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[@Ba_Yegu]

Finn: I so hate it when the Government and Healthcare demands to keep up the social distancing rule of two meters during the Covid. I miss the normal five.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

😂😂

[@raineja]

🤣

[@savvantaur]

😂😂🤣🤣 When I saw this text, I was about to die of laughter.

[@wudruffwildcard252]

Dude did you even watch this video? It was kilometers, kilometers, not meters! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@savvantaur]

@@wudruffwildcard252 That was the fun: The government forces people to be 2 meters close, even if people want to be a kilometer away from another person.

[@pexster1988]

The one guy wearing hat is Finnish national hero Kimi Räikkönen. He's pretty famous - most famous F1 driver in the World. :D

[@WildwoodVagabond]

I’ve seen a couple of clips of him driving off road. It was intense lol

[@pexster1988]

@@WildwoodVagabond Gogle Kimi or Raikkonen. He is popular! :D

[@pexster1988]

@@WildwoodVagabond See Leijonien jääkiekon kultajuhlat 2011

[@pexster1988]

@@WildwoodVagabond Last Ferrari F1 World Championship was by Kimi Matias Räikkönen from Espoo, Finland. :D

[@pexster1988]

Check Finland ball. Ball meme is funny.

[@villevaljakka6787]

When my mom was in New York, somebody asked her where's she's from, the conversation went like "Where are you from?" "Finland" "Ireland?" "Finland" "Where's that?" "Europe" "Texas?"

[@WildwoodVagabond]

hahaha 😄 that doesn't surprise me 😑

[@sunshineinspace6207]

🤦‍♀️😂😂😂

[@kathykatinator6966]

Lol

[@jokutyyppi4226]

Greetings from Ireland, Texas

[@iirovaltonen4258]

Suit is maa as in playing cards. Suit as a suit is puku.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Gotcha! 😎 thanks!

[@mahtavagimli6454]

yess

[@SUBTT67]

I’ve seen one: during this Corona epidemic it is hard to keep required 2 meter distances when normally we have 5 meters.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha that’s a good one!

[@hvnsl]

Nononono, actually it's 1km

[@Songfugel]

Corona virus pandemic, or as I like to call it, Finland Simulator

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha 😄😂

[@DoctorDike]

Miksi?

[@Songfugel]

@@DoctorDike Because of the social distancing

[@KaBr1969]

in simulator no one get sick...

[@joelallonen5501]

this stupid simulation has all bars closed :S

[@SnibediSnabs]

4:15 for the record, suit = maa is only in the context of the suits of a card deck (Spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds). The kind of suit that you put on with a tie and all that is "puku."

[@jenniruohonen8675]

Also... Cottage cheese is Moomin minced meat. 😂

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hahaha 😂

[@SK-nw4ig]

That's why it is so high in protein.

[@fluffyhnybadger5378]

@@SK-nw4ig 💀💀💀

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed this week’s video!! If you have any video request or ideas feel free to share them! Love you all ❤️ SIDE NOTE: I’ve gotten several comments about me saying “Cold War” when indeed it was the “winter war”. It was a little mistake with the word. I know it was the winter war but I associate winter with cold so I got the words mixed up in the moment.

[@Jangolfin]

Thank you for video of the week! :) One Idea, how you and your husby might react for 20 Funniest Finnish Expressions: matadornetwork.com/life/20-funniest-finnish-expressions-use/ Ja sitten suomeksi: Kiitos paljon viikon videosta! :) Idea, kuinka sinä ja siun miehes reagoivat 20 hassuimpaan suomalaiseen sanontaan:

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Jangolfin Photography Thank you!

[@teresa-3489]

my experience when i have visited finland is that if i start talking to a stranger they are a little surprised but then they talk and are nice

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Teresa H I had the same experience!

[@TheAzynder]

Shh, don't blow our cover, we have worked very hard on it :)=

[@teresa-3489]

@@TheAzynder 😂😂

[@nathan2813]

Is talking to a stranger a misdemeanor (minor crime) or a felony (serious crime) in Finland?? :oD

[@teresa-3489]

@@nathan2813 it is almost a minor crime😆

[@helenakoivisto4459]

What a funny video. Quite a few things are true. It's nice to be quiet with friends.

