My Finnish wife speaks Finnish of course, Swedish, perfect English, as well as German and French (all learned at school) and now she speaks very passable Spanish. I've been here 20 years and I am still struggling with Finnish!
Swedes have always talk like we wouldnt even be here. 😅 Except if they need our protection for something. It's so funny. And if they do talk about us, they remember to tell that we have been part of them. Like it would be something to be proud of. And then they wonder, why do we think that they are so proud people and full of themselves.
@@ambrusin4889 most people was treated like dirt in the old days. In which way did a Finnish farmer have it worse than a Swedish farmer? Also your political system was build while you still belonged to Sweden, same with your courts. There is a reason why Sweden and Finland are so similar.
Depends the area in Sweden. Göteborg and Malmö are in south Sweden so it is way more warmer than Lapland area in nothern Sweden. If you look at the map and compair how much more south those cities are than Helsinki or Hanko you might get the point. And even that i have traveled alot to Sweden (mostly Stockholm or Haparanda), in Stockholm i haven´t been colder than -12 at winter. Haparanda is of course different story becous it´s up north next to Tornio. There the winter temperatures gets easily under -30 in cold winters.
@@user-kv5dw7yz7q Well Kiiruna and Gällivaara are in Lapland inside of the arctic circle and Åland is at the see and much more south so the see water keeps it longer warmer during autumn and winter. Ofcourse the wind makes it feel cold there during winter time.
You getting offended by swedes is the best part of the whole video 🤣❤ But quite interesting to see how little swedes seem to know about finland, didnt really expect that. And how come noone mentions our serious rivalries in hockey, eurovision etc..?! (basically anything that can be competition between sweden and finland...as its said, its not important to win, its important to be better than sweden 😅)
I would have mention the Swedish-Finnish battle that happens every year. (Finnkampen - Ruotsi-ottelu). We are the only ones that have an annual athletics competition between two countries. Also, if you go north of Stockholm many feels a closer connection with Finland than Skåne (which we call half-Danish).
I love our Swedish brothers (to an extent) but I'm sad to hear how few of them realize we're the same! When I go to Sweden I feel like I never left home, only that I have to stare at the language I cursed at in secondary school 😂 Same goes for all the nordics!
Exactly. Without the language difference I couldn't tell a difference. They're very similar in almost every way. Same with Norway, but their nature is also different. I could live in Norway or Sweden if I knew the language better. When I'm visiting Sweden or Norway, I feel like I'm at home there too. If there was a war in Sweden or Norway, I would feel like it's an attack to my home country and would be happy to defend them. Someone may feel differently, but for me the language is the only difference that defines that it's a different country to me.
As a swede with finnish heritage (my grandmother,and also some from my estonian grandfather whose ancestors were originally finnish) i do get kinda sad when swedes are shit talking finns or finns shit talking swedes(unless in a fun harmless sibling way)
True. You could compare them to siblings, I mean you don't expect compliments from your siblings, you expect them to be slightly annoying, but you still love them.
Swedes don´t know much about Finland and morover they don´t care, that´s why they don´t realize how similar we are, they don´t even realize we have the same climate. It´s truly a shame, as a swedish speaking Finn I love to travel in Sweden it´s so easy to get around when you can do it in your own language.
As a Swede I agree, we are very similar and if you ask people north of Stockholm many feel a closer connection with Finland than Skåne (which we sometimes call half Danish).
As a half Finn from Sweden I just have to say relax 😅 Don't take it so seriously! No one said they hated Finland! These are just a few Swedes and their opinions. Many of the comments were very nice! In the news for instance lots of great things are often said about Finland and Finns. Today Esa-Pekka Salonen got the Swedish Polar Music prize and the most popular reality show on tv last year was Marko & Irma (won a prize as best reality show), which is about Swedish/Finnish artist Markoolio and his mom Irma. She is so loved here! I do love both countries and people equally 🇫🇮🇸🇪💙🤍
Fun fact: spanish is the most learned language on Duolingo in Finland. Also surprisingly many retirees buy a house in Spain. So yeah i would say that relatively many people learn spanish here. Tho in schools, most people learn german or french on top of Finnish, swedish or english. I dont mean most people learn those, but most people who choose to learn a 4th language choose german or french.
In basic school I studied Finnish, Swedish and English and then everyone chose between German and french. I picked french. Then the first extra language I chose was Italian so that's five. Then on my own I've studied German and Spanish. And I'm by no means a good student. I might literally have been the worst student in all the schools I've studied in and I'm NOT even exaggerating.
😳😵💫 and you say you were a bad language student. if the teachers hadn't given a pitiful 5 ( 4 the worst, 10 the best number ) for English and Swedish studies, I would have had to stay in the class every single year.
@@paulakuljunlahti no, I'm a bad student in general. Most subjects were 5's and 6's with LOTS of 4's in-between. Got kicked out of a couple of subjects because too many 4's Our principle had to FORCE my history teacher to give me a 5 instead of a 4 in my last history test so I did not have to repeat my last year in school. They wanted to get rid of me 🤣
@@moonliteX haha 😂 if the teachers had really looked at my skills, I would have failed biology, religion, crafts, mother tongue, English and Swedish every single year. Only good behavior saved me and because of that I got 5 out of all. The music also played 6, although 5 would have been closer to the truth. I excelled in visual arts, but otherwise I really didn't.
