10 Things in My Finnish Home That Just Make Sense
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- 🏠 Finnish homes are popularly known for their sleek & simple nordic design. But, I think what's even more impressive is the amount of things you can find in a Finnish home that just make sense! 💡
🇫🇮 In this video, you'll take a mini-tour in a Finnish home and learn the 10 things in a Finnish home that just make sense to me.
Here's the list:
Bidet (käsisuihku) - 00:47
Heated floors (lattialämmitys) - 01:11
Cheese slicer (juustohöylä) - 01:32
Dish drying cabinet (astiankuivauskaappi) - 01:59
Dish brush (tiskiharja) - 02:20
Water switch for dishwasher (pesukoneventtiili) - 02:57
Recycling bins (kierrätysastiat) - 03:25
Sauna - 03:44
Clothes drying rack (pyykinkuivausteline) - 04:14
Towels and bedsheets (liinavaatteet) - 04:35
*Bonus window blinds (sälekaihtimet) 😱 - 05:32
Drop a comment below to let me know which item on the list is the most interesting ⬇️
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The cupboard for drying dishes was a revelation to me when I first visited Finland. Such a good idea!
It really is!
@@HerFinland that is nothing new in my country, but I was really surprised living abroad that dryer stands on the kitchen board and using its room.
Many countries in Europe have this.
The dishdryingcuboard is the most useful idea that is rarely seen elsewhere. There are two things I don't like in Finnish homes: - Bathrooms with a shower without a cubicle, because the whole floor gets wet.
- The miniature side windows with mosquito nets. They do not provide enough fresh air in the summer, as the main windows cannot be opened. As a result, in the summer Finnish homes get hotter than Italian ones. I have experiences 29C day and night! It should be possible to open the entire window and of course the whole area should be equipped with mosquitoe net. I have seen such windows from German manufacturers.
Finally about the proper blinds. They make perfect sense in warm sunny countries, as blocking out the sun helps keeping the house cool. In Finland, which is warming up fast, the summer sun can start roasting you at 4am or earlier if you have a north east facing bedroom window and proper blinds would be just right to allow a good night's sleep.
I don’t get it. It’s just a place for dishes. I know I try and finish everything. I don’t get the fascination with Scandinavia. Nothing they do is ground breaking. Of course the floors are heated. The environment is harsh and horrible for the majority of the year
Swede here! I use both brush and sponge, depending on what I am cleaning. pots and pans and rougher stains require a brush but sponges are better at getting grease off of things, and are softer on the glass item so you don't scratch them.
You forgot one of the few Norwegian inventions the cheese slicer, which is common also in Swedish kitchens
@@jansundvall2082 haha, we call it a dutch national tool;)))
@@jansundvall2082 i didn't forget it, but I don't use it when doing the dishes.
Same here in Australia
Same here in U.S. Depends on what I'm cleaning. Utensils usually get a brush because it goes between the tines of a fork. Also, other than the brush I mostly use a cloth with a mesh side for scratching. Dries quickly, lasts forever!
A thing I realised I didn't appreciate enough before: completely tiled and well waterproofed bathrooms you could just hose down to clean. A carpeted bathroom with a tiny closed shower stall I saw still gives me the willies. And bathrooms with no tilted floors so the water would just go up to the goddamn door. Everything in Finland is so thoughtfully built and efficient, I love it.
Carpet in the bathroom? You must be British! :D
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The dish drying in the cabinet idea just blew my mind. I never have anywhere to properly dry my dishes without dust and germs everywhere... this is something I can make happen. So glad you included this!
It’s very common in Israel
In Poland it's standard. Especially if you don't have dishwasher.
In italy also common
@@krewetkaaaa I'm in the US and have never seen one. I love it!
If wet or damp things dry in the dark, doesn't mold grow on them?
I thought that daylight/sunlight was safer to prevent germ and mold growth.
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I love the little sprayer in the bathroom! That would have been so handy when my kids were little.
