Things I Experience living in Finland but never Experienced in America
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#finland
It really hit me as a Finn how safe our country is when I heard the fearful guesses some exchange students gave to so many things we have here in Finland and they'd never seen before. Triple glass windows? Their guess: to prevent buglars (really: to keep warmth inside the house in the winter). Fences around the busy roads? Their guess: to keep wild animals from attacking you (really: to prevent car crashes with mooses/deers). Etc.
I feel like many foreigners are constantly cautious and filled with fear the way I could never even imagine. Maybe I could, had I lived abroad.
Too bad those same tripe glass windows do the exact same during summers as well.
Which really isn't that big of a problem, if you have AC... But that wasn't my point.
@@1989SupraGuyFIN They actually keep the heat out during summer. The gaps between the glass act like isolation and it prevents exchange of heat between outside and inside.
I’m Estonian and my friend used to work in real estate. She told me a story how a family from South Africa asked for a place that had bars on the windows and she had to explain we don’t have that. And they had also said you can’t really bike around there on your own there as a woman etc. It’s a completely different world.
@@MultiTsai greetings our neighbors! Yeah, it's mind-blowing. A lot of people around the world also have to build a fence around their estate to be safe. Security on the school entrances. And so on. I can only imagine how stressful and miserable it must be to live in a society where you need that level of protection to be safe.
@@kripolik The windows absolutely don't keep the heat out, they do the opposite. They trap air as hot as 80 celcius in between, and the window acts like a giant cooking plate inside your living room. The only way to prevent that is to install some kind of window covering on the outside, so direct sunlight doesn't heat the glass.
To see someone enjoy snow like that, discovering, relishing it, marveling about how it's everywhere and beautiful, it's really adorable. I grew up in Northern Sweden, 8 months of snow/year - snow is mundane, even a nuisance. Seeing it through fresh eyes is nice. Hope you keep enjoying the northern life 😀.
I think it's funny that you decided to move to Sodankylä of all places in Finland. I'm a Finnish native and i could never live that far up in north. Respect! Love the channel btw.
The north isn’t the destination for most people who moved here permanently
It’s kinda crazy how I love it here so much
@@GIOBOZZ So happy for you, my brutha. No doubt you are massively detoxing from all of the Mur’kan violence, lack of freedom, and wicked selfishness. The longer you’re away, the more starkly clear all the USA! USA! propaganda comes into relief. I hope you end up permanently residing somewhere on the Continent . Your life will be much richer because of it (and you WILL experience culture shock when you return to the US, even if for a short visit).
@@GIOBOZZ i think you moved there because there is some space and peace along all normal basic stuff :) i would live in sodankylä too :) im from central finland, small countryside village called Niemisjärvi
@@GIOBOZZ North is pretty cool if you love winter. I don't and also I felt the trees were too low, felt like the sky is constantly falling on me. Spent 6 years in Lapland but nowadays happy to be back in south. Love your videos and maybe I will even be back up one day... 😏
I would move to Lapland but I can't afford it. I went to art school nearby. Miss my art school bestie but she has no social media presence. Blah. I know it's cold up there but the people seem lovely.
When I was doing my driving license, teacher recommended people to do drifts in safe environment such as empty parking lots. Reasoning was "it's better to be aware and have previous experience on losing control of your car, how to keep it and how to return it back to control". Fun factor of it is bonus, just make sure you're in area where you do not risk yourself or anyone else.
As a Finnish woman 40+ years old, I have always walked alone in the night in Finland - during every season - and it has always been safe for me. I am sure certain places like Helsinki railway station or some of the metro stations, parks etc. there can feel/be unsafe, but in general Finland is really safe in the night time too. Like when I was younger and went to bars and night clubs I would always walk home 3-4 km's alone around 4-5 am in the morning and yes, someone drunk might have shouted something stupid after me, but no fear what so ever of anything worse..
