Estonian man reacts to Finnish memes

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  • @rip_cantwin
    @rip_cantwin 2 роки тому +520

    Finland, we love you. Love from Germany 🇩🇪
    *Sits down, arranges papers*
    But we gotta talk about that speed limit.

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 2 роки тому +13

      The speed limit for class 1 mopeds is 45 in Sweden, at least. Don't know if it's the same in Finland. However, we usually don't do too much with the class 1 mopeds. It's the class 2 mopeds with the 25 and 30km/h speed limits that usually loses the chokes which means that they usually do about 70km/h if not tuned. We usually tune them as well and sometimes switch engines so some do upwards or even surpasses 100km/h. It's actually more common for class 2 mopeds to be illegal rather than legal. The 80km/h speed limit when it's snow, though? Never seen it here. Don't know if they have it in Finland, though.

    • @Juhani96
      @Juhani96 2 роки тому +20

      @@tntfreddan3138 yeah 45km/h for mopeds. Actually its 100km/h on highways when winter season starts. But sure 80km/h is maybe most common speed limit on roads

    • @ShutUpBubi
      @ShutUpBubi 2 роки тому +1

      There should be no speed limit

    • @sneakysnek2185
      @sneakysnek2185 2 роки тому +13

      Speed limits exist so darwanism doesn't happen to you. More drunks survive the crash than the people they hit.

    • @jere4352
      @jere4352 2 роки тому

      I think we gotta talk about matches.

  • @wanfu5634
    @wanfu5634 2 роки тому +91

    I spent a couple of weeks in Finland visiting friends. I got the impression it's a friendly rivalry with Sweden, but they're deadly serious when it comes to Russia. Four generations after WW2 and the attitude is "when they come back" not "if they come back". The Finns are not intimidated by Russia in the least.

    • @z0s_Icebaker
      @z0s_Icebaker 2 роки тому +10

      You are absolutely correct.

    • @kissanruokaa
      @kissanruokaa 2 роки тому +6

      You could not be more right. 100%

    • @kat8992
      @kat8992 2 роки тому

      Can’t maybe ready enpigh, but ’till the end 😡

    • @BobKermanKsp1
      @BobKermanKsp1 Рік тому +2

      I think the Russians are scared of a country that has some funny talking ‘snow’

  • @pentti3715
    @pentti3715 2 роки тому +206

    5:35 on motorways and many normal roads in Northern Finland you can go 100 kmh in winter. In the meme there is a moped and legal max speed of them is 45. But some people tune their mopeds so they cand drive 90 kmh.

    • @Lapiokallo
      @Lapiokallo 2 роки тому +11

      brum brum viriä

    • @likepick
      @likepick 2 роки тому +13

      By some you mean 99%

    • @Wolfman2989
      @Wolfman2989 2 роки тому

      lol, hdas mopo

    • @jgagmgi
      @jgagmgi 2 роки тому +11

      Pitäähän sen mopon kulkea se 150 km/h ei sillä muuten mitään tee

    • @pikkuraami
      @pikkuraami 2 роки тому

      @@Wolfman2989 Well, that is an oxymoron. 😁

  • @mikakyronlahti771
    @mikakyronlahti771 2 роки тому +233

    We finns have feelings! I smiled at my wedding and once almost cried at the funeral. 😜

    • @HelenaUschanoff
      @HelenaUschanoff 2 роки тому +7

      😂😂😂

    • @renaldomagi2079
      @renaldomagi2079 2 роки тому +38

      You are so over-emotional, almost hysterical, control yourself and behave properly.

    • @HelenaUschanoff
      @HelenaUschanoff 2 роки тому +6

      @@renaldomagi2079 behave your self 😂 That was just my oppinion If you can't take it, it's your problem 😏

    • @mikakyronlahti771
      @mikakyronlahti771 2 роки тому +9

      @@renaldomagi2079 you're right.... Yeah. Got to take control of myself.

    • @renaldomagi2079
      @renaldomagi2079 2 роки тому +5

      @@HelenaUschanoff No, I can't, you infected me with that laugh, you're guilty, I've been able to demonstrate completely stoic peace for the last 30 seconds. Now it's over. :(

  • @Ghostly_One1
    @Ghostly_One1 2 роки тому +100

    Fun fact. Though admittedly old by now, the Finnish version of "open fire" is "tulta munille", roughly translated "fire at their balls". Its a kind of 3-way mixture of a command and war cry, 1 is the obvious "open fire" command, 2 is telling soldiers to aim a bit low so in case of the weapon kicking upward the chance of landing a shot is still relatively good, and 3 is hyping up the morale

    • @carteriffic1681
      @carteriffic1681 2 роки тому +9

      That’s fucking hilarious!

    • @Eternalnight198
      @Eternalnight198 2 роки тому +2

      That's just bullshit. "Tulta munille" is just a famous line from the book Unknown Soldier and its movie adaptations and even there it is only used in one scene. There is zero evidence of it being anything more than that. Granted, that book is partially (but not fully) based on real events, but even if it wasn't just made up by the author, it was just something a small number of people might have shouted maybe once during the war. Either way, it has absolutely nothing to do with "the weapon kicking upward". That is just utter nonsense made up by someone who doesn't know much about guns or shooting. If it was ever actually used in real life, it was just some macho tough guy talk mixed with humour.

    • @WinukkaFin
      @WinukkaFin 2 роки тому +5

      ​@@Eternalnight198 Military uses military terms, by suggesting that our military uses such shouts as official commands would be ridiculous. But considering that our troops back then were mostly unexperienced farmers, I don't have a doubt that the saying could also have been actually used. Not that it would actually matter in any way, but the saying, were it true or not, has lived on. It is visible in many (mostly non-profit) organizations slogans, which implies another way to communicate "sisu". So rather than addressing it as a historical fact, were it true or not, it should be assessed as a symbol for our nation.

