I'm in my mid 30s rn and Arto was the guy throughout my entire skate history growing up. So glad to see him finding success in another passion. respect to the legend. The editors really put something special together here. Kudos.
Golden era of skating. Between sorry-baker3 best time for skating. No matter how gnarly skill level is now, it doesn’t compare to this era of natural, uninfluenced by social media, REAL skateboarding.
You’re absolutely right. Kids these days have a gnarly skill level but the soul is somewhat missing. Miss those days a lot, social media corrupted the minds.
Thats when I grew up skating and you're right. The passion I feel was in that era. That's all I did outside of school is skate, and did it again the next day. Damnit it was SO FUN!!!!!
Almost round 3. DVS Skatemore Girl Yeah right all have members from the team that are household names to almost anyone. By far the beat family I've ever had. Skate rats for life
What a touching piece talking about not just the friendship between Omar, Stefan, but the one between Arto and Dylan. Especially when his wife talks about his passing. Dylan Forever.
Im 36 and still skating. Flip Sorry was the first skate video I ever saw in my life, he will remain one of my favorite skaters of all time, I am what I am today thanks to skateboarding, thanks to the inspiration I got from these skaters. I feel like I could cry if I ever see this guy in person, he is a fucking legend.
Tell me how you do it - and let me know if you find a loop hole with building a half pipe without raising your home owners insurance. Sucks getting old.
Dude. I was trying to make it through the day without crying. This is beautiful, man. I have these seizures that scramble me in the noggin' and this just ripped me apart. It made me think DEEP about ourselves and who admires us for who we are.
@@thedonofthsht76-58 with the brain cells I have left... LOL... I did a lot of thinking and realized that there aren't really that many pros in the world, it's very rare to become pro and be well known... Think of how rare it is to know someone with a traumatic brain injury or who's died of a traumatic brain injury... Put that together. It's very rare that anyone ever hears or knows about pros, hitting their head and dying or hitting their head and having huge complications from it. I had to learn more firsthand than anything, but I also have known a few people who have had really bad head hits who were worse off than me. Now that there's some more names coming forward publicly about their injury histories and brain health, it's finally getting the attention it deserves.. along with pros like Andy McDonald and Andy Anderson who never put down the helmet. It's good to see helmets being more acceptable, I feel definitely more accepted wearing mine at the park. Nowadays. Skaters tend to be people who are big risk takers and people who keep things close to the chest, but when it comes to head hits and brain health, we got to open up.
Arto is my favorite skater. Arto gave me my favorite song (bowie). Arto gave me tricks I learned. Arto gave me so much and more and I wish he can know that. This was huge dive into nostalgia from different perspective now 37 years (wtf how?) old man who used to skate. I absolutely understand the void you needed to fill after losing your identity as a skater and I dont think I filled it yet fully. Thank you Vice for filming this beautiful piece of ARTo.
@@erobeo I know what you mean, skating is so all encompassing, trying to transition into regular life is super tough on all of us. I'm 44 and got back into skating a few years ago over COVID, was worried about being too old for it but now so many generations doing it, more women skating has made it lot more open minded and it's still better than anything else pretty much. You should pick up a board again before you get too old
im 37 and growing up i spend around 12 years hardcore skateboarding in argentina and arto was always my favorite and most inspiring skater to look at. this documentary got deep into me and wish him the absolute best on his path. thank you arto!
Sorry was my first skateboard video and it was a hell of an introduction. Arto, thank you for your contributions to skating and the influence you've had on my life 🤝
Phenomenal work here. I’ve always looked up to Arto. Growing up skating in the early 2000s, he was a hero to myself and many others. This was exceptionally well made and insightful. Props to Arto and all involved in creating this!!! 🙏🏻
I never went pro, and I haven't finished the video, but I have survived multiple head slams, woken up in the hospital repeating myself, multiple ER visits for head sutures, blew my knee out and have sprained it a few times since ACL reconstruction, countless major ankle sprains, wrist borderline broken, dislocated fingers... All from skateboarding. I won't stop, but the battle is insane. I LITERALLY have had to step my skating back a good bit and swear by my helmet every time I ride just to be able to live happily and not scared I'm going to break my skull open or fold my knee again or anything that will kill me or have me in a bed for months. I've got people other than myself to live for, and that has become my new purpose. I still enjoy skateboarding and I'll never leave the scene, but reality becomes more than the dream at some point, and earlier for some than others. Arto has always been a huge inspo for me because I'm also a big guy that slammed harder than anyone I ever knew, & I've had photography/videography to fall back on as well. Take care of yourselves, and if you are prone to hitting your head, get over yourself, find a helmet you like and wear it 😂
This was really touching! I'm by no means a skater, but I dabbled as a kid in the 90s and 2000s. I'll never forget his spot in the Sorry video. We must have downloaded it from Napster. But what's most impactful is seeing him now, and seeing him adapt to a different career.
