Finnish Comedian Ismo breaks down the English language on Great Day Houston

Finnish comedian Ismo once commanded a military unit and studied physics in college, but chose to follow a career in stand-up comedy instead. It turned out to be the right decision because he's been named "The Funniest Person in the World" after winning a competition at the famous Laugh Factory comedy club in Los Angeles.
His appearance on "Conan" went viral and gained over 70 million views in only 3 days by doing what he does best...breaking down the quirky English language and offering an outsider's perspective to everyday experiences. • Ismo: Ass Is The Most ...
Ismo is performing at the Joke Joint Comedy Club tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm and 10:30pm and Sunday night at 8pm. Tickets start at $14 and are available online at www.jokejointcomedyshowcase.c...
FINNISH WORDS:
- Hyppytyynytyydytys = "Bouncy Cushion Satisfaction"
- Janishousu = "Rabbit Pants" / Scaredy Cat
- Poronkusema = "Reindeer Pee"
...Legit Measure Of Distance
...How Far Reindeer Travel Before Peeing
...7.5 km / 4.7 miles
- Joulupukki - "Christmas Goat" / Santa Claus
- Kalsarikannit - Getting Drunk At Home In Underwear
- Juoksentelisinkohan = "I Wonder If I Should Run Around Aimlessly?"
- Aitiyspakkaus = Cardboard Maternity Box
...Baby's 1st Bed
- Rintaliivit = "Breast Vests" / Bras
- Lentokonesuihkuturbiiniapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas
...Longest Word In Launguage
- "airplane jet turbine engine auxiliary mechanic non-commissioned officer student"
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[@petrikoivukangas]

Juuston, Teksas.

[@timomastosalo]

Teksas, of cheese, gotcha.

[@petrikoivukangas]

@@timomastosalo 👍

[@VortechBand]

Juustonaksu

[@livedandletdie]

Juuston, Teksas, Amerikka, Helvetti... which is quite close to Helsinki, Suomi, Eurooppa, Helvetti.

[@VortechBand]

@@livedandletdie Sehän on tuo Hell-sinki josta löytyy tuo juum Sir Nainen

[@license2imagineproductions747]

Hats off to Ismo for his unique, intelligent brand of humor and to the interviewer for her genuine interest, charm and warmth.

[@ezarfams8161]

Y

[@annicarosander2074]

Hyyvä poika! 🤗

[@moussagueye4978]

You just happened to be a genuine positive human.♥️

[@jakkeledin4645]

He thinking same as we usual thinks. He only say it more funny way. Respect.

[@imokin86]

Yes, she's good. She's interested, she has prepared a set of meaningful questions and she lets him actually answer and reacts to what he's saying.

[@radikaali]

Never seen the host before but she is great! Felt like she actually was interested and amused by those facts.

[@AnttiKivivalli]

And her pronounciation of the Finnish words was good! The typeface missed the "umlauts", so like "kalsarikänni" really should have ä and not a between k and n.

[@GreatDayHouston]

Thank you!

[@FloatingWhales]

I agree! actually did her homework and showed a genuine interest!

[@HardKokki]

I ögree, very good houst.

[@daemon816]

The plastic surgery weirds me out, but she does seem very sweet otherwise.

[@UncleHam1337]

Nyt kyllä täytyy nostaa hattua haastattelijan taustatyölle ja ammattitaidolle muutenkin. edit: Enkä näköjään ollut ainoa joka sen huomasi :)

[@saneless]

hattua nostaa

[@woowooNeedsFaith]

@saneless Taidat käyttää jotain muuta kieltä sanajärjestystä valitessasi. Suomeksi "nostaa hattua" on parempi sanajärjestys.

[@saneless]

@@woowooNeedsFaith ei voi muuta sanoo

[@Pyovali]

Ainut vaan, että tää oli vähän kiirreellistä, mutta tuskinpahan tälle mitään mahtaa kun asiat on perinpohjin näin kaavailtu.

[@Dimens1oner]

niin suomessa, riippumatta onko jonkun mediatalon toimittaja, vai jonkun ns viihdeohjelman pääjehu niin yleensä haastattelu on oman asian pönkittämistä tai suoranaista vittuilua haastateltavaa kohtaan, ja sitten on niitä kysymyksiä joita ei haluta kysyttävän, mutta kysytään silti. koska noh. Suomi

[@ipuya]

This is the first time i see an american talk show host actually delving in to the culture and geography of a foreign country. Great job 👏👏👏

[@nadjakari1752]

I was happily surprised about that! Great touch from the show!!!