    • @0Quiwi0
      @0Quiwi0 2 роки тому +6

      @@WinukkaFin Conscripts still use that. Professionals obviously use more official commands

    • @kissanruokaa
      @kissanruokaa 2 роки тому +3

      @@WinukkaFin Helvetin hyvin kyllä sanottu :)

  • @thefilthymind413
    @thefilthymind413 2 роки тому +225

    Speaking for a lot of finnish people. I think we have feelings, because we have the ability to get depression

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому +7

      That is a myth. Finns do not get deppressed more than than any other nation. Forinstance ppl in Iceland get more deppressed.

    • @thefilthymind413
      @thefilthymind413 2 роки тому +13

      @@cinderellaandstepsisters well that is because they are more north

    • @angryfinnishfarmer
      @angryfinnishfarmer 2 роки тому +13

      @@thefilthymind413 :D he literally chose the one and only country that is more north than finland

    • @mikek0135
      @mikek0135 2 роки тому +2

      Do Canadians get depressed?

    • @thefilthymind413
      @thefilthymind413 2 роки тому +4

      @@mikek0135 as a half canadian I can say that it is possible

  • @cinderellaandstepsisters
    @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому +141

    Finland did not lose the war. It retained it's independence and freedom. That is a victory.

    • @henriikkak2091
      @henriikkak2091 2 роки тому +14

      Many people share that view. The fact of the matter is that Finland did not win or lose. It sued peace. Twice.
      There was also a third war. Against Germany. They were successfully pushed out of the country but there weren't any winners there either.
      The WW2 trial was held in Finland... By the Soviets!
      Big surprise: the Soviets won the trial.

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому +16

      @@henriikkak2091 That time Finland's population was 3, 5 million and Soviet's like 160 million. It was David vs Goliath. It is a victory for Finland.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias 2 роки тому +12

      I mean, there was a peace treaty both times so technically neither side lost. Both countries suffered losses and both achieved victories. But I'd argue Soviet Union's losses were more embarrassing and Finland's victories were more meaningful and greater achievements.

    • @UserName-om6ft
      @UserName-om6ft 2 роки тому +11

      the Finnish actually won another war against the Russian Communists during the Finnish civil war 1918

    • @UserName-om6ft
      @UserName-om6ft 2 роки тому +4

      @@henriikkak2091 Twice? what about the time in the Finnish civil 1918 war were Finland defeats the Russian Communists another time

  • @mattias1486
    @mattias1486 2 роки тому +126

    From a Swedish perspective the rivalry with Finland, Norway and Denmark is just a silly humorous thing that isn't meant to be taken seriously. I'm a quarter Norwegian as well and my relatives in Norway pretty much says the same.

    • @formatique_arschloch
      @formatique_arschloch 2 роки тому +37

      As a Finn I confirm this. There is no hate, it's just a humorous thing between brothers.

    • @apuuvah
      @apuuvah 2 роки тому +4

      Tru dat. Freedom loving nations, unite! Would you rather die for freedom, or sum random dictator...

    • @Garbox80
      @Garbox80 2 роки тому +14

      I guess in Finnish point of view it derives from the fact that Finland was part of the Swedish kingdom at one point (not like they wanted to, but I guess there wasn't that much organized government or anything in Finland at the time when Sweden "conquered" Finland). But I don't know why someone would hate Sweden nowadays for real.

    • @formatique_arschloch
      @formatique_arschloch 2 роки тому +24

      @@Garbox80 I bet there's very few people in Finland who actually HATE Sweden. It's more like an on going joke, because of the hockey season etc?
      Yes, Finns have to learn some Swedish in the school by law, (bi-lingual country) and that might trigger many, because there's only a 5% minority of swedish speking Finns in Finland, and that is only a historical thing from the past.
      There are some towns and areas in Finland, where almost half or even the majority speak Swedish as their first language.
      But they are small areas, so many Finns don't just understand why everyone should learn Swedish till today.
      As a Finn, who speaks a bit of Swedish, I really don't think there's any real HATE.
      Quite the opposite when the shit hits the fan.

    • @paju4140
      @paju4140 2 роки тому +5

      Nobody actually hates sweden but lets be honest u were bastards in the past and it can be still seen in social structure, landskape and over all in finland. But nobody really cares for that anymore (except the manditory swedish).

  • @markwebb8879
    @markwebb8879 2 роки тому +47

    Spent 3 fantastic years in Finland, a great country. Winter War joke: soldier 1: "I hear there is another Russian Brigade coming up the road." soldier 2. "Damn, I just lit this cigarette".
    Soldier 1: "You finish your smoke, I will go out and surround them."

    • @kissanruokaa
      @kissanruokaa 2 роки тому +6

      Never heard that joke as a finn, but that is fucking hilarious hahaha :D Great to hear you enjoyed it here :)

    • @henriikkak2091
      @henriikkak2091 Рік тому +1

      😂

  • @ObakeOnna
    @ObakeOnna 2 роки тому +21

    As a Finn I can guarantee that Finns do have feelings. Lots of feelings. All hidden and bottled up inside, pushed deep where they can't affect us until the pressure grows too high and it's time to PERKELE

  • @Daimaah
    @Daimaah 2 роки тому +78

    Finns do have feelings, we're all just so good at acting like we don't ;)

    • @henriikkak2091
      @henriikkak2091 2 роки тому +4

      Gotta stay cool!

    • @magisterrleth3129
      @magisterrleth3129 2 роки тому +3

      Nah, I've seen plenty of Finnish feelings. Usually they're shades of anger, though. I thoroughly enjoy a swearing Finn. My favorite quote from a Finn was my friend Lauri getting wrecked in a game, and he said, "I'm going to f*cking fill your ass with my balls of fire, you[indeterminate Finnish swearing]."

