My Japanese friend visited me in Helsinki, FINLAND

[@Jahvec]

You know Finns have rubbed on you when you too enjoy seeing your friends reaction to salmiakki 😄

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

hahaha maybe

[@Sukkamariini]

@@DAIKIFinlandLife What do you mean maybe? Forcing your tourist friend to taste salmiakki, even though you are quite sure he dislikes it.... This is so Finnish that you could call it an finnish ritual ! Next time try to feed him Mämmi :D PS. I really loved the video, I hope more of your japanese friends visit FI.

[@hex1c]

I love that more and more Japanese people are coming and living in Europe. We need more Japanese here! スウェーデンからの多くの愛

[@calmnordic]

Great video, thank you! We just moved back to Helsinki, after trying to live in the Finnish countryside up in the north of Finland, but we realized that we are "city people", so we moved back to Helsinki! 😄

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Welcome back to Helsinki 😁

[@calmnordic]

@@DAIKIFinlandLife Thank you! Feels great to be back in a bigger city, so many more events, cafes, restaurants, and things to do. ✨ Also, much easier to fly abroad from Helsinki, than from the north.

[@Malleroinen]

A lovely vibe in this video. Seems like your friend had a good time visiting you. And you were an excellent Helsinki tour guide for him.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you! He had fun I guess.

[@perttiheinikko3780]

how can anyone not like salmiakki? Finland's best gift to the world!

[@DecadeAgoGaming]

I live in Finland, and i have never liked it tbh

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

It is not a finnish invention.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

You guys have a special ability to enjoy it :)

[@Ninjadoku3779]

Angry Birds? Muumi? Isnt tutti frutti a finnish product as well? Thats really good. Oh and the finnish bread is nice. And greetings from Estonia!

[@luukas2660]

@@cinderellaandstepsisters We don't really know who invented it but I guess not.

[@kaisatanninen5625]

I'm actually a Finn who's studying in Japan right now and watching this video makes me remember how empty Finland, and even Helsinki as the capital, is. Here there are people everywhere but Finland is so pieceful, which I do miss, especially now after watching the video 😄 I loved watching the video, thank you!!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you! Hope Japan is treating you nicely!

[@juusojuuso9214]

I really like the respectful tone of this video, really showing the good sides of Helsinki to your friend. Lohikeitto is so close to my heart I'm glad it was well received! 😋

[@FatTepi]

ah the classic, make someone taste salmiakki 😄 I have no idea why salmiakki is mostly Nordic thing and why most of us like it. I always feel like no one else like it.

[@Cronin_]

I think the Dutch also like salmiakki quite a lot, from what I've heard

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

People say it's an acquired taste but I'm not sure if I will acquire it someday 😂

[@liavanson8687]

@@Cronin_ we do like it ❤

[@neemiad]

@@DAIKIFinlandLife I've heard asians especially have a difficulty with salmiakki(as do everyone else to be fair), just like wasabi is an acquired taste, maybe that fills up the slot for acquirable tastes haha

[@MaPiVe59]

I am Dutch, and almost everybody in the Netherlands likes "drop" as we call it.

[@tiinah-b2326]

Your friend was lucky to have you show him all the classic sights around Helsinki city centre. Especially eating the creamy salmon soup more than once. I hope he tasted Karjalan Piirakka…. I could eat those two things and never tire of them. I was only a child on my first visit and have liked the taste of Salmiakki ever since then. Maybe it’s in my Finnish blood to like it 😁

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Oh yes, he missed Karjalanpiirakka! :D

[@ritaalakyla6186]

Yea he did miss karjalanpiirakka

[@neemiad]

I was pretty surprised by his appreciation for the cleanliness of the air, even in Helsinki which is the most clogged and congested city in Finland 😱If anything, maybe next time you dip in the sea after sauna, do it slowly. Take a deep breath and take your time to acclimate to the waters temperature, don't move around, sooner than later you'll find the water become very warm around you, and only once you move, does it get cold again. 😄 Godspeed anyhow, love the videos.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Yeah clean air and water are something we tend to forget but they are so important :)

[@rainertuominen4242]

Kudos for you taking a dip in the chilly Baltic Sea. Respect! Great video 🇸🇪🇫🇮

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Kiitos!!

