10 Things that freaked me out about Finland || FOREIGN REACTS

[@GIOBOZZ]

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[@pullaparoni4874]

My daughter has been "free roaming" since she was 6 or 7. After she learned the route to her school in first grade, she has been going to school and coming home from school on her own. She is now on third and she wakes up, makes breakfast to herself and goes to school - all independently. She doesn't need supervision when she goes out to play and she knows the time when is the latest when she needs to be home. As parents we don't need to stress all the time about her safety, whereabouts etc. I feel our society is safe and we look out for each other. Sure, there can always be some dangers but what becomes of life if you are always afraid?

[@niles8576]

the criteria for homeless is way broader in Finland. none of those 5000 people are living on the streets. im pretty sure its less then 5000 thousand now but if you have moved out of your parents house and you don't have a house or a rent contract in your name then you are considered homeless in Finland. so if we went by for example US standards then we would have few hundred homeless people. its baffling how countries don't just adopt the housing first initiative as its not only way more efficient then any counter parts but its also way cheaper.

[@kognak6640]

According to latest government statistics there's around 700 "rough sleepers" aka people sleeping outside, hallways or emergency shelters. This is comparable definition to one used for NA statistics.

[@niles8576]

@@kognak6640 that makes sense. i was close with my guess of few hundred.

[@MarkkuKoljonenwTinja]

Thanks! Great commentary! Tinja&Markku

[@85sharifa55]

Hello, from Lappeenranta! I have been watching many of your videos!! Keep up your good work!!

[@GIOBOZZ]

Kiitos

[@Jantzku]

Lappeenranta here too 👍🏼

[@Rezinarius]

I'm from Turku myself, one place I love is Turun Kauppahalli (Turku Market hall)

[@SamiHelstela-ve3ri]

in a safe country,such as finland, children are taught to be independent beacause the society itself protects the children. big cities are going wrong but in the countryside where everybody knows everyone no one dares to do anything to anybody becouse the community will protect anyone. the big world is coming to finland and brings all the bad things with it....

[@adischicklegruber147]

Yes,unfortunately this safety is becoming a thing of the past either in Finland.

[@ravenfin1916]

You've been to the right cities, but the wrong places. There is an unwritten rule on escalators to stand on the right so you can be passed from the left. It's probably not a hare, but a brown hare. It is bigger and does not change color in winter. There are also many rabbits in Helsinki that people have released into the wild and that are now breeding wild

[@larrywave]

I would say finns walk very much outside in their day to day life outside of maybe lappi,pohjois-pohjanmaa and kainuu where distances are longer

[@GIOBOZZ]

totta

[@nikoa97]

​@@GIOBOZZ​​ In Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa we walk and bike a lot. Winter cycling capital of the world.

[@Wesuwius]

Pro tip... If you want good place for food. Ask some Finn you know. There are some luxury places that does not look much but have excellent food and some luxury looking places that serve crap.

[@antlamaki1108]

Those 'rabbits' in Lapland/North-Finland which change colour are actally hares. In Helsinki there's of course hares too, but also escaped and now half wild rabbits, I've been told.

[@Auroraborealiss_]

If you get a chance to visit a new city, definitely try to check if there is a kauppahalli (a market hall). They’re pretty common in middle Europe at least and there you can definitely find similar food/pastries that was shown in this video

[@wmbdshrmp]

If you mix cocoa powder and sugar in the coffee it's not coffee anymore 😂 just drink it black or with regular or oat milk and you'll be good! Or maybe use cream if it's too bitter

[@ilari90]

I hate big cities, Turku, Helsinki, Tampere. Smaller university towns in the east have been my home, and now I got my own cheap house in the countryside as a tenant. I'm academic by heart, but I just never liked the idea to go to those places full of people, not for me. I like my space. "Minä lähden Pohjois-Karjalaan!" now and forever. Come to eastern Finland, Joensuu. Check out Kuopio on the way, they might have something good for you too. Then go to Koli. Those rabbits had some rabbit plague, man. They needed to catch most of them to cages to lessen the population as they had some kind of rabbit disease in them due to the huge population. "City-kanit" was an issue at some point (city-bunnies). About the kids: the thing is, every one of us walked like that to school, so if there's anyone in the hearing distance, they'll help you, at least that's what was taught to us as kids in the 90s. Those were harsh depression times, but then, I feel, we were quite safe... nowadays with social media, or "some" it's different, and the kids are more arrogant and parents more neglecting. Still I think it's the best way to go in the long run, as there's so few crimes and kids learn responsibility. At least we don't have to ski to school for 4-20 kilometers like our grandparents had to in their stories (and they propably had to).

[@katjasaha8396]

I owe 4 saunas :)

[@Kerppu68]

Using the stupid word shit makes everything sound so shitty