3 FINNISH Systems USA Should Adopt

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[@Sefhen]

kinda funny to see that michigan has such a high bottle recycling rate since they have a large population of people with nordic heritage

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Sefhen I didn’t even think about that but that’s true! 😃

[@0Quiwi0]

Haha! Michigan was one of those areas where Finns used to migrate a lot back in the day

[@coolminer1231]

That could be it... but we also get payed twice as much as most states to recycle our bottles.

[@musafinnley4163]

instaBlaster.

[@mrs7195]

Btw, you have a very good narrator voice. I could easily imagine you narrating like a nature documentary or something like that. ☺️👍

[@WildwoodVagabond]

mrs7195 wow! Thanks 😊 I appreciate your feedback ❤️

[@jundesways3940]

Yes. That is true. Ihan totta joo

[@tuikkur.5655]

Yes! And for exucational purposis too! I mean that such a clear and well pronounced American English along with the Brittish English would be really good 😃👌

[@phantomsbullet2960]

One reason why there is not much crime in Finland is because the state supports those who are jobless. Basicly gives free money so that people would not see crime as their way out of the situation.

[@anatitan5546]

I am really so sorry and apologize as an American the moral failure for our government to address this. I started the Finnish methods in 2016 when I arrived in Northern Nevada. This complicated and deep culture and management defiecencies. It is a failure of in namable leaders.Or it could be a type of evolution. A Brutal harsh one to the "friendly animals".

[@saarinenj1]

Um....the crimes have increased recently.

[@Valaisuaine]

@@saarinenj1 Yes, as a result of two things: 1. Cuts from supplementary benefits that supports the bottom socio-economical class of people. 2. Mental health problems due to rapid socio-cultural changes here.

[@nikolehtonen3747]

@@Valaisuaine well one off the reasons to those are immigration it makes native finnish think more that goverment doenst care about them what is truth goverment care more about multicultural and climate change and morality posering.

[@wilppuse]

@@Valaisuaine 3. Refugees and immigrants

[@Songfugel]

I would also like to point out, that recently we have started to replace plastic materials with seemingly similar, yet 100% biomass made and 100% compost-able items. Recently a Finnish company has invented a plastic coating free cardboard coffee cup material, that are not only sold in Finland but they have begun to export that green technology. Very recently they managed to make a deal with a huge Italian based coffee company. These sort of innovations and business opportunities are exactly what Sanders and Yang have been campaigning about, going Green doesn't mean more expensive, it can actually be a lot more cheaper and more profitable as well. Many companies are gaining an edge in competition, by openly advertising how ecological they are and what their materials are made of and what is the complete production chain for all of their food items, energy and packaging materials For example, a food delivery I had today (I frequently require delivered food due to medical conditions), was delivered with a bicycle, all the ingredients were packed in these new ecological bio-materials that were all biodegradable and could be put to bio waste, instead of plastic or even burnable waste

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hi Santtu! This is encouraging! Thank you for sharing ❤️ I hope you’re doing well! Much love from Texas

[@Sefhen]

I can add to that I recently saw that my local grocery store had replaced all their plastic disposable forks, knives and spoons with these new wooden ones that are made from compressed wood fibre or something, when you open the (paper) bag they are in, you'll get a strong wooden smell too.

[@hglundahl]

_"Recently a Finnish company has invented a plastic coating free cardboard coffee cup material, that are not only sold in Finland but they have begun to export that green technology."_ Vivat Fennia! But can someone in for instance France do that without paying you fees for using your patent?

[@Songfugel]

@@hglundahl Here is a link to the product at the company's official English website kotkamills.com/products/isla/

[@alainerookkitsunev5605]

It's not that simple though. While plastic is terrible for pollution especially when most of it is not properly dealt with like by recycling or burning for energy. But plastic bags, cups etc. Require much less energy to produce than the alternatives that i know of. And the extra energy required to make cardboard and bio material alternatives close the gap a bit. Also bio materials acquired from cutting down forests and farming etc. Are not waste free either.

[@KronosIV]

The first thing I noticed after moving to Helsinki was the recycling/garbage disposal methods, the Moloks, outside my flat. To me, it's brilliant, easy, and could be implemented almost anywhere with minimal cost. I am aware that some view trash incineration as wasteful, but that is because in the USA, energy generated by burning trash is often NOT recovered for district heating or conversion to electricity as it is in the Nordic countries. The exhaust (at the old plant in my hometown) is not filtered before discharge and local pollution is a significant issue. I would suggest some improvement might be made to divide out types of plastic (#1, 2, 3, etc.) for recycling, and this might make financial sense in the huge American market. The second thing I noticed was the fact that children were not going to school at 7:30AM like I was used to, but instead were meeting up for a start time around 9:00. I asked my boss about this and she explained a good deal about the school system and general philosophy. The first time I met her children, I observed them speak English, Finnish, and Russian (they're immigrants from St. Petersburg) all in less than five minutes. I was aghast (and personally embarrassed), because I know they're also learning Swedish and they are only 12. The schools are smaller and they are able to focus more on each individual child's needs. Whatever's going on there, it's working. The third thing I noticed, was that children would regularly ride public transit alone, walk to school daily, in the cold, at least a kilometer or more, and be perfectly comfortable interacting with an adult stranger, in English. This is not likely in the USA where public transit is often viewed as dangerous (and unreliable) and children are instructed NEVER to talk to strangers because they're assumed most likely to be some kind of predator. While untrue, the paranoia is pervasive because of a culture of distrust and atavism not present in Finland. I was unaware of the details you shared regarding prisons, but I can't say I'm surprised. Punishment for minor drug-related crimes, especially among males of color, in the USA is totally out of control and in immediate need of reform. Private for-profit prisons must be closed immediately and the practice eliminated. Prison should be a last resort, when a person must be removed from society because he/she is a danger to others and must change in order to reintegrate. Life sentences are almost always pointless and executing prisoners is an antiquated system of deterrence that's been proven ineffective. I'm sorry for ranting, but thank you for sharing. It's an odd feeling to have been told for thirty-odd years that I was living in the 'greatest country in the world' to find those words startlingly incorrect on many occasions. I do think beer is a bit too expensive in Finland though.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Architype0 Thank you so much for your comment. I enjoyed reading it. It’s great to get a perspective from someone who also moved to finland from America. At least, I assume from your comment you did. Anyway, I agree with you on everything mentioned. America is not anything like what it used to be. I feel like the American Dream is very much alive in Finland. Here in the states some things feel even third world to me. I’m honestly ready to move from here. I will in time. Take care! ❤️

