5 more things I like about Finland

[@bofink5377]

Thanks Siberian Gone. Yes, I agree, living in a foreign country or also as a tourist, broaden one's views enormuosly. Let's keap up the traditions.

[@Yupppi]

привет from Finland! Funny videos :)

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Привееет! =) Nice to hear you liked them!

[@MigthyDucksz24]

I don't think there is anything wrong in loving one's own country as long as you can respect and appreciate things from other countries too, like you mentioned :) What i appreciate about Finland from a human side of things is the peace and quiet nature of the country and the finnish people. I don't know how to pin point it, but finns are definitely no bullshit people and straight to the point-ish. Don't say things that they feel no need to say or drag things that can be cut short out, which i love myself as an introvert and fellow person from the north xD So, thank you Finland for that. It's definitely needed and refreshing i think.

[@just42tube]

Loving one's country can be different things for different people. Trump supporter in US probably thinks it means putting USA interest above all others and taking a stand against everybody else. Russian has it's own form of nationalism, for historical reasons and for internal political use. Just look what powered Brexit. England population has very different priorities compared to Scotland, Welsh or Gibraltar. If loving your own country so easily transforms to hostility against other nations, I don't care about it.

[@MigthyDucksz24]

@@just42tube Yeah there are different varities to it when you put it like that. You don't have to be ultra conservative or ultra nationalistic in order to love your country in my opinion. It doesnt necessarily have to be devoted/rooted in state politics and heavy traditions for you to love your country in my opinion. You can seperate state and people. But im not judging people for whatever reason they have to love their country. Im personally not too conservative of me im not too traditional either id say id like to be flexible and open minded, but what interests me is the mentality and cultural aspects of the people. It's interesting to understand different ideologies and points of views not necessarily to be for or against it.

[@MigthyDucksz24]

@@just42tube Putting your own country or loving your own country above anything else is fine for me but when it turns into xenophobism and narrowmindedness towards other people and their countries i kind of cringe beacuse it's a contradiction of love anyway 😅 And these people tend to be rather unintelligent beacuse they are very stuck in their ways, exposed to only the ideas of their parents and peers and never left their hometown even. Yeah i think that i cringe at narrowmindedness and having a fake feeling of having to justify oneself not actually the love for ones country 😅

[@gpsfamilyjournal7036]

As an architect I totally appreciate restrictions on designing own house. Also on renovating your own apartment, adding glazing on the balcony and many other. It prevents the house to look like a slum

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

That is really true! Also the fact that it's compulsory to renovate the exterior of the building is nice - it also adds up to the cities looking nicer in general!

[@gpsfamilyjournal7036]

Siberian Gone International small things like that make big change in look of the city

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

@@gpsfamilyjournal7036 I totally agree

[@paanalle]

It also makes older places look like a slum since you cannot rebuild

[@h.e.a311]

I think it reflects the equality between people.

[@TheGoldenAgeofHardRock]

I agree, sometimes the rules are intrusive, but they also protect you from living next door to the worst possible neighbor.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

speaking about the horrible neighbors....check out my latest video XD

[@suomhi]

There are bad sides to that gravel, too: sometimes it's too sharp and punctures bike tyres, sometimes they put too many layers of it and take a long time to remove it, so it also becomes dangerous on its own, and it also increases the amount of street dust when snow melts and weather is dry for a few days.

[@creislaw4821]

About that baby box...It was originally intended to be 5 year (I think) experiment but it was adopted permanently after first year. Why? Well the babybox cut down infant mortality by a HUGE margin. Something like 30-50%. So it's not so much about leveling the playing field but to stop from your baby dying from all the little things that could pose a threat for the infant. Other part comes from neuvola-system where they check health of infants as well mothers before and after birth and educate parents how to take care of the baby before the birth

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

oh wow, didn't know this part of the story! Thanks for telling! 30-50% is a huge success, I'm wondering how did they come up with this idea

[@Libertaari]

Great content! I appreciate your attitude and energy.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Thank you so much for such a sweet feedback!

[@h.e.a311]

good

[@TheNismo777]

261 subs now! Lets go to 1 million! You're making the world a better place, ever small thing counts :]

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

hahaha, yeah, we're nearly there XD

[@AratjaUjotOurstories]

Even if you live in an apartment you pay property tax. The things is the building pays and the cost is divided among the house owners. You pay hoitovastike and part of it is the property tax.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

WHAT?! Reallyyyy? That's a real discovery for me! I thought hoitovastike is just maintenance

[@jounik]

@@SiberianGoneInternational It is maintenance, but that also covers the owner's portion of the property tax. The owner is responsible for the maintenance happening but you are responsible for paying for it.

