What feature STOOD OUT to you the MOST!?!

@Steph_davis

4 жыл бұрын

The drying rack! My goodness. I cannot stand seeing wet dishes on the kitchen bench! Dishwasher is life but not everything fits 🤦‍♀️

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Steph Davis Should we export the drying rack to North America?

@dragosh00

4 жыл бұрын

The small footprint of the house and the layout of the rooms

@AndrikLangfield

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I love that drying cabinet, never seen that before!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

@@AndrikLangfield Ah really? Its great!

Anyone else hear him say “Boss’s wife” and not “Boss Wife” then start the next sentence with “Babe”? It took me a second. At first I was like “this guy has some balls.” 😂🤣 1:16

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@TheOwoclasu

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@barbryll8596

4 жыл бұрын

I thought he was calling his boss's wife babe? Lol

@LorettaChin

4 жыл бұрын

Same!! I was like huh?

@tahirahcrawford7317

4 жыл бұрын

Heard that!

- The house looks new. - Yeah, it was just ... finnished.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahhaha dad jokes for the win!

@1jenniferlala

4 жыл бұрын

Blorfnik 🤣

@tabethaw5144

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@edover50

4 жыл бұрын

They must of been Russian to Finnish

@gothic7821

4 жыл бұрын

He's here all night, folks! 😂

I'm amazed that the clothes horse was such a novelty. They're commonplace probably in every other country. But we Irish people prefer to use an outdoor clothesline when the weather is dry, and the clothes horse when it's not.

@mastermichelle4289

4 жыл бұрын

I used a clothesline, growing up. We couldn't afford an electric dryer. Now I have a room dedicated to cleaning clothes...lol

@fabianevich

4 жыл бұрын

In Argentina we do exactly the same. If weather is fine, then a clothline outdoors, and a clothe horse otherwise!

@kiliipower355

4 жыл бұрын

I had to google what a " clothehorse" is. Funny name. Here in Germany we still have the "Wäschespinne"(rotary clothes dryer).

@ericmattinen4728

4 жыл бұрын

@jagfruit 1 Why is convenience a bad thing? How about you get rid of the washing machine and get a tub and a wash board. Sounds like you dislike convenience.

@allieg6401

4 жыл бұрын

In Australia most of us who live in houses still have hills hoist style clothes lines and units and modern homes have the ones that attach to a wall or fence and fold down flat against that surface. We still have the fold up indoor lines like he has for rainy days and good old rope strung up between the verandah posts.

Well I live in Canada and I was taught as a child to remove my shoes when entering the house, no matter whose house it is. I don't like carpet myself, and the upkeep is expensive. Landfills are full of carpets. The best thing is that you share tools and such. Very cool.

@Akillarbee

4 жыл бұрын

annabodhi38 we also never wear shoes inside any homes in Canada. People also have hardwood floors.

@emmamacdonald82

4 жыл бұрын

The shoe removal custom I think is common amoung northern countries (though, I know it is also a custom in many Asian countries, too). But in Italy for instance, guests never remove shoes when visiting someone’s home. I cannot understand it at all. At my mother-in-law’s place in Italy, my husband will walk right into her living room, stepping on her beautiful carpets with his dirty shoes, and sit on the couch to remove them. And his mother thinks it’s strange that I stand by the door to remove my shoes so that I don’t track in dirt and dust from outside all throughout her house. And if we are only popping in for a few minutes, my husband won’t even bother removing them and will walk EVERYWHERE with his shoes😭. I don’t even have to clean that home but it still drives me nuts! Thankfully he has lived in both Canada and Germany for some years, so knows to never do this outside of Italy.

@DarkandStormyNight01

4 жыл бұрын

Same here in Washingon (state), U.S... we take our shoes off at the door to prevent mud & gravel/little rocks, from tracking in.

@nankavanagh

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in Minnesota, and the majority of people here do not wear shoes indoors. I'm not sure I even know anyone who allows shoes to be worn in their home. It's just too dirty outside between the snow, mud and salt-chemical mix that is on every flat surface for 6 months of the year. Besides, the way that the salt-chemical mix eats the roads and concrete, I would hate to see what it did to the floors in a home!

