0:56 Okay people. Many seem to ask what's up with that Swastika? And rightfully so. This is not to be confused with the one that Germans used. This is the symbol that Finnish Airfoce used up until 2020 or so. And it's still partially used in some flags etc, but not on the planes etc. It looks very similar to what Nazi Germany used, but it's turned backwards compared to the Nazi one. Finns started to use this symbol before the Nazis. This was the goodluck symbol of Swedish count who donated the first aeroplane to Finlands military in 1918 and that symbol stuck with the Finnish airforces. Also that symbol or similar one has been used in Finland and elsewhere for thousands of years before Nazi-Germany ruined the meaning and the heritage of that symbol. As many might know it originates from India. Many Baltic and Slavic tribes also used similar looking symbols to bring good luck.
@@НазарийКурик Glory to Ukraine! “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” - and You Ukrainian people are showing the world how to do your everything! Honor to the heroes! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
It was used as a family symbol by Eric von Rosen (A Swedish Count) in late 1800s. Eric von Rosen gifted a Thulin type B aircraft to Finland in 1918, This aircraft started the Finnish Air Force and they kept the symbol.
No fancy parade walk here with wildly swinging arms and goosestep. These guys can keep doing this for the next 12 hours and they know it. There is no showing off, no bragging, no parade uniforms except the cadets, no bells and whistles. They dont stomp the ground and shout. They dont TRY to look scary. And thats exactly what makes them terrifying. They are not there for show and to play around. You can see their business is death. And here I thought the finns were nice and happy people.
yeah its kind of a saying in finnish military that we do actual training not marching :D there is ofc marching training at the start, but it quickly falls off because we do more important stuff considering conscripts are there only for 6 or 12 months.
Huge respect and thankfulness for Finland 🇫🇮 being an alliey of my homeland Sweden 🇸🇪. I also have relatives from Finland 🇫🇮. Glory to both Sweden 🇸🇪 and Finland 🇫🇮 may our alliance never break 🇸🇪🤝🏻🇫🇮💙
After our brigade swore our military oaths, we took a honorary march after that, and as we were marching by the crowd, I imagined this song in my head and marched happily with my assault rifle in my back. That was one of the coolest experiences in my life this far!
I wish we did something like that in germany aswell, but we only give the oath in public and then we can just go home, no parade or anything, because people could say it looks too much like nazis
@@htjohn8202 Ironically enough, majority of Finnish Military traditions originate from Jäger movement, which was first introduced to us when some of our boys volunteered to fight for Prussia during Ww1, forming the 27th Jäger battalion (Königlich Preussisches Jägerbataillon Nr. 27).
As a finnish person I can say: Finland seriously lacks G-D Jesus Christ! But in case if your comment was just a greeting! Thank you! And good for you for believing in our Creator! I mean Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ and Father!
russia should reconsider ANY plan to attack in the north. They will lose, and lose quickly. Give 'em hell, Finland ! You are legendary warfighters. Finland 🇫🇮 💪👍🏻
@@tm5123 Yes. They might win The war, but than what? All that equipment and ammunition, and all those potential casualties. Than if they try To seize and occupy finland, the People can be very stubborn and start revolting.
@@brok56 Well yes, thats what I meant that the price of victory is too high. If someone asked if you wanted to trade in your nutsack for olympic gold, you'd probably have to think about it for a while. 😆
@@brok56 As matter of fact people have been and will be very stubborn. Political revolts like Nikolai Bobrikov, Vjatšeslav von Plehwe, Eliel Soisalon-Soininen just to name few in history..
@@brok56 Molotov said in an interview that "we were wise not annex Finland. People there are stubborn, very stubborn" Hitler also was very careful not to aggravate us with meddling in our internal politics or with our Jewish population because "the Finnish people are very sensitive" and we would have lost our shit if they had tried.
Yes well organised id say. They have a conscription based army so all men have to serve in the military 6-12 months depending on what branch you end up in. Their gear is also modern and well within NATO standards. Their wartime strength is 280 000 men and 900 000 reservists.
@@pollog9328 the point here is that the Soviets failed to capture Afghanistan therefore they lost in the war. And why the hell will you include ordinary Afghans in the comparison of the casualties when they are not even directly involved in that conflict.
@@k-studio8112 the point is that Afghanistan vas destroyed, the country "Afghanistan" is ower! Finland defeated Sioviet Union, and is one of the richest country in the world
The Finnish swastika has nothing to do with Nazi Germany. Too bad it will be used to it. The Finnish Swastika was a symbol of the fortune of the Air Force.
@@Alexandros.Mograine Russia is considering changing the name of Volgograd to Stalingrad. Why should we change our old Air Force logo that is older than Nazism? Berlin's name could also be changed to "Welthauptstadt Germania".
Would be a good step for Finland joining NATO. But............the step to join for the present NATO members, is even greater news. With Finland at our site we will get the best of the best.
