That "batch" say "border force" in Finnish and Swedish. (both official languages in Finland)

@saje446

4 ай бұрын

finnish is the upper one and swedish is the lower one

@ravenfin1916

4 ай бұрын

In Finnish Rajavartiolaitos, in Swedish Gränsbevakningsväsendet.

@Myrkky100

4 ай бұрын

Just to add to that, about 5% of Finns are native Swedish speakers. All official patches, government websites, the texts on emergency vehicles etc. are in both languages and both are compulsory in school. In principle you should also be able to handle official government business anywhere with either language, though in practice the Swedish speaking population is concentrated in few areas on the coast and most Finnish speakers in the rest of the country forget what they've learned in school because they don't regularly need the language.

@kala1780

4 ай бұрын

*Patch 😋

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

@@Myrkky100 But don't you think this constitutional language law was an asset now after Russia attacked Ukraina? - Despite the long border, the Russian language is not the second language for Finns, it is either Swedish, or English (for younger generations especially) - which shows to which part of Europe Finland belongs. All Finland's presidents have had a positive attitude to Finland being a bilingual country - Finnish majority, Swedish minority, the latter living in Finland from at least the Viking age. Thus a close connection between Finns and Swedes from Svealand, Uppland and Norrland since ancient times. Way back the Nordic peoples were organized in tribes, not nations in the modern sense.

Another fun fact is: The Dutch, at time the when Europe was having its eyes closed, sold all their Leopards and contracts from Rheinmetall to Finnish army. All the parts ammo, whole 9 yards. And dead cheap. When the war broke out .... Dutch defence force: Good thing we have those most modern, over 200 of them, Leopards in our inventory. Dutch government:Eh.......

"Ärjy", bottle next to Denmark flag is made in Finland. Thank you this react. Greetings from Finland.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

Yup 😊 a friend sent it to me from Oulu. Licorice and salmiakki has definitely grown on me the past couple years. Thanks for watching & commenting. Have a great day/ night.

If your interested, look out "Talvisota" or "Winter war". In WW2 there was only three capital cities that never invated. Moskow, London and Helsinki. Finland is only nation to stop Soviets full attack. After WW2 it was really important to be just below radar, russia was and still is very agressive country. I believe it was Patton who says after war: "We beat the wrong enemy". Decades after proved him right, but perhaps US needed to beat two enemies for the sake of human kind. Nazism is just as bad as communism. Stalin gives two weeks time to take Finland. Putin gives three days to take Ukraine. Theres something really badly wrong in russian thinking.

Your comment at 9:30ish is correct. Finland's defence is traditionally based on relying on its own strength. In forced agreements with Soviet some concessions were made, but strategies were developed to handle them. Finland has a total civilian defence, the armed forces have both traditional and untraditional ways of combat-training. Finnish guerilla warfare is innovative (see WW2). Most of all Finland has secured its indepence since then through peaceful means. As a more developed country Finland has bargained with the big neighbor to the east, accepting some 10-15 % of its foreign commerce to be conducted on slightly different conditions with the Russians than with other trade-partners.

The Finnish Defense Forces have received global praise. The US-based online media "JustSecurity", which focuses on security policy, has published a news story describing Finland as "very strong". "Finland has a very strong armed forces". IF you yourself compare Finland to France, Great Britain, Germany and other European countries! In the 90s, when the Soviet Union collapsed, all European countries lowered their defenses - except Finland, which bought their weapons. WW2 There was 1. the Winter War against the Red Army, and 2. the Continuation War against the Red Army, and 3. the Lapland War against Germany. Ps. Finnish artillery is also thought to be the most accurate in the world. This is not propaganda either.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching & commenting. Have a great day/ night!

@mikorossi1959

4 ай бұрын

@rysonp Finland has the world's top trained 900,000 reserve. Israel has the best (NATO generals). I myself have played many sports all my life (eg weightlifting) passionately, but nowhere have I been as hard as in our conscript service (anti-tank jaeger). Here's a little more info: "Finland's reserve is about 900,000. Wartime troops on top of that are 280,000. In NATO, Finland is the second largest crew in the alliance, right after the USA.

and now Sweden joined up. Great allies! suck on that, Vladimir Vladimirovich!

You might say that Finland lives after the latin motto, Si vis pacem, para bellum, If you want peace, prepare for war.

So the wartime troops are about 280,000, but the reserve is 900,000.

@sampohonkala4195

4 ай бұрын

Nope, the number of reservists under 60 / 50 years is roughly 870 000 and that includes the war time troops. The army is a reservist army with the minimum of professionals needed for training and running the organization.