@kiramekiramen3468

4 жыл бұрын

Emma MacDonald we do take our shoes off in my house in Italy, many of my friends do the same in their homes... but you’re right, it’s not a widespread custom in Italy. That’s weird thinking that on average Italian houses are kept very very clean 🤷‍♀️

I love the minimalism, energy efficiency, and practicality of Finnish homes/communities! The community storage space really stood out to me!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah its really interesting, the houses are quite compact usually but well designed.

@ladybird5053

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Finland is one of Europeans country with the highest consumption of energy.

@MKylander

2 жыл бұрын

​@@ladybird5053 No way around it in cold climate and with heavy industry. But the consumption of energy doesn't matter, rather how it's produced.

My favorite? The communal tools! It’s so wasteful for everyone to own EVERYTHING individually.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Definitelty!

@tastx3142

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure that it would work in the US because many people don't take proper care of tools. Maybe people there have greater respect for property.

@leal536

4 жыл бұрын

My daughter and son-in-law live in Seattle. They have the FREE tool library where you can check out all sorts of tools - both construction and household. For example, my SIL wanted to power wash their home and he was able to borrow the tool; my daughter wanted to can some fruit and she borrowed all the canning equipment she needed. The library gets donations and they then run all of the tools and equipment through rigorous testing to make sure they work as they are supposed to. They print out manuals as well. It is a great idea!

@Jellybellyirish

4 жыл бұрын

@@tastx3142 this is just pure paranoia. Loads of places have libraries of things and it works out just fine.

@Mrs.TJTaylor

4 жыл бұрын

Leanne L Seattle is a progressive city with many, many problems. It used to be beautiful. Sad what’s happened to it.

No shoes in the house, clothes drying racks, dish racks above the sink... Are similar to Asian households... Nice house.... Thanks for sharing..

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! And thanks.

@marshwetland3808

4 жыл бұрын

Same as most houses I"ve seen in Canada. Maybe he's been away a while. Laminate flooring has been huge for 10-20 years.

@kellybarber5118

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from the UK and we (my family and extended family), don't wear shoes in the house either. We have carpet throughout the house and tiles in the kitchen.

@Joslyn568

3 жыл бұрын

Dish rack was invented by a Finnish :)

@Milo19970

2 жыл бұрын

Same here in the Netherlands. My mom would beat my ass if i wear shoes inside 😂

guy shows drying rack in the kitchen and in the bathroom Europeans: yeah, that's... like... how a house works... Americans: woaaaaahhhh geniuuuss

@alison__16

4 жыл бұрын

So true. I can't believe people were surprised by this.

@jeanlafrance8746

4 жыл бұрын

I have a drying rack and a dryer. I only use the drying rack in summer when I can open my patio door so it dries quicker. But the electricity is so cheap where I live in Canada, most people use their dryer.

@daemmerung19

4 жыл бұрын

We dont have drying racks in the kitchen lol middle European here I was pretty amazed 🙈

@user-mc5vy2vk5n

4 жыл бұрын

@@daemmerung19 also middle European here. We do have them where I live.

@corymatyas

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why you don’t just dry your dishes and put them away immediately? Why do you leave them sit out?

Sharing objects is something I’ve always thought was vital but nobody does that in North America, that I know of. Sharing the lawn mower, tools, even microscopes and so many other objects so that every single person doesn’t have to own it is an idea that I’ve finally seen done in real life, thanks to you. Thanks!

The drying cabinet in the kitchen 😱. Genius. Interesting house set up with the sharing your outdoor responsibilities. Beautiful home

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

So true!

@anima6035

4 жыл бұрын

Love the drying rack, am 100% getting one of those fitted when i own my own home!! 😍

@emmyharrington8269

4 жыл бұрын

Love the sauna!

@jwestfalldavis3574

4 жыл бұрын

I had one when I lived in Italy. Works great.

@user-mc5vy2vk5n

4 жыл бұрын

Drying rack above the sink, hidden in the cupboard or no - so usual in Europe... 😜

American homes usually have a window over the kitchen sink! So a drying rack would be hard to mount and would get in the way when opening/ closing the window. But I agree; great idea!

@Reseecupga

4 жыл бұрын

metroteacher , Get rid of kitchen window over sink ... add good lighting and over sink drying rack!

@metroteacher

4 жыл бұрын

Reseecupga No way! I’d rather have a view and a nice breeze while I do dishes! I dry my dishes in the dish washer, where they drain and I don’t have to watch them drying. Thanks for your interest.

@samanthavanscoder9536

4 жыл бұрын

Plus they also have racks that arch over the sink like a little bridge. No point in removing a whole ass window.

