Sodankylä is a great place to learn what the cold is like. I did my service there in 2010. Story: It was our first ski march, just a short 8 km. (5 miles) It was -20 degrees outside. (-28 °F) I put on way too much clothing and was sweating heavily. After the march, we had lunch outside and the plan after that was to set up tents and a perimeter, defenses etc. practice. I ate still with my now wet inner clothing for 5 minutes and by that time I were already shivering. Another 5 minutes after that and I was really cold. Some other team had started their march earlier and had already set up tents. (The tents are these large tents that can easily fit 12+ people inside) I went inside one of the tents and started undressing to change into dry clothing. My hands were so frozen I couldn't even undo my zipper on my jacket anymore. I had to go out and get a friend to help me undress. 🤣 Another smaller story: Some months later we had practice shooting with rpg's. We used these practice rounds which was just a tracer round so you could see where the shot went, adjust and learn. It was -42 celsius. (-43.6 °F) When it was my turn to fire, I took my big warm gloves off so that I could actually manage to use my fingers pull the trigger. I pressed the launcher firmly to my cheek, aimed and fired. The metal from the launcher managed to freeze a spot on my cheek and I got a nice red patch for the remainder of the week.
@@Unformed8 Well some but I wouldn't say this to be true in a "small talk" situation, but if you go for a beer, or even better beer and sauna, now we are talking.
I was in Finland more than 30 times! Including Lapland where they made this training, its the Santa Claus land there. At the end of the year, Santa receives tons of letters. In summer timer you can visit the fort located in Helsink and eat fish near the port. Highly reccomend it.
It's above the arctic circle, that also helps to understand how up north this is, the Arctic Sea is not far from here either, and it's higher up to the North pole then Iceland. It's a cruel but beautiful peaceful environment to train in, I enjoyed my stay there, but would rather not go back, memories I'll remember for life.
To those who don't know, using skis might seem like an ancient outdated method of travel with all the mechnized equipment we have nowadays. But this is the wilderness where there are no roads and the snow can be a meter deep. Operating in these conditions, skis really are one of the best ways to travel.
Yeah, you can't move at all, except maybe by crawling if the weather allows and snow condition is correct. Otherwise you'll just sink in and need to use like 20 times more energy to move. That's why skis are still essential in arctic warfare during winter.
Respect to those guys who has no idea what freezing to death means to your body. They must be really afraid of this experience. Good respectful coaching there.
The hypothermia test of the Finnish Forces in the Gulf of Finland Naval Command was quite brutal (this seems to be an easier level but still quite similar). At first, it's just feeling cold (not a problem), then it feels like it's impossible to breath and to move (hard to describe the feeling), then it suddenly felt very warm and it was time to get up because it was almost the fatal level. Then we had to re-assemble a weapon before we were allowed to go inside a warm house. We were not allowed to lie down for a while because cold blood might stop the heart. I've done a lot of ice swimming (that's nothing compared to the hypothermia test)
Im surprised they let you inside to warm up. We were told there could be complications if you do that. This was a similar test to what you are describing, but at the end we had to get dressed in the cold and start moving around.
This is not customary among all the Finnish military because of very obvious health issues that could follow the prolonged cold exposure. They rehearse this with specialized units.
People need to be on that kind of a environment to understand how brutal those kind of weather conditions are. It can totally paralyze the troops and soldiers if you are not prepared, weather can become your worst enemy or best friend.
Yes. Winter war is a sad example of this, as tons of soviet soldiers literally froze to death because of the lack of proper equipment and training. It helped in defending Finland of course, but it must've been a brutal way to go.
@@JiihaaS Germans too... There's a reason why 100 000 Germans were unable to reach Murmansk from Norway in 3 years but Finnish troops blew up the railway between Murmansk and Leningrad several times and the only reason it wasn't taken under Finnish control in the summer of -41 was the political pressure from United states. Even the famed German falchrimjäger were out of their depth in Lapland winter.
I did mine as a Finnish Dutchman in 1986-87. I stayed on as a 'summer sergeant' and did foreign tours with UNIFIL and KFOR. I'm still in the reserves for a few more years.
