I'm Finnish and I dont find bragging rude but embarrassing. 😀 It makes people look insecure or narcissistic if they need to brag.

@chryssalidbait8765

4 жыл бұрын

It is one of the leading causes of myötähäpeä.

@carolusmartellus6552

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. A person bragging about his / her achievements, makes a Finn suspect he / she is not very good in his / her job

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@Firstname Lastname Is That Your Real Name - or Artist Name ?

@Ama-Elaini

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's the case of "empty barrels make the most noise" or in Finnish "siitä puhe mistä puute". There's no need for bragging when deeds, not the words, often speak the loudest. Your work should be good enough to speak for itself.

@emppu1012

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. In Finnish culture actions speak so much louder than words, and humility is gold. If you're good at something you should just show it, and even when you are supposed to "sell" yourself and your abilities(like in work interviews etc.) you should do it with humility and realistically, and not oversell. Because you are expected to follow up to every word you say

Slight clarification, we do say "hi" (hei, moi) if we happen to come across neighbours in an apartment building staircase, but that's usually about it. However, I usually listen carefully and look through my peephole to make sure no-one is in the staircase before I exit my apartment, but accidents happen and you meet someone.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

pundewhee hahaha

@TurreTuntematon

5 жыл бұрын

Wildwood Vagabond Actuallu this is true. People go to great lenghts in Finland just to not have to be social 😂

@neuwwin8169

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, same! Oh the horror when you have to share an elevator with one of your neighbours

@AkunPulivari

4 жыл бұрын

@@neuwwin8169 That's why you don't use the elevator unless you absolutely HAVE to. Stairs are also risky but the danger is shorter due to moving in opposite directions.

@erisonyt

4 жыл бұрын

Well I'm an _introvert Finn_ so I don't say hi to neighbours even if I lamentably have to use the staircase when they are near. They do the same though. At the office I often say hi to people I know well. If I don't, then just sometimes, or try to reply quickly when walking past if they happen to greet 😅 Seriously, I know dozens of people at work. It would be terribly bothersome to have to greet all of them. Btw, the English feel the same about skipping in queues than Finns, and in many other respects.

The human brain is an amazing device. It can take in and analyze vast amounts of information in a heartbeat. One of the prime examples of this is when a Finnish person steps onto a bus and sees that there are no empty pairs of seats, so they'll have to sit next to someone and must, as quickly and nonchalantly as possible, take measure of every single passenger to determine who would be the least awkward to sit with. It's like that scene from The Terminator where Arnie steps into the bar and his cyber eyes start scanning the clientele for threats, just with more anxiety.

@loofy9147

4 жыл бұрын

Or just stand up the entire way. That too is a thing.

@NetAndyCz

4 жыл бұрын

Is there a country where people tend to sit with stranger rather than next to empty seat? Most of the Finnish behaviour seems normal to me, though I have slightly reduced personal space preference.

@OhertRasmus

3 жыл бұрын

If all of the seats are taken, just stand the whole trip.

@ania4683

3 жыл бұрын

@@NetAndyCz Yea, it's the same thing in Poland.

The queue for free coffee is only beaten by the queue of the free buckets 😂😁

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Kirsi Huotari haha

@marihonkanen9876

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to mention that!! 🤣🤣🤣 We Finns ourselves laugh at this too! Hilarious! 😅😂😆

@Kimble81

4 жыл бұрын

Never ever attend a happening where they are serving free coffee from a free bucket!

@kirsh2036

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kimble81 🤣

@Kimble81

4 жыл бұрын

@Firstname Lastname a cup? 🤗😛

Bypassing the queue can lead to a fight if you are drunk and queuing for fast food. Often the local police watch this beautiful Finnish Saturday morning event at 4am

@Emilyletters

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Haha 😄

@JormaKovanen

4 жыл бұрын

The same can happen when you are waiting for taxi.

@humppapomppa1186

4 жыл бұрын

It is not haha, it is unfortunately so true that there occur fights and even deaths around queue especially when there are drunk people.

Regarding personal space. I have been a Finn all my life, so I'll tell you a secret. I secretly hope that someone more extroverted than me would start a conversation at a bus stop or a grocery store or wherever people casually bump into each other, as long as they have something nice to say, especially if that person is a foreigner. It makes me feel special, bumps my self-esteem and carries a long way.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

yorkaturr thanks for sharing! I can imagine you’re not the only one who feels this way. Hope your weekend is going well. Greetings from Texas!

@KaiKiFI

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@KK19825

4 жыл бұрын

C'mon guys! There's a lot these extroverted Finns around, at least here in eastern Finland. I casually strike up a conversation with people in a bus or train, if they have a dog then a conversation is guaranteed!

