Jean Sibelius - Finlandia

[@LukeFaulkner]

This composition is so epic they named an entire country after it.

[@jaeger233]

you need only two things, jean sibelius and mannerheim

[@patcaploe7250]

Just like one of our states was named after a Red Hot Chili Peppers song, Californi-something

[@tellisper6]

Lololol

[@rikunisula8469]

Well toto found whole continent you know... Africa!

[@celtafk1947]

Finland is a country by itself. This piece is just a great greeting to his history and fight for freedom. Long live to Suommi

[@thompsonmackenzie8957]

I grew up amid the lakes and forests of Northern Ontario, in Canada. The landscape there is identical to that of Finland. Many Finnish immigrants settled there, mixing with the aboriginal Cree and Ojibway people. I remember a Cree elder who told me that he couldn't believe that the Finns were Europeans. "They're exactly like us," he said. "They have the sweat hut (= sauna), when they speak it sounds something like our language, they know how to live in the forest, how to hunt, how to walk in the snow, how to tell stories around the campfire in the proper way. They belong here, like we do. It's strange that they look so pale, though." I'm not a Finn, but when I hear Sibelius, he speaks to me like a brother.

[@brian6470]

Much of love and respect for u!! From Finland🇨🇦🇫🇮

[@thompsonmackenzie8957]

@@brian6470 kiitos

[@rookield8077]

I gotta visit Northern Ontario. Greetings from Finland!

[@thompsonmackenzie8957]

@@rookield8077 The landscape of Northern Ontario is precambrian shield rock covered in forest (deciduous grading into coniferous as a you go northward), with thousands of lakes. Small patches of farms scattered in the southern parts, but 95% of the land is forested. This would be very familiar to you, I'm sure. Finns arrived in the late 19th century and were welcomed because they were skilled lumberjacks and they could compete successfully in fistfights with the French Canadian, Ojibway and Irish lumberjacks. After the fistfights were done with, they all intermarried. Just looking at the map of Northern Ontario, I can find Suomi (town), Suomi Lake, Finland (township), Finland's Bay, Finland Creek, Kittila Maki (neighbourhood in Thunder Bay), Rauhala (another neighbourhood in Thunder Bay), Kivikoski (town), Lappe (originally Lappi, but mispelled by the Post Office), Sistonens Corners, Kormak, Makynen (village), Intola Cemetery, Pohjola Cemetery & Tarmola Cemetery (inhabited by dead Finns, I guess), Ella Lake, Emma Lake, Jantti Lake, Karstula Lake, Kusti lake, Lohi Lake, Matti Lake, Pelo Lake, Pistin Lake, Tenho Lake, four different Maki Lakes and three different Maki Rivers. Sometimes it's hard to tell if a name is Finnish or native Cree or Ojibway, because the languages look similar, but those are the ones I'm fairly sure of.

[@rookield8077]

@@thompsonmackenzie8957 Many people seem to have named the lakes by their names. All the lakes you said were Finnish names. Also it's funny how "mäki" or as you would call it, maki, used to be the most popular last name in 1800s-1900s. That's why there are so many of them I guess.

[@Svarte_Vidder_Og_Sult]

Best neighbours we could wish for, Greetings from norway!

[@MRiitta]

Likewise:)

[@veetikaisto2398]

ok

[@lexluthor6497]

Nothing beats nature.what a video.

[@jamesthunder7590]

Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪 I ❤️🇳🇴

[@ptr1810]

@@jamesthunder7590 Likewise to you and to Norway.

[@jiivee63]

Because I'm a finn, I can never listen to this without tears coming into my eyes. The music tells the incredible story of Finland. The hard struggles, the fights, how the tough people of Finland went from being a poor country to rich one through hard work etc of every finn, then becoming a free and modern society. It is difficult to tell with words. One needs to be a finn to really get the depth of this masterpiece. This piece represents Finland from the first notes to the last ones. I love my dearest Finland with all my heart and mind and will without a doubt always protect my country against any possible aggressor. It would be my honor to die for my country.

[@mmiirrii1]

I identify with you, being Israeli and all.. going through crazy tough times. Great composition.

[@tia904]

@jiivee63. Hopefully, the EU won't damage it. Protect it from their intrusions.

[@pasiruis3857]

aamen perkele.

[@jarrulevy4]

You say all that i think

[@micaelalugaro1597]

A great music. A great country. Be proud of both of it.

[@queenlovergirl85]

Taas on yksi Suomea puolustanut veteraani vähemmän. Oma isoukkini kuoli maanantaina 9.9.2019 ollessaan 95-vuotias, 🇫🇮💙😢.

[@abc-mh9zq]

Voimia

[@yaaq1237]

➕ Respect

[@chrislfc2317]

Mun isoisoisä kuoli aikoja sitten venäläisessä vankilassa😭 voimia

[@Karju1]

Otan osaa. Voimia!

[@lauri2167]

osanottoni.

[@yasintalat3254]

My granddad gave his life while defending finland im so proud to be finnish

[@yasintalat3254]

Galaxy talvisota

[@onlinecommentator2616]

You Tube Luoja siunatkoon hänen sieluaan. Minä kunnioitan syvällisesti joka ikistä Suomalaista joka on taistellut veren ja hien kanssa parantaakseen ja suojellaakaeen Suomeamme. Kiitos veteraanit, kiitos Vapaalta Suomelta!

[@Bruh-jr2ep]

Mun isosetä palveli eturintamalla konekiväärikomppaniassa ja kuoli heti talvisodan alussa 21-vuotiaana. Nyt oon saman ikänen. En osaa edes kuvitella, miltä tuntuis lähteä kuolemaan tän ikäsenä, kuitenkin koko elämä edessä. Sanat ei riitä, kuinka kiitollinen hänelle olen. Molemmat papat taisteli talvi- ja jatkosodan loppuun asti.

[@Hstla6]

King Of Finland onneks on sotaveteraanit muuten oltais kaikki venäläisiä

[@lauri5775]

Syvimmät osanottoni sinulle ja kunnioitus vaarillesi :)

[@ChickenDelivering]

Greeting from South Korea 🇫🇮 🇰🇷

[@bobthebuilder2922]

Hello!

[@emmijulr]

Hi!♡♡♡

[@logannllee]

음악시험때문에 왔는데 한국분이 댓글에 있으니 반갑네요ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@SpookySparkss]

Oh hi!

[@gnoblin7320]

finno korean hyperwar

[@e.a2251]

Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää 104-vuotias Suomi! 🇫🇮💙🤍💪🏼 Happy Independence Day for 104-year-old Finland 🇫🇮 Thank you Veterans, rest in peace❤️🙏🏽

[@gdmatter2286]

:)

[@EEEGotomtom]

even if you have to fight an 80 year war, independence is possible against the biggest of empires.