@fluffinator3701

4 жыл бұрын

I'd so much prefer a window, so I have a nice view while doing the dishes :)

@Rye_Toast

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen these in small American apartments where the kitchen is on an inside wall. Honestly if you have that little space that you can't have a dish rack (former tiny apartment dweller here) I'd like to introduce you to a dish towel. I'd much rather have the cabinet space.

Finland is the world's happiest country. I would love to live in Finland. Thank you for sharing your home with us.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

@someoneowo9822

4 жыл бұрын

Teppo Haapoja "you're"

I wish I lived in a Japanese community in Finland with Latin friends.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha what a combo that would be!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Priti Singer so kind!

@cherylb5871

4 жыл бұрын

Does Japan have mild winters? If the winters are mild, I’d like to join.

@oseanpower

4 жыл бұрын

And a black girlfriend for a dash of color. Finished

@Mei-st5bq

4 жыл бұрын

oh my goodness the aesthetic of that and the food would be amazing

The drying cabinet is genius! Love the layout of your home. Perfect size. Beautifully decorated and minimal. My style.

The absence of color would drive me mad--no relief indoors or out! But I do like the sharing shed and the drying shelves.

@meh5069

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it’s so... cold.

@redteeth4890

4 жыл бұрын

You can still design your own house 🤷‍♀️

@Apo12345

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. I appreciate minimalism in all it's aspects but the lack of colour. Colors don't take up space

Here in Finland we don‘t use dryers cause we love to save energy. *throwns on the giant sauna for two*

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@fredericapanon207

4 жыл бұрын

priorities... Sauna is very ingrained in Scandinavian and other northern cultures (as are sweat lodges Inuit and First Nations in Canada). Sauna followed by cold shower is very good for the cardiovascular system and keeps your body's temperature regulation system in fighting trim.

I love EVERYTHING about this !!! The actual spaces, the layout, the design, the clean lines, practicality, energy efficiency, use of space and my fave: the communal aspect of the location! It definitely fosters integration, community and a collective! We need more of this. 👍🏾

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

Drying rack invented by dude without a window over the sink.

@dibrentley7915

4 жыл бұрын

Its a good idea though

@tinachristine4573

4 жыл бұрын

I'd rather have the window. Thanks

@beverlyf6603

4 жыл бұрын

In places that get super cold like this its very impractical to have any water plumbing in exterior walls because it makes it much more difficult to prevent the pipes from freezing. So its very common to have the kitchen sink on an interior wall like this, in which case a window isn't an option.

@Nynke_K

4 жыл бұрын

Or woman... But also, I'd be afraid of my window sill rotting

@Tina06019

4 жыл бұрын

Beverly F That’s a good point. All of the plumbing in our large New England home is in the same interior wall - except for the kitchen sink, which is, in fact, under a window.

i live in Florida...it's like living in a sauna from May until November....

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@vaderladyl

4 жыл бұрын

I know! I hate saunas because they remind me of a Florida summer.

@rhiannonpopovic7475

4 жыл бұрын

Same problem here in Australia. 5am summer wakeup in a pool of sweat with the sun beating u with its bright light and heat. Too bad if u like a sleep in. Or a cool environment.

@music2myears2

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I still live here..Summers are a living hell and " winters" bring very brief sporadic relief. Every yr gets worse

@sanniepstein4835

4 жыл бұрын

@@vaderladyl You can't really appreciate a sauna unless you live in an Arctic climate.

dear ikea, send everything.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

HAHA!

@RoseAngella

4 жыл бұрын

E R 😁😁😁

@duckbilledmonfrogga

4 жыл бұрын

Right now

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

@@duckbilledmonfrogga hahha

Lol, I misunderstood him calling his “boss wife” for saying his boss’s wife. Then I was like “you call your boss’s wife babe?!”

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Yikes 😂😂😂

I lived in Ireland for 8 years and some of those were the same. The drying rack was more like a shelf and was open, but we had a dryer. Where we live now has a dryer too and not even allowed to hang clothes outside. Problem we had is clothes smell like mould when we air dry them inside .... both places we lived. Still, love all of it. I preferred clothing that was dried outside ... smells so much better.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting to hear!

@aliceputt3133

2 жыл бұрын

On another video the person drying their clothes indoors also used a dehumidifier. Just a idea.