Is it still like that in Finland? Here in Czechia, it was also like that, but in last like 5-10 years, we have some lodging houses for Romanian or Ukrainian workers in almost every village and you don't feel that safe anymore, they constantly sit somewhere with beer or vodka, wear their adidas track suits and look agressive, especially when they are saying something loudly in your direction and you don't understand and their places are full of garbage and they are driving druged and drunken. And it has nothing to do with today refugee crisis from Ukraine, these people are here for a very long time, just recently, one Ukrainian in our work, I thought he is ok, but recently, he hited a cyclist with his car and didn't stop, but our police found him next day because he wanted to fix his broken light on car and car service denied it without paper from police about his accident, so they called cops. I just don't feel safe anymore in last 5 years because of these people from eastern europe. I hope Czechs are not the same in other countries, but I never heard about Czech people sleeping in some lodging houses with another 10 people in room, this is very typical for Ukrainians and Romanians for some reason. There is plenty of criminals hiding here illegaly, for example we had a weed seller from Romania who was hiding here, another Romanian woman has fake name for some reason and many other look and act very suspiciously and when immigration police is going to check our company, they have to hide, but because we are small village, owner knows even cops, so we are informed before police arrives and they can leave. This is just terrible. Not talking about how they damage work market by doing 12hours shifts. I hope their countries will be normal one day and all those people will get out of here because their eastern mentality is not compatible in many cases. And what is really weird about those Ukrainians is that almost all of them are Russian speakers who can't even speak Ukrainian, I guess they even support Putin, but go to his war is probably too much for them. Most of good Ukrainians we had returned home because they had to enter their military now, only those criminals stay here. Another scary thing is that all Romanians and Ukrainians carry a knife, many people are making gun licenses and started carry a gun now, becuase gun is better in knife fight. 🙂
@@Pidalin Still is safe as far as small towns in the countryside go, some bigger places like Helsinki, Tampere and Turku have areas where you don't wanna go alone but anything with a population below 10k is safe and even many bigger places are still safe unless you really go out of your way to look for trouble.
Finland is slowly turning more unsafe, but it's mostly certain areas in bigger towns. Still way safer than most other western countries though.
.....Reminds me of the time I delivered papers one night. Some guys wanted me to play Russian Roulette. The gun came a little too close to my head for my liking and I ducked on instinct. Turned out that the gun was just a plastic toy, but it was dark so I couldn't tell immediately. This was in a small town. One of the guys apologized profusely after realizing I was actually terrified.
@@Nuinwing Here it's more like vice versa, in Prague or other bigger cities, the worst thing you can meet are probably pickpocketers or some cheaters at streat, but those lodging houses are mostly in villages so when you have village with 500 people and move another 100 Romanians there, it's massive problem, you go to local shop and everyone is buying bread and vodka there and can't even say hello, it's really weird feeling.
He's so excited about snow! It's ADORABLE!
I met this American exchange student about ten years ago or so in my home town of Jyväskylä. It was a winters night like in your video. This young African American dude was alone and lost, not to mention cold. On the empty street he came to me and my dog to ask for help. He sure looked quite scared. He didn't know where to find his student apartment and his mobile phone had run out of battery. Could be he thought there's a risk of being attacked in the night, as you mentioned in your video. I lent him my phone and he got in contact with his new roommate who as it happened lived only a few hundred meters from my place. Happy end!
I think one of the most dangerous things in Finland is the ice, even on the street you might slip and hit your head real bad.
Ouch 😣
@@GIOBOZZ A tip in case ice actually becomes a problem for you -- ice studs or spikes. Even if you don't hurt yourself falling, it's just a pain in the ass trying to walk on ice... There are shoes that have studs in the soles, but the cheaper alternative is a set of spikes/studs that you pull over your normal shoes when you need them. Spikes give better grip than studs, just take them off indoors so you don't damage the floor, haha. I have a set of over-the-shoe spikes by Snowline and I can walk as if the ice isn't there at all. The cheapest over-the-shoe studs that they sell at for example grocery stores and pharmacies do help some, but the more effective stuff is sold in outdoor or sports stores
Mooses...they kill more people than bears.... especial during mating season you do not want to attract the ire of them
They use lot of sand on walkways and bicycle roads when icy. They are everywhere these walk/bicycle paths.
P. S. You can use "potkukelkka" if you live on so remote place they do not sand it. Potkukelkka is FUN.
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I'm a Latino living in Finland and it still amazes me how safe it is .. when I first got here I will always look around for potential danger but not anymore... Dropped my wallet got called from three different places to let me know where they had it ... Never in Latam XD so yeah it's great
I have lost my wallet a couple of times too. I've always got it back, every bill and card in place.
Wouldn't recommend testing this for fun, though.