@neuwwin8169

4 жыл бұрын

I'd argue a lot of ppl enjoy a stranger striking up a conversation in the right circumstances. Personally I hate it. Don't want to talk to them but don't want to seem rude either. It's a question of personal preference and I find it almost odd whenever someone claims finns are quiet and don't talk to strangers. At least in my experience it's not true at all. Kinda wish it was tho😂

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

as a finn who has seen other places, i suggest you move to the netherlands. Dutch people are honest and direkt like finns,but minus the shyness. They would suddently speak to you out of nowhere to make a comment about the weather or the product you just put in your basket.. etc. I love the dutch people, very different from i.e. the germans.

But seriously, who doesn't think someone is a jerk when they cut the line?

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Judit Ginzboorg here it can be annoying when someone cuts in line. But many times people give up their place in line to be courteous but of course if someone cuts in front of you it can be annoying

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Freezed Eve haha

@_Juke_

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond it true still my dad's uncle died in a drunken knife fight with his friend

@JJiMedia

4 жыл бұрын

There are people who really don't say anything if you do cut in line but you would be dead in a fraction of a second if looks could kill, that's certain. Also, there are some people who will let you know if you cut in line and rest assured, it's not going to be a friendly choice of words, although it's in Finnish.

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@freezedeve3119 grilli kioski has an own set of rules and culture :)

8:11 oh just wait till they start giving buckets

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

TableForkTheThird oh yeah the bucket thing lol

@jukka-pekkatuominen4540

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond The bucket thing is probably a joke that has gone way out of hand. Yes - Tokmanni gives away (free) buckets when they open new stores and people line up for them. So funny. Hardly ever have I seen it mentioned that the buckets are full of the stores goods which some are worth more the 250 euros.

@anttimakela9127

4 жыл бұрын

buckeeeeets!

@Kyosti5000

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for some reason old people have a thing for those free things. Go figure.

Well in aparment building where you live in you should always greet your neighbors because it's good manners. 99% of people will say 'Moi' or 'Huomenta' if it's early morning. Thank god we are not forced to make any excuses to talk to our neighbors. If I am busy or neighbor is busy then I will not say anything and let them go. Irrelevant chit-chat or small talk is not needed because it does not make any difference to anything, it's just words after words of nothingness. Nobody got time for that.

@birgitk6518

4 жыл бұрын

Antto Here in Finland I can assure that everybody in every starecase in every building are saying “moi” even if you are not a neighbour but just in the staircase. I have done homecleaning and yes moving a lot in a different houses and always I get hi wich is very nice :) cus I am from Estonia and this does not happen there. Sometimes my long time neighbours didnt say hi when I lived there. And it suprises me when people say that finns prefer not to talk, cus its not true what comes to older people and everybody here are very helpful. Once I had a situation that I was looking for some building in Pasila and I think I looked like very confused and looked around me and one finnish lady ask by herself to I need help. I was like, oh thank you so much but no, cus I almoust knew where I have to go but looked more like I didnt😂😂 I love Finland and finns :)))

You forgot to mention, when they were giving away free buckets, the queues were also really long

@Angga19

4 жыл бұрын

that is so true. I laughed. Thank you :D you must be finn or you know us too well.

@holoholopainen1627

3 жыл бұрын

Grand OPENING - This is The Way to get NOTICED ! FREE SOMETHING ! This is The BEST - MARKETING STUNT in Finland ! Watch Video BENGALIN TIIKERIT on KZread - and even it was done 2013 People still talk about it ! Many still have The Dvd - but NEVER SEEN IT ! It Not about The Tigers - but ALL THE FUZZ - around it ! Those were FREE ( NO MONEY ) but the STUNT ITSELF !

When I was studying abroad, I lived in the same apartment complex with a lot of American students. They were very friendly and liked to suggest we should do this or that together sometime. Initially, I would respond in the way that Finns often do if I was not really interested or had already made other plans. I would say, "well, I don't know" or "I don't know if I can make it on that particular day", by which I tried to signal that I didn't think it was a good idea. But then the Americans would usually ask "why not?", and I would have to answer that question. So, I quickly learned that the easiest way to get out of that conversation was to say "yes" to everything and accept their invitation everytime they suggested we should do something together. We never ended up doing it anyway because they would already forget about it before the next time I would see them. They were just used to a different culture. They didn't understand my subtle Finnish way of turning down their invitation, and it took me some time to understand their way of making plans without actually following through on them.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Micha Bach good comment! Thanks for sharing

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Classy Like Me haha... well I don’t really. That’s one reason I don’t have friends or hang out with anyone 😄

There is actually a lot of stories about Finnish refugees who went to USA after the war and immediately bonded with native Americans due to the respect and love for nature.

Yes, you're absolutely right. We finns do love and respect the nature. And I just want to stress that if you as a foreigner are picking up berries or mushrooms in Finland, do NOT go and pick in areas where there are houses closeby, like within 100 meters, because - obviously you're not only trespassing and picking up their berries, but what's worse, you're also violating their privacy and for that reason it can become unpleasant for you. This is mostly for the Asian,Russian and Ukrainian people who don't seem to understand the way it goes in Finland.