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 2 роки тому +3

      Of course everyone have feelings, but why would I share them with somebody?
      They are my feelings. Like money. I am not going to share my money.

    • @Palojuurikas
      @Palojuurikas 2 роки тому +4

      I have feelings and I even have told my wife about them. Like yesterday I told her that I'm feeling hunger.

  • @Abiodun92
    @Abiodun92 2 роки тому +135

    I don't know where the "Finns are slow" stereotype comes from. I'd argue that the slowness is stereotypically a western Finnish trait, but the more towards the east you go, the faster the people become. All of my Finnish relatives from the east are anything but slow, they speak very fast with a heavy dialect, are very lively in general and very emotional despite being Finns. Karelians seem to be very atypical Finns. 😂

    • @angryfinnishfarmer
      @angryfinnishfarmer 2 роки тому +12

      Tavastians aka Hämäläiset are considered to be slow and I can totally see that. Hämäläiset on nuukia ja miettii jokaista liikettään ettei varmasti tee hätiköityjä päätöksiä.

    • @laineracing
      @laineracing 2 роки тому +5

      @@angryfinnishfarmer Laihialaaset on nuukia kans ;)

    • @laineracing
      @laineracing 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah we keep the fastness on the closed roads in rallies

    • @heikkikuikka7342
      @heikkikuikka7342 2 роки тому +7

      Im originally from eastern part of Finland, and didn't also get that "slow thing". Im also very emotional, I have a lot of emotions, including "vitutus" also 😏

    • @mhyotyni
      @mhyotyni 2 роки тому +9

      Jos tuon hitausmeemin alkuperää ei joku hämäläinen vielä ymmärtänyt, meemin alkuperä on saman tien selvitetty ja todistettu 🤪

  • @MaybeitsmeJulia
    @MaybeitsmeJulia 2 роки тому +12

    Your accordion is on point! I have followed your channel since years ago and I am so happy to see you thrive. Go estonian brother, Finno-ugrics for the win!

  • @klaras9324
    @klaras9324 Рік тому +11

    All the Nordic countries like to joke about each other, but in reality are close. No one really hates anyone. I am from Sweden. We joke a lot about Norway and Denmark, but I've never heard anyone joke about Finland. I believe that we secretly have great respect for our brothers and sisters in Finland. They're tough.

  • @maul6514
    @maul6514 2 роки тому +35

    Can we just appreciate how good he is at the accordion?

    • @tapiolautavaara9532
      @tapiolautavaara9532 3 місяці тому

      Indeed! Stupendously amazing intro. My personal suspicion for the finnish nickname pirunkeuhkot (translates to Devil's lungs) would be reference to the extreme diffuculty to get them sound something else than wailing of the poor souls writhing in the lake of fire, instead of the actual music after someone has learned such mastery of the accordion.

  • @FuuzBeeen
    @FuuzBeeen Рік тому +8

    As a British person living in Finland, it is somewhat refreshing, although I did hear a car go by last night with what we brits call, a "bean can" (enlarged exhaust pipe) which chavs in the UK like to have as it floats their boat. But Honestly, some bus drivers in Finland have gone fast enough that I have seen old people be knocked over because of it, then stop as they realise their mistake, followed by a "voi ei, saatana". I am glad I moved here.

  • @simokokko7550
    @simokokko7550 2 роки тому +7

    Good channel. We don't hate Swedish. Swedish people are good and friendly neighbors. Greetings from Helsinki. :)

  • @Raimond799
    @Raimond799 2 роки тому +36

    And Finns loves Estonians. We are brothers and respect each others a lot. Our language and culture is so unique comparing other countries.

    • @kissanruokaa
      @kissanruokaa 2 роки тому +3

      This is very true :) I've been so many times in Estonia, i love the country and the people :)

  • @DerClouder
    @DerClouder 2 роки тому +36

    I'm from Finland, and i want to explain some things:
    First, "Vitutus" when translated literally, means the very same thing as in estonian. Second, learning swedish is mandatory in finnish schools even though 99,9% of native finnish speakers never use it, even when traveling to Sweden because we speak english better. That's why no-one wants to learn it in schools.
    Yeah, cool video with nice memes! I have to thank the youtube algorithm for suggesting me this video! We fenno-ugric weirdos need to stick together ;)

    • @tino6176
      @tino6176 2 роки тому +5

      Last time I was in Sweden I tried to buy cigarettes speaking Swedish. The cashier just answered in English.

    • @knokgroda
      @knokgroda 2 роки тому +1

      I've spoken Swedish with a few Finnish friends so I'm kind of happy for you learning it, but we all know English, so I guess it's redundant until Putin comes and we can use it like a secret language

    • @mikitz
      @mikitz 2 роки тому +2

      As I'll visit Sweden later this year, I'll speak Swedish with as strong Finnish accent imaginable and when they switch into English, all of a sudden all accent is gone. Hope they'll get my point.

    • @Sekir80
      @Sekir80 2 роки тому +1

      fenno-ugric weirdos? I'll tell what our lohikäärme is: sárkány! Now, could someone explain to me how the Hungarian considered fenno-ugric? :D

    • @DerClouder
      @DerClouder 2 роки тому +1

      @@Sekir80 It has something to do with etymology and stuff. Research shows that fenno-ugric languages(including hungarian) have the same origins. It is weird, but the connection is there.

  • @penar4987
    @penar4987 2 роки тому +5

    Great video, I’m from Upper Michigan growing up I remember watching Finland Calling hosted by Carl Pellonpaa. As far as I was aware, it was the only Finnish language program in the US. And if you go to Hancock, Michigan the street name signs are in Finnish.