[@KibyNykraft]

The piece can ,if we leave out anything "political" about it and just think about the natural romanticism, be seen as the "unofficial anthem of the historical finno-estonian cultural region". :) Which meant : Finland+ Estonia+ Livonia (including a part of today's Latvia) + small parts of northern Sweden + small parts of northern Norway (counties FINNmark with much partial finnish-lappish ancestry and a big finnish migration in the 1800s, and under doubt also Troms- where many of the kveenit / kainulaiset /kvæner and the tshud people migrated into from the late medievals and onwards until the 1700s)

[@KibyNykraft]

So : The unofficial anthem of the "Greater Finland". The official anthem of Finland today is Maamme.

[@postilaatikko7384]

And what a year it will turn out to be. Rise Finland!

[@ShowCat1]

We played this in my American high school orchestra and I fell in love with it. Now that I know the story behind it I am in more awe of its beauty and worth.

[@laneandfriendsmusic754]

Same here, bass trombonist of the youth orchestra. Played it on the 15th of this month actually.

[@PU8698]

@@laneandfriendsmusic754 do you have any recordings from it? Would be nice to hear it

[@laneandfriendsmusic754]

@@PU8698 unfortunately, I do not ;-; But I will say this, as I was playing this piece, a few tears rolled down my eyes for how beautiful everyone was playing

[@mezekut12]

Did you play this on american school in finlands independence day?

[@laneandfriendsmusic754]

@@mezekut12 we did not unfortunately, I play with a large group in a youth orchestra group, and I honestly think it will be the only time I'll be able to perform it in a large group. Sorry man

[@divizzmusic5080]

I'm a grown man sitting here on the 6th of December crying more than a few tears listening to this. It's hard to explain. If you're not Finnish, you may think this is a great piece (or not) but for so many of us this might just be the most beatiful piece of music ever written. Not only because of the music itself, but for what it represents to us. Depicting the struggles our people had to experience in the past in order to grow into the blossoming society it is today. Everything about it makes me feel so grateful to have been born and lived in this country. A truly inspiring masterpiece and the only music that has ever had me in tears. Happy independence day everyone.

[@joeroganofficial5433]

Nice

[@ellipsoidi]

noni ota iha iisisti

[@nickdavis965]

3:33 the cellos in the background can almost symbolize the low, ominous drone of bombers flying overhead. The dreadful brass makes it so sad. I almost cry playing this in orchestra. I'm a cellist and it almost feels like I'm in a bomber ready to bomb Helsinki. I know the piece was written well before bombers were invented. But its almost foreshadowing.

[@leifohman6898]

this comment is almost just as much of a work of art as the song itself

[@chrislfc2317]

Vuoden jälkeen♥🇫🇮

[@choccy0122]

From Hong Kong!! Love this piece!! Respect to Finnish!!

[@Zero-hf3cm]

thanks

[@awarcrazyfinn9018]

im From 🇫🇮

[@Komradvsky]

Finland Ball you look chubby, my friend.

[@awarcrazyfinn9018]

Finnishbro YT ok thx for telling May god bless you

[@pasiheinikkala5259]

One finnish man counts ten russians but what we do when the yleven cames..?

[@allisonforfornsed]

I know that Finnish people are usually very quiet, but those first few seconds of the song are like the roar of the Finnish soul.

[@monni6718]

That roar is SISU!!!!

[@puskamuha9000]

Finnish people being quiet is a thing madeup by americans who visit there and be shocked when the passers by dont say "hello"

[@jaakkohanson6778]

Well said. Hyvää Suomi.

[@aleksanderh.5407]

@@monni6718 From 6 minutes and 5 seconds it is another tune really.

[@foundationgamer9771]

@@monni6718 roar is sus

[@ss-rr5ke]

Se on vaikea nykyään kuvitella miten jotkut ovat oikeasti menettäneet henkensä sen puolesta että me saataisiin asua täällä turvassa ja itsenäisinä. Saadaan olla kiitollisia!

[@seppokaljamaha3415]

s s ja nyt ollaan itsenäisyys antamassa noin vain pois liittovaltiolle!!! Häpeäisivät, nuo globalisti-mätäpaiseet!!!

[@sumosami]

kommunismi nostaa jälleen päätä. Saksan vehkeily kiinankanssa kuumottaa, jenkit tajunnut jo sen että minkälaista vaikuttamista kiina harrastaa..

[@GraD87]

Toista kautta se uhka tällä kertaa tulee. Se tulee sisältä ns. "ihmisoikeus" ja "tasa-arvo" liikkeiden kautta. Troijan hevosen lailla päästetään sisään koska mitäs pahaa tästä voisi nyt seurata, vuosikymmeniä eteenpäin - ei ole aikaa perustaa perheitä jotka tuottaisivat tulevaisuutta koska kiire olla vapaa ja harrastaa irtoseksiä kaikkien kanssa ja/tai kehittää uraani = laillisempi keino hankkiutua jostain kansoista eroon kuin kansanmurhan kautta.

[@ozsfi]

@@seppokaljamaha3415 Mikä pahuksen liittovaltio?

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

@@ozsfi Tarkoittaa varmaan EU:ta. Persut valittaa ja liioittelee kaikesta.

[@botvirus6770]

This is what we call "nature". Unfortunately so many countries have lost it. It is still living in Finland and we are proud of it.

[@JoshuaHickin]

🙄

[@thescriptwriter824]

Protect it, as the population grows, nature recedes.....

[@S4V0LAEN3N]

I live in finland near small city in country side, surrounded by nature. I haven't seen bears in this neighbourhood (middle finland) but just saw fox the other day. I was smoking pot at the terrace, so it was silent and peaceful moment... that's the position where I have spotted lot's of animals over the years. Pufff! I've noticed that when I achieve certain type of calmful and silent state of mind, it seems like nature is coming closer. Birds don't take as much distance, same with rabbits.

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

@Kinda Brian, But not really. Stämmer absolut .....................

[@ifeellikedying4040]

@@S4V0LAEN3N nettivinkattu

[@lesliesimon2311]

I’m a flutist, I performed this masterpiece with my harmony orchestra last week. Incredible feeling. Greetings to Finland 🇫🇮 from France 🇫🇷

[@mariasirona1622]

Love back from Finland! 🇫🇮❤️🇫🇷

[@lightandleaves3858]

As a French Finnish person, merci beaucoup 😌♥️

[@rebeccasloniker2711]

I'm a flutist too and I played this piece back in 7th grade :)

[@keijokelvoton8936]

Thank you, Finland wishes you all the best aswell. ✌️

[@anteroj.heralainen3609]

Happy 105th Independence Anniversary to all the Finns out there! 🇫🇮

[@thomasakerberg6765]

Greeting from a Swede.. my two children is half Finnish!