@Saxutin

4 ай бұрын

@@sampohonkala4195 :DDDD

@jukkakopol7355

4 ай бұрын

Those numbers are just numbers. Plans before winterwar was 3 divisions and two prigade and couple of independent batallions. When war´broke out there was 9 divisions 2 prigades and several independent regiments and batallions so we tell everybody these numbers but reality are something else. In the hight of war finnish army strengt was almost 16 % of population.

@sampohonkala4195

4 ай бұрын

@@jukkakopol7355 By war time troops here is not meant WW2 troops, which at their peak were just over 500 000. War time troops today are the 280 000 that would form the basic units in case of war. The reserves could be used for forming more units or just replacements.

@sampohonkala4195

3 ай бұрын

@pragmaticskeptic Stalin thought the Finnish reservist army did not look good even on paper. Finland has practically never had any other but reservist troops. This is the reservist army that stopped the Soviet Red Army in WW2 - twice. Of the European capitals of the war going countries only three were never occupied: London, Moscow and the Finnish capital defended by the reservist army, Helsinki.

Yes, that is a Stop sign, and it is serious, rather unique, because the Rajavartiolaitos stands behind it. And yes, it's the same as on the sign on the guarding men's sleeves and on their uniforms, the border guard agency. So not just a traffic sign as in any crossing in any town center. Me as a native Finn, that sign gives the chills. That is a border one doesn't want to cross illegally even by mistake.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

Curious question. What happens to a Russian that crosses because they're wanting to escape "whatever" in Russia. Do they get sent right back or taken in? I ask since we just allow anyone and everyone to come across our border and begin receiving benefits.

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

@@itsmebrysonp The person who crosses the border, should immediately on stepping onto Finnish territory tell the police or border guard or customs personel, that he is looking for asylum. Then he is escorted to an immigration center where they want to take a closer look at his papers, passport, and identity certificates, and the like. Many come without such documentation and just have a story to tell. That is not illegal per se, but makes it a hassle. They have finger prints and photos taken and are asked with the help of an interpreter how they travelled to Finland, with the help of whom, etc. The Finnish authorities are looking closely into an asylum seekers reasons to apply for asylum - has he legal claims? His story is compared to international laws and agreements. Finland has very restricted immigration rules for non-refugees (if you want to move to Finland for economical resons, for romantic reasons, for studies, etc, it is a whole other process than if you claim your right to asylum). Asylum should be applied for in the first safe country, so refugees who have travelled through many countries have a hard time to explain their landing in Finland. But they might still have valid reason to get asylum in Finland. If their status as refugees is denied, it is the task of the police to escort them from Finland, usually to the country of origin or their country of legal residence. Finnish police collaborates with European authorities in these cases. Asylum seekers can appeal decisions and argue for a new decision. They have a right to legal councel assistance. Finland is very seldom the first country because of its geographical location. Russia is not per se considered a dangerous country for its citizens as far as I know. The Finnish border to the east is closed to the middle of April. People wishing asylum have to use harbors or airports and ask for asylum there. Finland is a tough country, it might be criticised for that feature.

It's says border guard agency in Finnish and Swedish. 🙏❤💪

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

That's correct, indeed. And as Finland is a bilingual country in its constitution, both Finnish and Swedish is used. Swedish is not used as tourist information, but it is part of the official state, used for the citizens. Historically bilingual Finland is a sign of Finland's close connection with the Scandinavian countries. In western and southern Finland there are archeological traces of Viking-culture in the most coastal counties. At least from those times there have lived a Swedish-speaking population there - no traces of that the clans were enemies in ancient times, there was much space between early settlements. The wolf is a mythical animal in Finland, therefore it is used as a symbol here. In the areas around the Baltic sea people had a lot of contacts, as it was easier to travel by sea before modern times, than through unpopulated forests where no roads were yet etsablished.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for the translation & have a great day/ night

There are many different possibilities within the conscription; also for shorter and longer service (for future different ranks etc). What persons have done as civilians can also determine their military tasks. The fully fit men are additionally given a training, that I guess is harder than in a gym. But it is also possible to serve without being trained for use of weapons, if one's conscience is against killing people. And in case of war every citizen gets a task in the defence. NATO made a very good bargain there, when Finland joined as a member. Hopefully in the service of peace.

Greetings from Finland! 🇫🇮

Worth mentioning that you can postpone conscription until you are 27 if you are starting or continuing your studies or have made a deal with NHL to play hockey in the States instead. The military is rather flexible. They get plenty enpugh of motivated men, and women who volunteer.

