone I was very familiar with at the height of his career and I genuinely am enthralled with his continued personal success. This is a gorgeous little doc that I just want to live in the tone, aesthetic and vibe of. Well fucking done, y’all.
This was like the reverse Elvis Presley story. I am a skateboarder in my heart, I collected all the classics and lived on my skateboard from 2000 to about 2013. Menikmati and Arto’s part in that video was very foundational to my understanding of skateboarding culture. I even wore the Koston’s because I thought they were so cool with Arto’s style… I mean, a lot of people did the same thing, Arto and éS had absolute dominance over the culture in 2000. Thanks for this video, it’s amazing to actually see in detail how well Arto was able to transition into photography from skateboarding. Such a huge shot of nostalgia to watch all of this. Hats off to a legend.
Those pre-social media years of the late 90's and early 2000's were just incredible. I wish I had made the most of them like these guys did but that's hindsight for you. Loved this vid guys.
This was so well done!! Can’t wait to show my kids this! Plus I might have to revisit Sorry because it’s been a minute. Keep doing your thing Arto!! This is mad inspiring!!
I’m surprised Geoff Rowely and Ed tempelton weren’t interviewed for this. They were huge in Arto’s development as a skateboarder when he initially moved to the US.
I never went pro, and I haven't finished the video, but I have survived multiple head slams, woken up in the hospital repeating myself, multiple ER visits for head sutures, blew my knee out and have sprained it a few times since ACL reconstruction, countless major ankle sprains, wrist borderline broken, dislocated fingers... All from skateboarding. I won't stop, but the battle is insane. I LITERALLY have had to step my skating back a good bit and swear by my helmet every time I ride just to be able to live happily and not scared I'm going to break my skull open or fold my knee again or anything that will kill me or have me in a bed for months. I've got people other than myself to live for, and that has become my new purpose. I still enjoy skateboarding and I'll never leave the scene, but reality becomes more than the dream at some point, and earlier for some than others. Arto has always been a huge inspo for me because I'm also a big guy that slammed harder than anyone I ever knew, & I've had photography/videography to fall back on as well. Take care of yourselves, and if you are prone to hitting your head, get over yourself, find a helmet you like and wear it 😂
I’m a 6’4” guy who also slams harder than any of his friends. I’m recovering from ACL reconstruction right now, and am sadly going to have some tough decision with skating and snowboarding.
@27:50 … This couldn’t be more true. As a photographer, that feeling when you look through a view finder, you’re free. There is something magical about it. When combined with such an amazing sport as skateboarding, it’s a beautiful thing. Amazing skater. Amazing photographer.
Arto was/is my favorite skater ever. I’ve now been surfing for 20 years after giving up skating and it is so rad to see what he is doing on the North Shore with surfing and photography! Stoked for him!
I knew the guy in Spain 20 years ago or so. Very kind and humble. I was drinking with him and did not know it was him until I arrived home and told my girlfriend I have been with a nice guy from Finland. I was playing with that guy as a Playstation character 10 years before that.
This is the greatest of all episodes yet wauw... thank you everyone involved... iam so happy for Arto that he has found the peace in life... greatest respect . a true inspiration and forever a one of a kind legend!!!
Most of the time water is a softer landing than concrete glad he's found the ocean and surfing. Surfing has saved many of our lives. Blessings and Aloha from West Michigan USA
What an inspirational human being Arto is. Even though I've never remotely done anything he's done in terms of accomplishments and haven't the athleticism, privileges or anything he does, his example does set a parameter to me of how to live your life without negativity.
How the HELL have I been able to miss entirely the existance of Arto. 😮 Excellent documentary, and I loved to see that he has kept the sauna culture from our shared homeland so close to his heart.
i was 27 in 1998 and kind of stepped away continued surfing hard and concentrating on business . I missed this generation but dame i love it . Stoked hes found another passion and dam good at it too.
