I remember the independence day in 2017 when Finland we celebrated 100 years of independence. The were honour guards posted on many cemeteries on the graves of the heroes who fought and died for our freedom. I was standing guard on the last resting place of one these heroes. A 22-year old corporal who gave his life for the fatherland somewhere in the Karelian isthmus. The idea was to have man same age as the hero was when he fell. It was quite humbling to stand there in gratitude of these men.

The military service for us Finns is quite special. It's like a right of passage. You learn things you wouldn't otherwise and you learn to appreciate the small things in life.

@Hairysteed

Жыл бұрын

A rite of passage is a good way to put it. For most people, it's the first time a young adult leaves home for an extended period of time. Also due to the fact that pretty much everyone does their military service it's a way to bond with people from all kinds of backgrounds.

YT recommended this for me, added to my list to watch after work! I wonder if there were any funny situations due to Mika being one of the most popular name for Finnish boys born in the 70's. When I hear Mika I expect to meet a middle-aged man 😆

@mesarjanen4690

Жыл бұрын

Also born in the 60's. I was in high school there were four Mikas in my class.

@KoninklijkeLandmacht

Жыл бұрын

Such a surprise 😊 It the Netherlands Mika is a suitable name for boys and girls.

@ivanronin8209

7 ай бұрын

Finnish Army is a Joke ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lets ne honest . She could not even do 20 Full Push ups ! Women eh ! 🤣🤣

Well done Mika, i did my conscription 76 age of 16-17, now living in Colorado USA 30 years, lot of fun memories from army, that time minimum service time was 8 months. 2 years older brother of mine is also named Mika.

Kaunein Mika jonka oon nähnyt. Yleensä Mikat eivät ole minun makuuni.

De wil om je land te verdedigen is in Finland iig in orde, hier in Nederland zou meer dan de helft vluchten volgens mij..

@alexp7579

Жыл бұрын

I don't really think so. In Finland the will to defend increased from 74% to 86% after the invasion to Ukraine. The societies are not that different but unlike in the Netherlands in Finland there has always been a threat, sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller but when it get's bigger the will to defend increases. I think it's natural.

@elliekramer1466

Жыл бұрын

In Finland is meer dan 74% bereidt om te vechten en te sneuvelen voor hun land terwijl dat in Nederland een zeer betreurende 15% is. Hoe westelijker van Europa hoe minder men zich bezig houdt met landsverdediging. Landen als Belgie, Duitsland, Nederland en Frankrijk zijn na 80 jaar vrede alleen maar verwend geworden en denken dat vrede vanzelfsprekend is geworden.

My step-father's brother-in-law was part of draftboard I was processed through and first thing I hear coming through the door was "THAT'S THEY GUY I WAS TALKING ABOUT! THAT'S THE GUY WE'RE SENDING TO JAEGER BRIGADE". I lived about 10-12 hours' drive from jaeger brigade.

@samhartford8677

Жыл бұрын

Funny. That can be both a compliment and revenge in Finland. I hope it was a statement of belief in you.

Schuilkelder voor elk Fin…. Finland denkt wel aan hun eigen Bevolking 💯👍 (mogen ze hier leren in België 🇧🇪 )

Heel herkenbaar. Ik ging Mika vooraf door in '86 als halve Fin mijn dienstplicht te gaan vervullen in Finland, maar weliswaar in het zuiden des lands. Ik heb wel aan artilleriebeschietingen meegedaan in Rovajärvi, een immens militair oefenterrein. Het was frappant dat ik tijdens mijn onderofficiersopleiding nog een andere halve Nederlander tegenkwam. De Finnen stonden vreemd te kijken toen we Nederlands spraken.

@KoninklijkeLandmacht

Жыл бұрын

Wat een bijzonder verhaal! Dank voor het delen.