Sharing with your neighbors is by far the best feature and it shows why you guys are so ahead of the rest of the world. Amazing!!!

I was waiting for you to show the toilet shower... now that’s genius! Every time I travel to Finland, I find it everywhere; hotels, school restrooms, apartments... Fins have the cleanest bums in Europe 👍🏼

Gotta say man, I'm jealous of all the snow you have there! Wait 'till you get to Helsinki. NADA!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha in some ways Im dreading it!

@DanielWhiteWithCanon

4 жыл бұрын

Yea Helsinki has had nothing this year and Tampere has been hit and miss. Heard last years was beautiful.

@katperson1955

2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE snow, from the crisp scent in the air before it falls to the beauty of watching it and hearing the whisper of it falling to the way it looks right after it falls.

Ammonia melts ice instantly. Always have a spray bottle filled with ammonia or Windex. Turns ice on windshields into slush. You can also de-ice locks.

@pkk639

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be a Debbie downer but I hate the thought of these chemicals ending up on the ground then going into the garden on my plants and wildlife or into drains into the sea. I use warm water - no harm done that way and windows are perfectly defrosted.

@crayolasun

4 жыл бұрын

Nicola Nicola Rubbing alcohol will do the same thing and evaporates before hitting the ground.

That drying rack is GENIUS!!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Sure is Amy!

Thanks for showing us your home and community...great features. When we lived in South Florida, we bought a house from a Finnish elderly couple back in 1995. Apparently he was the architect and included some of these features: parquet floors, outdoor line for clothes hanging, & sauna. I would have ADORED the drying rack in the kitchen. We hang most clothes indoors for durability, but we did put in a dryer in the garage. Imagine trying to hang dry all the little people’s socks & underwear, towels, linens, AND have a full time job? While the sauna idea is a great one, the concept doesn’t work in S.FL, just walk outside on any given day, I promise the heat and humidity IS quite the sauna. I removed the heat element and benches, it become the most enviable pantry as it was right by my kitchen. But I will say that the house was a two bedroom, they were both master beds, they each had their own bath, and their own separate entrances with two separate parking for each. We eventually added square footage to our home for our growing family, but I will say that every single person who walked into our home, loved it; design, layout, features, and space ... we do miss it. Some other family is now enjoying our Finnish little find. 🤩

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Wow so interesting! Alot of Finns moved to Florida for sure.

Im American and most folks i know that lives in apartments use drying racks for their their clothes and home owners have clothes lines in their backyards. No one wants to run a clothes dryer in the summer

@ebparsa

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he has got some weird ideas about North America. I am in Canada and most homes have either laminate or hardwood flooring.

@sandradelvecchio6894

4 жыл бұрын

Angela Clark I’ve only ever lived in US and yes I do run my dryer every day. The clothes turn out softer, esp towels, the ironing is less. It’s faster and nit in the way like a rack. And with six kids I would Have racks everywhere. That would be a pain in the butt.

@chrispicakes6577

4 жыл бұрын

I think it depends on the climate. Where I’m at stuff would get moldy before they would dry. It’s too humid (but not necessarily hot) in certain parts of the US.

@yolo_burrito

4 жыл бұрын

How do you dry clothes when there’s daily thunderstorms and 90% humidity? Oh because America is huge and Florida isn’t the same as Arizona.

@morganw2492

4 жыл бұрын

I think that really varies by location and income. I lived in a very middle class suburban neighborhood on the East coast, and nobody had a clothesline. But if you drove out to the country and looked behind the farm houses you'd often see them

I love that your residence shares tools!! There is really no need to own so many things that you probably use once a year, so why not share with your neighbours? Lovely.

Sharing tools etc is a great way in interact with neighbors and to establish a sense of community. Great idea. ☘️🌝🌲

Sauna is the must also when it is very hot and sweaty day. Just sit in a hotter sauna for a while, take a nice shower and you feel cooler at once. Sound weird but it works like a charm. Earlier we had a drying machine in our laundry room but once I read how much it uses electricity I sold it away and my husband installed drying lines in our laundry room above doors so we dont need a rack for clothes. In the summertime I dry clothes outside.

The shared tool shed: now THAT is a great feature, well done Finland!

There's something I admire in modern Scandinavian homes, that simplicity in their design with simple minimalist interiors that are not cluttered, yet shows sophistication. I like.

Who else lives in a tropical climate where literally none of these things would work? Mold is real y'all.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 where you from?

