THE FINNISH SUMMER - ENGLISHMAN REACTS
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- #finland #suomi #24hours #party
So, what it like when there's no night? I'm an Englishman who has been living in South West Finland in Pori for the last two-and-a-half years, and this is my take on the Finnish summer. #SuomiKesä #midnightsun #finland
Groovy tune... Finland looks a wonderful place.
It is a wonderful place - there's an old saying that being born a Finn is like winning the lottery!
Neljä ruusua is a great band!
Many people visit during the winter, but the summer is so underrated! everything just feels so alive.
I refuse to leave this part of Finland from May till September every year for that reason!
So beautiful - and beautifully kept. No litter or eyesores. Thank you, Nigel
No dog poo, either
@@nigelwatson2750😂😂👍🏼 bonus
@@lisabates0810 Certainly is!
Everyone loves the nightless night, but the dayless day in January is another thing. Still, cool beaches, should probably visit Pori again!
Yet another proof that we do not live on a spinning ball whirling through 'space' in four different directions all at once. This geocentric truth brings us closer to God and his creation. Thanks Nigel!
Wow
Yes, Finland is the best kept secret in the world. Most Finns have no idea how high their standard of living is compared to most 'developed' countries.
What a beautiful place to live,and so clean and tidy. Who would miss the UK!!!
I miss Holland's Cheese and onion pie , and maybe fish and chips & watching league 1 and 2 football, but that's it.
@@nigelwatson2750 to be honest my friend I wouldn't miss the UK at all. I pray for god's will if I'm ment to stay or leave the UK. Off to a little island in Greece Sunday, can't wait 🙂🙂🙂👍🙏
God bless
@andreweadon-dale6613 A friend of mine is in Kefalonia ATM- fantastic place & long growing season- my wife and I were talking today that if we were not here, somewhere like Kefalonia would be a good location to live permanently. Enjoy Greece. Lovely people too.
I guess you make your own luck in this world , looks stunning
And it is never too late to make a decision.
Absolutely beautiful!!!❤
It is, and that also applies to the Finns!
Hi Ngel, I'll be over there in a couple of hours lol. Finland looks amazing. In fact, it looks like paradise.
It's magical.
I've only experienced the reverse of this. I once went to Rovaniemi in December and never saw the sun once!
Was there snow and did you get any twilight. We're you lucky enough to see the Northern lights?
@@nigelwatson2750 There was lots of snow and it was the really dry kind of snow. We didn't get any twilight and weren't lucky enough to see the northern lights. It was just dark permanently!
@@Martin-88 didn't the snow and ice create some light? It must have been very cloudy.
Finland is, Indeed, a beautiful place to be at. Ok, the windmills were the only disturbing thing, but they were far away. 😆
Lovely video!
Great tribute Nigel.
Being a subscriber, I expected at least one in-your-trunks shot.
Avoid any sunburn.
Only fans!
Beautiful
Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow what a beautiful country...shame us Brits can't retire there....
You can! Google Migri.fi
For very good reason 😂
@@terryharrison5185 harsh!
Enjoy everyvminute Nigel and family..from Ireland
Will do. It's important not to take things for granted.
Thanks Nigel,it was lovely to see 🙏👍
My pleasure
What a beautiful place! 🥰
You definitely did the right thing moving from the Uk, which is now just one big toilet! 😖
Accept Devon
Yeah, toilet of the earth.
Tell me where the sea trout are ! I’m getting my fly Rod out!!!
@aliengrey6052 The salmon and sea trout are in season at the moment. They are huge, and cost about 20e per kilo.
I've discovered a Finnish author that I love. His books are weird and wonderful 😊
Antti Tuomainen. With his words and your great videos Nigel, I can almost ' live' the story.
Today here in Northern Italy, it's very hot and muggy. Unlike you, we have billions of mozzies. They are the bane of our summer lives.
Thank you for the beautiful song / video Nigel 🙏
Kiitos palijon - there's mozzies in the forest, but they stay well clear of the sea (salt water) and the city centres.
What a treat! Finland ❤❤❤
Finland looks beautiful - the difference in light on hours of the day are astonishing. It would seem that you are happy there and that you are welcome too.
I liked the music as well, though I feel duty bound to say that my favourite popular singer is the long late Jacques Brel, a favourite of Suella Braverman the UK Home Secretary apparently, according to an interview she gave for BBC radio - so she cannot be all bad.
Finns are super friendly, especially if you make some attempt to speak their language. All about showing some respect.
I wouldn't mind a few of those summer days! The long dark winter? Not so much, although I'd love to see the Northern Lights. Cheers, Nigel. Enjoy!
