Crazy Things Considered Normal in Finland

[@vaerner]

The crucial thing about the baby box was not necessarily just the box itself, but that to get it expecting mothers had to visit (free) pre-natal clinics. To this day, to get the box you need to visit a maternity and child health clinic before your 18th week of pregnancy.

[@MananAnwar]

Yep, that is correct. It is a necessary precondition.

[@kaihomieli8226]

Ha ha, your belief that we Finns are lacking emotions is totally wrong!! We just more calm in public.

[@MananAnwar]

Too bad, there is no way to test it.

[@Bn-f2b2r]

@@kaihomieli8226 en menis sanomaan.

[@thedudefromrobloxx]

@Bn-e8r2y menisin. Jos on tunteiden tunnistamisessa vaikeuksia ehdotan terapeuttia

[@Bn-f2b2r]

@@thedudefromrobloxx ai väität että ihmiset on rauhallisia julkisissa paikoissa.

[@thedudefromrobloxx]

@Bn-e8r2y kyllä ja jos et usko määrään sulle ulkomaan matkan

[@-tyhjaarpa]

Never heard of saunakahvit before :D

[@suvikoivunen8752]

Neither have I. Before or after sauna one is supposed to drink beer, lonkero or juice.

[@talvetar3385]

Yes, not a concept. Usually after sauna definitely not Coffee.

[@anneliseppanen9105]

@@suvikoivunen8752 Limpsaa lapsille - for kids.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Kyllä saunakahvit on olemassa, ja ne nautitaan joissakin uskovaispiireissä saunan jälkeen, jolloin me muut otamme kylmän huurteisen. Olen ollut ko. tilanteessa.

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

@@pekkakarppinen1608 Paljon raittiita ihmisiä myös ei uskovaisten joukossa.

[@RakosMcHill]

One of the main reasons for excessive coffee drinking is the same as with excessive alcohol consumption. Prohibition. The crown tried several times to ban coffee, but failed. And every time it became more important. There was at least three instances when this happened.

[@MananAnwar]

I didn't know that coffee was banned? When was that?

[@RakosMcHill]

⁠prohibitions were attempted along other limitations: 1756 - 1792. Full ban was tried several times, some years at the time. 1943 Finland was completely dry due to war efforts.

[@sarionilkka]

My favourite weird finnish competition is heavy metal knitting.

[@MananAnwar]

What did I just watch ! 😬

[@duboiskenty6074]

When I worked at the University of Lapland, people would have coffee in the morning, then lunch, then at the 14:30 coffee chat, then they would sometimes have a last cup before going home....

[@MananAnwar]

That is nuts, I can't even drink one a day it gets me so going.

[@duboiskenty6074]

@@MananAnwar yeah I can't have more than 2 cups otherwise I get so anxious

[@fintux]

We don't lack emotions, but we just don't like to show them in public. On the fines, the purpose of them is not to collect money or pay off the police, but to be a punishment. And to get roughly equal punishment to somebody who is a millionaire or to somebody who is a pensioner, it absolutely makes sense in my opinion to have the payment be proportional to income. On the coffee times, for many people, me included, NATO coffee also was a thing, a once-in-a-lifetime coffee moment when Finland officially joined NATO. Btw, the flag proportions on the video are not correct (the cross is way too thin). The law actually requires the flags to be to the specification, and actually somebody who uses as a Finnish flag a flag that clearly differs by color or measures clearly from the one set in the law is to be fined. I'm not making this up, it's the law 26.5.1978/380 8 §. I doubt anyone would fine based on a video, but the law on the flag in general is quite strict.

[@MananAnwar]

Thanks for your comment and bringing the issue with the flag to my attention.

[@MananAnwar]

Just to be clear it is the flag at 00:10

[@fintux]

@@MananAnwar yeah, the flag in the first seconds of the video was the one I was referring to (I think it might have had an appearance later as well, though I didn't find it now scrubbign the video later).

[@jounisyrjanen2226]

Got amgry when lack of emotions was mentioned and that almost made me cry as well - coffee consumption: turned 20 in 1981 and I've drank four and a half cups of coffee since then. Before that one cup a year. I don't like coffee. Last two cups: 16th of October 2016 my other son wanted me to taste black coffee and when my spouse had birthday on 4th of 2000 I had a small cup of coffee with milk...

