Ice Swimming in Finland: Why Finns Love It & How You Can Try It Too

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • Have you ever heard of ice swimming? In this video, I’m going to share everything you need to know about ice swimming in Finland.
    Drop a comment below to let me know: Would you give it a try? If you have already done ice hole swimming, what was your experience like? ⬇️
    00:00 intro
    00:38 What is ice swimming
    1:17 ice swimming terms in Finnish
    2:04 why do people like ice hole swimming
    3:10 5 tips to remember
    5:20 tutorial on how to make an ice hole
    8:00 outro
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Комментарии • 81

  • @jussikemppainen7904
    @jussikemppainen7904 4 месяца назад

    When i was young . I was on a swimming training. Best part of a day was going after a hard trainining to ice cold pool. Hello from finland 😊

  • @LBUKRK
    @LBUKRK 6 месяцев назад

    As a brazilian man with hot blood, I’d love to try it. Let’s break the ice!

  • @user-uu7dk4ke6l
    @user-uu7dk4ke6l Месяц назад

    Wow so nice ❤

  • @newtonheston8905
    @newtonheston8905 Год назад

    I tried this on a cruise ship after a couple stops in Finland. Did the sauna first and then a dip in an icy bath. It wasn't as cold as an ice covered lake. But it was very bracing and I did feel very relaxed and comfortable afterward. Would definitely do it again. I think I need to see more of Finland. Thank you for your videos.

  • @waynesmith3767
    @waynesmith3767 2 года назад

    Hannu, thanks ; nice to have someone else remember these remote events! There’s a Hannu in Helsinki whom I know via zoom and only via zoom; I’ve not met him in person the times I’ve been in Helsinki.

  • @wstks-fmworldwide5390
    @wstks-fmworldwide5390 Год назад +2

    I'd give it a shot! We have traditional saunas (very enjoyable) in Northern Michigan, USA -- where lots of Finns settled -- but the opportunity to try a dip in icy water has not yet presented itself.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад

      Thank you so much for your comment!!🧡🙏

    • @garypeterson2079
      @garypeterson2079 Год назад

      I was raised in the Upper Pennisula and I remember that Lake Superior is about like ice hole swimming.....even in summertime it is frigid! We use to go down near the power plant discharge just because it was warm.

  • @IgorCyclist
    @IgorCyclist 2 года назад +2

    Hi, i would definitely try. :) 👍💪

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад +1

      Yes, it's so rewarding. :D

  • @vladel2263
    @vladel2263 2 года назад +3

    If I know my heart won't stop working, I would do that 😅

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Haha it feels like that for sure!

  • @garypeterson2079
    @garypeterson2079 Год назад

    Varpo, loved the video and suggestions. Yes, I would like to try it. I use to enjoy sauna's when I was younger and lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Now adays I am in Idaho.....still get the winters but no sauna's that I have found. Kiitos!

    • @garypeterson2079
      @garypeterson2079 Год назад

      sorry Varpu.....

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад +1

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡 Hope you can go to sauna soon!

  • @parsa3958
    @parsa3958 2 года назад

    awesome

  • @garomestamo
    @garomestamo 2 года назад +1

    😱🥶 I don't know if try this! 😅

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад +1

      Hahhaaa, I totally get it! :D

  • @paranoidandroid6711
    @paranoidandroid6711 Год назад

    I'm addicted to cold water immersion. It really helps my anxiety,depression and ptsd.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад +1

      Thank you for your comment and sharing this!

  • @TentoesMe
    @TentoesMe Год назад

    Yup. Finns are definitely nuts!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад +1

      Thank you for commenting! I agree!! 🤣

  • @eltonsalvador7620
    @eltonsalvador7620 2 года назад +1

    I want to do it again

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад +1

      Lucky Ranch has a great avanto place for sure!

  • @71cat
    @71cat 2 года назад

    🥶🤪! I always wonder that you do that after sauna 🤔: as kid we were always told not to jump into water after have been sweating in the sun because of the risk of hydrocution…. 🤷‍♀️?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад +1

      Hmm Yes probably best not to jump in icy cold water but it should be ok if you take a brief period outside of the sauna before going straight into the water 🙏

  • @sabirhodzic6562
    @sabirhodzic6562 2 года назад

    Is your favorite color gray? Are you tired of the gloomy sky? Do you have wind for export? How many seasons do you have in a year?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      These are great questions! No, no, no & 4 😊

  • @MegaG7777
    @MegaG7777 Год назад +3

    Varpu, thank you for being my ice swimming fairy godmother. I will pray for you and your family. Can’t wait to tell my wife.
    We live in Texas so for right now I go buy ice from the ice machine and dump it in the bathtub. The ice melts in under a minute even in cold water. Thank you for helping me with my health. Blessings of God in Christ Jesus
    Grady

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад

      Aww! Thank you for commenting! 🧡

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    wow ! so hard

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Yes it requires toughness for sure 😊💪

  • @heathereton5582
    @heathereton5582 2 года назад

    Yes to the sauna and no way to the ice swimming. I’m too wimpy! 🥶🥶🥶

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Haha 1 out of 2 , not bad 😂🇫🇮

  • @JeanClaudeNoel
    @JeanClaudeNoel Год назад

    Why is it easier for you to go ice swimming without a sauna? It seems to me that going into the cold water straight from the sauna would be easier as it would allow for a more gradual transition to the cold water. 😎

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮 Sometimes it's easier as you are not too comfortable in the sauna's warmth.

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    a ! So funny I guess it is a hard job

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Haha thanks for your comments 💙

  • @vitay.3803
    @vitay.3803 2 года назад

    I really want to try it! But I'm such a chicken. I need a friend 😂

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Yes! You always do this activity when you have a friend to do it with. If you are alone... it's so easy to skip it. :D

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    swimming is my love
    I have not swimmed
    I'm really want to

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    oh ! why the water is yellow

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Hmm just the natural color of the water I guess 😆

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    Oh I want to swim
    i don't know how
    will i drown ?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      If you don't know how to swim I do not recommend

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    i want but i 'm scared

  • @TylerKrasting
    @TylerKrasting 2 года назад

    Were you shivering at all?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Yes, I definitely was, a lot 😂

    • @TylerKrasting
      @TylerKrasting 2 года назад

      @@HerFinland lol. You should do a video of you shivering post swim to show the aftermath. That'd be cool to see

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    like trying so hard
    to get into water

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Yes, It's hard to get in the water at first 😂

  • @sabirhodzic6562
    @sabirhodzic6562 2 года назад

    I know how many seasons you have in a year... Two... Cold winter and mild winter...

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    will i lose my life in the water
    like i can't breathe ?
    and i 'll die ?

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    but i really like water

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад +1

    you speak English
    very well

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    it's all ice Thick ice

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    the water here polluted
    😢

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    in china ☹️☹️

  • @Torby4096
    @Torby4096 Год назад +1

    Nope! I love to be in the water, but I'll skip that! I think you are crazy as Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta! 😏

  • @kimmovaisto6819
    @kimmovaisto6819 Год назад

    Sauna on avannon jälkee….

  • @ruthnoronha8206
    @ruthnoronha8206 Год назад

    I notice that compared to Canada, most people embrace the cold would you say? Do some Finns hate the cold?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Год назад

      Of course there are people who like the cold and who don't.

  • @ruthnoronha8206
    @ruthnoronha8206 Год назад

    Absolutely not!!!

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc 2 года назад

    wow
    i heard people can drink water from🚰🚰 directly

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  2 года назад

      Yes we can drink directly from the tap in Finland 😊