@jouniairplanevideos

Жыл бұрын

Leuk verhaal! Ik met mijn Finse naam, heb op vakantie daar ook wel vreemde blikken. Ik ken het gevoel. Daarnaast lijkt de taal spreken ook fantastisch.

@peabase

Жыл бұрын

@@jouniairplanevideos Ik bofte met een Finse moeder die lerares Fins was. Fins leren spreken ging vanzelf, maar lezen en schrijven was andere koek. Naar verluidt lopen er in Nederland heel wat Jari's rond. De echte Jari Litmanen spreekt trouwens heel goed Nederlands. Ik heb zelf ook een woordje met hem mogen wisselen, en in beide talen ook.

@jouniairplanevideos

Жыл бұрын

@@peabase das gaaf, leuk om een Finse ouder te hebben. Van Jouni ben ik de enigste denk ik

@PinoBooba

11 ай бұрын

Geweldig dat je nog een tweede nederlands sprekende onderofficier hebt kunnen vinden. Zelf heb ik ook de onderofficiersopleoding gedaan en dat terwijl ik voornamelijk engels heb moeten gebruiken om normaal te communiceren. Daarnaast heb ik ook kennis kunnen maken met een nederlands sprekende staff sergeant, vreemde blikken schieten onze kant op zodra we in onze taal sprkeen. Momenteel mijn laatste dag in de dienstplicht, morgen dus officieel naar huis met goede herinneringen.

Great video, Mika! Top quality content! And since you did this, we've already become a member of NATO.

I have lived in Finland for my whole life, and I have never visited the far north. I did my own military service in a coastal unit in the southern coast of Finland. So, my coldest night was actually not in an exercise, but a night ski orienteering competition between different brigades in -25°C. My headlamp battery froze, even though it was in an inside pocket. I would have been in a big trouble if there wasn't the full moon. 🥶🥶🥶

@KoninklijkeLandmacht

Жыл бұрын

Respect for you! 😊

@TheSerubbaabel

Жыл бұрын

I did my service in Rovaniemi 1998-1999. The coldest night was -42C. Were were lucky to be at barracks. That same time it was recorded -52C in Inari and Finnish Special Jaeger Guild went there and spent the night in "kieppi". That is a dug out in snow with any warming elements. Those guys are tough.

@Basheez

9 ай бұрын

@@TheSerubbaabelYes, I was a paratrooper in 2008. We were sleeping in a kieppi and it was below -30C. I slept very very well.

@TheSerubbaabel

9 ай бұрын

@@Basheez What I remember from those guys after spending the night in kieppi in -52C they said:"Not so much sleep, but we survived" I thing that is the main thing in those conditions.

Geweldige reportage, Complimenten voor Mika en Defensie om zoiets te laten zien over hun werk en het belang van de NAVO.

8:47 important distinction, lotta svärd were not part of the military. They werent, legally speaking,even on the same level as the suojeluskunta as they were an organization that was recognized as "common good" when lotta svärd was an "ordinary" registered association. They also were not ideologically motivated, before anyone dares say so. Lotta Svärd is not only a volunteer organization, but also a poem by J.L.Runeberg, the national poet of Finland. Lotta Svärd, in the poem, was a widow of a soldier in the finnish war (1808) which remained with the army after her husband died in order ro assist the soldiers in any way she could. Lotta Svärd in the poem is likely inspired by several real women who lived during the finnish war which assisted in keeping yhe army healthy and in fighting order.

Beschermen wat ons dierbaar is!

Finland will be an excellent addition to the NATO alliance. 🇺🇸❤️🇫🇮

@peabase

Жыл бұрын

NATO will be an excellent addition to Finland's defence.

@samhartford8677

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope that the defence of the Baltics will be much easier now. Let's just hope that Sweden gets in, although I doubt in practice it would make much of a difference even if Turkey played its games ad infinitum. Finland has a defence union with Sweden anyway. I think overall a military conflict between NATO and Russia is much less likely now, because there is now way that Russia can defend the border, so it will stop any dreams they have regarding the Baltics. Provided that they have leaders that are sane.