[@talvetar3385]

Cool behavior does not mean lack of emotion. Example you told at the end is a joke

[@MananAnwar]

It was a joke !

[@talvetar3385]

@MananAnwar the point is, many People Who have never even been Finland, take things Black and White. They are surpirised how People show all their emotions here quite openly. Especially, not to pretend anything and shiw like rage or cry publicly. Hyvää joulua sinulle. 💚

[@giloto382]

Regarding number 5, we Finns just seem to be "content" most of the time. I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be due to our history as a nation that's always had to numb its emotions to survive under the might of a bigger country, like Sweden and then the Russian Empire. Even today, we're talking and presenting scenarios regarding the nation that keeps having issues with Ukraine's sovereignty.

[@MananAnwar]

Just my hypothesis, but I feel that a major reason for happiness is that you don't see people flaunting their wealth. In general, people are the same even when their bank balances might not be.

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

Finland was never a part of the Soviet union. Never under communism and never an eastern bloc country. As a Finn you should know that.

[@nikoa97]

@cinderellaandstepsisters What is eastern bloc? Finland was part of Russia simple as that.

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

@@nikoa97 Finland was an autonomous grand duchy of Russia's Empire of tsar 100 years. Simple as that. Before that era Finland was directly a part of Sweden..They were one country. Very simple. Finland was never a part of the Soviet union. Never under communism and never an eastern bloc country. Read Finland's history! Finland declared its independence in 1917 and has been independent ever since. Finland🇫🇮 is a Nordic and western country with Sweden 🇸🇪 Norway 🇸🇯 Denmark 🇩🇰 and Iceland 🇮🇸 politically, economically, religiously, culturally and geographically. They are all members of the Nordic council and are prosperous countries with a high standard of living. Finland was ranked the best country in 2019 by the World economic Forum conference in Switzerland Davos and the happiest country seven times in 2018-2024 by the World happiness index report and UN. All the Nordic countries are among the ten best and happiest countries. The ex communist countries have not achieved that position yet. They are still struggling.

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

@@nikoa97 Eastern bloc countries are the countries which were under communism and parts of the Soviet union. They were also members of the Warsaw pact. I cannot believe these modern days ppl Still know nothing of Finland.

[@janoavakangas]

Saunakahvi? Wtf is that? After sauna folks like to have a cold beer, ice cream or something _not_ hot to consume.

[@hepapu]

It's older thing. My grandparents drunk saunakahvit after sauna.

[@talvetar3385]

Saunakahvit does not exist

[@anneliseppanen9105]

😊Teenjuojako puhuu. Kahvi kyllä maistuu aina.

[@talvetar3385]

@anneliseppanen9105 ei ole käsitettä saunakahvit

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Kyllä on. Se on varsinkin uskonnollisissa piireissä perinne ajoilta jolloin ihmiset eivät ryypänneet koko ajan niinkuin me nykyisin tehdään. Olen ollut saunakahveilla saunoessani tutun uskisperheen vieraana. Kotona minäkin toki korkkaan saunan jälkeen kaltsun. 😅

[@Nordixity._.]

you forgot pullakahvit...

[@MananAnwar]

What is that?

[@sakarikulo6016]

Good video but go to a Finnish ice hockey match with Finnish fans. Especially in playoff time. You'll get emotions, You'll get emotions overload 😁

[@MananAnwar]

I have no doubt about that.

[@AH-li7ef]

The cross on the Finnish flag is twice as wide as in the picture.

[@turhapro]

Kalsarikänni is missing.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

0:08 Your Finnish is much better than that flag or whatever it supposed to be.

[@martinkoitmae6655]

That is a bit of a weird flag indeed

[@JeppeFaF]

it's the inflation time flag, We had to cut back on the blue colour :D

[@TheArseen]

If you want to see emotional Finnish people... Just watch any time Finland plays ice hockey in the finals (espesially against Sweden). If we win this happens in minutes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5m7aZqsd5yYgsk

[@talvetar3385]

Wife carrying race is just for fun. Every country has their own funny races.

[@talvetar3385]

Everyone Who follow these kind of videos, welcome here To find out how things really are

[@jokuvaan-x1q]

I think that goal was 9-1 or something like that so yeah not much celebrating at that point in football

[@MananAnwar]

Come on, did you see the kick? It is worthy of an award, even if its 9th or 19th.

[@Kokardi65]

Jep,jep🥱