I'm 35 now, still skating, I remember when arto came out and he was on at local skate shops, he was different man, he went big and hard all the time! So glad to see he is doing well! Keep it up Arto! 🤙
Thank you Vice and Aarto and everyone in the community that put this together. Aarto was the biggest inspiration to me as a young man and I find myself nostalgic about the life I once had. Tough business growing up and having to leave behind the things we loved in our youth. Cheers Aarto!
26 years ago a 16 year old me read an interview of a finland boy in Monster Skateboard Magazin. I knew back then already that there's happening something special. Cheers from Germany
Being a skater turned photographer myself, Arto has always been in my 'Mount Rushmore' of both. Seems like a solid, down to earth dude as well. One of the GOATs for sure.
I remember meeting arto at a active demo back in the early 2000s dude is a great guy and was inspiration got his autograph on my helmet that I once had no longer have it but the memory of meeting and talking to him will forever live in my memory
Through my many years in skateboarding, '84- present, certain skaters have always stood out from others in different eras for many reasons, and Arto still has my attention and respect. Thank you, Arto.
This was so well done!! Can’t wait to show my kids this! Plus I might have to revisit Sorry because it’s been a minute. Keep doing your thing Arto!! This is mad inspiring!!
Arto thank you and the team for this one. Many of us ca. relate losing skateboarding and that era. I’m 36 yo. I still get and skate but it’s not the same when you’re young. Stoked you found a new thing. I hope that for all watching
Menikmati was my first legit skate video I've watched and I will never forgot that feeling after watching Arto's part. Moreover after watching this documentary I am literally melted. Such a character and inspiration.
@27:50 … This couldn’t be more true. As a photographer, that feeling when you look through a view finder, you’re free. There is something magical about it. When combined with such an amazing sport as skateboarding, it’s a beautiful thing. Amazing skater. Amazing photographer.
I give the skaters from the Scandinavian countries so much respect because there's less days of good weather to skate in those regions so you really have to be bloody brilliant like Arto and Ali to make it so young. Love the adventure in Arto's soul. What a life!
@@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz yes he is.. lived first 18 or so years of his life in seinäjoki. just because he is lucky enough to have left this hellhole makes him no less a finn.
@test-tl8dt I skateboarded 25years in Finland and never saw Arto Saari here in Finland. I have seen and also skated same time in a park with every Finn "Pro" skateboarder. He have born in Finland, but now he lives in Hawaii (prison island). So Arto Saari is a Hawaiian.
What an inspirational human being Arto is. Even though I've never remotely done anything he's done in terms of accomplishments and haven't the athleticism, privileges or anything he does, his example does set a parameter to me of how to live your life without negativity.
Im 34 and skateboarding still gets me so excited. It’s beautiful and the sorry and menikmati part were always there to hype me up to try something new. Arto had such a sick approach to skating and his style and choice of tricks were always chef’s kiss.
Arto was/is my favorite skater ever. I’ve now been surfing for 20 years after giving up skating and it is so rad to see what he is doing on the North Shore with surfing and photography! Stoked for him!
I’m surprised Geoff Rowely and Ed tempelton weren’t interviewed for this. They were huge in Arto’s development as a skateboarder when he initially moved to the US.
i was 27 in 1998 and kind of stepped away continued surfing hard and concentrating on business . I missed this generation but dame i love it . Stoked hes found another passion and dam good at it too.
This is the greatest of all episodes yet wauw... thank you everyone involved... iam so happy for Arto that he has found the peace in life... greatest respect . a true inspiration and forever a one of a kind legend!!!