@bamfordsteele555

Жыл бұрын

@@peabase both statements are true.

Thank you!

Great video👍

Good morning from Papua New Guinea. I enjoyed watching your contents. I liked and subscribed to your KZread channel for more contents.

Heel erg gaaf heren,blijf ze zoeken!!😊

Fun Fact: Mika is een Finse jongensnaam :)

Kiitos ❤

For the record Finland did not joined Nato to reduce military costs and put the defence donw but get the backup for the crisis situation, get continous supply of military and civilian equipment or somekind of assurance of those. We are more than capable of defend ourselves and we dont expect others do that for ourselves we do it. But as a small country our resources do not last forever and we are kind of isolated island in North so Nato is our insurance our supply routes keeps open in any case.

Very done💪💪

kei leuk in finland ben er nooit geweest maar ziet er echt mooit uit

I love how the dutch sounds, great language, wish i had a energy to learn that. Nice video.

@hansd3295

Жыл бұрын

try some lessons on YT 😀

@daghoor6062

Жыл бұрын

The most important things in dutch are: Daar heb ik geen actieve herinneringen aan. Or: Super gaaf. If you can use this two short sentences you can become the prime minister of the Netherlands

@jdj8168

8 ай бұрын

Finnish is so unique too!

Great to see this video ! I felt sorry for you arriving to the cabin with all the snow. Also I thought you may have not gotten the info about finding a snow shovel in the boot of your car as a standard winter equipment. Thanks for putting down the time and the effort for all the vids! 🇸🇪🇫🇮

@nikedoesthings

5 ай бұрын

I did not know this, haha! Interesting equipment up north.

bedankt voor deze youtube

Nice video taugh...

Didn't even go to sodankylä which is a proper infantry batallion.

Mika, The Netherlands and Finland have very special relationship. Our national treasure, a symphonic metal band Nightwish, has Floor Jansen as a lead vocalist, and she is originally from the Netherlands 💕

@fredverkerk838

Жыл бұрын

i am fan of nightwish , greetings from the netherlands

@nikedoesthings

5 ай бұрын

Believe me, we know. We do love our Finnish metal as well, been to see Sonata Arctica recently here in Utrecht.

Nederlandse staat kan van Finland nog een heel stukje leren . Ga er is op vakantie en neem de cultuur op . Enkelt daar merk je al duizend maal vriendelijker en meegaand is . Love Finland and Zweden ❤❤

Before being an autonomious Grand Duchy of Russia's Empire of tsar 100 years Finland was directly a part of Sweden almost 700 years.

Ken je nagaan dat ik in dat soort landen graag in ijswater zwem heerlijk hoor.

Wat zou dienstplicht in Nederland toch een welkom iets zijn! Het zou onze verwende jeugd een hoop goed doen: respect bijbrengen, echte mannen worden, leren om hun grote mond te houden en ga zo maar door! Finland heeft het goed voor elkaar!

@Matta-hc8oe

Жыл бұрын

Oproepplicht bedoel je

@rbvdho4831

Жыл бұрын

​@@Matta-hc8oe nee, dienstplicht

@Matta-hc8oe

Жыл бұрын

@@rbvdho4831 Dienstplicht bestaat nog maar de oproepplicht niet had laatst mijn brief gehad

@rbvdho4831

Жыл бұрын

@@Matta-hc8oe aha, ik dacht dat het andersom was. Is voor mij alweer paar jaar geleden dat ik die brief kreeg ;)

@nicklooije3790

Жыл бұрын

Dienstplicht is er altijd 😂 . Enkelt komt meeste van de jeugd er ubberhaud al niet meer voor in aanmerking . Neem wangedrag als voorbeeld . Lekker leger zou Nederland hebben als al die mestrekkende jeugd functie krijgt 😂

Hei, hope you enjoy your visit in @VillaWältti. The doc. was a great.