I remember meeting a girl from Finland at someone’s 18th birthday in South Africa like 03/04, I tripped out when she said she actually knew Arto. There was no social media, no on demand streaming, our media was vhs, dvd’s and sketchy v cd’s. My first ever Sk8 dvd was Flip Really Sorry - to meet someone who knew Arto felt iconic, I spent like half the night asking her about his skating 😂
Im from Finland and i saw him once when I was a kid at some really small local event where he came to skate in the new but small skate park "like first skate park my town had". I watched him skating and was like "wow, wtf, that's so cool" and he inspired me really much after that day. But then I got into snowboarding accident where I broke my hip and hit my head really bad so I never became a good skater and just a deacent snowboarder. But it was a good day and a good childhood memory when i saw Arto Saari skateboarding live at my home town! He really made an impact
Arto is a living legend, I started skating in 2000 and he's always been my favoutie skater due to his epic style on and off the board, he is super inspirational and talented with a true grit to life. This movie is amazing testament to his incredible life and gives me a buzz of energy to do the same, live an epic life.
It kinda is, where he said that he did not try to find composition and there is a Clear composition to the shots from the time. Then when you have that eye and capture emotion to the picture, then it's 🤌It's kinda like with music, everyone does not have the ear for say what a mix would need or some song is maybe missing a bit etc. I don't even play anything and when I was younger, so many of my friends would have bands back then and they played a lot of recorded songs for me So I would give like an honest critique of what works really well and what I would maybe do differently 😅 It was kinda odd also for me, but people seemed to really hold my opinion high (I was deep into music otherwise tho even if I did not play anything). I remember once as younger going to just hang out with a girl who had an expensive camera and she photographed. I don't know if it's for me drawing or graphig designing or whatever, propably enchanced it ofc, but I have always felt I have a good eye for composition. So we were just talking and switching back n forth with the cam and I was taking pictures of her and said to move a little to whatever the direction was so the background goes smoothly with it. I was kinda taken aback since it was more so Her hobby and she said that she never thinks about the background when she is taking a pic of a person. It was just odd to me having an expensive camera and then more so just snapping some pics, which is fine you do you. It still was one of the moments where I noticed a difference of atleast for one reason why her pictures came out kinda flat, since she just did not instictually have it, train it with advice, nor really try to find ideas how to make a photo better with the surroundings or whatever you can. Obviously you can get good with whatever you train hard enough, but some people just have some things more instinctually ready. I think even with me it's Mostly art related, but I think it kinda like.. someone just is very good with say coming ideas of how to fix something or whatever. I don't think it's thaat much differend, just working with the other side of the brain and some have more from otherside and some other. Regardless, it does not do much if you don't train it. Was it math or mixing music (I just also have seen few people who so badly want something to work and even after yeears are around at best mediocre at it. Which is ok if finding it fun. Just that realizing for yourself what comes naturally and going for it is usually much more satisfying in the end).
In a time where we see gifted talents poping from anywhere, beeing lazy or peeky. Arto is such an example of what work and truly dedication means. From the video parts he was in back then, Flip, Es... he was one of the heaviest dude in the heaviest brands. Arto inspired so many skaters to skate longer rails...he made this possible. Whis is crazy.. If you ask Nyjah he will surely tell that Arto is is fav skateboarder. Then the injuries... from heaven to hell, now back to heaven in Hawaii. This dude is a heavy man. Mad respect, much love. Young generation must know his history and thank you guys for this doc. Call him THE GOAT. Thanks Arto !
Yeah such a huge loss.. lot of people discount him for being into fashion but his skating was so gnarly, fast and technical. No one to this day can do switch back side flips as high and make them look so good
I rolled my ankle one time during my skateboarding era. It never healed and set right. It threw off my spine giving me a form of scoliosis leading to severe pain and eventually multiple herniated disc. I can only imagine what this guy went through.