[@dwarf2155]

Thanks!

[@petterialppi4359]

Kiitos Antero, sinne missä lienetkin.

[@markuskettunen1018]

Thanks, tack, danke, kiitos

[@OTOWN2STOCKTOWN]

Kiitti! Samoin!

[@MrPanflet]

Bonjour de France 🇫🇷 ! Et longue vie à la Finlande 🇫🇮 !

[@Baraodojaguary]

My mother visit france she loved it met my father there i like french music but i can't speak French as my parents do i always wanted to make a tour through Europe and of course France it will be one of my destinations i just prefer smaller older cities so i will visit the interior no only Paris and such a disaster happened to the Notre Dame my condolences to you although i never saw it my mother said its beatiful and i watched pictures

[@tervetuloasuomeek5892]

Merci!

[@hermionejeangranger5168]

Bonjour!❤🍷🥂🇨🇵🥖 I love france! I'm from finland!🇫🇮🍺

[@Kiinaromu]

France VS Finlande moskaat moskaat

[@KariPiirainen]

Today we celebrate Finland's 103rd Independence Day! Congratulations 103 years old Finland!and!

[@magemaatikko]

Finland; A country of good men and women who is striving for freedom and equality in all parts of society. Finland is developed country with high pursuit of greater happines. Finland always try to improve Herself with Human Rights, Social development, High Technology, High Education, and above all Finland salutes all the Veterans and Heoes of Finland: Without them; there would not be a most happy country in the World. Respect and Honor our fallen veterans and those who are still living to tell the story of Bravery and Honor and most of all Love to the Fatherland; Finland, You have yet much to give to this World! Salute Finland!!💓

[@Kakkulapio_]

Tänään me juhlimme Suomen 103 vuotista itsenäisyyspäivää! Onnea Suomi ja iloista itsenäisyyspäivää kaikille! 🇫🇮🥳1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣❗

[@magemaatikko]

*Heroes of Finland

[@valleyofk.yu.s.s.inmyhead8359]

@@magemaatikko 👍 Älä paljasta! Muut voi yrittää samaa... ;)

[@carpediem2372]

Married to my beautiful and unique Finnish woman Minna, i always loved the great character of this great country of yours. Happy anniversary Kari!

[@ricardomungarro972]

What a beautiful country Finland is greetings from Mexico my Finnish brothers 🇲🇽❤️🇫🇮

[@ksjxkbffklsbdkfkd4709]

ricardo mungarro :)

[@shalommalca2125]

1 bueno para nada pendecho

[@tehokotkat]

Muchos tortillas! Mexico is one of The best.

[@Paras_Pertti]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää veljet & sisaret! 🇫🇮 106v🥂

[@hymyartzer9140]

🥂

[@hymyartzer9140]

Suomelle🥂🇫🇮❤

[@KariPiirainen]

Finland's last surviving knight of the Mannerheim Cross, Tuomas Gerdt, has died. Thomas Gerdt was the last of the 191 knights to survive. Gerdt died on the morning of Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Oulunkylä Rehabilitation Hospital. He was 98 years old at the time of his death.

[@johnwilliamknox7156]

Respect.

[@jackthorton10]

@@johnwilliamknox7156 A guardian of the sword till the end

[@MrPIRU1978]

Respect

[@augustinedennis4865]

May all those knights rest in peace

[@ymirruneberg7461]

kiitos!

[@albins201]

Greetings from Sweden for your 100 years of independence. We will never forget our brothers east of the sea❤️It hurts to see swedes and finns throwing shit at each other for misstakes made by leaders of the past. Swedes and finns should stand together, even if not united by nation and law.🇸🇪🇫🇮

[@veetis.5342]

Albin S Sweden is great country too! ☺ Greetings From Finland :')

[@haneul4653]

Albin S Yes! Its just stupid to remember the wars and other shit thinks in past, we have to stand in this time, not in the past. Some day i visit Sweden :) ❤❤ love for Sweden from Finland❤❤👏

[@knubbe1320]

1939 *invades finland and take our territory 2017 "From russia with love" XD

[@Bruh-jr2ep]

Make Kalmar Union great again! That would be badass country but what city should be capital?🤔

[@eliasorigins]

Go away we dont need your stupid country

[@Vercippu]

Greetings from Hungary. Finland is beautiful I loved every minute when I visited.

[@chrislfc2317]

I have visited Hungary 5 times. I really love the country. I watched my first formula Grand Prix at Hungaroring, hyngary. Greetings from your uralic brother: Finland 🇫🇮♥🇭🇺

[@mydearcod9639]

welcome! I have visted in your country :) I love it.

[@hermionejeangranger5168]

🇫🇮🇭🇺

[@markoheikkila5100]

you should come to Kerava next time. You won't enjoy that as much

[@Jussi.Ihander]

I´m finnish and I really like the hungarian language

[@thegunslinger1363]

Proud to have a little Finnish heritage. From an Irishman 🇮🇪 🇫🇮.

[@siaitsme6800]

🙏⚘💙⚘🙏

[@mikitz]

You're welceme, I gusss. Perkele.

[@bunnybird9342]

How did you find out and what do you know about that history?

[@theoneandonly3283]

Same

[@OTOWN2STOCKTOWN]

Suomi PRKL!!!

[@rafaleyu]

A large group of Russian soldiers in the border area in 1939 are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a small hill: "One Finnish soldier is better than ten Russian". The Russian commander quickly orders 10 of his best men over the hill where Upon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence. The voice once again calls out: "One Finn is better than one hundred Russian." Furious, the Russian commander sends his next best 100 troops over the hill and instantly a huge gun fight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again Silence. The calm Finnish voice calls out again: "One Finn is better than one thousand Russians" The enraged Russian commander musters 1000 fighters and sends them to the other side of the hill. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades, rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible battle is fought.... Then Silence. Eventually one badly wounded Russian fighter crawls back over the hill and with his dying words tells his commander, "Don't send any more men......it's a trap. There's two of them."

[@Caleb-fe2dl]

so great!

[@thevoidstaresback4464]

True?

[@aureliatribegurl226]

Or. not. Great story.

[@Billalkhan1101]

lies lol

[@firecatcher91]

not lies, just symbolic.

[@violetaverum]

Visited Finland last year, truly breathtaking. Sat in front of the Helsinki Cathedral for about an hour thinking about how amazing life is and how blessed I was to be in such a beautiful place. Greetings from Nicaragua!

[@fruit5003]

I mean, Helsinki is surely pretty nice place, but c'mon, next time try Lapland!