I am almost positive that you are perfectly fine in those forests as long as you don't get lost. I and a lot of other people have hiked tens of kilometers per day in those forests without using any main roads. There are some bears and wolves but they are rarely seen and do not generally attack people. I think North America has much more aggressive animals than here. Also I think that you are too afraid of the people, they won't do you any harm. Have fun.
Yeah don't get lost in lapland, that might end up being the last thing you do
No recorded attacks by wolves, they avoid people when they can, bears almost as rare. Bears are not ferocious carnivores, more like smart shy omnivores that occasionally kill deer or moose to supplement their otherwise vegan diet, just don't get in between bear cub and its mother. Here is a fun fact about bears, female bears with cubs deliberately come close to human population because they know male bears avoid humans. It keeps their cubs more safe.
remember to wear reflective safety vests or such during hunting season especially!
Yeah, bears never attack people, unless you go too close to a mother's cubs, but in the winter they are sleeping. Adult animals can smell you from far away and know to avoid you.
However, it's best to not leave marked tracks unless it's with the person who owns the forest and knows it. Most importantly so you don't get lost.
Yeah. I wouldn't worry about the animals too much. The greatest risk is getting lost. Out there the forrests are actually deep enough that it's possible. Down in south of Finland, the forrets are broken up by roads and fields. You can just walk in a straight line and before too long you will run in to a road or a field. They will lead you to people, if you need it.
Wolves avoid adults, as do most animals. Bears will smell you. If for some reason you were to come from under the wind, talking to yourself and making noise as you go will make the bears avoid you. I've never seen a bear in the wild.
If for any reason you would see a bear in a forrest. Talk clearly and pollitely, to let it know you are there. Back away the same way you came, but don't turn your back. Make yourself look big by raising your hands or by opening your jacket wide. Don't look directly at its eyes. If it were to charge you, drop flat on the ground, face down with your fingers interlocked behind your neck. Play dead. If you have a backpack on, keep it on.
The last death caused by wild animals in Finland was about 30 years ago. It was by a bear.
If a bear is sighted hangin too close to cities, it's put down.
i worked with foreign exchange students in Finland, and i heard multiple people say over the years they just feel so relaxed and unbothered here. out of everything people have said about my country, i think that made me the most proud.
I moved to Finland about 6 months ago from a third world country in Central America and oh boy i was speechless, i live in Central Ostrobothnia and here people left their bikes without any lock in the bus stations to get to work or school and nobody touches them until they retrieve them after their day, heck once i was biking and i saw a bag that was in the side of the bike road and 6 hours after passed by the same spot and the bag was still there untouched, the last one is recently i was coming from work and saw two dudes walking on the bike lane at 3 am and one of them did the ride sing w his hand, i thought what the heck imma stop, asked them where they where going and long story short i dropped them a couple of kilometers ahead of the road, one of the dues handed me a 20 bill and i said that it was ok no needed for money but the dude insisted so i ended up taking it, Finnish people are just awesome i love them even tho they can be very reserved and shy sometimes they humble and honest.
We're shy when it comes to talking other languages :D
@@elelith7802 most young people speak fluent English, since I live in Central Ostrobothnia people speak Swedish here so I'm taking Swedish courses, I feel bad when people Is forced to speak English with me but i'm learning Swedish, eventually I will learn Finnish too.
That bike thing wont work in the main cities like Oulu or Helsinki, that bike will get stolen if it is left unlocked
@@Tupemo yeah my stepfather says usually drunk people are the one"s who steal bikes but here in ostrobothnia is not an issue.
Welcome to Keski-Pohjanmaa :)
You better hold on to your Helly Hansen hat there honey, cause there's gonna be a whole lot more of that white stuff coming. You aint seen nothing yet 😅 /Greetings from northern Sweden
Can’t wait
It was -17 yesterday
It have not snowed in days but the ground is still white because obviously the snow won’t melt so it should be interesting seeing the snow pile up 🥰
If you think that is being "totally covered in snow", just wait until it's February. It's going to be SO MUCH MORE snow. :D (Ofc I do not know whether you'll be there in February but if you will). Also, on 19th of December sun is gonna set and the next sunrise will be on 26th of December so you're in for a long night there.
Now you can hide your hand in the snow, but a couple of months into the future, and you could hide your whole body under the snow.
😂 things have changed a lot since this video
Dude you look so relaxed! Nice to see you getting
comfortable with winter. The cold is really not that bad - its mostly about the mindset plus it brings the opportunity to get out there and do some awesome winter activities/sports.
