Exploring Our Finnish Heritage In Helsinki. Is It What We Expected?

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Күн бұрын

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@paanikki 2 жыл бұрын

16:40 It is not just the cinnamon, but cardamom that makes the original finnish "korvapuusti" taste. Without lots of the cardamom, it would taste just like any cinnamon bun.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

This taste is very familiar from when I visited my mom's parents in Ohio. Never knew where it came from exactly.

@Aquelll 8 ай бұрын

The nastily branded BonBon sweets are actually Danish. Very popular in all of the Nordics, because of the funny branding. And the sweets are actually good, so a win-win situation right there.

@abeyjohnny1934 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from a small city in Africa i use to live in Helsink in 2014 to 2018 .. Most Fins are introverted but extremely kind and welcoming people.I miss finland thank you for the video it reminded me alot about Helsinki i stayed in Tampere too.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Abey! Cool you're watching from Africa and I'm glad this brough back good memories :)

@holoholopainen1627 9 ай бұрын

Olitko yhtään kieltä ? Many say that KZbin has made IT easier to learn ? Did You go to any ice hockey games or Finnish baseball games - on Yotube called PESAPALLO ? How did You find salmiakki - or sauna ?

@holoholopainen1627 9 ай бұрын

Opitko yhtään kieltä ?

@Chris-mf1rm 2 жыл бұрын

Your mum is really Finnish looking. Could be a local! That market by the harbour is really a tourist place. I can't imagine many people going after work. Lovely place to have lunch and a stroll in the Summer, or pick up a picnic and get on one of the many boats to the islands. Funnily enough, I never noticed the gaming machines in a dozen trips!

@lepakkolaatikko 2 жыл бұрын

About slots machines.. during the worst covid period the govermental gambling operator (Veikkaus) decided to shut them down. Later people just got used to "not gamble" while going to the stores and most of the machines got removed.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense. The last time I was around was before covid...

@illliiiiillliii6265 Жыл бұрын

It is weird, before covid everytime i went to the store i would gamble away all my change or just put in like 5 to 10 euros for fun. After not doing it for like 2 years i just walk out sometimes even forgetting i used to do that. I used to sometimes think that I might have a slight gambling addiction, maybe i was never that invested in it after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@miahei452 2 жыл бұрын

Reikäleipä or varrasleipä is a flat, hard, round, rye bread that has a hole in the middle of it. In the old times the bread was put on a long stick (varras) and lifted up on the ceilling to dry. It's a nutrious and long-lasting bread.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mia! That's interesting. Didn't know the history of it.

@lilaschwarz1236 Жыл бұрын

"Oh, he knew English, he just didn't tell anybody!" That was thost Finnish thing your mother's "pappa" could do. And how your mom said that was also very Finnish in tone and gesture. The Finnish just do and wouldn't talk about it much. Very nice trip.

@holoholopainen1627 9 ай бұрын

Knew English ?

@lilaschwarz1236 9 ай бұрын

@@holoholopainen1627 Yes, that's what the woman said. I corrected the spelling mistake, thank you.

@holoholopainen1627 9 ай бұрын

@@lilaschwarz1236 Nice - i didn't Even know that You can do that ! Did You know that The Burger KING - King of Burgers IS gone ?

@adconnectsolutions6364 2 жыл бұрын

Lidl tends to sell stuff in bulk and is very different from real supermarkets like K or S supermarket. They stock a huge amount of sweets.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it wasn't all that different from what I've seen of Lidl in other countries (with a little Finnish twist to it of course!). It was much more interesting exploring K and S markets.

@El1a503 2 жыл бұрын

Hesburger is a burger franchise from Turku, Finland, but burgers are not a Finnish meal, it's American. But If land is one of the most American countries in Europe - we have everything in English (and Finnish and Swedish, in some parts also in Russian).

@picklechin2716 2 жыл бұрын

hamburgers are german, from hamburg.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Piia it's always nice to have a local recommendation. Even if it's American food, I'm glad it's there instead of only McDonald's and Burger King.

@Lumperi65 8 ай бұрын

I respect you. You ordering that your mom can came to Finland. My fathers aunt and family lived in Cleveland, Ohio. There was a lot of finns too.

@Alexandros.Mograine Жыл бұрын

I feel yall! Such a great video! how does this not have more views? I really love it when americans go out of their way to discover their history, because america is a young country and a cocktail of nationalities.

