From Mumbai to Helsinki - so excited to meet Finnish side of family after so long!
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- Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024
- We last visited my home country Finland, and my family there in Christmas 2021. We've been yearning to go again ever since. And I've always wanted Annika to experience my favourite season there - summer. So, it’s been quite a while since I’ve been this excited about travelling, so it doesn’t really matter that we’ve had to wake up in the middle of the night to start our looong journey to Finland. And anyways, things could be worse. At least our new Mumbai home is just a short drive from the airport and there are no traffic jams in the middle of the night.
After a short layover in Istanbul, we reached my mom's partner's house in Hämeenlinna. This is where we are planning to spend most of the summer. You've already seen this house in winter, and it gets even prettier during the summer season. Also, you'll get to meet some familiar faces if you've seen my Finland winter series from 2021. I hope you enjoy our journey :)
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I like the way both Johanna and Vinod converse with Annika. She is learning a lot. Good parenting. Lovely family.
Thanks for watching, we are so happy with how Annika is progressing 😊
Such a beautiful video. Thank you so much. I am 83 years of age and Annika reminds me of my own childhood, where everything was so natural and so perfect. She is a beautiful child. Finland looks a lovely country. God bless you All. With love ❤❤❤
Finland is like a fairytale. Your portrayal of Helsinki is so calming, beautiful and watching Anika brings so much joy. You are both wonderful parents and Anika is a blessing ❤
Thank you so much! Have a happy Sunday :)
Wonderful Finnish summer.They are not in Helsinki (the capital) on this video though, but the summer vibe is much the same.
Hi Johanna, I am just a silent viewer of your vlogs, but felt I should thank you for this wonderful vlog you have uploaded, sharing a snippet of the wonderful Finnish way of life. Thanks for letting us take a peek into it. :) It's a delight to watch Annika grow up.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much :)
Your smile, Johanna tells the whole story. You are so happy to spend some time in Finland. I trust that your Finnish family is also very happy to have you around for few months. I honestly share this happiness from Denmark.
I hadn't been in Finland for almost three years, so yes I'm very happy to be here finally! For me, this is a very easy place to live in so I feel very relaxed, at peace and happy, which then gives me plenty of energy for my everlasting adjustment to living in India :)
@@JohannaNorth maybe dont adjust live in finland the dream country.. why you living in india.. for "adjustment"
i think you will leave india.. soon your honeymoon time of bollywood is over.. it happens to most foreigner.. they come to india thinking of exotic spicy life.. few years down the line everything exotic becomes hectic .. i think you will either leave india and come to finland alone with annika .. or persuade your husband to come to finland.. you are not he type who can stay in india..
all that fatuation for love and india will go down the gutter .. reality will strike you .. and you will return back to winters of finland..i think this trip is very important for your future.. i think this trip you will realise you are not meant for staying in "dirty chaotic india"
To my most view, this very important visit is a wonderful opportunity for your husband to get some insight into the Finnish way of life as opposed to the Indian. Who knows the results! In any case such Finnish summers are a necessity for you to get a good ‘recharge` in between periods of living in India. Warmest blessing from not-so-far Denmark.😊
Annikas playtime with her grandma takes us back to our childhood.countries places people language may differ but the bond between grand parents and grand chilndren and their mode of playing are universal
I love how annika melds with all the different cultures and languages . well done for teaching her all the languages so great to see this , my kids are also from 2 different cultures
Beautiful finnish village, lushes of green & beautiful dun shining is a sight to see. Annika seems to be enjoying throughly. thoroughly.
It's wonderful to see little Annika with her grandparents and her mom's root blessing always with her❤
Loved this video, I’m from Scotland and I’ve never been to Finland I heard it was beautiful but I didn’t realise how beautiful it is wow😍✨✨
Finland looks so majestic in summer!!