Yes we do study many languages, at school English, Swedish and German for me. Now alongside keeping up with those on Duolingo, I have tried to start also Spanish, Korean and Chinese 😊😅
It is true that Finnish sounds ugly to Swedes. It sounds harsh and monotonous. It also sounds bad to many other nationalities. An Englishman living in Tampere said this about Finnish: "It is a very harsh language. Sometimes it hurts my ears to listen to it".
Most people in the nordics learn quite a few languages in School, i learned Swedish, English, German, Spanish in school and also Finnish due to my heritage. So most people speak minimum 3 languages some even more. It also really depends on where you live if you have been to Finland or not if you are close to the east coast it's quite natural that you have at least been on a cruise to Finland. But if you go to the south like Malmö or on the west coast it's more natural for them to go to Denmark rather than Finland, most of the time it's just basic logistics. Also due to the climat quite many people seek a warmer climate when picking a vacation destination. You would most like get very different answers along the east coast.
I live in the north of Sweden near Umeå. The town most near to Umeå is Vaasa in Finland. We have a ferry going between us every day and here finns are really our neighbours. I think we who live in the north of Sweden feel that finns are just like us more than people living in the south of Sweden. Some places in the north of Sweden speak finnish and also meankäli which is like a mix. I don’t but when I went to Vaasa many finns there speak swedish. The language is another thing, with norwegian and danish we can understand some of it, with finnish nothing. We all have friends who comes from Finland or with one or two parents who are finnish. Schools in Finland are the best now. So we are linked together.
Finns and Swedes are more or less same with shyness, language skills, near to none resistance to alcohol, most of us are moved foward with power of coffee. Of course there are tons and tons of differences between us (habbits, language and traditions), but mostly (sad to say) we are the same. So this is why going to sweden as finn isn't that exotic like traveling to Gernany
Finnish, English and Swedish are compulsory, but you are encouraged to pick up at least one other extra language as well, but it is not compulsory Especially at the time when EU first formed, the position of English was not at all solidified as the Western World's language of commerce and communication. Particularly in Finland, there was a huge debate about the next big language people should learn between German, French, Russian and English. German language was actually more often than not, being debated as the number one language to learn, even over English. Luckily English language learning was already compulsory in Finland, so it didn't have to seriously compete vs German language in school's, but there were many who advocated for allowing people to replace English studies with German or Russian studies. In hindsight, we all know how ridiculously wrong that turned out to be, but in the early 90s the dominant position of English language as the clear winner was not clear at all. 2:48 yeah, most Swedes don't care or know anything about Finland outside of ice hockey, alcohol and sauna
i was forced to learn Finnish, swedish, english, german, and spanish in school. now i stopped german after 9 years and only did spanish for 3. i was forced to learn those languages i couldn't say no to german or spanish. but yeah i know that most schools don't do that
We are not forced into learning anything else than Swedish, Finnish and English, but it's usually an option. I'm a 13 year old from Helsinki, and I study French.
oh, it has changed then I guess, I´m old, about 15 years ago it was not an option to not to start the forth language , it was a must, exactly when I was your age, 13 yr. I chose germany and cannot remember much anymore, sadly. Have a nice day and remember to rest also between your studies : )
as a Finn I can only say that the Swedes I have met are one of the nicest people toward Finns. (And we are loved worldwide). But it was really sad and surprising that the old colonial master race raises it's heads in the peoples comments just like Putin with his Finland/Baltic countries/Poland/Alaska belong to ruzzia. If I would take a same poll in Sweden I think I would get better comments.
I'm going to second-grade education and I'm going to learn Finnish, Swedish, English, German, French and Russian. Of course it's my own choice, but I like languages :)
Yes but it's for optional classes and german too so you can choose to take some in 8th and 9th grade i've taken french since 8th grade and i'm in 9th grade now
If you like hip hop and Lapland, can't go wrong with Tulenkantajat - the OG early 00's funk group from Rovaniemi, and of course the late Edorf, who was rapper from northern Lapland.
In school I learned english and german as new languages. I already knew finnish and swedish because those are both my mother languages. I also learned a bit spanish in school.
Yes, Geo - it is scientifically proven that language skills improve your brain! Especially languages that are rather different to your own. So learn Finnish with good cheer - think about it as different (from other languages), fascinating, a real life wonder, how the human race could come up with so many different ways to communicate, from Japanese, to Basque, to Iroquois.
Learning a new language is also scientifically proven to thwart and stave off the onset of Alzheimer's, MS, dementia... it also slows down the decay of neural network and is generally the best way to boost the overall functionality of your brain.
There is 3 mandatory languages in finnish school what you have to study, they are finnish(obviously) then swedish and english. And Its not uncommon that students take optional fourth language to learn, which could be germany, french, spanish etc. I myself learned french from third grade to ninth grade, and other language group was learning germany. But those who take them extra language studies are not the majority
I can only speak for fenno-swedes, but yes, we HAVE to learn swedish, finnish and english, and then we have to pick between german, french, spanish, russian and whatever other language they have to offer. I was a jumper so I learned a bit of every language XD I studied italian, german, french, russian, polish and japanese.
Learning other languages do make you smarter, specially if it happens as a kid. It is couple of IQ points. Same with playing musical instrument, it is couple of IQ points. Doesn't make every musician intelligent... and after working with them most of my life they for sure aren't smart. But they would be a little bit less smart if they didn't play music. Both of those train your brain to form new connections that then help with problem solving. Learning to speak, read and write one language of course is the biggest boost, and we do that naturally. Having to learn another language expands the whole concept of language, you learn two logic systems (specially true with Finnish language), and create huge amount of contextual connections between the new language and your native. Music is great for math, just the way notes are interlinked with each other is like mathematical ballet.