The home terrain advantage is a huge factor in my opinion. Growing up in a certain terrain, be it marshes, hills, mountains, flat plains or even cities. We humans develop an innate sense and intuition for how to move and orient ourselves. There is so much information that becomes so basic, we tend to not even know we are using it. Once I went trecking offroad with a foreign friend and and I disagreed with the path he wanted to take. When he wanted to know why, I could say him, that I expected the place to be swampy, but couldn't tell him why. He told me I had no way of knowing that from so far away. But I just somehow knew. Later I realized what it was. There were typical white flowers that only grow on marshy ground. Somehow I had that information in my brain, would have reacted based on that, but had never actually thought about it consciously.
Love, respect and gratitude to impressive Finland, they have such a powerful and dedicated military brimming with intelligence, patience and responsibility...this comes from within Finnish people, deeply, and shines beautifully in all they do!
Respekt från grannlandet Sverige! Ser er som en broder från en annan moder 🇸🇪🇫🇮 Inte bara delar vi historia tillsammans, jag hade delat med mig av mitt blod för er.
Lived in Helsinki for a couple of years as a kid. The Finns are uniquely qualified for this stuff. Plus, they've already got a proud history of fighting Russia.
Think about it like this. When Russia/USSR attacked Finland, the wi ter was on Finnish side. Not sure if that has happened to Russia with any other country. Just ask French and Germans.
As a Norwegian Army Soldier, my Suomi brothers in the East is possibly the only soldiers in the world that i respect when it comes to Winter warfare. I am glad that we finally are Brothers in Arms.
Norway is by far the best neighbor anyone could wish for. We have never had any problems between us (if "Saint" Olaf in the year 1008 doesn't count) You lent us Max Manus in the winter war and wanted to give us a mountain in honor of our 100 years of independence because we don't have any. A f**king mountain, how nice is that? Much love from Finland 🥰
Proud of Fins frome Lithuania🇱🇹💯💪 Much respect planing to try do warm ups in cold weather and lake too. Its healty and makes you resistent to beeing lazy allso🇫🇮🎅
yes, but our winter became some sort of weird winter without snow and we even have quiet a lot of rain now. its almost like UK type of climate, but a little bit colder actually, UK now is getting loads of snow while we have rain :D ps. talking about Lithuania here.
as a traveller finland is up there at the top for the best places to go,, like scandinavia as a whole.....just so much culture and hundreds of miles forests and lakes and outdoor activites that as a brit myself i love .....
bro they need to send Australian army guys to Finland! 😅 it would be interesting to watch how they deal with cold. and then send Finnish guys to Australia during summer to run around hehe
They seem to be a bit nicer to foreign soldiers. When I did the cold plunge we had to solve math problems, answer geography questions and at last request for permission to get out of there. I was probably in for about 3-4 minutes. Very nice to after that start digging for dry clothes in your backpack and run around in circles.
If you don't know about Finnish history in arctic warfare than just read about when the Soviets invaded at the start of WW2. Massive out numbered and they wrecked house on the soviet army.
My hats of to people who come to to my home turf and take the challenge. It can sometimes be hard for someone that's done this all their life so trying to adjust in couple of weeks must be hell but like we say "what does not kill you, makes you pissed off" and there is nothing like battalion of angry NATO troops barreling towards you.
I did my winter training in Sweden 1978/1979. It was an extremely cold winter with temperatures well below -30C (-22F) I remember this training as cold and fun.
I love this. I think Scandinavia is one of the most close tight alliances there is between bordering nations - in the world. Scandinvia is very closely knit. We share the same culture although there are some small differences. We share our airforce and we share tactics on the ground, we share our past when it comes to war, we have all been living up here forever and know the landscapes like it is our own pockets - and we have the same heritage. Awesome.
People from Åland can also volunteer for the military service in Finland if you're interested in doing that. It's not mandatory, but you are allowed to do it.
I did my service time at Sodankylä 1998 and oh-boy this brought some memories of those long forest trips when it was -50C. Proper layer clothing was crucial to avoid frostbites and it was better to clean all oil from RK 62 to keep it fully functional
The human body can withstand more than most people think. This course is about learning about coping with the cold. Did my winter soldier course in the Swedish army 24 year ago, knowledge I've had use for ever since.
I am a Filipino civilian but I love adventures. If given a chance to be trained with Finnish soldiers like this would be willing to visit Finland and be trained.
