I haven't been on r/FINLAND in 1 YEAR

[@cayenigma]

Dave there is a Finnish word vahingonilo

[@TunodeGaming]

"on paras ilo".

[@cayenigma]

@@TunodeGaming heh

[@esteriinamaaria]

the r-kioski pulla was actually a campaign to raise money for prostate cancer! they raised 5000 euros the finnish prostate cancer union (and also with the look of the pulla, they wanted to cherish people's lives)!

[@davecad]

That's awesome!

[@MirZee]

I bought my "spike shoes" two years ago at the tender age of 31. On the VERY NEXT day after buying them, I decided not to wear them yet, went outside and slipped. Took a hit to my knee, twisted a thing inside it and couldn't operate quite normally for the next 7 or so months. So take the word of this seasoned adventurer. Buy the spikes for your shoes... and use them.

[@samiraperi467]

My worst slip was on a slippery day too, but *indoors* at a bowling alley. Broke my wrist and some smaller bones in my left hand.

[@dennislindqvist1265]

Anything that makes your life easier is worth investing in. My life was all about concussions and extremely slow movements before I got them.

[@Skege1000]

Imagine seeing Pirkka, Lidl and S-Market/Alepa gear wearing gangs in Finland

[@eemeli1744]

That would honestly be fire

[@whazzup_teacup]

8:52 Spring starts when outside smells like dogshit.

[@davecad]

Omg so true!

[@JS...]

Those delivery robots are cute. Especially in december when they have reindeer decals, they look even more cute.

[@Elisei_]

2:10 That's Aleksanterinkatu next to the Stockmann department store, sometime in the 1930s.

[@janemiettinen5176]

My cat hates those poor grocery bots with a passion! I dont know what it is, but this orange mayhem melon cant stand seeing one going by, he runs from window to window, growling and fully puffed up, trying to throw some serious paws at it and even waits for it to come back. I might show him that one in a ditch, just to give him a taste of ‘vahingonilo’.

[@Fooxey]

1:40 Dave, its called "Vahingonilo" in Finnish, I think thats what you meant.

[@lordoverflow]

We have used those Alepa robots especially on very bad weather or when we're sick. Pretty useful.

[@normirymy]

5:52 pillupuhelin

[@Silveirias]

7:16 Wiener means Viennese (in German), Wien is how you write the name of the capital of Austria in German and in Finnish. So Wiener-pulla (or viineripulla) is Viennese pulla. In Finland, viineri refers to a certain type of sweet pastry, typically no pulla, though. They are typically made out of puff pastry. Despite the name, they came to Finland from Denmark (I think in English they are referred to as Danish pastries), who got them from Austria.

[@CheriTheBery]

People from Austria call them "The Danish" and people from Denmark call them the wiener. Make it make sense 😂

[@Silveirias]

@@CheriTheBery Incredible. :D

[@dreamwithouttears8293]

You can use "nastapohjallisia" on your shoes any age. You only have to "jaksaa" take them on and off many places because they arent good for floor. I think that is one reason why "younger" people dont use them. They use them only when they feels that they really need them. I use them sometimes but now i dont know where they are so "tyhjästä on hyvä nyhjästä". And i am youger than you so i would say that use if you feel that you need them.

[@durabelle]

I mean, Icebug even makes running shoes, and those are definitely not designed with old people in mind 🤣

[@jammeri]

Everyone regardless of age should own spikes for shoes during winter in Finland. You can buy shoes with spikes already included, get the strapped ones or even add the spikes yourself. It's very cheap insurance against broken bones when the ground starts to resemble a skating rink. But be warned that you don't want to walk inside buildings with the spikes on as the spikes can damage the floor or be VERY slippery.

[@Sandra-86]

I'm 38 and have worn spiked shoes for about 15 years every winter and most of the winter. Still slipped a while ago, there was some black ice under a bit of snow. But probably the shoes have saved me from hundreds of slippings. And I wear them everywhere, I will not carry another pair of shoes around with me

[@Emppu_T.]

I dont take pleasure from the robot's misfortune, i actually empathize with it. Because it happens. I think these robots have a lot of sisu in the winter. 💪

[@michael7738]

Last winter I too had to rescue one of these little Alepa robots. It was stuck in 10-15cm of fresh snow and it was even pushing a pile of snow in front of it.

[@vaikkajoku]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@galgrunfeld9954]

I like how there being hard bread implies there is also easy bread, but Finns are just badass they *choose* hard bread.

[@tepon1fani]

I know some older people prefer to leave their rye bread out on the table to harden it.

[@Anomoomin]

I'm not even that old (around 30) and i just put my rye bread on kitchen table to dry up so i can snack those whenever without the fear of them molding up.