I remember meeting a girl from Finland at someone’s 18th birthday in South Africa like 03/04, I tripped out when she said she actually knew Arto. There was no social media, no on demand streaming, our media was vhs, dvd’s and sketchy v cd’s. My first ever Sk8 dvd was Flip Really Sorry - to meet someone who knew Arto felt iconic, I spent like half the night asking her about his skating 😂
Most of the time water is a softer landing than concrete glad he's found the ocean and surfing. Surfing has saved many of our lives. Blessings and Aloha from West Michigan USA
Thank you Vice, and thank you Arto -your photography has been a constant influence on my own work. I think it's often underestimated how skaters can influence and affect so many people's lives. Not only through their skating but also how they navigate through the rest of the world as well. It's constantly inspiring to see their perseverance, how they approach obstacles (pun un-intended) and push through them. This doc and others like it (Epicly Later'd, especially) have done a great job at humanizing and shedding light onto these individuals who never had much of a voice before ie. a few photos in a magazine with a pop culture questionnaire doesn't really give you much insight into the person themselves. Hope to see more documentaries like these in the future.
Well done @VICE for featuring Arto's life story. Amazing to watch! His life journey and how he managed to reinvent himself after moving to Hawaii - inspirational! 👏👊🙏
Arto is a living legend, I started skating in 2000 and he's always been my favoutie skater due to his epic style on and off the board, he is super inspirational and talented with a true grit to life. This movie is amazing testament to his incredible life and gives me a buzz of energy to do the same, live an epic life.
Beautiful beautiful video, at times touchingly melancholy but still a story worth knowing, the story of a great skater but not only that... I would also say the story of a great man who was able to bring skateboarding to the highest levels in the world and above all he was able to reinvent himself once his skater career ended....there is a hint of melancholy in his words and in his eyes when he talks about skateboarding but it's normal...all skaters from any part of the world and at any level know that will be the hardest thing to do replace the skate once it is no longer possible to skate!!!
So Awesome to see him go from being one of the Best in skating, then to be recreated, and a leader in his style of photography, plus he is a really cool down to earth guy.
In a time where we see gifted talents poping from anywhere, beeing lazy or peeky. Arto is such an example of what work and truly dedication means. From the video parts he was in back then, Flip, Es... he was one of the heaviest dude in the heaviest brands. Arto inspired so many skaters to skate longer rails...he made this possible. Whis is crazy.. If you ask Nyjah he will surely tell that Arto is is fav skateboarder. Then the injuries... from heaven to hell, now back to heaven in Hawaii. This dude is a heavy man. Mad respect, much love. Young generation must know his history and thank you guys for this doc. Call him THE GOAT. Thanks Arto !
This was so fucking rad🙌Love Arto so much man, and always have, love seeing an in-depth doc of the journey🌅 the editing and everything too, Vice, so well done
He came and stayed in Vancouver when he was about 15 and on Platinum. You could tell then how insanely good he was. Watching him and McCrank mess around was something special .
Arto inspired and fueled alot of my skating in the 2000s, I think back and that was a very special time in skateboarding, all those guys were absolutely murdering everything in sight. Rad times, glad I was in skate prime during these times
Arto is the best...I'm a fan before Sorry when he pop up from Finland, destroying Euro contests on 411. His Sorry part feat Tom Penny is a Masterpiece. Proud to have a selfie with him at CPH years ago. Much Love Arto ❤ And Appleyard too
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I'm in my mid 30s rn and Arto was the guy throughout my entire skate history growing up. So glad to see him finding success in another passion. respect to the legend. The editors really put something special together here. Kudos.
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Totally agree with your original comment dude👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯👌🏻👌🏻
Def man. Arto stood out as much as Yuto does now. Could be wrong... high af 🤣😂🤣 Still dope af, and remember him more, as he did it different 🙌
Golden era of skating. Between sorry-baker3 best time for skating. No matter how gnarly skill level is now, it doesn’t compare to this era of natural, uninfluenced by social media, REAL skateboarding.
You’re absolutely right. Kids these days have a gnarly skill level but the soul is somewhat missing. Miss those days a lot, social media corrupted the minds.
Thats when I grew up skating and you're right. The passion I feel was in that era. That's all I did outside of school is skate, and did it again the next day. Damnit it was SO FUN!!!!!
Real sh*t that's what's up
Brother iykyk ❤
Almost round 3. DVS Skatemore Girl Yeah right all have members from the team that are household names to almost anyone. By far the beat family I've ever had. Skate rats for life
What a touching piece talking about not just the friendship between Omar, Stefan, but the one between Arto and Dylan. Especially when his wife talks about his passing. Dylan Forever.
Vice are slowly getting back on track.
I have to agree!