@NetAndyCz

4 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of my trip to Scandinavia... I think there is a rule that you can camp in nature anywhere but at least 200 m away from any house, but the damn Finns (and other Scandinavians) do not build normal villages with houses together, and vast space between them, but they space their houses like 300 m apart, so it is really hard to find a spot that is away from everyone... and to be honest it is really hard to tell if someone lives 100 m away.

@jannehietanen8932

4 жыл бұрын

@@NetAndyCz Depens were you are. Youre mostly welcome to finland, pick berries or mushrooms, oh how they writen anyway. Just come.

I loved that you know 'jokamiehen oikeudet'-concept. Respect!

@uunikorni

4 жыл бұрын

Nowadays it's called "jokaisen oikeudet" like every person's rights ♀️♂️

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

I wish some finns would actually respect the nature as much as you do. I have a "mökki"-neigbour nearby and i can always tell when he has been around by counting the beer cans and trash that i suddenly find in the environment (i live in the forest, respect it and it almost causes me phyiscal pain when i see this disrespect)

@deeznuts4703

4 жыл бұрын

@@uunikorni nah, jokamiehen oikeus is still completely valid and good term. Y'all just love to get offended by every word

@ozsfi

3 жыл бұрын

Just be careful if you are picking berries in a forest that you do not go too near to a house, like someone's summer house.

Oh yeah. That bus stop pic... you just nail it. Any where, any age, ...

Whatever they are giving for free, Finns will queue in masses there :D

@pahakasvivenuksesta2653

4 жыл бұрын

xD that´s a meme. Inside joke :)

@almakatariina3467

4 жыл бұрын

Especially buckets

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

Before ALL Elections - You have Party Meetings at Market Places ! By dealing out free coffee & pulla - They have a job for 4 years - to take care of Your LIFE !

@tylsimys67

4 жыл бұрын

I don't, but know the psychology about it: we have everything but also don't want to waste anything (an opportunity included :D). All things may be useful, always recycle, never mess with the environment... It's not that we are holier than others, doing otherwise just don't make any sense.

@Raikon87

4 жыл бұрын

what about free hugs?

As an American, I've never understood why people don't respect other's personal space here in the US. Thank you for the videos about Finland; I've always had a dream to visit there.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Miyo Linux I hope you get to visit!

@miyolinux

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond Thank you. ☺

@FINNTIN

4 жыл бұрын

@@miyolinux You're very welcomed to come in here

@miyolinux

4 жыл бұрын

@@FINNTIN Thank you!

@jarnettifritjof2246

2 жыл бұрын

OKEY, tnx. :) *ITS,* hey.. ' kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6aOwZJyiM3RlZs.html ' ..ONLY, *for* You! *(..youknow?* ;))

I feel that the hugging when meeting is changing with younger generation. I would say people under 30 it is not that uncommon to hug when meeting your friends. Loved your video!

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Jouni Turunen do you feel like the younger generation is also a bit more social compared to the norm? I’ve heard that is changing a little too. Thanks for watching!

@villep6356

5 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond Mee likes you and beautiful ass

@christopherharrisii1010

5 жыл бұрын

I find hugging friends was common. now that most are married and don't do it anymore but my single friends still like hugs.

@TurreTuntematon

5 жыл бұрын

Really good video! I think you really grabbed the essentials here!! 😊 You have great skills of picking up the differences in cultures!

@TheAzynder

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hate those guys... Well I hate that aspect of them ^^

Thank you for your videos. Finally someone explaining us so others can understand why...

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks for your support

The free coffee thing, it is known here as "free buckets". It is more of a joke, people went to get free buckets from a mall opening, cues formed until it got silly and then we embraced that silliness in full. Now people sometimes camp to get pretty much nothing.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

SquidCaps 😄

Fun story about queues in Finland: The Coca Cola christmas truck came to Oulu, Finland and gave a can of coke to everyone who came to visit. The queue to the truck was so long (over 5 miles in most aerial directions) that it completely halted the traffic for the entire southern side of the city, including the freeway and the airport. People waited in queues in the traffic for hours just to see the truck, since there was a separate queue at the site for the can of coke. There was also a recycling event there, for bottles and cans. P.S when your face got closer to the camera, i instinctively nudged a bit backwards on my couch, thanks for the laughs.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Bamba E haha 😆 that’s funny! Thanks for sharing

@caravb5906

4 жыл бұрын

You got too close for this English person XXX lol xxx

Every Nordic country, except Denmark, has some form of everyman's rights. In the history, majority of people in Nordic were relatively free peasants who partly relied in fishing, hunting and foraging to survive so land ownership didn't evolve to be as strict as everywhere else in Europe. In many parts of Europe, wilderness is population lives more densely and feudal aristocracy had much more power and land under their control.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

AndeluvianSpeedDemon interesting! Thanks for sharing

@caravb5906

4 жыл бұрын

If you can camp anywhere in the forest round the lake, what do people do for bathroom breaks?

@ivylasangrienta6093

4 жыл бұрын

@@caravb5906 find the nearest bush and go.