Arto is the best...I'm a fan before Sorry when he pop up from Finland, destroying Euro contests on 411. His Sorry part feat Tom Penny is a Masterpiece. Proud to have a selfie with him at CPH years ago. Much Love Arto ❤ And Appleyard too
This made my heart feel so whole to hear that Arto has a beautiful family and a new passion still after quitting skating. Cant imagine how hard it would be to just let go of that feeling he is talking about.. When you search new spots and grind some trick for those couple of seconds of footage :) Nothing but love for Saari-Family!
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Thanks for the doc ; ) What is the song at 38:39 please ?
I'm in my mid 30s rn and Arto was the guy throughout my entire skate history growing up. So glad to see him finding success in another passion. respect to the legend. The editors really put something special together here. Kudos.
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Totally agree with your original comment dude👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯👌🏻👌🏻
Def man. Arto stood out as much as Yuto does now. Could be wrong... high af 🤣😂🤣 Still dope af, and remember him more, as he did it different 🙌
I’m also in my mid (to late) thirties and grew up seeing this guy kill it skateboarding. Getting older it’s really cool to see these guys who were legendary decades ago reinventing themselves and still being incredible after they shifted their focus to something completely different.
People get older and even people that reach that level of success in something like skateboarding just can’t keep going with the expectation that their bodies will forever be in their peek. It’s really inspiring.
@@BapTasticare you 14 years old ? You’re comparing Tony Hawk a vert skater to Arto sarri a street skater so I don’t get what your tryna accomplish so I say again are you 14 years old cuz that’s a kid thing to say
Golden era of skating. Between sorry-baker3 best time for skating. No matter how gnarly skill level is now, it doesn’t compare to this era of natural, uninfluenced by social media, REAL skateboarding.
You’re absolutely right. Kids these days have a gnarly skill level but the soul is somewhat missing. Miss those days a lot, social media corrupted the minds.
Thats when I grew up skating and you're right. The passion I feel was in that era. That's all I did outside of school is skate, and did it again the next day. Damnit it was SO FUN!!!!!
Real sh*t that's what's up
Brother iykyk ❤
Almost round 3. DVS Skatemore Girl Yeah right all have members from the team that are household names to almost anyone. By far the beat family I've ever had. Skate rats for life
My father was born and raised in Finland and my Finnish roots were always something I was proud of. I got into skating in the very late 90's and Menikmati was one of the first videos I saw. Arto instantly became my favorite skater, and remains so to this day. Fast forward many years, photography is very important to me and Arto is still an inspiration. Thank you for making this documentary. To me, there are very few who deserve it more.
Same here, but my mother is from Finland.
All love from Finland...
my dad is from close to where Arto’s from in Finland, but my mom is from farther away. Would love to meet Arto, though I quit skating well before he came on the scene, and picked up a skateboard much later again, so I’m just catching up on late 90's early 00's skate history now finally.
@@markohakkola5180 Every Finn lives close to where He's from..
The "Flip Sorry" days were crazy: Arto, Appleyard, Rowley, young Salabanzi, Boulala, Glifberg, Chalmers, Penny... what a team
Epic
GOAT
Tom Penny 🐐
That's my favourite sk8 movie bro!!
F yes bro 🙌🏽
What a touching piece talking about not just the friendship between Omar, Stefan, but the one between Arto and Dylan. Especially when his wife talks about his passing. Dylan Forever.
38 and making huge strides to change my life for the better of my family. Mostly quitting drinking, falling into a psychological abyss, and needing to focus on my health. Thank you for this, and thank you, Arto. Sorry for the wait. My son is 2 and my daughter 4months. Time to pick up a board again ❤. I forgot the therapy it gives and ironically healing powers we are able to give ourselves. I needed this push of inspiration. After correcting so much so far, this is the missing piece. Beautiful story,,
Your story sounds great! i am the same age as you and also have family. Skating is one of the most important parts since i am 10 years old. I appreciate it more than ever. For me in my late 30s skating is like mediation and psychological therapy in these negative times we live in. Focussing on my family work and passions (skateboarding and mountainbiking) is whats pushing me forward.
Dude. I was trying to make it through the day without crying. This is beautiful, man. I have these seizures that scramble me in the noggin' and this just ripped me apart. It made me think DEEP about ourselves and who admires us for who we are.