  • @ecbftl
    @ecbftl 2 роки тому +10

    This was a lot of fun. I once visited Helsinki for a day , and recently have become entranced by the Finnish band Nightwish. I am Canadian, so can identify with the country and weather, and find them interesting. I understand they were dominated by Sweden in the past and eventually got free of that. I expect during this time they were required to learn Swedish, so that explains one of the memes you were puzzled by. Currently Ukrainians are working hard to be like the Finns when dealing with a Russian invasion. I hear the farmers are stepping up.

  • @J-K-A
    @J-K-A 2 роки тому +8

    Not from Finland. But my family is, and I can confirm, they feel. But they do not express it, even a little. How do you make your finnish dad laugh? Put him in a full nelson and tell him you won’t let him go until he laughs. You literally have to wrestle it out of them.

  • @adamkuykendall
    @adamkuykendall 2 роки тому +12

    I'm in Texas, but I am rooting and praying for all you guys. My paternal grandmother was born in Poland, so...

  • @0Quiwi0
    @0Quiwi0 2 роки тому +36

    The "Swedish hate" is more of a sibling rivalry. Mostly just a joke. Also a lot of us never use Swedish after school so it's kinda waste of time but it's mandatory as it's the second official language

    • @amadeuz8161
      @amadeuz8161 2 роки тому +2

      The real "Swedish hate" is like 800 years old from the time when swe nobles got lands here(still in 1940 swe speaking fins sat on a lot of power). It still exists because the old money still exists in a few families and today its more against swe speaking fins(Had a 5 year old call out "Kato isi Hurri(that word carries the same hate weigh as the nigr word for black people)" on the train when I spoke on the phone with my mother but it gets more rare every year and now the haters have more minority groups to take out their rage on). It has improved since 1995 but still I can't speak swe in every city after 20:00 without getting someone trying to start a fight(but I assume they are just out to search for fights and my swe is a good enough reason for em)
      The school swe is more useful if you live on the west side and its a "gateway" to ger/eng but the way they teach you it is messed up(For fs there is no kova b ja pehmeä p, its P or B :D ). They would need to use "Pure" swe and not accents or slang, not even "riikinruotsi" is pure anymore(As a swefin I had problems helping my friend with swe when listening to the swe they use in schools).

    • @simplicitas5113
      @simplicitas5113 Рік тому +2

      Nowadays most Finnswedes are not richer at all than others. Although some regions pay more tax due to high productivity. More importantly, on the west coast where most Finnswedes live, they lived there sometimes since early 1300, so long before Finnish noblemen from Tavast or Varsinais or Karelia ever came to those parts of todays Finland to settle.
      Finally, yeah Finnswedes have their own brigade, and it's for marine counterattacks which is basically suicide missions. Similarly Tali Ihantala and Tienhaara was held by Finnswedes, and during 1808 war Finnswedish commanders achieved major Victories. Finally, during nationalistic times prepping for independence, many Finnswedes converted to Finnish names or speaking Finnish, to help the Finnish speaking identity. Gallen Kallela, Sibelius etc.
      It's our country together.

  • @Muhveli
    @Muhveli 2 роки тому +8

    Finns have feelings. We are free to express those feelings whenever and choose not to.

  • @uikonimi
    @uikonimi 2 роки тому +20

    I'm from Finland. I believe it was year 2008 when I thought I had developed this thing called 'feelings'. My parents rushed me to the ER, from where I was sent to a specialized care in a hospital. Turns out I just had a really bad case of pneumonia. I survived, and haven't had a feeling besides vitutus ever since.

  • @chadsmith8982
    @chadsmith8982 2 роки тому +13

    I love the music it would be awesome to hear more. I already looked up everything i could find. Loved it all!

  • @TwoWolves
    @TwoWolves 2 роки тому +2

    My mother's is from Finland. We have lots of family there and have visited a number of times. Hoping to get there again next year!

  • @Kajffari
    @Kajffari 2 роки тому +5

    As a Finn, I admit, we do not have feelings.
    WE'RE AFTER YOU

  • @EmberDawn
    @EmberDawn 2 роки тому +11

    Greetings from United States
    You are amazing

  • @szariq7338
    @szariq7338 2 роки тому +13

    4:17 It's about Finland being (no I paraphrase one of my politicians, who knows will know, so it matches Finland): "Russo-Swedish condominium under Japanese trust management", basically that it's just owned by Russia and Sweden and Japan is allowed to use its resources, territory and technology.

  • @szariq7338
    @szariq7338 2 роки тому +15

    Artur, I've just reminded myself of a very Finnish game called My Summer Car. It's available on Steam and you should feel almost like a fish in the water.

    • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
      @jed-henrywitkowski6470 2 роки тому

      Is that where a Finn goes to a neighboring country and pretends to be a Pole?! Lol.

    • @szariq7338
      @szariq7338 2 роки тому +1

      @@jed-henrywitkowski6470 No, it's 1995 and you have to assemble a car out of every single part, fall into conflicts with people, performing countryside jobs etc.

    • @jounipoylio9905
      @jounipoylio9905 2 роки тому

      Tö geim äs diskraibed bai tö developper himself: (A very authentic example of rally English!) ua-cam.com/video/r0IZ_TEzg7M/v-deo.html

  • @user-vw6oh2ji7h
    @user-vw6oh2ji7h 2 роки тому +6

    Rehi, you keep it up man! :D This dude is literally my favourite foreign UA-camr. And my ONLY favourite Estonian UA-camr! :D (If there even is another one, you legit are my favorite one out of all of them!).
    P.S; Also, the Latin Root languages come from Ancient Italy. :)

  • @Jako1987
    @Jako1987 2 роки тому +41

    Sweden is the second official language in Finland so it is taught in schools. And many doesn't like it.