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I want a Finnish home - so wonderfully practical. I love the 'astiankuivauskaappi' and brought one back to England after living in Finland. 💙🇫🇮💙
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I am married to a Finn and lived in Finland for years. We are now in Newfoundland where I am from and I still miss the dish drying cupboard. Best invention ever! Love Finland. Beautiful, wonderful country and people.
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My Finnish friend gave me this cheese slicer after I was complaining about the useless ones I could buy downunder. Mine is identical to the one you’re using & 35 years later it’s still giving excellent cuts of cheese.
Portuguese here and my grandma also used to do that with old sheets and pillow covers, got a lot of them that I use for cleaning purposes too at my house :) I think the sponge/brush is a personal preference here, but usually we use the sponge more. Maybe brush if we need to do some deeper cleaning on pots, woks, etc.
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In my opinion, your bonny smile is the best part of this video!👍👍
Awww Thanks!
I just love this video. Kiitos!!!!
So great to hear! Thanks for watching 😊
Varpu, paljon kiitoksia for this video! That was incredibly interesting to drop into the finnish culture from the inside) you can understand culture and traditions closer by seeing homes and how it all works in it. This is curiously enough, also ))
Thank you 😊
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I am in the UK and use both a brush and a sponge to wash dishes. Also have the cheese slicer - it is a great to use when making sandwiches and when I need thin slices of cheese in cooking. I always put matching folded sheets, extra pillow cases and duvet cover in one of the pillow cases. So when changing the bed can take out a whole set at once.
Love the bedding in the pillow case idea! Why didn't I think of that? Makes such sense.
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Love the dish drying cabinet!
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Amazing! Thanks for the tip with the brush instead of the sponge and now I understand the meaning of this small switcher on the tap 😁
Glad it was helpful! Kiitos Marta!
All those things make sense to me. No wonder Finns are so happy! I love all your videos but this one is one of my favorites. Thank you, Varpu 🤍
Wow thanks so much Karen! 🙏
Absolutely loved this video, now I can flip my flat up and turn it into a finnish one!
Awww thank you so much, it means so much to me!
It’s so cool discovering your channel! My father’s family is from Finland. Unfortunately, I know nothing about that side of my family. What a fantastic way to learn something about Finnish culture. Thank you. 😊
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I have a good friend from finland but shes been in canada for over 30 years now. I certainly saw her bring some of these things to her canadian home. The cheese slicer, the sink brush and recycling bins. She had to do small renovations in her kitchen for the recycling bins but she is very finnish and I love her. The cupboard for towels and bed sheets is one thing my grandmother did and my mom does. My mom uses old towels too for cleaning.
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I love the dish drying cabinet! I think I will convert one of mine into this. Kiitos!
Oltermanni is my favorite cheese and can’t wait to have some more against. My entire family is obsessed with the cheese slicer and I have one really old one from my grandma. We also just bought an iitala one that is amazing. I love everything in a Finnish home and would love to have a Finnish apartment here in America. I use both a dish sponge and brush. Thank you for sharing this. It was great to see the wheel of cheese, the nostalgia. Haven’t had any since before COVID. I brought 24 wheels back with me my last trip the cheese just melts in your mouth. Kiitos!
Haha so nice that you all love the cheese slicer too 🤩 Wow, sounds like you need to stock up on Oltermanni again 😜
your joy is contagious on any bad day. I love watching your videos. a big kiss and hug from Rio de Janeiro Brazil 😘🌹🇧🇷
The dish-drying cabinet is genious! I wanna have one!
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All is great to me! Especially the sauna!
Woohoo, nice to hear :)
You are so cheery!!!Interesting and beautifully presented
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I love the brush, because I also use this and it's again one thing finnish people and me are similar with 🥰😍
Awww, that's so wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
Love learning about your culture. Would love to visit Finland someday
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The drying dishes cabinet is brilliant! So no need to put them away after washing as they are stored away!