Learning a new language is also scientifically proven to thwart and stave off the onset of Alzheimer's, MS, dementia... it also slows down the decay of neural network and is generally the best way to boost the overall functionality of your brain.
Most of the Finns understand Swedish well or almost perfectly, because we all have had to be learned it for many years. You are wrong in this issue because you still dont know enough our history and education. So what you thought about language skills its not true. And by the way I understand you perfectly. Try please to do the same, understand Finnish and after that comment what we can.
Ps. English was optional, I took it voluntarily, but one of my friends didn't and later he was practically forced to join our English course in the middle of everything, because it wouldn't have been possible for him to start studying English again at any point, because elementary courses are only organized in elementary school or as adult education courses. The teachers felt that it would be good to know English when applying for secondary education or university, so the teachers talked him into taking the course even though he was a year behind.
in our school it was possible to learn german, french, spanish or russian along swedish & english :) i chose german, but i didn't really learn it in 2 years :/
🤩 SISU........The Finns have something they call sisu. It is a compound of bravado and bravery, of ferocity and tenacity, of the ability to keep fighting after most people would have quit, and to fight with the will to win. The Finns translate sisu as "the Finnish spirit" but it is a much more gutful word than that. Last week the Finns gave the world a good example of sisu by carrying the war into Russian territory on one front while on another they withstood merciless attacks by a reinforced Russian Army. In the wilderness that forms most of the Russo-Finnish frontier between Lake Laatokka and the Arctic Ocean, the Finns definitely gained the upper hand.
Yes, we have to study forth language after elementary school, at the age of 13 .And if you go to high school you can pick more languages, studied German, continued it in high school ( I have forgotten almost completely how to speak or write that language foro not using it, sadly), I`m happy I did`t get French like some of my friends it sounds so difficult, all though beautiful. Thanks for the content btw. Interesting. Btw. Why the hell would we stand this coldness better than swedish people, like that lady thinks, like so typical.I´m already pissed and I`m only in start of this vid. damn. sorry. All though, I´m not surprised. We were under Swedish rules for so long,It was a very extremely dark time long ago, lasted hundreds of years,we were considered not be "real europeans."There are a lots of books and writings about that time of course, it is not a happy history (at all) but todays`s swedish people has nothing to do with it of course.
No, Karelian is the language closest to Finnish, or perhaps Ingrian. Especially if you speak an Eastern dialect of Finnish, you'll probably understand Karelian pretty well.
@@Silveirias my grandparents were Karelian from behind the current border, and the Karelian songs I’ve listened to have been more or less understandable. But from the neighboring nation states, Estonia is the closest comparison to Sweden/Finland I could think of.
@@tonikaihola5408 Mine are, too. I don't know the situation fo your grandparents, but by far most Finnish Karelians from that time spoke the Karelian dialect of Finnish (commonly nowadays called kaakkoismurre instead of Karjalan murre), not Karelian. A lot of people mix up the two, or think Karelian language is the Finnish dialect. If you want to hear Karelian, Viestit Karjala here on RUclips has news in Karelian (some speakers have very Russian accents, though).
I also think this was filmed before Russo-Ukraine war... The sentiments have changed, i didn't think about Sweden 5 years ago that much, now.. it is very different.
I´ve seen this before and this reality in Stockholm. Even that there comes many ferries each day to Finland, many of them haven´t visited Finland even that it is so easy to go for a cruise. I explored alot in Stockholm as i were young. In every part of the city you could hear Finnish language. Jolly speaking Finnish are in the bars at the summertine and gypsies are talking to Finland there. I lituraly mean all of them. Most of them have relatives in Finland and all of them know that Swedish can´t understand anything what they are talking about. I were so surpriced for that when i discover that thing over there. Also most of the Swedish knows Jack shit about Finland. Some do but i would say that 80-90% are quite clueless about Finland.
At first it is shocking that Swedes know so little about Finland, just a nice ferry trip away, not even expensive. This video is very representative of the Swedes in general. But then you get so used to it, that those attitudes, and opinions and ignorance expressed, are the most common in Sweden, so you don't get surprised anymore. But if told that Finland is the happiest country, the Swedes will be the most unbelieving and surprised of all. And Swedes will never take up anything positive from Finland directly, if it doesn't come to them via the USA. Then they often think it is something from Japan, rather. Like Nokia, Kone, Moomins, Fazer, and Marimekko. The young people interviewed mentioned forests, lakes, heavy metal bands, but not the president and the republic, the Euro (as currency), the progressive status of women ahead of Sweden, not even contacts in championships in the same sports that are popular in Sweden. It so entertaining to watch your reaction to this video!!! 😀 My experience is that Finland is much more popular in Denmark and Norway than in Sweden. The reason Finns don't learn Estonian, is that the language is rather intelligible, especially in writing, without much studying. Even if Estonia is far away from Sodankylä, I do hope you could visit that country, too, that Finns count as our brother country, too. React to some presentation of Estonia's gorgeous song and dance festivals, please, whenever it suits you! It would be nice to perhaps see your enthusiasm!
I think our big brother Sweden is a bit arrogant and fake positive, generally speaking. Just my honest opinion 😄 But that doesn't mean I hate Sweden. I appreciate their skills in many ways. Surprised how they don't know nearly anything about us 😂 I know we Finnish are quite humble but still. I loved your reaction ❤
I learned finnish, swedish, english and german at School. My friends learned spanish as well. They are not our big brother even they think that way. Unenducated and stupid. And I still love Sweden.