[@beaumatthews6411]

surprised to see that this guy was in my hometown! There is a lot of diversity here in Houston, must be one of the world's greatest

[@sophdog1678]

"You have more saunas than cars. What's up with that?" "We like to be warm?"

[@youngThrashbarg]

Ismo vahingossa paljastaa Suomen puolustuskyvyn. 2:10

[@wauhti6358]

Voe helevetti pojjaat me ollaan kuses! Ny amerikaanot tietää meirän Suomen puolustuskyvyn

[@satinkuti5875]

:DD

[@mariaolsdotter63]

No ei se kumminkaan ole huonompi kuin Ruotsin puolustuskyky (= olematon)!

[@TheOriginalGayman]

@@mariaolsdotter63 Siitä ei ollutkaan puhe.

[@ceoge4887]

Nyt amerikaanit panee perseeseen

[@arsipantsu]

"ohm, we like we warm, yes" couldn't have said it better myself Ismo

[@fixit8492]

I'd say there are more saunas than cars as cars are necassary in the outbacks, and yet the sauna is even more important for life. Sauna is what a holy sweat lodge is to real Americans, who consider Finns and Samis as brothers with an independent indigineous nation. Samis deserve their own, but as for the Finns I must say their language is almost identical with the eleven Sami languages and that makes them rather indigenous with their holy saunas even though they have lost much of their other ways. One love! Yhtä rakkautta! Rahkisvuohttain! Uksi armastus! (in finn/sami/estonian)

[@RabbiHerschel]

@@fixit8492 "real Americans"? The real Americans are the Europeans who make up the American nation.

[@marias6583]

he said we like to be warm lol

[@Sharnoy1]

Niin sitä vaan Suomea ja suomenkieltä tuodaan maailmankartalle. Hyvä Ismo! 🇫🇮

[@OwnedByGalatea]

tah?

[@SkySchen]

@@OwnedByGalatea torilla tavataan

[@timppaUT]

@@OwnedByGalatea He said: ”There he’s bringing Finland and Finnish language to world map. Well done, Ismo” And that ”torilla tavataan” (Let’s meet at the marketplace or plaza) is Finnish saying we use whenever Finland is mentioned outside of Finland. Kinda self-pun to ourselves as we are not necessarily most social folk on earth.

[@testikuskitestdrivr6012]

Love the face that she made after Ismo explained "Kalsarikännit", ...getting drunk in your own house in your underwear, with NO intentions of going out... -LOL

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Emphazise matter.

[@Spetulhu]

The Hungarians (their language is distantly related to Finnish BTW) also have a very funny word where they probably get drunk but at least don't plan on going out. Donaldkacsázás which is translated quite literally as “Donald Ducking”, meaning they walk around at home with a shirt but no pants on.

[@janilaine2692]

@@Spetulhu Well D. Duck is most liked character and familiar in Finland... And Swedish are called Gladstone Gender.

[@renek4692]

Did you knew that back in the 1950-s donald duck comics were banned in Finland. Reason - not wearing pants. Greatings from Finlands neighbour - Estonia.

[@OlviMasta77]

@@Spetulhu That's hilarious!

[@tarmokortelainen4572]

Deborah Duncan has done very respected backround investigation for this show. She is so lovely person. When she has an exotic quest, she already knows quite a lot of him. I really respect her attitude.

[@GreatDayHouston]

Thanks!

[@MimiMangetsu]

"exotic"? maybe use another word. The word "exotic" sounds very degrading and racist. A foreigner or a finnish person sounds better.

[@tarmokortelainen4572]

@@MimiMangetsu Are you serious?

[@ChocolateMilk..]

@@MimiMangetsu Write a book about it.

[@simplesimon8255]

Yes. Goes to show that not all Americans are culturally-insensitive pricks

[@ePostman]

Excellent host. Many shows have annoying, arrogant and sometimes ignorant hosts. Deborah is just perfect, and looking great too. Kisses from Norway :)

[@yli18veetyyppi89]

@Ægsnåmet Vjäturþøðikke Yeah but Houston is a city. Not even the biggest city in the country. Finland on the other hand is a whole country. Her statement makes sense both from an American's perspective (Finland is way smaller than the US) and from a statistical perspective (Finland is actually below the median in a list sorted by population (116th out of 233) but definitely by the population's density (172nd out of 194).