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I like the brush over the sponge, I'm changing! Thanks
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Yes to the dish brush! Must have.
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Love the sauna drying rack
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Id' never thought about using a cheese slicer for a cucumber, that's a great idea! I love your videos! A few days ago I had absolutely no idea about Finland's culture or language and your channel is so good!, thank you for sharing!
I use a brush! I love a Finnish home! Maybe one day I will have one! I love the astiankuivauskappi! 😍
That's awesome! & isn't it the best?! 😊
Thanks for sharing, yes I have a cheese slicer and never thought of using it for cucumber. I also use a dish brush - Brit living in SW France.
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I love the drying cupboard. So much tidier. I am in Australia and I love my dish stick!
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I live in Perth, Western Australia. I’ve had a cheese slicer for years & I love it! I use my dish brush when I really need to scrub off baked on food, but sponges are a perfect home for germs 🦠 so I prefer microfibre cloths & I wash them regularly. We also have recycling bins in Aus. They are pretty much standard in most homes now as are clothes drying racks, but I would give my left arm for a sauna! Many Aussie homes have swimming pools or spas instead. I think all my old towels and sheets have become cleaning rags over the years, but I cherish the handmade quilts my Grandmother made for me and my daughter. I really enjoyed watching your video 😁 Thank you for sharing. P.s When it comes to blinds, the only good ones are called “Holland” blinds or as we uncouth Aussies call them, “pull down blinds”. 😅
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My 5th grade teacher was from Perth, good man. You should look at videos of how to build a sauna on RUclips they aren't to hard to make. I have built surfer saunas on remote stretches of beach near the California/Oregon border out of recycled metal, driftwood, cardboard, and old advertising banners. Makes boogie boarding way more fun in the winter.
I also live in Perth. I want to visit Finland so bad.
I like your story about your towels the most. 🥰 And I use a brush for washing the dishes because I fill up the sink with hot water and wash the dishes in there. I don't want to have to put my hands into the hot water. So a brush keeps my hands from getting burnt.
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Nice smile. 🙂 I use a brush to clean the dishes. I like the idea of heated floors.
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What a great idea in using the cheese slicer for the cucumber. I usually use a scrub brush for washing dishes. Hello from Canada 🇨🇦
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Terve :)
Years ago when I lived in my first apartment Tel Avivissa the kitchen was surprisingly equipped with the dish rack over the sink. It was incredibly convenient and I was super happy to find out it's a suomalainen thing!
The sauna is, hands down, my favorite home staple in Finland.
And about the towels - I have a specific way of folding them, too! Maximum space justification.
Awesome and fun video to watch, you are relatable and warm and witty as always ♡.
That's awesome you also had the dish rack in Tel Aviv. Thanks for watching and sharing Netta 😊
So interesting that you had the dish rack in TA. I wouldn't want one because a) I'd need 2, b) I prefer to have a window in front of the sink so I can look out, and c) it just seems like it would encourage mold/mildew. Love saunas though, and they're uncommon here in BC (Canada) unless you're Finnish, lol. I still remember being a very little girl and going with my grandmother to her friend's house where they had one. (This was in a particular small community with a high number of Finnish immigrants from the early 1900s.)
The sauna is my favorite 😍
Woohoo! 🤩
Hi there from USA, Virginia ❤ I’m so glad I’ve found your channel! You are delightful ❣️I’ve been a swimmer all of my life and love a sauna after a swim…always wanted one of my own. I love that you also dry your clothes in them…genius‼️❤️
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Loved visiting Finland a few years ago
Good video
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That slicer design just opened my eyes
I was surprised living in south Texas (Mexican culture) how we use very similar things in our homes. Drying cabinets aren't the norm but they are a great idea! We have dish racks that sit across one of side of the basin that do not take up counter space. They are easily removed and stored if need be. We use both dish brushes and sponges. I use both based on what I'm washing. Dishwasher switches are not common, that I know of. There are homes here with saunas but not many. We do have gyms equipped with public saunas. We have both storm shutters which block out all light and wooden plantation indoor shutters that filter out most or as little of the light as you like and we hang our clothes outdoors on clotheslines during most of the year even though we do have dryers. The rest, we use often! Even in warm weather like ours, many opt for heated floors in the bath areas. It's so interesting to see the similarities. 🙂
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The dish drying cabinets are brilliant! I will have one when I build a home someday. Also, a sauna.