Ah former dutch leaopard 2 tanks. the netherlands sold 430 of them and over 100 of them to finland . and 2 years later they went hmm perhaps not that good of an idea to sell all of these tanks. Still good to see them in finish service.
I think it’s more practible to sell these to a country that shares borders with Russia. We needed those panzers badly. We got a good deal. Speaking of The Netherlands’ geographical position, on the other hand, is in no immediate danger since it has all areas secured by allies. It doesn’t have to concentrate as immensively to east unlike Finland. Our main goal is to keep watch on Finland-Russia border. We really can’t rely on Swedish help backing up our rear if the attack is coming from the East since Sweden is not formally an ally of Finland, no matter how deepened co-operation Finland does with Sweden, they still lack fresh combat experience unlike Finland which 80 years ago had a devastating war. From 1945 onwards, Finland has been sending a lot of their peacekeepers in conflicted countries.
@@joonamikkonen_ Well that is changing soon For one nato memberships and eu military beeing formed. Having friends with particular experiences and expertise does help . Having norway and sweden as neighbours not a bad neighbour hood. Having 2 nations with a good arms industry Second your right the dutch tank force was in fact 1000 tanks in the 80s and early 90s. as they where the first offensive army if the sovjet union would attack . Tanks on dutch soil doesnt realy make sence due to the type of ground , its swampland put 30 to 40 cm of water on it and it turns to butter even a heavy rain would make it imposible to move for a foot soldier. . Still having a few tanks inreserve cant hurt . The 59 PZH-2000s including trainers and number of airdefences like the 90+ Prtl cheetah version of gepards on a such a small area of the netherlands and what the naval components bring in artilery and airdfense capabilities , makes it near imposible to mount an atack on the netherlands river delta , below sea level , water defenses etc etc makes it a night mare for any army . WW2 showed how awfull it was for the germans and alies to take it . And defenses have improved considerably , As cities like Rotterdam , Antewerp are the 2 largest ports in europe . Different countries different needs.
@@marcusfranconium3392 Yes. I think ground forces’ nightmares is to cross roads that collapse under the weight of tons. It’s even more ironic that during the Second World War when the Germans advanced till the point (Rasputitsa) when heavy rain made the soft ground like a mud. Neither Army could really do anything - not even the Soviets. Early spring and late autumn are seasonal nightmare for an advancing army. First, all snow melts and ground is too softened to carry any mechanical force and the attack stalls. Same in autumns - too much rain. It’s like Russia should have known for launching an invasion of Ukraine for summer, they attacked too early and the ground is soft for any ground attacks. They didn’t obviously take that into account. The columns were destroyed by Ukrainians and when the tanks tried to invade from fields, these parts became completely muddy. That’s how Russia is making the whole war completely costly for themselves in terms of losing all best equipment due to mud and columns being cut off and simply annihilated.
@@joonamikkonen_ Russians dont learn from mistakes, ,they still use the tactics of ww1 , and ww2 it doesnt work , They keep repeating the same tactics over and over again . To be fair if ww2 german army was facing the russians today the germans would have a field day.
@@marcusfranconium3392 The Germans in terms of tactics and co-operation were pioneers of mechanical warfare. Had they had more fuel, it could’ve given even more potential.
Fighting in boreal forests is no joke. Our troops saved German city boys when winter 1941 settled. They did not dare to lit fires, they just huddled on invidual foxholes, nearing death from freezing cold. Finnish troops sent there grabbed them out from their near death stupor, and made massive fires to warm them up. Going through wilderness in minus 20-30 centigrade aint joke, and troops in warming fires are more ready to fight than enemy freezing themselves stiff in crawling approach, trying to attack. You could say that those who had skill and self confidence, lit fires and kept warm, taunting enemy to try to attack them, if it was cold enough. Germans did not knew that you can safely drink flowing water from streams in northern Finland, its about cleanest water in this planet, and there is no parasites. They had scorching thirst all through first summer, before they knew better. Fighting here is complex matter and demand knowledge. We Finns know all the tricks and secrets.
Its always annoying to see the symbol of luck, an ancient Indian symbol, and immediately think of no-no Germany. I read that the first use of it (documented) is 11000 years ago.
@@camrenwick Finland and Ukraine are totally different cases. Putin sees Ukraine as a part of Russian empire, but not Finland which is a nordic country with different culture and values that are legacy of the swedish era (it lasted 600 years). (Let's not forget that people of Ukraine are slavic like people in Russia and Finns are not!) Russia is no threat to Finland and vice versa. Finland and Sweden joining Nato would change the situation here in north totally. Tension would rise in a dramatical way. We are still dreaming of the huge russian market for our economy which is closed for the time being. That would be lost forever.
@@mikaveekoo what huge russian market bro? Their market is about to plunge for 15%. The average wage of russians is 30% worth less and the sanctions imposed will not go away just because the actual war is over. There will be no market in russia for western countries. And putin considers finland a western country. You are a potential target for conquer. Russia is insane and capable of attacking anyone near it. But its ur choice at the end. If you do not feel threatened by russia, good for you. Unlike a majority in your country then.