[@KronosIV]

@@WildwoodVagabond Thanks for reading my comment! I did move in September, but the planned 1 year in Helsinki was shortened due to a changing work situation at my company, so I'm back stateside at the moment. You put it well in summarizing your feelings; mine are similar. While I will always be an American, and that identity will remain a defining characteristic of my being, I found many things in Finland that were new and different and most of them I liked - including salmiakki). As you mentioned in a previous post, efficiency and minimalism are prevalent there, and I quite unexpectedly found myself seeing things as a stranger, even after a short time, upon returning to the consumer holiday landscape of the USA. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

[@just42tube]

@@WildwoodVagabond what you think about these views. It is old text, but still relevant comments www.soininvaara.fi/2018/08/02/logiikka-trumpin-protektionismin-takana/

[@dosetti]

That waste management system in the us sounds terrifying from a finnish point of view.

[@jarskil8862]

Hey, its easy for Americans to export 1 million tons of Trash in 3rd world countries and then blame them for polluting. (Tho EU and even Finland does this... but USA does it more than us others combined

[@helmiellamatilda1664]

this video makes me proud to be a finnish citicen

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hempsu Playz It makes me wish I was 😄

[@teme007]

Let me be typical educated Finnish internet warrior: its spelled citizen

[@holoholopainen1627]

What is CITICEN ?

[@disadadi8958]

@@teme007 it's*

[@viktoly2499]

Finnish judicial system has it's flaws too. The main main reason for incarcerating people is to.. protect the general public from dangerous individuals. In Finland, there are known cases where a two time murderer has been let out of the prison after a "life sentence" of 10 years, just to have him commit a new murder very soon after his release. The finnish system does not know what to do with really dangerous individuals. It rather sacrifices the safety of an innocent person to cherish the rights of a criminal. Another problem is that shoplifters and other petty criminals often get away with just fines.. which they will never end up paying. The government guarantees a certain amount of income to every person and since the thieves and other misfits never go to work and earn money that would exceed the base income level, you really can't extract the fees from them in any way. They will just keep repeating their offences time and time again, police might catch them.. only to release them a while later. They essentially rampage around with impunity.

[@alainerookkitsunev5605]

Professional shoplifters have a succes rate of around 50-90% and if you steal for lets say 500€ every time, you woud have to be fined 1000€ - 5000€ to even suffer significantly.

[@jonirissanen3038]

Vik Toly In here finland life for prison, you have To doing time minimum 14 years. My friend In prison did 22 years, he get free and one month he did a New murder.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Your video was really well done and researched, your legislators and city councils should see it. I just visited last week one of them recycling plants your video shows. They take visitors and educate us what happens there, so that we keep supporting the system... and new students get interested into it. Most of the world takes waste mainly to landfills, huge problem globally. In the USA, what one needs to change it, is legislation first. After that I'm pretty sure there could be rapid changes. Building those waste handling centers isn't too costly, and you get part of the upkeep expenses back as energy, heat, building materials, recycled metals and fertilizers. A good trend, although just starting one, is to manufacture stuff from easily recycled material, like plants and wood, and develop more such materials. Student loans is a big issue in the USA, especially if you have difficulties to get long lasting well paid jobs to pay the loans back. There won't be a new 50's and 60's soon, economically. World is in too much debt, people and corporations just can't afford to invest and hire new people to well paid jobs, like in the past decades. Competition has been reducing salaries while increasing work load and firing people, and the people who should consume, is a thinning crowd in western countries. In Asia and Africa there's still a lot of people who aren't indebted, so the economic growth (read: getting in debt) happens there. Students that get badly indebted now either in the USA or Europe... future will be difficult for them. I think this video is very thought provoking. Also to us Finns, as our recent (politically right wing) government really punished our education system big time. They've been shutting down small schools, firing personnel in schools, cutting funds and forcing universities dependant of the corporate interests. Both students and teachers have been frustrated. I think it already shows in our PISA success, and will in the coming years. It doesn't take long to wreck what took decades to build. Our education system was build by the politics of socialist parties, and if the conservative parties get to rule, they will privatise it and cut support to it.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Aurinkohirvi Hi! It’s nice to read your comment as usual. Thank you for sharing. I hope you’re doing well

[@jormapihlaja3574]

I'm thinking.. Is there legislation against to start recycling business, because USA is so business orientated... There is loads of "raw material" to start to make same new products and so on. Hopefully someone takes a start to make money out of it (waste)

[@shake544]

teaching as a profession seems to be appreciated very differently in the US because in Finland to be qualified as a teacher one has to have a degree in pedagogic (ie. education) studies for which you have go to university and takes roughly 4-6 years in average even for elementary school teachers. the paycheck is reasonable also and the Finnish teachers have their own workers union to keep it that way :)

[@pricillasanders2330]

I found this interesting and apparently you put a lot of study into this. Lots of Stats you looked up to do this video. Looking at all the plastics we use is of such concern. Good job

[@Repsikka]

5:30. New plastic bottles in this video aren't washed and reused, they are called KMP, Kierrätys muovi pullo. they are crashed and recycled. the old thick plastic bottles were washed and reused, but they were big and took a lot of space when empty and were taken back to the breweries.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Ray thanks for the info!