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Terve! You make such sweet videos. It's exciting to learn more about people from our neighbouring countries. The cheese slicer (ostehøvel) is a Norwegian invention 😉 and it's cool to see that you love using one. I wouldn't be able to survive without a cheese slicer. We Norwegians are also using a brush for washing the dishes, but I have been laughed upon by people from other parts of Europe that think I wash up with a toilet brush...😁
Every Dutch home has a cheese slicer (kaasschaaf). And most of us use a brush to clean dishes. I always think they are more hygienic than sponges!
@@annemarie3636 I trust the customs in the Netherlands to be similar to those of the Nordic countries. You live in a wonderful country. I did visit Amsterdam before, but as I stayed in a hotel, I didn't get to check out how a Dutch kitchen is equipped 😊. I totally agree that a brush is good to use and hygienic and the sponge needs beeing frequently replaced. But I must admit that I do sometimes use a scrub sponge if the casserole is extra hard to clean.
The cheese slicer was invented and patented by carpenter Thor Bjørklund in 1925, as it annoyed him that he couldn't easily cut the cheese into thin enough slices, and the first cheese slicers were put into production two years later 😁
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You're right about dryer hands with a brush. Im going to make the switch. Everything you mentioned made me feel more finnish, especially the recycling and using old bed sheets for cleaning.
So nice you can relate to these! & yes welcome to the dish brush side 😍
Aah, the drying cupboard above the kitchen sink is a brilliant idea. I will copy that in my own kitchen.
For dishwashing, I use a brush (that I see you can suspend above the kitchen sink, hanging from the drying cupboard). Leaves a neat and empty kitchen counter. And also I use a sponge with a scrubbing side (Scotch Brite) when you need the scrubbing function (stains, limestone traces on cooking pots).
You could film certain details just a bit longer, for better viewing and comprehension. Thanks. From Belgium.
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Hi from Minnesota, USA. My roommate in college was from Finland and you remind me of her!
My favorite is the cheese slicer. I never thought to use it to slice cucumbers. The ease in which you sliced made me think I should be buying cheese in bulk instead of sliced already.
And as far as washing dishes, I always use a dish brush because I think it’s more sanitary. It can be easily washed in the dishwasher.
Thank you for your fun, RUclipss!
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I like everything you introduced us to, but I think the hand held bidet is what I would love to have. I have never heard of the drying cabinet, such a great idea. I will be buying a cheese slicer! In regards to the brush vs sponge, I use hand knitted dish cloths that I wash and when they are old, I throw them in my compost pile. The heated floors are something I dream of. Happy your video popped up for me. It gave me some great ideas. 😊
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Great Video.....and beautiful Finnish Features...smile and laugh.
Thanks so much 🙏
Beutiful HOME. Have a blessed day. Saludos desde Mexico
I am of Scandinavian descent, born and raised in Minnesota, USA. I fell in love the first time I tried a dish brush many, many years ago! Most of my family use a "dish rag" or cloth. A few use a sponge (which I really dislike).
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I’m redoing my kitchen this year and I’m putting in a drying cabinet!
Makes perfectly sense to me not to block out the light in a country where it is dark a lot of the time, in order not to increase depression.
You are such a smiling vibrant person, tx :)
Very true in winter but don’t underestimate how much light northern Scandinavia gets in the summer. That region isn’t known as the land of the midnight sun for nothing. ☀️
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Olen käyttänyt tiskiharjaa monta vuotta ja se on suosikkini! ♥️
Se on kyllä mahtava!