Tresao dernk hihi

Norway is a NATO-member, and has a short border with Russia, so actually you could have started your tour from even more North. 😉

@KoninklijkeLandmacht

Жыл бұрын

That's absolutely true! But we didn't had more time unfortunately, to visit Norway and other countries

@blackcoffeebeans6100

Жыл бұрын

Finland is a Nato member. It joined Nato 4.4.2023 and is a full member now.

@butterflies655

10 ай бұрын

Norway has got the northern part even more in the east than Finland.

Lapland and, Rhodes from Greek area but by means of gachapon ik it also cool siymo hayha and case systems

Why are so many saying that AFTER finland joins nato it will have to protect it's 1300km border?

@ducemano

Жыл бұрын

Russia not worried about (big) finnish army, but american bases.

@butterflies655

10 ай бұрын

​@@ducemano It doesn't mean American bases will be there. At least now there are only finnish border guards.

@Ari-gm7pr

Ай бұрын

We take care our border....

18:55 im baffled that any officer did not come to you and said about Finger safety, finger should only be on trigger when you are about to shoot. Finland is beatiful up north winter or summer, on NATO behalf i believe many wanted to join as a clear message to Putin, it was anyways one reason of the attack, before any of us did not want to join because why shake the situation when it was stable.

Translations would have been nice. If the title is in English, then the dialog should be too. If not, put the title in Finnish!

Helsinki = Helsingfors . Porvoo = Borgå Turku = Åbo . Gud Bevare Finland ( God Save Finland ) !

That guy is the first one to die when he thinks it was smart telling us others that he has the keys to the good stuff...

@tuurelindstrom1238

Жыл бұрын

Damn! You are really ready to kill for liquor?

@amadeuz8161

Жыл бұрын

@@tuurelindstrom1238 Its not as much rdy to kill, but when everyone knows he has the key then the risk of getting stomped to death by thirsty people is pretty high.

@freezedeve3119

Жыл бұрын

@@tuurelindstrom1238 i had once older customer, who went to jail during prohibition because he killed a police who was trying to confiscate his booze, so yes, people can kill for alcohol in Finland.

@butterflies655

9 ай бұрын

​@@freezedeve3119Finland's alcohol consumption has dropped drastically down in 20 years. In Europe Finland's alcohol consumption is in the middle even under.

I tipkao hihihi

Russia would be stupid to attack you all after what you did to them during the Stalin era.

@butterflies655

10 ай бұрын

Russia will think twice to do it. Particularly now when Finland is in Nato. Articla 5.

Hihihi

Finland joined Nato 4.4.2023.

Rudolf is from Finland...not Santa🦌

Wat kun je zeggen, de bedreiging is groot, zon wereld leider van rusland die zogenaamd goed is! tja dan laat je niet zoveel mensen lijden toch, al zeker niet je eigen mensen

nice seeing a Škoda in Finland tho

@blackcoffeebeans6100

Жыл бұрын

The most popular car brands in Finland are Toyota, Volkswagen and Kia.

@OliverFlinn

Жыл бұрын

@@blackcoffeebeans6100 ok so? i see Škoda Octavia here

@lamppulaamanen8084

Жыл бұрын

Skoda? Very common.

@m1k1a1

Жыл бұрын

Lot of Octavias in Finland, old and new. And right now I am seeing plenty of new electric Enyaq models.

@Cronin_

Жыл бұрын

I mean... They're pretty common here

koninklijke landmacht oftewel de BUNDESWEHR

@ducemano

Жыл бұрын

Leg dat de slachtoffers van Fall Gelb uit, dat dankzij amerika hun offer alsnog voor niks was

Ja benovi i matrice hahihi vanjski nedostizni hahihi

Jezik lengvic nortim kraljickim

21:00 I think it is because the alternative would be to live in Russia. It is not a happy place. They have one of the best national anthems, I'll give them that, but at the same time you cannot eat sound waves or live inside of them. They are not going to protect your civil rights either. Therefore the tradeoff would not be worth it.