[@Repsikka]

​@@WildwoodVagabond yeah, I have worked transporting Olvi products

[@Ztsakkeus]

i work in place where Washed CLASS bottles stay for while, Huge stacks of class bottles that then go to different places to be filled again.

[@sulosky]

It's good to have you back :) Thank you for making this informative video.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

sulosky it’s good to be back! ☺️ thanks for sticking around! ❤️ I plan to get back on track posting videos now!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

sulosky it’s good to be back! ☺️ thanks for sticking around! ❤️ I plan to get back on track posting videos now!

[@anusandelin6197]

There are lots of things that I like more when traveling abroad (away from Finland) but recycling is one thing wich breaks my heart. It's so heartbreaking to throw everything in the same bin. 😢 At home we separate recyclable bottles, glass, metal, plastic, cardboard, newspapers&magazines, batteries, garden waste and mixed waste. (At the moment we're lacking biowaste.)

[@Deathshuck]

Agreed. It feels really wrong how people in other countries just throw glass, metal, electronics etc all in the same bag. All of this waste goes somewhere, it doesn't just magically disappear and right now there's literal mountains of garbage out there that could've been recycled. I don't know how we're going to deal with it in the future...

[@mikitz]

I don't know so much about recycling, but when I go abroad, alcohol is almost always cheaper.

[@ristopaasivirta9770]

The recycling machines for aluminum cans and plastic bottles nowadays accept many foreign containers as well. You won't receive any money from them, but it's just a handy way to recycle them and brings good vibes knowing that they are processed correctly.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Risto Paasivirta That’s great!

[@tragedienne1]

LOVE this video, great work! I live in Norway, just a skip away from Finland, but now I want to move to Finland ;P

[@WildwoodVagabond]

tragedienne1 nice! I only seen pics of Norway. It looks BEAUTIFUL. I hope to visit one day. ❤️

[@grannynorma4468]

really liked the format of this video

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Granny Norma awesome! I’m so glad you liked it ☺️❤️ I hope you have a great weekend!

[@verttikoo2052]

Granny Norma It was excellent. I also liked the format 👍. The US prison system is a nightmare. They get payed according to the sentence and even if the prisoner dies. When the judges are also owners of these prison companies you can be sure that you always get the maximum sentence. So if the person is sentenced 1500 years in prison the prison company gets that amount of money when the prisoner starts his or her sentence in jail. That’s a good business model horrible for the person and of course the company wants to have their “clients” back.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Vertti Koo whoa! I did t know that part! What a nightmare

[@verttikoo2052]

Wildwood Vagabond It gets worse when the prison can profit from the work what the prisoners do. It is all for profits nothing else. 😕 Also the prisoners are not allowed to vote so the prisons are in the white areas that has not a lot of population so the original population gets to vote more seats for them because the prisoners aren’t allowed to. Also in quite many states you lose your right to vote forever. I felt sick 🤢 when I saw one documentary about the US prison system. I try not to think about it. Though I can’t remember what was the name of the documentary. I try to find it. 🤔

[@NyppissN]

Studied in a US high school and it was clear that they wanted us to learn how to answer questions and not really learn, analyze and think for yourself. This was especially clear in history.

[@Mkoivuka]

On the other hand Phy Ed was top of the line and there's more of a focus on freedom to choose topics.. Depends when you went though - I was lucky and did my high school before No Child Left Behind took effect.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

This video was a really good. I liked the skill of how you had done this. And your nice and calm voice is perfect for this kind of video. :)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Tsögö Bauggi thank you for your feedback! I appreciate it ❤️✌🏼

[@alidanandehmehr7147]

Very useful information. Thanks, Rachel

[@bikersteweee]

Nice too see you again. I hope you are doing great. Very interesting video. It would have been great to learn in that educational system.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Jozsa Istvan thank you! I agree it would’ve been great to have had that opportunity to learn there. I hope you had a good weekend! ❤️

[@dennislinden7481]

Nice to see you again. And a interesting video !

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Dennis Linden nice to be back! I plan to get back on track now. Thanks for hanging around ❤️

[@hurri7720]

You could have added the healthcare system and the voting system, the President for instance i elected in a direct vote by rhe people.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hurri Hi! I plan to cover healthcare in another video. Thanks for watching ❤️

[@tuanoini]

This video made me so grateful as a Finnish citizen. I have learned 6 foreign languages in the course of my state-paid schooling. Furthermore, it tells so much about our system that one day you may go to the local psychiatric ICU and on the next day attend uni as normal. All this without paying a cent for the professional care or education. And everything is so casual, operating only with first names and your professors sharing their holiday photos in seminar. Also, the gov-supported lunch at my uni costs under €2.

[@raslema7794]

It is really nice that you use metric and imperial system on your videos.

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

I live in Finland and i can’t imagine more than 20 minutes of homework!

[@disadadi8958]

@Eduing Nonato In Finland there are homework and people that are lazy, unproductive or not smart enough will struggle with them just as much as students in other countries. And that typically only applies the elementary school anyways. In high school and university you definitely have a lot of homework. It's not rare for me to spend 10 hours a day doing my homework. Given that those tasks are rather difficult and demand a lot of time, I'd say that the amount of homework you get on university level is probably matching other places pretty well.