From March 21st to September 21st (SUMMER) we have longer days than you. From September 21st to March 21st (WINTER) you have longer days than us. Question: when do you want more sunlight, in the winter, when you're inside, or the summer, when you're outside? For me, it's a no-brainer, and you don't even have the snow or the Northern lights.
I understand it's hard to learn Finnish though!
Klaus is spending his
Summer holidays in China,
No more evil 🎶
For a week or two.🎵
Well, you can manage in English too…
Love to you and your family Nigel.
It seems that Finland has taken the right move now against the EU.
Thanks. Many Finns have always been hostile towards the EU
I have ever vote to be in EU and i have payed 30e to change car licence plate looking like it should be. And it is good if you drive over speed in neighbour country. Tickets are lost somewhere. LoL.
@@CU65LATER Tossi hasu
Finns in general are pro EU and that's not gonna change with the new parliament.
What on earth are you talking about
Thanks for another great video. I love the midnight sun of northern summers but an English summer too is gorgeous. Watching the trout rise on the river at dusk while waiting for the mysterious chur of the Nightjars in the moon light - perfection. 😊
Looks really lovely but I wouldn't be able to cope with the Winter cold. My husband has travelled there a bit on business- when he described things I knew I couldn't cope with living there. I have been in Sweden in October and it was dark by 3pm and it never stopped raining. I realise the UK has many issues right now and is pretty grey for a number of months but to give the country some credit (it's not all bad!!) our temperatures are mild and we have been getting some decent Summer recently. If I move somewhere it will have to be for the warmth- and do have an Oz passport.
I used to live in Guildford. In December it would be dark by 3.30pm.
@@nigelwatson2750 What a coincidence I am only 40 mins from where you lived! Yes very true it does get dark early in the UK once the clocks have changed but only for about 6 weeks and I do admit those weeks are pretty bleak... But we are quickly on the up again. The reality is nowhere is perfect I guess.
@@fionaveale1348 Yes, for six months of the year we have more day light than you from March 21st to September 21st, i.e. during the summer. Then from September 21st to March 21st there's more hours of direct sunshine in England - the good thing here in the winter though is that they snow reflects the light.
A 10pm swim sounds fantastic to me 😁
Lovely place and moat people are great from there too❤
Can yo make more of these Pori scenery and living in Finland videos, please? Thank you! (And I do live here too… 15 min drive from the town. The area just does not get enough appreciation!)
Did I speak to you the other day in Pihlava K-Market? I am planning a Top 10 Things that will surprise you about Finland
Well done Nigel, looks wonderful, and a bit better than Rochdale!
Amazing, just amazing, do you have thick curtains to keep the light out just in case you need to sleep ? great stuff Nigel thanks.
The light doesn't bother me, I just go to sleep when I am tired. Some people do struggle though.
@@nigelwatson2750People sleeping with their eyes open are a rare breed.
Nice ! The sun and water explained on Mother Earths plane.
Looks beautiful Nigel. How are you getting on learning the language?
The key is to just speak it. That's how you learn- grammar is mega important in Finnish, more so than other languages. Will do a video on this.
Puts uk beaches 2 shame enjoy nigel you good person
fallen on your feet there buddy, no mention of mozzies though?. Into every life a little etc, etc.
None by the sea or in town. You can find them in the forest though.
.. and no tics ?. if so, could have that backwater Nova Scotia pipped.
@@dogpaw775 In some places in sothern Finland if you are dog owner who likes to walk grassie forests. Only there but now even ticks have problem with high temperature. Actually it is problem for dogs...not for ppl.
@@CU65LATER I haven't seen a tick, but know quite a few Brits with Lyme disease
rakastan sitä❤
Kiitos palijon.
I bet it's freezing! 😁
28C at the moment at gone 4pm. Enjoying your clouds and rain 🌧 back in the UK 🇬🇧 😎
@@nigelwatson2750 I am in Iraq and it's 45. I had a rule when I lived in Thailand. I wouldn't get in the pool if it ever dropped below 28.
@@green9832 sounds like the Finns. They're not interested in going to the beach until the thermometer is showing a temperature of more than 25C.
I can see you zooming past on water skis with a pint of Boddingtons😂
Nice one - the local beers here are different level, though. I'm not sure you can still get Boddington's can you? I remember when it was brewed in Manchester, right next to the prison. I used to park my car for free when visiting the town centre not too far away from the prison, near bombed-out buildings, which were still piles of rubble. You could smell the hops. This was in the early 1980s.
You made a good move. Get a boat though. Is that the sea or a Great Lake?
There are several different places featured in the video - a lake, a river, and then there's the sea (next stop, Sweden)