[@soturiks]

Happiness index doesn't really measure how happy people feel. It's more about how free and able they are to pursue their own happiness despite their background and also how safe their lives are.

[@squidcaps4308]

If you call it the Inverse Unhappiness Index it makes more sense.

[@TunodeGaming]

so its bullshit.

[@GOAT-rl2uq]

No, the happiness index is based entirely on the subjective ratings about their lives that respondents gave. The factors you mentioned are used after the fact to try to explain the results. From the FAQ (youtube always delets my comments if I link something) "The rankings in Figure 2.1 of World Happiness Report 2024 use data from the Gallup World Poll surveys from 2021 to 2023. They are based on answers to the main life evaluation question asked in the poll. "

[@Eryniell]

the rubber spike shoes are a necessity, a matter of survival I would say XD

[@Qrofol]

Everyone should wear winter shoes with spikes, no need to wait until you're at the hip breaking age - the concrete won't care how young you are when you clock your head against it. I recommend Icebug shoes, have had the same pair for 4 winters now and only now the spikes are starting to be less effective - will need a new pair for next winter. Super comfy and warm as well.

[@michael7738]

I was confused when I first saw the Pirkka merchandise in our K-Kauppa nearby. And I mean, if you want me to run around like an advertising board, why would I still have to pay for it? That doesn't make any sense.

[@JiihaaS]

Isn't it the same with any brand?

[@michael7738]

@@JiihaaS Mh, yeah, on second thought you are totally right. lol

[@finnishculturalchannel]

We have those S-robots running on the streets here and they are doing a valuable work-it's nice to finally feel like a jedi when walking the streets. May the force be with you.

[@osemarvin2847]

Actually, Finnish people don't feel schadenfreude when they see a robot in trouble. They feel empathy and want to help the poor robot. Finnish people feel schadenfreude when they see their neighbor in trouble. And those Pirkka shoes and t-shirts...Only one person could wear those. His name is Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.

[@BLVCKSCORP]

i just read ''Haven't been in Finland in 1 year'' was a bit confused to say the least

[@anxiousrabbit2506]

Cave dad crowled back from his cave to give us entertainment

[@digitalspecter]

It's nice to have you back Dave!

[@yeahright5675]

A very merry christmas to you and Cat and Leo!

[@ville_syrjala]

There are three types of drivers: 1) those that don't know how to turn on the high beams and drive around completely blind, 2) those that know about high beams but turn them off ~10km before encountering oncoming traffic (so effectively also driving blind a lot of the time), 3) those that accidentally turned on the high beams and don't know hot to turn them off.

[@tanjanikola9489]

The Original Long Drink (Lonkero) was created for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, so the patent most likely has run out. Therefore, other companies in Finland are making it as well in different flavours.

[@Mildi3]

Haven't seen a video from you in a while, glad to see you are still alive haha. Have a wonderful christmas!

[@miiakauppinen714]

We would like to help that robot, but it weights like minimum 30kg. So, can’t do it😅

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@miiakauppinen714 i would help the robot but i have hard time figuring out when they need help because sometimes they seem to stop for no apparent reason. 😀

[@diynevala]

7:52 Dave, are you afraid that at 36 you'll seem too wise for your age if you protect your health by getting good icebugs for your safety? I mean, no wonder we are the happiest when the biggest danger in the whole country is "icy roads may be slippery".

[@suupaltti]

Spring starts when the average temperature of the day is above 0C.

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@suupaltti that's one way to define it and i personally agree with this definition but there are couple other definitions for it too. 🙂

[@talvetar3385]

yes, thermal spring

[@maestrobash7822]

5:30 It's not a poll. If it was a poll, no way Finland would be the happiest country.. The happiest country index takes into account a lot of different measurable metrics, but polling is not one of them.

[@GOAT-rl2uq]

Read the world happiness report FAQ. "The rankings in Figure 2.1 of World Happiness Report 2024 use data from the Gallup World Poll surveys from 2021 to 2023. They are based on answers to the main life evaluation question asked in the poll."

[@maestrobash7822]

@@GOAT-rl2uq Yoooo. When Finland first was announced as the happiest country, I checked out on what it was based on, and it was like life expectancy, education, yada yada. I rechecked it now and its based on self reporting. YOOOOO. Thats ridiculous. Its pointless if its based on self reporting, and more so, who the fuck in Finland is reporting these high numbers!?!?!?!