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

Very adequate comment! The flexibility and (in principle at least) super humanitarian ways of the Finnish military training adds to its functionality. I might not be an expert, but I have seen signs that Russian mothers are horrified, when their sons are conscripted to the Russian army. They have witnessed that the future soldiers are mistreated and penalized in hierarchical order over there. In Finland both parents usually support conscription, am I right? That must make a huge difference in moral.

@sampohonkala4195

4 ай бұрын

@@DNA350ppm You are right. The general understanding is that the Finnish Defense Forces is a fair organization with zero tolerance for mistreating of conscripts. There are some cases, of course, and they usually gain a lot of visibilty in the media; it would be impossible to hide bad behaviour in the army. As most young men go to the military service it is considered the right and common thing to do and the parents support it. Parents are encouraged to attend the visitor days, which are very popular. There is no stigma in choosing the non military service either. Of course parents can be protective, but being a Finnish conscript has been a really low risk position. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine my daughter had had plans of volunteering in the Navy. After the war broke out, her mother asked that surely you are not going now as the situation is getting so risky in Europe? She replied that If she had not been sure of joining before, now she was. Completed her training last December, a NCO in the reserves now and did not witness any mistreating of anybody during the year, although there was a case in another Navy base.

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

@@sampohonkala4195 Yes everywhere in life a rotten type might show up, but main thing is that it is not covered up, but is duly handled. You've got a brave and justice-minded daughter. Congrats! But I am also fully behind your wife - actually, all conflicts should be solved in peace, and Finland has made great contributions in that respect - just as an example we can think of president Ahtisaari!!!

Here are already good comments on the topic, but I thought to add that basically all men perform military service. if there are some health or other similar reasons why military service could not be performed, other tasks within the defense forces that do not require such good fitness or health status are first examined for, but if it is found that the state of health does not even allow "lightened service", the conscript can be exempted or temporarily exempted until the situation is better. The possibility of civilian service has already been mentioned here several times, so I will not tell more about it.

280000 wartime forces but video didn't mention professionals and 900000 reserves. Total possible man power is equal to 1/5 of the Finlands total population. Medical contitions come in 3 categories A, B and C: A: You can do full service. B: You have limited but useful abilities. C: You are out.

My daughter volunteered in the Navy and among other things had the chance to join the NATO Baltops exercise, a month onboard a mine hunter going as far as Germany. Of her other experiences it was good to notice that the military has really improved their NCO training and actually evaluate and teach how to improve your leadership skills. During my time in the coast artillery it was basically just theory and tests and in leadership tasks you were on your own. If it went well or not you got no feedback - except of course from your peers that made you suffer in the next excercise under their command, if you had been bad.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comments (this and others) and sharing your experiences. Interesting that you can postpone service. I have personally heard horror stories of bad leadership and things that have happened. I've read stories of units acting more like a college with hazing new recruits more than actual leadership. I wish the best for your daughter and her desire to protect your country. Have a great day/ night!

Call-ups/conscription apply to everyone, but exemptions from service are made on health grounds. Some also refuse for ideological reasons. in practice, about 80% of the age group serves in some form.

@Zerebox2015-2020

4 ай бұрын

And from that 75% - 80%, roughly 20% - 25% of those that step into service end up aborting their service for medical or ideological reasons.

Finlads sak är vår

@TheAlkochef

3 ай бұрын

Finlands sag, er også vores sag. Selvom vi ikke deler samme historie som Sverige og Finland. De nordiske/baltiske lande vil altid stå sammen!

Camouflage hoodie that says Subaru.. dont worry, thats not militaristic :). Yeah, every person is evaluated before service if they are fit or not or even they even are capable of serving for medical reasons. Lot of footage of that video was from finnish defense force's own material, they have quite many nice videos on their channel, maybe check it out if you already havent.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

I thought it comical to me realizing the camouflaged while reacting to a military type video. Here I see videos like this but they're recruitment ads on tv for the different branches. I'll have to check out their channel. Since there is a requirement for service is there ever ads for joining the military? I feel like that would be silly since recruitment isn't needed.

@juu4524

3 ай бұрын

@@itsmebrysonp there aren’t really ad’s for military service per se but there are ad’s that are towards people who have special skillsets in different fields to let them know that they can also do that in the military, for example in cyber warfare so that those highly skilled people can be used in a more productive way rather than as just grunts

”Gränsbevakningsväsendet” The Border Guard is a militarily organized Finnish authority, which is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. The authority is responsible for border surveillance, including maritime surveillance, as well as related tasks, such as maritime rescue. The staff amounts to 3,600 people, of which 500 are conscripts

7:30 Al iFnnish men are liable for national service. Most guys do it at age of 19. If serving in the military is against one's conscience, they may choose a civil service. Of course, there are also excemptions for medical reasons. After the conscription, there are regular refresher exercises. Troopers are in the reserve until 50, officers and NCO's are in the reserve until 60. But only young guys are in the primary front line units. Older eservists will be re-trained to less physically challenging units and tasks, finally to non-combat tasks that resemble something they do in their civilian job.