BTW totally lost it seeing the guy doing donuts in the middle of the night basically in the middle of nowhere just enjoying the little things and having the time of his life 😂
I like how you managed to capture the darkness we have up here right now. Polar night is here soon and i love it ❤️
As a finn, who's seen plenty of "action", I agree!
Finland is safe, because those outside of "everyman's business" minds their own business without need for paranoia.
Crime exists, but criminals too have compassion most of the time and that one time I nearly got stabbed ended "wholesomely".
The guy who tried to end me just had a bad trigger in "sensitive times" and afterwards he was CRYING when he asked me to take away his knife alongside multiple apologies.
Whatever happened back then, I wish him well and hope he has better luck in life today.
People need help and you'll never know how big of an help you might be in time of someones need.
Shocking awakening being one of the most grounding ones, that often results a change towards the better.
Let's be mindful of lifes various varieties.
Not out of fear, but of compassionate understanding.
I cannot imagine living somewhere where I felt I could not leave my house and feel safe, I live on a little island now but even when I lived in London I was never afraid to walk around at night.
When Finns get their drivers licence and if it’s earned in summertime you’ll have to go on Winter driving course to get your full licence.
The idea is to learn how to drive in snow and ice. There’s these tracks that have been built just to teach Winter driving where the asphalt can be frozen and while you’re driving your instructor might pull your handbrake with zero warning to make you lose control of your vehicle so you have to use counter measures and gain the control back.
Hello neighbor!
As a Floridian living in Sweden I’m so happy to see this video and find your channel. 😄
I'm a Finn and when I went to South Carolina I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw people carrying guns while mowing their lawns, 2 different worlds for sure.
😂 how’d you like the climate
@@GIOBOZZ I really loved it actually, we went there in the summer so it was a bit more comfortable than what we have here now. We spent half the time in Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina and the other half in Charlotte and Greer 👍
Have you thought about how much brighter the nights are because the snow reflects the light? It's like a blue darkness instead of a dark brown depressing darkness. So even though the days are shorter in the north, it's more depressing to live where there is no snow and still short days. I have come to the conclusion that a consequence of climate change no one thought about is that we will commit collective suicide in the north when the snow disappears, because then it will be too dark to bear. The snow is our winter light.
The internet has been a place where people moving to a different place can tell their experiences and it's nice. The snow helps you so it doesn't feel so dark, as it reflects what little light you get around the winter solstice. I'm a Dane. It gets dark enough here during december. But we don't have a lot of snow during that time. So it just feels SO DARK. Cos even if you live in Canada, you just aren't as north as Northen Europe (with a few exceptions obviously). But here, you get it all back in the summer. The sky doesn't get dark before the sun rises again at 3am. lol I personally think I might get depressed if i were to live too close to the equator and don't see too much of a difference between summer and winter.
Do you take vitamin D supplements in winter in Finland? I heard most people, but especially those with a lot of skin pigment, need to take supplemental doses to avoid significant deficiency due to the lack of sunlight. Also, do you use a blue light globe to combat seasonally affected disorder there in Lapland?
One of the best things about everything being covered in a snow blanket is how muted and quiet everything gets! As well as everything suddenly getting bright in the darkest months 😁
We're supposed to get a lot of snow this weekend here in Helsinki. Also, tomorrow they turn on the Christmas lights on Aleksanterinkatu in Helsinki, should be magical with the snow!
Wow 🤩 sounds amazing
We’ve had snow here
It was -17 this morning
So happy for you! Wish you will be happy there, Finland is a absolute gem of a country. Look up the finnish band Nightwish if you have the time. They are Finland's national treasure ❤❤❤
Sodankylä sounding pretty natural, nice! Finally starting to snow in Southern Finland too. Been below 0 for few days now.
Enjoy
We’ve had -17 yesterday
@@GIOBOZZ 🥶
@@GIOBOZZ Wow, I hope you'll adapt to the cold. As a Finn who's only lived in Helsinki, it's not that I don't know what -17 degrees feels like, but I'm not a fan of minus degrees. I like snow but, winter for more than three months is too much. Winter lasts for four or even five months in the north depending on how you see it. But for me, ideally, I don't want any snow and no minus degrees before December or after February thanks 😆 And it's not that I can't handle it, I just don't like it.