[@fcbculeg9226]

Ægsnåmet Vjäturþøðikke She was talking about the population.

[@Cyba_IT_NZ]

@Ægsnåmet Vjäturþøðikke it was a good comparison so her viewers could understand what a small country is.

[@Jansku1111]

@@fcbculeg9226 Yes it must have been the population because otherwise every European country would be a small country (compared to US)

[@Aurinkohirvi]

But Europe is bigger than the USA and by average European Union member states and bigger than United States member states.

[@dannne88]

Host: You are a squad leader in the Finnish military right? Guest: It sounds so fancy when you say it like that. I hope no one attacks us. That's a finn right there! ^^

[@livedandletdie]

If he had been drunk he would have a very different opinion. And he'd hope it'd be the Swedes that attacked, just so he could say in Swedish så ja så ja jag skall inte skära bara rispa...

[@johnraina4828]

@@livedandletdie the power of perkele

[@sepposavinainen2660]

@@iliilil5761 We just laught them off with Ismo :)

[@TheSuspectOnFoot]

It does sound " a little fancy" when she says that he was a commander which would be like a general when he's just a corporal.

[@TheSuspectOnFoot]

​@@petterimikael9 Do you just assume that people who don't use their real names or pictures aren't old enough and need a lecture or why are you telling me all this basic training stuff? Squad is also not a joukkue but ryhmä instead, a platoon would be joukkue. Mistake on my part was that I thought she said former commander. I've never heard anyone use the word formal commander which techincally is correct but does still give "a bit" fancy vibe.

[@Emppu_T.]

Our little Ismo, all the way over at cowboy land !

[@gotham61]

As an Estonian, I will point out that the one other language which is quite similar to Finnish is Estonian.

[@Samirustem]

Was thinking same. Also hungarian. And i assume sentence structure should be sinilar to turkish too

[@pauljordan4452]

​@@SamirustemFinno Ugric. A man from university learned Hungarian in the 60s and still speaks it fluently. Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian are probably most unfamiliar to an English speaker.

[@Jack_of_Helsinki]

WTF = Welcome to Finland.

[@patu1264]

😂

[@antimonni]

So book your flights into HEL(sinki)

[@woowooNeedsFaith]

Nerokasta!!!

[@petopetteri178]

En ole tuota ennen huomannutkaan... totta

[@Magisktification]

@@antimonni Real Hell is in Norway tho xD

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

He's great, I just discovered him recently and his take on the English language is brilliant. Thank you Finland for sharing him with us!

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

@@JHsara yes, in the sense "brilliantly funny" I can't imagine anyone would read my comment as Ismo is a proper English language professor🤣🤣🤣

[@cryptosquall3535]

Benny Lloyd-Willner No shit didn’t know that.

[@danfors1333]

He's the only comedian they got. Be gentle with him.

[@Silli999]

Thats Ismo. Lepposa ukko. Thumbs up.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

I dare say that was one of the best interviews I've ever seen. From her team's research to her experienced and authorative and yet humble and inquisitive hosting to Ismo's natural humour that perfectly fits the platform and nice nature. It just couldn't get any better.

[@jameskennedy6982]

My Mom's sister was married to a Finn, I speak Croatian, and we would carry on great conversations...not having any idea what the other was saying. He was a great uncle.

[@milanstevic8424]

As a Serb, I guess I'm not supposed to understand this completely authentic Croatian language? (There is no such thing as a Croatian language, there is a South-Slavic group of languages at best, also known as Serbo-Croatian, or Croato-Serbian, depending on how much you care about the exact ordering of the words as if they're supposed to convey nationalism in this context. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Croatian )

[@22222roro]

@@milanstevic8424 Why even worry or type about this nonsense, even by your wikipedia page ( under "History" "Early development") it says Serbo-Croatian started as Old Church Slavonic, so the language actually originated from Slavonia or Croatia and later when used by regular people it became known as the Croatian version of old slavonic. So from what you're saying I assume you think that Serbian is also not a language but it's also Serbo-Croatian?