[@Ekami-chan]

Was not expecting snarky narrator, great :D

[@oplkfdhgk]

hienoa että luola isä pääsi luolastaan pois taas hetkeksi. 🙂

[@TT-_-]

Get the ice spikes! I'm 30 and have been wearing mine on skating-weather for 6 years😂 The flip spikes built in winter shoes are probably the best investment for city living: discreet and quickly disabled (I think young people should not wear spikes indoors/in public transport, old people get a pass for maybe stomping a few holes in the floors if it keeps their slow-healing bones unbroken) Personally I have the over-shoe rubbery "sock" thingies with spikes on heel and toe. Good to wear with different shoes: rubber boots, pretty winter shoes, even trainers or whattheheck Crocs if you feel like it. Awkward to take off and carry around indoors. Have a risk of wearing them inside-out (spikes against shoe) which is even more slippery than without😂 Definitely recommend spikes on both heel and toe. Ice is slippery under both. If you get spikes get _enough_ spikes📌📌📌📌📌📌

[@acetar574]

You need to try mushroom picking (safely, of course). It's one of the few upsides of autumn. After rummaging a few hours in the woods you really feel like you have accomplished something, and it's a great way to forget the day-to-day life for a moment

[@oplkfdhgk]

8:00 go get them if you want. it would probably save alot of tax money if everyone was using them. 😀 healthcare is not cheap.😀 just make sure to take them off when you go inside because they can destroy the floor.

[@niemenjoki]

6:29 didn't expect to see my own name on the screen when casually watching a KZbin video

[@tonituomanen3113]

I like all the seasons and months of Finland. Actually, my favourite month is October. I love autumn. 🧡 Summer is sometimes too hot, too much light and too much mosquitos.

[@MrTooTyO]

For acknowledging (had to google how to spell that word) OriGINal Lonkero being superior, Dave earned another like.

[@olafthebear2327]

I just use Kuoma shoes instead of getting those attachable cleats. They work pretty well, haven't slipped so far. Knocking on wood intensifies

[@iitasalmela9106]

I was 28 when my godfather bought me those spike shoes for Christmas four years ago. I've thanked him for those at least once every winter. Seriously, Best shoes ever!!

[@triniton8262]

8:00 Just get yourself a pair of Icebug shoes and you're good to go. They're kinda noisy indoors on rock surfaces though, and you want to stay of from pretty wood floors.

[@berry3243]

"Oh noooo that's the warmup" truuuuuuue XDD

[@maestrobash7822]

9:20 It's pretty much the same as the Supreme shit. Pirkka just didn't have the smarts to charge 100 times more for the merch.

[@Necrotechian]

btw for schadenfreude.... epicaricacy is the word in english...

[@Pentti_Hilkuri]

Es market? Ääs market!

[@Redfizh]

Dave has not seen Finland before climate change. I used to live in south Finland 30 years ago and snow there didn't melt away constantly the way it does now. Winter is mild in mid Finland but Lapland is quite the same as always. After 10 years I'll start the first banana farm of Finland.

[@heddja]

i have yet to see one of those S-market robots. I live in the most boring part of Finland lol

[@digitalbeat666]

/r Finland. Poor food bot

[@jubuttib]

I think in about 20 years of driving I've had the oncoming driver not put their low beams on maybe 3-5 times (and I prefer driving long distance in the dark over during the day, so majority of the time this is relevant to me). That said I do try to stick to the civilized parts of the country, avoiding the Helsinki region.

[@TeroKoskinen-xy2zz]

Knight Rider and David Hasselhoff is back... Knight Rider and Dave Finnish-hoff is back...

[@Bunnybananabunny]

I've seen tons of those robots and they always makes me giggle😆 Aleparobotti😍

[@jounisaari9471]

The robots are made by an Estonian company, Starship.

[@ChristianJull]

High beams aren't the problem with Finnish drivers. Using the turn signal *before* starting to turn is the biggest problem with Finnish drivers. It's so common that I have wondered if they teach it this way. It's like, mirror, manoeuvre, signal instead of mirror, signal, manoeuvre. Zero concept that the driver behind might appreciate 5-10 seconds warning instead or 0-1 seconds.... I really don't get why people don't understand that the happiness report is about quality of life, not personal happiness... The hand bidet is about having a squeaky clean arse every time, without the need to flush half a roll of toilet paper into the sewage system. It is the number one Finnish thing I miss when abroad. Sorry, anyone who thinks it's socially unacceptable to have spike shoes (attachable or permanent) in icy weather deserves the hospital time.

[@js0988]

No, the happiness polls are done in Kauniainen! Of course you're happy if you never have to work for a living!

[@talvetar3385]

So called Happines-survey is about contentment, not emotional happines at all.

[@Jykke1978]

Lidl have had shoes in Lidl colours and text 4 years a go and all the other Lidl clothes what they had in sell, Pirkka is just K-shops answer to them.

[@Monttukani]

Got my shoe studs at 35. So go on, they are really great.

[@cristianseres1353]

I just bought Pirkka Riesling wine from Alko today.

[@talvetar3385]

I hope you will get Pirkka T-Shirt for Christmas present. 😆

[@Wintelburst]

Editor is the king here!