@@mikaveekoo You say: "Russia is no threat to Finland." I disagree. Russia is invading the Ukraine and a real threat to neighbouring countries. No country should be threatened or invaded. Whether or not a nation wants to be part of NATO or an independent democratic nation, that should be respected.
We have one of the best Defence military in Europe, Because east neighbour and we are broud of that. Come try your luck Russia, you will be defeated...
Would like to see Russia try to take on Finland. The Russians would be reduced to dust before they even knew what hit them. Greetings from your neighbor and good friend Norway.
Yes, the Finnish air force used the swastika also known as hakaristi long before the Germans started using their modified variant of the symbol. But the air force got rid of the symbol in like 2016-2018 if i remember correctly.
In parade marching we Finns are not on top as anyone can see. The reason is, we use so much time for combat training and most of the troops are conscripts. They must become effective fighters in less than one year, instead of marching handsomely in parades.
The World’s Moral And Practical Obligation To Ukraine In Ukraine, there is both a moral and practical obligation, which transcends the fact of there being no formal obligation from NATO or the EU. As we know from history, formal obligations crumble in the face of reality when dealing with someone like Putin. I am not complaining so much as I am cautioning the entire world that if it is not willing to nip in the bud the actions of Putin now, we will most certainly be compelled to confront him later. And the effects of that will probably be much worse than the risk of starting a third world war now. A world that bows to the will of a bully and dictator today, will either become a virtual pawn of that bully and dictator or be forced to fight him later. As we saw with Hitler, because the world was not willing to confront him early on, the ultimate conflagration that resulted was much worse than it might otherwise have been. Just as a free individual cannot long endure the abuse and domination of a bullying neighbor, so too, the free nations of the world cannot long endure the abuse and dominance of a bully and dictator among them. Of course, the possibility of nuclear war is paralyzing, and the present fear of that happening is what gives Putin his ultimate edge. He knows this and wants the world to think he might be crazy enough to use nuclear weapons. We need to call his bluff by letting him know that we will even risk nuclear war to save freedom and democracy in the world. The world not only allowed Putin to exist but did business with him. Now humanity must pay the karmic price for its complicity. And that price may be a third world war, which might even mean nuclear war. This is a horrifying thought, but reality does not care what is horrifying to humanity. The world we create and the results of that creation are as they are. If we cater to autocrats, we will have to live with autocracy as the way of the world - or we can stop allowing autocrats to evolve and exist in the world. At the moment, Ukraine is the center of our universe. It is the focal point and pivot point for our future. What we decide to do there will determine the direction we will take to that future and what that future will be. Will it be a world where freedom and democracy become the way of the world for all humankind, or will it be a world where the dream of freedom and democracy is dead, and slavery and autocracy rule? JRB
@@Ирина-з9ъ4и kutsutte Ukrainaa fasistiseksi, mutta itse teette kansanmurhaa, sekä monia muita sotarikoksia. Idolisoitte Stalinia, joka murhasi miljoonia, ja sai satoja miljoonia kärsimään. Yhtä paha kuin Hitler.
Is it possible that Finnish cargo ships could export ukrainian grain ? People will starve if it can't get into the market and I don't think the russians would dare attack a Finnish flagged vessel
Many people have asked this question in the comments. Its not a swastika used by the nazis, and has nothing to do with nazism. Its called the hakaristi and was used by the finnish air force long before the germans started to use the modified rotated version of the swastika. The Finnish air force got partly rid of the symbol in 2016-2018. But apparently the symbol is still in use in the Air force academy.
@@xamb7246 Thanks for pointing that out! Makes sense, the symbol has a long history before the nazi regime aswell. But I imagine it raises a lot of eyebrows at parades 😉
@@AethilEpicMusic We have the symbol because our first fighter jet (if i recall correctly) was donated to us by a Swedish nobleman, that had painted the emblem on the aircraft because it was his symbol of luck.
Nope. Why would we want a lot of poor people, to beg for benefits from Kela. If I don't remember wrong, I think Finland had an opportunity back in the 90's to get Karelia back but we didn't want it back. Just because of the situation nowadays there.. Martti ahtisaari and kumppanit. I remember something like that.. anyone??
Finnish army cant match Chinese toy soldiers in marching. Also Germans laughed at us in summer 1941. Called Finns looking unruly and in poor uniforms. Couple months later Finnish troops went to resque Germans which were dying in their foxholes on empty frozen wilderness. They would not dare lit fires to dry clothes, cook food or warm coffee, drink from streams, nor could ski or maintain their weapons in minus 20-35C. We trained the middle european city boys for years and they did learn. By 1944 they were surprisingly nasty against our 20 year old conscripts (most veterans were demobilized by peace accords).
