Finns are honest, hard working, talented, intelligent, nature lovers. My grandpa was so funny too. 💖🇫🇮❤️

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

just a tip for foreigners: you DO NOT want to break a finns trust you will never get it back even if they are your best friend....

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good point! Trust is important.

@loredanab4389

5 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself Does it work the other way around as well? I mean if you tell a Finn "hey, you acted in a nasty way, I'm not sure I can still trust that you mean what you say" will they back off or go away forever since they think they broke your trust and that you will never want to interact with them again?

@kilppa

5 жыл бұрын

@@loredanab4389 That depends on the way they were nasty. If they did betray your trust, it is going to happen again. Integrity is big in finnish culture, but then there are assholes, so it's quite polarized.

I'm gonna add my lil list: 1. They are well-educated in school to react with reason to what they hear/read, unlike my fellow Romanians who get emotional about everything and cannot use logic even in the most common of situations. 2. Their babies get a box with items they'll need right after birth; all the babies, irrespective of their parents' income. 3. They're humble and even famous people like rockstars or the president will speak normally to you if you meet them and do normal stuff. Amorphis were the first Finns I ever met and after the first show where I saw them live, they came out into the club to have a beer and chill with the fans. 4. Reading is a totally normal thing there, you're neither special, nor a boring geek if you do it. Where I live I am afraid most people will think you're either or. 5. They don't complain about difficult stuff and they teach me how to be more resilient and just work harder for what I want. 6. They're active and seem to be spending a lot of time outdoors.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Great list!

@kilppa

5 жыл бұрын

You have a very romanticized view on finns. Number two is right. Number three on your list is correct, it's a mortal sin in finland to be boastful. Four is correct, it would be weird not to be for any developed country.

@loredanab4389

5 жыл бұрын

@@kilppa 3/6 are correct, so why wouldn't it match reality? I have seen flaws with Finns as well, it's just that when I think of Finns as a nation, there are quite many things which they are better at and my nation could learn from. But when I think of each Finn I know, I see him/her as an individual and it doesn't matter much whether they're a Finn or not. They're just people with qualities and flaws.

Somebody somewhere in Finland is drinking 26kg coffee per year, cuz Aleksi is having none.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

:D

Just being a Finn kicks ass! Thank you so much for your time making these. I haven't got to get in on live chat the past few times because of work. Sundays & Mondays are busy at work for us. But I always watch when I get home. I love your content & I've learned so much from watching you. Thanks again!

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Crystal!

Basically English is our second language and Swedish is our third language now days.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

This is how I see it as well.

@juhokaartoaho

5 жыл бұрын

I also see it as bit weird that when I was at elementary school we started learning English at grade 5 and Swedish at 7th grade. I think that now days they are both reached at 5th grade.

@munkayttaja6913

5 жыл бұрын

@@juhokaartoaho English starts at 3rd grade and swedish at 6th nowdays

Great Metal Musicians and Hockey Players!..should do a video of Finland's Hockey Legends sometime..

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment USA 1776!

@USA-jh7ph

5 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself you're welcome!👍

Lol, respect is rare in Sweden 2019 . I wanna move to Finland.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Karl XII of Sweden!

Moro Aleksi! Really cool channel. I follow it since while :) I'm going to Finland for a wedding of my boyfriend's best buddy. (wedding 1of 3 we are invited to this year haha). It's going to be my first finnish wedding.... Could you make a movie about it? What to expect, what's the tradition, do and don'ts etc. I haven't found anything useful on yt. Hauskaa päivää!

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! That's actually an interesting idea. I will write it down.

I’m hoping to visit Finland someday especially to look up where my grandparents came from because all four of my grandparents were born in Finland and I’m second generation American living in Upper Michigan probably the largest concentration of people of Finnish decent. In fact the the town of Hancock, MI 20 miles south of me the street signs are bilingual English and Finnish as well as the home of Finlandia University. Unfortunately my skill in speaking Finnish is very poor it’s something I really need to work on before visiting Finland. I appreciate your videos on Finland they are very educational keep the good work.

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

THanks for the comment. Pretty much everyone can speak English here to a conversational level so you'll be just fine even without Finnish.

I finally made it to Finland. I'm in Espoo now :)

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Aleksi you are the best information provider about Finland,but it is difficult for people to find you in youtube, because your channel name does not have any word like " Finland " "Finnish" Many people will really utilize from your videos only if they can find you.Make yourself be more visible by adding to your channel name Finland or Finnish.Your videos are perfect and you are a perfect presenter of the knowledge and information...Well done !

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Take a look at the name of the channel once again: Aleksi Himself - Videos about Finland.

@iceberg8041

5 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself Yes I just realized...my apologies !

Queuing to board the flight like nobody else 😉😅

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

:D

You mentioned coffee/kahvi! What, in your opinion, is the best brand and roast (light, medium, dark ‘tummy’) is the best and common in Finland?

