I found GOLD in Lapland!

I went on a 48 hour round trip from Helsinki to the woods of Lapland to search for gold - and oh boy did I find some!
A massive thanks to the Kimmo and the folks at Tankavaara for hosting me! www.tankavaara.fi/
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F.A.Q.
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• How old are you? •
33
• How tall are you? •
6ft 3 (or 192 cm)
• Where do you live? •
Helsinki, Finland
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Canon EF 16-35 f4 L IS
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Пікірлер: 133

  • @RoniBack
    @RoniBack2 жыл бұрын

    Waited a long time for this video, what an adventure! 🤩

  • @aleksilindfors1396

    @aleksilindfors1396

    2 жыл бұрын

    What roni back wow Moi roni

  • @aleksilindfors1396

    @aleksilindfors1396

    2 жыл бұрын

    Roni back wow hello

  • @Tommuli_Haudankaivaja

    @Tommuli_Haudankaivaja

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aleksilindfors1396 Silence

  • @Stubhose

    @Stubhose

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aleksilindfors1396 🤦‍♂️

  • @b_rabbit
    @b_rabbit2 жыл бұрын

    It was just yesterday when I wondered "huh, when are we going to see a new video from Dave" here we go. Thanks.

  • @TK-wd6ey

    @TK-wd6ey

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was just yesterday (really) when i watched 8mile again. And here you are Rabbit

  • @hydrogenhexafluoride
    @hydrogenhexafluoride2 жыл бұрын

    Dave, you should try metal detecting next to get that "fisherman's high" you were talking about, hey you can even find gold if you are lucky :)

  • @takku88

    @takku88

    2 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree with this.

  • @Afrohare
    @Afrohare2 жыл бұрын

    You're right! Kimmo seems like a nice heppu! EDIT: Leo has a nice fire engine!

  • @WertyeC
    @WertyeC2 жыл бұрын

    This was nice! Maybe you should go different areas of Finland and try out their special traditions. Like baking REAL Karelian pasty at South Korelia or something else with other areas. Home country traveling is right now the thing!

  • @JiihaaS

    @JiihaaS

    2 жыл бұрын

    I read "real Karelian pasty at South Korea" 😂

  • @wauhti6358
    @wauhti63582 жыл бұрын

    My grandfather was a hard worker in gold panning. He even starred in the film "Lapin Kullan Kimallus" He is not seen in the film at all, but in the closing credits his name is showed. My grandfather name is Sulo Harjunpää

  • @Isi_Fiksaa

    @Isi_Fiksaa

    2 жыл бұрын

    Classic film 👍

  • @Arkkis27
    @Arkkis272 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! Great video, can't wait to see your next adventure

  • @yeahright5675
    @yeahright56752 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dave, a very good video, professional I should say. Hope you'll do a new one soon!

  • @ellesbellesbieber
    @ellesbellesbieber2 жыл бұрын

    Such a good video! May not have got the 4 grams, but must’ve been so worthwhile regardless, the experience is priceless!

  • @outnorthprospecting
    @outnorthprospecting2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see some more mining for gold in Finnish Lapland, thanks for sharing🤠

  • @cameronwheatley3793
    @cameronwheatley37932 жыл бұрын

    Cheers from Australia. I took my Finnish exchange student to a similar place here in Australia, we tried some gold panning but didn't find any gold. When I visited her in Finland we traveled on the overnight train to Rovaniemi and went to Santa's village. I love your videos, please make more like this of places to visit for when I can visit Finland again, Covid lockdown go me stuck in Australia.

  • @Iamtimchung
    @Iamtimchung2 жыл бұрын

    So cool you found some gold! That seemed like a VERY LONG journey there and back,

  • @DanUnplanned
    @DanUnplanned2 жыл бұрын

    CHEERS This video is epic Dave! So happy you did this bro! Loving the more adventurous side to your channel! Would love to hang out with you one day! I know that probs sounds strange but I feel very similar to you in my videos I try to keep it real and nothing fake! I like that style you have bro

  • @roykale9141
    @roykale91412 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @olwynskye417
    @olwynskye4172 жыл бұрын

    I would also recommend visiting a traditional tar maker if you get a chance, since there aren't many around any more. I think these processes are quite fascinating and beautiful, while labour intensive. I grew up in Sodankylä and always loved our family's summer trips to different nearby destinations: an amethyst mine where I could pick my own, seeing stuffed animal corpses in centres at the beginning of bigger hiking trails, eräkämpät ja ulkohuussit, picking berries and fishing. I hope you get to experience with your family all that I enjoyed as a child in there, if you ever get the chance to visit again.