0:56 Okay people. Many seem to ask what's up with that Swastika? And rightfully so. This is not to be confused with the one that Germans used. This is the symbol that Finnish Airfoce used up until 2020 or so. And it's still partially used in some flags etc, but not on the planes etc. It looks very similar to what Nazi Germany used, but it's turned backwards compared to the Nazi one. Finns started to use this symbol before the Nazis. This was the goodluck symbol of Swedish count who donated the first aeroplane to Finlands military in 1918 and that symbol stuck with the Finnish airforces. Also that symbol or similar one has been used in Finland and elsewhere for thousands of years before Nazi-Germany ruined the meaning and the heritage of that symbol. As many might know it originates from India. Many Baltic and Slavic tribes also used similar looking symbols to bring good luck.
Swastika has always been the sign for whites. Own it. #sigmamindset
Finnish Air Force Academy.
okay thanks for telling
Alright Russia ready to Invade again
@@leomarsubala115 and they get destroyed due to low moral and Nato invades Russia.
Hello to Finland 🇫🇮 from Ukraine 🇺🇦
SLAVA UKRAINE!!
@@a0402330 Gerojam Slava!
Stay strong as you have been. Finns think of you every day, you are in our hearts
Thank's! With greatings from UA🟦🟨
Hello to Russia 🇷🇺 from Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Most countries are countries with an army. Finland is an army with a country
indeed
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You could say finland is The prussia of The nordics
Glory to Finlandia!
From Ukraine
Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦✊
From Finlandia!🇫🇮
The spirit of the Winter War lives in Ukraine. Our veterans are proud of you.
@@saatosale4794 Ukrainians draw inspiration from the heroic resistance of the Finnish people, thank you for your example
@@НазарийКурик Glory to Ukraine!
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” - and You Ukrainian people are showing the world how to do your everything! Honor to the heroes! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@@JuhaEerikki Thank you very much!
Glory to Heroes
I’d suggest Russians should not come to Finland without a visa!
🤣🤣 Russian will march on helsinki soon
@@Ryanfury99 You wish.
@@Ryanfury99 In caskets, yes.
@@Ryanfury99 they are our fertilizer :)
@@Ryanfury99 Yes, they will.
As POWs, that is.
Finland gives me a sense of security in Europe! Stay healthy, Brothers!
You know I’m glad the air force never got rid of their symbol people forget it meant plenty of other things before the Nono people used it
It's only the symbol for the air force if you didn't know
It was used as a family symbol by Eric von Rosen (A Swedish Count) in late 1800s. Eric von Rosen gifted a Thulin type B aircraft to Finland in 1918, This aircraft started the Finnish Air Force and they kept the symbol.
@@Halibrand fun fact, Eric von Rosen was also a nazi :P
Swastika was quietly removed from use around 2020
@@JohnTavastian I know just auto correct turned Air Force into their force for some reason
Greetings from Germany, Brave souls of Suomi. Much love and Eläköön Suomi
🇫🇮🤝🇩🇪
No fancy parade walk here with wildly swinging arms and goosestep. These guys can keep doing this for the next 12 hours and they know it.
There is no showing off, no bragging, no parade uniforms except the cadets, no bells and whistles. They dont stomp the ground and shout. They dont TRY to look scary.
And thats exactly what makes them terrifying. They are not there for show and to play around. You can see their business is death.
And here I thought the finns were nice and happy people.
Actually they are quite the opposite
@@teresadownes2422 Opposite of what?
yeah its kind of a saying in finnish military that we do actual training not marching :D there is ofc marching training at the start, but it quickly falls off because we do more important stuff considering conscripts are there only for 6 or 12 months.
Huge respect and thankfulness for Finland 🇫🇮 being an alliey of my homeland
Sweden 🇸🇪.
I also have relatives from Finland 🇫🇮.
Glory to both Sweden 🇸🇪 and Finland 🇫🇮
may our alliance never break 🇸🇪🤝🏻🇫🇮💙
🇫🇮🤝🇸🇪
I have relatives in Sverige. Always together
för alltid Sverige och finland är stolt halv svensk och halv finsk :)@@Kyyryilijä22
I have respect for Northern Europeans you guys have balls 😤💪
Länge leve finland,finlands sak är vår
Love finland from sweden. My great grandfather was a swedish volunteer in the winter war and he survived
And my grandfather was forced to fight in the continuation war when he was 17 😐 but he survived and lived up to 90 years old he died in like 2014
You should Be proud of your great grandfather
@@jurbagarga1410 Finland has conscription. Fighting IS mandatory
Is Länge leve Finland swedish? In Dutch we say Lang leve too.
@@jaakkoraty267 Ohh hello...😅👋🏻
Long live Finland, beautiful country with beautiful people and a strong Army.
Best regards from your allies in Germany 💪🏻💪🏻
Love from Polska you crazy bastards
Much love and respect from Canada
Oi lok its de proto-fins
After our brigade swore our military oaths, we took a honorary march after that, and as we were marching by the crowd, I imagined this song in my head and marched happily with my assault rifle in my back. That was one of the coolest experiences in my life this far!
Last fall I did the same. One of the most honorable things to do in the army is a march.