@andeluvianspeeddemon4528

4 жыл бұрын

@@caravb5906 Like Ivy said, people go to bush for bathroom needs. I don't think it's a rule in everyman's rights but usually people cover any poo they leave in the nature. I've also heard some persons using bio-degradeable plastic bags (usually sold for picking up dog poo) for short camping trips, which they will dispose when they return to civilization.

Oh yes, the number one. I have got into trouble with my directness with americans even if i have warned them i am "brutally honest" but i guess that means different things in usa and finland :D

@mikakorhonen5715

4 жыл бұрын

How many times they shot you?

@annarasmus8737

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I guess....✌️🤗🇫🇮

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikakorhonen5715 they only shoot you if youre black - katja is safe

@lesliefranklin1870

4 жыл бұрын

@Katja: "Honest" sounds good. "Brutally honest" doesn't sound so good. It is like you're using it as a weapon.

@pepperfairy2104

4 жыл бұрын

@@lesliefranklin1870 that's the thing. If i say i am honest, i don't think people i have talked to really understand what honesty up here means. So to enhance the message i have added brutally honest, so the point gets through. I assure you, i do not mean to be mean or mean to hurt people when i am being honest. Being honest just seem to mean different things here and compared to there.

It's really rare that an american has this kind of real knowledge about the finnish ways and truly gets "it" 😊 I was gonna hold this back till the next snack tasting video, but whatta hell.. I love you Raakkeli 🤗 I'll most def give you a solid hug if you come to Finland next summer. U R awesome! 🙂 ps. That Trump part got me 🤣

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Evans ah, thank you so much! Makes me happy ❤️☺️ It would be nice to meet you and receive that hug too! I appreciate you.

I think hugging as a greeting is pretty common, at least among people who know each other. Kissing on the cheek though isn't.

@karibordi2082

4 жыл бұрын

Only with very close friends and relatives. Very very very close

@seneca983

4 жыл бұрын

@@karibordi2082: I've hugged plenty of people I've just met the same day as a farewell.

@karibordi2082

4 жыл бұрын

@@seneca983 well I can't deny what you're saying but I guarantee that you wouldn't hug me or the people I know. If you'd somehow managed to do that it would be considered extremely rude. But what do I know what kids do nowadays. Maybe younger generation doesn't care

@zoolkhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@seneca983 and you will be forever known as the silly hugger :-)

@seneca983

4 жыл бұрын

@@karibordi2082: Of course I don't hug without permission, but doing it (with permission though obviously not asked separately each time) seems common. Also, I'm 35 so I don't think I would count as a "kid", though a generational difference seems possible.

All that You said was truth. Thank You for a Video. You have find a Finnish soul. Just that way we live. Your Vlog is wonderful.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

helena koivisto thank you so much!

I am Finnish and I have never hugged my dad or he hasn't ever hugged me

@ilarious5729

4 жыл бұрын

I hugged mine when my brother died and it was so akward I'm not doing it again no matter who dies.

@wardeni9603

4 жыл бұрын

I was 20 years old the first time my dad said he was proud of me xD

@annigranroth7554

4 жыл бұрын

Dats awkward

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

This makes me sad. I want to hug each of you. I’m not your dad but I could still give hugs in their place ☺️ OF COURSE if it was welcomed! I’d definitely ask first 😁 My dad gives me hugs only if I hug him first. But he has only told me 2 times in my life that he was proud of me and each time I almost lost it and had to work hard to hold back tears. Anyway, much love to you all ❤️

@valtterianttila5986

4 жыл бұрын

Personalspace will be eliminated almoust completly in 2 places. Sauna and movie theater. Noticed this when visiting usa. Ppl would move when i sitted too close in theater.

Thank you again for this very observant video about us Finns! You clearly have learned about us way more than an eye can see. 💙 What I really like your videos is the genuine feeling, and I think that resonates to these Finland videos too! You lived here and you learnd. You may have a different point of view, but you know our point of view and you understand it. You're not just saying that this thing is weird or bad, but you explain it. You make us Finns seem like we are; friendly and welcoming but hey, not so close! 😂😂

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Tuija Roininen thank you for your encouragement! I appreciate it so much! I truly adore Finns and Finland and I’m so grateful for the opportunity I had to experience it. These videos have allowed me to connect with Finns again. ❤️

About queuing in Finland there has been a lot of stories when people are waiting in a line at grills and sausage kiosk and someone (usually) a drunk guy has skipped a line which lead into brawls

I was going to watch one of your videos. This is probably the fourth or fifth one :D I'm a Finn and I'm so glad that you've had great time in Finland. You really seem to appreciate and UNDERSTAND our people and culture! I've traveled a lot (at least in 20 countries including US) and experienced many cultural shocks but these videos really made me think about things that I've taken for granted. It's so refreshing to hear opinions from someone who hasn't always live in Finland. Sometimes it's extremely boring to see a video about someone just talking alone but your videos are interesting and somehow make me feel very comfortable :)