I'm from north Finland and winter is always so beautiful there. Now I live a little bit south from Lapland and sometimes the winter is ok but usually not. And it's ok to go to the forest. Usually forest animals avoid people. North Finland is a great choice if you enjoy nature, peace and silence.
I hope you have reflective tags on your jacket. If not, you need to get some 😁
Got those
A vest
And my boots have reflective laces 🤯
@@GIOBOZZ that is good. Please wear reflectives.
"I don't really like company", you already got Finnish spirit in you. I bet you already know the term "hajurako"
It's great to see you enjoying the snow so much. I think I would have a huge problem with the lack of sunlight. Maybe a week of vacation 😊
The thing i love the most about winter in Finland is that i can drift anywhere when theres no traffic of course it is actually tomorrow when the first proper drift snow is coming where i live
.. it's very nice that you've noticed so many good things and happenings around you while living in Finland.. the one odd thing the foreigners find out quite often is the lack of people in smaller communities.. a Brazilian guy, living at the Lake District with his girlfriend told me that he loves the pure nature all over but where are the people, he lived earlier in Rio.. I guess you found the 'white nights' slightly strange and those are even hard for the Germans and Italians to understand visiting the Nordic countries for the first time.. I'm glad that you've enjoyed living in Finland but you see my friend, it's a lot about you yourself.. and it seems your own attitude opens the doors for you.. it's great to have you here among us..
Also some americans have said it's weird you can just walk into any forest and/or a field and start picking berries and wander around. No one can come and say anything about it.
nice video man! love it, here in helsinki it's also very snowy.
You're so funny :D I'm happy u get to experience our beautiful Lapland :)
Great video :) I miss North. The nature, peace and easy-going people 😅 it's not the same in South. Nice to see you enjoy there! Some lights and warm drinks ☺️ ❤️
Ahh, drifting in the snow is so much fun! And like some else said, it's really useful to get the feel of how slippery it is and learn how you can counter it in safe ways, rather than letting it surprise you. I sometimes feel a bit guilty as a mom when I'm drifting around the roundabouts when I have my kid in the car with me. But I learned drifting from my dad and I guess my son is going to learn it from me.
Learn cross-country skiing, there surely is some ski-team with training for young-uns where you can get help and tips. Also go to Komattivara for a sauna and jump into a whole-in-the-ice bath - it is really worth it. The trick is to bring crocks or something to have on your feet on the way back from the lake. Other things to do is to visit SGO and surely you've been introduced to the reindeer-pizza.
Oh, I so want to see your reaction in middle of the winter when everything is covered with "tykkylumi" = heavy amount of snow like whipped cream.
Nice - First time watching any of Your videos ! We Finns are so used to snow - Thanks to annual snow ! One THING - to point out IS that at NIGHT - You need to be seen ! The traffic needs to see You - and We never WALK without HEIJASTIN ! I Dont know what that is in English ! Ask someone The purpose of HEIJASTIN - and You could make a NIGHT VIDEO ! Kiitos that You never Said IT IS COLD - but We wear clothes here to keep warm ! # Here a hint - You could taste some SALMIAKKI - on Video ! Watch some salmiakki tasting Videos on RUclips - and think that - howmany of Your Friends never even heard of OUR Favorite CANDY ! Here Everybody LOVES SALMIAKKI ! Looking forward - Näkemisiin ! Remember to carry a HEIJASTIN !
I just happened to stumble upon on your video by random and pretty quickly while watching it I realized you live in the same neighborhood in Sodankylä as I do (I moved to Sodankylä in August from Helsinki). Loving the early winter here and lots of awesome snowboarding places close by like Pyhä and Luosto!
That place where the car is doing donuts/drifting? That cul-de-sac is a pretty popular place for that type of thing called "Pumppaamo", pumping station. The nature/exercise path that starts where the road ends is very nice too!
If you need something to do or just wanna hangout with locals, drop by the board game night hosted at the library every Monday? :D
Thanks for letting me know
That’s pretty amazing.
Yeah i think we finns take the safety for granted. And even the people that are way too drunk and aggressive can be handled pretty easily with the right techniques. When someone is highly intoxicated it's really easy to fool them to calm down and make them forget whatever they were angry about. And if nothing else works you can always just run/speed walk away. If they are so drunk that they become violent they have zero chance of catching you.