What a genuine bond Annika's Finnish side of relationship has with her. From a hectic and over crowded Mumbai to a peaceful and laid back life in a Finnish province. Very gratifying ❤
Annika's euphoric energy was contagious ❤
Annika does miss her Mumbai home too, but there are so many exciting, new things for her to do here in Finland, so she barely has time to remember that! :)
The racist with her hate for India comments in her usual vein.
@@JohannaNorth wonder why she would miss Mumbai. As an adult I want to leave from here .
@@RamMohammadJosephKaur
It tends to be that even in big cities or metropolitan areas individual people or families live in their own subgroups or social networks, which can be thought of as their own villages. These can be very different from person to person and give a significantly different experiment of the place.
These social networks are often very important to people.
Of course many things still are about the same for everyone including pollution, congestion, noise, access to nature or even outdoors..
(Written by someone who has never visited Mumbai, so what do I know :)
@@just42tube can i ask where you are from?
Your papa and mummi riding horse for Anni is so pleasing!
Your mum's the cutest❤❤❤ Love how she spends spends time with Annika bringing out her child - like self with such fun & joy 🥰
What a lovely family you two have created, I especially loved seeing Annika take in her Finnish environment so wonderfully. Stay blessed always! Lots of love 💕
What a perfect little video! I don't know, even though I love India, Finland seems so much more peaceful and just full of joy. Looks like a beautiful home to grow up in.
Amazing. Beautiful architecture, beautiful country, nature.
helsinki is a wonderful, peaceful place. i hope annika has a great time in finland! it is so lovely to see multinational families like yours, navigate beautifully through two cultures. all the best going forward!
Such a beautiful blog. Enjoy Finland with your beautiful family. It’s so beautiful to see you navigating two countries and two different cultures so well.
I love your videos. I also have a 3-year-old daughter. We are praying that by early next year, we will be in Finland.
Good luck for that! :)
Great to have your Gorgeously shot Vlogs back.. now in Finland. Different Scenery, Background Music and Hovering long shots. All capturing the charming verve of the little energetic Bundle of cuteness Annika 😊. Loved the fade to the end to Good Night and the various music with Light playful Piano accompaniment. As a couple your capture of family moments are rivaled by none on the internet so far 😊. Have fun in The Summer of Beautiful Finland.
Thank you so much for such kind words! Really happy to hear all that :) Have a great Sunday!
Such a beautiful place with flowers, the weather looks so pleasant
It's breathtaking ♥️ I thought winter was amazing. Those play horses took me back in time also just seen that there are actually competitions with those play horses. I always knew about Finland but it is very limited you have literally opened the window allowing us to see the true beauty.♥️
Yes hobby horse championships are quite popular in Finland and I think there's also this one Finnish girl who performs all over the world even in the US! Happy to share my beautiful Finland with you :)
Your home in Finland is so so beautiful. I love green space of nice summer. Tranquility
Aaaaaah that’s the life!!!❤ why not make this choice when you can. How incredibly beautiful….i am soooooo happy for you and especially for Anika 🤗
Yes, when we can, we probably will 😊❤
@@JohannaNorth ❤️
The Finland series is back, with a bang, very well done 🔥✨👍🏻
Nice to see you and family again. Your husband loves Finland. You baby have grown up. Stay happy. From New Zealand. ❤
I love the little Angel Annika. May she be blessed. May you all be blessed.
Great Drone shots by the way
Finland is truly a beautiful place, been there twice , ah and the northern lights and the volcanoes, and the food too, yes Annika must stay there to learn her mom's side of the family cultures and traditions. Its good ur there.
Been to Helsinki many times one of the beautiful and cleanest city in europe ...❤..
your family has a beautiful house in finland
Thank you! It’s a lovely old house with a lot of history.
Wow, what a beautiful video. I enjoyed the background music with piano? Annika is so happy to be here, by the looks of it. It is good that you thought of her education and more so, safety. As a mother it is only natural to think of Annika's future and upbringing. You look contented and settled, may I say. Looks like a beautiful mid summer day and still warm for September. Annika seems happy with grandma and grandpa. Pray Annika, you and husband live happily together. God bless.