I did it in 1980 and I am proud of my service at NylBr - my brothers in arms became friends for life.
I wish we did something like that in germany aswell, but we only give the oath in public and then we can just go home, no parade or anything, because people could say it looks too much like nazis
@@htjohn8202 I hope you can get rid of that stigma. Today there is almost no one alive from that time - you shouldn't be made guilty for past sins.
@@htjohn8202 Ironically enough, majority of Finnish Military traditions originate from Jäger movement, which was first introduced to us when some of our boys volunteered to fight for Prussia during Ww1, forming the 27th Jäger battalion (Königlich Preussisches Jägerbataillon Nr. 27).
You guys are Awesome!
🤍💙💛 Greetings from Sweden :)
@@ElHarahsheh yeah no...
You guys are awesome too! Glad we got some good neighbours too :)
Hope ye leder/king dosent chiken out this time
Aren't we a real shield to you from Russia...? Because we have the biggest army out of Sweden, Norway, Denmark or any of the Baltic countries...
God bless Finland and the people
As a finnish person I can say: Finland seriously lacks G-D Jesus Christ! But in case if your comment was just a greeting! Thank you! And good for you for believing in our Creator! I mean Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ and Father!
0:56 Okay people им оно понадобиться
Brave Finland soldier and people who fight for country.
Stay safe, brothers! I admire you. Greetings from Brazil!
russia should reconsider ANY plan to attack in the north. They will lose, and lose quickly. Give 'em hell, Finland ! You are legendary warfighters. Finland 🇫🇮 💪👍🏻
Generally, the idea isnt that Russia would lose, rather, that the price of victory is too high.
@@tm5123
Yes. They might win The war, but than what?
All that equipment and ammunition, and all those potential casualties.
Than if they try To seize and occupy finland, the People can be very stubborn and start revolting.
@@brok56 Well yes, thats what I meant that the price of victory is too high. If someone asked if you wanted to trade in your nutsack for olympic gold, you'd probably have to think about it for a while. 😆
@@brok56 As matter of fact people have been and will be very stubborn. Political revolts like Nikolai Bobrikov, Vjatšeslav von Plehwe, Eliel Soisalon-Soininen just to name few in history..
@@brok56 Molotov said in an interview that "we were wise not annex Finland. People there are stubborn, very stubborn" Hitler also was very careful not to aggravate us with meddling in our internal politics or with our Jewish population because "the Finnish people are very sensitive" and we would have lost our shit if they had tried.
They look a well organised military don't they? Got some good gear too.
Yes well organised id say. They have a conscription based army so all men have to serve in the military 6-12 months depending on what branch you end up in. Their gear is also modern and well within NATO standards. Their wartime strength is 280 000 men and 900 000 reservists.
@@xamb7246 If l were RF ld think twice about scrapping with this team.
@@THLLS-ej2tq they should, im artillery team leader and can say that you dont want to be where we shoot with our cannons😂
@@elmeri4415 Safe to say friend, you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of any Artillery barrage no matter whose doing the firing huh?☮☮☮
@@THLLS-ej2tq yeah i agree
Russians thinking they tough until the snow starts screaming Perkele
Fantastic military .
Glory to finland from sweden 🇸🇪👊
The only country who defeated Sioviet Union
Afghanistan: Am I joke to you?
@@k-studio8112 soviets destroyed Afghanistan
562,000[49]-2,000,000 killed[50][51]
5 million refugees outside Afghanistan
2 million internally displaced persons
Around 3 million Afghans wounded (mostly civilians)[52]
@@pollog9328 the point here is that the Soviets failed to capture Afghanistan therefore they lost in the war. And why the hell will you include ordinary Afghans in the comparison of the casualties when they are not even directly involved in that conflict.
@@k-studio8112 the point is that Afghanistan vas destroyed, the country "Afghanistan" is ower!
Finland defeated Sioviet Union, and is one of the richest country in the world
@@pollog9328 nonsense. I'm done replying to this comment
Very very very nice. God bless Finland.
The Finnish swastika has nothing to do with Nazi Germany. Too bad it will be used to it. The Finnish Swastika was a symbol of the fortune of the Air Force.
im atleast glad we havent gone woke enough to remove it from the ceremonial flag.
@@Alexandros.Mograine Russia is considering changing the name of Volgograd to Stalingrad. Why should we change our old Air Force logo that is older than Nazism? Berlin's name could also be changed to "Welthauptstadt Germania".
Would be a good step for Finland joining NATO. But............the step to join for the present NATO members, is even greater news. With Finland at our site we will get the best of the best.
You will get it
Ah former dutch leaopard 2 tanks. the netherlands sold 430 of them and over 100 of them to finland . and 2 years later they went hmm perhaps not that good of an idea to sell all of these tanks.
Still good to see them in finish service.