Loved number 10
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The dish drying cabinet is such a good idea! If I ever remodel my kitchen, I'll try to remember that.
I'm familiar with most of the other items, although the bidet with shower head is not at all common in Austria where I live.
The blinds are a funny thing, in my great-grandparents' time people used to have wooden shutters for privacy and to block out light, but they were a bit inconvenient to use. People started having those lighter blinds between the layers of glass or on the inside, mostly for privacy, and had curtains to block the light, like you said is common in Finland. Nowadays, most modern homes have outside blinds that block light and also keep the sun from heating up the window, and use transparent curtains for privacy.
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I’m from North Carolina, Southeastern US, and grew up with a lot of “creature comforts,” one being a cheese slicer. I didn’t realize it was a particularly Scandinavian concept. I enjoyed slicing blocks of cheddar. But ours I think had a more rounded edge.
She is adorable!
The tin can opener is one of the best things we use in finland imo. I'm always amazed by the large contraptions they have abroad!
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I live in the US and prefer to hang my clothes to dry. I have a pyykinkuivausteline just like the one of pictured. On sunny days I place it outside. Thanks for your wonderful videos!
That's awesome you have one too! Thanks for watching and for your comment 😊
I have always wanted heated floors! Love the dish rack over the sink. I like to use both a sponge and a brush but use the brush more 80% brush, 20% sponge.
Nice, sounds like a good balance for sponge vs brush! Thanks for sharing. 😊
Those heated floors are also quite expensive to use, I'm sorry to say. They use a LOT of electricity. That's the reason I have never turned those on in my apartment.
I enjoyed your video very much. I use a brush at the sink, but also have a nylon cloth, it looks crocheted. Excellent for removing difficult baked on items. The best thing about it is that it is very easily rinsed out and I just drape it over the sink where it dries quickly. I also put it in the dishwasher for an extra good wash. Australia is blessed with a lot of sun, so even in Melbourne I can hang my washing outside to dry int the wind and sun. In Germany I had to dry my sheets, towels etc in the basement where it was warm from the heating.
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Sounds delightful. We need all of this in the UK.
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My husband's family is swedish and I like many Scandinavian household items. I use linens passed down by three grandmothers, and the cheese slicer and a similar cheese shredder were two of my favorite souvenirs and are constantly used. Alas, I cannot have a drier cabinet due to a garden window over the kitchen sink. So many practical items ( I use the dish brush).
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Hi Varpu. I love heated bathroom floors too. I live in the middle of the US east coast, in the state of Virginian. Our winters are much milder than yours. But I had heated bath floors in my last house and loved it. In the kitchen, I use sponge and brush. I don't see how you can clean a colander, sieve or grill without it. Towels - wow, I had never seen rolling up the towels. That is a wonderful idea, the best, much easier to get them our when they are stacked up
🤩 Happy you enjoyed the video! Thank you!
I use a dish sponge, or cloth, and sometimes a brush. As for recycling, we do all that but we don't have special bins. We collect all kitchen scraps (vegetable & fruit parings, used tea & coffee grounds, and other food scraps) and, because we live on a half-acre of land, when we have a tub of the scraps we dig a hole in the garden and bury the scraps. I think this is the same as composting without having the trouble of using compost bins. We collect all paper, plastic, glass, and metal containers and these are collected once every two weeks. We also use worn-out towels, bed sheets, tablecloths, etc. In fact, I recently went through a box of linens that were stored away and discovered that the linen napkins could be used as dish towels - they were big enough and absorb water quickly because they are linen. With bath and hand towels, they start as bathroom towels and then when they get too worn they become the towels that my husband uses when he washes his hands in our laundry room. Once they become too worn out for even that, they become rags for cleaning. I think we live in Canada very much as you do in Finland.
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I use a dish brush from Lola! My mother brought them home from the Netherlands when I was in high school (I'm 73) and I've had one ever since!