@@seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions 👆🏻👆🏻✊🏻✊🏻 traumatic brain injury survivor here .. every day we're here is a gift
After seeing what happened to James hardy I think skateboarders are taking a serious look at head injuries
@@thedonofthsht76-58 with the brain cells I have left... LOL... I did a lot of thinking and realized that there aren't really that many pros in the world, it's very rare to become pro and be well known... Think of how rare it is to know someone with a traumatic brain injury or who's died of a traumatic brain injury... Put that together. It's very rare that anyone ever hears or knows about pros, hitting their head and dying or hitting their head and having huge complications from it. I had to learn more firsthand than anything, but I also have known a few people who have had really bad head hits who were worse off than me. Now that there's some more names coming forward publicly about their injury histories and brain health, it's finally getting the attention it deserves.. along with pros like Andy McDonald and Andy Anderson who never put down the helmet. It's good to see helmets being more acceptable, I feel definitely more accepted wearing mine at the park. Nowadays. Skaters tend to be people who are big risk takers and people who keep things close to the chest, but when it comes to head hits and brain health, we got to open up.
Yeah same, I have had serious Tonic-Clonic seizures in my life that put skating in a hiatus. After I got better, I got into surfing!
It really did put life in perspective for me in these moments. I hope your situation gets better and better with time brother.
Arto! One of my favorites. Ill never forget watching his Flip video parts growing up. Absolute legend. Also one of the best styles.
Incredible
worst style ever dude sucked
We're officially ogs now
@@PitBullPlaysGames why you hate him? lol...
@@PitBullPlaysGames Can you ask your mommy to give you a Lollipop, might cheer you up buddy.
Arto is my favorite skater. Arto gave me my favorite song (bowie). Arto gave me tricks I learned. Arto gave me so much and more and I wish he can know that. This was huge dive into nostalgia from different perspective now 37 years (wtf how?) old man who used to skate. I absolutely understand the void you needed to fill after losing your identity as a skater and I dont think I filled it yet fully. Thank you Vice for filming this beautiful piece of ARTo.
Yeah his two song part to two Bowie songs was truly special
Couldn’t have said it better. That part truly changed my whole view on skating, music, style. All of it. I was enthralled. I still am.
I also became a Church of Bowie member after watching the Flip part
@@nimmymcjulty1008 for sure Bowie was and is one of a kind
@@erobeo I know what you mean, skating is so all encompassing, trying to transition into regular life is super tough on all of us. I'm 44 and got back into skating a few years ago over COVID, was worried about being too old for it but now so many generations doing it, more women skating has made it lot more open minded and it's still better than anything else pretty much. You should pick up a board again before you get too old
Arto’s Menikmati and Sorry parts were some of the best ! Forever in history. One of the greatest eras of skateboarding so proud to be apart of it .
Yeah, I remember buying that és menikmati vhs tape when it came out and Arto was incredible. In fact, that whole tape was incredible. Koston, Penny, and Kreager’s parts were dope as well.
@ Same here with the ES book sleeve on it ! Top tier !
Im 36 and still skating. Flip Sorry was the first skate video I ever saw in my life, he will remain one of my favorite skaters of all time, I am what I am today thanks to skateboarding, thanks to the inspiration I got from these skaters. I feel like I could cry if I ever see this guy in person, he is a fucking legend.
Tell me how you do it - and let me know if you find a loop hole with building a half pipe without raising your home owners insurance. Sucks getting old.
@@cesarbraindead i’m 36, probably did bigger rails too. You must be pretty BraidDead to comment some of the bs you do.
26 years ago a 16 year old me read an interview of a finland boy in Monster Skateboard Magazin.
I knew back then already that there's happening something special.
Cheers from Germany
I'm 35 now, still skating, I remember when arto came out and he was on at local skate shops, he was different man, he went big and hard all the time! So glad to see he is doing well! Keep it up Arto! 🤙
Arto Saari menikmati is probably my top search on RUclips.