Thanks for making such good content about Finland. 🇫🇮😊☺️

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Finnish Beast ☺️❤️

Queue jumping can result with acute nose bleeding

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

haha

Hi, I'm from Finland. I looove your videos!! It is fun to se how a foreigner see us, and I'm glad you have lived here so you know for real how it is. 👍👍😁

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Davina Ginström greetings from Texas ❤️✌🏼

We were practicing personal spacing for corona virus 🙄

So good video, you really got the essence of being Finnish! Love you Rach and hi to the dogs

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Siri Termäs Thank you my dear friend! Love you ❤️

Please, do not come too close, I need my space!! 😁 Thank you about this video. You know us very well.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Jouni Penttilä 😁❤️

You are making me fall in love with not only this channel but you. You take so much note about Finnish living, nature and personality. About the personal space you have a correct view with it. On the second thought it also means we start our relationships from the very start. The Finnish behavior is almost always tied to the situation that he or she feels is interesting. In this case the progress of the relationship always creates situations in which we have to react and adapt, and that makes new sensations. It keeps it real from scratch! Love from Finland ❤️

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Lainstate awesome! Thank you for sharing. Much love from Texas ❤️

Try skipping line after bars are closed and there is que to a fast food grill. Somebody will probably say something or maybe hit your face with a fist :) I guess younger generations hug more but I don't think they do more small talk. I think it depends more of the region you find yourself. Alcohol usually fixes absence of small talk.

Thanks for making legit content about the culture in Finland. Highly appreciate it!! ✌️🤗🇫🇮

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Anna Rasmus thank you for your feedback and support ☺️❤️ I appreciate it!

I recommed the comic Finnish Nightmares by Karoliina Korhonen. It has funny yet quite accurate depictions of Finnish day to day life (like the waiting for a bus).

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

marshmallowpie42 I love those comics!

'Jokamiehenoikeus' or in Swedish 'Allemansrätten' (in English 'Everyman's Right), is also law in Sweden and Norway and a few other European countries. It's been common practise for hundreds of years.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

산 테리 that’s cool! Thanks for sharing

"You don't wanna make anyone feel akward" Good luck with that in Finland.

I just love your videos everytime! ☺️ And one of the cutest thing in them is you speaking Finnish! It's very understandable (as you may know already, also every Finn speaks Finnish differently) but for example your "jokamiehen oikeudet" in this video sounded like "joogamiehen oikeudet" which means yogaman's rights 😻 keep doing your thing and good luck with everthing! and let me know if your ever visit Helsinki again! 😊

Many of us like to greet with a hug if we know the other person already. The queue is sacred though, and many people will say something about it if you jump in front of a line without asking. The dumbest and most ridiculous thing is that every now and then some general stores give out FREE BUCKETS and people go crazy!! At those moments I'm so ashamed of being a Finn :`)

@Middela1

4 жыл бұрын

I think that hugging is becoming a too normal thing in Finland. 😬 - Finn who doesn't like to be hugged. SO is exception. -

I have discovered that I just love your videos. I’m fascinated by Finland and might go some day, but your delivery and narration are just so charming and fun to watch.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

tim kenney Thank you for your feedback ☺️❤️ I appreciate it!

I just love how your dog is goofing around with the cushions behind you :)

That bus stop image is a meme like Russians brushing their teeth with vodka. Yes we respect the fact that people behind us in a queue don't physically have contact with you with their bellies and that should be fine anywhere around the world. Good points though.

@wardeni9603

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it's also accurate. It's not just in Finland either, I've seen the same sort of distance between people in Norway and Sweden

As a Finn, I often find it interesting how people from other countries see and experience Finland. You described it very accurately

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Mikael Liedes thanks for your feedback! I appreciate it

I might be a little tired, but the "almost camping outside for free coffee" made me laugh so hard xD P.S. It's so cool IS made articles about you! :D

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

skye hey! Thanks for your comment ❤️ I hope your weekend is going well! Btw... it is FREAKING HOT here. And it’s only the beginning of July! It’s gets worse in the end of July and August.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

skye i was thinking about you the other day bc it was so humid and hot and I hope it won’t be too much for you when you come. But it’s should be better by then

Congrats... in four years you have learnt more about Finnish habits than I in twenty years...keep on...!!! I was born and lived in Finland 23 years...

Please do a video for Finns who are either going to visit or planning to move to Texas about what to remember or to do in Texas. Sort of a guidevideo about culture in Texas. Thank you! :D \o/

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Heidi Leinonen great suggestion! Will do!

Hi, i'm Finnish man and one thing what people in USA say make me almost mad is calling me "Brother or Bro" we finnish people use thos words only for real Brothers in family... It makes me feel like sheap car seller is try to get me bye something....

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

FinnBushCraft Eriksson I totally understand that. That is annoying even to me just hearing it

Correct! Some of us don't particularly like to be hugged by non-family and close friends; we want to nod or shake hands. In Southern California many people are immediately offended if you back away from or decline a hug, so it's a great way to make un-friends, people who won't hang out. Very challenging for personal space oriented people! We could learn a thing or two from Finland. Also Healthcare, education, personal safety, mass transit, marriage equality, farming practices, snow removal . . .