[@MrCreatorCC]

I know rules are hard to fallow, But they will keep your neighbors in shape and clean community.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

that's true. Well, I think if the rules do make sense , then they're not too hard to follow =)

[@ignatnikitin6666]

Great country and great inspiring video! You are so natural and confident in front of a camera, you should be an actress 🙂 It also would be interesting to know what part of Siberia are you from 😊

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Novosibirsk :)

[@kryssygee4814]

Thanks! Great info! Did not know all that!!!

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

You're more than welcome

[@justskip4595]

Moderation. Not too much and not too little. If you want to live as you like, there's plenty of room on the countryside.

[@smeffenzeffer9688]

Very interesting and intelligent discussion, thank you. Your video really gives a good idea of ordinary daily life in Finland (Helsinki?).

[@smeffenzeffer9688]

Every Mother in the world should get one of those Baby Boxes tailored for their country. Everyone should have 100 Mbits/sec internet to connect us across the globe.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Oh, thank you! I'm glad you found it informative!

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

@@smeffenzeffer9688 yeah, I agree. I think nowadays internet is one of the basic human rights

[@qwertyasdd]

Winter this year is a damn joke.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

haha, it just changed her mind on the way here and decided not to show up XD

[@trumpjongun8831]

If it was a joke here, we would have normally an ice age.

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

Saves money in Heating .............

[@ПолинаРусалеева-ц1ж]

Ирина, очень познавательно и интересно ❤️ Ожидаем больше видео 😉

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Оо, спасибо огромное ❤️ Самая большая проблема - это время!

[@ПолинаРусалеева-ц1ж]

Siberian Gone International Мы подождём 😘❤️

[@SkillsandTrade]

Very nice video, I really enjoyed it. I subscribed

[@just42tube]

Especially fast fiber connections can be costly in remote areas. Even in suburban areas fiber to your house can cost like 1300€, if it is available at all, plus monthly internet fees. Mobile internet access is widely available from some operators, but wireful access can be limited in Finland even in more populated areas.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

yeah, when my parents were building a house, I remember that getting a cable was crazy expensive, but it's because it was a new neighborhood. Nowadays you can also get away with a wireless one, which works with a sim-card

[@just42tube]

@@SiberianGoneInternationalall operators are pushing their 4G wireless products, but some also hybrid router solutions,. where they offer 4g wireless and VDSL wirefull bandwidth combined. The combined bandwidth is still much less than what optical-fiber networks could deliver.

[@soomcine]

Thanks good information :) It’s me SOONMIN ! :) i did sub and alarm ! Really really good video!! 🤗👍

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Oh!! It's really cool to see you Soonmin!!! Thanks for being here and not forgetting us volunteers :) :)

[@alporatia4385]

Привет ирина! Yeah the weather has changed a lot. Back in the 1970s winter in S Finland was defined by the length of time (how many months) snow stayed on the ground. I even recall minus 36 degrees C one winter in Salo. Now we seem to delete some winters and go straight from autumn to spring. But it's still possible to go up north skiing, snow-mobiling or watching the aurora borealis. And in summer there are loads of possibilities for water sports, camping, etc. in Finland's nature. // Cultures are different around the globe. Earlier you noted how nondescript clothing styles are in Finland, but not only here. Before the turn of the century there was the concept of "gå bort kläder (go away clothes)" in Sweden. Finns and Swedes value interior design and furnishings more highly; Poles don't as I recall. They spend more time in restaurants with friends. And middle class Indians and Italians are far better dressed and style-conscious. // You complained about how far Finland is away from everything. That's true to some extent. It's great to visit capital cities "in Europe", etc., before you settle down with a family or reach mid-age crisis. At that point you can sweeten life with visits nearer home to jewels like the Venice of the North St Petersburg, ye old Hansa towne of Tallinn, or Riga with over 800 Art Nouveau buildings and Europe's largest market hall. Hopefully the Wuhan pandemic peters out soon, or we'll have to sit it out at home, counting the days, learning patience, meditation or other skills. Будь здоров, девочка!

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Привет! =) oh wow! how come you speak a bit of Russian? hey! thanks for making a point about the interior designs! It helped me to recall another thing I value about Finland =)

[@samuelbruun5460]

Snowless winters are seemingly becoming the new norm at least here in southern Finland

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

yep! Apparently! Though...maybe it's just an abnormal year and it will go back to normal next winter?