  • @Vellupellu
    @Vellupellu 2 роки тому +189

    Studying swedish is mandatory in Finland, because 5% of the population speaks it as a native language.
    Imagine, if estonians had to learn russian, because 25% of the population are russian.

    • @denja964
      @denja964 2 роки тому +22

      ero on siinä, että Ruotsi ja Suomi ovat hyviä ystäviä, Viro ja Venäjä, ei.

    • @Vellupellu
      @Vellupellu 2 роки тому +63

      @@denja964 SIlti, pakkoruotsia ei minusta nykyään voi perustella.

    • @denja964
      @denja964 2 роки тому +8

      @@Vellupellu Ymmärrän. En ole suomalainen (olen irlantilainen), joten en tietäisi

    • @Vellupellu
      @Vellupellu 2 роки тому +12

      @@denja964 No se on vähän jos irlannin virallinen kieli olisi englanti, koska Irlanti kuului Britanniaan.

    • @denja964
      @denja964 2 роки тому +6

      @@Vellupellu sitten kai, mutta emme puhu enää iirin kielellä, pääasiassa koska he omistivat meidät kerran.

  • @coreysippola4185
    @coreysippola4185 2 роки тому +3

    As a Finnish American, I am glad you are bringing this up! Great pride in 🇫🇮

  • @TammoKis
    @TammoKis 2 роки тому +12

    "Perkele is a coarse swear word in Finnish, which usually means devil.[1] The word is a quote from the Name of the Baltic God of Thunder, which in Lithuania is Perkūnas, in Latvian Perkons and in the AncientPreuss language Percunis. On the other hand , the word is thought to be a loan from Germanic languages."

    • @netiturtle
      @netiturtle 2 роки тому +1

      Põrguline in Estonian, also devil or bogey, doesn't translate well into English. But can be both noun and adjective

  • @markushokkanen2229
    @markushokkanen2229 2 роки тому +8

    I'm from Finland and we have emotions and feelings but in Finland it were kinda taboo to show your feelings(especially if you are a man) . In thease days it's finally going to change because more and more people are thinking "openly" . Anyways it's always fun to see your videos, man!
    #Finland

  • @mikorossi1959
    @mikorossi1959 2 роки тому +19

    Estonians are by far Finland's most beloved neighbor! The Swedes are superficial people. Norwegians surrender too easily :) Russian melancholy is almost the same as ours.

    • @ToastedCigar
      @ToastedCigar 2 роки тому +4

      Yes, Estonians are very close to us, but Swedes are not superficial. Those are the same kind of stereotypes that German people eat only sausage and that every Finn is a knife-wielding alcoholic. I find that Finns are more close to Swedes than Russians, by far, both culturally and politically.

    • @mikorossi1959
      @mikorossi1959 2 роки тому +2

      @@ToastedCigar I personally feel that way, but you're right.

    • @artofstormdancing3319
      @artofstormdancing3319 Рік тому +2

      @@ToastedCigar We were colonised by Sweden for 800 years, no wonder we seem close to them when they imposed their culture, religion, everything on us! People forget that Swedish destroyed so much that was Finnish. Russians are closer to Finns than Swedish because areas East of Finland (and Estonia, maybe even Southern) used to belong to Finno-Ugric tribes, maybe even Baltic Finns. Slavs didn't come to unhabited lands, they mixed with natives who were our relatives. That's why there are lots of Russians who look like us Finnish. We share same ancestry.

  • @tester8888
    @tester8888 2 роки тому +2

    You played the Accordion for us!! Woo Hoo! Woo Hoo! I Loved it! I watched that part 3 times. Thank you Artur!

  • @taavetti13
    @taavetti13 2 роки тому +29

    no we have feelings. It's just that every feeling looks the same when you're sober. You gotta get drunk to really get your feelings show up

    • @mikehenthorn1778
      @mikehenthorn1778 2 роки тому

      then there is the friendly knife fight before going back to drinking. lol that was what i was told from a friend who went to train with the finns when he was in the USMC

    • @MT-eb2dx
      @MT-eb2dx 2 роки тому

      Funny how like Italians are always showing emotions. Like the warmer it is feelings come out, the colder it is they stay inside 🤔😅

  • @josephsenecal2519
    @josephsenecal2519 2 роки тому +24

    So, before1300, Finland was still mostly tribal, had been since the dawn of settlement, but it lacked any cohesive governance or collective history of the region. The first written records are from the Catholic Church, who at that time was crusading in Finnish tribal land against the Russian Orthodox Church, signed a treaty in 1323 that gave Finnish land to the Swedish crown. Fins had their own language but it was treated as second class for centuries of oppression, by which I mean oppression so severe that by the 1500's an army of peasants with clubs faced down an army of soldiers with guns (and lost) in The Club War. Even after they won (semi) independence (under the Russian crown) in 1809 the ruling classes STILL spoke predominantly Swedish language just because that's how it had always been, and because all the laws were already written in Swedish. It took until actually pretty recently to start changing that and for Finland to win back its own language and identity, and they only declared formal independence from Russia in 1917! THAT'S why the language is kind of a sore spot still, the Swedish ruling class during that period 1323 - 1809 were not great rulers and put Finland in the middle of ... ALL of their wars.

  • @jubaman5847
    @jubaman5847 2 роки тому +8

    Fun fact: Lohikäärme means Dragon but Lohi Käärme means salmon snake…

  • @TheMandalorianGhostYT
    @TheMandalorianGhostYT 2 роки тому +5

    In finland we have the sun, but we don't belive in it.