I guess when you’re asking young people in Stockholm about anything, you risk some pretty ignorant answers, including about Sweden. Slightly older people love Finns and admire their no nonsense attitude. Of course understanding f all about the language, but hey, why talk so much 🇫🇮🇸🇪
It is too much to say that Swedes HATE Finland. There are a lot of Swedes who hate to listen to the Finnish language but that does not mean that they hate everything about Finland.
It is weird that swedes still know nothing of Finland. A lot of them do not know that swedish is the second official language of Finland. They don't know that Finland was directly a part of Sweden for over 600 years. A lot of them think Finnish language is a slavic language. It is not. They think finns are slavs. They are not. Actually swedish is related to slavic languages. They are in the same indoeuropian family group. What do they in schools?
Swedes do know about the history of Sweden and therefore also about what happened with Finland in the past. We don't think Finns are slavs and Swedish certainly isn't a Slavic language 😹 It's a Germanic language!
You do. At least a lot of the sweds do. I have met a lot of Sweds so I know. It doesn't really matter, cuz they have been really nice anyway. @@MissSylvia67
@@diamondsarenotforever8542 Thank you! Actually I'm Finnish/ Greek 💙🤍 (Sweden born and raised) so I'm maybe a bit more interested about what happens in Finland than the ordinary Swede. But I think most Swedes have positive opinions about Finn's and Finland
@@MissSylvia67 Germanic languages like Slavic languages are in the big Indo-European family group. All the European languages are in that group except finnish, estonian and Hungarian languages. You can check it up.
@@diamondsarenotforever8542 Yes that's not news to me. But Swedish it's not Slavic, it's a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family.
To live in Sweden it is ok but really boring. Lucky for us we have some criminals that makes some noice. Because damn it is boring. I don't know what I would do without video games. And I don't know much about Finland but it seems even more boring. When you are driving around Sweden there is really much empty space so boring. But if you are old and don't like action Sweden is the country for you. 😅
You have to study Finnish too, obviously. If your native tongue is Finnish, then your mandatory foreign languages are Swedish and English, if your mother tongue is Swedish, I believe they have to study Finnish and English. Sami people get their education in sami language, I believe they have to study Finnish, Swedish and English as well.
@@juhanisirkia3618 You're right and I was wrong, apparently it's not mandatory but 99.4% of students have English as the mandatory other foreign language (in addition to Swedish). It is heavily recommended by the schools to take English as a mandatory language though and the curriculum is planned in a way that includes English learning. So yeah, 2 mandatory foreign languages, one has to be Swedish or Finnish (depending on your native tongue) and then another mandatory foreign language (99.4% have English) and then on top of that many people study other foreign languages like French, German or Spanish.
Its okay what swedens thinks about us, they will realize what we are when finns defend their country in a war.. we are loyal and we dont hate swedish! :D no hard feelings! love sweden.
So in a nutshell: they don' know a lot. If they do know a bit, its sorta positive. Nevertheless both versions are truly funny to hear. Man för inte glömma nittiofem, den glider in. Ysiviis nevö förget. WM 2014 finals nevö forget, men det är bra(ish idag) men hur man kan glömma sådan, satan?
You have become truly Finnish when you get offended by arrogant Swedish comments
I was try to say the same! 😂
hahahahhaaha 🤣
Hah, exactly!
yeah! ;D
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My Finnish wife speaks Finnish of course, Swedish, perfect English, as well as German and French (all learned at school) and now she speaks very passable Spanish. I've been here 20 years and I am still struggling with Finnish!
Swedes have always talk like we wouldnt even be here. 😅 Except if they need our protection for something. It's so funny. And if they do talk about us, they remember to tell that we have been part of them. Like it would be something to be proud of. And then they wonder, why do we think that they are so proud people and full of themselves.
They treated us like dirt in the old times and that`s nothing to be proud of, I would not even bring it up if I was from Sweden.
@@ambrusin4889 most people was treated like dirt in the old days. In which way did a Finnish farmer have it worse than a Swedish farmer?
Also your political system was build while you still belonged to Sweden, same with your courts. There is a reason why Sweden and Finland are so similar.
@@reineh3477 yeah, well exactly the point.
@@ambrusin4889 you didn't explain anything. Do you think people in Germany or France had a better life?
Rather odd to hear a Swede say "it gets so cold there" - like it was any warmer in Sweden.
Depends the area in Sweden. Göteborg and Malmö are in south Sweden so it is way more warmer than Lapland area in nothern Sweden. If you look at the map and compair how much more south those cities are than Helsinki or Hanko you might get the point. And even that i have traveled alot to Sweden (mostly Stockholm or Haparanda), in Stockholm i haven´t been colder than -12 at winter. Haparanda is of course different story becous it´s up north next to Tornio. There the winter temperatures gets easily under -30 in cold winters.
@@ArchieArpeggio What about Åland vesrus Kiiruna or Gällivaara? Witch one is warmest?
@@user-kv5dw7yz7q Well Kiiruna and Gällivaara are in Lapland inside of the arctic circle and Åland is at the see and much more south so the see water keeps it longer warmer during autumn and winter. Ofcourse the wind makes it feel cold there during winter time.