[@milanstevic8424]

@@22222roro what's your logic here? why don't we call your language Proto-Germanic then? there is a reason it evolved into Old English from the fusion of Norse languages and West-Germanic dialects of Anglo-Saxons. Similarly, Serbo-Croatian was developed from Old Slavonic language group (but not the actual Church variant however, read below). If you didn't know, we are all Slavs: Poles, Slovaks, Czechs, Croats, Slovenians, Serbs, Russians, Ukrainians, and many others. There is no Slavonia!! There was never a country called Slavonia, there is a region by that name, but contrary to what you're thinking, it's not the birthplace of the Slavs, it was named like that after the fact. Likewise, there is no distinct Croatian language. Sure, there is a country of Croatia, but Croats actually share their language with at least 4 other populations in the same general area. No, the primary language did not originate in Croatia. If you had read the article with due attention you'd learn that there are three major distinct dialects of Serbo-Croatian, and these are the variants that constitute the whole difference between the nations. But these differences are so nuanced that Croats, Serbs, Bosnians, and Montenegrins can outright understand each other on their mother tongue. The primary language we all speak is named after the two most dominant speaker nations, Serbs and Croats, and it wasn't named like that by me, it was the international consensus that the language should be named Serbo-Croatian. English people aren't Germans, declaratively, yet their language evolved from a proto-German dialect. Not to mention the plethora of words borrowed from Latin and later French. Is French then the same as English? Is English then same as German? Contrary to these examples, Serbs can understand Croats without any exposure or practice with the "Croatian language". Can you figure out the nonsense in your line of thinking? If this person said "I speak Slavic" that would be nonsensical as well. There is no singular Slavic language, even though there are so many Slavic people, but obviously the roots to all Slavic languages can be traced back to old Slavic dialects, that are for some reason CALLED Slavonic. Why? Well, Old Church Slavonic wasn't a true spoken language but a literary one, used as a standard to marry the meaning, laws, and literature between all Slavic peoples at the time. At the time, scholars were expected to learn several literary languages: Church Slavonic, Latin, and especially Greek were a must, but in the medieval period Persian and Arabic were also prized. Literary language is not the same thing as a spoken one. "Old Church Slavonic was *adopted* as the language of the liturgy in churches serving various Slavic nations." "Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic was the first Slavic *literary* language." "The beginning of written Serbo-Croatian can be traced from the *10th century* and on when *Serbo-Croatian medieval texts* were written in five scripts: Latin, Glagolitic, Early Cyrillic, Bosnian Cyrillic and Arebica, the last principally by Bosniak nobility. *Serbo-Croatian* competed with the more established literary languages of *Latin and Old Slavonic* in the west and Persian and Arabic in the east." There is no Australian! There is no Canadian! There is no Falklandislandian! There is no American! There is no Croatian! There is a principle of common reason behind this, because it is well-established what constitutes a standalone language in this world. I'm sorry but you must be a shitty troll if you completely disregard the 1000+ year old legacy of a language that no European thinker or politician had the balls to deny.

[@dennislindqvist8443]

@@milanstevic8424 English has influences from both the Danish Vikings, the French and the Romans, but is basically part of the Germanic language tribe that has much, much older ancestry.

[@milanstevic8424]

@@dennislindqvist8443 How's that disproving what I said?

[@StarOnCheek]

it's so ironic when Americans find measuring distance in reindeer pees funny, but also measure things in feet

[@daleicious1528]

Well, peoples feet are a more consistent(hopefully) distance to measure by.

[@edgywagy145]

Dirty one

[@skedeman100]

Dale Icious it actually isnt, the poronkusema actually is quite a scientifical measure

[@williamwhitman4889]

I would guess it was originated by hunters who tracked deer.

[@cantankeroustank6904]

@@williamwhitman4889 Actually it has its origins in reindeer sledding. See, reindeer can't pee and run at the same time, they have to stop to pee. They also have a nasty habit of accumulating various proteins in their urine. Over time those proteins can build up and cause a super painful blockage that can and will basically paralyze the reindeer. So poronkusema is the maximum distance you can force your reindeer to run between piss breaks, unless you actually like being stranded in the middle of nowhere in freezing temperatures, massaging the animal's bladder to try to break the blockage or, worst case scenario, trying to suck it out.

[@zomaga1]

I am slightly impressed by her pronounciation.

[@GreedAndSelfishness]

I'm not.

[@Myrou1]

K

[@hamdi7150]

Her?????