[@MagiskaSamtal]

Awesome video. Our Swedish systems are basically the same as the Finnish, but this video makes me want to move to Finland. ❤

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Kirsi L Through my research for this video I was happy to learn that Swedish systems were very similar ❤️☺️ I wanna visit Sweden someday

[@kristenaijala8925]

Great information. Thanks!!

[@kristenaijala8925]

I hope all is well with you

[@dimebag88m]

When you return plastic bottles, you could get: 15, 20 or 40 cents and in drinking cans 15 cents. Oh yea, as you can guess, I'm from Finland

[@PimanoonamiP]

Well actually Its a deposit that you pay when you originally buy your drink and you get it back when you return the bottle.

[@dimebag88m]

@@PimanoonamiP joo en muistanu mikä se on enkuks./ Oh yeah, I didn't what it was in English.

[@arska77]

I like informative videos like this, so good job👍 And good that you are back😊😊😊😀✌️

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Arska77 awesome! I’m stoked you liked it. It’s good to be back. I plan to get back on track now ☺️ I hope your weekend is going well! ❤️

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Arska77 oh yeah, I meant to thank you for sticking around ☺️❤️

[@arska77]

@@WildwoodVagabond Of course, im not going anywhere. I was worried about you. Glad that you are back. And thank you😊

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Arska77 I missed you on the livestream today!

[@Aquelll]

Healthcare including dental is totally free for students though. Only exception is specialist healthcare services where you have to pay the admin fee as everyone else.

[@timoyoutubetimbot]

Good video for you as always , i am watch almost all your videos . Terveisin Timo From Finland .. lol

[@Aurinkohelmi]

Shocked with that even children are sent to prison in US 😲😢 In Finland if minor commits crime the parents are responsible to handle it.

[@A_Casual_Observer]

In Finland, a person under 15 years of age cannot be subjected to legal punishment, so there will be no fines. Such cases are handled by child protection services, not the judicial system. Those older than 15 can be fined, and those fines are in no way responsibility of their parents. Each person, regardless of age, is personally responsible for any damages they cause. The parents have no legal obligation to pay for those either, even though in many cases they choose to do so.

[@helenakoivisto4459]

Thank you for the video. I know something, but not figures. You have done the exact background work!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

helena koivisto I did a lot of research 😅 thanks for watching ❤️

[@centrasseptyni8277]

How to get to Finish prison? Any advise? I need a vacation

[@laralawrence22]

Break a law in the country

[@benjaminjernfors]

fill your tax form wrong and youll get some cake

[@0Quiwi0]

The longest sentences are for tax fraud or some other ways to screw the taxpayers over by not doing your part. Mostly because that's just extra on your already big plate and not just something you did because you had to or just made a stupid drunken mistake

[@Tsunami85]

Kill someone and you get couple of years but if your first timer you sit like 9 months 😂

[@GM-gw2sw]

very educational and very good video.

[@mmspost7921]

Such a great video.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

MM's Post thank you!

[@kimmokohonen4264]

so glad that u are back

[@jfc3552]

5:20 it's actually 10-40 cent, glass bottles or small plastic bottles are 10 cent, cans 15 cent, 0.5l plastic bottle 20 cent and big plastic 40cent

[@kaletsu2270]

Greetings from Oulu Finland great video

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Lus1 fer Greetings from Texas ❤️✌🏼

[@ignotus7620]

Wow, who would have known that you picked Varkaus to your video :) I've lived there (or should I say here) almost my whole life and my work place is on the video too. All together a great video, well all of them are :)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Thank you! big love from Texas

[@mehsatunnainen9726]

Just trying to count my languages while I've the video stopped at 2:23. So... languages that aren't finnish: 1. swedish, 2. english, 3. french (really really not fluently), 4. czech, 5. chinese (only basics). I also can understand some of spoken or written german, all Scandinavian languages, italian, spanish and several Slavic languages. Plus some words and phrases in vietnamese and japanese. So how do I count my languages from this mess?

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

Also one note about the money you get back when recycling bottles in finland that you get a reciete from the recycling automat that you give to the cashcounter who gives you the money showing on the reciete.

[@jarskil8862]

They are experimenting to spread this to all kind of plastics too. Example if you buy a ready salad in a plastic cup you would get 10snt when you return empty cup in store. Ofc this wouldnt be fully fair towards people who life in rural areas, due stores can be 40-50km away. And it would automatically mean that all plastic products prices would go up with that 10snt Its same with bottles and cans already. If you didnt get money back from them, they would be their pant amount cheaper.

[@Novice9241]

Or you can use it to shave some costs off of the groceries you’re buying.

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

@@Novice9241 Of course many do that. I do it too.

[@ca6177]

Thank you, I learned a lot from your video! I’m at the point where I believe the US is determined to break our country down to ashes because of greed, malice and corruption!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Cynthia Arroyo I agree! Many things I learned about the US through the research of this video shocked me. :(

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Cynthia Arroyo my dad has been saying for years “it is greed that’s killing this world”. This is so true

[@harripalomaki8796]

Good job, Rachel. You could be a telejournalist. Maybe you should be.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Harri Palomäki thank you!! That’s sounds like it would be a fun experience, actually.

[@raitiovainu]

In these comparsions Amertica doesnt look good, but I must say American culture has been great source of inspiration for me. Great music, cinema, literature. Always in frontline. Beatniks, Henry Miller Bukowski Faulkner... they saved my life! Yet I would find it difficult to live there.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

raitiovainu Bukowski, Faulkner, Beatniks ❤️😃 Bukowski was a huge inspiration to me as a teenager. I used to write a lot of short stories back then. That’s true about good cinema, music and literature too!