You are awesome!!!! That is all I have to say! Love your charisma, language, humor and content! I am not Finish not Texan but I enjoy so so so much to see the amazing differences, they are so accurate and the crazy thing is how we can learn and embrace a different culture and language and way of life and make it our own ❤️❤️😎more power to you😘😘😘 Beautiful creature. I live in Miami FL and i am russian but the differences are so simular between what i experience going back to Russia and coming here again ;) to me Miami is home now, but I still get shocked by noise here ;)

She's very genuine and presents information interestingly. It's hard for people to capture my interests, but she did.

I like to learn about other cultures. Thank you for sharing.

Rachel, you are like sunshine! All the best to you!!!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

1youhana thank you for your sweet comment! I appreciate it. I wish all the best to you! Much love ❤️☺️✌🏼

Not saying any names and lol. That was funny😂✌️ Good vid again👍

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

arska7708 lol thanks 😄❤️

My neighbor just told me that her mother is died. I asked her if she needs some vacation to sooth her feelings. Met her an hour ago again. Not a word about her mother. She told to have argued with her sisters. I adviced to sell "the house of mother" and deal the money. Then we discussed some about of owls and hawks. Hawk had killed all little eagles in the nest (there was a camera sending 24/7). Hugs.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Jaakko Laurila ah, I’m glad she had you to be there for her. ❤️

Hello, Love your presentations! You are great in front of the camera. I worked in Finland during the 1980. Amazing culture and people. I would visit again.

Oh dear, if someone approached me with a conversation early in the morning when I'm taking the bus somewhere I'd be REALLY bothered by it. Thank you, dear fellow Finns, and all the lovely foreigners for not wanting to be a bother, and letting me have my thoughts in peace. Also for the next door apartment neighbors, it's quite true: I've lived here for seven or eight years, and "know" (tiedän VS tunnen) two or three other people living in the apartment building. Not their names, but their faces, and like "oh that person, she lives in some floor above us" or "that man owns the white dog... right?", that's it. I always hope I get outside or back home without running into anyone in the stairwell too... If I do and they greet me, I'll greet back, but I think everyone here has a mutual agreement to not do such bothersome things. :P And none of this is considered weird here, on the contrary, it's comfortable.

@kyrayc9388

4 жыл бұрын

I second this.

@stef1896

4 жыл бұрын

But what would happen if, for example, building went on fire? Would you check if your first neighbor left the building?

Nice video. Was in Finland for the first time this summer. Yea, some things were so unusual for me especially thar I am so out-going and talkative. But I felt in love with Finland, amazing country and so nice people😀😊

Thank you for this video. 🇫🇮

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Päivi Duran thanks for watching ❤️

Don't be late! If you have agreed to meet somebody at 12, be there at latest 11.55. If you can't make it at time, call or send a message at least half an hour before the meeting, so the other person don't wait for you in vain. I used to work in HR department in a big company and our company policy was that if someone arrived one second late in the interview, he/she didn't get the job. Even if he/she was the best candidate otherwise. If you arrive late without informing the other person, it shows you don't respect the other person. I'm talking about people over 30 years old, I don't know what is the situation with younger people.

Nice video again!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

herätys nytte Thank you!

Nice! You explained that pretty well, I think. Friends of mine mostly don't understand why I want to move to Finland so bad, it is because I am also very much that-way, the way the Suomi are. My one difference is that if it is someone I do already know, I am big on hugs. Good hugs, not flimsy little tap on the shoulder type hugs. Ones that convey my care for my friend, and how much I cherish them in my life. To that extent, I don't really fit in so well here in America, since it has become the society of "we should totally never run into each other for coffee sometime". Still, I like how you explained the "cutters" or line jumpers. I have seen it happen too often out here. I have even seen someone cut in front of a little ol grandma. I have a hard time not saying something... Especially if someone does it to me. It makes it easier when they do it to me, but here I can just easily tell them there is a line and I am already in it... If one wanted to stand up for themselves against the line jumper, over in Finland, how would/could one do it. . . what could one say that will not cause a fight, yet assert the point? Anyways, going to share this one to FB for my friends who don't understand why I would be a perfect fit for Finland. Lol Keep up the great videos, and don't give up on your gardening... Having grown up ,partly, on a ranch I can share all sorts of tips and tricks for all natural way of doing things that produces better/healthier specimens and takes less money (but a little more time and sweat). I guess just PM me if you are interested, i can explain everything you need to know for a home garden. The one thing is, assuming that your husband is working a lot, he may have to lend a bit of help on a day off here and there to do some of the heavy sifting and whatnot. Some things really can't be done properly by one person alone, sorry bro. Anyways, sharing the vid and staying tuned. Much love to you all, and to the furry friends as well. ♥