I think it’s more practible to sell these to a country that shares borders with Russia. We needed those panzers badly. We got a good deal. Speaking of The Netherlands’ geographical position, on the other hand, is in no immediate danger since it has all areas secured by allies. It doesn’t have to concentrate as immensively to east unlike Finland. Our main goal is to keep watch on Finland-Russia border. We really can’t rely on Swedish help backing up our rear if the attack is coming from the East since Sweden is not formally an ally of Finland, no matter how deepened co-operation Finland does with Sweden, they still lack fresh combat experience unlike Finland which 80 years ago had a devastating war. From 1945 onwards, Finland has been sending a lot of their peacekeepers in conflicted countries.
@@joonamikkonen_ Well that is changing soon For one nato memberships and eu military beeing formed. Having friends with particular experiences and expertise does help . Having norway and sweden as neighbours not a bad neighbour hood. Having 2 nations with a good arms industry
Second your right the dutch tank force was in fact 1000 tanks in the 80s and early 90s. as they where the first offensive army if the sovjet union would attack . Tanks on dutch soil doesnt realy make sence due to the type of ground , its swampland put 30 to 40 cm of water on it and it turns to butter even a heavy rain would make it imposible to move for a foot soldier. .
Still having a few tanks inreserve cant hurt .
The 59 PZH-2000s including trainers and number of airdefences like the 90+ Prtl cheetah version of gepards on a such a small area of the netherlands and what the naval components bring in artilery and airdfense capabilities , makes it near imposible to mount an atack on the netherlands river delta , below sea level , water defenses etc etc makes it a night mare for any army . WW2 showed how awfull it was for the germans and alies to take it . And defenses have improved considerably ,
As cities like Rotterdam , Antewerp are the 2 largest ports in europe . Different countries different needs.
@@marcusfranconium3392 Yes. I think ground forces’ nightmares is to cross roads that collapse under the weight of tons.
It’s even more ironic that during the Second World War when the Germans advanced till the point (Rasputitsa) when heavy rain made the soft ground like a mud. Neither Army could really do anything - not even the Soviets. Early spring and late autumn are seasonal nightmare for an advancing army. First, all snow melts and ground is too softened to carry any mechanical force and the attack stalls. Same in autumns - too much rain.
It’s like Russia should have known for launching an invasion of Ukraine for summer, they attacked too early and the ground is soft for any ground attacks. They didn’t obviously take that into account. The columns were destroyed by Ukrainians and when the tanks tried to invade from fields, these parts became completely muddy.
That’s how Russia is making the whole war completely costly for themselves in terms of losing all best equipment due to mud and columns being cut off and simply annihilated.
@@joonamikkonen_ Russians dont learn from mistakes, ,they still use the tactics of ww1 , and ww2 it doesnt work , They keep repeating the same tactics over and over again .
To be fair if ww2 german army was facing the russians today the germans would have a field day.
@@marcusfranconium3392 The Germans in terms of tactics and co-operation were pioneers of mechanical warfare. Had they had more fuel, it could’ve given even more potential.
Glory to finland
From iceland
Respect from Sweden!
Forever, we will defend our golden land, forever ❤️🇫🇮
Fighting in boreal forests is no joke. Our troops saved German city boys when winter 1941 settled. They did not dare to lit fires, they just huddled on invidual foxholes, nearing death from freezing cold. Finnish troops sent there grabbed them out from their near death stupor, and made massive fires to warm them up. Going through wilderness in minus 20-30 centigrade aint joke, and troops in warming fires are more ready to fight than enemy freezing themselves stiff in crawling approach, trying to attack. You could say that those who had skill and self confidence, lit fires and kept warm, taunting enemy to try to attack them, if it was cold enough. Germans did not knew that you can safely drink flowing water from streams in northern Finland, its about cleanest water in this planet, and there is no parasites. They had scorching thirst all through first summer, before they knew better. Fighting here is complex matter and demand knowledge. We Finns know all the tricks and secrets.
Long live Sons of Northern Lights.🥶🇫🇮
"meiltä voi kyllä vaatia, mutta meiltä voi paha tulla mitään ottamahan"
2:05 Is that a woman shooting a 7,62 machine gun from her shoulder? That is some badass shit
Any one woman wiling is given a chance
Excellent video, good job!
and now they got the NATO in their back. Much love from germany
Slava finland!
When Finland goes NATO we will certainly support you do the same. You are not afraid, neither have us
Welcome to Nato my friends ! Grtz from Belgium
Protector of the north
Guardian of the North. 😎
🇫🇮 total respect from England
Was that _the_ hecking Churchill in the beginning?
Yes
Its always annoying to see the symbol of luck, an ancient Indian symbol, and immediately think of no-no Germany. I read that the first use of it (documented) is 11000 years ago.
On nuo Leopard 2A6'set kyllä kauniita
Jag är stolt Svensk! Iknow,many real man from Finland understand me! We are one!