@samhartford8677

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. The Finnish desire to defend our country is because this is the Russian border where the distinction between freedom and living standards has been the greatest since the WWII. Now the Baltics are going to reach the same in a few years. It's great for them that Finland also joins NATO. I only hope Ukraine can do it ASAP.

Finland=NATO Retired 4 You.

Nipasprt

Girls from holla d are wellcomd to NATO Finland...wellcome😊

@peabase

Жыл бұрын

They're typically giantesses, too.

@hansd3295

Жыл бұрын

I have been to Finland twice, from south to north and also all the way to the north. I like Finland. And very beautiful women live there. The people there are so friendly, beautiful country!

Mogu istk slon nosrg benovi imat hihihi svet ne

Hello I have Pic ; about Levi Finland !! Retired 4 You.

I am from Finland myself, but srill I have a question. Why those people keep that highschool hat at indenpendensday??? I don't understand the whole idea to wear that hat. There is differencies in highschool and vocational school graduates. Highschool graduates get those big parties, their names are shown in newspapers. Vocational school graduates doesn't get nothing. Papers on hand at school graduation party and that's it. Family and relatives maybe gives something. Coffee and cake. Atleast at my situation. This weekend we have a student/work celebration day. The worst day for me. Everybody who have that white hat wears it and goes to a piknick. I'm not moving anywhere. I have opinions about that difference, so it is better to stay in.

@TheSuspectOnFoot

Жыл бұрын

I personally never liked the hat either but it's a historical thing because high school students were very influential in the nationalistic circles back in the day. The first jagers were high school graduates that snuck into Germany and most high school graduates also chose the white army while the workers chose the reds or were conscripted to the white army. Two most notable political assassins Eugen Schaumann and Lennart Hohenthal were also high schoolers. Nationalistic spirit or ideals in general weren't then and still aren't valued as much among average workers because they are practically orientated people so no wonder many wouldn't even care about getting names on papers or fancy hats. Did you bother paying 5 euros to get a beret home for nothing but sentimental reasons? Everybody I know who didn't also chose vocational school. (Lähin kirjottaa luonnostaa enkuks ja puolvälis mietin, et onks täs ny helvetinkää järkee, mut menköö ny tällai. Hyvää vappuu!)

@mattimotti6629

Жыл бұрын

Have you never heard about the university students' associations independence day torchlight procession showing also respect to those who lost their lives?

@Herravanrikki

Жыл бұрын

Just go to highschool if wearing a hat is that important for you?

3:03...Sorry but Santa is from Canada.😁

@Ari-gm7pr

Ай бұрын

Ei muuten ole🙂

Finland was never a country that was famous for its fighting ability. Not back a thousand years ago or whenever. They were just humble farmers, being ruled over by the Swedish, and then the Russians. So when they decided to stand and fight, at the end of World War One, to gain their independence for the first time ever, everyone must have been surprised. Extremely surprised, as the Finns turned out to be total wildcats! I guess this is sisu. The determination to go on, and keep going on, even if it looks totally useless and pointless. In the beginning, there was the swamp. And the shovel. And Jussi.

@xYarbx

Жыл бұрын

Actually some of the most elite units such as Hakkapelita in Swedish army were comprised of Finnish soldiers.