[@thamor4746]

As a person who has lived his whole life in Helsinki, it's always fun to see videos like these as you even went to places that I never have gone. Another thing as you live in this city you don't go places like restaurants that easily as why pay there, when you can just get most of the stuff from grocery store and make it yourself =). Hopefully you guys had fun.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

I've lived in Helsinki for 3 yrs and still and probably will go to those places even though it costs more than grocery stores just because it's nice to visit there sometimes :)

[@puhistagram]

Daiki, you are the most finnish japanese guy in the world 😅🙏👍

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Haha maybe I can say that after being able to eat salmiakki 😂

[@PartikleVT]

I like how you pointed out the symbolism of the original long drink. Even though the grayest day of the year has only been a thing for a short time, that gray colour of the drink has always had a symbolic value for finns.

[@Dubbel12]

Salmon soup and smoked salmon is easily my favorite food ever. Fresh smoked salmon smells incredible

[@moonliteX]

wow wtf you said "lohikeitto" 100% like a finn! i had to rewind 3 times!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

haha it's an easy pronunciation for me :D

[@murrrr8288]

I love salmiakki, but different kind salmiakki. The one which has salt on it (malaco suosikit, suolainen salmiakki). I also like to eat green Fazer Tuttifrutti Mix salmiakki with the fruit candy. Tastes excellent together, better than separately. I think the lilac blueberry moomilaku licourice bar is maybe the easiest to start with.

[@internetexplorer1057]

Runeberg is not just a poet. He's like, THE poet. :D

[@internetexplorer1057]

Kokoro, domo arigato!

[@Aidan_Au]

Glad that your childhood tomodachi visited you! He may be tempted to move to Finland too 😉 Friendship keeps you warm, Daiki!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Haha thank you! Yeah good to stay in touch with a old friend.

[@BadStorn]

80 percent of the videos are about delicious food (I already ate 2 times in the video) and 20 percent about everything else hahahaha. How I want to move to Finland. Thank you friend for the positive emotions before work and good mood to you!)

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Hahaha, thank you for watching!

[@castform57]

I like how your friend went to grab big handfuls of those geisha chocolate bars. They're always a nice souvenir.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Agree, when my family visited here they bought more than 80 bars...

[@LoganHunter82]

Loved that music somewhere around 11 minutes... "The boys are going to the city" vibes 😂

[@JulesVonBasslake]

Pretty sure the salmon on the bread was actually cold-smoked, which is an entirely different process from regular hot smoking. It gives the smoked things it's own, different taste compared to hot smoking, and the texture is also different. Also, if you get the chance, try out some graavilohi, salt-cured salmon.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Yeah graavilohi is good.

[@zargot900]

Beautiful selection of piano songs and editing for the "b-roll". Salmiakki is an interesting candy but as pointed out in the video you either hate it or like it. @Daiki You got some great talent kid, keep it going... damn now I feel for some salmon soup and rye bread :'D

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you for your kind word! So glad to hear that. I'm still learning though :)

[@274727]

It is nice to have such a close friend. 🤗

[@dsrtsnw]

this really cheered me up :) thank you for sharing!!

[@marjar.5978]

This was fun 😄! Lucky your friend managed to visit during one of the rare sunny days this month. November truly is the grayes moth there is. The salmiakki taste test never gets old 😁.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Yeah so lucky! Well...we are sunshine boys :)

[@hennasalokangas]

very entertaining video and nice to see your friend enjoying Finland🤗

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you!

[@magister2123]

Great video!

[@eggytoasty_]

Thanks for YT (lol). I saw this video, and caught my eye. Yes, Finland is known for its peacefulness and quiet place, specifically, if you aren't so near the capital or the central regions. Speaking of trying salmiakki (salty licorice), push the mild version of Lakritsi (licorice/sweet licorice). Honest, I still can't eat them, only Rye bread which is "Ruisleipä" in Finnish.

[@itsfine5818]

It's always funny to me how there were discussions a while back whether or not those Geisha candy bars are insensitive or not but as far as I'm aware, it's the first thing Japanese people go for when they see them!

[@hanac5586]

6:05 I love how quiet and peaceful it is

[@suorsah]

You made me smile the whole video.

[@limesaviation2602]

I laughed seeing your friends reaction to the salmiakki 😂 As I kid I hated it but iv learned to love it over the years. 👍 Great video, hope your friend enjoyed Finland 🇫🇮

[@NatzoXavier]

Honestly this was the best thing to pop up in my recommended. I love seeing folk visiting this Country.

[@hurrytoworry]

Such a wholesome video, thank you for sharing it with us. You seem like a wonderful friend to have.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thanks for your nice comment!

[@olutukko2681]

Didn't even watch the video yet but really cool to see quote from linux torvalds here😄 greetings from tampere Edit: I'm glad he enjoyed avanto and creamy fish soup. Salmiakki wasn't that suprising and I love it how he asked if it's sold as a joke😂😂

[@acikoci]

だいきくんのこのビデオは雰囲気がいい。やっぱり久しぶり友達と会うとハッピー。

[@sallasundell4351]

I have to say: You make my day, you make me happy & smiling, Thank you💗. From 🇫🇮

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

I'm very happy to hear that, thank you for watching!