Beautifully shot and explained!!
Annika is growing so fast.cute and smart.
Love you little angel. Annika blessing from haryana 🚩 Jai Shree Ram
Anika is so cheerful.....enjoying her summer ...
I love your Finnish videos so much!! So glad you and your family get to spend this time there. ❤
Thank you so much and happy to hear you love these videos! :)
Happy to see Annika thriving in her new environment. Enjoy the summer, it is short and the long winter will come soon. Annika is very adaptable, thanks to her parents who are doing a great job raising her.
Thanks a lot :) And to be fair to Finland, winter only really starts in Nov/Dec, though of course autumn can be pretty cold too! :'D But August was still mostly warm and now September is supposed to be on the warmer side too
@@JohannaNorth I worked at an intl school in Ulaanbaator, probably the coldest capital in the world! The city had excellent central heating everywhere, so it was pretty comfortable. However I did get a real taste of harsh winters. we always came home for Christmas ( Goa) and also during the June/July the monsoon which is magical in Goa.
Thank you for the nice video. Your family is so adorable 😍 . Anika is happy where ever she is. So cute. And all the others are happy.
A very beautiful country love their hot summers too!
I pray one day you will be able to take your in laws to Finland
I love when you said it's summer and everyone enjoys being outside and then a few seconds later, you showed the gloomy and cloudy sky. I don't know if it is intentional or just a coincidence. In any case, I loved it.
It's summer, it only comes once a year and doesn't last very long, so even if the sky is a bit grey and cloudy that's not gonna stop us from living our best summer life here in Finland :'D
@@JohannaNorth , the summer definition in England and Finland must be so different from India. They call it summer in England, but it rains most of the time in England even in summer. On the other hand, at least it is not raining in Finland even though the Sun isn't shining. So that's a positive. Anyway, looking forward to your vlogs from Finland "Summer".
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So nice to see u both bringing up your daughter so well...❤
Annika's rrrrrrr accent is soo cuteee 😄❣️❣️
Yeah she has an Indian accent...of course that can change depending how long she lives in Finland!
Ikr😀.... I could listen to her talking for hours and hours... She is the cutest ❤❤❤
So pleasant. 😊
Beautiful !! That's what comes to my mind !! ❤
Very pleasant nature greenary , greenary 🌿💚🌱🌳🌲🌴🪴🍀☘️🪻🍃
Lovely seeing the little girl "working" in the garden! Have a nice trip! Finland looks lovely in summer! 19:04 that is so fascinating when you say the days are so long that figuring our days & nights are hard, How do you readjust the circadian rhythm? I guess need to have pretty good blinds to block out the sunlight during "Night" time or use eye masks!
Well Vinod wears an eye mask at night even in India, so that works for him. And Annika anyways doesn't like the dark and goes to sleep the same way as in India after closing the curtains a bit. For me it's difficult to say, because maybe it comes naturally as that's the environments I've grown up in or maybe I'm just good at falling asleep? I don't really do anything intentional to readjust the circadian rhythm. I always go to sleep roughly around the same time no matter the season or location. Though it is true that the sunlight gives a lot of energy, so in Finland we people are much more energetic, social and active during the summer months, and a bit more tired and gloomy during the darkest months.
@@JohannaNorth Fascinating indeed Your body and that of other people who grew up in northernmost areas(or southernmost for that matter - like southern areas of South America) must have evolved to rely on cues other than amount of sunlight. More so for birds & animals (they don't even have access to any artificial aids). Perhaps position of sun in the sky during summer & moon during winter?!
It takes a village to raise a child. This is touching. So nice to see Annika playing outside. Time starved parents now use computer games and internet to keep children busy 😢 which makes me sad
I think computers and internet can be very useful tools helping parents in the day to day busy chaos, we certainly do use them too with Annika, but moderation and parental supervision is key 😊
Must be so fun to be in Finland with Annika 😂
It is hard to find this kind of well produced vlogs! 😊
Thanks so much! 😊 Have a happy Sunday!