@amypagekaviani5661

4 жыл бұрын

I live in VA and in the spring and summer....yikes!

@gloriaiirock

4 жыл бұрын

Me! I live in Puerto Rico!

@caribe0186

4 жыл бұрын

Humidity is the price to pay for our year long beach weather in the Caribbean

@U2b5703

4 жыл бұрын

Guam. $1k Outdoor rust resistant patio furniture rusted so bad in just a year. 4 typhoons in 6 months

Awesome house! I'm a fellow Canadian and I don't know anyone here who keeps their shoes on inside. (And who would do that in winter?) lol

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Hah i guess its more the fellow americans?

@pl414

4 жыл бұрын

I am Canadian too, and everyone takes their shoes off.

@jezusova

4 жыл бұрын

well, i think that's logical, in my apartment i have slippers different sizes, for everyone who comes in, can wear it.

@PetulaGuimaraes

4 жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same. I live in Quebec and winter or summer no one wears shoes inside. Not even visitors. A lot of tiles, laminate and especially hardwood floor.

@queenursuline6694

4 жыл бұрын

I think it’s a west coast thing because as an Albertan it was unheard of/rude to leave shoes on. My SO is from the lower mainland BC (we live here now), and so many ppl here leave their shoes on, and it rains a lot here! It’s gross and dirty, imo.

I've always used clothes drying racks or clothes line in my U.S. homes all my life, along with a dryer. We dry most of our clothes on racks, but use the dryer for underwear, towels & bedding.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats what Id do as well in Canada!

omg the drying cupboard is genius

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

Thanks for showing us your beautiful home. The sauna inside is my favorite thing.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Saunas my fav as well

I'm a Canadian who recently found out that the family lineage on my mother's side comes from Finland - it took a long time to figure out because my mom had passed away when I was really young so I couldn't ask her, and her maiden name is super ultra rare. I'm totally with you on no shoes in the house and I'm really loving the above sink drying rack. I'd love to visit Finland but it probably won't happen in this lifetime.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Wild! Welcome to the Finnish club.

Loved the drying rack over the kitchen sink. Genius! And sharing the tools.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

I love the drying rack for the dishes. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

No problem Anita! You got the same name as my mom!

In Oklahoma, our weather provides a free sauna from May until October, and we spend tons on A/C just to get ambient temps to 75-78°. Of course Finland is very different. I grew up with drying racks because my folks couldn't afford a dryer. I still use one for clothing with any elastic. Your dish dryer is a stroke of genius. Most American homes have a window over the sink, but I love your arrangement. Great use of space. Thank you!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahhaa nice!

Very clean, monochromatic, orderly, nice. Canadians take off their shoes when they enter a home too. I thought most people did. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing people wearing shoes while lying on their bed or on their couch.

So the energy saved from not having a dryer is used in the Sauna? The drying cabinet is a great idea.

@annarehbinder7540

4 жыл бұрын

Yasmin Naik kind of: many people put the clothes in the sauna on the rack to dry using the afterheat so it’s a way of both getting the Sauna and your clothes dry ;)

@jeanlafrance8746

4 жыл бұрын

I can't bare the heat. I hate saunas lol

@stormwatcher59

4 жыл бұрын

@@annarehbinder7540 - Awesome!!

@DarkandStormyNight01

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeanlafrance8746 I'm with you. I hate the heat, but add humidity to the mix and I feel like I'm suffocating. I'll take a hot shower or tub soak, followed by the warmth of the wood stove any day. It WOULD make a great dryer (without the steam), tho! 😉

@vaderladyl

4 жыл бұрын

@Lola Montez I cannot imagine drying my towels and my comforter on a rack in the winter or on rainy days, It takes FOREVER!

Love the kitchen drying rack idea! I may try that in my next kitchen re-do. The clothes drying rack...not so much. LOL. Yes, to the sauna!! Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us!

Love this! I went to Finland back in '09 and we stayed with different people in their homes and I remember some of the things when you showed them. Brought back good memories. So, thank you! I so want to go back! Probably when this pandemic is over.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

I love this so much. The over the sink drying rack is a very old custom. They can even be decorative and also be where you store your everyday dishes and glassware. I’ve been looking for one for years. They do sell them in the UK but not in the US. I love having a clothes dryer. In the winter, it is such a joy to put on clothes fresh out of the dryer - but I would gladly trade a clothes dryer for a sauna 😂.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting Beth!