[@williamsmeds1368]

There is also a statue of Runeberg in Porvoo. His home is here aswell :D

[@cwithwonder]

It was nice to see Helsinki through your eyes 😊 Thank you!

[@Hazled]

Im gettig so hungry from this video I need to get something to eat :D

[@fortuna7469]

Gosh, I became so hungry watching you two eat delicious foods!

[@Pappa_66]

Guys, guys! Do not mess with the Salmiakki😁Great video, thank you very many. Hope you had a blast in Tallin. Hopefully your friend comes again and then it is Mämmi-time😅🤣

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Haha thank you for watching! At least I love mämmi😀

[@Pappa_66]

@@DAIKIFinlandLife You are "almost" Finnish Just the Sauna-Avanto/Swimming part and you`ll got your citizenship😁😁

[@edonveil9887]

Suomi, sauna, salmon, salmiakki. The whole shebang.

[@poskeegget8043]

Never been to Helsinki. . . now it is on my bucketlist.

[@Nothingbutdust_]

How nice of you to show your friend around in Helsinki. You showed him some of the best places in Helsinki for sure. Maybe you should become a tour guide for Japanese people 😄 I'm positively surprised at how much he seemed to enjoy it here and I'm happy you took him to see Tallinn as well. Tallinn is very conveniently located and a typical weekend destination for many people who live in Helsinki. Btw, I appreciate how you made him try out salmiakki. It's a must when you come to visit Finland. However his reaction to it came as no surprise 😂 We Finnish people will still appreciate the bravery of trying 😄👍🏻

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Haha yeah, and weather was a key thing to enjoy here :)

[@peagames2002]

Smoked salmon... every christmas smoked salmon my stepmother made was so delicious, that she had to buy more almost every day. The way she salted salmon so excessively made it so perfect.

[@Sanno8585]

It is such a good panoramic stroll you have shown in this video! Reminds me of my last visit to Helsinki last year. Thank you!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@ReignCold]

This video made me very happy, so joyful!

[@lontti77]

It is really great that you brought your best friend here! I really do love asian(Japanese, korean, chinese etc) people but especially you Japanese. You guys are like us finnish guys but you are even 100 times more polite than us. Also asian baibies are always so well behaved they dont't make a sound. 😮 I just found your channel. How long have u been in Finland and are u working or studuing?

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you! I first moved here 6 yrs ago for study and now working :)

[@lontti77]

@@DAIKIFinlandLife Sounds awesome! Have fun with those! 😊

[@Epic144pKenguru]

go to lapland with him sometime on winter time to watch some northern lights :D

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Good idea :)

[@Leonidae]

If he liked Helsinki now, he should come back in the summer when the city is really thriving.

[@vident4341]

I don't personally eat fish, but a relative of mine is always giving compliments to the salmon soup in Uunisaari. You should give it a try.

[@spearki]

i may only live like 1hr or so away from helsinki still never been to the center at least i can watch how it looks also licorice ice cream or yoghurt goes hard candy also good tho

[@kessu27]

I dont like how every traveler thinks that Helsinki is all Finland has. Its just a middle size city you can find everywhere. Real Finland starts outside of it.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

I don't think Helsinki is all Finland has.

[@squatsnoats6503]

Good video, it was nice seeing you try different finnish foods and going to the sauna etc. Some day I want to visit japan and try japanese foods and go to the onsen :D

[@juhanivaltonen2456]

Hehee salmiakki is like vine. You need to get used to it. It tooks many taste runs before it opens to you. Like secret..

[@yksirotta]

This is truly a good vibes video!

[@HampusWest]

Awesome video 🇫🇮👍

[@chrisodell2585]

Fun video 👍

[@MMMMMek]

Did you guys try Hesburger? Its a finnish burger restaurant. And its super good!

[@Vihtori_Lettunen]

Great vlogs, you just earned a new subscriber. Excellent choice of salmiakki by the way. 😄

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@wdvnge]

Hyvä video!

[@inari869]

I really enjoyed this video😁 keep up the great work, greetings from Lapland😄

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you! I miss Lapland!

[@eevialasalmi5834]

Hello you guys in finland

[@rina7715]

great video - now i'm in some mood for salmon soup :D

[@jukkis6699]

Really cool video!