[@hglundahl]

3:39 Sweden, like Finland, is as far as I can see tuition free. Sure, to attend university classes you need an inscription, but it covers things like paperwork so you can be known as going to take the exams after your courses and things like health insurance I think too, so, it isn't really tuition. I think it was 100 or 200 SEK back when I went there. Does this mean Swedish students don't suffer from high student loans? No. It is actually thought of as standard, in order to have time for the studies and for students' social life, to study without work. Usually not on a grant, though that exists, usually on a study loan. If Finland has the same culture of not even part time work, the beers, the pasta bianca, the pasta rossa, some other things too, like paying rent, are paid for by precisely a student loan. Not sure if they have, but as we have minorities of each other in the opposite countries (I wish Finnish minority in Sweden had same rights as Swedish in Finland), and are historically linked, chances are, Finnish culture is a bit inbetween Swedish and Russian, and probably a bit closer to Swedish on many things. That would probably include student loans. So, probably a US and a Swedish, and even Finnish student come out from university with similar debt burden. The US one after a bit more work experience and the Swedish, possibly also Finnish, one, after a bit less distractions while studying.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hans-Georg Lundahl Thank you for sharing this info ❤️✌🏼

[@hglundahl]

@@WildwoodVagabond My pleasure (or partly displeasure, as I have a high student loan ...)

[@jaakkoronka3099]

As a Finnish student I didn't take any student loan, though I worked through most summers. Now I regret it, because it is a very cheap loan having zero interest (at least when I studied). I could have bought a small apartment :/ My life style is minimalistic, but I had my share of normal student activities (partying). This is not possible in Helsinki area at least as the rents are too high (if I have understood correctly).

[@hglundahl]

@@jaakkoronka3099 Zero interest sounds like Sweden, but even so it can be expensive if you don't work and if you study many years.

[@PeterAmmondt]

Hi, A Swedish speaking Finn(finlandssvensk) here. We do not actually have a "Russian" culture (or Slavic) at all in Finland. We have a distinct "Finnish" culture, very much alike "Swedish" culture.

[@BlackStar250874]

Also, as a Finn and someone who has been in prison: Prison populations are also segmented to avoid conflicts, and unlike in American movies (pass the soap please?), you can mostly go to shower any time you want, when your cell is not locked during certain hours. Even smaller towns have plastic recycling now, but there still are many that only know that recycling starts with a letter "R".

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ilkkaleva2233]

Word! Thanx again

[@kilpelainenjuha58]

tee video jossa kerrot suomeksi vierailusta suomessa ja millainen kulttuuri oli!

[@jaskajokunen8733]

yep. Its 10-40 cents. In my neighbourhood we just had new recycling trash..um.. boxes :) and now i try recycling more.. I think sometimes Finnish law is too easy. I like Finnish schoolsystem is quite good. I wish all the best from here :)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Jaska Jokunen I wish I would have had the opportunity to get an education in finland! Thanks for watching and checking on me ☺️❤️

[@ilmari1488]

Saying finland has one of the best systems in the world makes me only wonder how bad things are outside, because... there is still an unimaginable amount of things to fix

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Warmasti There definitely isn’t any perfect system or country in the world but I feel like our systems in place in the US are incredibly broken. And of course if you’re a native you see things outsiders don’t. Thanks for watching and commenting. Greetings from Texas ✌🏼❤️

[@jariaaltonen8914]

Lumilapio😂. No words 🤔. I like this one, now i understand more. Good you do like this. Kiitos, jatka samaan malliin.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Thank you for your feedback Jari! I’m glad you liked it ❤️☺️

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Jari Aaltonen Lumilapio!!

[@stoner84x]

Thanks for the video, the ending made me proud to be a finn😎

[@hglundahl]

10:18 _"with psychological needs that need to be carefully attended to"_ In some cases in Sweden (probably similar in Finland, though I don't know for certain) this means a follow up process after prison can be protracted.

[@hglundahl]

10:37 In Sweden they also have open prisons - but reserved for sentences less than or up to one year. Sometimes, perhaps, also, last months of a longer sentence in case of good behaviour, I am less sure about that. So, if you were sentenced to two years, forget open prison. I am not sure if the limit is the same in Finland, but it is probable.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hans-Georg Lundahl very interesting! Thanks for sharing

[@hglundahl]

@@WildwoodVagabond You are welcome.

[@spac3cad3t]

My only problem with this video is that she says US prisoners are released “unchanged” into society after incarceration. Jail changes a person no matter what, and I’ve never heard of it not changing someone negatively.

[@Chimyinfinland]

I love how you described the prison in Finland, it seems like a normal life

[@kbinco]

The more and more I hear of Finland, the more I want to move there. I have two issues that could hold me back. One Is money, I am on SSI( US) and I don't know if I could afford the cost of living in Finland; food, utilities, etc. The second would be the long harsh winters of say Helsinki. There is one thing on my side, I have an Irish/EU passport. Which makes me an EU citizen. Does anyone have any ideas on these things I mentioned? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Another great video by the way.