[@homopetteri7766]

Ya don't see Finland if you just see Helsinki or the south

[@Maastopossu]

Helsinki is nothing compared to other cities :D They don't even have snow, freezing temperatures or anything. People are too Swedish

[@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJV]

violeta benitez Many dont know that Nicaragua produces some of the best Cigars in the world. Excellent Soil for cultivating tobacco! Top Quality, which gives Cuban,Dominican Cigars a run for the money and very well priced!

[@TheNeodimus]

Greetings back from this, still for now, quiet country. As I assume You noticed.

[@miaelgal6854]

Happy 101 birthday finland and greetings from Estonia🇪🇪❤

[@tihuavanero]

Greetings from Finland

[@nicolas__788]

🇫🇮🇪🇪

[@GreenDragon1234]

Greetings from the US, this country sucks

[@mapelaanjakoodaansuomeksi3432]

🇦🇹 + 🇭🇺 🇫🇮 + 🇪🇪 🤔

[@bigboischlong6200]

@Kyrpä Jooseppi Benjamin Tervonen mitä sä selität

[@Bardhylius]

I'm not Finnish but I love Finland and this gives me goosebumps!

[@Miro.A.Mursu-]

Did you know this was made by Sibelius after his Mother died?

[@TheSeedpearl]

I have to agree. I am not Finn either, but this music and the words are incomparable to anything.

[@tallalltallall3674]

I have been to Finland once. It was beyond my expectations. Nice people. Safe. Organised. Very proud people. I went to Oodi. Maybe I'll pay a visit in the future.

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

You are not the onlyone. My british friends were surprised as well. They thought Finland is more backward country.

[@meerihelena3892]

I live in Finland and its nice that you liked it! 🇫🇮🤍👍🏻😊

[@joanmarietsultrimparkin1821]

And alcoholism

[@tallalltallall3674]

@@joanmarietsultrimparkin1821 😂😂

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

@@joanmarietsultrimparkin1821 Watch The video "Country alcohol consumption comparison." In Europe Finland's alcohol consumption is likely in the middle. Even under. In Europe The highest alcohol consumption countries are: The 1st Moldova, the 2 nd Lithuania, the 3rd Chechia and the 4tg Germany Forinstance Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, UK Ireland, France, Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Belarus, Portugal, Luxemburg, Cypros, Poland etc. Finland's alcohol consumption has dropped drasticly down in 10 years.

[@nigiolas83]

Finland is magic....from Italy with love

[@petraliuska6436]

Thank you 💞

[@finntastique3891]

Molto grazie!

[@Baraodojaguary]

I would love to live in italy the land of my great great grandfather

[@Baraodojaguary]

I love italian language and culture

[@sakarihaapala2200]

Magic is going to be a disaster somewhere in the future by 50 percent chance.

[@89frisco]

Greetings to Finland from Mexico. I love this majestic symphony. Sibelius Forever.

[@villeaula9456]

hi

[@plattari]

waddap, tacoman?

[@89frisco]

I love Tacos with the hottest sauce available.

[@akseliisokorpi7140]

soma nimi sulla

[@plattari]

pertti eräreikä sielunveli :D

[@lauri5775]

Aika vaan lentää, taas yksi vuosi lisää mittarissa. Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää 💙🇫🇮

[@HHM706]

Greetings from London Long live the Finnish people!

[@Ryan-vw8gn]

Mä en ole suomalainen mutta kunnioituksesta sanon suomeksi tämä on todella kaunis! (Sorry for the awful Finnish, but I love your country!) :)

[@petrinisumaa4759]

Your Finnish was almost perfect so you have nothing to apologize for. Very few people take that effort to learn a new language that's very different to your own. You should feel proud of your accomplishment. I hope you'll visit us some day. If you choose to do so, I'd be glad to be your host (I live in Espoo, near Helsinki).

[@Jomius]

Miten osaat suomea

[@dizzyjim1777]

Oh thank you! I appreciate your detication. (im not the best at english)

[@sudenkieppi]

Thankyou for that, I appreciate it😊 I'm finnish btw

[@NikoNyman05]

There was nothing wrong with your finnish

[@naiadeforta]

I have only been to Finland once...cross country skiing for 2 weeks near Enontenkio...Oh, how I remember that! I had Sibelius playing in my ear phones whil making my way through that landscape.........How I "UNDERSTOOD" his music then as I had never before!

[@naiadeforta]

@Elmo Tuominen I agree...I have travelled all around the world, and I have to say that - irrespective of the music - that skiing trip was one of the most beautiful or most interesting things I have done. It was absoutely stunning. I remember taking a break during the skiing, listening to the very tentative beginning of the violin of the Sibelius violin concerto, and at that moment we spotted two reindeer who were not bothered at all by our presence. It was magical, simply magical.

[@aleksandradudek8649]

Przez zachwyt Sibeliusem i poematem Kalevala pojechałam na wycieczkę do Finlandii. Piękny kraj i Sibelius muzyką doskonale oddał charakter i piękno. I tak dzięki Sztuce człowiek poznaje i się rozwija. Cudowny dar

[@Jonijaako]

I understand J.R.R Tolkien loved the finnish language, music and nature and used finnish language as inspiration to the elvish language in his books. I feel like the music writers to the movies after Tolkiens work had inspiration from this aswell. A masterpiece.

[@koff41]

Tolkein learned Finnish , he read the book about Kalevala.

[@MrAatami]

I believe there were few Finnish musicians who got to add a small piece to the movies, not full composed songs, but things that make scenes dramatic and such. And I'm sure it was solely because of Tolkien's love for Finnish things.

[@havolei]

He used Finnish as an inspiration for Quenya, and Welsh as an inspiration for Sindarin.

[@andresweiland3714]

The biggest mistake made by Peter Jackson it's to not put Tarja Turunen as female elf in his LOTR movies 😅

[@tehokotkat]

Finns wan't to be "left alone" IN PEACE. Sums up Finland, mostly. Wish more would share same mentality. (Make music, that's "free" for others to listen, instead of forced "stupidity".)

[@oscarmontgomery5020]

Never heard this song before, been to Finland, or even looked into Finland’s amazing history, but this song brought tears to my eyes.

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

Better late than never! :)

[@aksymaija5943]

@@poweredbymoonlight9869 Like our comments my friend:D

[@Soundofmusic777]

This is not a song. It’s a symphony.

[@veronekovideos7148]

@@Soundofmusic777 it's a symphonic poem*

[@blackheavyblans]

@@veronekovideos7148 it's a master piece

[@EvelynRdz]

I'm from Costa Rica and I love Finlandia

[@thevoidstaresback4464]

Uhhhh u are pretty

[@FinTaxi]

And many Finnish love Costa Rica as it is a coffee brand and Finns are famous for drinking coffee a lot.