People with medical conditions are relieved from all service during peace time, you can also choose civilian service instead of military service, but it's about double (one year) the most common military service (6 months I think). There is also option for unarmed military service: then you will serve in army, but don't touch weapons or ammunition.

The shoulder patch says Border Control Guards. in the bottom, in Swedish and in Finnish at the top. And the Finnish cause is ours. Länge leve Skandinavien.

First of all, all men can choose between military and civilian service. The latter includes things like being a helping hand in hospitals or retiment homes, any kind of service that does not include armed service. And even then, your physical and mental health are being evaluated and those with subpar standards, like diseases and such, can be classified with lesser grades that can either mean service with lesser requirements or even total releave from any kind of service, if you are totally useless. So they do consider your actual abilities.

Kiitos.

Been a while since i last saw a video from you, and i just gotta say you just look so smart nowdays :D The look fits you wel!

Nice to see you back in tube again. Just few days ago i wondered are you still doing videos. Seems that you had nice trip to Scandinavian countries. I sure hope i could travel around Europe as well. I live in Finland so it is easy to go from here to Sweden and Estonia by ferry. From Helsinki it would be cheap to fly Germany. Just would need to have more money to cover up the costs.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

It was a great trip and experience. I really hope to visit Finland. It's nice that you can visit so many different countries without going to the opposite side of the world. Money though is usually the thing holding us back from these experiences so I definitely understand the desire without real ability. Thanks for watching & commenting! Have a great day/ night

@ArchieArpeggio

4 ай бұрын

@@itsmebrysonp Exactly. It would be great to travel in to the US too, but the flights are long and expencive. For something of that long flight it should be better to have at least 2 weeks journey. Well, from my perspective it would not cost much to travel over sea with ferry to the Baltics like Estonia, Latvia, Lithuenia and keep going Belarus, Poland and Germany. From there comes ferry back to Finland or straight fly back to here. That would be nice sommer trip 😄.

The animal in the patch is a bear. I have the brass one, did my armed service in the border jaegers.

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching & commenting. Have a great day/ night!

You seem to have a bottle of Ärjy (made in Finland) on your shelf. How did you get it?

7:42 Finnish defence forces KZread channel has pretty good video about our conscription service and what it includes. But very shortly, 18-30yo, you go serve for 6-12 months, and after that you're in the reserve until 50 or 60 (if you're officer or NCO). There are options to not go to serve, medical exceptions are easier and easier to get for example. Or you can go do civilian service, or you can just object and get probation ;) Yeah, getting probation for objecting is somewhat non ideal, but how I see it is, the country invested A LOT in growing you up with free education etc, and you could just do civilian services. AND, like I said, medical excemption papers aren't that hard to get. I myself did proudly serve though, during the lockdowns in 2020-2021.

We work what we can, that what it means

It says Rajavartolaitos ( border control ) on the top and same thing in swedish at bottom. they can use fire arms as they wish. They are one branch of military.

The top says ""borderpatrol" in Finnish. The bottom is the same in Swedish, since those two are the official languages of Finland. We may have our competitions and superficial "hatred" for the Swedes (in reality we love our brothers in the west), but if there is one thing every Finnish person knows: the true enemy is, and has always been, Russia. Their dictators, tyranny, wars, bloodshed, rapes, blundering and degenerate people have always been a pest to our peace and existence. No amount of diplomacy has ever managed to deal with them, with the exception of few reasonable Soviet leaders who were in good terms with our God-King Kekkonen. And even then, there was that eerie sense of "tomorrow, things can change".

Finland has also invested heavily in civil defence, like Helsinki has a massive underground bunker network. More on news video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZpdsyMepk8u4p7w.htmlsi=yNqi7KSrMDHeaLz-

@itsmebrysonp

4 ай бұрын

I have seen some videos about the bunkers under so many of your buildings. It's wild that even apartments and shopping centers are built with shelters in mind. I think this analogy fits here. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Finland sure isn't preparing to fail that's for sure. Thanks for commenting & have a great day/ night

@mikrokupu

4 ай бұрын

@@itsmebrysonp My own apartment complex has two emergency shelters, these are mandatory if property reaches a certain size. There was a time you heard complaints how the bunkers/shelters increase the price of real estate, but now the complaints have died down. Have a good day!