Honestly as long as you have the appropriate gear, it's easier to fight in -20 than it would be to fight in late autumn or early spring. That's when you can get wet from puddles, swamps, rain, melting snow, etcetera. Being wet and cold is much worse than just being cold. Snow in those conditions is not likely to become wet without direct skin contact.
Merino wool is best. Synthetic ones might be lighter sometimes, but they melt on you if they catch fire. Wool is fire resistant and keeps you somewhat warm even when wet.
I'm not completely up to date but when I did my service in the Lapland AA regiment at Rovaniemi, I had a Helly Hansen fleece that was absolutely wonderful. Then just a t-shirt and the military polo we got. Mind you we often wore a full white snowsuit on top of that too.
Some familiar places from my service. Our skiing training was just a couple of hours for di to see that everyone is familiar with skiing. Then we head out for 10km skiing march.
Sauna when you can, for sure. Fun fact, some of the bunkers used in the Winter War did have saunas built in them and they were built pretty much whenever possible.
@@Perkelenaattori Makes sense, since sauna is THE OG sterile room for medical treatment & giving birth/sanctum in general as far as structures go in history
funnily enough; Sodankylä, the place theyre at, is literally translated to Warvillage. and also its funny to see people who are not used to cold when this activities is really what we do on our free time after work
It's funny how dramatic these videos make things. Kids play outside in -24C like any other day and many Finns love dipping into the lake during winter regularly, some even pay to get to do that in some public holes. But yeah it is really very important to learn skiing, get used to the cold and know what to do when falling in the icy water. We even have old kids show that has small different animations and acted shows and when it ends it shows every weekday animated clip during winter how to help when someone falls in the icy water.
i think if i have to go back and go spicially minus 24 c first 3 days my body immunity just dont have power any more and i woud be really sic very fast because living normally in flathouses
It is weird Finnish army still has that camp fire thing going on. Modern war is not boy scouting, if you make a fire heat cameras from above will see you many km's away. Finnish army tents are heavy and have portable wood stoves which are also very heavy. Carrying these is hard work and compromises your fighting ability, and when used they give easily detectable heat sign. Making firewood is noisy and consumes energy. Whole concept of winter warfare and equipment should be changed from these WW2 era systems. Some parts of Finnish army are decent or even very good but many practices are clearly outdated. Swimming in icy waters is not an essential skill at all, if you do that in war your mission is very close to a failure.
Toivon, että Suomeen Ukrainan esimerkin mukaisesti luodaan erillinen armeija - miehittämättömien järjestelmien joukot ja käytetään niitä laajemmassa mittakaavassa harjoituksissa.
When I was 30 years old, in the early spring I accidentally capsized a boat on a lake in northern Lapland. To avoid drowning, I had to take off my clothes in the water and swim several hundred meters; I reached the shore in a T-shirt and underwear. To return home, I had to go around the lake and walk about 10 km. There was snow in places, and I was almost naked, without shoes. The journey took a little over two hours, the temperature was about zero degrees. My wife said that others would probably have died from this, but you, shameless, didn’t even get sick :)
Yes and no. If you are out in the open it provides almost like blank canvas type situation for good thermal imaging device where your body heat can look like sun.
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Sodankylä is a great place to learn what the cold is like. I did my service there in 2010. Story:
It was our first ski march, just a short 8 km. (5 miles) It was -20 degrees outside. (-28 °F) I put on way too much clothing and was sweating heavily. After the march, we had lunch outside and the plan after that was to set up tents and a perimeter, defenses etc. practice. I ate still with my now wet inner clothing for 5 minutes and by that time I were already shivering. Another 5 minutes after that and I was really cold. Some other team had started their march earlier and had already set up tents. (The tents are these large tents that can easily fit 12+ people inside) I went inside one of the tents and started undressing to change into dry clothing. My hands were so frozen I couldn't even undo my zipper on my jacket anymore. I had to go out and get a friend to help me undress. 🤣
Another smaller story:
Some months later we had practice shooting with rpg's. We used these practice rounds which was just a tracer round so you could see where the shot went, adjust and learn. It was -42 celsius. (-43.6 °F) When it was my turn to fire, I took my big warm gloves off so that I could actually manage to use my fingers pull the trigger. I pressed the launcher firmly to my cheek, aimed and fired. The metal from the launcher managed to freeze a spot on my cheek and I got a nice red patch for the remainder of the week.
