Sandstorm is pretty much our second national anthem now. For real, when Finland turned 100 years and we were celebrating the new years eve, we had Darude play Sandstorm in the middle of Helsinki. That's how iconic that song has become over the years.

@yeeaahhzz

6 ай бұрын

>be me >year 2000 >11 years old, first time visiting the UK from north America >driving through the countryside, radio on, listening to a heavy, no vocals, dance track >only used to hearing electronic music at 2am by listening to club radio broadcasts at the lowest volume (doors open all times house policy) >know that dj's rarely ID tracks on the radio, so decide to savour the moment in time, coming to terms I may never hear that song again for the rest of my life >MFW not only was it overplayed in stadiums, but it was catapulted to meme status and is the answer for EVERY ID REQUEST

@Meisha-san

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣We're listening right along with you all the way in South Africa 🎈

@MAT-244

6 ай бұрын

Sandstorm? ISMO did a great job murdering it =) Thank you now I know what he was talking about. Yes that song is EPIC.

@Meisha-san

6 ай бұрын

@@MAT-244 There's no shame in admitting you're getting old & forgetful 😂Ismo did a good job, I think it was you... 😘

@lolzi2040

6 ай бұрын

It was epic! : kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpZpyI96Xdm5qdo.htmlsi=NWc4i40B4PFNoE_b

The lyrics are great because of all the silent letters.

I thought he would sing the Nokia ringtone

@SimonEricAlexius

6 ай бұрын

🤣

@MikkoRantalainen

6 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

@jsv1891aik

6 ай бұрын

Its a Spanish tune they used tho 😁

@lintonsutherland5137

6 ай бұрын

that would of been a better joke!

@bettyakkemaai5499

6 ай бұрын

😂

"Sandstorm" by Darude is truly ubiquitous. It's been the name of _every_ song I've ever asked about online.

@yangerjamir0906

6 ай бұрын

Cause it's a versatile song. Can morph into any song you want to.

@caffeineted

6 ай бұрын

​@@yangerjamir0906I believe he's referring to the troll replies. When someone asked what song it is in the video comment, a troll would reply, "Sandstorm by Darude".

Obviously not playing to a crowd of metalheads...lol. Finland is well represented in that space!

@RCmies

6 ай бұрын

Making successful pop songs isn't much of an achievement in my book since they're mostly just copy paste chords and lyrics

@skjelm6363

6 ай бұрын

Well, *Meshuggah*... is Sweden...

@eurosnuke1678

6 ай бұрын

Im from finland and agree but sweden has really good metal scene also gotta give it to them

@hawkins347

6 ай бұрын

@@skjelm6363 Also Cult of Luna

@maiiju6855

6 ай бұрын

I like Stratovarius :)

Sandstorm will always be one of my favorite throwback jams.

My favorite Symphonic Metal band, Nightwish, is from Finland. (The original members. None of the current singer they're going through) You guys do metal well.

@sveniusz

5 ай бұрын

Finnish HIM

@rejiix

4 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Ismo's brother, Kai Leikola, plays in a Finnish melodic death metal band called Soulfallen!

I actually remember where I was the first time I heard Sandstorm. Was at a club in the US and when it hit my friend and I were so amazed that we risked our lives climbing up to the DJ booth on the second floor to ask him what the track was.

Ismo I have been following you for a few years now and you are one of my favorite comedians!! I am now currently visiting Finland as part of a trip around Europe and it’s a great country. One of the first references to Finland I had before coming here was your comedy 😊 keep being awesome! Kiitos!!

I've always liked terasbetoni, turisas and korpiklanni, I'm 75% Finnish my great grandparents moved here to the US here in the the early 1900s/late 1800s. Ismo would have a huge audience up here in northeastern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and Western UP of Michigan, lots and lots of Finnish people or mostly Finnish people up here, a good chunk of us even pronounce sauna the correct way, my grandparents spoke finn-glish so I know some Finnish words myself

@anna-helenahamann

6 ай бұрын

Wow, you’re more Finnish than I am! That’s intriguing! My mother is Finnish and I live in Finland; my dad is from Wisconsin (no Finnish heritage). So I am 50% Finnish; but you are 75%!!