You getting offended by swedes is the best part of the whole video 🤣❤ But quite interesting to see how little swedes seem to know about finland, didnt really expect that. And how come noone mentions our serious rivalries in hockey, eurovision etc..?! (basically anything that can be competition between sweden and finland...as its said, its not important to win, its important to be better than sweden 😅)
I would have mention the Swedish-Finnish battle that happens every year. (Finnkampen - Ruotsi-ottelu). We are the only ones that have an annual athletics competition between two countries.
Also, if you go north of Stockholm many feels a closer connection with Finland than Skåne (which we call half-Danish).
Haha loved this, you trying to defend finland and finns!
I love our Swedish brothers (to an extent) but I'm sad to hear how few of them realize we're the same!
When I go to Sweden I feel like I never left home, only that I have to stare at the language I cursed at in secondary school 😂
Same goes for all the nordics!
We swedish stand united with the finns in all things….. but not in hockey
Exactly. Without the language difference I couldn't tell a difference. They're very similar in almost every way. Same with Norway, but their nature is also different. I could live in Norway or Sweden if I knew the language better.
When I'm visiting Sweden or Norway, I feel like I'm at home there too. If there was a war in Sweden or Norway, I would feel like it's an attack to my home country and would be happy to defend them.
Someone may feel differently, but for me the language is the only difference that defines that it's a different country to me.
As a swede with finnish heritage (my grandmother,and also some from my estonian grandfather whose ancestors were originally finnish) i do get kinda sad when swedes are shit talking finns or finns shit talking swedes(unless in a fun harmless sibling way)
I don't think we Finns really care about the answers. We're just happy to get some attention :)
Exactly!!! I'm not offended at all😅😅
Yeah we don’t
True. You could compare them to siblings, I mean you don't expect compliments from your siblings, you expect them to be slightly annoying, but you still love them.
I do care.
Swedes don´t know much about Finland and morover they don´t care, that´s why they don´t realize how similar we are, they don´t even realize we have the same climate. It´s truly a shame, as a swedish speaking Finn I love to travel in Sweden it´s so easy to get around when you can do it in your own language.
Yeah the climate comments were the most hilarious. Like these countries are side by side, it's the same climate 😂
Not all of us but im saying this as a swede with a finnish grandmother so idk but everyone I know(family and friends)knows alot about finland
As a Swede I agree, we are very similar and if you ask people north of Stockholm many feel a closer connection with Finland than Skåne (which we sometimes call half Danish).
You really have become finnish😂❤
As a half Finn from Sweden I just have to say relax 😅 Don't take it so seriously! No one said they hated Finland! These are just a few Swedes and their opinions. Many of the comments were very nice! In the news for instance lots of great things are often said about Finland and Finns. Today Esa-Pekka Salonen got the Swedish Polar Music prize and the most popular reality show on tv last year was Marko & Irma (won a prize as best reality show), which is about Swedish/Finnish artist Markoolio and his mom Irma. She is so loved here! I do love both countries and people equally 🇫🇮🇸🇪💙🤍
Fun fact: spanish is the most learned language on Duolingo in Finland. Also surprisingly many retirees buy a house in Spain. So yeah i would say that relatively many people learn spanish here. Tho in schools, most people learn german or french on top of Finnish, swedish or english. I dont mean most people learn those, but most people who choose to learn a 4th language choose german or french.
In basic school I studied Finnish, Swedish and English and then everyone chose between German and french. I picked french.
Then the first extra language I chose was Italian so that's five.
Then on my own I've studied German and Spanish. And I'm by no means a good student. I might literally have been the worst student in all the schools I've studied in and I'm NOT even exaggerating.
Oh and my mom made me play violin so I had to learn how to read, write, understand and interpret music and musical notation too.
So ... That kinda makes 8 languages.
😳😵💫 and you say you were a bad language student. if the teachers hadn't given a pitiful 5 ( 4 the worst, 10 the best number ) for English and Swedish studies, I would have had to stay in the class every single year.
@@paulakuljunlahti no, I'm a bad student in general. Most subjects were 5's and 6's with LOTS of 4's in-between.
Got kicked out of a couple of subjects because too many 4's
Our principle had to FORCE my history teacher to give me a 5 instead of a 4 in my last history test so I did not have to repeat my last year in school. They wanted to get rid of me 🤣
@@moonliteX haha 😂 if the teachers had really looked at my skills, I would have failed biology, religion, crafts, mother tongue, English and Swedish every single year. Only good behavior saved me and because of that I got 5 out of all. The music also played 6, although 5 would have been closer to the truth. I excelled in visual arts, but otherwise I really didn't.
Love you Man❤
Yes we do study many languages, at school English, Swedish and German for me. Now alongside keeping up with those on Duolingo, I have tried to start also Spanish, Korean and Chinese 😊😅
how is it possible that some one that speaks swedish says finnish sounds ugly :D
It is true that Finnish sounds ugly to Swedes. It sounds harsh and monotonous. It also sounds bad to many other nationalities. An Englishman living in Tampere said this about Finnish: "It is a very harsh language. Sometimes it hurts my ears to listen to it".
mitähän mieltä muun maalaiset on ruotsin kielestä sitte :D kuulostaa aivan helvetin kamalalta ainaki omaan korvaan :D@@perttisuorsa4678
@@Juos10kustuTotta. Monet ulkomaalaiset sanovat, että ruotsin kieli on rumaa ja Suomen kieli kaunista.
Most people in the nordics learn quite a few languages in School, i learned Swedish, English, German, Spanish in school and also Finnish due to my heritage. So most people speak minimum 3 languages some even more. It also really depends on where you live if you have been to Finland or not if you are close to the east coast it's quite natural that you have at least been on a cruise to Finland. But if you go to the south like Malmö or on the west coast it's more natural for them to go to Denmark rather than Finland, most of the time it's just basic logistics. Also due to the climat quite many people seek a warmer climate when picking a vacation destination. You would most like get very different answers along the east coast.