Well done Vice! Great tribute to one of the best ever.
If I need to amp myself up for anything I play Arto's Menikmati part. Thanks for all the inspo, Arto!
Arto Saari has been a favorite of mine for almost 2 decades. Dude is just a legend on and off the board.
Vice are slowly getting back on track.
I have to agree!
Hope vice goes back to the way people liked them.
Yeah they’re trying even tho I think they’re still in the red. But yes, recently been putting out some good stuff again
This was really touching! I'm by no means a skater, but I dabbled as a kid in the 90s and 2000s. I'll never forget his spot in the Sorry video. We must have downloaded it from Napster. But what's most impactful is seeing him now, and seeing him adapt to a different career.
Im 34 and skateboarding still gets me so excited. It’s beautiful and the sorry and menikmati part were always there to hype me up to try something new. Arto had such a sick approach to skating and his style and choice of tricks were always chef’s kiss.
Being a skater turned photographer myself, Arto has always been in my 'Mount Rushmore' of both. Seems like a solid, down to earth dude as well. One of the GOATs for sure.
Phenomenal work here. I’ve always looked up to Arto. Growing up skating in the early 2000s, he was a hero to myself and many others. This was exceptionally well made and insightful. Props to Arto and all involved in creating this!!! 🙏🏻
Arto's opener to Menikmati is still one of the best skate vid parts ever. Dude is an absolute legend in the scene and this doc makes me happy to see him doing something else he is passionate about and good at now. You're the man Arto!
I give the skaters from the Scandinavian countries so much respect because there's less days of good weather to skate in those regions so you really have to be bloody brilliant like Arto and Ali to make it so young. Love the adventure in Arto's soul. What a life!
They have super good indoor parks though
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz yes he is.. lived first 18 or so years of his life in seinäjoki. just because he is lucky enough to have left this hellhole makes him no less a finn.
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz he was born in SeinaJoki Finland. Are you dense
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz so you denounce your fellow Finns if you didn't skate with them and they move? What a kook
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz who you
This is why I watch vice, for the most part. I feel ya Arto.
Sorry was my first skateboard video and it was a hell of an introduction. Arto, thank you for your contributions to skating and the influence you've had on my life 🤝
I remember begging my mom to take me to the skateshop when it came out
Artos part in his sorry video is, to this day, still my favorite skate part ever
Through my many years in skateboarding, '84- present, certain skaters have always stood out from others in different eras for many reasons, and Arto still has my attention and respect.
Thank you, Arto.
I remember meeting arto at a active demo back in the early 2000s dude is a great guy and was inspiration got his autograph on my helmet that I once had no longer have it but the memory of meeting and talking to him will forever live in my memory
im 37 and growing up i spend around 12 years hardcore skateboarding in argentina and arto was always my favorite and most inspiring skater to look at. this documentary got deep into me and wish him the absolute best on his path. thank you arto!
I grew up skating in the early 2000s and this guy was nuts. Skating now at 42 after not skating for years is like starting again.
Arto thank you and the team for this one. Many of us ca. relate losing skateboarding and that era. I’m 36 yo. I still get and skate but it’s not the same when you’re young. Stoked you found a new thing. I hope that for all watching
Menikmati was my first legit skate video I've watched and I will never forgot that feeling after watching Arto's part. Moreover after watching this documentary I am literally melted. Such a character and inspiration.
I watched this hours ago and I still feel like I’m watching it. Amazing story about someone I was very familiar with at the height of his career and I genuinely am enthralled with his continued personal success. This is a gorgeous little doc that I just want to live in the tone, aesthetic and vibe of. Well fucking done, y’all.
Im blessed to have come up during that sorry run, to have Arto as one of the main pillars for inspiration.