@meddler69

6 ай бұрын

@anna-helenahamann yeah my mom is 100% and my dad is half, my moms side is from Jalasjärvi, and my dad's side was from somewhere up by the Swedish border my great grandma used to bike into Sweden to go to school but was Finnish, and her husband Pekka's family were fisherman on lake Ladoga (karelian pre winter war) he used to bootleg vodka into Finland across that lake from Russia, a couple of Russians tried stopping him and he stabbed them with his puuko and I guess the the Russias were looking for him so he came to the US here

@anna-helenahamann

6 ай бұрын

What a story! Perhaps one day if you are able to visit Finland, you can visit some of the places (those that are a part of modern-day Finland) that your family came from! It's a beautiful country with so many lakes and forests; so much beauty to give and see. ❤️🇫🇮

Don't forget one of the greatest classical composers in Jean Sibelius. For me, the greatest of the ones I know, to come out of a Scandinavian country and I'm saying this as a Dane who loves many Danish composers. But Sibelius was just in a class of his own. Trivia: Did you know Sibelius saw musical notes in colour? His favourite was green, which represents F major. His fireplace was green just because of that. And that was the fireplace where he burned his 8th Symphony, as he didn't think it could compare to his 7th.

Stranger than fiction. I watched the Sandstorm video yesterday.

I am not Finnish but my wife and son are. My favourite song is by Happoradio and it’s called Puhu äänellä jonka kuulen. I love Finland it’s such a beautiful place and the people are awesome. Keep up the funny stuff Ismo. Kiitos 👍👍

@CheriTheBery

2 ай бұрын

Happoradio is one of my favourite Finnish bands too.

Hahahahaha Sandstorm for the win!!! Also, Finland has more Rock and Metal bands per resident than anywhere else in the world, so that's pretty awesome :D

@user-ke6bm2kc8g

5 ай бұрын

peak data

@DJTheMetalheadMercenary

5 ай бұрын

@@user-ke6bm2kc8g Only the best haha 🤘

There is alot great music from Finland, like Nightwish, Stratovarious, Children of Bodom, Hanoi rocks, Lordi, Steven n seagulls... Greatings from Sweden.

I loved it when you came to Brisbane and you actually played that song and the crowd went nuts!

Thought for sure it was going to be Ievan Polkka with Hatsune Miku

@AapoJoki

6 ай бұрын

*Ievan. It's an uppercase i.

@Ironknuckle100

6 ай бұрын

@@AapoJoki Thank you 🙏 spelling corrected.

@certainlynotthebestpianist5638

6 ай бұрын

Ievan Polkka is the best, although I prefer the Loituma's version

@Wenixi

6 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh 😅

I am so sorry that I missed your Berlin show. You rock! I hope you come here again 😘

Haaahhh hes so endearing. You kind of laugh with him and not at him. Just such a genuine fun person

Also, the Americans don't know, but pretty much everyone born before like 95 in Europe, knows "Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's

The theme rune to the Hydraulic Press Channel started playing in my head as he was talking 😀😀

In fairness, Finland won Eurovision with "Hard! Rock! HALLALUJAH!!!"

@evolv.e

6 ай бұрын

And Käärijä’s Cha Cha Cha should have won this year 🇫🇮 💚💚 🇫🇮

@xXDragonWarrior3872Xx

6 ай бұрын

\m/ Lordi

@bambit08

2 ай бұрын

@@evolv.e Totally agree. The best song was definitely Käärijä's Cha Cha Cha - You could hear it was the audience favourite. 🇫🇮💙🇫🇮 I still listen to it and LOVE it. 🇫🇮

Nightwish, Straovarius, Apocalytpica, Turisas, Battlebeast and Korpiklaani, among many others, are from Finland, though! And lots of other great metal!

Bass player from Jefferson Airplane was Finnish. The band was originally called Urho Kekkosen Airplane, but RCA insisted they change it for an American audience.

@jeperrr

6 ай бұрын

Nope! The GUITARIST of the band was Jorma Kaukonen (A finnish name indeed) but he was born and raised in the US. In no way was he a finn - Also the Urho Kekkonen story is utter crap, but i'm guessing you're baiting here :)

@Jinppa

6 ай бұрын

​​@@jeperrrJorma Kaukonen had Finnish grandparents. Her mothers side are Russian Jewish, so he is 50% Finn.