I live in the north of Sweden near Umeå. The town most near to Umeå is Vaasa in Finland. We have a ferry going between us every day and here finns are really our neighbours. I think we who live in the north of Sweden feel that finns are just like us more than people living in the south of Sweden. Some places in the north of Sweden speak finnish and also meankäli which is like a mix. I don’t but when I went to Vaasa many finns there speak swedish. The language is another thing, with norwegian and danish we can understand some of it, with finnish nothing. We all have friends who comes from Finland or with one or two parents who are finnish. Schools in Finland are the best now. So we are linked together.
Finns and Swedes are more or less same with shyness, language skills, near to none resistance to alcohol, most of us are moved foward with power of coffee. Of course there are tons and tons of differences between us (habbits, language and traditions), but mostly (sad to say) we are the same. So this is why going to sweden as finn isn't that exotic like traveling to Gernany
Finnish, English and Swedish are compulsory, but you are encouraged to pick up at least one other extra language as well, but it is not compulsory
Especially at the time when EU first formed, the position of English was not at all solidified as the Western World's language of commerce and communication. Particularly in Finland, there was a huge debate about the next big language people should learn between German, French, Russian and English.
German language was actually more often than not, being debated as the number one language to learn, even over English. Luckily English language learning was already compulsory in Finland, so it didn't have to seriously compete vs German language in school's, but there were many who advocated for allowing people to replace English studies with German or Russian studies.
In hindsight, we all know how ridiculously wrong that turned out to be, but in the early 90s the dominant position of English language as the clear winner was not clear at all.
2:48 yeah, most Swedes don't care or know anything about Finland outside of ice hockey, alcohol and sauna
i was forced to learn Finnish, swedish, english, german, and spanish in school. now i stopped german after 9 years and only did spanish for 3. i was forced to learn those languages i couldn't say no to german or spanish. but yeah i know that most schools don't do that
We are not forced into learning anything else than Swedish, Finnish and English, but it's usually an option. I'm a 13 year old from Helsinki, and I study French.
oh, it has changed then I guess, I´m old, about 15 years ago it was not an option to not to start the forth language , it was a must, exactly when I was your age, 13 yr. I chose germany and cannot remember much anymore, sadly. Have a nice day and remember to rest also between your studies : )
as a Finn I can only say that the Swedes I have met are one of the nicest people toward Finns. (And we are loved worldwide).
But it was really sad and surprising that the old colonial master race raises it's heads in the peoples comments just like Putin with his Finland/Baltic countries/Poland/Alaska belong to ruzzia.
If I would take a same poll in Sweden I think I would get better comments.
I'm going to second-grade education and I'm going to learn Finnish, Swedish, English, German, French and Russian. Of course it's my own choice, but I like languages :)
Yes but it's for optional classes and german too so you can choose to take some in 8th and 9th grade i've taken french since 8th grade and i'm in 9th grade now
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In school I learned english and german as new languages. I already knew finnish and swedish because those are both my mother languages. I also learned a bit spanish in school.
Yes, Geo - it is scientifically proven that language skills improve your brain! Especially languages that are rather different to your own. So learn Finnish with good cheer - think about it as different (from other languages), fascinating, a real life wonder, how the human race could come up with so many different ways to communicate, from Japanese, to Basque, to Iroquois.
Learning a new language is also scientifically proven to thwart and stave off the onset of Alzheimer's, MS, dementia... it also slows down the decay of neural network and is generally the best way to boost the overall functionality of your brain.
You are turning to be a real Finn💪🏻
There is 3 mandatory languages in finnish school what you have to study, they are finnish(obviously) then swedish and english. And Its not uncommon that students take optional fourth language to learn, which could be germany, french, spanish etc. I myself learned french from third grade to ninth grade, and other language group was learning germany. But those who take them extra language studies are not the majority
I can only speak for fenno-swedes, but yes, we HAVE to learn swedish, finnish and english, and then we have to pick between german, french, spanish, russian and whatever other language they have to offer. I was a jumper so I learned a bit of every language XD I studied italian, german, french, russian, polish and japanese.
Learning other languages do make you smarter, specially if it happens as a kid. It is couple of IQ points. Same with playing musical instrument, it is couple of IQ points. Doesn't make every musician intelligent... and after working with them most of my life they for sure aren't smart. But they would be a little bit less smart if they didn't play music.
Both of those train your brain to form new connections that then help with problem solving. Learning to speak, read and write one language of course is the biggest boost, and we do that naturally. Having to learn another language expands the whole concept of language, you learn two logic systems (specially true with Finnish language), and create huge amount of contextual connections between the new language and your native. Music is great for math, just the way notes are interlinked with each other is like mathematical ballet.
Learning a new language is also scientifically proven to thwart and stave off the onset of Alzheimer's, MS, dementia... it also slows down the decay of neural network and is generally the best way to boost the overall functionality of your brain.
Most of the Finns understand Swedish well or almost perfectly, because we all have had to be learned it for many years. You are wrong in this issue because you still dont know enough our history and education. So what you thought about language skills its not true.
And by the way I understand you perfectly. Try please to do the same, understand Finnish and after that comment what we can.