[@jerkku1010]

Hi! A Finn here! The winters nowdays aren't so harsh in my opinion. This winter we haven't had any snow at least here in south western Finland (Turku region) and the temperatures haven't gone below zero celsius. Last winter we did have a lot of snow but I think it's rather rare nowdays. If you're really interested about moving to Finland then I suggest that you check out the immigration services website at www.migri.fi/en/home, learn a little of our beast of a language and possibly getting some starter money to support yourself to get started since i'm not familiar with our support system on immigrants. Hope this helps you even little :)

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Climate is a big issue living this north, and that doesn't only mean the temperature, also the long lasting dark period is something that may have a big impact to a person. Basically outdoor life is heavily concentrated into spring and summer, autumn and winters people spend a lot of time indoors, which is certainly a big difference for warm regions people. Non-Finnish speakers have real hard time finding a job here. Even if you can communicate in English with most of the people.. employers will demand Finnish language skills. In IT-field and research I think one has best chances finding jobs where Finnish skills are not necessarily required. Yeah this winter has been the warmest I ever saw, and with least snow. Who knows if it continues the coming years. For a Finn this is warm, but someone coming from (most regions of) the USA, or Ireland, it would still be a change to a colder climate.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

kevin b Hey! Thanks for your comment! It looks like some people have responded to your question, so I will only add this: I think you should just try it! If you have a EU passport you’re already one step ahead! You never know until you try. I feel like we humans can get acclimated to environments and climates if we have the right mindset going in. Sure, it would be an adjustment but if you’re determined and really want to be there I think it would be worth going through the adjustment period. I’m not sure how SSI works with moving to a different country but definitely look into it. Don’t let that one thing hold you back. You could also try calling the Finnish Embassy. There is a location in the US (if I remember right you mentioned before that you live in US?) they could answer some questions about immigration. I hope you find the answers you’re looking for! Keep me updated!

[@jarskil8862]

If you are American, Finland will be a shock to you culturally and politically... Also if you are after beautifull nature of Finland, you should move to rural Eastern Finland. :) Tbh I hate it in Helsinki/big cities. Too many people with weird habits 😂 (I Might think this way because Ive lived my whole life in small town. And sometimes all regulations and laws makes me wish that Finland was more American :D) Edit: Oh you are Irish? My bad.

[@harripalomaki8796]

In response to Jarski: what's with the HATE? I grew up in a tiny town in Finland which I escaped as soon as I could, but I don't hate it. I just don't want to live there. (Maybe I have weird habits.) I know from experience it doesn't take much at all to be thought weird in smalltown Finland, where conformity is valued. It's just how it is, probably everywhere in the world. Anyway, there's room for us all in a sparsely populated country. The hating is unnecessary. Peace. As for Helsinki, it's a very liveable city: biggish (with around 650,000 people) but manageable in size. In my 20 years here, I've found the locals as friendly as any other people in Finland - possibly more so because they haven't grown up in a barrel (as the Finnish saying goes). And if you're pining for nature, in a few minutes you can step into the local Central Park, which is actually a forest and bigger than the New York namesake. This is just an alternate view of Finnish life.

[@takoja507]

One thing if I heard right about the bottle return amounts. Did you say 20-50sent? If so, it's actually from 10-40sent. Had to do little nitpicking :P. I never realized that USA had that many prisoners, I mean more than China and China has 4 times the population almost. I knew it was horrible, private business there tho :( Nice video.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Takoja Hey!! I didn’t know the US had that many prisoners either. I was shocked and saddened. About the bottle return.. I was going by what my finnish friend said. But thanks for letting me know. I hope you’re having a good weekend! ❤️ and thanks for sticking around. I plan to get back on track now with my vids!

[@takoja507]

Wildwood Vagabond you are welcome. Have a good weekend also.

[@karinatumanova1859]

It's an interesting video! Thanks) what is the difference between finland and us?

[@trigonobalanusdoichangensi8282]

Impressing pace/development with pro style video making! Are you a natural or have you educated yourself recently (or before)? I want to develop my skills in Photoshop, Illustrator etc Adobe applications via Lynda etc www-education but i guess i am a notoriously slow starter since my "want-to-phase" is 3-4 years old, but i am working on it, unfortunately only emotionally/mentally ;-)

[@just42tube]

But pro style can be so sterile and boring.

[@trigonobalanusdoichangensi8282]

@@just42tube that is for sure possible but Rachel is probably not going to be since she probably got what it takes not to be (even with some pro style to it) :-)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Trigonobalanus Doichangensis Hey! Thank you for your comment! Makes me feel good ❤️☺️ I have watched a couple a videos about how to make voice overs better but that’s really all. This video took me a very long time to make. I almost gave up on it several times but I wanted to try something different so I persisted. I still haven’t learned how to use Adobe Premiere or Photoshop. I’ve been in that “want-to-phase” regarding those programs for a while. They just seem overwhelming to me. I’m very much a slow starter myself so I can relate. 😄

[@jukka-pekkaanttila6240]

Helou Rachel! Long time nou see .😀

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Jukka-Pekka Anttila hiiii!! It’s nice to be back ❤️☺️

[@Khaotika]

There's so much wrong in the education portion already I don't know where to start nor watch the rest :/

[@TheSpiT4201]

If i could give this 10 likes, i would. Such a nice video.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

TheSpiT4201 if I could give your comment 10 hearts I would. Such a sweet comment. I needed to hear this ❤️❤️

[@Coreyclassic]

This is crazy!! It’s so sad about the prison system in the US! I had no clue! 😔

[@Deadtired83]

Great video Rachel, once again. As a finn it has been quite shocking to observe how certain (quite many) things are dealt with in other countries. After all, it's not really hard to understand what creates a strong base for a humane society. If you give people good options, people tend to choose good options. If these options are taken away, what's there left to choose? People need to have (and understand that they have) options to make these good decisions. And yeah, if you lock up people like beasts to try to survive with each other, you can have more beasts. But does it really serve it's purpose to the society? Channel called AfterPrisonShow shows quite ugly side of the prison life in US and it seems this method to deal with convicts is rather from the middle-age than of today. Support should almost always go before punishment.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Mika Pilke Nice perspective. Thanks for sharing!

[@sket179]

What would be the fourth system you miss? Do you miss the metric system?