As a NATO veteran (during the Cold war) I hope Finland, Sweden and eventually Ukraine can unite with us. Animus in consulendo liber
Are you saying that Finland is not yet free and democratic? 😳
@@mikaveekoo Sorry. I just meant to join NATO
@@camrenwick
Finland and Ukraine are totally different cases. Putin sees Ukraine as a part of Russian empire, but not Finland which is a nordic country with different culture and values that are legacy of the swedish era (it lasted 600 years). (Let's not forget that people of Ukraine are slavic like people in Russia and Finns are not!) Russia is no threat to Finland and vice versa. Finland and Sweden joining Nato would change the situation here in north totally. Tension would rise in a dramatical way. We are still dreaming of the huge russian market for our economy which is closed for the time being. That would be lost forever.
@@mikaveekoo what huge russian market bro? Their market is about to plunge for 15%. The average wage of russians is 30% worth less and the sanctions imposed will not go away just because the actual war is over. There will be no market in russia for western countries. And putin considers finland a western country. You are a potential target for conquer. Russia is insane and capable of attacking anyone near it. But its ur choice at the end. If you do not feel threatened by russia, good for you. Unlike a majority in your country then.
@@mikaveekoo You say: "Russia is no threat to Finland." I disagree. Russia is invading the Ukraine and a real threat to neighbouring countries. No country should be threatened or invaded. Whether or not a nation wants to be part of NATO or an independent democratic nation, that should be respected.
Nice edit man, I really appreciate it. especially cus im finnish 👍💖✔
Hello Brothers! 🇩🇪❤🇫🇮
FOR KARELIA AND FINLANDIA
love you fin... thanks from swe....
I am proudly Finnish.
We have one of the best Defence military in Europe, Because east neighbour and we are broud of that. Come try your luck Russia, you will be defeated...
Greetings brothers 🇭🇺❤🇫🇮
God bless FINNLAND!!!!
Yeah they don't want to fuck with Finland.
Go get em! Take back Karelia!!!!!!🇦🇺🇦🇺🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
Would like to see Russia try to take on Finland. The Russians would be reduced to dust before they even knew what hit them. Greetings from your neighbor and good friend Norway.
Гиперзвуковое оружие с ядерной бч передает привет .
45 tilaajaa ja 20k katselukertaa. Aika kova
Jollai ihmeen tuurilla UA-camn algoritmi tykkäs tästä videosta 🤔
@@xamb7246 Varmaan trendaantuu armeija montage videot suomesta ja baltiasta muutenkin nyt kun ukrainassa alko tuo spesiaali lannotus operaatio
@@unknownentity8256 jep se on totta
Can someone explain the flag with the swastika on it? Genuinely curious.
It is the flag of Finnish Air Force
you see finland never got rid of swastikas after ww2, its basically just a remnant from those times. it has no deep meaning other than history
Yes, the Finnish air force used the swastika also known as hakaristi long before the Germans started using their modified variant of the symbol. But the air force got rid of the symbol in like 2016-2018 if i remember correctly.
More or less the hindus used the swastika like 4000 years ago but ofc different way around than hitler and his boys did.
the swastika is "rotating " the other way round, counter clockwise. this finnis military symbol rotates clockwise, ergo not a swastika.
I hope Russians leave us alone otherwise this is gonna be really ugly
Soon a NATO country. And that is very good.
Go Finland go!!!
I love it.!!! They march like Germans. Or at least the way Germans used to march.
In parade marching we Finns are not on top as anyone can see. The reason is, we use so much time for combat training and most of the troops are conscripts. They must become effective fighters in less than one year, instead of marching handsomely in parades.
@@jounisuninen Like Israel which is the sloppiest army on earth but the most effective.
2:55 rakkauspommitus käynnissä? Mun silmiini toi näyttää sydämeltä.
Katos vaan😂 taitaa olla rakkauspommitus käynnissä
There is 200 000 of their grandpas already 6 feet deep in the forest. Come and join with your grandpas, we have plenty of room. Reunite.
Very impressive. If it comes to it... make it count.
people have forgotten what swatiska originally was
Long live CGE Mannerhiem 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
00:56 💀
The World’s Moral And Practical Obligation To Ukraine
In Ukraine, there is both a moral and practical obligation, which transcends the fact of there being no formal obligation from NATO or the EU.
As we know from history, formal obligations crumble in the face of reality when dealing with someone like Putin. I am not complaining so much as I am cautioning the entire world that if it is not willing to nip in the bud the actions of Putin now, we will most certainly be compelled to confront him later. And the effects of that will probably be much worse than the risk of starting a third world war now.
A world that bows to the will of a bully and dictator today, will either become a virtual pawn of that bully and dictator or be forced to fight him later. As we saw with Hitler, because the world was not willing to confront him early on, the ultimate conflagration that resulted was much worse than it might otherwise have been.
Just as a free individual cannot long endure the abuse and domination of a bullying neighbor, so too, the free nations of the world cannot long endure the abuse and dominance of a bully and dictator among them.
Of course, the possibility of nuclear war is paralyzing, and the present fear of that happening is what gives Putin his ultimate edge. He knows this and wants the world to think he might be crazy enough to use nuclear weapons. We need to call his bluff by letting him know that we will even risk nuclear war to save freedom and democracy in the world.