What a Beautiful Video👌 Annika is a Precious little soul🤗, It's so good seeing her adapt to both environments, How Awesome she interacts with her Grandparents 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻Thanks for an amazing video ,this seemed like a fairytale one reads in books or watching a kids programme, Loved the tranquility set in a brightly coloured garden and calm settting 👌❤🇿🇦
You are so kind, thank you :)
No wonder Finland ranks high in hdi
Love you Annika 🙏🙏
Its always nice to see places from your eyes❤❤❤
I can see how much annika is enjoying Nani 's house.
I really missed going to nani's house, delicious dishes and the pampering ❤❤❤
Aanika is so happy with new environment and with her grandparents. As you people love nature and always enjoy with nature. U have got same here too. Not less than Goa. God bless you with many more happiness and good health in life. Stay blessed and keep smiling always ❤
While most Indians might be doing yoga and meditation, for us Finns spending time outdoors and in the nature is an equally essential part of life, maybe because our living environment also supports that basic need :)
It is so nice that you get to spend your summer in peace and tranquility with your family.
Enjoy it.
Peace to all
Such a pleasant surprise to the start of my day J ! I would sell a kidney to have a morning Finnish coffee with you all. Everything about your Finland scenery is so much like my own home town upbringing. Annika seems to enjoy creating a joyful life with her mind, wherever she happens to be. THAT'S my interpretation of the "religious statement" (paraphrasing here) of only entering their 'heaven' as a child. Thought (edit: thought with intent) creates reality, & to be sure, ya don't have to be religious to believe that. I never forget the early photos with a huge smile on her face when she recently entered this world. You appear to be so happy there Johanna. It's such a pleasure to see. I hope Vinod also is cherishing the time he is able to be there before returning to work. Your Mom's partner is to be commended for such a wonderful space & environment for your visit & a special "hello" from Uncle B to all the Finnish extended family. 💋❤
I think I've told you this before but Canada and certain northern US states have sooo many similarities and probably due to that surprisingly big Finnish-origin communities, as Finns can easily enjoy life there too :) Annika is very easy to please and she loves being outdoors, so she's of course very happy to do just that! And as for me, I just feel so at ease here, because it's a familiar and safe-feeling setting as I grew up here, so I can just relax and focus on enjoying our time in Finland after so long! :)
So happy to c u back in your home land... Enjoyy
The Scandinavian countries really know how to make good use of both artificial and natural light! Love their modern futuristic looking buildings.
I agree, we've got a very unique style of architecture! 😊
As always, that’s such a lovely vlog, Johanna! I love watching your videos 😍 You have a blessed and beautiful family. I specially love seeing Annika with her grandparents and seeing her communicating with you guys in all of her languages (Finnish, Hindi and English, right?!). From what I see, you use the OPOL method… but, could you someday do a video talking a bit about how’s been raising her as a multilingual kid? Btw, I’d love to be able to understand and speak Finnish and Hindi 🇫🇮😍🇮🇳 could you add subtitles to this parts of the videos?
Much love from Blumenau - Brazil 🇧🇷😚💐
Thank you so much, lovely to hear all that! :) Yes, Annika speaks Finnish, English and Hindi, and I'd say we use OPOL in a flexible manner. For example, I speak maybe 95% Finnish to her. I can also sometimes speak English to her especially if Annika, Vinod and I are doing something or talking together, or I can even say some simple commands in Hindi to her, if I think there are Hindi-speaking people around us, who need to understand what I'm telling Annika to do. Or now that we're in Finland, I'm reading Annika her bedtime stories in English and even trying to sing some Hindi kids' songs so that she hears those language more in a day.