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Santeri Vidal healthcare! And metric system too. It’s more logical than what we use here

[@lostostados-freedomchannel1655]

Hello dear Wildwood Vagabond. Thank you kindly for this great video. It is very informative, truthful and a pleasure to watch!. We wish you the best of success with your future endeavors and please keep up the good work. Rakkaudella (toisesta) kotimaastasi Suomesta. ❤

[@WildwoodVagabond]

The Toistaitoiset - The Toy’s Tie Toy Set Ahh ❤️☺️ thank you so much! I miss my home country lol Much love from Texas

[@annelipohjonen6792]

I find it sad how badly American government is treating the planet and it's citizens. Big love from Finland and it's awesome to hear from you Rachel I hope you are doing well.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Timo Pohjone I’m doing alright! Thank you. I hope you’re doing well too! ❤️

[@elrikup1179]

I'm lucky and so happy that i'm Finnish

[@saarinenj1]

But if usa uses our system then what my country is proud of then? Saunas? Santa village?

[@WildwoodVagabond]

제니Jenni lol true!

[@torjantai6842]

for sharing such a wisdom for a world, for free respect nature

[@mawecom]

In my oppinnion, prison time should be harder/longer in Finland. As it stand "maximum" is 12 years in average for murder. For rape you get leaner jail time than many crimes that should be other way around like smuggling tobaco products. And this is just sad for the victim's family or the victim of a crime.

[@tonys1636]

For one of the most advanced countries in the world, the US appears to be one of the most backward. The US attitude to waste disposal is the old out of sight out of mind thinking. Packaging in plastic is now outdated as cellulose is a better alternative, it is organic and bio-degradable in a composting system. Glass bottles are superior to plastic as reusable and easily recycled into new glass or ground up to be used in reflective coatings on signs and road markings.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Tony S I’ve heard of those things you mentioned! I’m waiting for it to become popular here! I hope you had a good weekend ☺️

[@GoonShredder9000]

America be like: WE ARE SO GREAT WE HAVE THE STRONGEST ARMY!! That doesn't help when you can't protect people from themselves...

[@dennisnilsson5430]

It's funny that our education system is built based on ideas and research from the USA. You didn't mention this so perhaps you didn't know... look up John Dewey

[@Ds4u2]

2:24, why Ilpo is there :DDDDDDDDaadd

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

9:40 oh they change, usually for the worse

[@kareem8533]

I have made ONE big mistake in my life. It was back in 1969, I moved to Sweden,

[@cintulator2]

North America or South America?

[@WildwoodVagabond]

North America

[@nathan2813]

Rachael, you're so interesting to me for your intelligence, dry sense of humor, humility, open-mindedness, appreciation of animals and nature, skepticism of religion, and general courage to question and defy social silliness most people conform to without question. That is, as illustrated by your young husband, your four dogs, your four years living in Finland, and your mobile lifestyle. I also share your passion for self-expression through writing and video. I haven't started a KZbin channel yet, but I'd like to. Please reply with your email address if you're willing to share your insights with me on this and would like to hear my own ideas about succeeding in life and on KZbin.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hi Nathan! Wow, thank you so much. This is such an awesome comment and feedback. It really means a lot to me. My email address is: [e-mail] It would be great to hear from you! ☺️❤️

[@mikapalomaki8217]

We have a lot homework in finland

[@tepporeinikainen2413]

I simply do not understand the logic behind incarceration: If a person commits a crime then how is sending them to a facility in which they are supported by taxpayer money for an agreed upon time undo anything? What's done is done. Wouldn't community service make more sense? As in give back what you took

[@rilluma]

Helsinki (Finnish capital) is more and more adopting the globalism and EU-style worldview... If you really want to feel Finland, you should go somewhere in Lakeland or anywhere else than in Helsinki. Helsinki is so globalized and europeanized that its not anymore Finnish.. its more multicultural.. and to be honest, i dont like that. :/ And im a Finn myself..

[@SamSam-bz1km]

This was jaw dropping to say the least. Your skinning for money the people who are going to be your future, the children and the young students. Basically the poor are stuck in a vicious cycle of poverty unless they get a scholarship to college? In Finland, whatever your economical status is, your kids always have the possibility to educate themselves to a high degree.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Samqvist_ It’s disturbing! It is very difficult to rise about your families socioeconomic status here. One has to be incredibly determined and motivated.

[@petrinisumaa4759]

The way I see it, as a Finnish taxpayer, is that we have to provide all our children the best possibilities to make the most out of their abilities. We're a small nation and even though we have some natural resources, our main resource is human capital. We can not afford to leave poor children behind. Are we highly taxed? Well, our tax rate is above average it would seem - but not extremely high. But we also get a lot back for those tax euros. Heath care, free education, social security (we don't have that many homeless persons thanks to "home first" initiative). I don't mind paying my taxes, I'm happy to do that in order to live in a free and equitable society where I can feel safe.

[@fidelisjk]

when I was like 14yo our teacher told us at school that USA produces around 12% of the resources in the world, uses about 25% of them and produces 50% of the waste in the whole world.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Fidelisjk It’s sad 😢

[@Trololololoololo]

2:22 ilpo :D

[@pelimies74]

today we also have plastic recycle.

[@markjaidii6493]

While I agree on the other good points you are making about Finland, I think we should meet on middle ground with sentencing criminals. The statistics are flawed, there's no murders here because almost everything is considered as "semi-accidental kill". There's not a lot of people in prisons because they get out so fast. It is good that there is rehabilitation and effort trying to improve those sentenced, but basically the awesome statistics Finland has and the low cost of prison system is paid by the victims not getting justice. Also compensations for bodily harm etc are tiny here. If you somebody beats you up, just don't make anything about it. The stress going through the court is way more punishment for the victim than the sentence will be for the perpetrator. Somebody beats you up even if you get mild brain damage or something like that the sentence is they get on parole and you get 500 or maybe 1000 euros or something silly even your life might had gone down massively in quality. In worst case you live in fear the perpetrator coming back for more. They will get out every time.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Mark Jaidii That’s good to know! Thanks for sharing

[@mikaveekoo]

What do you mean by "victims not getting justice"? I have studied law but "victim justice” is totally unfamiliar concept to me...