[@Aurinkohirvi]

I am too. She pronounced amazingly well considering English and Finnish have different sounds for letters and different rules for pronounciation. Well, Finnish has one rule and English has so many rules you need to remember how to pronounce every word.

[@xooperz]

@@hamdi7150 racist

[@michaelmilsom9518]

She is a great interviewer. He would not have been easy and she did a great job of him showcasing and also connecting the interview very much to the home crowd. Nicely done!

[@GreatDayHouston]

Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@michaelmilsom9518]

@@GreatDayHouston :-)

[@mazzyzi7178]

She talks too fast, we finns talk sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....w

[@mazzyzi7178]

@@GreatDayHouston Talk slower pls, hard to follow for non native english.

[@Manda-wilj]

@@mazzyzi7178 yes

[@clearasil11]

Top notch comedian. Now I don't mind if someone says offensive stuff or goes real dark, I actually enjoy it, but I have to hand it to Ismo because his observational comedy doesn't come at anyone's expense and it's probably the hardest way to go.

[@MrAdryan1603]

The interviewer and comedian are both so funny and I love it

[@KeithFlint350]

Would be even funnier if she let him speak for more than 7 seconds

[@MrPushoo]

this guy is a legend ..he should be a UN ambassador or something to spread cheer around the world!

[@Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card]

That 'start from a scratch' joke killed me! Very likeable hostess, all hosts should be like her.

[@gatomatias1]

Amazing interview! The host and Ismo were genuinely having a good time.

[@tjv1516]

Absolutely love the host very professional and natural ❤️☺️

[@FINMrCurly]

Yes she actually could learn finnish. Sound pretty good already

[@jamesbernadette6216]

Haha, especially with the fast Texas style :D "Me tulemme takaisin" was very much intelligible when she said it really fast. She'd be well understood in Karelia... x)

[@santerisalmivuori3872]

Finns love to kiss ass every time we are mentioned somewhere or someone tries our language. She sounded like shit, c'mon. Yes we got acknowledged, yay, just leave it at that and don't get too self important over it.

[@peepeetrain8755]

@@santerisalmivuori3872 you probably sound shit speaking English.

[@santerisalmivuori3872]

@@peepeetrain8755 Yeah well, no matter what I say to you at this point will sound like lies to you since you've made up your mind about the fact, so let's leave it at that and agree to disagree.

[@nursultantulyakbay7070]

6:30 Ismo: "It's not very specific." Host: "In case y'all wondering, it's 4.7 miles."

[@johannak8879]

I mean, of course there had to be a study how long that actually is but the saying is used as an approximation. The distance is not common knowledge.

[@NightwishArena]

@@johannak8879 Yes, and I think it is only be used when you try to sound funny and/or when you are upset about something, like "I had to walk at least three reindeer peeings to get back to home" etc.

[@perttimyllyselka7222]

In fact: a reindeer piss a lenght between two reindeer pisses, if it doesnt stop. Its about 10km 😄

[@MelliaBoomBot]

So lovely to see him interviewed like this.. love Ismo ❤

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

Finnish ; it is not only a foreign language, but actually also intergalactic .

[@DissedRedEngie]

6:30 and here's how the imperial measurements were made

[@jogrant3851]

So great to see a Finnish comedian!! I went to Finland in the middle of winter. It is a beautiful place with a good vibe, I would love to live there.

[@castoroy14]

I would love to hang out with Ismo and have a few beers, joking and laughing. Seems like a great guy and he's funny as hell.

[@sinetwo]

I'm very impressed with the hosts pronunciation! Even for Scandinavians it's not easy, I am totally aware that for English native speakers you need to have an incredible grasp of pronunciations to even get close!

[@saladshla]

Just a little tip, but Fins do not identify as Scandinavian, just northern

[@acmemasteri]

@@saladshla Fennoscandia...

[@moubhattacharyya1141]

Being Scandinavian, here has no advantage from the language family point of view. English is a closer relative to Scandinavian languages. Suomi is the odd friend there.

[@kami67]

@@acmemasteri Fennoscandia is bullshit

[@soransharif3992]

Fiins are not Skandinavias

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

I love the Finnish sense of humor - great stuff!

[@Sithlordxxxx]

I am delighted by the host. Not sure if she's doing an extremely good job or if others dropped the bar too low... whatever it is, you are an awesome host!