@justskip4595

4 ай бұрын

@@itsmebrysonpGreetings from a construction worker. Latest bunker I built was to a school for disabled and special needs kids. There's also one behind my bathroom wall for the building I live in. Many of the important things fro government have been dug into the bedrock and when I was on 5th and 6th grades my school gym classes for the most part were in a bunker that was dug to the bedrock and was made to withstand nuclear blast. I used to think that this was normal that others around the world were also preparing for such threats as us but apparently not. My family lands have been part of Russia since 1945 and every single man I know in my life has gone through the military training. I know that there's substantial amount of people who have been excluded but I do not know any personally. Having the majority of male population of the country with military training is a deterrence too in the way that even if one would win against, the troubles would definitely not end there. Also when everyone either has gone through military or has very close relatives that have, the trust and understanding of national defense is on a completely different level than in countries where one might go their entire life without seeing much if even anything at all apart of a vehicle passing by, things on TV, plane on the sky and maybe a parade.

You asked, what bearfigure means. It means "border security" or "border patrol" in finnish and below same in swedish, because Finland is country with two official languages.

It is not about not being able to but more about not having to be conscripted. And you also have the possibility of doing civilian service, or if you are really hardcore against military service, getting a half-year prison sentence.

Im from finland

Border guard speaks thick local northern dialect of Finnish. I would guess that guy hunts and fishes and knows the forest in all weathers..

patch says "Border Guardl" in finnish and swedish

07:45 Yeah, the "all men serve" stuff is a bit 'rah 'rah. With civilian service (basically a bit of education plus year of work in some public institution, where they'd also work during a crisis), totals (who refuse all service options, which results in a jail term), and those unfit to serve due to mental or physical health issues (both are on the rise), about 65% (12 500 people this spring) of the men of a given age cohort serve each year, plus about 1000-1300 volunteer women.

Finland has some insane tech. They have some weapon systems that they now share. Kongsberg in Norway, wich is fairly high tech as well have a party now .. They can legally share and Sweden as well ..Putin might brag about some missiles.. But Russia has alot of people.. and sadly a willingness to send them to die. Also a fun fact.. Finland could have taken Sweden and Norway if they wanted..

If i dont recall wrong, the reserves actually got bigger since the invasion of russia to ukraine.

@seppoharkkonen5766

2 ай бұрын

oh the dude actually said that in the video, nvm

Yes, this was a propaganda film, but when it comes to Finland, even propaganda has to be mainly honest, or the Finns are going to protest wildly. So this video is bragging without disclosing military secrets. I'm looking forward to the comments!

@UltraCasualPenguin

4 ай бұрын

Truth is that Finland has weakest defense in europe.

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

@@UltraCasualPenguinTroll! You don't know much about Europe, obviously! And you are not the Real Janne Laitinen!

@UltraCasualPenguin

4 ай бұрын

@@DNA350ppm I know more about europe than you russians/americans. Which isn't difficult because... You guys think Ukraine is Ikea, France is in continent called Paris in southern Atlantic, Eiffel Tower is in London, England which is in Australia and Europe is in Hudson Bay...

@DNA350ppm

4 ай бұрын

@@UltraCasualPenguinYour are so wrong! I'm a native Finn, and I'm well-educated in Finland! And still you are not the real Janne Laitinen!

@darkmage7280

4 ай бұрын

@@UltraCasualPenguin How I call tell you're Russian or on Russian payroll? Because to you complete horseshit equals truth.

If u cant join the military u can join the home defence i guess?

We have over 11k artys... just saying

i always get triggered tr is heking defence force not military

Finland is the Ideal Heinlein society, where militatism of that order makes sense. No of course we don't do that shit here.

My grandfathers died 1950, 1956. No great stories, just killing in the war. 1939-1940 winter war, 1941-1944 continue war. Thank you russians, children were left alone in our winter and so on.

Rajavartiolaitos

Around 60% of male citizens end up serving in the military. The rest are those who disqualified by physical or mental health reasons or chose civilian service instead(working in healthcare or other public service sector). Small number of violent crime offenders or citizens who haven't had residence in Finland are also excluded.

Borderkontroll

Another countries military we have to pay for. Yaaay...

@darkmage7280

4 ай бұрын

That is the MAGA chant that is hilariously incorrect. We already pay more than the 2% minimum of our GDP required by NATO, doofus.

@helene4397

3 ай бұрын

You mean Defence Forces?

@onerva0001

3 ай бұрын

We pay for our defence force ourselves.

@Dewkeeper

3 ай бұрын

Unbelievable levels of beta male energy detected