[@oskaridahlman3813]

+FinTaxi Ahhh, I'm just drinking Costa rica :D

[@EvelynRdz]

+Tiimu H really I have no connection with Finland. I do not know why but I have great admiration and attraction for Finland. for some years I have realized that inadvertently have been discovering things of Finland which made me feel something for that country. My desire is to go to Finland. I've noticed that every time I see talk about Finland feel emotion. by accident I have been discovering things of Finland and it all started thanks to metal music in Finland. Now I have read a lot about Finnish history, culture, traditions etc.

[@EvelynRdz]

+Tiimu H and sorry for my bad English

[@shermand.roberts1075]

I have been obsessed with Finland since I was a boy. I heard about how they resisted the Winter War Soviet Invasion, a war in which "Sisu" played a big role. Nothing but admiration! As an adult I finally became friends with a Finnish executive and visited him and his family in Finland! I swam across on of the countries many lakes, visited battle sites, and spoke to many Finnish people. I love the place. I listen to this piece about once a day on average. Finlandia!

[@tehokotkat]

Finland is indeed very nice country, with all things included, but it's just one country in this World of countries made of peoples. Don't put any on bedestal, just to be sure.

[@gloryalej]

notable !! Finlandia es un gran pais, una gran sociedad, hay que admirar lo grandioso y aprender de los mejores.

[@joshuabray37]

You need to hear the Monty Python song about Finland.

[@ninihelenebaastad285]

@@shermand.roberts1075 I Was Travelling With A Finnish "Kurér" Once. He Brought ILLEGAL DRUGS to KEKKONEN*. (A FORMER PRESIDENT IN FINLAND*(*SUOMI").He Could USE HIS CD-"PASSPORT"*. *CHARGE D'AFFAIR".

[@johndonovan5752]

@@joshuabray37 This one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJKrpKJ7dqaAkLc

[@andrzejb.6398]

Fantastic music, Great country, Nice people. Greetings from Poland :-)

[@Iku1971]

Me suomaslaiset tuemme kaikessa puolalaista kansaillismielisyyttä.

[@krismakardikan9823]

Wszyscy Polacy, których kiedykolwiek spotkałem, to ludzie porządni i bardzo patriotyczni. Polska ma bardzo godne uwagi tradycje wojskowe i historię kulturową.

[@tehokotkat]

Poland is one AWESOME country!

[@jacobtrejo5073]

Sibelius...Amazing, A beautiful country Finland, the perfect combination, I really would like to know this country. Greetings from Mexico

[@bag3lmonst3r72]

Finland is 100 years young today. Happy 100th birthday! Warmest wishes from Malaysia.

[@hilaryrubinstein9022]

Probably the greatest nationalistic piece of music ever written. Magnificent.

[@MRiitta]

Ja taas kerran, hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää 6.12.2020 kaikille suomalaisille missä ikinä olettekin:)

[@neaseppala7880]

Samoin

[@joshsmommyporter4586]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää 6.12.2020!!❤🇫🇮

[@Vyxanisss]

Samoin vaikka myöhässä olenkin!

[@stormywindmill]

Greetings from England . I worked with the Finns in Lipetsk USSR in 1984--86 What a great bunch of guys they were . Thanks and Good luck Finland

[@ronjarovardotter1745]

Happy independence day Finland, you're a glorious country

[@poromega6698]

Thx :)

[@legendrawlevi8880]

poromega she's saying this to Finland, not for you!

[@taiwilairut9708]

+Lily Abbendale Kiitos! (Thanks!)

[@ronjarovardotter1745]

+HECU Trooper Ole hyvä! :)

[@tapioollitervo8266]

+Lily Abbendale KIITOS. iSO KIITOS

[@destbar]

Absolutely love Finland! Music, geography, nature, language! Wonderful paradise for me. Love from Brazil🇧🇷!

[@EllieBCN101]

From a Brazilian who lived for 10 years in Finland, I agree! Hyyvä Suomi!!

[@katri1340]

Hi from Finland. Thank you so nice words 🇫🇮

[@MrTimodon]

O brigado! Nossa nossa,,,,,,,,,

[@mistercreeper3029]

Yksi parhaimmista paikoista asua...

[@boniepaulista]

Brasileiro detectado

[@hamishmctavish7329]

Greetings from Scotland. This is one of my favourite tunes.

[@hamishmctavish7329]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇮

[@KIMJISOOish]

It's the very eternal essence of Finland. That's why I love Finland from my heart. I believe I understand the feeling of Finlandia well 'cause Finland gained the independence from Russian empire like my home country overcame the imperial invaders.

[@OrcCorp]

Hyvää Sibeliuksen ja suomalaisen musiikin päivää 8.12.2019 🇫🇮🎶🎺🎻🎵 tämän mestariteoksen pitäisi olla maamme kansallislaulu. Kukaan ei laula, vaan on hiljaa aloillaan koko mahtavan 9,5 minuuttia 👌🏼😂

[@vk7073]

Tää

[@jyrkilahtonen791]

Olen periaatteessa samaa mieltä. Mutta tässä on myös se pointti, että Maamme-laulu sopii Finlandia-hymniä paremmin nousuhumalaisten jääkiekkofanien sekameteliköörille. :-)

[@itsgoodiewoodie]

@@jyrkilahtonen791 Miksi lätkäfanit pitää ottaa tähän negatiivisella otteella mukaan. Itse ja moni muukin "lätkäfani" on ajanut Finlandiaa maamme-laulun tilalle. KansallislLAULUssa tosin tulee olla sanat, ja nekin tähän on.

[@jyrkilahtonen791]

@@itsgoodiewoodie Ehkä mä vaan halusin tuoda esille kansallislaulun erilaisia käyttötilanteita. Olenhan itsekin sen verran lätkäfani että tippa linssissä kelaan kerran kuukaudessa YT:stä Suomen MM-voittokoosteet Mertsin selostamina. Sibban kipale kumminkin tuntuu jopa liian arvokkaalta ja dynamiikaltaan vaihtelevalta joihinkin käyttötarkoituksiin Paciuksen tasavolyymiseen renkutukseen verrattuna. Sanoitettu osa Finlandia-hymnistä on paljon lyhyempi kuin tuo täysi 9 minuuttia. Summarum: kunhan lämpimikseni jorisin. Peace. Kyllä Finlandia-hymnistäkin hyvä kansallislaulu tulisi (eikä sitä silloin kuunnella hiljaa koko ajan)

[@S4V0LAEN3N]

Ja itkee. :)

[@franceswalker2986]

Finland' victory from Russia expressed in beautiful music. Long live Finland. And I'm British/canadian.

[@arikotiranta2689]

Thats true. yes.

[@ilkkak3065]

Not excatly this was made before that 1899-1900

[@keithsummerson.8066]

I knew after 5 seconds this was going onto my favourites list. Absolutely fabulous. Love to Finland from the UK.