Hope vice goes back to the way people liked them.
Arto! One of my favorites. Ill never forget watching his Flip video parts growing up. Absolute legend. Also one of the best styles.
Incredible
worst style ever dude sucked
We're officially ogs now
The "Flip Sorry" days were crazy: Arto, Appleyard, Rowley, young Salabanzi, Boulala, Glifberg, Chalmers, Penny... what a team
Epic
GOAT
Tom Penny 🐐
That's my favourite sk8 movie bro!!
Im 36 and still skating. Flip Sorry was the first skate video I ever saw in my life, he will remain one of my favorite skaters of all time, I am what I am today thanks to skateboarding, thanks to the inspiration I got from these skaters. I feel like I could cry if I ever see this guy in person, he is a fucking legend.
Tell me how you do it - and let me know if you find a loop hole with building a half pipe without raising your home owners insurance. Sucks getting old.
@@cesarbraindead i’m 36, probably did bigger rails too. You must be pretty BraidDead to comment some of the bs you do.
Dude. I was trying to make it through the day without crying. This is beautiful, man. I have these seizures that scramble me in the noggin' and this just ripped me apart. It made me think DEEP about ourselves and who admires us for who we are.
@@seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions 👆🏻👆🏻✊🏻✊🏻 traumatic brain injury survivor here .. every day we're here is a gift
After seeing what happened to James hardy I think skateboarders are taking a serious look at head injuries
@@thedonofthsht76-58 with the brain cells I have left... LOL... I did a lot of thinking and realized that there aren't really that many pros in the world, it's very rare to become pro and be well known... Think of how rare it is to know someone with a traumatic brain injury or who's died of a traumatic brain injury... Put that together. It's very rare that anyone ever hears or knows about pros, hitting their head and dying or hitting their head and having huge complications from it. I had to learn more firsthand than anything, but I also have known a few people who have had really bad head hits who were worse off than me. Now that there's some more names coming forward publicly about their injury histories and brain health, it's finally getting the attention it deserves.. along with pros like Andy McDonald and Andy Anderson who never put down the helmet. It's good to see helmets being more acceptable, I feel definitely more accepted wearing mine at the park. Nowadays. Skaters tend to be people who are big risk takers and people who keep things close to the chest, but when it comes to head hits and brain health, we got to open up.
Yeah same, I have had serious Tonic-Clonic seizures in my life that put skating in a hiatus. After I got better, I got into surfing!
It really did put life in perspective for me in these moments. I hope your situation gets better and better with time brother.
Arto is my favorite skater. Arto gave me my favorite song (bowie). Arto gave me tricks I learned. Arto gave me so much and more and I wish he can know that. This was huge dive into nostalgia from different perspective now 37 years (wtf how?) old man who used to skate. I absolutely understand the void you needed to fill after losing your identity as a skater and I dont think I filled it yet fully. Thank you Vice for filming this beautiful piece of ARTo.
Yeah his two song part to two Bowie songs was truly special
Couldn’t have said it better. That part truly changed my whole view on skating, music, style. All of it. I was enthralled. I still am.
I also became a Church of Bowie member after watching the Flip part
@@nimmymcjulty1008 for sure Bowie was and is one of a kind
@@erobeo I know what you mean, skating is so all encompassing, trying to transition into regular life is super tough on all of us. I'm 44 and got back into skating a few years ago over COVID, was worried about being too old for it but now so many generations doing it, more women skating has made it lot more open minded and it's still better than anything else pretty much. You should pick up a board again before you get too old
If I need to amp myself up for anything I play Arto's Menikmati part. Thanks for all the inspo, Arto!
Arto’s Menikmati and Sorry parts were some of the best ! Forever in history. One of the greatest eras of skateboarding so proud to be apart of it .
im 37 and growing up i spend around 12 years hardcore skateboarding in argentina and arto was always my favorite and most inspiring skater to look at. this documentary got deep into me and wish him the absolute best on his path. thank you arto!
Sorry was my first skateboard video and it was a hell of an introduction. Arto, thank you for your contributions to skating and the influence you've had on my life 🤝
I remember begging my mom to take me to the skateshop when it came out
Artos part in his sorry video is, to this day, still my favorite skate part ever
Phenomenal work here. I’ve always looked up to Arto. Growing up skating in the early 2000s, he was a hero to myself and many others. This was exceptionally well made and insightful. Props to Arto and all involved in creating this!!! 🙏🏻
This is why I watch vice, for the most part. I feel ya Arto.