I actually had to learn 4 languages, because I took German as my second language. 😅
1. Finnish 🇫🇮
2. German 🇩🇪
3. English 🇬🇧
4. Swedish 🇸🇪
Ps. English was optional, I took it voluntarily, but one of my friends didn't and later he was practically forced to join our English course in the middle of everything, because it wouldn't have been possible for him to start studying English again at any point, because elementary courses are only organized in elementary school or as adult education courses.
The teachers felt that it would be good to know English when applying for secondary education or university, so the teachers talked him into taking the course even though he was a year behind.
in our school it was possible to learn german, french, spanish or russian along swedish & english :) i chose german, but i didn't really learn it in 2 years :/
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🤩 SISU........The Finns have something they call sisu. It is a compound of bravado and bravery, of ferocity and tenacity, of the ability to keep fighting after most people would have quit, and to fight with the will to win. The Finns translate sisu as "the Finnish spirit" but it is a much more gutful word than that. Last week the Finns gave the world a good example of sisu by carrying the war into Russian territory on one front while on another they withstood merciless attacks by a reinforced Russian Army. In the wilderness that forms most of the Russo-Finnish frontier between Lake Laatokka and the Arctic Ocean, the Finns definitely gained the upper hand.
1:44 that’s true
Yes, we have to study forth language after elementary school, at the age of 13 .And if you go to high school you can pick more languages, studied German, continued it in high school ( I have forgotten almost completely how to speak or write that language foro not using it, sadly), I`m happy I did`t get French like some of my friends it sounds so difficult, all though beautiful. Thanks for the content btw. Interesting. Btw. Why the hell would we stand this coldness better than swedish people, like that lady thinks, like so typical.I´m already pissed and I`m only in start of this vid. damn. sorry. All though, I´m not surprised. We were under Swedish rules for so long,It was a very extremely dark time long ago, lasted hundreds of years,we were considered not be "real europeans."There are a lots of books and writings about that time of course, it is not a happy history (at all) but todays`s swedish people has nothing to do with it of course.
One reason why young Swedes don't go to Finland is, that if they did and saw how the country really is, they would not probably go back to Sweden!😊
You are learning Finnish and you don't know how Swedes (or anyone else) could hate the Finnish language? What planet are you visiting from?
In the Swedes’ defense, most people in Finland don’t speak Estonian and we’re right next to them.
And it’s the language closest to Finnish!
But we still visit there. And like to know them and communicate with them. We can't really say the same thing about swedes...
No, Karelian is the language closest to Finnish, or perhaps Ingrian. Especially if you speak an Eastern dialect of Finnish, you'll probably understand Karelian pretty well.
@@Silveirias my grandparents were Karelian from behind the current border, and the Karelian songs I’ve listened to have been more or less understandable. But from the neighboring nation states, Estonia is the closest comparison to Sweden/Finland I could think of.
@@tonikaihola5408 Mine are, too. I don't know the situation fo your grandparents, but by far most Finnish Karelians from that time spoke the Karelian dialect of Finnish (commonly nowadays called kaakkoismurre instead of Karjalan murre), not Karelian. A lot of people mix up the two, or think Karelian language is the Finnish dialect. If you want to hear Karelian, Viestit Karjala here on RUclips has news in Karelian (some speakers have very Russian accents, though).
Alcohol consumption is high throughout Europe, but I don't think that Finland is very different from the other Nordic countries.
Thank you for this reaction; funny af when that one guy said that "hopefully Russia will not occupate Finland" 🤣
They don't even know Finland is a member of Nato. Article 5.
@@butterflies655Of course we know. This is an old video, have seen it before
Im speaking Swedish and Finnish Living in Finland. In Finland is the Swedish main spoken language for 500.000 citizens in Finland🇫🇮🇸🇪
I also think this was filmed before Russo-Ukraine war... The sentiments have changed, i didn't think about Sweden 5 years ago that much, now.. it is very different.
I´ve seen this before and this reality in Stockholm. Even that there comes many ferries each day to Finland, many of them haven´t visited Finland even that it is so easy to go for a cruise.
I explored alot in Stockholm as i were young. In every part of the city you could hear Finnish language. Jolly speaking Finnish are in the bars at the summertine and gypsies are talking to Finland there. I lituraly mean all of them. Most of them have relatives in Finland and all of them know that Swedish can´t understand anything what they are talking about. I were so surpriced for that when i discover that thing over there.
Also most of the Swedish knows Jack shit about Finland. Some do but i would say that 80-90% are quite clueless about Finland.
Haha! Don't mind them ❤
Sure! And Russian and Arabic also. Deutch comes easily with swedish and french with english. Italian sounds like Finnish, so it is easy to learn too 😂
Finnish takes a long time to master, even to understand a sentence can take quite some time, not the easiest language to learn.
Sweds have lost their touch to ice hockey 🏒. And that's the main thing between FIN-SWE. Nothing else matters.
At first it is shocking that Swedes know so little about Finland, just a nice ferry trip away, not even expensive. This video is very representative of the Swedes in general. But then you get so used to it, that those attitudes, and opinions and ignorance expressed, are the most common in Sweden, so you don't get surprised anymore. But if told that Finland is the happiest country, the Swedes will be the most unbelieving and surprised of all. And Swedes will never take up anything positive from Finland directly, if it doesn't come to them via the USA. Then they often think it is something from Japan, rather. Like Nokia, Kone, Moomins, Fazer, and Marimekko. The young people interviewed mentioned forests, lakes, heavy metal bands, but not the president and the republic, the Euro (as currency), the progressive status of women ahead of Sweden, not even contacts in championships in the same sports that are popular in Sweden.