Appreciate both for your parenting. Annika is learning and experiencing both cultures . Beautiful Finland
Thank you so much! Wishing you a happy Sunday :)
So beautiful video of your family settling down in Finland, a very right decision taken by you and Vinod because Finland's finest education system which will be very appropriate for Annika's future and also Annika will be grown up in world's happiest country 🙂, I have recently returned from Germany so I can resemble the similarity and can feel how beautiful feeling you have now, waiting for your beautiful videos from Finland.... love for sweet sweet Annika❤
Annika and I are here only temporarily so I can apply to school. But she is of course going to day care while I'm focusing on that. We are returning to Mumbai once I'm finished with that process by Jan 25 :)
good timming, as the Harvest is about to begin, while summer is still there, but getting cooler.
So clean and beautiful country
Finland is a beautiful country be it summer or winter❤
❤what a doll😊 such a cute photo of little Anika.
Btw, Kimi Raikkonen, the formula one ace, is from your hometown :)!
I’ve always been a big fan of Kimi too!
Lovely house !
Never missed your winter stay in Finland...now looking forward to beautiful summer in Finland..hope you will post videos often...
Also Johanna seeing you with your mom reminded me of the days my daughter and grandson visited us 2 years back ...she lives in faraway Australia...seeing little annika playing with her grandma brought back memories of my little grandson, he is 7yrs now..😢...
Wishing you're reunited with your grandson soon! I know it's not easy to be apart for such long times
@@JohannaNorth 🫶❤️
Love your vlogs, waiting for the next one
Such a lovely vlog, Johanna 🍀 It has such a gentle vibe 🌹little Annika is a really interesting young person 🌺 Vinod & you are raising her so well 🪴
Thank you so much 😊 Have a happy Sunday!
Absolutely beautiful and touching vlogs 😍
I live in İstanbul. You were here. Welcome and goodbye to you. Come to Türkiye and enjoy the scenery, sun, sea and the food sometime in the future.
I’ve been to Alanya when I was 11 😊 I’d love to explore the inland Turkey and the mountains one day, and of course Istanbul beyond the airport too
@@JohannaNorth 🥰
Nice time with family ; nice and quiet environment!
I am messaging from India 🇮🇳 as a French national !
Soon , I shall travel to France too …
What a lovely vlog, Johanna. Seeing Vinod, yourself n cutey Annika in Finland, enjoying your summer in the lush green environment is so refreshing to watch. May you all make plenty of wonderful memories of family time 💚🌿☘️🍂🍃🌼⚘️🏞
Thank you so much 😊
So good to see you again
Hiii !!! Its me Rashmi frm bangalore, Karnataka. As i keep watching ur video frm dy 1 to nw. Feel soo happy 2c ur family Annika ur sooo amazing, cute, pretty gal. God bless u, av bright future putta. Wht a lovely grandparents having frm ur dad side, as well as ur mother side. Have beautiful vacation. Annika dad is vry much caring hr daughter, evn hr mom too.
So nice to see you all enjoying the summer. I have been to Helsinki and it is really beautiful there this time of year...but can be cold too.
There's a good chance during every season of it feeling cold in Finland :'D
Hello🙏🏼, Everyone’s Annika enjoyed send good time playground fun more very nice , we enjoyed eat restaurant out nice but very so beautiful deferents buildings and city and other so peoples in the Finland very nice 👌🏼👌🏼💖🙏🏼 …..😊
Dear Johanna what an absolutely lovely vídeo of Summer in Finland with Annika and family!! She is blooming with her Finnish side!! I wonder if she already puts together some sentences in Finnish? 😊 Sooo great to see Nina and Mommy plus all other family members. Living away from my family is rough on me even though most are in my country but live away up in the North😢, but yesterday I was with my uncle, auntie and cousins and it was delightful , so I totally understand how you feel. Finland looks so 😍 beautiful and cool in Summer. Not sure if you are back in India, but I hope you had a blast and truly enjoyed your stay. Much love FM Portugal ❤
Annika has been speaking Finnish in sentences long before our current trip, but she has now definitely progressed into much longer, complex sentences and constantly coming up with her own stories, rhymes, songs... :)
@@JohannaNorth Really?? How amazing! I never seem to hear her speak it, but she sure understands it, one can see. Congratulations to Annika and you Johanna for making sure she does develop bilingualism and not just...she seems to already speak, understand Hindi and English. Tks for clarifying.