[@farouq7107]

7:54 Of course Finland exist. Australia on the other hand, we know it doesn’t exist

[@WildwoodVagabond]

😂

[@mikitz]

Wish the Soviets fell for that theory eighty years ago.

[@terotommola768]

This is the story I heard why some places are named that funny/gross way: Back in the day the Swedes ruled Finland, and they sent mappers over. Not everyone took kindly to this, and when they were asked the name of the place, they gave silly ass names to the mappers. And they stuck. I dunno, but it sounds like it could be true xD

[@Caldera01]

You know, there's a place in Turku called Pallivaha, or "Balls wax".

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hahaha no I didn’t 😄

[@akipetrus]

Yes it's true, i use to live right near pallivaha. There's also a place named "Lihasula" and that's melted meat in English. Or something like that....

[@mikrokupu]

An American nightmare in Finland: It looks Finns typically avoid small talk if possible. And when it seems to be working and you ask How Are You, the Finn tells how his day REALLY was. And how it was yesterday :)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha I have experienced that with Finns 😄

[@enniervasti2233]

I'm from Finland and I had never even heard of that Moomin and mozzarella thing before. I highly doupt that it was not made by a Finnish person

[@suskiitsu9554]

Kyl tosi moni tietää ton muumiliha jutun :D

[@enniervasti2233]

@@suskiitsu9554 Aijaa. No ei ainakaan mun korviin ollu ehtiny kantautua. Se kun luulee olevansa tosi perillä asioista, mut eipä sit ookaan :))

[@ninniv.5615]

Itelle suomalaisena ei oo ainakaan tullu kovin monesti vastaan. Ehkä on sitte valikoiva kuulo kun jääny paremmin mieleen se toteamus että muumeilla ei oo peräreikää... 😂

[@kitcat2449]

I remember playing online games when I was younger (habbo hotel for example) and accidentally moving next to someone was the most awkward thing for me even though it was just a game lol

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha 😆

[@TheAzynder]

I was confounded, confused and somewhat angered by the suit. Turns out it's a card suit and that is indeed maa. You learn new stuff everyday, it's why I love life :)= Good tidings.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

TheAzynder Haha 😄 so true! Have a great weekend!

[@nathan2813]

When I was in grade school (back in the dark ages) I probably would have KILLED myself if I knew learning would one day be FUN!! :oO :oD

[@nathan2813]

LOL, "So whatever you do, STAY AWAY FROM PERVONTIE!!" (Pervert's Road) :oD

[@WildwoodVagabond]

😂😂

[@olivial5142]

😂😂

[@BonedollPlays]

There is also a road called Paska-avenue (Shit avenue) in a town called Karstula. You might wanna check the history of that for a bit of finnish humour.

[@mikitz]

That is unless you're feeling particularly adventurous.

[@0Quiwi0]

Yes. We don't want to bother other people, so we don't start a conversation that often unless we are drunk. If you start a conversation we can get pretty chatty

[@MustaLaatta]

I'll comment other meems later (I think). but that 1000 pack of beer was sold at the same day it arrived and for that prize the shop delivered it to customer - without charge 😄😄

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Suo Kuokka Wow! Seriously?! 😄

[@MustaLaatta]

​@@WildwoodVagabond xtremely so - buyer was some IT programming Company's publicity stunt - and they sure got it, LOL But don't worry I still think it was not poured in drain... and1000x0.15 cent = 150€ those cans pledge value.. I would have returned every single one! That's the beauty of local recycling

[@sirsnufflepuff]

Yep, I can verify it as well. My friend works in that IT company, he posted pics of it at the time. Their office was very close by, so they just kind of wheeled it in there :'D No more need to go buy drinks for after-work pizza parties!

[@MustaLaatta]

@@sirsnufflepuff Veery long sauna meetings...

[@perttikroger5367]

Here I am, watching random KZbin, and then I run into The Ghost of May Days Past. I bought one. There were several, but only one at that store (not the store pictured, obviously, as it has two). It was for an IT company, and I think the other ones sold were too. Our company was in the same building complex as the store, so we just rolled it over on a pallet jack. Oh, and this did get me on the front page of Reddit for a while, so I guess that's one thing off the old bucket list.