It so entertaining to watch your reaction to this video!!! 😀 My experience is that Finland is much more popular in Denmark and Norway than in Sweden. The reason Finns don't learn Estonian, is that the language is rather intelligible, especially in writing, without much studying. Even if Estonia is far away from Sodankylä, I do hope you could visit that country, too, that Finns count as our brother country, too. React to some presentation of Estonia's gorgeous song and dance festivals, please, whenever it suits you! It would be nice to perhaps see your enthusiasm!
Finn here. I can't blame anyone if they have not visited theyr neighboring country. I've never visited Russia. Sweden and Estonia yes.
Are you implying that Finland is a fascist and totalitarian dictatorship?
Ruotsi on terveisiä perseestä ✌️
Swedes still think they are the "big brother"!
I think our big brother Sweden is a bit arrogant and fake positive, generally speaking. Just my honest opinion 😄 But that doesn't mean I hate Sweden. I appreciate their skills in many ways. Surprised how they don't know nearly anything about us 😂 I know we Finnish are quite humble but still. I loved your reaction ❤
Oh, they know. They just don't want to admit it because of the old imperialist attitude.
"Oh, you were too?"
I love Sweden, But it is only when we win in hockey and they loose. 😆
I learned finnish, swedish, english and german at School. My friends learned spanish as well. They are not our big brother even they think that way. Unenducated and stupid. And I still love Sweden.
5 languages in school!
gotta love u for getting offended and defending finland
I guess when you’re asking young people in Stockholm about anything, you risk some pretty ignorant answers, including about Sweden. Slightly older people love Finns and admire their no nonsense attitude. Of course understanding f all about the language, but hey, why talk so much 🇫🇮🇸🇪
Ask your neighbor have they visited in "kotiseutumuseo".
Outsiders (aka tourists) know different things about your area than you.
It is too much to say that Swedes HATE Finland. There are a lot of Swedes who hate to listen to the Finnish language but that does not mean that they hate everything about Finland.
Ainiin finland is sweden's buffer zone since 🤔 1700s?
Finns about Swedes = Bourgeois Gays. Swedes about Finns = Primitive drunks. This with a friendly note from both sides:)
It is weird that swedes still know nothing of Finland. A lot of them do not know that swedish is the second official language of Finland. They don't know that Finland was directly a part of Sweden for over 600 years. A lot of them think Finnish language is a slavic language. It is not. They think finns are slavs. They are not. Actually swedish is related to slavic languages. They are in the same indoeuropian family group. What do they in schools?
Swedes do know about the history of Sweden and therefore also about what happened with Finland in the past. We don't think Finns are slavs and Swedish certainly isn't a Slavic language 😹 It's a Germanic language!
You do. At least a lot of the sweds do. I have met a lot of Sweds so I know. It doesn't really matter, cuz they have been really nice anyway. @@MissSylvia67
@@diamondsarenotforever8542 Thank you! Actually I'm Finnish/ Greek 💙🤍 (Sweden born and raised) so I'm maybe a bit more interested about what happens in Finland than the ordinary Swede. But I think most Swedes have positive opinions about Finn's and Finland
@@MissSylvia67 Germanic languages like Slavic languages are in the big Indo-European family group. All the European languages are in that group except finnish, estonian and Hungarian languages. You can check it up.
@@diamondsarenotforever8542 Yes that's not news to me. But Swedish it's not Slavic, it's a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family.
As a Finn, I love Sweden. They are brothers
Finland is not a land of thousand lakes. That's fake news. It's a land of thousands lakes😄
To live in Sweden it is ok but really boring. Lucky for us we have some criminals that makes some noice. Because damn it is boring. I don't know what I would do without video games. And I don't know much about Finland but it seems even more boring. When you are driving around Sweden there is really much empty space so boring. But if you are old and don't like action Sweden is the country for you. 😅
Only English and Swedish are required to study, other languages are optional.
You have to study Finnish too, obviously. If your native tongue is Finnish, then your mandatory foreign languages are Swedish and English, if your mother tongue is Swedish, I believe they have to study Finnish and English. Sami people get their education in sami language, I believe they have to study Finnish, Swedish and English as well.
@@CheriTheBery Since when has English been *mandatory*?
@@juhanisirkia3618 You're right and I was wrong, apparently it's not mandatory but 99.4% of students have English as the mandatory other foreign language (in addition to Swedish). It is heavily recommended by the schools to take English as a mandatory language though and the curriculum is planned in a way that includes English learning. So yeah, 2 mandatory foreign languages, one has to be Swedish or Finnish (depending on your native tongue) and then another mandatory foreign language (99.4% have English) and then on top of that many people study other foreign languages like French, German or Spanish.
Part swedish wtf it's been what 500 years we're not you anymore "stop get some help"
Its okay what swedens thinks about us, they will realize what we are when finns defend their country in a war.. we are loyal and we dont hate swedish! :D no hard feelings! love sweden.
So in a nutshell: they don' know a lot. If they do know a bit, its sorta positive. Nevertheless both versions are truly funny to hear. Man för inte glömma nittiofem, den glider in. Ysiviis nevö förget. WM 2014 finals nevö forget, men det är bra(ish idag) men hur man kan glömma sådan, satan?
swedes dont learn anything about finland in their mind finland might aswell still be eastern sweden
Actually russian they think.
this was not a great video finns do not get offended by these answers👎
Im in the 8th grade and i have to learn finnish swedish english and german😢