Never fight with a drunk guy either they will take it way too far or they will just fall down from one punch, hit their head on the concrete and die.
you will have a beautiful white magic christmas in december
Most definitely
have you been able to meet people and make friends here? i'd imagine it's hard to do that especially in the south if you don't know the language.. also it was adorable seeing you so excited about the snow haha, i absolutely hate it myself but i bet i would have a different opinion if i didn't grow up seeing it.
It's nice to see how excited you are about the winter. We are expecting our first snow here soon in the south but I wish I could be as excited as you are about winter or that this coming winter won't be lasting for too long. I want to see the snow but then I want it to soon be gone 😆
It's very refreshing though, to see you so amazed. There will be a lot more snow to come. At some point you won't even be able to decipher a car covered in snow from a regular pile of snow and it's a lot of work at times to sweep it clean and get the car moving 😄
You are totally right about that that north and south Finland are totally different. I like living in north, more relaxed vibe than more busy south.
It's all relative. As someone from the UK, Helsinki feels like a village.
I’m from south as well. When I first moved to Finland I thought it was odd that all the roofs were so steep. Then winter came… Have you heard the sound the snow makes when it falls off one of those roofs?
I imagine it could be a terrifying sound (and feeling) to wake up in the middle of the night, if one is not familiar with it. Feels like the whole house shakes when lots of heavy snow fall down.
@@alla688 Usually the noise is not that loud, as there is tons of heat insulation which also dampens the noise, if you're a light sleeper you would wake up for sure but your house would definitely not shake 😂
@@ninjal7588 Okay maybe not shake like an earthquake but you can definitely feel it when all the heavy melting snow falls off the roof to the ground right the other side of your bedroom wall. And of course the sound is different depending on what type of material the roof is made of.
Made me smile. 😊 You just seem to be having such a good time walking in the snow. 💕
That is not even lot of snow yet. If it is going to be really snowy winter, you are really going to see snow. Last winter my oncle's house at North Karelia (North East) got drowned in the snow and they just shoveled few small paths in the middle of the snow to get from the house to the main road and the roof of the house looked like it had thick layers of white cotton candy on it..
You ever going to actually show Finland, like the town, stores etc and not just the outside of where you live ?
Did you know that there is an army base in Sodankylä? Its like few kilometers from the village. They train conscripts for winter warfare there. I was in training there 20 years ago. Very cold and hard training in snowy forests. In the future there will probably be some American soldiers also because we are joining NATO.
He knows.. There has been some Army trucks in one of these videos,and few hundred others have told it to him herein comments.. Also. You can't really miss the fact there's a FDF base there if you live there..
My wife is from Mississippi and even though she's been in Finland for 9 years now, she still has to remind herself that she's safe now. She doesn't like the snow as much as you do though lol
Just got the first dusting of snow and freezing temps this week along west coast Fin. And its definitely thawing some time soon. Lapland is so much nicer in the winter despite the darkness and cold. What can be really depressing, is the damp grey weather around here. For a few months on end in the worst case.
Three hour days in December, -40C all of January? The horror. The horror. And a million mosquitos per cubic metre in the two week long "summer". I'm from Canada and once lived near the Arctic Circle. Never again. But the Northern Lights were amazing.
6:30 - On snow and ice, it's power sliding. And even though it's Finland, it's still called a Scandinavian Flick (turn one direction, floor it, steer the opposite way, feather the gas to keep the spin going). Ideally, you turn the car BEFORE you get to the corner, then go in the direction you want.
Sodankylä... damn bro.. respect from a Finnish bloke who thinks Helsinki is too far up north for human settlements.
South Finland you might not see white winter due to the heat from sea. It might take until January / February when there is actually long lasting snow in Helsinki for instance.
That’s interesting
It’s been white here for a very long time
Coastal*
@@Kuutti_original True that, but not all the way up to Oulu.
@@Randomizer939 Thats true, sea climate is one of a kind.
It really is unpredictable in the south, some years very little snow the whole winter and yet this year full on winter in November!
"A lot of snow" That is cute of you to think that. 😘
Oh you got to go see when they drive rally on ice!!!
Idk where to go
@@GIOBOZZ Artic Lappland rally, 13-14 January next year in Rovaniemi is a legendary event. Finnish Championships event, also known to be popular off seson event for some F1 drivers having fun on snow.
You can totally walk outside at night anywhere in Finland. Probably in Helsinki I would stay away from worst bars to avoid drunken people.
Snow is dope, amen.