  • @tnethacker
    @tnethacker2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Dave, really appreciated the video. If you're ever in Savo area during summer, I could show you superb places as when I come here for holidays. Do hmu

  • @Perkele_Itse
    @Perkele_Itse2 жыл бұрын

    I've watched so much Gold Rush on TV that I'd kinda wanna try it out some day, even at small scale like that.

  • @masatsune
    @masatsune2 жыл бұрын

    Nice video and really familiar environment. I was working as a guide in that Gold Museum there years 2012-2016, mainly just summer seasons. :) Been digging gold also since 2010. So if you want even more information about gold digging/prospecting, I'm more than happy to help. :) Cheers. :)

  • @siimarigaming
    @siimarigaming2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! Hopefully you will get back to the lapland but this time maybe in winter time and go places like Levi or Ylläs. And then do some ski-doo driving and downhill ski. Ou and also taste some Saami foods :D

  • @Acorni
    @Acorni2 жыл бұрын

    cheers! great finds and what an experience.

  • @PenguFIN
    @PenguFIN2 жыл бұрын

    Very entertaining video! Kimmo seemed cool. Cheers mate! 🍻

  • @nina-kitty6573
    @nina-kitty65732 жыл бұрын

    Lovelly idea, Nice nature of finlands lapland and finding gold. But you also find Lapin Kulta beer in store 😄

  • @Ellulellu
    @Ellulellu2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers, it's nice to see some Suomi when we can't really travel that much right now.

  • @peterarmoton2685
    @peterarmoton26852 жыл бұрын

    come next summer in Sodankylä, 2nd week of june. we have MidnightSunFilmFestival, hopefully🙂

  • @eijapekonen50
    @eijapekonen502 жыл бұрын

    You did a great job!

  • @Jesulinaattori
    @Jesulinaattori2 жыл бұрын

    DOUBLE RAINBOW! OH MAH GAWD!

  • @heidi_johanna
    @heidi_johanna2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I miss your streams! We had so much fun ... :(

  • @RockingDyde
    @RockingDyde2 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I was a kid and I was at Lemmenjoki. We got a chance to try dig up some gold on the properties of some old guy who lived there alone by the river in the tiny little hut not very much bigger than those outside wooden toilets. He had found a piece that he said was worth around two thousand euros or something. He showed it to us and it was like around five to seven centimeters long, maybe some three centimeters wide and maybe like one thick. The thing was heavy and he said he didn't want to exchange it because it meant too much for him. But come on! Two thousand, I would sell it in a heart beat. Also he said that whatever we can dig up we can keep. I found a small piece of garnet, which I don't have anymore. I might've given it away or something. One cousin was with us and he found gold, but those gold pieces were so tiny that even when they were in a sample jar in the water that makes the piece look bigger, you could just barely see that there was anything in the water. But of course he was still very cocky about it and he was like "But I found gold and you didn't, sucker".

  • @kristiankoski3908

    @kristiankoski3908

    2 жыл бұрын

    Respect for the man for keeping his gold and not selling it. The meaning of an item is much more important than the value.

  • @CookieMonster3.14
    @CookieMonster3.142 жыл бұрын

    Great video dave.

  • @JaFo1992
    @JaFo19922 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Dave👍

  • @sepposavinainen2660
    @sepposavinainen26602 жыл бұрын

    I loved it. Thnx Dave!

  • @Yoarashi
    @Yoarashi2 жыл бұрын

    You're a brave man for putting the blindfold back on after the gadfly 😂 My spouse and I grew up north not actually too far from Tankavaara, and he loves reindeer tongue, but I've never had the courage to taste...

  • @Isi_Fiksaa
    @Isi_Fiksaa2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! I've never eaten a catfly or dug gold. So you're propably among quite few persons who dug gold in Finland as foreigner. Awesome trip Dave! 👊

  • @Stubhose

    @Stubhose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Catfly 😂😂😂

  • @magpie_one
    @magpie_one2 жыл бұрын

    I went on a summer camp near there as a kid and we got the chance to try some mining. I only found a bunch of small pieces of garnet, and no one got any gold unfortunately. I still have the garnet in my drawer though, in the original tube. =d

  • @kettukehveli
    @kettukehveli2 жыл бұрын

    Your pronounciation of R is getting better. I'm proud of you Dave, hyvää työtä!