  • @czerwony1420
    @czerwony1420 2 роки тому +7

    i dont know much about Finland but Njet Molotoff and Säkkijärven Polkka are both really good songs
    and Sabaton has some good songs about them like White Death, Talvisota, and Soldier of three armies

  • @Nuuboat
    @Nuuboat 2 роки тому +2

    Swede here. We dont hate Norway or Finland. Its a love/hate relasionship. With Norway we fight with skiing, and with Finland its hockey!
    Its kinda like a sibling rivalry. With Sweden as the whiny middle child, Norway as the spoiled brat and Finland as the sadistic teenager who just enjoys bullying his siblings. Just as a matter of how they feel in relations and not to represent actual age of the country.

  • @rankena4926
    @rankena4926 2 роки тому +19

    Finland hates Sweden because , I don't remember the exact time period, but Sweden would use Finland as a buffer zone from Russia, and would use the Finnish to fight their wars with Russia, while the Swedish just sat far away, safe in Sweden

    • @daniellarson3068
      @daniellarson3068 2 роки тому +2

      So, it's kind of like the Germans ruling over the Estonians.

    • @Herr_U
      @Herr_U 2 роки тому +2

      The exact time period is about 1100A.D up until whatever date it is when you read this ;)
      Or 1100-1809 if you prefer.

    • @p12jacob
      @p12jacob 2 роки тому +1

      What war was that, i dont remember a war when the Swedish army was made of 100% finnish soldiers?

    • @evill01
      @evill01 2 роки тому +4

      we hate sweden 1 because we have to learn swedish for no real reason at all, and 2 sweden's support in the winter war was minimal.

    • @Herr_U
      @Herr_U 2 роки тому +1

      @@p12jacob It wouldn't have been mentioned even if all of the army was made up of people from what today is considered Finland - simply due to how sweden was administrated back then (between about 1350 and 1809 Finland was viewed as a part of Sweden proper rather than as a dominion or a conquered territory - the loss of Finland (1809) wasn't described as "loss of Finland" but rather "a loss of the eastern part of the country").
      My tounge-in-cheek comment was that Sweden always have used its parts away from Stockholm as buffers against attacks against Stockholm (Scandia/Skåne against Denmark is another such point (since 1720)).
      But I guess what Finland is most mad about is the span between 1709 (Battle of Poltava (in effect the end of the swedish empire)) and 1809 (The Finnish War, one of the parts of the Napoleanic Wars) where Sweden regularly got beaten up by Russia up until (The Finnish War) where Russia finally managed to conquer Finland and force Sweden to sign it over. And isn't exactly helped by Sweden's repeated failure to aid Finland, and also the entire Åland dispute (that one didn't get resolved up until the mid 1930s)....
      Sweden and Russia was in wars on-and-off between 1547 and 1809, and before that was in conflict on-and-off with whatever predated russia for another half millenia or so - so a lot of wars where people from what today would be called Finland dying in wars against what today would be called Russia waged by Sweden.

  • @oskarrrw
    @oskarrrw 2 роки тому

    We do have feelings! I have watched you a long time ago and now got recommended this video. I'm happy to see that you have better quality videos today.

  • @lyrigageforge3259
    @lyrigageforge3259 2 роки тому +3

    I am from Finland, I have feelings - but my face muscles aren't always attached to my feelings, because I don't always react with my face when I am thinking about what ever shit people think.

  • @fransjannson544
    @fransjannson544 2 роки тому +5

    greeting from sweden
    have a nice day

  • @maleksanteri
    @maleksanteri 2 роки тому +4

    We love our Estonian friends

  • @merjakotisaari9046
    @merjakotisaari9046 Рік тому +1

    We have really deep feelings, but in the winter our face freezes, and it starts to hurt if we laugh or smile.

  • @jdemd1977
    @jdemd1977 2 роки тому +37

    Speaking of Finland, I just heard that they decided to go with the F-35 over other fighter jets. Also, do you think that Russia's recent military buildup and threat of invasion of Ukraine will lead to Finland and other European countries to join NATO? 🇺🇸💙🇪🇪

    • @iliilil5761
      @iliilil5761 2 роки тому +15

      i think Finland said that if russia attacks ukraine Finland and sweden will join nato

    • @minnesotanfreedomist3147
      @minnesotanfreedomist3147 2 роки тому +1

      @@iliilil5761 I’ve heard similar aswell.

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 2 роки тому +12

      @@iliilil5761 neither the Finnish nor Swedish people want to join NATO. I'm from Sweden and I'm voting in favor of joining NATO because right now it has more benefits than drawbacks. However, I want us to leave the EU because we lose approximately 20 billion SEK per year on our membership (about 2 billion Euros). And it's also a huge middle finger to the authoritarian shit show that is the EU.

    • @evill01
      @evill01 2 роки тому +10

      @@tntfreddan3138 im from finland and i have the same mind set, nato can protect us, eu is just eating our money

    • @niilozka
      @niilozka 2 роки тому +4

      @@iliilil5761 It was a swedish analytist or something like that who said that. Finland has not commented in anyway except saying that no one will influence their free choise.

  • @dianecomly6132
    @dianecomly6132 2 роки тому +2

    You're awesome, Artur!

  • @lx1995Mk2
    @lx1995Mk2 2 роки тому +4

    Zhukov says he screwed Germany
    Finland: that's neat we screwed USSR

  • @merjakotisaari9046
    @merjakotisaari9046 Рік тому +2

    As a Finn, I love Estonians

  • @jonahsymes4060
    @jonahsymes4060 2 роки тому +10

    Greetings from America I'm a proud Finn tho

  • @thefarmerswifeknits6190
    @thefarmerswifeknits6190 2 роки тому

    Fabulous! I haven’t heard an accordion since attending a Polish wedding in Chicago years ago! Love your channel.

  • @Magnic_
    @Magnic_ 2 роки тому +5

    12:07 you just offended their feelings. The all 2 of them. The feeling hungry, and the feeling drunk.