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most of these things are used in our home - including the dishbrush :D My favourite is the one we don't have and that is number 1, the bidet shower head - wonderful idea! I think I should have this installed. I live on the Atlantic coast of Canada Thank you for your videos - very interesting!
Hei Laura! Great to meet you here! Super glad you liked my content!!! Hope you stick around for more 😍
@@HerFinland I have subscribed and also sent the link to my friend who also lives here in Canada - but she and her husband are from Finland. They have taught me a lot about your country! My husband and I were thinking of someday being able to visit there. Have a wonderful day - looking forward to more of your videos
Just buy a toilet seat with bidet functions and put it in the place of regular one.
@@dmitripogosian5084 A rare thing in Canada - although I did find one at only $700! Think it would be cheaper to install a bidet -
@@lauralbriar I am in Canada, and I have one that I bought years ago online for something like $200 or even less. I remember seeing ads online not that long ago.
You are so pretty! The most interesting thing to me was that you all have saunas in your home!
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Astiankuivauskaappi and munakuppi are two words I tought my boyfriend how to say in Finnish. Interestingly- he remembers them and uses them when we talk together in Slovak :D When we were designing our kitchen two years ago I told the carpenter I want the dish drying rack, showed him even the picture and he was looking at me like I came from a different planet. But one day I will fullfil this dream in my future house using this Finnish gadget! Nice video Varpu, I wrote the vocabulary down ;)
Kiitos Martina! This means so much to me! Thank you so much for sharing that memory, I bet that was a priceless moment between you and the carpenter, heheh 🤣
The sauna at home is the best. The cheese slicer was pretty good too.
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I discovered the dish brush in Sweden and I don't understand how I lived so long without it.
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I like the colour of your flat, how i can see, it is more often white in Finland, i find this approach is very simple and useful.
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The cheese slicer seems to be a really good invention. I like thin slices... will definitely try this tool.
🤩 right?!
It is in fact an Norwegian invention.
Stayed in Helsinki a couple of years ago. I loved the drying rack cabinet a lot. The kitchen in my host Anuska's apartment was compact, but very convenient. The inbuilt closets in bedrooms with sliding doors had a huge amount of space even if those apartment buildings were built in the early 80s. I had to use a key to enter the apartment building too. Each front door had the last name of the apartment owner. Loved to clothes lines outside to dry bed sheets. Here where I live (my house is a part of a subdivision), I can only dry my clothing in the backporch, not outside of my house, even if the land is my own property. Love Finland so much! God bless this beautiful country and its amazing people. I will be back soon.
Kiitos 🙏🫶🏽
Ole hyvä Lenn!
Hi Varpu - top tip from Denmark :-)
Fold your bed sheets (will make them look nicer when you put them on)
And Roll your towels (easier to store and easier to select in stead of from the top)
We also use brush in Denmark and sponge to clean the zink
Thank you for good content :-)
Hei Henrik! Oh great ideas! I wonder if I can let go of the teaching of my grandmothers, though... 👵🤣 I promise to experiment these folding methods. Kiitos for your comment and sharing!
Sheets are folded, then rolled. Rolling prevents wrinkles. I also remember folding sheets with my grandma 😊
Thank you for sharing items in a Finnish home. My husbands grandma was Finnish - Swede. We live in the U.S. & we personally Don’t use a sponge to clean our dishes as they are Notoriously know for holding onto bacteria that just gets rubbed back onto dishes. We use a brush & a Clean wash rag that we wash right afterwards using on the dishes
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I love the cupboard too! I grew up in Ukraine and we had the same thing in my parents house!
Oh wonderful! I love learning about cupboards of the world, so awesome that they are in use in Ukraine too.
American here - I use a dish brush in my home. love the bidet on a hose.
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My favorite item was the towels, memories are the best thing we have.
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Hey , just ended up here. I’m in New Zealand.