@oldarpanet

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe set the clothes rack up in the sauna? Dry your clothes while you bake yourself!

@annivali4356

4 жыл бұрын

@@oldarpanet, saunas tend to get quite humid. Depends on the type of the sauna, but still. And clothes dry well enough on the rack just in a regular room or outside. I think I wouldn't like a dryer, because I like when my clothes last for years and I don't need to constantly buy loads of new ones. :)

Hi from Missouri: I've had a lot of drying racks in my time. Put a fan blowing on the rack and the clothes will dry a lot faster. I live in an apartment. I love to have a carport like that, I hate clearing the snow from my car and it gets so hot in the summer the steering wheel will burn your hands after sitting in the sun. However, I like the fact that the apartment complex takes care of the mowing and clearing the snow from the sidewalk. I'm a senior citizen, I don't want to do lawn maintenance. The name of your complex sounds like a native North American word. I've never used a sauna, but, the idea of sitting in a hot closet doesn't appeal to me.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting tips!

The drying rack is BRILLIANT!!! I’m commenting at the same time I’m watching, I love it that much!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah thats awesome!

This is really cool, especially the dish dryer, thank you so much for sharing!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

LOVE the hidden above-the-sink drying rack!

What I love about finland is the "jokamiehen oikeus". I cant imagine how claustrophobic it is to live in a place which dont have that. Also good roads.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Rope Setä Agreed!

@justmejustme1245

4 жыл бұрын

YEA!!! I love that jokeaminute thing my self.

@kemhelenius7074

4 жыл бұрын

It means “everyman’s rights” and by law people are allowed to walk in the countryside anywhere, even if it is owned by someone else. You are allowed to pick berries and mushrooms and enjoy nature, but it is bad manners to exercise these rights close to someone’s home. You can even camp on someone else’s property.

@esmeraldagreen1992

4 жыл бұрын

@@kemhelenius7074 Provided you are responsible and respectful and don't take all the fruit and don't leave the property in shambles.

@kemhelenius7074

4 жыл бұрын

Antonina MacNeish and ask permission to build a campfire.

Old American homes used to have built in dryer racks in the 1920s. The clothes drying rack is still available if anyone wants to use them. Outdoor clothes lines were still used in the 1950s, 60s. Saunas are a great idea.

What a fun tour of your home! I’m a realtor and have never seen a sauna in a home! But then I live in the southern part of the US and it’s HOT here most of the year! I love the drying rack above the sink, very good idea. Not sure I would be willing to give up my dryer though! I also like the shared responsibility of yard work. I guess as long as everyone does their share of the work.

Nice video! Most modern homes in states have hardwood floors too. Love the drying dish rack in cupboard and sauna. But give me my clothes dryer!!

I’m Western Australian, I’ve never even seen snow.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy! Never in your life?

@laneyallan9847

4 жыл бұрын

Teppo Haapoja never and I’m 46 years old. It doesn’t snow in Western Australia, it’s too hot!

@fredericapanon207

4 жыл бұрын

I was born in New Caledonia. I was nine years old before I first saw hoarfrost and snow in France. I remember my father scraping built-up ice out of the freezer, putting it into a pile and telling me & my brother that snow was like that. Close but no cigar.

I grew up where clothes dryers were rare, but I moved to the states and they are normal here. Now dishwasher, garbage disposal and dryer are my three must have appliances. My mother came to stay with us and while she was initially skeptical she is 100% sold on the "appliance trifecta" and working on getting them back home. Clothes, especially sheets and towels, are much nicer out of dryer, and I have noticed zero damage - I do use a small drying rack for delicates.

Thank you for sharing! I really like these!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!!!

So far I love the idea of the drying rack, we always have dishes on the counter and I hate it.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

You should build it :)

@supsoo

4 жыл бұрын

I dry my dishes with rags and put it away.

I've never seen a draining cupboard! Such a good idea

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

I love that neighbors share tools. That is so good for the earth, and your camaraderie!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

I am impressed with how people share tools. I imagine they probably help each other out with projects and fixing things. Nice people

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

I love the shared garden equipment. That is such a good idea

@eviebivens5353

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds great to share but for most its just not practical. Dont have the communal living in the 1st place. The only thing that was shared is my mom shooting the cridders out of the neighbors garden. Shed come over furious that her veggies were eaten down below the dirt!!!🤢 thanks for sharing, great ideas..