Thank you for sharing your stories! It's great to hear firsthand experiences from someone who trained in such extreme conditions.
*Terveisiä Puolasta suomalaisille veljillemme.*
I z Finlandii do Polaków.
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Kiitos.
Bądźcie silni!
I was in Finland in December last year. The Finnish people are incredibly reserved and polite. I'd gladly visit again.
They are only reserved until you find something they are really interested in and then they'll excitedly talk your ear off
@@Unformed8 Well some but I wouldn't say this to be true in a "small talk" situation, but if you go for a beer, or even better beer and sauna, now we are talking.
I was in Finland in October 2024. I love the Finnish spirit culture food and music 🎶
@Unformed8 this is true 👍
I was in Finland more than 30 times! Including Lapland where they made this training, its the Santa Claus land there. At the end of the year, Santa receives tons of letters. In summer timer you can visit the fort located in Helsink and eat fish near the port. Highly reccomend it.
So to our American allies watching this. If you are wondering how north this place is, it is about 500 miles north of Anchorage.
Our south coast/capital is roughly at the level of Anchorage / the peninsula under Anchorage.
As someone from the southern US, I can't even imagine living in that for a day
Yeah, but you really cannot compare latitudes 1:1 between US and Finland, because Gulf Stream brings warm water and air to Europe
@@jauho7483 Jep, parina päivänä tainnu olla pakkasta tänä talvena. 🤫
It's above the arctic circle, that also helps to understand how up north this is, the Arctic Sea is not far from here either, and it's higher up to the North pole then Iceland.
It's a cruel but beautiful peaceful environment to train in, I enjoyed my stay there, but would rather not go back, memories I'll remember for life.
To those who don't know, using skis might seem like an ancient outdated method of travel with all the mechnized equipment we have nowadays. But this is the wilderness where there are no roads and the snow can be a meter deep. Operating in these conditions, skis really are one of the best ways to travel.
Skis are great and far better than snow shoes👍🏻
Do not forget the pulka 😀
Yeah, you can't move at all, except maybe by crawling if the weather allows and snow condition is correct. Otherwise you'll just sink in and need to use like 20 times more energy to move. That's why skis are still essential in arctic warfare during winter.
Love Finland and highly respect them. Glad to have these cold folks with us. Respekt and amen from The United States 🇺🇸🇫🇮
Soome naabrid on imelised, tervitused vanalt sõbralt Eestist.
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Hahaha I could almost understand all of that (more or less), but had to hit the translate because of "sõbralt" 😂
tervitused teile eesti vennad
Respect to those guys who has no idea what freezing to death means to your body. They must be really afraid of this experience. Good respectful coaching there.
The hypothermia test of the Finnish Forces in the Gulf of Finland Naval Command was quite brutal (this seems to be an easier level but still quite similar). At first, it's just feeling cold (not a problem), then it feels like it's impossible to breath and to move (hard to describe the feeling), then it suddenly felt very warm and it was time to get up because it was almost the fatal level. Then we had to re-assemble a weapon before we were allowed to go inside a warm house. We were not allowed to lie down for a while because cold blood might stop the heart. I've done a lot of ice swimming (that's nothing compared to the hypothermia test)
Im surprised they let you inside to warm up. We were told there could be complications if you do that. This was a similar test to what you are describing, but at the end we had to get dressed in the cold and start moving around.
BADASS!
What is the hypothermia test like? If it's nothing compared to the ice swimming
This is not customary among all the Finnish military because of very obvious health issues that could follow the prolonged cold exposure. They rehearse this with specialized units.
@@jauho7483 Sano että jää uinti ei oo mitään verrattuna hypotermia testiin
I admire Finns, very brave man kind, theyve got no fear against bigger enemies. Greeting from Ukraine
Respect to the fins 💪
People need to be on that kind of a environment to understand how brutal those kind of weather conditions are. It can totally paralyze the troops and soldiers if you are not prepared, weather can become your worst enemy or best friend.