[@andersengman3896]

I can't believe he doesn't know the reason Santa Claus is called Joulupukki. The yule goat is the _original_ holiday mascot whereas Santa Claus was brought to the Nordic countries by Coca-Cola and merged with the "tomte" from Scandinavian folklore. In Sweden, the yule goat still exists, albeit merely as an ornament, while the "tomte" hands out the presents.

[@KoteDarasuum]

The yule goat still exists here in Finland as ornament too. But the origin for joulupukki is but different to yule goat. In here, "nuutti pukki" used to bring gifts, a meanspirited and somewhat cruel spirit/unnatural being who was mostly like a man but with a some parts of a goat, with it allways having a head or skull of a goat as face, with some variations to the body, for example centaurlike mix of man and goat, or a goat legged man, or just the head of a goat on a man. He would visit on st knuts day, a nordic holiday after christmas (his name even means knut goat) and he would stay in your house untill he is entertained enough to leave, most often this meant you would give the man in costume enough alcohol so he is drunk and leaves. But if the knut goat wasnt entertained enough he would make pranks to the household before leaving. The children were told he would take away mean and kill bad behaving children, and bring them to Joulupukki, who lives on korvatunturi, a mountain in lapland that was claimed to be made out of skulls of mean and badly behaving children taken there. You know, the fun kind of christmas tradition!

[@koff41]

Anders om jag slänger ut en fråga till dig om vad som helst så kan du svara på det till hundra pcent. Alttid kul när en riktig felfinnare hittar något som är livsviktigt för dem. Lev väl. Idag första Maj så protesterade vi emot förtrycket och det det innebär. Frihet och rätt att ha en åsikt. Vad tycker du om det!

[@malin8408]

The origin of the yule goat and the "nuuti pukki" is probably the same, as well as the origin of the numerus different Krampus down in Germany, Austria etc. It's a goatlike man that might kidnapp and eat you if you haven't behaved during the year. But because it's so old, we'll never know for sure.

[@wackyruss]

Santa Claus is actually an amalgamation of the Dutch Sinterklaas as well as Odin from Norse Mythology. Also there is inspiration from Sámi mushroom shamans of Lapland.

[@Jurtaani]

Even though I am natives Finnish speaker, you just don't think about your own language that much. So i would not be exaggerating when i say that this made me laugh in tears. 🤣🤣 Oh i almost forgot to add SUOMI MAINITTU! TORILLA TAVATAAN!!

[@rescue270]

He makes me think about American English in the same way and I'm still laughing to myself days later.

[@dirkmoolman]

In my language, Afrikaans, we also put the words together, with no spaces.

[@DieFlabbergast]

Bullshit! What the fuck is this, then? af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suid-Afrika Looks pretty much like Dutch, to me.

[@martinwulf8253]

What a genuine and humble guy, absolute legend.

[@justsomeone5834]

Very funny interview and a great hostess :)

[@julle5065]

hostess?

[@anonymousstout4759]

Hostess???

[@FumbleFusion]

SUOMI MAINITTU UUDESTAA TORILLE!

[@Siskosbroidi1]

EI TÄÄLTÄ KERKEE POIS NÄEMMÄ TULLAKAAN

[@FumbleFusion]

Siskosbroidi1 Ei nii 😂 Takasi vaa

[@MrXtr3m3ly]

Ei perkele ei taas?

[@lauuura878]

😂😂😂😂

[@FumbleFusion]

Haerksii Kyllä vaan mulla taitaa jäädä huomen koulun päättärit välistä ku toril menee taas koko saakelin yö..

[@Omgbbqhaxlolol]

What kills me with Ismo is how animated his face is. His lips, his cheeks, his eyes, EVERYTHING is moving, and in such funny ways too.

[@RichardStrong86]

5:00 Scratch was a line drawn in the ground that acted as a boundary. To be up to scratch refers to being up to a certain standard allowing you to compete (with it's origins being the boundary drawn for boxing), with starting from scratch referring to the starting line you start from (that doesn't enable you any starting advantages).

[@daveyvane9431]

Get out of here!

[@Jamie_Pritchard]

That was genuinely interesting, thank you

[@Leo-fz7kz]

The host is so good!

[@kevinhiggler2896]

Seen him a few times, he is absolutely GREAT! Want to see more.

[@SanderVanierschot]

Already at least ten years a great comedian, but I discovered ISMO just a couple of months ago! I love his humor!