I live 1.2km away from your house 😅

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

HA no way!? are you kidding me?

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

DJFITME I just sent you a DM on instagram! We should connect.

First thing is as you open the door - it opens out! Great idea! A door that opens in wastes all the space and at a very high cost per sq metre (foot) why through away that useable space. And just try to kick in a door that opens out! There are special hinges that are specially designed to prevent removal. Nice home , Kittos, Sten

Not just the water from our shoes but it helps keep the house clean and there's also the potential damage from the pebbles on the sidewalks during winter - soo many! They get into your shoes and can completely ruin floors.

We have solid wood floors in all the rooms downstairs in our home in the UK too but upstairs we have carpets in the bedrooms - my wife love the drying rack so I feel a kitchen make over coming on now she has seen this plus we are having a garden room built so if my wife wants the drying rack I am going to ask for the sauna 😀

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Nice Hieth!

@HiethGeorge

4 жыл бұрын

@@TeppoHaapoja Yeah thanks for teasing my wife with the drying rack idea I now need to find a kitchen supplier that makes them in the UK ? Take care cheers H

@martynas.6649

4 жыл бұрын

UK homes a tiny by with - but large by height - that's a challenge

@HiethGeorge

4 жыл бұрын

@@martynas.6649 Usually yes but it depends on your layout we have also knocked down all the walls and have an open plan home with a large extension downstairs :)

Two things that impressed me about the Finnish home I visited was they had a vestibule when you entered the house where you left your shoes, then a second door to enter the house. This prevented heat loss when you came in from outside. Second, all the windows had triple glazing which also reduced heat loss.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Yes alot of houses have that

@mauriziohelmutodermatt7903

4 жыл бұрын

They call that “mud room”

@fredericapanon207

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of Canadian houses in snowy areas will also have the vestibule for similar reasons

@stettan1

3 жыл бұрын

You see that in old Swedish houses too, but in the building boom of the 60's, that was somehow lost.

What a lovely home! The sharing shed and the over the sink drying rack are amazing ideas. Also the sauna!!!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laura!

The drying cupboard above the sink. Now that's awesome.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Ha sure is!

I really love the sharing concept.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Its great eh!?

I think this guy either had a pampered life growing up or was not observant on home living until he moved to Finland. Well, he knows now.

@MeBeingAble

4 жыл бұрын

Rich Vanatte i have to agree. The drying rack in the kitchen and shared tools is one thing but the rest is probably used in half the cities all over the world. Gotta wonder where hes been locked up lol

I love the shared tools, it's a nice idea for little neighbourhoods! In Italy we have the drying racks for clothes and the kitchen ones in every home, I thought that they were used everywhere, they're so useful to save space!

I love the way they use the cupboard dish rack over the sink. Cool.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

What a great drying rack! Never seen anything like that before

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Ha really? I always assume its normal

@LexElls

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I mean the drying rack for dishes not clothing. Although both are smart designs

@justmejustme1245

4 жыл бұрын

and I never want to see one again! Give me my dryer or give me death! Some famous guy said that once I think.

@esmeraldagreen1992

4 жыл бұрын

You can buy laundry racks everywhere they sell housewares in Italy as well, they are inexpensive, everybody has them, electricity is so expensive over there that it makes sense to have them and often more than one

@esmeraldagreen1992

4 жыл бұрын

They come in a variety of sizes and features, when you buy kitchen cabinets the basic rack comes standard but you can customize the rack to fit your needs. Another feature of European kitchens is invisible built in refrigerators.

I love the kitchen drying rack! I’m going to make one

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

Love the dish drying rack smart idea, as well as sharing tools.

You have a serene and comfortable home. I've never had a sauna and I'd love to try it. I like the way you share tools.

the apartments I would rent in Russia always had the drying rack over the sink in the cabinet and a clothes hanging rack like that, rarely would you score a washing machine that drys too. we also had and instant hot water tap so you wouldn't have to boil a kettle, that's Luxury. nice place though, very functional,

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Russia!

Loved almost all of it except for the clothes drying rack....can't even imagine trying to dry arge items like sheets and blankets on it, and there anf it would take up so much room as it sat out for 1-2 days when heavy items like bath towels, jeans, sweaters etc. were trying to dry in what would be a humid room. Loved the built in dish drying rack though, and the communal tool shed and covered car park.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Ha its not too bad :)

@arx754

4 жыл бұрын

@@TeppoHaapoja : But doesn't that mean you have to IRON almost everything? Your clothes, anyway.