[@hvnsl]

10:57 I have the book and trust me, you need to read it before you travel to Finland. (There are two parts and they're both called Finnish Nightmares)

[@dudesome69]

Some legend says that the vulgar names for places come from the times when Finland belong to Russia and the representers of the Tsar roamed around the the Finland to check up on their property. When asked what is the name of the place, Finns came up with the most taunting names just to screw around with the russians. Eventually the names stuck because they were written down on official papers.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha well that would be pretty cool!

[@valleyofk.yu.s.s.inmyhead8359]

Um... But that/it isn't so. Those are mostly Very ancient places. Russia didn't even had "formed" yet. But first russian city, Novgorod, was "made" once with three "kings". One of those was actually finnish. Even -as all know?- Finland didn't even exist then. Weird fact.

[@mikitz]

There's a place in Southern Botnia called Vittula, should've included that on the list...

[@tosijjaan]

​@@mikitz Koirankyrpäoja is better

[@jkoiranen]

This was a nice video. I didn't know half of those memes, but I can easily relate to them. Lumilapio to you too!

[@Repsikka]

My friend's older brother told her when she was a child that cottage cheese was Moomin minced meat

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Ewww lol 😂

[@susanna1258]

This was so spot on and yes, we in Finland are almost living as before, with this covid-19, the social distancing comes naturally to some of us at least, but then there are still ppl that take it really hard actually and have problems with coping with it :(

[@WildwoodVagabond]

I think that even though it’s normal for most Finns to keep distance it can be hard on them because we as humans are social creatures and thrive with social interaction. This whole situation has been hard for many people here too. It will be nice when we can get back to normal, but here in the US (according to the news) it’s still not under control. Thanks for your comment. Take care ☺️

[@nathan2813]

Hahaha! Your chipmunk voice is ADORABLE!! :oD

[@dallassukerkin6878]

The Finland doesn't exist thing originated from a mathematical 'joke' based on rounding errors - because the population is so small in global terms.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Dallas Sukerkin I was wonder where that came from!

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@WildwoodVagabond :grins: Of course I for one already knew Finland existed ... because I have been there and was trying to emigrate there before the Brexit vote annihilated the Pound (I am English) and killed the house purchase I had in progress. Otherwise I would be typing this from Riihimäki rather than Staffordshire :sad face:. Indeed, one the finest complements anyone has ever paid me was when me and my friend (from Riihimäki) were in Suomenlinna during winter. We were standing on the southernmost part, looking out over the water. and, out of the blue, he asked me "Are you cold?". "No." I said. He knew I was planning to move there and with a little smile said "You'll live then". ROFL.

[@jannehietavirta9744]

6:46 because language chances over time and some of those aren't from the finnish language. Example: Sodankylä (war's village) the word for river in saami is: soa, but to the finnish settelers it sounded like sota (war) so what started as Rivervilage turned to War's village.

[@AceVonS]

The social distancing thing... There's been a study where 23% of Finns said that social distancing has improved their quality of life.

[@sunshineinspace6207]

Hahaha! That's hilarious!😂😂

[@omnietyy]

5:14 For you curious souls out there, number 7 is Neekerisaari. I’ll let you translate that yourself.

[@BonedollPlays]

There was a debate of the name not long ago. I think they kept the name.

[@Anacone]

Too bad Neekerinsuukko was banned.

[@Norpal]

I actually live just a couple miles from Pervontie. Turns out it's just your little run-of-the-mill strip of road in a quaint little suburb.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha wow 😄

[@TheAzynder]

I think there is two, because why wouldn't there be.

[@elrikup1179]

Vittuoja (fuckditch)😁 is a river in Taivalkoski Fin 🤦🏻‍♂️ Nice video. Kiitos

[@WildwoodVagabond]

elRiku P 😲😂😂

[@elrikup1179]

@@WildwoodVagabond only in Finland 👍🏼😁

[@TANELINY]

Well Rachel, you forgot to mention, that never try to compete with a Finn in a Sauna competition. Cause a Russian dude once tried, and now he is dead!!!!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Taneli Nyberg haha 😂

[@cayenigma]

Yeah, I do not think that´s funny, because it actually happened

[@TwitteryErmine]

Timppa saunoo!

[@adansmith5299]

@@cayenigma Apologies, joke officer, we will refrain in the future. Do you need my licence and registration while you're here?