This was like the reverse Elvis Presley story. I am a skateboarder in my heart, I collected all the classics and lived on my skateboard from 2000 to about 2013. Menikmati and Arto’s part in that video was very foundational to my understanding of skateboarding culture. I even wore the Koston’s because I thought they were so cool with Arto’s style… I mean, a lot of people did the same thing, Arto and éS had absolute dominance over the culture in 2000. Thanks for this video, it’s amazing to actually see in detail how well Arto was able to transition into photography from skateboarding. Such a huge shot of nostalgia to watch all of this. Hats off to a legend.
So epic! Arto was my fav skater growing up and still is. Seeing him feeble that curb brought a smile to my face. This was amazing, job well done guys.
Those pre-social media years of the late 90's and early 2000's were just incredible. I wish I had made the most of them like these guys did but that's hindsight for you. Loved this vid guys.
Arto is such a gem of a person, this was definitely the best episode in the series
Such a beautiful documentary. Thanks so much for making this. Massive respect to Arto how far hes come and how much hes pushed.
This was so well done!! Can’t wait to show my kids this! Plus I might have to revisit Sorry because it’s been a minute. Keep doing your thing Arto!! This is mad inspiring!!
I’m surprised Geoff Rowely and Ed tempelton weren’t interviewed for this. They were huge in Arto’s development as a skateboarder when he initially moved to the US.
Legend! 🇫🇮
Flip sorry was on repeat back in the day. Arto is a LEGEND
I never went pro, and I haven't finished the video, but I have survived multiple head slams, woken up in the hospital repeating myself, multiple ER visits for head sutures, blew my knee out and have sprained it a few times since ACL reconstruction, countless major ankle sprains, wrist borderline broken, dislocated fingers... All from skateboarding. I won't stop, but the battle is insane. I LITERALLY have had to step my skating back a good bit and swear by my helmet every time I ride just to be able to live happily and not scared I'm going to break my skull open or fold my knee again or anything that will kill me or have me in a bed for months. I've got people other than myself to live for, and that has become my new purpose. I still enjoy skateboarding and I'll never leave the scene, but reality becomes more than the dream at some point, and earlier for some than others. Arto has always been a huge inspo for me because I'm also a big guy that slammed harder than anyone I ever knew, & I've had photography/videography to fall back on as well. Take care of yourselves, and if you are prone to hitting your head, get over yourself, find a helmet you like and wear it 😂
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@Sabbathbloodysabbath666 just another skater 😂
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Exactly. Skateboarding hurts. although these guys like Arto are / were next level for a reason.
I’m a 6’4” guy who also slams harder than any of his friends. I’m recovering from ACL reconstruction right now, and am sadly going to have some tough decision with skating and snowboarding.
@27:50 … This couldn’t be more true. As a photographer, that feeling when you look through a view finder, you’re free. There is something magical about it. When combined with such an amazing sport as skateboarding, it’s a beautiful thing. Amazing skater. Amazing photographer.
Arto is a legend! Pure inspiration
Man this is the vice I love. Never skated in my life but never stopped watching this. Inspiring.
I'm at work - everything that's going on around me at the moment is on pause til this is over ...
Arto was/is my favorite skater ever. I’ve now been surfing for 20 years after giving up skating and it is so rad to see what he is doing on the North Shore with surfing and photography! Stoked for him!
arto,pj ladd, Bastien salabanzi, mark appleyard, Geoff Rowley, stefan janoski, Ali boulala they all in golden era
Would have been rad if Stefan was on flip, his style was so so good
I knew the guy in Spain 20 years ago or so. Very kind and humble. I was drinking with him and did not know it was him until I arrived home and told my girlfriend I have been with a nice guy from Finland. I was playing with that guy as a Playstation character 10 years before that.
Let me just say this, I would have spent a whole month camping out just to watch this come out!!
I was a skater in 2002
Seriously, this was my hero growing up. I’m so thankful for skateboarding and this man. I wouldn’t be who I am today without his inspiration.
YES ! his skating was such a huge influence! his eS shoe was one of my all time favorite shoes.
This is the greatest of all episodes yet wauw... thank you everyone involved... iam so happy for Arto that he has found the peace in life... greatest respect . a true inspiration and forever a one of a kind legend!!!