@jb6712

4 жыл бұрын

If one uses a dehumidifier, it helps dry the articles really well, plus makes the air inside cleaner and easier to breathe--something that would be vital with a sauna in the house (I hate saunas, so would use mine as a large drying closet 😁).

@Charliebird87

4 жыл бұрын

Why don't you use an outdoor clothesline? (except of course, if you live in an apartment).

@karinland8533

4 жыл бұрын

Just air out the rooms on a regular basis...

I love everything about your home! Ive watched you on your brothers channel and came across yours tonight! I’m so GLAD! As a person living in North Pole, Alaska who grew up in Minnesota, I can appreciate so many things in your tour. I’m excited to watch more of your videos! I have Swedish heritage so am very interested in your Finnish ways of life also.

Love love LOVE the drying cabinet. Brilliant. The "farmhouse" look is similar but not a cabinet. Brilliant

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matty!

The Sauna - love it! As well as the communal shed!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Saunas are great for sure!

What lovely apartments, ooh loved the Sauna, drying rack (brill!) as my kitchen always looks a mess with pots drying and of course just everything. I could definitely live here and not UK :( Thank you so much. Julie

You have sauna in your home!! I’m surprised you don’t use dryer. In Malaysia we don’t usually use dryer because our clothes dry within a day or 2. The rack cabinet is genius! Unfortunately most of the homes have the basin in front of the window, so no chance for a cabinet. The sharing of tools is a neat idea. Another thing that fascinates me is your apartment is single storey within a compound. Usually our apartments are multi-storey skyscrapers, garage underground, and sometimes no garden. Thanks for sharing, it’s very eye-opening

Loved the drying rack for dishes in Finland. Lived there years ago and always loved it!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

First time viewer to your channel. I'm an aspiring interior designer and I loved the elements you highlighted. I'm hoping to incorporate the drying closet in my new kitchen now!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shilo! And welcome.

You give me hope! I’m just really spinning up my KZread channel so seeing your start to where you are now is awesome. Oh and also I may be building a drying rack above my sink now Bc we’re stuck indoors 😂

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Congrats on starting.

Wow! Just came across your channel. A couple of features stood out, a sauna in the house! And the community sharing tools, etc - awesome idea!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol!

My grandma still has her old kitchen drying rack over the sink as well, it used to be very common in Slovakia too :) but people continued to dry their dishes with a towel anyway so that they are nice and shiny and the water doesn't leave droplets over the ones below

Sauna but no clothes dryer to save electricity? I'd splurge & have both! Lol. Love the dish drying cabinet in the kitchen too. Beautiful home!

@LC-le9ew

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe you could dry your clothes in the sauna?

@Mirrekala

4 жыл бұрын

@@LC-le9ew that id a bit of a fire hazard so at least be sure to never hang anything near the stove. Some people do anyway... with repercussions. Personally I'd have a sauna before a dryer anyday. Atm I only have communal ones and never use the dryer anyway. Easier to keep my laundry in my flat.

@MaryShelleysNib

4 жыл бұрын

Dryers are such an ECO horror. Totally unnecessary.

Ok, I'm already impressed with the drying rack!

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

The kitchen cupboard drying rack is a feature of all Italian kitchens we had a large one with 2 doors and three racks, one for pots and pans, one for cups and cutlery and one for dishes, we had a dishwasher too. We also had a massive laundry drying rack , it was a bit of work to transfer your laundry on it but in the summertime if you placed it in a balcony the stuff would dry superfast and smell wonderful.

This takes me back to the six weeks I spent near Helsinki with (Finnish) friends I met in Virginia. I still speak of my time there. Absolutely loved it!

NIce vid - although every country Ive been to - in southern and northern hemisphere have clothes drying racks - but drying rack in the kitchen was super cool.

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Nice Lisa! Glad you liked the video.

My favorite thing is the sauna! I’m in the USA and the if you have a sauna in your house, you are rich

@TeppoHaapoja

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

Your channel is soooo cool! So genuine. Keep it up!

@TeppoHaapoja

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paolo! Appreciate having you apart of this community.

@OniSamurai_86

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeppoHaapoja greetings from Costa Rica ! 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

I absolutely love the drying rack !