[@akuhalmiranta4603]

Maailman kaunein kappale... Tuskaa pelkoa toivoa iloa ja ylpeyttä

[@gimelvauquinto6436]

What a beautiful country💕 Greetings from the Philippines🇵🇭🇫🇮

[@DonVal86]

Found this video years ago when I was in college. I was so moved listening to it one early morning. I come back every few years and it never loses its magic.

[@colosalkompakt]

As a northern Swede I love this. I love Finland cuz it reminds me alot of true Sweden, the northern Sweden. May god bless your country, your people and your spirit!

[@nilsbergman6618]

I also live in Sweden and have some Finnish blood. I am so proud of living in the Nordic countries.

[@KibyNykraft]

Inland northernmost Sweden is Lappland/säämi by heritage. A bit farther south Jemtland.

[@lennart2089]

@@KibyNykraft no shit xD

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

Thank you. I have good friends in Sweden.

[@hyljix]

northern sweden was inhabited by finns. it's a shame sweden decided on doing a cultural *genocide* over there

[@Xirokami]

I will always love Finland. The most beautiful country in the world.

[@jeromegerwel2669]

Also keep a prayer in your heart for Ukraine, as it seems that the beast is hungry again.

[@hankwilliams5622]

Finland is beautiful, yes. But ITALIA is far moreso. It is not even close....

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

@@hankwilliams5622 A lot of ppl tells vice versa.

[@hankwilliams5622]

@@blackcoffeebeans6100 NO, you and they are mistaken. ITA has it all, mountains, tropical beaches, much better food, art, painting, sculpture, design, architecture, better looking women and a far greater history. That is why it has 10X more tourists.

[@petterialppi4359]

@@hankwilliams5622 Yes and in world war 2 italians were great ''heroes''. They have mafia too. Very interesting country with beautiful landscape and people who talk too much.

[@Josie-Lass]

Oh, how much I love you Finland!

[@MRiitta]

Hello Puerto Rico.. the land of happy people:))) Wish I could come there one day:)

[@pepper419]

Whoever worked at putting this film to this music was an absolute genius. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@pamelafrancis4476]

I have just posted it on my fb page saying "Fantastic video, never mind the music!"

[@hurri7720]

I would agree very much and I like this but for the message in the music from the heart of a Finn there is a lot here too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHaTg5WGqKhsq6c

[@tehokotkat]

One couldn't fuse it better. It's just beautifully epic.

[@gulbenizabdullayeva4409]

To my mind, Finland is the most beautiful country in Europe. I want to visit Finland. Greetings from Azerbaijan.

[@SoyJonaGames]

Amazing country, love Finland, greetings from El Salvador.

[@zootsanchez]

The theme at 6:10 was played at my mother's funeral. It was her final request.

[@gabrielmota9432]

God bless her.

[@moinmoin4366]

beautiful hymn

[@Benderkekekekekeke]

@ZepexFIN I think zootsanches is refering to song Be Still My Soul here.

[@juancarlosgutierrez1280]

Zootdanchez, Creo que es una música muy apropiada para un funeral, donde se destaca sobre todo la grandeza humana y luminosa de su señora MADRE , QEPD!!!. Desde BSAS, ARGENTINA🌵🌴🌵

[@kapelski104]

"Finlandia Hymni" that's a fine piece of music.

[@lancelincoln4600]

I have to admit i cried..A lot. I love Finland my home country. Happy 105th independence day Finland!There's something in this song which speaks to me,i cannot explain it,bjt it's beautiful.

[@jorval8223]

Long live, Finland! Love from Mexico!

[@jerrychili5203]

Jozek Val holy shit we got love from another country

[@obiwankenobi4305]

Jozek Val okay bro🇫🇮

[@teimosukunimi4381]

kiitos / thanks

[@emmanuelpellaton487]

Jozek Val Que onda buey ! Jejejejjeje

[@jaja8214]

Jozek Val kakav meksiko decko srbija bato aco srbine

[@Eki_34]

KYLLÄ PITÄÄ OLLA YLPEE ETTÄ SAA OLLA SUOMALAINEN💙 KIITOS VETERAANIT JA KAIKKI JOIDEN ANSIOSTA TÄMÄ ON MAHDOLLISTA🇫🇮

[@nikolas3491]

TheVeetiGaming kiita venajaa se antoi teille oman maan 100v sitte

[@itsjustanapple5452]

en oo kommunisti mut kiitä leniniä.

[@airilakanen7782]

Näin on.

[@venkkooo]

@@eliasorigins se oli syynä jatko ja talvisotaan sanoin vääräs järjestykses mut nii

[@ottomustonen1657]

Täysin samaa mieltä

[@rawpotatofella9654]

Respect from Australia. It will be the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence in 2017! Congratulations!

[@sircowan]

105 years of Independence today Finland. Thank you Lotta Svärd and the Veterans who made it possible.

[@eddyshair7880]

I truly love Sibelius, he is my favorite composer and I love Finland because of him and Nightwish, I feel like there's a lot of great artists in this beautiful country. Love you Finland from Poland :)

[@s1nto472]

Dzienkuje barzo. Kochamy Polskę, wspaniały kraj i wspaniałych ludzi, bądźmy zawsze braćmi i siostrami. Pozdrowienia z Finlandii.

[@gabrielaszaler8844]

@@s1nto472 Prawda. Tak jest. WSPANIAŁE panorama, WSPANIAŁE musika / melodia !!

[@stalevyj]

God bless Finland! You have a very beautiful country with good peaple. Greating from Ukrane!!!

[@samuelskogqvist5565]

These mongols aint beautiful, they have literal square shaped heads for God's sakes.

[@samuelskogqvist5565]

@Finnish Fellow Nope, Europe have different sub-races and Finland is not even indo-european.

[@markoheikkila5100]

it's Ukraine

[@readytodie7355]

@@samuelskogqvist5565 Saltiest guy on earth, just jealous 🤣🤣

[@samuelskogqvist5565]

@@readytodie7355 Why would I be jealous? I'm swedish.

[@tamarachebykina6363]

Какая прекрасная музыка! Музыка - душа народа. Не знакома ни с одним финном, но "Финляндия" Яна Сибелиуса влюбила меня в эту страну, в эту природу, в этих мужественных, стойких и свободолюбивых людей. Браво. Финляндия!

[@ianglasse809]

I saw and listened to Finlandia being played by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra as the last item on the last night of the 2019 Sibelius Festival in the city of Lahti. An elderly Finnish couple sat next to me held hands ALL the way through this magnificent piece with tears in their eyes. A proud nation full of a proud peoples and a delightful country to visit.