This is what made vice, vice. Too bad it’s far and few between now. Much love to Arto, my skateboarding brother❤
Most of the time water is a softer landing than concrete glad he's found the ocean and surfing.
Surfing has saved many of our lives.
Blessings and Aloha from West Michigan USA
love watching this long story of Arto watching those unseen Dylan clips amazing
What an inspirational human being Arto is.
Even though I've never remotely done anything he's done in terms of accomplishments and haven't the athleticism, privileges or anything he does, his example does set a parameter to me of how to live your life without negativity.
thank you for telling and sharing this beautiful and inspiring story .....
What an incredible stylish skater Arto was/ is! You still can watch his parts today and realize, how far ahead of his time he was! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
he looked a bit like Arnold Schwarzenegger when he first moved to the usa and its a kinda similar story, much love and massive respect to Arto
such a good analogy!
I have definitely said this too in the past. Young Arnie looks a lot like young Arto.
Arto was my hero growing up, he still is a hero for his beautiful family. Best to you, legend.
Arto bummed a cig off me at a demo in Redmond, WA many years ago lol he was/is awesome! Def gotta get his book!
How the HELL have I been able to miss entirely the existance of Arto. 😮 Excellent documentary, and I loved to see that he has kept the sauna culture from our shared homeland so close to his heart.
04:40 dat switch tre flip was so unreal when I saw it the first time!
i was 27 in 1998 and kind of stepped away continued surfing hard and concentrating on business . I missed this generation but dame i love it . Stoked hes found another passion and dam good at it too.
What a great man, he never wore tight skinny jeans.
Dustin Dollin's on the phone.....
Kudos to Vice for putting this sweet piece together around this skate, and now photography, Legend. Much respect to Arto.
See VICE, this is what we expect from this channel
Im so glad i was part of that era of skateboarding and all these memories it gives me. This flip team brought the most insane skateboarding.
His parts in Menikmati and Sorry are legendary!
I remember meeting a girl from Finland at someone’s 18th birthday in South Africa like 03/04, I tripped out when she said she actually knew Arto. There was no social media, no on demand streaming, our media was vhs, dvd’s and sketchy v cd’s. My first ever Sk8 dvd was Flip Really Sorry - to meet someone who knew Arto felt iconic, I spent like half the night asking her about his skating 😂
such a good era especially the ads and hype at the time
Im from Finland and i saw him once when I was a kid at some really small local event where he came to skate in the new but small skate park "like first skate park my town had". I watched him skating and was like "wow, wtf, that's so cool" and he inspired me really much after that day. But then I got into snowboarding accident where I broke my hip and hit my head really bad so I never became a good skater and just a deacent snowboarder. But it was a good day and a good childhood memory when i saw Arto Saari skateboarding live at my home town! He really made an impact
Ngl that was sick how the paramedics boardslid his body up the stairs 12:19
Arto is a living legend, I started skating in 2000 and he's always been my favoutie skater due to his epic style on and off the board, he is super inspirational and talented with a true grit to life. This movie is amazing testament to his incredible life and gives me a buzz of energy to do the same, live an epic life.
Menikmati was inspirational🎉
So Bolts 🔥!!
He has such an incredible eye. It's clearly instinctual and not learned. His camera really is an extension of his body. He's got it.
It kinda is, where he said that he did not try to find composition and there is a Clear composition to the shots from the time. Then when you have that eye and capture emotion to the picture, then it's 🤌It's kinda like with music, everyone does not have the ear for say what a mix would need or some song is maybe missing a bit etc. I don't even play anything and when I was younger, so many of my friends would have bands back then and they played a lot of recorded songs for me So I would give like an honest critique of what works really well and what I would maybe do differently 😅 It was kinda odd also for me, but people seemed to really hold my opinion high (I was deep into music otherwise tho even if I did not play anything).