As a finnish teen glad to see someone enjoy snow for tye first time
Those yellow lights are better for night vision or something like that, but they do have one important problem: You don't want to eat a kebab under them because it makes your food look weird.
Where you are walking, you are more likely to run into a wild animal and you will both get spooked by seeing each other, than you are running into some kind of criminal who wants to bother you.
Lol that’s scary 😦
@@GIOBOZZ No need to be afraid of wild animals the only exception really being a bear with cubs but you have to be really unlucky to run into one. During the last 20 years there have been 0 deaths by wolves, 1 death by bears and 1 by adders compared to 23 deaths by wasps, 21 deaths by dogs, 12 by cows, 8 by horses and 3 by cats. So you're more likely to be killed by a house cat than anything you can find in the forest during winter.
Ihan did myös service In Sodankylä Jägerbrigade. We Jägers are kinda Spesialists In arctic warfare.
You got to get used to see these "talvirönttäs" powersliding on the road and once in awhile not on the road anymore.
Very interesting that you chose the extreme north of Finland to move to! Very different experience compared to the south, but I'm guessing it's also more interesting from a life experience point of view. Speaking here as a southern person myself. :)
May I ask, what was it that got you so interested in Finland in the first place?
All the best to your efforts in living here and learning our admittedly quite tricky language!
Hello from "next door" in Kittilä :D
I remember one year, bout 10-15 yrs ago, it snowed 30cm on the last week in september.
Just wait till the "Kaamos" hits here, no sun for 3 weeks.
I've lived here all my life, I'm beyond level 40 at this point, I love it here, this is my home.
Sure, I like to travel around in the summer, but I come back for the real winter back "home".
Enjoy and have fun ;)
Thank you
Can’t wait
It's not likely that there would be dangerous animals in a forest that is right next to human habitation. Going in a forest when it is pitch dark is not a good idea though, because the ground in the forest is anything but even so there's a risk you'll trip on a root or a rock or something.
Have you been in Riesto pizzeria? I love Sussus special with extra garlic! Every time I drive by I need to go to have one! And that happens ones or twice a year. And boy just wait until there is one meter of snow!
Have you showed these snow videos/photos to youre family? What do they think about you living in Finland? Were they worried when you decided to move here? I dont know if this is too personal, if it is then just ignore me.😁 im just curious cause i can only imagine the difference South Carolina and Lapland has..😂🤭
Definitely no worries at all
My mom actually lives in Canada
It is most definitely different for sure.
Thank you for the video and sharing what you experience here with us. Just a thought about driving and drifting. With the first snow and ice on the road I do this drifting and emergency braking, too, just to get accustomed and prepared for the road conditions after a long pause. With the front wheel drive and automatic drift controls it's not as much fun as it used to be but it's important to get used to the limits of your car and performance of the winter tires. If you ever want to come here in winter time with little or no experience of snow and then hire a car I highly recommend you to find an empty parking lot or similar and do some test driving and braking there. On the road, keep a good distance from the car ahead of you.
Thank you for the advice
Here in southern part of Finland this week we got first snow that has stayed on the ground so yeah, a month later than in Lapland. Btw, drifting is common during winters and we will even have ice roads on the lake ice in most counties. Some of people I know drive also ice speedway with bikes on lake ice every winter. And you know, there has been great many finnish rally drivers in the history so got to learn those driving skills somehow when you get your driving license - though it's not good thing to do drifting on public roads as that can be dangerous to others if the person looses the control of a car.
No snow in Helsinki yet.
You have the most calming voice! You should make book readings or "mindfulness" talks. I really think you could help people with anxiety :-)
Being finnish i find it incredible how much people who arent used to snow love it. I know its safe here but im much more afraid of people doing something to me than animals.
been living Hell-sink-i for 40 year,been night time person, back in the 90´s once were tried to be robbed.
Its pretty safe here, till this day, one dude explained it can be a lot by city design, the space is quite open, so people cannot drag you in dark alley to get privacy, and ofc in Finland its written in law that if someone is in distress you are obligated to help him, dont have to risk your own life by doing it tho. Nice to see you love it here!
It's relaxing and uplifting seeing this video, thank you for sharing this experience. :-)
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"Totally covered" males me think of snow up to the car roofs.
That *can* happen here in Norway.
It's rare though.