[@vl-pb4ds]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää jokaiselle suomalaiselle! On mieletöntä, kuinka nälänhädästä ja kurjuudesta kärsinyt kansamme on nostanut meidät vuosien saatossa maailman kiistattomaan kärkikastiin.

[@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129]

As a Finn i might be a bit biased but i think this truly is one of the most beautiful classical songs there is

[@hannahquintua]

M8 I like this piece and I'm not even European

[@mariasirona1622]

No on

[@carolynnevans1979]

💞🎶💞

[@viperaputakeyteaparyou8237]

Was there 4 years ago, in Tampere, Helsinki and Jyvaskyla. Beautiful and unique country.

[@readytodie7355]

You should visit Lapland, huge snowy mountains specially in northern lapland 😉

[@Imperial_stroopwafel]

I knew this composition from my childhood when my parents listened to it. But I discovered only now that it is about Finland. I'm glad I finally found this. I love Finland, it's a beautiful country. My aunt lives in Finland and I'm going to visit her in a few days. Greetings to finland from the netherlands!

[@pavelham]

I'm proud to say that two of my granddaughters have Finnish blood from the other side of the family. Originally from the USA, I now live in Stockholm, so when Sydney visited me here we visited the homeland of her great-grandparents, the Aho's. I have been there several times. During the Second World War (which I remember, in full) my father collaborated with Finnish immigrants to form a consumer's cooperative in San Francisco. He greatly admired the Finns he met and this impression has stayed with me, reinforced by my own experiences. My father called Sibelius "The Beethoven of the North," and we listened to almost all of his music at home. "Finlandia' was always part of music appreciation in grammar my school.

[@suzawilo]

Such a wonderful story.👍 Thank you and all the best to you and your family on our nation's birthday ❤️🇫🇮❤️

[@vansc0re773]

Finland and USA GREATEST allies

[@LohiHarHar]

Have great day and may the sunshine look after you. :)

[@metalvideos1961]

@@vansc0re773 you want to truth? no finland and america are not allies. infect finland is more friends with russia then with america. sorry to burst your bubble but america and finland dont go well together

[@screamless]

@@metalvideos1961 We were forced to basically be they're "allies" after the continuation war cause we had to pay the war preparations and start a trade with them and also they got our naval dockyard in porkkala. But we remained neutral with the us and the u.s.s.r but there's still some tension between russia and finland.

[@karl1799]

You have a stunning country, my Finnish brothers and sisters! Just like my own country, it's full of forests, lakes, snow, frost and with one great classical musician (Sibelius, Grieg) which triumphs over all the others. Plus, you freed yourself from your suppressive neighbours too. Best wishes, your Norwegian brothers and sisters

[@kontrapunkti]

Cheers from Finland! Love Grieg btw.!

[@karl1799]

Kiitos for answering me :D

[@OdiumAestheticum]

Yeah, sorry, Grieg is a fourth-rate composer, perfectly nice as he is. His compositions are... cute. Nice. Soulful even. Emphatically not a great composer, has absolutely nothing on Sibelius. Grieg has no symphonic ability and his only concerto of substance is a particularly lame imitation of Schumann. Svendsen outperforms Grieg quite handsomely and should be promoted more. Norway is a very cool country and all, but even Alfvén and Gade outrank its classical music output by several orders of magnitude.

[@raapyna8544]

@@OdiumAestheticum What's your problem, did your dad never praise you?

[@danielantunovic459]

Make that two! - Rautavaara! Neither of them had Liszt as their teacher though. Greetings from Finland.

[@carolinetownsend7203]

My father died just before Christmas 2020 and this was his choice of music as an introduction piece to his funeral in January (UK). Due to the Covid-19 lock-downs around the world we were unable to attend his funeral (living in Norway, Australia and London, UK), however we were able to listen to this wonderful music and watch this beautiful video recording in absentia, remembering so many wonderful memories with him. Thinking of everyone who has lost a loved one at this time. Lets hope that they have gone to a better place❤️

[@staleankerljen3787]

Long live the Rebublic of Finland! Greetings from your friends in Norway.

[@rayssamonroy]

Since I came here Finland gave me a lot of lessons about freedom, about resilience, about being strong in my own proposes and - Finland gave me the love of my life. ♥️ . Freedom and love... Finnish best things ever. We love you, Finland. Respect from a Brazilian girl.

[@torpmorp1324]

Rayssa Monroy can you make the rest of the Brazilian girls follow you? It might save our country, not enough people born here anymore :’)

[@torpmorp1324]

Rayssa Monroy try to withstand the winter without snow

[@torpmorp1324]

jo blo you could but it’d not make any sense. :)

[@Charlotte-xh6zf]

Cheers from Poland, I love your country :)

[@zravasyaaaryaman6767]

Love from India to the beautiful Kalevala - the land of heroes!

[@annelisalo-willman7146]

In this music you can hear history of Finland.This has it all. Happy independence Day, 2021.

[@RobertCourteau]

This is one of my favourite classical songs, I have listened to it almost daily ever since I heard it. Absolutely wonderful. Greetings from Canada! :)

[@williamheywood9115]

I love Sibelius' music.Stay proud Finland! Greetings from England!

[@torpmorp1324]

William Heywood the french didn’t like Sibelius, they said he was too populist. I hope the youth don’t go wild this being on KZbin and all now

[@aidenpearce4409]

I love how this song starts. It starts with a dark, descending feel citing back to the awfullness oppression done by the Russian empire to Finland but then the tune changes into hopeful melody, referencing to Finland's independence. Then melody changes into suspicious time interwar period after that again dark when Finland is attacked by the Soviet Union..

[@cocoapuff6740]

Baltijas Vilks there would be no Finland without Russian Empire, because Sweden didn't allow us to even have our own language, an during the time in Russian Empire cities were built, railway from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna was made and Finns could affect in things about them. So I don't think it was awful that Russian Empire came here, cause if they hadn't we would all be speaking only Swedish and be part of Sweden.

[@aidenpearce4409]

I know, you see I'm from Latvia and we we're taught only bad stuff about Russia and USSR and Russian Empire, sadly I've tried to look for a more neutral way to see things. I read how much Russians developed Finland during it's time in the empire. But you have to agree that years 1899-1917 were more of an oppression years than year of advancements.

[@aidenpearce4409]

I knew that stuff already :P I'm a history buff, I live in Hämeenlinna and there's a sign about the railroad built from Hämeenlinna to Helsinki, and from Riihimäki there was a railroad to Saint Petersburg

[@vesa7069]

There's no way Finlandia could reference to Finland's independence since this piece had its premiere in 1900 and the vote for Finland's independence passed in 1917. I myself hear a lot of hope and hopeful tones and melodies in this musical piece as nationalism was greatly on the rise in Finland in the early late 19th century and early 20th century Finland

[@kristofferekman4974]

Well, the song was written in the year 1900, so it kind of wrong to say that it's about ("citing back to") events that happend many years after that.