I never went pro, and I haven't finished the video, but I have survived multiple head slams, woken up in the hospital repeating myself, multiple ER visits for head sutures, blew my knee out and have sprained it a few times since ACL reconstruction, countless major ankle sprains, wrist borderline broken, dislocated fingers... All from skateboarding. I won't stop, but the battle is insane. I LITERALLY have had to step my skating back a good bit and swear by my helmet every time I ride just to be able to live happily and not scared I'm going to break my skull open or fold my knee again or anything that will kill me or have me in a bed for months. I've got people other than myself to live for, and that has become my new purpose. I still enjoy skateboarding and I'll never leave the scene, but reality becomes more than the dream at some point, and earlier for some than others. Arto has always been a huge inspo for me because I'm also a big guy that slammed harder than anyone I ever knew, & I've had photography/videography to fall back on as well. Take care of yourselves, and if you are prone to hitting your head, get over yourself, find a helmet you like and wear it 😂
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@Sabbathbloodysabbath666 just another skater 😂
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So epic! Arto was my fav skater growing up and still is. Seeing him feeble that curb brought a smile to my face. This was amazing, job well done guys.
This was really touching! I'm by no means a skater, but I dabbled as a kid in the 90s and 2000s. I'll never forget his spot in the Sorry video. We must have downloaded it from Napster. But what's most impactful is seeing him now, and seeing him adapt to a different career.
I'm 35 now, still skating, I remember when arto came out and he was on at local skate shops, he was different man, he went big and hard all the time! So glad to see he is doing well! Keep it up Arto! 🤙
Arto Saari has been a favorite of mine for almost 2 decades. Dude is just a legend on and off the board.
Arto Saari menikmati is probably my top search on UA-cam.
Well done Vice! Great tribute to one of the best ever.
Thank you Vice and Aarto and everyone in the community that put this together. Aarto was the biggest inspiration to me as a young man and I find myself nostalgic about the life I once had. Tough business growing up and having to leave behind the things we loved in our youth. Cheers Aarto!
26 years ago a 16 year old me read an interview of a finland boy in Monster Skateboard Magazin.
I knew back then already that there's happening something special.
Cheers from Germany
Being a skater turned photographer myself, Arto has always been in my 'Mount Rushmore' of both. Seems like a solid, down to earth dude as well. One of the GOATs for sure.
I remember meeting arto at a active demo back in the early 2000s dude is a great guy and was inspiration got his autograph on my helmet that I once had no longer have it but the memory of meeting and talking to him will forever live in my memory
Through my many years in skateboarding, '84- present, certain skaters have always stood out from others in different eras for many reasons, and Arto still has my attention and respect.
Thank you, Arto.
This was so well done!! Can’t wait to show my kids this! Plus I might have to revisit Sorry because it’s been a minute. Keep doing your thing Arto!! This is mad inspiring!!
Such a beautiful documentary. Thanks so much for making this. Massive respect to Arto how far hes come and how much hes pushed.
This is what made vice, vice. Too bad it’s far and few between now. Much love to Arto, my skateboarding brother❤
Arto thank you and the team for this one. Many of us ca. relate losing skateboarding and that era. I’m 36 yo. I still get and skate but it’s not the same when you’re young. Stoked you found a new thing. I hope that for all watching
Im blessed to have come up during that sorry run, to have Arto as one of the main pillars for inspiration.
True Legend, Thank you Arto for amazing video parts, I watched every day before going skating, THANK YOU.
Menikmati was my first legit skate video I've watched and I will never forgot that feeling after watching Arto's part. Moreover after watching this documentary I am literally melted. Such a character and inspiration.
@27:50 … This couldn’t be more true. As a photographer, that feeling when you look through a view finder, you’re free. There is something magical about it. When combined with such an amazing sport as skateboarding, it’s a beautiful thing. Amazing skater. Amazing photographer.
Flip sorry was on repeat back in the day. Arto is a LEGEND
Legend! 🇫🇮
What a great man, he never wore tight skinny jeans.
I give the skaters from the Scandinavian countries so much respect because there's less days of good weather to skate in those regions so you really have to be bloody brilliant like Arto and Ali to make it so young. Love the adventure in Arto's soul. What a life!
They have super good indoor parks though
Arto is not a Finlander.