[@mablesyrup1571]

What a lovely host! Utterly adorable. She should run for office. She is very diplomatic.

[@rauhansotilas2350]

Actually, the word "äiti" is a loanword from the old Germanic language(s). The Baltic-Finnic word for mother is something similar to Estonian word for mother which is "emo" or "emä", but in Finnish, that word is today used only for the animal mother.

[@tommiruotsila]

hyvä huomio!

[@daemon816]

Die mutter?

[@SocialistFinn1]

but it may as well be Finnish since it's not even used in Germanic languages anymore.

[@sarcasm-83]

What is the word it's loaned from then? I can't really think of any Germanic terms that are similar - but then again, I don't know many so - I'm not saying you're wrong, just curious :)

[@SocialistFinn1]

@@sarcasm-83 it is a Germanic loanword but it's not used in any Germanic languages anymore so that's why you can't think of any examples.

[@zabnat]

Great thing about wife carrying competition is that the prize is wife's weight in beer. So high risk high reward. :)

[@esaedvik]

Awesome host, as people have already mentioned. A+. I'll say: WTF - Welcome To Finland.

[@satseetal]

Ismo “am I the only one not happy” devastating haha

[@tonttuadhd3492]

A brilliant interview

[@IntensePeppers]

Get him a Netflix special already

[@ssr846]

The word for mother in Marathi language in India is 'aai'. crazy similarity.

[@bradenjames670]

This was so Peaceful. It is really refreshing, and great to hear People have such a happy conversation. :)

[@SeeWoelfin]

What a fantastic interview! Interviewer and Interviewee both. Loved it!

[@jennieh8173]

That's one of the best hosts I've ever seen! Love her!

[@comradesanic4563]

Im swedish, but even i want to go to a finnish tori now.

[@Flerian]

We dont want swedish gay people in tori

[@Xerdoz]

All those fucking cunts who say tori should go there and fucking stay there and shut the fuck about the fucking tori already.

[@comradesanic4563]

@@Flerian haha you called me gay. Thats so funny

[@6possu]

@@comradesanic4563 its a common joke here. but its true swedes are gay

[@6possu]

@@Xerdoz TORILLE

[@mindtreat]

Whenever someone is clapping, i'll be forever stuck with that image in my mind of a group of people swatting mosquitoes...

[@WickedBrutality]

Actually the word goat=pukki used in joulupukki comes from old nordic paganism, It represents the goats of thor, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr. Although we Finns didnt call him thor, we call him Ukko but its pretty much the same thing. Before the commercialized red cocacola santaclaus came here we had nuuttipukki. Nuuttipukki is a person (Usually a children) wearing a goat fur/skin and some sort of goat mask, going from house to house to sing a song in return for some treats. Originally tho nuuttipukki was not so pleasant visitor, they were usually drunk men who wore those same outfits and went from house to house to ask for leftover food and drinks after christmas, if you didnt give them anything they could break up something from your house.

[@Fairychamber]

and before Nuuttikpukki there was Kekripukki who came around Kekri (old Finnish harvest festival/day of the dead)

[@jarskil8862]

@@Fairychamber And then came Baltic Pagans and introduced Perkunas, their god of sky to Finns and Ukko turned into... one very famous Finnish word :D

[@Miikkkaelmon]

Wow i can’t believe how mutch old history peoples know. These old christmas folklore are new to me. Where you read this stuff or you just know?

[@sona7444]

good lord. I KNEW Ismo had to be a genius to be so funny. PHYSICS!??!?!?!? good lord. this man needs a Netflix special AND MORE. omg, he would be great at hosting a show. COME ON WORLD.

[@RachelSDay1982]

I agree. The most intelligent people have a very good sense of humor. 😊

[@ansilh]

Finland? Me then: Linus Torvalds. Me now: Ismo.

[@ookami112]

Greetings from finland ! Great Ismo and great host u got there !

[@pahakuutti]

Start from scratch because of the mosquitos.

[@Erik_Emer]

Even in conversation he's a comedian. "A mosquito catching competition." "Yeah, it just sounds like everyone's applauding."

[@isotropisch82]

I have a couple of Finnish friends, they're quite unique, but in a great way, very funny and self deprecating. I like this host too, she's very likable and a good interviewer who knows how to keep things moving while also being engaged - I hope she gets snapped up by a national channel

[@NyanyiC]

Lovely interview ❤

[@samspencer582]

i like the host. She is so great and amusing too and I like Ismo and he is really funny.