Yes. Winter war is a sad example of this, as tons of soviet soldiers literally froze to death because of the lack of proper equipment and training. It helped in defending Finland of course, but it must've been a brutal way to go.
@@JiihaaS Germans too... There's a reason why 100 000 Germans were unable to reach Murmansk from Norway in 3 years but Finnish troops blew up the railway between Murmansk and Leningrad several times and the only reason it wasn't taken under Finnish control in the summer of -41 was the political pressure from United states. Even the famed German falchrimjäger were out of their depth in Lapland winter.
It’s a great honor to have the Finns in NATO alliance. Shoutout to Finland 🇦🇱🇫🇮
finnish american dual citizen living in finland.... did my conscript service in 2001.
I did mine as a Finnish Dutchman in 1986-87. I stayed on as a 'summer sergeant' and did foreign tours with UNIFIL and KFOR. I'm still in the reserves for a few more years.
0:16 As a swede I think it's a human right to touch skis.
The home terrain advantage is a huge factor in my opinion. Growing up in a certain terrain, be it marshes, hills, mountains, flat plains or even cities. We humans develop an innate sense and intuition for how to move and orient ourselves. There is so much information that becomes so basic, we tend to not even know we are using it.
Once I went trecking offroad with a foreign friend and and I disagreed with the path he wanted to take. When he wanted to know why, I could say him, that I expected the place to be swampy, but couldn't tell him why. He told me I had no way of knowing that from so far away. But I just somehow knew. Later I realized what it was. There were typical white flowers that only grow on marshy ground. Somehow I had that information in my brain, would have reacted based on that, but had never actually thought about it consciously.
Glad to have our allies here. Thank you to the allied soldiers for being so cordial and polite. Respect from Finland!
Love, respect and gratitude to impressive Finland, they have such a powerful and dedicated military brimming with intelligence, patience and responsibility...this comes from within Finnish people, deeply, and shines beautifully in all they do!
Soon it won't be only Finnish that the snow will be speaking.
Thank you NATO for sharing knowledge & skills throughout our security forces
Respekt från grannlandet Sverige! Ser er som en broder från en annan moder 🇸🇪🇫🇮
Inte bara delar vi historia tillsammans, jag hade delat med mig av mitt blod för er.
Lived in Helsinki for a couple of years as a kid. The Finns are uniquely qualified for this stuff. Plus, they've already got a proud history of fighting Russia.
Think about it like this. When Russia/USSR attacked Finland, the wi ter was on Finnish side. Not sure if that has happened to Russia with any other country. Just ask French and Germans.
As a Norwegian Army Soldier, my Suomi brothers in the East is possibly the only soldiers in the world that i respect when it comes to Winter warfare. I am glad that we finally are Brothers in Arms.
Norway is by far the best neighbor anyone could wish for. We have never had any problems between us (if "Saint" Olaf in the year 1008 doesn't count) You lent us Max Manus in the winter war and wanted to give us a mountain in honor of our 100 years of independence because we don't have any. A f**king mountain, how nice is that? Much love from Finland 🥰
Poor airforce guy probably having his first ever field day, in the worst possible conditions 💀
Those were exellent conditions.
The Finns fought off the Soviets.
Proud of Fins frome Lithuania🇱🇹💯💪 Much respect planing to try do warm ups in cold weather and lake too. Its healty and makes you resistent to beeing lazy allso🇫🇮🎅
yes, but our winter became some sort of weird winter without snow and we even have quiet a lot of rain now.
its almost like UK type of climate, but a little bit colder
actually, UK now is getting loads of snow while we have rain :D
ps. talking about Lithuania here.
as a traveller finland is up there at the top for the best places to go,, like scandinavia as a whole.....just so much culture and hundreds of miles forests and lakes and outdoor activites that as a brit myself i love .....
I LOVE FINLAND
You are allowed to get up from the water when you are calm and not panicking, they want to see that you can control yourself in cold water.
me in australia just watching from the opposite side the globe: 🤔
bro they need to send Australian army guys to Finland! 😅 it would be interesting to watch how they deal with cold.
and then send Finnish guys to Australia during summer to run around hehe
My unit back in the day had Australian dual citizen serving in Finland, it was quite a change of enviroment for him :D
Finland 👍🇫🇮❤️
They seem to be a bit nicer to foreign soldiers. When I did the cold plunge we had to solve math problems, answer geography questions and at last request for permission to get out of there. I was probably in for about 3-4 minutes. Very nice to after that start digging for dry clothes in your backpack and run around in circles.