I remember once as younger going to just hang out with a girl who had an expensive camera and she photographed. I don't know if it's for me drawing or graphig designing or whatever, propably enchanced it ofc, but I have always felt I have a good eye for composition. So we were just talking and switching back n forth with the cam and I was taking pictures of her and said to move a little to whatever the direction was so the background goes smoothly with it. I was kinda taken aback since it was more so Her hobby and she said that she never thinks about the background when she is taking a pic of a person. It was just odd to me having an expensive camera and then more so just snapping some pics, which is fine you do you. It still was one of the moments where I noticed a difference of atleast for one reason why her pictures came out kinda flat, since she just did not instictually have it, train it with advice, nor really try to find ideas how to make a photo better with the surroundings or whatever you can.
Obviously you can get good with whatever you train hard enough, but some people just have some things more instinctually ready. I think even with me it's Mostly art related, but I think it kinda like.. someone just is very good with say coming ideas of how to fix something or whatever. I don't think it's thaat much differend, just working with the other side of the brain and some have more from otherside and some other. Regardless, it does not do much if you don't train it. Was it math or mixing music (I just also have seen few people who so badly want something to work and even after yeears are around at best mediocre at it. Which is ok if finding it fun. Just that realizing for yourself what comes naturally and going for it is usually much more satisfying in the end).
Arto .. what a legend
In a time where we see gifted talents poping from anywhere, beeing lazy or peeky. Arto is such an example of what work and truly dedication means. From the video parts he was in back then, Flip, Es... he was one of the heaviest dude in the heaviest brands. Arto inspired so many skaters to skate longer rails...he made this possible. Whis is crazy.. If you ask Nyjah he will surely tell that Arto is is fav skateboarder. Then the injuries... from heaven to hell, now back to heaven in Hawaii. This dude is a heavy man. Mad respect, much love. Young generation must know his history and thank you guys for this doc. Call him THE GOAT. Thanks Arto !
😢rip Dylan, true super star
Yeah such a huge loss.. lot of people discount him for being into fashion but his skating was so gnarly, fast and technical. No one to this day can do switch back side flips as high and make them look so good
@ it wasn’t just his skater tho, he was massively loved by all the industry
Arto has remained my favorite skater thru all eras. irreplaceable. Cheers to the success and thank you Arto.
I rolled my ankle one time during my skateboarding era. It never healed and set right. It threw off my spine giving me a form of scoliosis leading to severe pain and eventually multiple herniated disc. I can only imagine what this guy went through.
Damn bro, did it effect your knee? It did mine😬
@@SkinnyEatWorld95 actually, no. It caused a series of problems in the thoracic and cervical region.
This is the best Doc that Vice has ever made. Best Epicly Later'd has ever done. Please continue to do this!
That Yellow VHS tape. Iykyk
"this is what i live for... or what i live of off...frustration & pain" . i felt that..
Sometimes I like to eat breakfast at dinner time
That’s my dinner tonight 😂
Absolutely beautiful. Nostalgia at it's finest. I skated for 20 years and I do miss it but my body thanks me now.
When he said he got "that feeling" from getting a photo. I know that feeling. It's great to be behind a lens.
Why do we need to know Mark Oblow's opinion?
Arto is one of a kind. Person of the future with respect for the past. And a legend of his own earning. We love you arto. Forever
No oblow next time, please
Sick documentary!
Love that he even did a boardslide while on a stretcher at 12:18!
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Arto is the best...I'm a fan before Sorry when he pop up from Finland, destroying Euro contests on 411.
His Sorry part feat Tom Penny is a Masterpiece.
Proud to have a selfie with him at CPH years ago.
Much Love Arto ❤
And Appleyard too
excited to watch while I eat dinosaur oatmeal eggs w00t w00t
Really loved this. Arto is such a skate legend. Love his photography. Happy to see Hawaii has adopted him. Never easy moving to new places.
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This made my heart feel so whole to hear that Arto has a beautiful family and a new passion still after quitting skating. Cant imagine how hard it would be to just let go of that feeling he is talking about.. When you search new spots and grind some trick for those couple of seconds of footage :)
Nothing but love for Saari-Family!