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

i don't drink coffee at all so I don't know. :D

My husband and I both hate coffee. Convenient. We're definitely odd in Finland. But, we both hate talking to strangers, so, not that odd.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds perfect then!

when he talked about friends he forgot to mention that if you have friends from childhood you will know them basically for the rest of ur life. its just how we roll.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good point!

Hei Aleski is a good man he reply all tmost all the comment loll From:🇲🇾

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Sounds like I have an inner Finn. I have to have my coffee, I'm always on time, I do what I say I'm going to do and am supposed to do, and I keep to myself and don't like it when strange people on the bus start talking a lot to me. 😁

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

I didn't realize I was good at so many things.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Hei Aleki, I don't take coffee at all neither ! I was wondering how I gonna survive in Finland. But now I know it's okay not drinking coffee:D

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Yea don't worry!

Ice Hockey too. Three gold medals in six years at world juniors. They have many good players like Alexander Barkov, Patrik Laine, and Mikko Rantanen

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Yep!

man i love this country, oh new video of aleksi *clicks* fins love coffee OK I GO MAKE MY SUITCASE AND BUY A PLANE TICKET

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Punctuality, reliability and following the rules are considered as traditional values also in Germany. But in fact, they are often no longer taken seriously. Which is a pity.

I am puntual, responsible, I respect the rules, I love coffee (but I sadly can't drink large amount of it because of health issues), I mind my own business, not wasting my time in useless talking or rumors, I respect the queue... May I obtain the finnish citizenship???😅

kiitos kahvia 😂

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Kiitti kommentista Abou belk!

I queued for WoW: Wrath of the Lich king for 6 hours with other gamers :D

@AleksiHimself

3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Hockey and Rally/f1 driving as well

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good points!

0:57 sadly where I live meeting at 8 means getting ready at 8 :/

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Yea that is very annoying!

You forgot that Finns are kick ass at Metal Bands😈

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

That's not an individual level thing, but definitely true!

#6 sounds absolutely fantastic. #7 sounds like no thanks...

Funny to translate Kick Ass, potkuperse. In finnish it sounds silly. But it’s true what you say about finns, they kick ass.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Otto Von Stirlitz!

We are good at saying "Suomi mainittu! Torilla tavataan!"

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

True that!

Finnish: Minä olen aina ajoissa! Minä vihaan jos minä olen myöhässä! Translation: I am always on time! I HATE it when I am late. 🇫🇮❤️ I love being A Finn!

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment hxppytexrs!

Us finns are the happyest people in the world due to the fact that all the depresse kill themselves. seriously finland has a high sewacide rate. also finns are super machos and are real nice.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Haha but the suicide rates have been declining for many years in Finland. :)

Mä sanoisin karkeesti suomen ääntämisen pohjalta on helppo lähtee oppimaan kielii.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Kiitti kommentista random stair!

@r_stair

5 жыл бұрын

Oih

Ismo rajas suomen kaljan juonnin säännöt aika täydentäväst

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Sekin vielä!

Sauna!!!

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Moi🎉

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Moro!

@ochajuniary7492

5 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself hi Aleksi! I'm from Bali Indonesia. I watch your video all the time! Learning about finnish culture, language, etc! Hopefully you can make a video about finnish language again!

They're good at bragging apparently and that seems true enough

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think so?

Finns aren't the only ones that queue for free things...Americans do this, especially for Black Friday and around Christmas. It's a little ridiculous 😂

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

I've heard Finnish coffee doesn't taste that good

@juho6877

5 жыл бұрын

Quantity over quality my friend :)

@n.8140

5 жыл бұрын

It would make sense. They do not have the right climate to grow it.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

That's a subjective matter. Try it out to find out!

@mixlllllll

4 жыл бұрын

Most people drink coffee because of caffeine, not because of taste :D

just buckets man! :) not $ bucks! what is the deal here :) ?

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

Finns just love buckets. :)

@nilmisirli9483

4 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself funny :)

Langauge .... 😯

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

What about it?

@savid3089

4 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself language

@savid3089

4 жыл бұрын

@@AleksiHimself sorry 🙏

Finns reminds me of the japanese people.

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

They are actually quite similar.

@shalommalca2125

5 жыл бұрын

kamikazi

@anagomes4422

4 жыл бұрын

Hold on, finns care a lot more about gender equality

@AgentKMA

4 жыл бұрын

No true 100%.

@diamondsarenotforever8542

3 жыл бұрын

Finns are very different.

Finn's are great at surrendering. Rolling over and crying for help. Gtfoh

@evansoronen1451

5 жыл бұрын

Yet they crushed russia in the winter war?

@AleksiHimself

5 жыл бұрын

Are you a Finn?

@loredanab4389

5 жыл бұрын

This is a joke, right? :))))

Sauna!!!

@AleksiHimself

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!