If you don't know about Finnish history in arctic warfare than just read about when the Soviets invaded at the start of WW2. Massive out numbered and they wrecked house on the soviet army.
My hats of to people who come to to my home turf and take the challenge. It can sometimes be hard for someone that's done this all their life so trying to adjust in couple of weeks must be hell but like we say "what does not kill you, makes you pissed off" and there is nothing like battalion of angry NATO troops barreling towards you.
I did my winter training in Sweden 1978/1979. It was an extremely cold winter with temperatures well below -30C (-22F) I remember this training as cold and fun.
I love this. I think Scandinavia is one of the most close tight alliances there is between bordering nations - in the world. Scandinvia is very closely knit. We share the same culture although there are some small differences. We share our airforce and we share tactics on the ground, we share our past when it comes to war, we have all been living up here forever and know the landscapes like it is our own pockets - and we have the same heritage. Awesome.
Terveisiä kymen jääkärikomppaniasta
Damn I wish Åland (where I live) wasn't demilitarised from Finland and that we would talk more finnish here, that way I could participate in this
People from Åland can also volunteer for the military service in Finland if you're interested in doing that. It's not mandatory, but you are allowed to do it.
FDF has a Swedish speaking unit as well. Finnish isn’t mandatory to serve.
Also MPK courses are open for everyone.
Swedish is the second official language in the whole of Finland and almost everybody can speak English. No problem.
@@MrSpritzmeister I'm moving to Sweden anyway, so I'll probably serve there if I decide to do so
i am actually from sodankylä and i can confirm hole in the or as we call it avanto is very cold
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The freezer is -18C so -24C is not an easy environment... and getting wounded is quite dangerous.
Kivaa nähdä Aikio yhä hommissa! Erittäin pätevä ja asiallinen kaveri.
I did my service time at Sodankylä 1998 and oh-boy this brought some memories of those long forest trips when it was -50C. Proper layer clothing was crucial to avoid frostbites and it was better to clean all oil from RK 62 to keep it fully functional
Winter is the soldiers first enemy.
Once you master it, it can be your friend.
Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪💕🇫🇮
01:52 "following what the Finns are teaching" --> proceeds to scrape the rod with the wrong side of the knife😂
The human body can withstand more than most people think. This course is about learning about coping with the cold. Did my winter soldier course in the Swedish army 24 year ago, knowledge I've had use for ever since.
I was lucky to train up to over -40 C myself on my time. 2 weeks outdoors at that cold was experience that I will never forget.
Kovia poikia! 👍👍
I am a Filipino civilian but I love adventures. If given a chance to be trained with Finnish soldiers like this would be willing to visit Finland and be trained.
Respect to the NATO troops who weren't used to the extreme cold and came to train with us here in Finland!
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Honestly as long as you have the appropriate gear, it's easier to fight in -20 than it would be to fight in late autumn or early spring. That's when you can get wet from puddles, swamps, rain, melting snow, etcetera. Being wet and cold is much worse than just being cold. Snow in those conditions is not likely to become wet without direct skin contact.
Which type of base layer material do the 🇫🇮 Fins prefer to use in the bush ? Thank you for sharing 🇨🇦
Merino wool is best. Synthetic ones might be lighter sometimes, but they melt on you if they catch fire. Wool is fire resistant and keeps you somewhat warm even when wet.
Synthetic fibres or merinowool are both good or even a mix of both.
Idea is to transfer sweat out to the next layer.
Merino wool
I'm not completely up to date but when I did my service in the Lapland AA regiment at Rovaniemi, I had a Helly Hansen fleece that was absolutely wonderful. Then just a t-shirt and the military polo we got. Mind you we often wore a full white snowsuit on top of that too.
Merino wool. stays warm even when wet and doesn't stink up. Only issue it may wear out quicker in heavy use.
Some familiar places from my service. Our skiing training was just a couple of hours for di to see that everyone is familiar with skiing. Then we head out for 10km skiing march.
Why is bro at 0:52 looking like Nixon from the Band of Brothers?