@@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz yes he is.. lived first 18 or so years of his life in seinäjoki. just because he is lucky enough to have left this hellhole makes him no less a finn.
@test-tl8dt I skateboarded 25years in Finland and never saw Arto Saari here in Finland. I have seen and also skated same time in a park with every Finn "Pro" skateboarder. He have born in Finland, but now he lives in Hawaii (prison island). So Arto Saari is a Hawaiian.
@Ville-VeikkoTuomela-zo9xz he was born in SeinaJoki Finland. Are you dense
What an inspirational human being Arto is.
Even though I've never remotely done anything he's done in terms of accomplishments and haven't the athleticism, privileges or anything he does, his example does set a parameter to me of how to live your life without negativity.
Im 34 and skateboarding still gets me so excited. It’s beautiful and the sorry and menikmati part were always there to hype me up to try something new. Arto had such a sick approach to skating and his style and choice of tricks were always chef’s kiss.
Arto was/is my favorite skater ever. I’ve now been surfing for 20 years after giving up skating and it is so rad to see what he is doing on the North Shore with surfing and photography! Stoked for him!
I’m surprised Geoff Rowely and Ed tempelton weren’t interviewed for this. They were huge in Arto’s development as a skateboarder when he initially moved to the US.
Seriously, this was my hero growing up. I’m so thankful for skateboarding and this man. I wouldn’t be who I am today without his inspiration.
Arto was my hero growing up, he still is a hero for his beautiful family. Best to you, legend.
Arto is such a gem of a person, this was definitely the best episode in the series
I'm at work - everything that's going on around me at the moment is on pause til this is over ...
What an incredible stylish skater Arto was/ is! You still can watch his parts today and realize, how far ahead of his time he was! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Arto is a legend! Pure inspiration
Arto has remained my favorite skater thru all eras. irreplaceable. Cheers to the success and thank you Arto.
i was 27 in 1998 and kind of stepped away continued surfing hard and concentrating on business . I missed this generation but dame i love it . Stoked hes found another passion and dam good at it too.
This is the greatest of all episodes yet wauw... thank you everyone involved... iam so happy for Arto that he has found the peace in life... greatest respect . a true inspiration and forever a one of a kind legend!!!
Absolutely beautiful. Nostalgia at it's finest. I skated for 20 years and I do miss it but my body thanks me now.
When he said he got "that feeling" from getting a photo. I know that feeling. It's great to be behind a lens.
Arto is one of a kind. Person of the future with respect for the past. And a legend of his own earning. We love you arto. Forever
I remember meeting a girl from Finland at someone’s 18th birthday in South Africa like 03/04, I tripped out when she said she actually knew Arto. There was no social media, no on demand streaming, our media was vhs, dvd’s and sketchy v cd’s. My first ever Sk8 dvd was Flip Really Sorry - to meet someone who knew Arto felt iconic, I spent like half the night asking her about his skating 😂
Most of the time water is a softer landing than concrete glad he's found the ocean and surfing.
Surfing has saved many of our lives.
Blessings and Aloha from West Michigan USA
Thank you Vice, and thank you Arto -your photography has been a constant influence on my own work. I think it's often underestimated how skaters can influence and affect so many people's lives. Not only through their skating but also how they navigate through the rest of the world as well. It's constantly inspiring to see their perseverance, how they approach obstacles (pun un-intended) and push through them. This doc and others like it (Epicly Later'd, especially) have done a great job at humanizing and shedding light onto these individuals who never had much of a voice before ie. a few photos in a magazine with a pop culture questionnaire doesn't really give you much insight into the person themselves. Hope to see more documentaries like these in the future.
YES ! his skating was such a huge influence! his eS shoe was one of my all time favorite shoes.
Really loved this. Arto is such a skate legend. Love his photography. Happy to see Hawaii has adopted him. Never easy moving to new places.
Let me just say this, I would have spent a whole month camping out just to watch this come out!!
I was a skater in 2002
Loved this! So much respect for Arto and all the guys that give it all for skateboarding and for us mere mortals to enjoy!
This is the best Doc that Vice has ever made. Best Epicly Later'd has ever done. Please continue to do this!
I grew up skating in the early 2000s and this guy was nuts. Skating now at 42 after not skating for years is like starting again.
Arto bummed a cig off me at a demo in Redmond, WA many years ago lol he was/is awesome! Def gotta get his book!