  • @user-ew6cu5mg4u
    @user-ew6cu5mg4u2 жыл бұрын

    Such a unique experience!

  • @Azria07
    @Azria072 жыл бұрын

    Such an awesome adventure in Lapland, will have to look at doing this next time we head up there 😅

  • @Valkoinenleijona
    @Valkoinenleijona2 жыл бұрын

    Very nice and wonderful video. :)

  • @nezahribar760
    @nezahribar7602 жыл бұрын

    So cool! Inspired me to go find some too 🙈❤️

  • @THEreiska
    @THEreiska2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers, mate!

  • @herrakaarme
    @herrakaarme2 жыл бұрын

    A really interesting video. Kimmo seemed to be quite a jolly dude.

  • @jullua6234
    @jullua62342 жыл бұрын

    I didn't get any notification of this video! I usually do get notificated when you upload.

  • @filippzelik1321
    @filippzelik13212 жыл бұрын

    nice metaphor at the very end of the video, Dave!

  • @neajokela
    @neajokela2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! This was amazing trip👌🏻🤩

  • @wanhapatu
    @wanhapatu2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! I really want to go pan some gold someday!

  • @jen2676
    @jen26762 жыл бұрын

    Ah a new series. Mini adventures with Dave

  • @lottawickstone1874
    @lottawickstone18742 жыл бұрын

    I had no idea there was gold to be found in Finland - how fun!

  • @mikrokupu
    @mikrokupu2 жыл бұрын

    Cool trip! But omg 12h... why not to fly up north, Tankavaara is 60km from Ivalo airport

  • @Hezzu2000
    @Hezzu20002 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! what a comfy ass video

  • @dariauniverse9166
    @dariauniverse91662 жыл бұрын

    Cheers, this was nice, thanks

  • @michellasaskia
    @michellasaskia2 жыл бұрын

    Aaw excited you were in Rovaniemi, too bad I didn't accidentally ran into you!

  • @jarkkosiitonen5736
    @jarkkosiitonen57362 жыл бұрын

    The headline made me think you have signed a sponsorship deal with Lapin Kulta....

  • @PasiPiensoho
    @PasiPiensoho2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers. Great video! we need more like this :) "British guy exploring Finnish nature"

  • @illernpiller
    @illernpiller2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you visited kulta-kioski on the road to kuttura and had their hamburger.. or you missed the best part of the area :D

  • @oliverirazan6586
    @oliverirazan65862 жыл бұрын

    Hey Dave, I enjoyed watsching the Video very much. Nice trip and you are a Lucky Gold digger.

  • @sararwwr
    @sararwwr2 жыл бұрын

    What the heck youtube!! I didn't get any notification of this video. The algorithm is broken 😢😢 i enjoyed your video!!

  • @jennikossu
    @jennikossu2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! 😎

  • @tomimarkus
    @tomimarkus2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers 🍻

  • @williamprather1811
    @williamprather18112 жыл бұрын

    Kippis!

  • @tompettersson3814
    @tompettersson38142 жыл бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @indradoggen1610
    @indradoggen16102 жыл бұрын

    Cheers!!🥰

  • @kulkuecortege4532
    @kulkuecortege45322 жыл бұрын

    Cheers!!

  • @laurilaitinen9200
    @laurilaitinen92002 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! :)

  • @lobsterknight4165
    @lobsterknight41652 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @OwnedByGalatea
    @OwnedByGalatea2 жыл бұрын

    What is the netflix series you watch?

  • @markohamalainen1535
    @markohamalainen15352 жыл бұрын

    Cheers :D

  • @Jussi138
    @Jussi1382 жыл бұрын

    lol Kimmo put the tiny gold nugget in the launder 😂

  • @moonliteX
    @moonliteX3 ай бұрын

    More gold digging!

  • @peliintiikerintuot241
    @peliintiikerintuot2412 жыл бұрын

    Your only mistake was that the trip didn't last for 10 days :D then you would have made the 200e back. This was a nice video, thanks :)

  • @herrakaarme

    @herrakaarme

    2 жыл бұрын

    Living there for 10 days would have increased the price of the trip quite a bit, though, requiring even more gold to be found. Unless he had got fully sponsored board and lodging for such a long time.