[@sureshpadwal5380]

Finns are very humble and helpful..my exp.lol from India

[@rasistitvittuunsuomesta]

SUOMI! I'm from Finland i 'm proud

[@Entity005]

whole clip was fun to watch.. greetings from Norway.

[@bishnusharma3529]

He speaks simple and yet most sensible

[@ericfontaine2145]

That was very entertaining. 👍 thank you 👍

[@xieouyang1341]

The interviewer is great, she does a great job.

[@GreatDayHouston]

Thank you!!

[@ProWonderify]

Very good presentation from Houst. Ismo we know already easy going man. Thank You.

[@tantuce]

I love that those Finnish words they discussed are written down in the description.

[@looseygoosey23]

He is the most genuine person

[@siddislikesgoogle]

this has inspired me to go visit finland someday, sounds like a lovely place full of lovely people

[@aaseppi5620]

Finland is good place to visit and live. But not all are nice and beautiful 😁, but Finland is worth a try 👍

[@onefordespair]

This was a cool interview!

[@kimmirossi46]

This guy is AMAZING!

[@myangher5233]

He is hilarious!!! If you have not seen his show, you need to go. Saw him earlier this month at the laugh factory in Vegas and his show is really good.

[@sumuvalo]

perekele vieköö, suami taas mainittu jossai, torille siis

[@volvo9051]

eikö se sanonu jo? @Moi Hoi

[@Mirop95x]

Mörkö

[@TEEHuetinck]

I like this host!!! Just discovered her, because I was looking for Ismo's interview.

[@surviainen6979]

The hostess is so good in what she is doing. Love her.

[@dikshyasurvi6869]

In India, in some regions, mother or grandmother is referred to as Aai , so.. , you're not alone Finland💓

[@jimithy47]

I've seen Ismo in a few videos and I love it but I think the Great Day Houston host and Ismo could do bits here and there as she was great as well. Kudos to you both.

[@GreatDayHouston]

Thanks Jimi!

[@sepposavinainen2660]

Ismo you nailed this interview!

[@johnmazmanian6589]

WOW I can relate to him so much! No wonder I love his comedy 😂

[@mgraymgray9890]

Coincidentally "Ayi" also means Mother in the Tamil language which is spoken in Tamilnadu@South India. Amma and Thai also means Mother in Tamil

[@Kyosti5000]

I was not supriced at all to hear that we are the happiest nation in the world. Apart from murderous taxing things are quite well here in Finland. Sure some things could be better but that is always the case no matter how things are. I am happy, I have little to complain. My fellow Finns are very open and warm people. This is well managed and very beautiful country + I think we get along with our neighbouring countries despite of our very bloody history with them.

[@jokuvaan5175]

Well one could argue that the high taxes are the reason for people being happy because of all the social services that they make possible.

[@Kyosti5000]

@@jokuvaan5175 Yeah, might be a factor for some people. The recieving end that is. I doubt one can tax anyone happy.

[@emmamemma4162]

@@Kyosti5000 Rich people in very unequal countries are less happy compared to rich people in countries with high taxation and good social services. Low crime-rates, very few homeless people and equal opportunities for all citizens are important factors for making the richest people in a country even happier.

[@Kyosti5000]

@@emmamemma4162 I was thinking about your equality argument. I feel that high taxation has correlation in more equal opportunities. For the rich people it sounds like they get their money stolen eighter by some poor bastard or the government. Which ever feels better I suppose. :D

[@emmamemma4162]

@@Kyosti5000 It's not only about loosing money, but about being robbed, burgled, kidnapped or killed. Rich people in poor countries have to live behind walls and everything needs to be high-security. In countries with more equality rich people can move about without worrying about security and they can make friends (or fall in love) with more people since the differences in wealth are less pronounced.

[@tiki_trash]

Kalsarikannit is my favorite word now!

[@nurvraxartproductions6145]

She’s a great interviewer. Ismo is a legend 😊

[@Cyba_IT_NZ]

Very lovely host and funny guy. I would love to vist Finland and Houston one day :)

[@Pikiruukki]

Fantastic interview , easy when talking about it , when you righ , in a fun way ... ISMO

[@DonawaVi]

this was so great

[@s.b.sieber2007]

Love this guy.