[@davecad]

Thank you! I edit my own videos 😁👍

[@ladycake1515]

rubber shoe grip thingys yes!

[@samstarba4569]

I missed r/ from the title and was really confused for awhile. :D

[@apet6752]

Yes we love the little robots

[@tm5123]

3:20 probably 35€ or something to ship, nothing insane.

[@Necrotechian]

btw like 40 seconds in google told me that you were exactly one intersection away towards the direction the photo was taken when you stopped searching....

[@Guywithaname199]

Cave Dad is back😮

[@AHVENAN]

Dave, you're thinking about the world happiness report all wrong, it's not happiness as in smiley, smiley, sunshine and roses, it's happiness as in being conent with your life, feeling supported by the governement, safe in everyday life, trust in authorities etc... They really should have worded it differently

[@Erkkiboi]

MORE!

[@NiinaBlue]

I'm still saying that the "happiest country" is bogus. Finnish narrative and "humbleness" is full of negativity. They even make it a joke and a norm. Needless to say, I've never felt like I belong here, or I would be 100% Finn at heart. I'm not a fan of the darkness or cold, I don't like salmiakki, sauna is nice but still usually too hot, I don't like the usual Finnish liquor (especially clear ones), I don't like the constant negativity and complaining, I don't like the small talk about weather.. or coffee, and I don't smoke either. This is still my home since birth, so no one come at me with "move away then" shit. I won't. But Finnish narrative is very negative, even slogans from the past.. so that's why I also think that the happiest country shtick is just that.. a shtick. Nothing more or even truth. And that humbleness can also sometimes be lack of respect as well, so there's that. Edit: Actually, one thing I do like about winter. No.. those.. god damn.. mosquitoes.. for many months!!

[@pahis1248]

me neither was good video ty

[@JaniAarnio-e3n]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIXdqnVmft-dg9E if you want to really understand Finland you should know the Hevosrakastajan laulu. It's basically like an unofficial national anthem. It's about complexities of the relationship of a man and the nature. It's very common someone would sing the song at Ukonvakka.

[@durabelle]

What is this? I'm a Finn and I've never heard anything about this song, or Ukonvakka for that matter. Clearly I've got some googling to do!

[@oplkfdhgk]

5:06 no the poll is not about happiness at all. it's about politics and stuff like that. we are mostly on the top because of our high taxes.

[@cayenigma]

the happiest country thing is not a poll though. It is a calculation based on how many things are good in the country, like employment, maternity leave, education, healthcare etc.

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@cayenigma yes true it's not a poll at all.

[@Silveirias]

Yeah, it actually kinda annoys me how nobody seems to know what the happiness index is actually about and how it's made. Even the numerous articles made about the topic rarely actually explain what the index measures.

[@mikael9325]

​@@cayenigmaThe whole thing isn't a poll, but it contains a poll asking how happy people are.

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@cayenigma also all of those are about politics and who is to say that those are good? That is an opinion. An opinion on politics.

[@Welhonn]

r/Finland content zzzzzzz......

[@CyndieAmala]

My last name is Finnish but I don't know much about the culture. I do know I have Viking blood from that side though 😂💪my sister did DNA ancestry on herself so I don't need to lol my dad is actually from the upper peninsula of Michigan here in the US and almost everyone up there is of Finnish descent. They even love saunas up there 😂

[@Silveirias]

Sorry to disappoint you, but Finns are not Vikings. There may have been some individual Finnish Vikings, but overall Finns are not Vikings, so it's incredibly unlikely you have Viking blood unless you have Scandinavian heritage, too.

[@CyndieAmala]

@Silveirias I think I'd know! The Vikings didn't invade Finland but that doesn't mean they weren't there! Did I not mention f*cking DNA as well? You're really in all your arrogance going to argue with genetic testing?? Ha foolish know it all! Hate to break it but you are INCORRECT! 😂

[@CyndieAmala]

@Silveirias um no you're just a know it all. You're really going to argue genetic testing? As if YOU know better? 😂😂😂😂 The Vikings didn't invade Finland but they were there! My genetics proved it! Suck it up because you don't know nearly as much as you think.

[@Silveirias]

@@CyndieAmala And you, a random USian, claim to know more about Finland than an actual Finn? Viking isn't even something you get as a result in serious DNA test because it's not an ethnic group. Even if you do have Scandi heritage that doesn't guarantee they were Vikings. They might have been and chances are certainly higher than a Finn having been a Viking.

[@CyndieAmala]

@@Silveirias OMG and you liked your own comment didn't you?? 😂😂😂 That's how conceited you are! Just wow! No wonder you only have 3 subscribers after 17 years in KZbin! That's just sad. You must run people off with that arrogance.