@jeperrr

6 ай бұрын

@@Jinppa Barely. He's ethnic roots are partly from Finland (Which doesn't make you a 50% finn in my books)..Both of his parents are 100% american (If there even is a clear concept for an ethnic american other than the native people)

Korpiklaani is also quite memorable ❤

now every time i hear it, it comes to my head "tõgõ-dõgõ-dõõ" very good song, and also Estonian show was super nice. you do not know that you know, but you know :D

Thought you were talking about Ievan Polkka lol

Sandstorm is a pretty iconic song but so is Ismo as a comedian too!

Then again, I listen to Värttinä too. :)

Also, Hard Rock Hallelujah, I thought were gonna talk about it

@xXDragonWarrior3872Xx

6 ай бұрын

Lordi \m/

Kebu is from Finland too. For those of you who don’t know he makes some great synth wave music!

Sandstorm is a piece of music history that will, and must never die. /Sweden

He went full Yoda in that sketch!

Audio on your videos is most of the time pretty low...

Come on hey Ismo! Half my cousins are from finland and you got excellent artists as well my guy. //🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇪

For a short second I thought you will sing the Levan Polkka. It would be so cool 😂

@yoretabio4537

5 ай бұрын

ieva

I thought he was going to mention Ievan Polkka... but sandstorm is a popular one too. I never knew that it was Finnish.

I was really expecting Hard Rock Hallelujah.

@thrasherdave1428

6 ай бұрын

Same love that song!

I like Finnish metal better than Swedish, also Levan polka trumps all 😅

@TheSanezu

6 ай бұрын

*Ievan polka. Upper case i.

I thought , lordi .. or the boomfunk MC's .. yeah straight from the top of my dome.. freestyler ! i didn't know but that's Finnish aswell

Finnish music is "Finlandia" by Sibelius! Maybe Abba and Joey Tempest were good in their way but they do not come close to Sibelius. 🙃

Finlandia of course

Ievan Polkka is the best song, when he said you all know i thought ISMO meant this song "Ievan polkka" (Finnish for "Ieva's Polka") is a Finnish song with lyrics printed in 1928[1] and written by Eino Kettunen to a traditional Finnish polka tune.

What about Erkki Junkkarinen?

Hocus Pocus by Focus is more memorable but those guys were Dutch ...🤔...😁👍

And don’t forget “Finland, Finland, the place I want to be. Riding on ponies and watching tv”. Instant classic!

Finland crushes in Metal though! Apocalyptica and Nightwish. You can't get much bigger or better.

@ziomatthewmusic4205

6 ай бұрын

And Lordi

Loistavaa❤

Don't forget Bomfunk MC’s Freestyler!

Glad he improved.

Ismo is no1 ! Hope he will tour in sweden!

So, do you get many sandstorms in Finland?

Sandstorm is legend, but so is Ievan Polka, and Bomfunk MCs deserves a mention too. But yeah... none of these are easy to sing along.

Nightwish! 🇫🇮

sandstorm - darude

He forgot about ski jumping. Finland is in front of sweden there also. But then I can't think of more. Finnish Tango perhaps 😂

@samspencer582

6 ай бұрын

Finnish movies too is much better than swedish.

Finland wins in video games, though!

@kultaseppa

6 ай бұрын

Minecraft is swedish and I doubt any finnish game can topple that

@hawkins347

6 ай бұрын

@@kultaseppa I'll take Max Payne 1 & 2, Alan Wake 1 & 2, Quantum Break and Control over Minecraft any day of the week

@thrasherdave1428

6 ай бұрын

And in sim racing equipment. Seems like everyone loves Simucube wheel bases

@kultaseppa

6 ай бұрын

@@hawkins347 Many people would but the majority would pick MC. In mobilegames Finland wins though

@m1k1a1

6 ай бұрын

@@kultaseppa Are you sure? King is Swedish company and Candy Crush was/is huge on mobile.

I prefer the JS16 Remix but this Darude x Ismo track has a good vibe.

@Sal.K--BC

6 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara) helped Darude produce Sandstorm after Darude came up with the ideas for the sound used and the melody. A great track by JS16 is "Stomp To My Beat".

I was honestly expecting Freestyler by Bomfunk MCs haha

I don't recognise the song, what is it??

Nightwish

he forgot about that hit from Finland Loituma: Ievan Polkka (live 1996)

What song is that???? Never hesrd anything like it .And from Finland ? Please help me eith this

@richardmathisen1887

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2pllJKKf8_Zlrg.htmlsi=xAriXGYPUmqgMiEl

@leenarauramo8850

6 ай бұрын

Darude Sandstorm

Ievan Polkka is another famous finish song.