    • @hannulehtonen4691
      @hannulehtonen4691 2 роки тому

      How can you say that we are only hungry or drunk? We are also feeling horny

  • @FreeDustSpirits
    @FreeDustSpirits 2 роки тому +1

    When I saw the word dragon in Finnish I wondered how thick their books of Harry Potter are. Hi from 🇩🇰

  • @luotio
    @luotio 2 роки тому +3

    Learning Swedish is hated in Finland because it is obligatory for all in preliminary school and high school. To pass your University degree you also need to pass Swedish language test, which is supposedly making sure that you can work in your field in Swedish. However, I have passed it myself, but please god, do not force me to speak Swedish. I really cannot.

  • @MrJoonat
    @MrJoonat 2 роки тому +1

    Summer speed limit on highways is 120kmh and winter speedlimit is 100kmh. We also have big (illegal) moped tuning culture here. Big part of the mopeds are tuned to go over the legal 45kmh limit. Greetings from finland!

  • @Hienohomma2
    @Hienohomma2 2 роки тому +34

    Lohikäärme is maybe not the best example of similarities between our languages. Lohikäärme isn't a part of Finnish mythology thus the original language and that is why the word's origin is quite likely a loan from the Skandinavian ancient language word "logi" for both of our languages. Also the part "käärme" is speculated to be added by Mikael Agricola who created the written Finnish language. If we have to compare our languages it is wise to go back to the basics of life and living before we separeted as two nations.

    • @mhyotyni
      @mhyotyni 2 роки тому +4

      Eestin "lohe" kuulostaa hieman samalta kuin "Louhi", Pohjolan emäntä. Hänkin oli rasittava tapaus ja pystyi lentämään lohikäärmeiden tapaan Sammon ryöstössä. Vaikka tulta hän ei tiettävästi syössytkään, niin voisiko näilläkin sanoilla olla sama alkuperä?

    • @Garbox80
      @Garbox80 2 роки тому +2

      @@mhyotyni Muistaisin kuulleeni lohikäärmeen olleen muodossa louhikäärme jossain vaiheessa.

    • @IradohPlan
      @IradohPlan 2 роки тому +2

      God damnit salmonsnake I cry every time

  • @erkkipekkala560
    @erkkipekkala560 2 роки тому

    Nice ones. Laughed, cheers from Finland :D

  • @kylethekrocodile3162
    @kylethekrocodile3162 2 роки тому +4

    love when u play the accordion

  • @mrs7195
    @mrs7195 2 роки тому +2

    The name Molotov is extra funny in Finnish, because in Finnish "molo" is a slang term for... "the big D".

  • @reygonzalez4719
    @reygonzalez4719 2 роки тому +4

    I like the way you said Tenerife, it almost sounded spanish.

  • @mmmm00cheese35
    @mmmm00cheese35 2 роки тому

    Loved the music!!! and i love you ;))

  • @ramsesflores7743
    @ramsesflores7743 2 роки тому +4

    I always love seeing the accordion

  • @enzaycooks5581
    @enzaycooks5581 2 роки тому

    You should definetly do more of these reactions. I love them.

  • @reygonzalez4719
    @reygonzalez4719 2 роки тому +20

    I wouldn't say the finno-ugric groups are small, there's you guys the estonian's, the Finish, your distant cousins the magyars (hungarians) who do descend from the finno-ugric people, but there's also the Sami who are mostly controlled by the Russians and the Swedish, and also the Karelians who are also sadly controlled by the Russians.

    • @cinderellaandstepsisters
      @cinderellaandstepsisters 2 роки тому

      Nobody knows surely where finns and estonians come from.

    • @reygonzalez4719
      @reygonzalez4719 2 роки тому

      @@cinderellaandstepsisters that's a neat piece of information, but that's not what I was saying. He made a comment in his video saying that the finno-ugric culture group was small. I was pointing out that it was not really that small because the culture group not only encompasses the Finish and the estonians but also the Sami and Karelians as well as other smaller groups scattered throughout Russia, and also the magyars are descendants of the finno-ugric group as well. But still that's a nice piece of information

    • @angryfinnishfarmer
      @angryfinnishfarmer 2 роки тому +3

      @Rey Gonzales And theres also the Mari, Udmurt, Komi etc. all being finno-ugric people. My great grandma always used to say that finns and other finno-ugrians originated from "Volgan mutka" wich is translated to "the bend of river Volga" in Russia.

    • @reygonzalez4719
      @reygonzalez4719 2 роки тому +1

      @@angryfinnishfarmer that's cool to know, thanks.

    • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
      @jed-henrywitkowski6470 2 роки тому +1

      @@cinderellaandstepsisters Fish and rocks?

  • @apuuvah
    @apuuvah 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you Juutilainen brothers, Häyhä, Pylkäs, Törni... And countless unknown soldiers.

  • @ZakhadWOW
    @ZakhadWOW 2 роки тому +3

    OK PEEPS, HE NOW HAS AT LEAST ONE 10$ TIER PATRON , poor dude. Accordion lessons are expensive!

  • @kgblyat6919
    @kgblyat6919 2 роки тому +2

    "Sorry my friends, I may look rough today. I just got back from skiing."
    That shirt says otherwise.

  • @christaylor6654
    @christaylor6654 2 роки тому +3

    We gonna learn how to cook rice “Bing” style.

  • @juhannusruusu
    @juhannusruusu 2 роки тому +2

    3:17 this aged so well... damn

  • @ThatAirplaneGuy2000
    @ThatAirplaneGuy2000 2 роки тому +5

    This isn’t criticism but one thing that drew me to the channel was watching you react to historical events. It was just cool to see how someone in a different country views things differently than I might. If I could make a suggestion it would be to make more reactions on history videos or even just your thoughts on other worldly events that are currently going on.