[@cayenigma]

@@adansmith5299 I´ll let you go off with a warning, this time XD

[@pricillasanders2330]

i love finnish social distance

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Pricilla Sanders Me toooo ❤️

[@JarkkoYli-Heikkuri]

only a Finnish man can to make a woman fall in love with herself from a mile away by whispering ;)

[@r.h.7633]

WOW, I'm impressed of your finnish, oh my god. How did you do that. BTW, these memes are so accurate and so true, it's exactly the same in Estonia. Welcome to Estonia.

[@terhitormanen]

The town name Kolari actually originates from the last name Kolari. There was a man named Pekka Kolari who moved from Savo to Lapland to a place that is now called Kolari in 1587 (mentioned in some old tax book). The word itself comes from an old, medieval Swedish word 'kolare' that means a coal maker, charcoal burner (someone who makes charcoal by burning trees).

[@WildwoodVagabond]

terhitormanen That’s so cool!

[@Tylran]

And a word for a chimney sweep is nokikolari.

[@hannarahm]

Such a fun video! Most of those memes are so true! 🤣 Btw hello from Finland!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hello from Texas!! ❤️✌🏼

[@sulosky]

Thank you once again for making one of your Finnish Friday -videos! Made my day :D Lumilapio!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

sulosky Awesome! Thank you! Lumilapio ✌🏼❤️

[@nathan2813]

Theory as to why Finland has so many towns with obscene names: the early explorers that were assigned the job of setting up and naming the towns were getting payback against their supervisors for sending them to such a cold, dark, miserable place!! :oO :oD

[@SK-nw4ig]

Also they sent educated young college people to put place names on maps. Many country folk just decided to troll them, and told them stupid and provocative names.

[@xotube2206]

@@SK-nw4ig I wonder what the story behind Murhasaari is, Murder Island.. ;-)

[@terhitormanen]

One other thing is that when there was e.g. a swamp or a marsh that was very difficult to cross or get around they would give it a bad name (like s..t something). Same if the a lake or a pond didn't have lots of fish or it had lots of rocks or some ancient fisher-hunter had something bad or difficult happen to him there, he would give it an appropriate name ("p...a lampi" etc.)

[@virvalehmusvuori1469]

The muumi liha joke is so real! Heh

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Virva Lehmusvuori It looks so much like Moomin meat 😑😂

[@tjaamanen1979]

Kissanpiiskaajankuja was found in Kristiinankaupunki. That is stupid but they are partly Rantaruotsalaisia but not as bad as Närpiöläiset =) Thank You for Lumilapio! =D

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Lumilapio! Have a great weekend ❤️

[@k.p.loveraft775]

Near where I live is Suolijärvi (bowel lake) which connects to suolioja (bowel brook) and in the other end is Paskosaari (shit island) . That's gross but kind of hilarious! Haven't ever seen 1000-packs of beer but there were 100-packs when it was Finland's 100th independence day. Even that was crazy I thought.

[@lassemanninen4750]

Keisari 1000-päkki was made for Finlands 100y party. It was for sale, but really it was a joke.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Lol good to know!

[@lassemanninen4750]

@@WildwoodVagabond There was also "Karjala 100-pac", from another company. That one can be carry by one man. If you were built like Arnold, in opening scene of "Commando" (1985).😁

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

I really enjoyed this, thank you!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Thank you for watching ❤️🥰

[@akitahvanainen]

Great correction that Finland does not belong to Scandinavia! I bet many Finns would argue you otherwise, but you are indeed correct.

[@Idefixu]

Last summer in Helsinki Kaisaniemi weather station, half a mile from where I live, all time high temperature was recorded, 33,2C about 92-93F. That's not the all time high in Finland though. I think it's 37C, not absolutely sure. So it's not cold and rainy every summer.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Wow!! That’s pretty warm for finland!