What they don't show you, sauna breaks every hour.
Sauna when you can, for sure. Fun fact, some of the bunkers used in the Winter War did have saunas built in them and they were built pretty much whenever possible.
Proper sauna is 80-90 celsius also, nothing better than ice river then sauna then roll in the snow and sauna again. Greetings from Estonia.
I wonder who is going to be the first Sauna Major in NATO. A sauna major is one of the most important jobs and ranks in the Finnish defense forces.
@@EEX97623 yes, wood heated sauna is best around 80-100 celsius, but when its electric one, less heat is needed because air is so dry in those ones.
@@Perkelenaattori Makes sense, since sauna is THE OG sterile room for medical treatment & giving birth/sanctum in general as far as structures go in history
funnily enough; Sodankylä, the place theyre at, is literally translated to Warvillage. and also its funny to see people who are not used to cold when this activities is really what we do on our free time after work
I wonder if they also taught the making of various kinds of shelters from natural materials.
Yes, etc. thing called "lumikammi" (quinzhee in english), thats the one option.
Finland ❤ from Ukraine
Much love to our NATO allies in Finland
The British guy should wear a wool cap.
I hope the Finns also have a chance to train in July in Louisiana or Florida and that gawdawful humidity where you are worn out after 15 minutes!
BADASS!!!!!!!!!
Respect
Lol ❤ from Italy 🇮🇹
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You do NOT use the blade to scrape the magnisium! the blade will dull!.
Do they teach how to make a sauna in the middle of nowhere ?
LOL this firesteel... XD
It's funny how dramatic these videos make things. Kids play outside in -24C like any other day and many Finns love dipping into the lake during winter regularly, some even pay to get to do that in some public holes. But yeah it is really very important to learn skiing, get used to the cold and know what to do when falling in the icy water. We even have old kids show that has small different animations and acted shows and when it ends it shows every weekday animated clip during winter how to help when someone falls in the icy water.
Nice.
Imagine being a spanyard and then your commander goes "jump into the icy lake, Miguel"
Nooooo...Nooo, you're funny but no
Brrrrrr
I can say that put us Finns in the Louisiana and you see red faced melting snowmans. Everything over roomtemp is too much... Except sauna.
Strange…fires for survival maybe…but military doesn’t have open fires, as it gives away ur location day or night…
Hyvä jätkät
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i think if i have to go back and go spicially minus 24 c first 3 days my body immunity just dont have power any more and i woud be really sic very fast because living normally in flathouses
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Hurá Finsko
It is weird Finnish army still has that camp fire thing going on. Modern war is not boy scouting, if you make a fire heat cameras from above will see you many km's away. Finnish army tents are heavy and have portable wood stoves which are also very heavy. Carrying these is hard work and compromises your fighting ability, and when used they give easily detectable heat sign. Making firewood is noisy and consumes energy.
Whole concept of winter warfare and equipment should be changed from these WW2 era systems. Some parts of Finnish army are decent or even very good but many practices are clearly outdated. Swimming in icy waters is not an essential skill at all, if you do that in war your mission is very close to a failure.
As the title says: Survival skills, as in what to do if you do find yourself in a particular predicament.
Lahe
isn't this old video? repost.
Brrrrrrr
Toivon, että Suomeen Ukrainan esimerkin mukaisesti luodaan erillinen armeija - miehittämättömien järjestelmien joukot ja käytetään niitä laajemmassa mittakaavassa harjoituksissa.
United We Conquer
United we stay UNconquered;)
When I was 30 years old, in the early spring I accidentally capsized a boat on a lake in northern Lapland. To avoid drowning, I had to take off my clothes in the water and swim several hundred meters; I reached the shore in a T-shirt and underwear. To return home, I had to go around the lake and walk about 10 km. There was snow in places, and I was almost naked, without shoes. The journey took a little over two hours, the temperature was about zero degrees. My wife said that others would probably have died from this, but you, shameless, didn’t even get sick :)
In NATO's name save us all from world destruction
ice is good for conceal termals. 💙🤍
Yes and no. If you are out in the open it provides almost like blank canvas type situation for good thermal imaging device where your body heat can look like sun.
Is it not easier to be seen in snow and cold with thermals? The temperature difference between people and enviroment is greater than during summer