[@just42tube]

@@SiberianGoneInternational They usually use long periods to calculate average to give the expected numbers. www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/lumitilastot

[@lazyninja4646]

😍😍 I like your accent

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Aw, thank you!! I don't 🤣

[@FinGreek]

Nice video-Greetings from Greece

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel!:) I love Greece, visited it 3 times and going to come again:)

[@shadowdance7126]

Ну и конечно, третий, контрольный коммент для юбилейного 300 субскрибера 😁 и продвигать контент в высь!

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

хахах, спасибо!! Я, кстати, даже заметила этого 300-го, когда он явился)))

[@ImForwardlook]

I got exhausted about all this energy! :D

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Hahaha, thank you, I'll take that as a compliment, as most of the time I'm super flegmatic 😄

[@ImForwardlook]

@@SiberianGoneInternational I don't believe that for a second! :)

[@omegamale7880]

@@ImForwardlook Try watching at half speed or lower.

[@traviswilliams1296]

Wow looks cold! We haven’t had much snow here this season...which I’m glad for since I work outside. How many months out of the year does it snow there?

[@MigthyDucksz24]

I'd rather have some snow for a few months than 6 straight months of piss grey skies lol. Snow is beautiful and pretty underrated to me ^^

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Hi! That snow was filmed in Central Finland, in Helsinki we had none this year, which is super abnormal, normally we have snow for at least 4-5 months

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Loooool, a perfect description of what's happening here! XD I would also prefer snow

[@traviswilliams1296]

Siberian Gone International oh I love watching snow fall I just hate working in it lol

[@just42tube]

@@SiberianGoneInternational super abnormal unless it is the new norm. Global warming is expected to give Finland more cloudy weather and rain. In the north that gives record snowfalls and in the southern part of Finland it will give warmer but miserable rainy weather.

[@Latexi_LMX]

Cool video!

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Thank you! 🤗

[@Mojova1]

Great video. Subbed. :)

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

you're super welcome!

[@yksityinenoma7821]

Hi, I like your videos! What’s your occupation here in Finland? What’s your story. How did you end up here?

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Hi! Thank you! I develop process flow for one of the team in one international company =) Moved here as a teenager with my parent, since I have some Finnish roots

[@shadowdance7126]

Хэй-хэй-хэй, уже 260)) скоро юбилей, дальше - больше)

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

да, идут потихонечку =)

[@timoterava7108]

Those little crushed stones are called gravels.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Riiiiiiight! Thank you!

[@petev.6598]

Nope. They are called pebbles. Gravel consists of much larger pieces of stone.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

@@petev.6598 We've got some experts here 😁

[@petev.6598]

@@SiberianGoneInternational We know our stones. :D

[@timoterava7108]

@@petev.6598 Actually they indeed are gravels (or just sand). "Gravel /ˈɡrævəl/ is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments." "ISO 14688 grades gravels as fine, medium, and coarse with ranges 2 mm to 6.3 mm to 20 mm to 63 mm." A pebble is "a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand". That's not what we use.

[@just42tube]

If you own an appartment in Finland, then you most likely technically own shares of a housing company (AsOy), which actually owns the whole property. AsOy pays real estate tax as well as all other expenses the property has, for which it collects maintenance charge from stock holders. Real estate tax level can be different in each municipality. www.vero.fi/en/individuals/housing/

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

the more videos I make, the more I learn =) Yeah, I didn't know that property taxes are paid from those monthly fees, I thought it's pure maintenance fees

[@just42tube]

@@SiberianGoneInternational "hoitovastike" is used to cover the expenses of the maintenance of the property, but also insurance of the buildings and other insurances and property tax. You should ask to see the yearly financial statement (tilinpäätös) with notes (liiteineen), so that you see the expenditure and revenue of the company in more detail.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

@@just42tube I've seen it, but I guess I was just looking at the totals =) 😅

[@smallfan1995]

I have a 100mb/s internet for 98 cents, living in Finland

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Wow, cool! Where did you get it?

[@smallfan1995]

@@SiberianGoneInternational I live in apartment owned by city. Even the rent is cheaper than from other sources, so when i moved in i got offer 0,49e for 50mb/s or this one, so i went for the expensive one this time :D

[@takoja507]

I have 100mb/s included in my rent. So I pay nothing :)

[@massoud999]

Cool

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

thanks!

[@mb7050]

towns can build anything without restriction . consumers are restricted

[@Balamut36.]