[@arska77]

Thank you Rachael Vagabond again 😀 Nice vid, but too short 👍✌️

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Arska77 Hällöö! It’s nice to hear from you! I’m glad you liked it! Have a great weekend ❤️🥰

[@angelinashiloh]

Best thing i like about Finland in your videos is Finns respect privacy Insulated housing Social distancing of 5 meters

[@Robustacap]

You should know that in Turku there is a place called 'Palli' and right next to it 'Pallivaha', translated as 'ball' (singular balls) and 'ball wax'. I've often wondered these place names myself, and I came to the conclusion that when the map names were stamped down, they likely were swedish academics (It took a long time and one Mikael Agricola to change, but for a long time Finnish Academic lingua was Swedish) going around asking people where they were and what was called what. Humorous Finns living a rough farming or logging or something life, far from the Lords making maps then had some fun.. ;-D And other thing is different accents, that can be like different languages when spoken, really old Saami-tribe words, etymology.. Oh, and there's a place called "Varkaus" or "Theft" too and many more..

[@annbellgrau]

Those place names were mild, there are actually so many places in Finland with names that are so inappropriate you could never show them in your video😁

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Really!? Wow? 😄

[@MustaLaatta]

@@WildwoodVagabond Really, found an interesting aritcle of those names, if u have tendency to blush, don't read the list too intensive... www.foreigner.fi/articulo/tourism/would-you-dare-to-swim-in-lake-paskalampi-read-about-the-strangest-toponyms-of-finland/20190215162017001342.html

[@nathan2813]

The worst town name in the U.S. I know of is French Lick, Indiana!! :oO :oD

[@SK-nw4ig]

There is also a town called Blue ball in the US.

[@weapea]

There are places like "venäjä" (russia) and others oddly named places in Finland!

[@kenseitakesi4521]

The place name Kolari comes from the Swedish word Kolare which also means mile burner.

[@sirsnufflepuff]

I don't know if this was the origin of that Moomin meat meme, but I think there was a horror larp (live-action role-playing game) in the Moomin World in Naantali a couple of years back where they served mozzarella as Moomin meat. Not sure if that was because of the meme, or if that was the beginning of the meme.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha 😄 interesting

[@timomastosalo]

That Kimi Räikkönen picture is even funnier as the real video from what actually happened. Namely Nicole Kidman arrived in the F1 paddock, and shook hands with the F1 people there. Her small talk was probably such sweat talk that Kimi watched at the camera with that face. For me it speaks loud and clear: 'This guy just 'needed' to barge in here, right?' Kimi is such an honestly straight forward guy he has little tolerance for the buzz around them unrelated to the real F1 driving. People have been laughing at that so much. Search & watch: Kimi Räikkönen Nicole Kidman.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

timomastosalo Haha thanks for sharing!

[@timomastosalo]

@@WildwoodVagabond Find that video! :)

[@tomimarkus]

That first meme about Moomins and Mozzarella is a complete lie. I'm from Finland and I've never heard anything so stupid in my life. No one, absolutely not a single soul, in Finland would come up with something like that or joke about it. 😒

[@jarskil8862]

I have heard that one actually. Its not super common tho.

[@mohammadalhasan4253]

the 1000 beer pack is probably on the Estonia-Finland or Sweden-Finland cruise or one of those... you know! the one where people drive a car in and order it to be filled with booze!

[@Kabul75]

I actually can see Nahkahousut (a small island) from my living room, it's in Helsinki

[@House_of_Caine]

The 1000-pack of Keisari was a joke and a promotional item. They came up with that after another brewery created a 100-pack for finnish independence 100 year anniversary, so of course they had to one-up them.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Oh ok cool! Thanks for clarifying. Interesting

[@JuhaKolari]

I would like to point out that the name of the town of Kolari does not originate from the word meaning collision or crash. It comes from the Swedish word "kolare", meaning someone who burns a coal kiln to make tar.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

I just noticed your last name is Kolari 😎

[@JuhaKolari]

@@WildwoodVagabond That's how I know what it means! 😆

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

The worst thing about social distancing is that you have be 2 metres away from other people. Normally we live at least 4 metres away so it is a big difference.

[@aasheeshchhabra5125]

What are best months in Finland. Free from snow and lot of sunshine

[@viljakytola5433]

Hi i am from Finland! Its awesome tuhat People knows Ab Finlandia even a bit .