Ooh man 😅 the snow it's gonna be a LOT more than that and I truly mean a lot. We here in Oulu can have about 4-6 month of winter that depends of when it starts. Do a new video a bit later on in end of January or February when it's more and a lot colder ☺️
That's funny you like snow. We like americans welcome to finland bro
IMHO you should go further North. If you want to experience something truly exotic, go North and live in a cabin. See the Aurora. Meet the native peoples and learn their ways. Most importantly, learn their stories and their great wealth of mythology. It'll keep you warm during the night. And if not, then pray the Stallo won't get you! xD
Badass choise of an city/town/village. You live your best life enjoying winter and the upcoming summertime which is a finnish fav!
There's a joke from way back when (army days) that we needed addons to our thermometers when we practiced near Sodankylä or Rovajärvi, due to the cold. I'm impressed that's where you wanted to move.
Hope you're doing fine, and keep up the good work!
fyi fnow is a pain if you have to take a bicycle to get around atleast then roads arnr maintained well enough but snow is nice to look at but not to travel in
Hieno video kaveri! Hello from Helsinki!!✌️🇫🇮
One of the most peaceful things there is, is a Wintry forest, at night, with soft fresh snow all around. The silence feels like it's actually pushing against your ears. Funnily enough, one other thing that calms me is a blizzard that blows from the open sea, all the way from behind the horizon. It's all in the clothes. :winking_face: Thanks for the vid.
Probably there are at least some weed dealers in Sodankylä too, but their activities are most likely very low key compared to the American crime movies, so you wouldn't likely notice anything unlawful happening at all, even if you were nearby at the time of a "transaction". Big part of it is, of course, that not many people in Finland have guns, because you need a license to purchase or own one and it is not entirely trivial to get a license. One benefit of the strict gun regulation is that it actually reduces the amount of criminal activity where a firearm is involved in some way, simply because less people have them.
Very understandable
"Not many people in Finland have guns". Depends on where in finnland you live. In countryside every other household has rifel or orher hunting guns. Hunting is popular in Finland but by the law you have to keep guns safe and fidden when not in use.
You'll laugh to this video on mach when you have over meter snow, which there will be. Winter is just starting
Probably a relevant point to make that it gets dark up there mega early now since the sun does not rise. And the snow is so important in the darkness, makes it feel a lot lighter. Also the silence the snow brings with it is awesome, silences the surrounding sounds somewhat 😊
To the point of safety, I as a woman living a few hundred meters from one of the unsafer hubs in the capital region am aware that it might not be 100% safe late at night, but I'm still fine going out 11pm or 5-6am.
When the first snow comes, I always drift, do a lot of braking and stuff, the reason being that during the summer months you get used to that grip under your car that it can be actually dangerous when the weather gets slippery. I try to get that "feel" of the winter road back to my spine asap, if that makes any sense?
Lad tryinna make a vod
Random driver: DEJA VU
Those people doing drifting are often kids who just got their license and they might lose control of their car while speeding. So as a pedestrian you wanna be on the inside curve and even then make sure there's a place to jump to on the bank of the road.
Gio, great to see your relief at the peacefulness of Finland and joy at seeing powdery snow. With time that novelty will wear off. Lapland should soon get a thick and gorgeous snow cover; magical Aurora borealis in the skies will be an extra. The “Kamos” period (Dec thru Jan with little sunlight) can be trying for many people. When severe cold spells come, people stay indoors more and have to dress really warmly outside. Taking multivitamins (esp. Vit D) and bathing in hot saunas also help. Late winter and early spring are terrific for winter sports like skiing, sledding and ice skating. Summers are also great for wandering, fishing and camping. And the the midnight sun will be another surprise. Best of luck - enjoy your stay, and maybe settle down in Finland!
Glad to see you enjoying my country! It's mostly safe even in the very urban areas, but the North can be very beautiful.
I'm so happy for you, experiencing snow like that for the first time.
I love walking at night too, I've seen countless rabbits, some deer and a fox on my recent walks.. and some dogs walking with their tired owners.
When I was in Austin, TX. I couldn't picture myself walking outside at night or any lengthy distance day or night. I was in downtown Austin and homeless men were following me and one was swing a 2x4 (piece of wood) and almost hit my head.
Now I'm in Finland it's pretty safe out here! I don't even have a car.
Tf maans doing in lapland
First winter here? Car is considered fully covered in snow when you can't get it to move without a shovel :D