[@markjaidii6493]

@@mikaveekoo My point exactly. Sounds horrible. No justice for the victims.

[@mikaveekoo]

@@markjaidii6493 Sinä tarkoitat ilmeisesti, että rangaistuksia pitäisi koventaa. Mutta kuten Yhdysvaltain esimerkki osoittaa, se ei vähennä rikollisuutta. Tämä on nin hyvin tunnettu ja tutkittu tosiasia, että tuntuu hölmöltä sitä toistaa. Ja mitä hyötyä siitä on "uhrille", jos tekijä saa kovemman tuomion?

[@markjaidii6493]

@@mikaveekoo Yhdysvaltain suuret rikollisuustilastot perustuvat väestöpohjaan ja sosiaaliturvan vähyyteen, eivät rangaistuksien kovuuteen. Ja tottakai murhaajia on enemmän, jos murhasta saa murhatuomion, eikä tappotuomiota tai vapautusta. Kovemmasta tuomiosta on hyötyä seuraavalle uhrille, kun hän ei joudu uhriksi, koska psykopaatti on vankilassa eikä vapaana. Suomessa tämä seuraava uhri maksaa hengellään tai terveydellään oikeuslaitoksen kauniit tilastot ja vankeinhoidon edulliset kustannukset. Lisäksi kovemmalla tuomiolla rikolliselle alkuperäinen uhri saa oikeutta, hänen ei tarvitse elää pelossa, oikeusprosessi ei ole vain tuskaa ja nöyryytystä uhrille, vaan se johtaa tavallisen ihmisen oikeustajun täyttävään tuomioon ja oikeuden toteutumiseen.

[@zanx8010]

one word in Finland remember to pay taxes or it will be looong jail time coming for you

[@WildwoodVagabond]

zanx haha 😄

[@madis_l9578]

What works in culturally homogeneous country, like Finland, may be extremely difficult to apply to very diverse country like US.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

madis_l This is true

[@henrycorein382]

keep on ilove you.

[@brycebertolino7017]

New Silicon Valley model is to blow college off. K-12 just needs to do a better job of teaching kids to read, write and think. Currently there is no relationship between teachers salaries and student performance. Here is where we need to follow the Finnish model. Compare the average Finnish teacher educational attainment to the average American teacher and that will explain the difference. I wonder if Finnish teachers spend as much time on social indoctrination or do they spend more time on education. My guess is education.

[@Waldorf73]

You can't show an iconic picture of Old Town Porvoo and not expect me to notice. 😃 You know, you could be there yourself in a couple of months. How does that tickle your fancy? (I could be there in fifteen minutes but hey, life isn't fair.) This is possibly your best video thus far. Clearly it pays to take a breather once in a while and refocus. One per cent of American adults are in prison right now. In addition, there are more 17-year-old black people in jail than in college. No society in history has imprisoned more of its citizens than the United States of America. Those statistics are simply outrageous.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Waldorf73 The Porvoo clip was for you! I can tell from the pics it’s such a beautiful place. I really hope to visit there this summer ❤️ The USA isn’t the same country that it used to be. Honestly, the more I learn about this country the more I want to move away ☺️❤️ in time, in time

[@Waldorf73]

@@WildwoodVagabond I was hoping it was intentional and now you've gone and confirmed it. 🙂 It was a very nice touch. Old Porvoo is as beautiful as I am handsome so you should definitely come check me out. erm... check it out. 😉

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Waldorf73 hahaha 😂 ❤️❤️

[@nathan2813]

@@Waldorf73 " ...as beautiful as I am handsome!" Har har! I'll have to remember that one! :oD

[@nathan2813]

@@Waldorf73 That would work for a lot of other things, too! (e.g., as rich as I am handsome, as smart as I am handsome, as stupid as I am handsome, etc.) :oD

[@juhalehtinen4068]

😍

[@AikunIhana]

💜

[@Spale80]

❤

[@missmiami9230]

I don't know but Fins are reading Q and waking up.

[@mikaelpeltonen96]

The quality of these videos just goes higher, it's like watching 60 minutes without the interviews 😊 PS. I don't think European countries should be compared to the entire US, individual states would be more realistic benchmarks. Finland for instance is like a Midwestern state with a twist 😊

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Mikael Peltonen Thank you for your feedback ❤️

[@fancysfolly554]

Yes we have a terrible prison system in our country...now the prison system is another “for profit” fiasco...

[@merituulimakiruusu8664]

I rarely comment anything on any video I watch but I just had to tell you that this is probably the best video you've made so far. American people really need to see this and open their eyes to the truth that it really isn't the best country in the world and that there is much to learn from other countries. I really wish that you would have included or will make another video on differences in health care systems since there seems to be a lot of misunderstandings about universal health care. I'm so glad that Bernie Sanders is fighting so hard to bring it to the US.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Merituuli Mäkiruusu Hello! It’s nice to hear from you. I appreciate your comment ❤️ I plan to cover healthcare in another video. I was thinking about making a series of this type video. I also support what Bernie Sanders is fighting for. I’m not sure if it could ever actually happen here. So many conservatives are so stuck in their ways. But one can hope, right? I’m rooting for him anyway! Thanks for your feedback ❤️✌🏼 much love from Texas!

[@freshbrewedasmr3378]

I was born in the wrong country...........