Finnish Sayings: 7 Finnish Proverbs in English

In this video you will learn 7 Finnish sayings that will make you wiser! Practice saying these phrases and you can use one in your next conversation with a Finn.
Which Finnish saying is your favorite? Comment below! ⬇️
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[@AleksiHimself]

Great to see Varpu doing KZbin videos too!

[@HerFinland]

Kiitos Aleksi!🤩🥳

[@helloimhellio]

The finnish culture is amazing.

[@HerFinland]

Thanks so much for your comment ☺

[@brianajaxwintor6023]

Learning about Finland is a lot of fun!

[@HerFinland]

Yay, so happy to hear that!✨

[@shafiqueaslam8699]

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[@T3meee]

Varpu probably has the cutest smile in the whole world!

[@HerFinland]

Thank you! Kiitos 🧡🇫🇮🙌

[@frozenmadness]

Funny that 2 of these sayings sound familiar to me, from different languages: Niin metsä vastaa, kuin sinne huudetaan - saksaksi: Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus (word for word: Kuin metsään huutaa, näin raikuu ulos) Pata kattilaa soimaa, musta kylki kummallakin - puolaksi: Przyganiał kocioł garnkowi (word for word: Soimasi pata kattilaa), here's just the fist part of the sentence, but the meaning is the same.

[@HerFinland]

Yes, I love it how some sayings are so similar or even identical in different languages! Well spotted!

[@97henrik041]

The sayings have their equivalents in English and other languages. I will be going to FInland later in the year and the language looks daunting. But I will learn some phrases our of respect for those I have to interact with and hope that they will forgive me mangling the words. A friend of mine who lived for 2 years in Finland told me "When you see the language, you know why they don't talk that much". I am sure he is wrong.

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for the comment.

[@jkmattson]

Kiitos for the sayings - for # 6 we would often say “that’s the pot calling the kettle ‘black’ ”

[@HerFinland]

Exactly 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@jimikelley189]

I thought the same thing ! It must be an expression that survived when Finnish, or other Nordic people, came to the U.S. That's really cool

[@HeikeWoolard]

#6 is a common saying in English too... the pot calling the kettle black. Great sayings and explanations. 😄

[@HerFinland]

Thank you

[@Khalaf_Tamir]

ДУЖЕЕЕЕЕЕ ДЯКУЮЮЮЮЮ😇

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for commenting!

[@danielalima1716]

Hyvää Varpu!!!

[@HerFinland]

Kiitos!! 🧡🧡🧡

[@federicorizzi4189]

Moi Varpu! My favourite saying is definitely #4 "Niin metsä vastaa kuin sinne huudetaan", but I always interpreted it as something you get back by how you do it, rather than speaking badly on someone, my bad! :D Great to see your shiny smile on YT, subscription done! Good luck and happy new year!

[@HerFinland]

I'm so happy to hear that, yay. You are correct, it is also can mean that, what goes around, comes around!

[@genetkahsay7321]

Thank you

[@abomohammed7185]

Great jop my teacher ...paljon kiitos 🙂

[@HerFinland]

Kiitos so so much!

[@williamdethuong2]

Hyvää !!!!!!

[@HerFinland]

Kiitos paljon 😊

[@jadeventoniemi5795]

I don’t know which one is my favorite, but I’m going to start using “pata kattillaa soimaa, musta kylki kummallamkin” more whenever someone tries to blame me for something 😂👍🏾

[@HerFinland]

Hahah😜 That is really handy for arguments at home too 🤣

[@mattiollikainen8098]

Indeed!

[@KH-kw6sw]

I love these! Kiitos!

[@HerFinland]

Awww, you are so sweet. Thank you so much❣️🇫🇮

[@robgoodsight6216]

Me: Nice I want to start learning Finnish. Also Me: where do I start? My brain: let's start by learning 7 Finnish proverbs!!!! ... Jokes apart... just beautiful!

[@HerFinland]

Haha this it's great to start anywhere! Here is a blog post of mine on where to start learning the basics also 😊 herfinland.com/finnish-language-basics/

[@robgoodsight6216]

@@HerFinland Kiitos!

[@christosgerakinis2628]

Great finnish in emglish !

[@HerFinland]

Thank you

[@Vince-ml9gw]

Kittos 👏🤩

[@HerFinland]

Ole hyvä!

[@Rockyourassed]

Kiitos sydämelliset, olen iloinen nähdesani sinut :)! Näkemiin.

[@HerFinland]

Kiitos! Ihana kuulla!

[@chloeburraston2819]

Hei I want to travel abroad from America can you do a video on that?

[@HerFinland]

Hei Chloe! Great to meet you here! Visit Finland has a great info-page regarding how to travel to Finland www.visitfinland.com/en/practical-tips/getting-around/ 🤩🇫🇮 I will keep the video idea in mind! Thank you!

[@chloeburraston2819]

@@HerFinland tosi kiitos!!

[@myviewkristinamclaughlin5157]

Interesting, #1 translates exactly from Russian language as well. I wonder if at some point in history they adopted each other saying. Oh, and so does #4

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for commenting!

[@flong9033]

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[@HerFinland]

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[@flong9033]

@@HerFinland 😳😍🥰

[@MuhammadIqbal-mt3bo]

How can I learn finnish language grammar. Really it's very difficult language. Please guide me to pass Basic language course. Kiitos paljon

[@user-zz5xr2ny7h]

Moi, kiitos videoista. Voisitko tehdä tämän videon kaikki suomeks?

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for your comment! 🧡🇫🇮 I will keep your idea in mind!

[@markonikula2611]

7. "Ei auta itku markkinoilla" on oikeastaan suomalaiskansallinen vastine muinaisten roomalaisten caveat emptor -periaatteelle: tehty kauppa on ostajan vastuulla eikä siitä voi valittaa (kirjaimellisesti "Ostaja varokoon")

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

[@ewelinakopystynska4572]

2) Kto pyta, nie błądzi 🇵🇱

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for your comment!

[@merc340sr]

Similar saying in English : "The pot calls the kettle black!"

[@HerFinland]

Yes indeed! 👍

[@Enya_artist]

These words are giving me the biggest tounge workout of my life

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for your comment! 🧡

[@Enya_artist]

@@HerFinland Thank you for your videos!

[@johnearle1]

Funniest proverb in any language is from German. Success has a thousand fathers. Failure is an orphan. Ouch!

[@HerFinland]

Thank you for commenting!

[@johnearle1]

@@HerFinland One of my best friends is a lady named Kati from just outside Liperi in Karelia. Through her, I have discovered there’s lots Finns and Canadians have in common besides hockey and 5 months of winter.

[@keijovalikangas2126]

Perkele

[@bensomes7662]

Kiitti!

[@HerFinland]

Ole hyvä 😁

[@johnhelms8226]

The greatest Finnish proverb: “Jos ei viina, terva ja sauna auta, niin tauti on kuolemaksi.” If liquor, tar, and sauna will not help, the disease is fatal.