Well done @VICE for featuring Arto's life story. Amazing to watch! His life journey and how he managed to reinvent himself after moving to Hawaii - inspirational! 👏👊🙏
Loving these bios/docs on skaters that influenced me growing up. Keep up the good work.
04:40 dat switch tre flip was so unreal when I saw it the first time!
Arto is a living legend, I started skating in 2000 and he's always been my favoutie skater due to his epic style on and off the board, he is super inspirational and talented with a true grit to life. This movie is amazing testament to his incredible life and gives me a buzz of energy to do the same, live an epic life.
Beautiful beautiful video, at times touchingly melancholy but still a story worth knowing, the story of a great skater but not only that... I would also say the story of a great man who was able to bring skateboarding to the highest levels in the world and above all he was able to reinvent himself once his skater career ended....there is a hint of melancholy in his words and in his eyes when he talks about skateboarding but it's normal...all skaters from any part of the world and at any level know that will be the hardest thing to do replace the skate once it is no longer possible to skate!!!
Excellent work here, thank you so much. Arto and Dylan two of the greats, Dylan is sorely missed.
So Awesome to see him go from being one of the Best in skating, then to be recreated, and a leader in his style of photography, plus he is a really cool down to earth guy.
In a time where we see gifted talents poping from anywhere, beeing lazy or peeky. Arto is such an example of what work and truly dedication means. From the video parts he was in back then, Flip, Es... he was one of the heaviest dude in the heaviest brands. Arto inspired so many skaters to skate longer rails...he made this possible. Whis is crazy.. If you ask Nyjah he will surely tell that Arto is is fav skateboarder. Then the injuries... from heaven to hell, now back to heaven in Hawaii. This dude is a heavy man. Mad respect, much love. Young generation must know his history and thank you guys for this doc. Call him THE GOAT. Thanks Arto !
This was so fucking rad🙌Love Arto so much man, and always have, love seeing an in-depth doc of the journey🌅 the editing and everything too, Vice, so well done
arto,pj ladd, Bastien salabanzi, mark appleyard, Geoff Rowley, stefan janoski, Ali boulala they all in golden era
Would have been rad if Stefan was on flip, his style was so so good
love watching this long story of Arto watching those unseen Dylan clips amazing
I'm so excited about this video. I grew up loving watching Arto's skate parts in videos.
He has such an incredible eye. It's clearly instinctual and not learned. His camera really is an extension of his body. He's got it.
Artos sheer devotion and tenacity to skateboarding will never be forgotten.
Ngl that was sick how the paramedics boardslid his body up the stairs 12:19
This was an amazing episode. Thank you for your inspiration, Arto! Loved seeing the backstory of one of the greatest to ever do it.
Extremely well made and inspirational. This is the kind of quality content that y’all need to continue to produce
His parts in Menikmati and Sorry are legendary!
thank you for telling and sharing this beautiful and inspiring story .....
Arto is a legend, his part in Sorry is just insane. Id love to one day meet him and just say. Thanks Arto🙏🏻
Been looking up to this guy for the longest time. So happy to see his life turned out so perfectly!
aarto has always been an idol of mine, i never knew how relatable he was to me. incredible documentary
He came and stayed in Vancouver when he was about 15 and on Platinum. You could tell then how insanely good he was. Watching him and McCrank mess around was something special .
Been waiting 20 years for this.
Yeah seriously
Arto inspired and fueled alot of my skating in the 2000s, I think back and that was a very special time in skateboarding, all those guys were absolutely murdering everything in sight. Rad times, glad I was in skate prime during these times
Another great episode, this season is 10/10. Wondering about the absence of Geoff Rowley... I feel like he would have had a lot to say.
Arto was my hero when I was 13
The fact that we get free videos on UA-cam by VICE is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👏👏👏
Wasn’t expecting surprising Dylan Rieder footage and background stories!
What an absolute legend. His part in menikmati is when he became one of my favorite skaters, so much style.
best one of the series yet. good work guys :')
Arto is the best...I'm a fan before Sorry when he pop up from Finland, destroying Euro contests on 411.
His Sorry part feat Tom Penny is a Masterpiece.
Proud to have a selfie with him at CPH years ago.
Much Love Arto ❤
And Appleyard too
I love you, Arto and Dylan R.I.P. mate Thrash hard on a good set for us up there, I love you.
Arto is one of my all time top inspirations. Life, art, skateboarding, all of it.
Arto was my hero growing up. He always inspired me to skate and push myself.