[@Aurinkohirvi]

That "maa" thing is not a meme, and it is a sorry attempt to make it one. Almost every word you take from a dictionary has plenty of different meanings. There are plenty of English (or Finnish) words that have dozens of meanings. And what's worse, in some of those cases you need to do real mental gymnastics to claim the word should be translated as "maa," for example area or terrain. You cannot translate world as maa, the planet's name is Maapallo with capital first letter, you could shorten it as Maa. Countryside you would never write as "maa" in Finnish, the word translates as maaseutu, but again you can use an abreviation, and only in inflected forms: maalla, maalle, maalta. Who ever did that should be ashamed.

[@omnietyy]

Also dirt could be called maa but it’s usually called multa.

[@emmallemiettinen6992]

Im from Finland! 🇫🇮

[@timomastosalo]

That 'Finland doesn't exist' meme likely started because some folks couldn't believe all the good things happening in Finland ('How can that be? - No way...'). Jealousy is a strong motivator :)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

timomastosalo Lol makes sense 😄

[@miriyochanan7140]

No, it is invention of the Finns who feel the country is already too crowded and wish to discourage curious tourists from travelling there...

[@timomastosalo]

@@miriyochanan7140 OK :)

[@Jussi138]

in public sauna everybody talks only foreigners are shy and looking their toes, sitting lowest benches 🤣

[@Lumperi65]

Have a nice weekend, lumilapio!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Thank you! You too

[@trumpjongun8831]

Ja lumikola vielä kylkiäiseksi !

[@gixxerist3537]

I have told that many of those "funny" names on map, is because back then when map makers were askin from locals, they just made them up or trolled map makers.

[@wispywhiskers3502]

I sometines drive through the village Pöljä (Dumb), where I get an idyllic view of Pöljän koulu (School of Dumb).

[@johnraina4828]

Everything is bigger in Texas until.. Here come Finland with a 1000pack

[@Sylinteri]

4:30 When Finland was part of Sweden when they would come to ask us what is name of this place for maps we would just prank them

[@arisuva9629]

most of these place names in here are the result of cartographers (russian, swedish and during winterwar german) getting local guides... and when the guides didnt know/remember the places name, they told something sooo weird... (the #7 really is so naughty that even i blushed when i first learned of it)

[@kuhanrapelsin7877]

About social distancing, In finland there is a running joke about, well, now when social distancing one or two meters is over, can we go back to normal 5 meters at least?

[@anu83]

The moomin thing was new to me as well :D hahahah

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Anucirq That was probably one of my favorite ones!

[@Jantzku]

What the hell, last summer was very warm.

[@leevi._.]

15 vuotta sitten juhannuksena oli lunta 😂

[@rekkaus]

You can buy 1000pack and shop will actually deliver it for you (that is part of the price).

[@Sevensixtytwo]

There is story that when cartographiers asked for places names old people made fun of them since those people was native swedish and didn't understand Suomenkieli. So they just put names finnish gave them. So this is prank for decades

[@Sevensixtytwo]

Or even centuries

[@karinelaxa959]

Love your vids!😁💗 Tosi kivoja.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Kiitoksia!

[@mikoolo1698]

I'm swedish and I have to say this. Finland is a part of scandinavia. It's one of the 3 nordic countries that the scandinavian mountainrange goes through. Denmark however is not a scandinavian country.

[@videosfromrandomgames5708]

Your finnis skills are so good that i can under stand it well. 3:01 I’m from finland

[@nathan2813]

On Tissikukkulat (tit hills), the Grand Tetons (mountain range) in the U.S. state of Wyoming means "large nipples" in French!! It seems those early explorers had been away from women for far too long!! :oD en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton

[@nicoleluova2341]

It's so funny! I live in Finland since August for study abroad till December and you channel is perfect for me! 😍😂

[@WildwoodVagabond]

That’s so cool! I’m happy for you. I hope you have a great experience there! ❤️🥰

[@josiwinter6836]

Vitunvilheltämän jänkä. that is a place. try translating that one.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

josi winter 😲

[@nathan2813]

Haha, it's so weird that that word in particular apparently seems impossibly complex and undecipherable to you guys. ALL FINNISH WORDS seem impossibly complex and undecipherable to ME!! :oD

[@suokkos]

I guess you mean _Vitunviheltämäaapa_. Would it be something like _Strong_ _Mire_ _of_ _Whistling_ _of_ _Cunt_? I don't know. The translation is hard. Yes. I know aapa and änk mean different swamp types. But quick internet search finds the name uses aapa.