Annika is really only ever on the camera with me and Vinod, we both speak English on the videos and Annika doesn't have a reason to speak Finnish then, so that's probably why :)
@@JohannaNorth Só good Johanna. Happy she is picking it up.
Annika cuttiiee cuttiiee looking!all blessing 🙌 Love from Mumbai ❤
have a nice time in Finland. it seems it is still summer in Finland. I presume you have visited the neighbouring towns like tampere lathi turku etc
Thank you so much :) Have a happy Sunday!
Annika becomes Finnika 😄
so beautiful 😘simply superb
Quelle joie de retrouver votre vidéo ce matin !! Quel que soit le pays d'origine on est toujours content de retrouver une belle table !! Même le pain on saute dessus 😊. J'ai adoré les vues aériennes. C'est rigolo comment Annika (qui parle très très bien) a pris l'accent indien, même quand elle parle en anglais. C'est mignon comment elle roule le "R". Passez du bon temps et profitez.
Happy you enjoyed and hoping it gives you good Sunday vibes! 😊 actually, we roll the R like Annika does in Finnish too! 🤓
Vous êtes d ou ?
@@Gary-wp1wt France
Oui , la joie est partagée !!
Absolutely wonderful,enjoy the summer and this special time with your family,
Have a great time there 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Anika's smile is like her daadi the resemblance to her daadi is visible
Love ❤ from Tripura northeast India 🇮🇳
Welcome back 🤗🙏
Very nice and beautiful and peaceful place
Lovely vlog like your cute family.. enjoy ing Finnish summer through your eye's..🎉🎉
Oh wow Johanna I didn't know that Finland had daylight for so long in the summer. I know that daylight was extremely limited in the winter but it seems to be making up for lost time in the summer ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I bet you are feeling v settled in Finland away from the overwhelm of Mumbai. Lots of outdoor space and places to go for you and your family, Annika has a brilliant outdoor life there. You mentioned in your previous video that she played more indoors whilst in Mumbai. I'm so glad she can have outdoor time now with her Finnish family. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yes the daylight keeps constantly either decreasing or increasing according to the time of the year, culminating in around 20th June when the sun doesn’t set at all, and around 20th December when it doesn’t rise. 😊 it’s indeed nice to be much more active and get to spend most of the days outdoors!
@@JohannaNorth I'm soooooo HAPPY that u are getting to live 6 months of your life with Annika in Finland away from Mumbai where it's so over populated with poorer air quality than Finland. Also it lacks the outdoor spaces. Finland is certainly more suitable for u and lil Annika. I hope that things change in terms of Mumbai. Re when it's time to return there you manage to live in an area that's more suitable for u all dear 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
You should stay here in Finland. It looks so much more relaxed . No horns from cars blaring.
It's definitely much more quiet even in the traffic :)
Loved the background score… Amazing drone shots…❤
Awesome, thank you! :)
It is so beautiful out there❤🤩. I hope I could go to Finland someday ❤
In that case I'll wish that for you too! :)
@@JohannaNorth ♥️♥️❤️
Your channel title reminds me a wonderful film featuring Tom Hank called ' News of the World '
So nice vlogs cute baby Annika
Bhaisaheb bhi gaye saath mein ,laga aap log akele ja rahe.
Hope going to beVery interesting just as christmas winter series,seen a lot more time .
Hi Johanna sis...your home⛅ town looks even more prettier😍 at summer time..and 😂 I love the moment when Annika's grandma filming you all at airport..she forgot vinod bro is standing in front of him haaaa..what a cute moment ..it's brings us a smile and tell us about that drone clip who is pilot?
BTW Nice profile pic sis 💙
Oh my mom didnt even notice Vinod at first 😅 Vinod was flying the drone
@@JohannaNorthhahaha cute mom....we love to see more drone footage... Sis... 🔥