[@okbazgiembay1954]

Wow nice one thank you

[@matkahenkilo8554]

Nice video! Simple and down to earth. Great shot of the blue sky after the dip in the sea.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@samulimaunula5208]

I enjoyed this video very much, hence, フィンランドからどうもありがとう

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

ありがとうございます！

[@elizabeth5060]

woh! Beauftiul city love it.kiitos

[@rivetRnC]

11:09 Yeah it's weird my fiancé also loves salmiakki

[@herbertnolan3771]

I hope your friend enjoyed his stay in our strange country! Good video as always!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you! Yes he really did!

[@r2dezki]

This was comfy :3

[@dirtydeedsdirtcheep3007]

That air quality comment reminded me of when I first went to New York. I threw up within an hour of breathing the city air

[@arirytkola8119]

Salmiakki, best flavor in the world!

[@miggapi]

What's the name of the first restaurant you visited in this video? I would like to bring my friend there too. :) Always fun to experience Helsinki from other people's perspectives. Thanks for the great video 😊

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thank you! It's Ravintola Zetor.

[@Yrenne]

Even I've never dipped in freezing water after sauna. If you ask me you're more Finn than I am now. 😅

[@ilmarinen79]

"Are they selling this as a joke?" 🤣 I think he might also join the task force to protect people from salmiakki. You chose very nice places to visit with your friend, I'm glad the weather seemed to be mostly great, which is not often a given thing here. Intriguing that he mentioned it unusual that a poet has been 'statuesized'. What kind of people would typically have their own statue in Japan?

[@kon555]

You look relaxed than usual!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Thanks to my friend or sauna lol

[@-RunninNGunnin-]

Geisha has always been my favorite chocolate bar here in Finland. Glad your friend found it interesting enough to buy it as a souvenir, he won't regret it 😂 Because of all the WOKE stuff going on in media, here they have discussed changing the name because it may be insulting. I really hope they won't change the name of this legendary chocolate bar, I really like the whole Japanese theme in it.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

I hope so too, they don't need to change it in my opinion.

[@penttiperusinsinoori3037]

Maybe you can go to visit in Fazer experience tour and tell them straight or send an email to Fazer. I think they are interested of your opinion.

[@syrjanen3397]

This woke bs goes to far😅

[@penttiperusinsinoori3037]

@@syrjanen3397 Say no more

[@skebaba918]

Yeah, the pink coloring is rly calming to me (no idea why tho) on the packaging etc

[@jounibehm5389]

When you go to helsinki pov eow this so small when its 7% finlands land area

[@pippastin]

"Are they selling this as a joke" 😂😂

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

That's my favorite part :)

[@lee-fc5bu]

I wonder how much smaller helsinki seems if you have lived in a place like tokyo or new york. Because i dont even live in a city even helsinki seems massive.

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Haha good point. Helsinki is compact in a good way :)

[@hanac5586]

I love how he asked if salmiakki is sold as a joke LMAO

[@rikuk4629]

Good video!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Kiitos!

[@late8123]

👍

[@pyroking04]

very good video!

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Kiitos!

[@bruhmiku]

lmao I was working at that restaurant that day😂

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Haha funny coincidence :)

[@boyinsky7609]

one sad thing in finland is that coverment acting that helsinki is finland and what is wrong it its every ones broplem all round finland

[@RiqCrow]

kinda sad if very first good impression is *good air quality* , china I would understand but it tends to be bad in even japan?

[@ltloxa1159]

"It's cool that a poet became a statue" Is one of those lines with which you find cultural differences in casual conversation. Someone could talk to me about Japanese culture for hours and I'd probably never get to learn that statues of poets are rare. That being said, it is very much logical that Runeberg would be more treasured than most poets. Runeberg and his contemporaries didn't just comment on their time, they more or less invented our national identity, yet they are still recent enough that their lives are entirely documented. Few people have ever been in such a position.

[@huanhuang4723]

Paljon onnea!

[@resurrecti0n252]

お友達は面白かったね。でも、サルミアッキは無理でしょうかしら。もう一番のテストお願いします。

[@Legendi-chan]

Why did your friend take geisha bars? I am rather curious

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

Because it's popular here and tasty.

[@jounibehm5389]

Salmiakki on hyvää on on hyvää english its good

[@Latvian07]

7:16 all Northern europeans watching this: weak boys lol

[@matkahenkilo8554]

They did great! Swimming during the colder months is something you build up to :) Strentgh comes from practise.

[@Latvian07]

@@matkahenkilo8554 i agree!

[@ritaalakyla6186]

In Finland like every single soup has potatos

[@spoonzor1]

Do you know java?

[@DAIKIFinlandLife]

No