[@RytkösenJussi]

Its a national day in here in Finland and this hymn brings tears in my patriotic eyes.

[@arjaramo8362]

Tässä sävellyksessä on Koko Suomi !!

[@TheAntelwi]

Aivan!

[@supremekai9399]

Niin on :D

[@karenstevenson2752]

tunnelin rotat?

[@papana1944]

Arja Rämö No miksi mä en nähny Mun koti on siellä

[@mattihautala8064]

Kyllä!

[@brianforder1]

Part of the reason I came to live in Finland in 1969 was the depth of feeling and history that Finlandia conveys and I still shed a tear or two when I hear it. I am very proud and thankful to have become a Finn.

[@torpmorp1324]

Brian Forder proud to have you here, buddy!

[@Avaarues]

Thank you sir. Tervetuloa veli.

[@kookoo9235]

You can't "become a finn" you either are one or aren't, you are born into it.

[@pickymapping6098]

@@kookoo9235 well anyone can become a Finn if they integrate themselves to finnish Culture, religion and society even if they weren't born in Finland (kinda how europeans immigrants integrated themselfs to america). However nowdays most immigrants don't speak finnish sadly or be part of its culture or society (and I mean immigrants from all continents , not just africans or arabs)

[@kookoo9235]

@@pickymapping6098 Nope, unless you are ethnically finn then you are not a finn, that's just how it is.

[@jamesmatthews905]

This was my mother's favorite hymn. She was born in what is now Oklahoma, but in 1905 is was Indian Territory. I was born when it became the Christian Hymn called "Be Still my Soul" in 1941. I still get tears in my eyes every time I hear it, as now. The last time I heard it was when it was played at her funeral.

[@MariaLopez-zb9gn]

I knew it in my school choir as "We Rest On Thee". I was most touched when I saw a Navy choir singing on deck of a ship that was due to deploy to Viet Nam.

[@jeniferreynolds2643]

I know and love the tune as this hymn: This Is My Song by Lloyd Stone and Georgia Harkness This is my song, O God of all the nations, a song of peace for lands afar and mine; this is my home, the country where my heart is; here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine: but other hearts in other lands are beating with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine. My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean, and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine; but other lands have sunlight too, and clover, and skies are everywhere as blue as mine: O hear my song, thou God of all the nations, a song of peace for their land and for mine. May truth and freedom come to every nation; may peace abound where strife has raged so long; that each may seek to love and build together, a world united, righting every wrong; a world united in its love for freedom, proclaiming peace together in one song.*

[@jamsandwich_gt]

Listening to this song always brings me a tear in the eye, all the suffering and pain our country has gone thru, our grandparents and their parents that fought for this beautiful fatherland, democratic and republic Finland and for us to have better conditions. Happy birthday 105 year old Finland, may you always be the independent and peaceful country of ours. May you never fall under Russian control again.

[@micaelalugaro1597]

I'm quite sure you'll never fall under russian control. Freedom people stands by you

[@mattoverho1]

​@@micaelalugaro1597Finland was also under Swedish rule for centuries. And that time was as bad as The Russian era. Even though it's not a popular subject.

[@micaelalugaro1597]

@@mattoverho1 I'm from the north of Italy... we were under control of Spanish, France, Austria. In the south we had also Vicking people and Arabian people. It doesn't matter, it's history. Things were in that manner all over the world. The important thing is that in the present we don't have to cope with this issues. And we have to work in order that invasions will never accepted anymore

[@charlesmartel930]

People never fight for democracy, people fight for their country, for their ethnical group, for their culture, for their land. That's it.

[@jamsandwich_gt]

​​@charlesmartel930 While you may be right in some cases, part of the reason why we broke ourselves out from Russia were the terrible conditions we had under Russian rule. I would perhaps even argue that the hope of better life and restoring proper balance to our society played significant role on our decision of independent Finland. Therefore, it could be said that democracy did play a role in our country's history which invalidates your statement arguing about "never" fighting for democracy.

[@salvelegio1425]

This and Ravels Bolero is how I came in to classical music back in -67. Beautiful and powerful, love to my brothers and sisters in Finland.

[@leenal300]

Now that you mention Bolero, I understand that it talks to me too like that, a close cousin in a way to Finlandia

[@ricardomungarrofernandez263]

A country that I’m dying to visit, much love to Suomi from Mexico 🇲🇽🤝🇫🇮

[@siaitsme6800]

🙏⚘🦄💚🦄⚘🙏

[@petegrusky2715]

Hyvva paaivaa from Poland.

[@peanuts4723]

Dzien Dobry to Poland (I think?) XD

[@97kos]

Poland and Suomi - similar countries in some aspects 😎

[@97kos]

@@jonie_01 For example in history aspect - Finland and Poland was invisible on the maps, due to occupation by other countries. Both countries was fighting to death with one of main opponents - USSR, and their economy were connected with Soviet Union.

[@nho1081]

Hyvää päivää*

[@radiomummo7120]

Kurwa

[@Afroman29]

As someone of Finnish ancestry, I am proud to have family from the beautiful country of Finland. Love from Canada.

[@eepiyt2949]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää kaikille Suomalaisille! Saamme olla kiitollisia sotiemme veteraaneille jotka ovat tätä maata puolustaneet. Hattu pois päästä🇫🇮💙

[@sakarihaapala2200]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää🇫🇮

[@kaiandreas1990]

Very beautiful. From a neighbour in Norway

[@TheMasbell]

This is history of all about Finland - wich is very beautiful country and just like this music tells for you .

[@emmanuelpellaton487]

Kai Andreas Sørum Øgaard Vidéo is spendid !

[@guanoapes771]

norska motståndsmän ska ni vara stolta över

[@markkupelk2658]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, Suomi☀️❤️🇫🇮

[@qmage3847]

Tämän kuuluisi olla Suomen kansallislaulu. Miettikääpä jos tuosta 6:09 kohdasta eteenpäin soisi kun suomalainen nousee korkeimmalle korokkeelle esim olympialaisissa. Kyllä tuo on niin kaunista kuunneltavaa!

[@niklasleandr]

Vaikka Finlandia on selkeästi parempi laulu kuin Maamme laulu se on liian herkkä ja vaikea esitettäväksi missään show-jäähalleissa.

[@pirjosaramaki7652]

Samaa mieltä!

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

@@niklasleandr Ei suomalaiset sellaisesta koskaan ole välittäneet. Kansallislaulun markkinointitehokkuus ja sopivuus ei pitäisi olla edes mainittu samassa lauseessa.