@chans_babycurls

4 жыл бұрын

I`m a finn and i love to hug some of my friends when i see them. And same i love the real like loving hugs too. There are both kinds of people here so i think you would fit in well :)

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Wright thank you so much! It was great to hear from you. Sure I can send you a PM. I appreciate your offer to help and give tips! I hope you get to experience Finland soon! You’re the one who asked me to do a 10 must do things in Finland video, right? I’m working on that and it is coming up! I don’t think it would cause a problem in finland to inform someone they cut the line. Mostly people are non confrontational. Like the exact opposite actually. I would just politely say “excuse me but I was next”. Something like that. At least someone said something like that to me once when I accidentally cut in line. That’s so interesting you grew up on a ranch! I’ve always been interested in that kind of lifestyle. I would like to have an off grid self sustained homestead one day after we get all the wanderlust out of our system. Take care Jason! Thanks for saying hi.

@jasonwright1687

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond , Yes. That was me. I'm honored that you remembered that. . . I look forward to seeing that one. I will have to take notes. Lol i know there is A TON of amazing wildlife, lakes, mountains, all that... But the other stuff, the crazy fun Finn stuff.... Yeeeeah. Anyways, i made a chat called Lettuce Talk Gardens And Farms ... Can't copy the link here for some reason. Trying to figure out how to chat privately without using comments... -facepalm-

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Wright can you send it through Instagram?

@jasonwright1687

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond will do.

Greetings from Finland! :). We also have Palpa pawn system for bottles to save nature 👍.

@jouniantero

4 жыл бұрын

Eversince I was a child, I thought it was the norm everywhere that you take your empty bottles and return them to the grocery store for some money. It really struck me when I got older and was travelling around that we are one of the only countries that have this system. Just visited Warsaw (Poland) this summer and a lot of broken glass in the streets there... Plastic bottles and tin cans just thrown to the trash. Not good. But at least its great that we and some other nordic countries have this system.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Toni Mathlin such a great system. I wish we had it here in Texas

My grandparents are from Finland and they always greet us and say bye to us with a hug.

You REALLY do understand Finland and the finnish mentality in a deep way. What you say is completely accurate. Im impressed how well you've absorbed the cultural aspects. I thought it would be difficult for someone from abroad to understand these things so deeply, but i do notice you get it completely.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Ville Juusela thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it. I have to admit ... at first I didn’t get it and it was a challenge for me, but I try to keep an open mind. So after the initial shock wore off and I started to really appreciate the differences.. it all sort of clicked. I love Finns so much. And actually these days feel like I relate way more to Finns than Americans. Much love from Texas ❤️✌🏼

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Ville Juusela thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it. I have to admit ... at first I didn’t get it and it was a challenge for me, but I try to keep an open mind. So after the initial shock wore off and I started to really appreciate the differences.. it all sort of clicked. I love Finns so much. And actually these days feel like I relate way more to Finns than Americans. Much love from Texas ❤️✌🏼

@wellthen...1539

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond I wish you a good day in Texas. I will come back to see more videos :)

The queue culture applies to traffic as well. I've tried lane splitting a few times when there were massive traffic jams due to road being closed and my aircooled motorcycle got painfully hot and I had no choice but to just ride past all the cars. I didn't look in the cars but I could sense the bad looks people were giving me :D

With all these facts in mind I am amazed how Finnish people manage to find their life partner wife or husband. I am one lucky one and that happened when we both were slightly drunk. I guess that's why :D

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Carwash Finland haha

@mt03ya87

4 жыл бұрын

I asked once a Finnish friend how they build couples. Her answer was, they get drunk. So prittey much what you said.^^

@CarWash811

4 жыл бұрын

@@mt03ya87 Nightclub + drunk = Finnish way of finding partner :D

Why say we should go for a coffee and then dont do so also?!

There's this another video of yours that was a little all over the place. Clearly you get to the point fast enough on this one and also keep it interesting the whole time. Great video! Didn't like and subscribe then, did those now ;)

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

J. Nybergh thanks for your feedback and for subscribing ☺️❤️

Enjoyed the video, and I love reading the different comments, busted out laughing on some

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Pricilla Sanders I love reading the comments. Always so many funny ones!

Are you sure that personal space is that important? I mean yeah, but when you go into a sauna personal space gets shot out of the window and erased from existence. (I'm a finn.)

@Cherubi-chan

4 жыл бұрын

Sauna is an exception.

That personal space photo is hilarious, coming from a hugger in New York city - I would need a major adjustment 😊

I will fit right in it seems when I go there later this year haha.

5:44 I was seriously starting to get uncomfortable when u got closer xdd Greetings from Finland lmao and i loved the video! :)

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Kpop Flower haha 😄 thank you!

Coffee? Yeah, maybe. But have you heard about the legendary buckets?