Всё Ирик, завтра пойду к уличкому будем перекрашивать дома, заборы и перекраивать крыши! )))

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

XD я думаю надо просто стране как-то тщательнее архитекторов районов отбирать

[@travel_with_hearth5052]

how did you find apartmen? can you recommend me some sites, i want to move in Tempere :)

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Hi! Sure! Oikotie.fi

[@cerberuscorp]

Rawr 😏😏😍

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

😄😄 informative comment 😁

[@cerberuscorp]

Is a informative content from a queen of the beauty

[@Fex1s]

What ppl with money do is just change your postal code/home to that house for 2 years go after the mail from there and then sell without tax.. thats the "proof that i lived there"

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

well, I don't know. what if you want to rent it to someone? That person will put the apartment's address as theirs into the system, so the tax office will be able to see that someone else has been registered in that apartment, no?

[@elderscrollsswimmer4833]

The people who take the money instead of the baby box... well, if it's the second or third child and they already got all that stuff for the first child who has outgrown them...

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Makes sense!

[@kaltask1]

10 Mbps connection in my apartment is 0€, 100 Mbps 10€ and 1000 Mbps 29,90€.

[@ravenfin1916]

Those little stones are collected every spring, because otherwise they would just be on the road and a nuisance in the future. They are not reused because it would be expensive. All cigarette butts and dog droppings should be washed away so that they are safe to use again.

[@shadowdance7126]

В других странах Европы мобильный интернет дорогой, например Чехия) и скорость маленькая

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

да? Про Чехию мало знаю, но насколько я знаю в Европе цены еще более ли менее относительно США и Канады

[@keithdrozario]

Its the opposite here in India. Internet is 20 euros and cell data is 2 euros.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

That sounds like a good deal, but I don't know the local salaries. Do you think it's a good deal?

[@keithdrozario]

Well yeah, super cost effective. Internet is 100 gb and the cell plan is 45 gb, so works pretty well.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

@@keithdrozario cool!

[@cerberuscorp]

I m impatient for see your beautiful face again 🌹 💗

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Oh, thank you so much for keeping me motivated! I'll try to upload on Monday. I have 3 videos filmed, but editing is the bottleneck

[@cerberuscorp]

@@SiberianGoneInternational Oh thank you i keeping you motivated ? It so cute 😊😊😊

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

@@cerberuscorp 😳

[@cerberuscorp]

@@SiberianGoneInternational 😊😍

[@jukkahakkarainen6964]

Everyone who owns land pays property-tax (kiinteistövero) Even those paying rent to someone pay it indrectly

[@Balamut36.]

Ирик, на следующий год ждём от тебя видос с твоей коробкой! )))

[@calbackk]

Finland do have. property tax, and it was recently raised.

[@СерегаЛитвинов-с5м]

How many Russian people living in Finland?

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Google says approximately 75000, but I don't know how exactly do they count

[@Benderkekekekekeke]

@@SiberianGoneInternational There is government office called Statistics Finland. They keep statistics of about everything.

[@timoterava7108]

It depends on how you define "Russian". 81.606 people in Finland spoke Russian as native language on 31.12.2019. 85.534 people had foreign background in Russia or the USSR on 31.12.2018. 28.474 people in Finland had only Russian citizenship on 31.12.2018. 31.869 people in Finland had dual Finnish and Russian citizenship on 31.12.2018.

[@FinnlandIlpoPietinen]

[@Jollyaccordionist]

There is much more a snow than South-coast Finland at now! 2020!!!

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

we still have none in Helsinki region

[@Balamut36.]

Иринка, посмотри внимательно видос kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKmcm2hpdt9oqrM

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Спасибо большое за наводочку!

[@АлександрВладимирович-ч1р6ч]

По русски общайся и будет больше подписчиков

[@trumpjongun8831]

I never want to live on those neighbourhoods where the houses are built so close to each other and yards are size of an post stamp. My closest neigbour lives 400 meters away and i love it.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

it's great you found the option, which suits you

[@oscargold1554]

Pay it forward

[@robbiejobbie4302]

253 subscribers*

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Yeah, it's slowly growing :)

[@estellasalmi9409]

Russia being the most civilized and richest country in the world, would be great if you would do similar videos about Russia. Genuinely interested.

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

Yeah, I'm planning to do 5 things I like and not like about Russia too :)

[@Casinooos]

The most civilized? 😂

[@oscargold1554]

I think i can help you understand how fast babies grow 😉 😊

[@SiberianGoneInternational]

loool, that's a very discreet hint XD

[@АлександрВладимирович-ч1р6ч]

Говори то. Е.