@tombroderick7206 Жыл бұрын

Fazer is not spoken like "Phaser"... it's Fät zer

@tosijjaan 10 ай бұрын

It's just fatser no ä

@TheMursk 8 ай бұрын

Fat sir

@ImForwardlook 2 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh, you just missed the greatest Korvapuusti in Finland at the Cafe Regatta very close to the Sibelius Monument. Funny story about St Urho, when I visited the United States the second time in 1990, we visited a surf shop in Hood River, Oregon. When the guy working there realized that we were Finns he pulled up his sweater and, sure enough, his t-shirt under it said "Painu hiiteen heinäsirkka!" and "Happy St Urho's Day!". We had never heard about this celebration before so we were quite dumbfounded about the whole thing. Sorry you missed the salmon soup at the market place. Once a month after the market closes the area will be filled up with classic cars, mostly American. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qTgKqifJaCeJI

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the link! I'll have to check this out next time I'm in Helsinki. I'm a big fan of salmon, but have never had it as some sort of soup. I've seen these sorts of exhibitions of cars a lot more in the US than in Europe and that looks interesting.

@ImForwardlook 2 жыл бұрын

@@billsaftermath5477 No worries, maybe we will see a video at some point? Keep up the good work!

@markkujantunen8298 8 ай бұрын

The most uniquely Finnish thing when it comes to cuisine is probably wood tar as a seasoning. Yeah, I'm totally serious. A tiny amount can be added to sauces or lozenges for taste. It adds an interesting smoky flavor. I'm pretty sure no other people on Earth do this. (Of course, you can't be 100% sure). It's not very common, though. I've had ice cream with wood tar sauce at the Plevna brew pub in Tampere. At the fresh food market (Kauppahalli) at the South Harbor in Helsinki, one of the shops has served salmon with wood tar flavored sauce. "Terva Leijona" is a classic tar flavored licorice candy.

@mikorossi1959 2 жыл бұрын

A really nice Mother. Just one example for a boy: "stupid pools" are warmer than the sea in winter and definitely safer to swim in.

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Miko she's been wonderful! Next time I visit Finland, I'll have to try this next time I'm around ;)

@magicofshootingstar 5 ай бұрын

@mikorossi1959 & @billsafterMATH There is also one pool there with the seawater in. So you can swim in both cold and hot water and of course go to sauna! And you doesn't need to care about all the boats and jet skis and other stuff, so as Miko said: safer 🙂

@Joelpw11 Жыл бұрын

6pm is not early. Thankfully, people don't go into town just to buy stuff. There's other things to do too

@okip8175 2 жыл бұрын

LIDL is German.

@susanmance9436 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, we saw Lidl when we were in Poland also

@jaska-jalmarixvi5757 7 ай бұрын

Those bonbon candies have been around since 90's. I actually didn't even know they still existed. So yeah they are in the style of ren and stimpy or whatever 90's was about.

@jussim.konttinen4981 2 жыл бұрын

Construction workers eat in places that close early, that's why traditional food is not served in the evening. My friends always eat "fast food" on Friday night because they have already had salmon or Swedish casserole for lunch.

@nimimerkillinen Ай бұрын

ässä means ace but also how s is said in casual longer form

@holoholopainen1627 9 ай бұрын

Nice Video ! The Burger King - is gone ! Their fumes were too much for the art on the walls... so the art stayed ! Thank God - but art was there before - King of Burgers !

@samil5601 2 ай бұрын

Thank f**k for that! I had no idea they'd put a burger joint there! Do you know what's there now?

@sisu-veikkaviljamiviitikko7032 2 жыл бұрын

I would say that Hesburger is traditional American food, but cooked by finns.

@Skege1000 2 жыл бұрын

Ässä is S or Ace

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the pronunciation help :)

@meomarte Жыл бұрын

@@billsaftermath5477 Meaning, not pronunciation. The letter S or ace in a deck of cards. Also: lentäjä-ässä, ace pilot. Loanword.

@moonliteX 9 ай бұрын

Actually nightwish didnt write the national anthem. This is a common misunderstanding. The nathional anthem was actually written by Darude and it's called Sandstorm

@jerekorva 2 жыл бұрын

The Saint Urho thing is "somewhat" different here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Urho's_Pub

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Is it Sanna Marin's favorite place? :)

@jerekorva 2 жыл бұрын

@@billsaftermath5477 I dont about her preferences, but if i had to guess... no.

@abeyjohnny1934 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video you just got my thumps up and my subscription too...

@billsaftermath5477 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abey! I really appreciate it :)

@Jay_Kay666 Жыл бұрын

That park was actually quite good fake birch forest. Never knew it existed.

@Pataassa 4 ай бұрын

It's "korvapuusti". Not korvpuust. And it means cinnamon roll. It's very old Finnish coffee bread. And Finnish salmiakki is the best. 😋

@Mojova1 2 жыл бұрын

They used to sell tickets in the room with Burger King. Now the ticket sellers are all gone so Burger King just rented the space.

@AuraJoel Жыл бұрын

Actually, the ticket hall used to be on the other side (now it's also a restaurant). Before they sold out to Burger King, there was a restaurant/café in that space. I remember spending long afternoons there, chatting with friends. The atmosphere was quite unique. Sadly, no longer.