The world not only allowed Putin to exist but did business with him. Now humanity must pay the karmic price for its complicity. And that price may be a third world war, which might even mean nuclear war.
This is a horrifying thought, but reality does not care what is horrifying to humanity. The world we create and the results of that creation are as they are. If we cater to autocrats, we will have to live with autocracy as the way of the world - or we can stop allowing autocrats to evolve and exist in the world.
At the moment, Ukraine is the center of our universe. It is the focal point and pivot point for our future. What we decide to do there will determine the direction we will take to that future and what that future will be. Will it be a world where freedom and democracy become the way of the world for all humankind, or will it be a world where the dream of freedom and democracy is dead, and slavery and autocracy rule?
JRB
Eletään rauhassa! 🇫🇮🤝🇷🇺🤝🇺🇦
Нет и ещё раз нет . Я как житель России скажу нет , тем кто поддерживает фашистов на Украине
@@Ирина-з9ъ4и kutsutte Ukrainaa fasistiseksi, mutta itse teette kansanmurhaa, sekä monia muita sotarikoksia. Idolisoitte Stalinia, joka murhasi miljoonia, ja sai satoja miljoonia kärsimään. Yhtä paha kuin Hitler.
we are ready to fight
Drive friendly the Finnish way!
Awesome C&C soundtrack
2:28 remember no russian
Tervetuloo vaa veli venäläinen. Historia toistakoon itteensä.
No sleep til Äänislinna
If ever the enemy dares to cross the border, they will get in but they won't get out.
Finland is that big daddy boss in Europe
So many different cultures, languages under one flag, the NATO's flag
Remember SIMO HAYO the best snipper of all times ...more of 700 russians for the helll
Häyhä, Simo Häyhä
Where is the tractor unit?
Shhh... they are on a secret positions!!!
Is it possible that Finnish cargo ships could export ukrainian grain ? People will starve if it can't get into the market and I don't think the russians would dare attack a Finnish flagged vessel
Glory to finland from finland🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
Why is there a swastika symbol at 0:56 ?
Must be a logical explanation im sure 👌
Many people have asked this question in the comments. Its not a swastika used by the nazis, and has nothing to do with nazism. Its called the hakaristi and was used by the finnish air force long before the germans started to use the modified rotated version of the swastika. The Finnish air force got partly rid of the symbol in 2016-2018. But apparently the symbol is still in use in the Air force academy.
@@xamb7246 Thanks for pointing that out! Makes sense, the symbol has a long history before the nazi regime aswell. But I imagine it raises a lot of eyebrows at parades 😉
@@AethilEpicMusic "Swastika" is also a symbol of fortune in India.
@@loysanpera True! I did know that part :)
@@AethilEpicMusic We have the symbol because our first fighter jet (if i recall correctly) was donated to us by a Swedish nobleman, that had painted the emblem on the aircraft because it was his symbol of luck.
mikä tuo 2 piippune ilmatorjunta härveli on?! helvetin siisti
ITPSV 90 Marksman 👍
@@xamb7246 kiiiitos✌
also 1/5th of the country are ready for conscription if war should break out or something
Finland 🇫🇮! Lion of the North!
MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN WHOLE EUROPE!
Hell march of the Allies.... i salute you all..
What's the songs name?
Frank Klepacki - Hell march
I always wonder, in these parades and shows, what happens if they accidentally shoot?
I don't think the weapons/cannons are loaded.
Ai että mitkä voimafantasiat tuli
Unfortunately Finland lost some land to Russia and now It’s time to get it back!
Nope. Why would we want a lot of poor people, to beg for benefits from Kela. If I don't remember wrong, I think Finland had an opportunity back in the 90's to get Karelia back but we didn't want it back. Just because of the situation nowadays there.. Martti ahtisaari and kumppanit. I remember something like that.. anyone??
@@FIN86fi WE didn't take it back becouse we would have had To give around 60% of our military away, if I remember correctly
@@pipopoikapelaa5468 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelian_question
Basically we should get Karelia (Karjala) back but what would we do with all those Russians? They would become a terrible load to our economy.
Finnish army cant match Chinese toy soldiers in marching. Also Germans laughed at us in summer 1941. Called Finns looking unruly and in poor uniforms. Couple months later Finnish troops went to resque Germans which were dying in their foxholes on empty frozen wilderness. They would not dare lit fires to dry clothes, cook food or warm coffee, drink from streams, nor could ski or maintain their weapons in minus 20-35C. We trained the middle european city boys for years and they did learn. By 1944 they were surprisingly nasty against our 20 year old conscripts (most veterans were demobilized by peace accords).
I am shaking of rage by just thinking that dogs would try to invade Finland
they can always try, our tractors are ready...
Dont forget that the enemy is stil human no mater what. And its not the russian pepol its putin
WE DONT PLAY GAMES
Nice video. I hope Finland and Sweden will join to NATO soon.
well, one of them made it
Suomi Finland Perkele!!!!