@teemup9247

Жыл бұрын

There can be some debate about that. Vikings avoided Finland like the plague, most likely for two reasons. Not enough to raid and locals put up too fierce resistance. Some Finnish individuals were likely even part of the Varangian guards of the Byzantine Emperor. Especially after Sweden broke away from the Kalmar Union Finnish troops were highly regarded by the Royal army. Especially Finnish cavarly. There were also several Finnish generals and field marshals who rose to command Swedish armies. The soldiers might not have been thought as "better" (except the Hakkapeliitta cavalry). During the Swedish Empire period one third of the Swedish army was made of Finnish men. As fun side note the brigade I served my conscription, the Pori brigade, was founded in 1627 as the Royal Pori regiment. So it is close to 400 years old now. After 1809 as the Grand duchy of Finland under the Russian empire, the Finnish troops weren't maybe thought of as "special", but they were respected when used. For example in Bulgaria they still celebrate the Finnish guards sharpshooter battalion that was one of the units to brake the Ottoman lines in the battle of Gorni Dubnik leading to Bulgarian independence. And there were several Finnish generals who rose to high ranks and commands in the Russian empire. Most famous being man who at the start of ww1 commanded the Tsars guards cavalry Brigade and when the revolution came was commanding cavarly army corps. The man being Carl Gustav Mannerheim, who retired from the Russian army as Lieutenant General. This was quite brief take, but the point is that Finns were highly thought of though of course not in all cases were they more special than other nationalities. The Finns did gain most of their "glory" after the independence because then it was clear that "Finns" were doing the fighting and not as part of some other country.

@mikaseppanen1632

Жыл бұрын

Well True..But when forced put up Military Unit..Finlands Units did get Some Hmmm..Nobody Wants War,, If Pushed some rise. True History..

@HeilAmarth

11 ай бұрын

"Finland was never a country that was famous for its fighting ability" Remove your ignorant comment right away. First of all, Finland as a country has existed only since 1917. Before that Finnish fought in the Swedish army, and were very well respected and in fact constituted 40% of the army despite being many times smaller population wise than Swedish mainland. And the 2WW... I believe I don't have to explain much. Struggled for five years 39-44 and defeated an enemy force of - at its best, 1.4 million men with a 600 000 strong field army!

@mikaseppanen1632

11 ай бұрын

@@HeilAmarth Well Still Here..Doing GREAT..FINLAND..What a Shit Did USSR/Russia invent to Help Humand Kind.?

why is this random finnish video in my recommended? can someone explain this to me

@jaskapenttila7644

Жыл бұрын

This is actually a Dutch video.

@OliverFlinn

Жыл бұрын

@@jaskapenttila7644 aight. i see "finland" in the title and i thought it was finnish

@JaniOllikainen

Жыл бұрын

@@OliverFlinn Look at the account? :D "Koninklijke Landmacht". And if that doesn't tell you anything, Google it.

as a finn i think that we jumped in a sinking ship. our media has been kinda biased for atleast a decade and i think that there is somekind of psychosis going on.. we lost this country with the eu and nato probably last nail in the coffin :)

@Ari-gm7pr

Ай бұрын

Mee venäjälle. Sieltä löytyy varmaan onni🖕

"...olen aseistakieltäytyjä, mutta siksi olen elossa, koska olen hiihtänyt niin kylmässä, että jos ajattelee asetta, tulee kestämättömän kylmä."

@hansd3295

Жыл бұрын

helaas zijn wapens nodig

"...utan vapen lever människor mera lång tiden i vår kommunistvesteröster

JEF, Why the hell do we need NATO?

@butterflies655

11 ай бұрын

Omg. What do you think?

Has the USA started preparations for the expansion of the USA towards the east? Joko jenkit on aloittaneet valmisteluja jenkkilän laajennusta itään päin ?

@peabase

Жыл бұрын

Olet siis päässyt mopoksi Putinin bottiarmeijaan. Muistaa vaihtaa ruplat euroiksi ennen kurssin romahtamista.

@PeliSotilas

Жыл бұрын

ovat aloittaneet* Ei se suomen kieli niin vaikea ole.

@penttitapper

Жыл бұрын

Terrorist

@GugureSux

Жыл бұрын

Bot post. Clock's ticking for the Pootin.

@nikoa97

Жыл бұрын

Olenko minäkin botti? Eikä täällä varmaan kirjakieltä tarvi puhua. Herätkäähän homot tähän päivään.