Ace of Base is cool!

Just out of curiosity, what inspires a Finish folk to write a song about Sandstorm? According to my education it is not a common phenomena in Finland 🙂 But maybe I am maleducated 🙂

@Klenkka79

5 ай бұрын

Well, the lyrics give you the answer 😉

@Klenkka79

5 ай бұрын

The "dunes", I mean

Give your country some credit Ismo. We also know Ievan Polkka by Loituma.

Can anyone help me please? What is that song at the end that goes "dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dundundundundun dundun dundundundundun dundundundundun dun dun dun"?

What's the name of the song??

My favorite band is from Finland. Nightwish.

I'm Finnish on my father's side, I never knew Sandstorm was Finnish!!! Haha

Couldn't even hear it but I new it was Sandstorm.

I expected "Freestylaaaah.... Rock da microphone"

Never heard that Finnish tune, if it even exists. What is it?

No. There is one finish song that is MUCH MUCH more famous than Sandstorm. And once it gets into a person's head, it takes hours to get it out. Salivili hipput tupput täppyt Äppyt tipput hilijalleen.

Most of the world recognizes the Loituma polka now too.

And Bomfunk MC's Freestyler

Wait, what song? Dududududum? The hell is that kind of nonsnese? o_O

@Xogroroth666

3 ай бұрын

Korpiklaani - Happy Li'll boozer. Ya'll know THAT one, I bet. I do not. /sarc

I thought he was going to give us the classic, Nokia ringtone!

Freestyler. Rock da microphone.

Sandstorm by Darude !!!! 😅

"I love the lrics ..." There isn't much talk in Finland. 20 years ago I was sitting in front of my beer in a bar in Finland. Nobody said anything. It rumbled every 20 minutes. because someone fell off the stool. That didn't bother anyone either...

I thought it was going to be Ievan Polkka

There is also one Finnish joke everyone knows: Molotov Cocktail But not everyone knows its a joke.

Sorry, but what’s the song?

@Ironknuckle100

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2pllJKKf8_Zlrg.htmlsi=RIou9zY0MY3HMzCh

@rogu658

6 ай бұрын

Darude-Sandstorm

@AapoJoki

6 ай бұрын

@@rogu658 Stop trolling, just say the name of the song!

Rasmus are from Finland

I thought Darude was German... Also, I think most people have heard Ievan Polkka.

Shouldn’t the song really be called Snowstorm? I think that could work with the lyrics too…

Which song is that?

@Ironknuckle100

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2pllJKKf8_Zlrg.htmlsi=RIou9zY0MY3HMzCh

@youngThrashbarg

6 ай бұрын

Freestyler.

@empele10

6 ай бұрын

Sandstorm by Darude

@FabledGentleman

6 ай бұрын

Darude Sandstorm. Thank you for reviving the Internet's biggest 2013 meme. ❤

@dudesome69

6 ай бұрын

@@FabledGentleman yes, I was being serious

But you have awesome singer too,,,M.A Numminen,,"Som en gummiboll kommer jag tillbaks till dig,,,,Bumsibumsi,,very touching lyrics really in English " Like rubberball"😊😅😂

Ievan polkka vetää ohi dygydygyyn! Nii ja rillumareikipaleet nousuun! ❤

I thought it was a Scooter song!

Johnny English 😂❤

That‘s absolutely dad joke material. 😂

Hmm, Finland win over Sweden in ice hockey and race car driving? 🤔 Not so sure you got the stats right 😜 In racing it’s difficult to compare since there are so many different types and classes, for example Finland has been better in Formula One while Sweden in Indy 500 🏆 But in hockey I don’t think there is any doubt that Sweden has performed better with 11 gold medals in the World Championship (Finland 4) and 2 golds in the Olympics (Finland 1) 😁

@PS1DemoMuseum

4 ай бұрын

And this is how you recognize a Swedish person from the crowd, ladies and gentlemen.

Man, you have Poets of the Fall! They are better than 50% of the world's bands. Don't worry about music in Finland. You guys rock!!!

Dasand - Rudestorm

Dont be sad Ismo, you guys will always have Erkki Junkkarinen and Eläkeläiset.

U have Eläkäleiset!....Humppa!

this video is like 50 dB too quiet, FIRE YOUR UPLOADER INTERN.