[@veboonetapsr6812]

In the grass i was sitting shirtless over frozen lake with sun bench

[@eb1042]

ATTN: WILDWOOD VAGABOND Where and How did you learn to speak Finish?? (Just by living there?) Came across your amazing personality originally on your "Darkside of Nomadic/RV road life", my second introduction to you was your "How to heal a Broken Heart" video, which because of my history, I could relate to. You're a beautiful soul- I grew up in Long Island NY- I was born in Phoenix, AZ and have done some traveling myself. I used to live in San Antonio, TX. Reach out sweet soul- Reply back. Would love to hear from you. You are truly inspiring! Thanks 😊

[@sunfiretys]

Awesome, thanks! :)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

sunfiretys ❤️🥰

[@kristenaijala8925]

So after last week's video, I connected with a cousin ....because of your channel!!... Woohoo!... Thank you. I live in Massachusetts and my cousin)whom I've never met) lives in Tampere. Very cool ..hope to connect on Facebook. Fun video...thx!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Kristen Aijala That is sooooo cool! Thanks for sharing! ❤️😎

[@kristenaijala8925]

@@WildwoodVagabond I to connect with my cousin. No comments yet following your newest video. Fingers crossed!

[@steffsilverstam]

This was a good one. In Sweden we need our space to but the Finns are ridiculous (but they are our brothers and sisters, we love them anyway 💕) I wonder how it is after a bottle of Koskenkorva. 😊

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Steff Silverstam Haha I bet it would be a whole different story after a bottle of Koskenkorva 😄

[@pinjakorpikoski9315]

aw thank you

[@heidisaarela9076]

I don’t know if this has been already commented but! Why the finish cities, places, what ever have been named like that is cause... If I remember correctly it was swedish who sent a Person to draw a map of Finland when we were part of them (or Russia if I remember wrong). And Finnish playd practical jokes on the guy and told him wrong names 🤣 and they have been not chanced. Sorry about my bad English!

[@elderscrollsswimmer4833]

Ompa vaan lampi seriously proves that.

[@jupee03]

Someone said that names are from Winter (cold) War in 1939-1940 when Finnish Soldiers told the place names for Sovient Soldiers

[@valleyofk.yu.s.s.inmyhead8359]

But that's not true.

[@jupee03]

@@valleyofk.yu.s.s.inmyhead8359 Yeah I'm not sure

[@ivanjednobiegowiec7656]

Ermmm... Cold War? Of course you meant Winter War. Finland made Soviets pay very dearly, but in the end was overwhelmed by superior number of troops and gear. But you also had War Heroes like The White Death, Simo Häyhä... I regards to odd places names we have quite a few in my country of birth, Poland. For example Swornegacie and Małe Swornegacie. That you can probably translate as Perky Pants and Little Perky Pants xD Cheers! I.

[@Coreyclassic]

This is hilarious!

[@timomastosalo]

There was a problem arising from the Corona Virus regulation that people need to be at 2m (or 6f) distance. - Finns complained why they need to move so close to each other?!

[@WildwoodVagabond]

timomastosalo Haha 😂

[@KermaPippuri]

To be honest, I have never seen other finns get as close to me as some have during corona... Some people get so close in the checkout line that I can feel/hear their breathing (without mask on). But fortunately that´s just a minority.

[@Zarrow1]

Corona social distancing wasn't a problem at the slightest for me but for most people it seemed like a struggle.

[@raineja]

That was nice vid. Please do more.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

I’m glad you liked it ☺️🥰

[@Mrbilist]

Some of the places named inapropriate are because in WW2 finnish people allied with germany and when they asked what are the places called the finnish people would just troll germans and name places like that :D

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha 😄 if that’s true then it makes sense and that is pretty funny lol

[@House_of_Caine]

Also cottage cheese is ground Moomin... >:)

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Haha 😂

[@miikkakorpiranta]

Fresh cottage cheese is moomin minced meat, not mozzarella ;)

[@miikkakorpiranta]

U know raejuusto? images.app.goo.gl/UerFxShYUfXssCGy7

[@WildwoodVagabond]

Hahaha ewww 😂😑

[@patonki26]

finnish people also joke that cottage cheese is moomin mince