  • @peliintiikerintuot241

    @peliintiikerintuot241

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@herrakaarme That's perhaps the reason hardcore gold "diggers" live in tents or in their van :D

  • @heikkiremes5661
    @heikkiremes56612 жыл бұрын

    Double rainbow all they! OMG what does it mean!? Wow! Double rainbow YEAH!

  • @salamanteri_
    @salamanteri_2 жыл бұрын

    cheers!

  • @pasilehto3269
    @pasilehto32692 жыл бұрын

    Cheers

  • @moonliteX
    @moonliteX3 ай бұрын

    What was the tv-show?

  • @Banaaniapina692
    @Banaaniapina6922 жыл бұрын

    CHEERS

  • @jugi8716
    @jugi87162 жыл бұрын

    that small nugget would cost somewhere around 50-100e if bought from nugget dealer so you were close to brake even. 🙈

  • @mrbeard271
    @mrbeard2712 жыл бұрын

    What you like tankavaara i have visiting there 4 time with my grandpa and i see there my grandpa old friend

  • @Opsinpelaaja
    @Opsinpelaaja2 жыл бұрын

    cheers

  • @mattimatkalainen
    @mattimatkalainen2 жыл бұрын

    Hey! The station of my town at 1:40

  • @DotSimLtd
    @DotSimLtd2 жыл бұрын

    Ok that nugget looked just slightly bigger in the teaser.

  • @tuomka
    @tuomka2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers :)

  • @Gibbetoo
    @Gibbetoo2 жыл бұрын

    how was that burger?

  • @williamhall7459
    @williamhall74592 жыл бұрын

    I drove from from Estonia 🇪🇪 to we’re he is. It’s along drive I put my car on the train Back

  • @Dadman79
    @Dadman792 жыл бұрын

    Would u like to try trolling salmon or trout?

  • @mantailuaa
    @mantailuaa2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers!!! Nice ”fingernail nugget”.

  • @cocorambo9587
    @cocorambo95872 жыл бұрын

    Waiting for 17 mins for that big piece of gold to appear but it never didn't :/

  • @cryptophoenix3031
    @cryptophoenix30312 жыл бұрын

    What is that "cat fly"? Is it paarma?

  • @6891x

    @6891x

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like it. Horseflies (paarma) are sometimes called "gadflies" so maybe that was the word he was going for.

  • @r2d2fromstartrack83
    @r2d2fromstartrack832 жыл бұрын

    it's so weird seeing rovaniemi in a video. even weirder when narrated in english

  • @marittamustonen-smith7333
    @marittamustonen-smith73332 жыл бұрын

    Ihania maisemia matkalla Helsinki-Lappi

  • @heikkiremes5661
    @heikkiremes56612 жыл бұрын

    Spandau Ballet - Gold.mp3

  • @raunoriipaiseva7691
    @raunoriipaiseva76912 жыл бұрын

    I know you like fishing. There's a KZread channel named Eumer Fishing. They every now and then make collaboration with other KZreadrs too. They have a biggest Fishing Shop in Finland, I think, and they also have many fishing quides at their service. So, why don't you make a contact with them and try next (or sometime in a future) some fishing with the real pro's?

  • @otsoheinonen9682
    @otsoheinonen96822 жыл бұрын

    Is this the "Golden" video?

  • @peterarmoton2685
    @peterarmoton26852 жыл бұрын

    Tankavaara, Sodankylä.. I living Sodankylä😃😃😃

  • @Stubhose
    @Stubhose2 жыл бұрын

    D'fuck was that thing with flies? No one actually eat flies there?

  • @geekworthy7938
    @geekworthy79382 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! You've mastered clickbait.

  • @tatzka1686
    @tatzka16862 жыл бұрын

    You and miska mh neebs go back together

  • @MatthewDicksonOfficial
    @MatthewDicksonOfficial2 жыл бұрын

    When hot wings video?

  • @RockismyAir

    @RockismyAir

    2 жыл бұрын

    No.

  • @fredrikjacobsson8696
    @fredrikjacobsson86962 жыл бұрын

    Hi Dave start following Dan hurd on KZread very good gold Prospecting channel

  • @ritas769
    @ritas7692 жыл бұрын

    Hei Dave! It would be respectful for sápmi people to call their land in its real name: Sápmi.

  • @thomaswhite7473
    @thomaswhite74732 жыл бұрын

    1st

  • @kayimamosielu3566
    @kayimamosielu3566 Жыл бұрын

    in my village with one bucket, you have 50 grammes of gold! Here is just a Gymnasium ⛹ ⛹