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Peanuts haha yeah 😄

Words of truth! thank`s lady

1. keep your hug's to yourself... MY SPACE!! 2. personal space is to unknown people 1,5 arm lenght and people we know it's arm length, it's safety thing. 3. jokamiehenoikeudet dont means that you can go someones yard. 4. just wait and see if somewhere is free buckets and then you will see THE MADNESS!!. ...well thats all folks :)

Those skills for waiting in a line is taught very fundamentally, even at schools. I'm also Finn but sometimes it makes me laugh that we are like robots there and if someone's skipping line there's always someone who protects his or her place until the end :D Thanks for doing these videos!

Hello from Sweden, I really love your videos. I'm partly Finnish to. Kuulemin ❤️

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Kerstin! Greetings from Texas ❤️✌🏼

Your videos are awesome :)

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Eetuboy92 thank you!! ☺️❤️

Thank you .I'm planning to visit the country and now i know

Hey beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️ So true! But I would exchange that free coffee in a free plastic buckets! Finns love them! Not me, but those others...! 😁

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Leila Varano hello! I’ve heard about the buckets! That’s so funny

@leilavarano8556

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond Yeah, and really embarrassing! 😁

Tykkään sinun videoista! 😊 You got it right whit personal space! 😃 💗

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Ari Leskelä ☺️❤️

I haven’t paid attention to queuing before, as I took it for granted. Now I notice and you are right. We don’t politely discuss turns and keep our distance. Everyone is telepathically aware of their place even if we don’t even form a queue. For example, elevators. 8 people would fit in the elevator, still only 1-2 step on board and the others are waiting their turn. Everyone remembers who was before them and thus the understanding is born in complete silence. We're crazy.

9:14 That pillow is alive!!! ;) Also: this was a nice video. :)

One of your videos was featured in the Swedish speaking radio channel X3M In Finland the other day.

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Martin Store oh wow! Interesting. Do you know which video? Probably the culture shocks one?

@martinstore5808

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond yes, it was 10 CULTURE SHOCKS | FINLAND...

thx for making me smile fun video

Loved your video Rachel. It's really funny... your video not only describes Finns, but also sorta describes ME! I've lived in the US for 20+ years and have been married to an American for almost as long. I point to your video with my wife and say: "See!! It's not just me. I'm not crazy. It's cultural." (As she shakes her head when I get mortally offended and fired up by a minor queueing protocol infraction in Seattle.)

This was a great video. Finland is a beautiful place...so I've seen on documentaries and photos lol. I LOVE the last point (#5) Respect Nature...so huge!...yet can be so simple and can be such a commen sense type of thing. Duh people!! Lol sorry but on a serious note, so meaningful. Great video dear 💙✌☽☮☾

@WildwoodVagabond

5 жыл бұрын

Hippie Housewife Thank you so much! ❤️

It's weird to see how different Finland and USA are. Beeing from Canada, I think we, here, are a mix of the two. Big (as for the consumtion but aware af the impact on the planet so we too have the " Bring your own bag thing" and are recycling plastic bottles as much as cardbox). We too wait in line, not skipping at bus stops (but at the same time are not 20 feet apart each other.Same for the shoes and for appointments (If you say 8 o' clock then it's 8 o'clock not 8:10h. I think we Canadians are a mix between american and nordic thinking people. Awesome! Thanks for your videos, they are so interesting!

@sqstate8342

4 жыл бұрын

Well, Canada is also a northern country, so at least you can share the climate in common and all the psychological, mental conditions going out of that with the Finn.

@marknewton6984

Жыл бұрын

@@sqstate8342 I'll stick to Florida.

I find it very funny too - all that queuing only for getting something very cheap for free: a cup of coffee (1-2€) or a plastic bucket (2-3€) 😁 Never done that (and I'm a Finn!), but it's on my bucket list now 🤣 I want to experience it! This picture at the bus stop must be exaggeration and organised on purpose?, because I have never been seen in my life that dramatic way funny line on a bus stop - even in the winter morning when people are in cold and still sleepy and a bit more grumpier 🤣 It's true we value our personal space but that picture is a winner! Thanks for the great video!

@andeluvianspeeddemon4528

4 жыл бұрын

I think queuing for free coffee and hoarding free plastic buckets is more of a thing for older people who have experienced the scarcity and rationing of post-war times. Also, in more rural Finland there isn't that much happening and life is very quiet. So, when a local convenience store gives out free stuff that practically counts as a festival and is a good excuse to socialize (as in, drinking free coffee in a group of friends/relatives and occasionally muttering something about gasoline prices or weather).

All 5 things apply to Sweden too, although metropolitan areas might be a little more...internationalized.

It´s ok, to skip the line in america?

I'm one of those people who don't like hugs.. And my friends well... *they like hugging too much*

The city in finland tht i m going to work is Humeenlinna . I dnt knw how big or small city it is . Can u tell me? Plz

I absolutely feel at home with the personal space thing in Finland. But the queue thing...in the airport a boarding plane in Helsinki was just a mass rush of the gate from all directions, no queue, what was that about? You should mention how it is a capital offense to cross against a light or out of the crosswalk?