I’ve got a dish brush , but I also have a similar sponge that you showed , but I use that for pots or pans that need an extra clean with backed on food scraps . Also use for the same in casserole dishes.
We don’t have the dish cupboard , or the water taps for the dishwasher . I’ll watch the rest and comment as you go
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Hello, Varpu! You wanted to know if we use a dish brush or a dish sponge. I, personally, use both. There is no dishwasher inside my apartment, so I wash dishes by hand. However, I use a dish sponge for washing dishes, bowls, and cups; and a dish brush for washing drinking glasses. Some glasses are too tall to clean the bottoms with a sponge. But a dish brush fits inside and reaches down to the bottoms of the glasses.
I love your videos about everything Finland! ❤❤❤ Your beautiful country is on my travel wish list!
Having your own sauna seems so personal and practical, especially on days where you want the heat but not having to share with others.
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Dish sponge in Japan 😊
The heated floor!!! Sauna!!! Wow Finland!!! We want that 😃
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Long time user of brush over sponges. I also have the silicone bristled pads now too. They are like a sponge, but not as easy for germs to settle into them.
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Brush, sponge, scrubby, chain mail, copper scrub, steel scrub, scraper, and cloth. It really depends on the item that needs cleaning what you should use.
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I tend to use a sponge for general dishes but use a brush for cups cookware & bakeware.
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I love that there is a way to turn the water on and off to the dishwasher-sounds like a good way to prevent leaks. Oh, and I, like many people in the US use a dish cloth for washing dishes, not a sponge.
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You’ve inspired me to get the cheese grater and dish brush. I don’t care for the sponges I use. I’d love a Finnish sauna in my home but that’s not likely. I visited Finland last summer and enjoyed using every sauna I encountered!
I built a sauna into my house in northern Michigan. We used it twice in ten years. And I am of Finnish decent. I guess some cultural things just fade.
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Hello Varpu - I have to thank you for this video. Because of it, I discovered that nice cheese cutter and it's so awesome. Now I can have real thin slices of any kind of cheese easily. And you're right, it does make for a great grilled cheese sandwich. So thank you!
To answer your question: I use a dish brush. Sponges get gross.
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We have the dish drying cabinet in Italy too, it's so handy and many of the wet dishes are out of sight. The little showers are used also in Thailand and maybe other Asian countries, very handy too if there is no bidet. A sauna to dry clothes is wonderful, I wish I had one here in Ireland!
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I have frequently wondered, why many people including my wife here in Germany use sponges instead of dish brushes. Now I know. It is because I come from Finland 🇫🇮 ☺️.
Hei Tommi! It is truly a cultural thing! 🤩🇫🇮
Cheese slicers and dish brushes are very common in the Netherlands also the air drying rack is something that we use. The other things we dont have so much. but we have more in common than i would have thought.
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American here and I *love* my dish brush! (It even holds soap in the handle) I WISH I had a sauna in my house! Heated floors would be lovey too, but the sauna would be the thing I would love to have the most!
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I went immediately to Amazon to find your cheese slicer. There’s no slicer with two pointy ends, all look like spatula. You look so kind and beautiful, just like a viking princess from the romance novels :)
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I have to be honest the “astiankuivauskaappi” is where my love and fascination started with Finland. They are the perfection of household items.
And almost everyone is an immigrant in Canada, so there is no specific system to what to use. Every family follows their own rules. I come from an Arabian background and we use sponges 🧽
Thank you soooo much for sharing! I know right?! Astiankuivauskaappi is the best! Loved learning about the sponge, this is such a funny topic! 🤩
I also live in Canada and use a dish cloth. These are usually squares made of cotton but I knit mine from cotton yarn because I’m a knitting addict.
In general Canada follows American culture for housing, but with plenty of variation.
I'm in the US and I use either a dish brush or dish cloth, depending on what I'm washing. I think most people use sponges, but I like the cloth because I just throw it into the washer when I wash towels.