    • @arturrehi
      @arturrehi  2 роки тому

      Okay, I will do that more often

  • @ikecoldd2
    @ikecoldd2 Рік тому +2

    As a finn, I can say that we do in fact have feelings. We're just rly good at hiding them

  • @sirapple5287
    @sirapple5287 2 роки тому +7

    When are you gonna do history of german tanks you have done soviet american and others.

  • @TheGoreFist
    @TheGoreFist 2 роки тому +1

    Your guide to spotting finnish tourists is spot on 🙃

  • @tntfreddan3138
    @tntfreddan3138 2 роки тому +8

    Everywhere else in the world: Bears are dangerous. Stay away from them and if they attack, curl into a ball and hope they lose interest."
    Russia: "We are a place where bear and human can live together, in harmony."
    Finland and Sweden: "If you see a bear, you take a big stick and shove it so far up its ass that it becomes a massive BBQ skewer."

  • @mikehenthorn1778
    @mikehenthorn1778 2 роки тому

    ok i love your videos sir. i enjoy watching videos from people from other parts of the world.
    thank you for sharing.

  • @sowhat249
    @sowhat249 2 роки тому +6

    Actually, Russian-Finnish relations have always been good, except during the Stalin era.
    Even during the Russian Empire era, even though Finland was occupied by Russia, they enjoyed one of the best living standards and autonomy within the empire, and actually, when the Russian Empire was falling apart, there were factions loyal to Russia, that fought for remaining within the empire.
    Luckily for them, they didn't remain in Russia, because the Soviet Union proved itself a bad place to be in during the first half of it's existence, so they definitely dodged a bullet there.
    Anyways, they always come to Russia for shopping because everything is cheaper, and they also have Russian translations available for us, so why not keep the good relations?

    • @evill01
      @evill01 2 роки тому +4

      finnish relations with russia severed during the times of oppression in late 1800 and early 1900

    • @floriangyer5857
      @floriangyer5857 2 роки тому +1

      Stealing Karelen, Petsamo ond other areas is not forgetable.

    • @Tingletonttu
      @Tingletonttu 2 роки тому

      Not to mention Russia grewing tired of autonomous Finland and wanting to russify it towards the end of 19th century.

  • @Memes-XD
    @Memes-XD 2 роки тому +1

    9:55 about choked on my food, this is so true, only time we get sun we need to get it all for next winter

  • @anthonyparisi2386
    @anthonyparisi2386 2 роки тому +6

    Greetings from the United States buffalo home of the worst hockey team ever

  • @unconventionalideas5683
    @unconventionalideas5683 2 роки тому +2

    Finland had two wars with the Soviets back to back. The Soviets lost the Winter War but won the Continuation War, in terms of land and the peace terms. Of course, the Soviets took severe beatings both times and decided not to pursue it any further because it was not worth it.

  • @blackcoffeebeans6100
    @blackcoffeebeans6100 2 роки тому +4

    Finns have got a lot of feelings. It is one of the most human countries in the world. Finland won the war against Soviet union. They retained the freedom and independence unlike Baltic countries.

    • @gumpmosh
      @gumpmosh 2 роки тому

      Learn history better, buddy, Finland lost the war.

  • @IradohPlan
    @IradohPlan 2 роки тому +1

    7:06 If I remember correctly "perkele" was originally the name of the god of thunder in finnish mythology/"pantheon". So when things went south you would shout the name of the god of thunder. 😅

  • @heeviloo1689
    @heeviloo1689 2 роки тому +3

    If you want good finnish content then react Mandelin in youtube
    There is also video to answer why we call sweden gay.

  • @royweyant4382
    @royweyant4382 2 роки тому +1

    The distance you are from Finland is the distance to the next little town in the Mohave Desert. Las Vegas, which is the nearest big city and in a different state is 25 times the distance between Estonia an Finland. Our state Capitol is a 3 an 1/2 hour drive at 112 kilometers per hour. You like cold we have hot. We hit 51 degrees c. Death Valley still has us beat

  • @TheJere213
    @TheJere213 2 роки тому +1

    5:23 I think you misread that one. It means the mopeds are modified to go 90 kph while the legally can go only 45

  • @paasosentomi
    @paasosentomi 2 роки тому

    6:11 meme was about mopeds. and theres actually lots of zones for 100kmh in the winter time even without multiple lanes.

  • @0702372
    @0702372 2 роки тому +2

    A. Im am proud of our southern brothers! B. Putin cant get here even now. C. Est-Fin people are just awesome 😘

  • @fp6343
    @fp6343 2 роки тому +1

    10:10 drunk, yelling, half-naked lobster red sunburns... are you sure you are not confusing them with the English?

  • @onerva0001
    @onerva0001 2 роки тому

    We have feelings in Finland! Love your videos Artur. :-)

  • @PC_Simo
    @PC_Simo 2 роки тому +2

    As a Finn, I can confirm that starter pack is accurate 🇫🇮.

  • @malindaallen718
    @malindaallen718 2 роки тому

    Charming and delightful young man, wholesome humor, easy and natural personality. I'd love to have him as my nephew.

  • @Karma-mx4ne
    @Karma-mx4ne 2 роки тому

    Loved every second of this vid but just so you know in the future. The correct pronunciation to Simo Häyhä is Simo Häühä because in Finland letter Y is letter Ü in Estonia.

  • @B2K3T0S
    @B2K3T0S 2 роки тому +1

    Artur: Starts playing...
    Me: NJET MOLOTOFF, NJET MOLOTOFF! MANNERHEIMIN LINJAN OL-

  • @toivotickenin1280
    @toivotickenin1280 9 місяців тому

    American with FInnish heritage. Loved your blog. Your English is better than half of the U S. Lol accordion music i loved as i play as well. Wish we could go sayna and laugh!😊