Is this the BEST hockey club in Finland? (TAPPARA: Finnish Liiga Reigning Champion)

[@sir_niksu]

2:40 "pitääkö lähtee jo baariin". It was nice to have you!

[@whzkd]

13:32 mä vähän pidättelen vielä

[@juuliajokelainen]

You will probably need a whole new suitcase just for all the jerseys, beanies and scarves you are given 😂

[@kristiankoski3908]

I've never met a person who is HIFK and Jokerit fan at the same time, or neither have I met a person who is Tappara and Ilves fan at the same time. THIS GUY IS BOTH...

[@miikapoyhonen6211]

Ite ollut aina neutraali kaikkia näitä neljää jengiä kohtaan ja käynyt kaikkien peleissä. Nyt tosin joutunut vähän yrittää pitää jokereista vähemmän koska pelaa mestiksessä ja vielä pleijeristartti oli kotikylän hermestä vastaan. 😂​@@kristiankoski3908

[@Korpisoturi]

@@kristiankoski3908 Tää äijä on mainostava takinkääntäjä...

[@qricc]

@@kristiankoski3908 That's the beauty of watching hockey from a neutral point of view. You can just watch the skill of the individual teams.

[@taavihorila3879]

A true Canadian! Fan of The Game itself!

[@Ripwanvinkle.00]

The mexican looking guys are dressed like Mexicans because The Pancho Villa organization is Tappara's sponsor and it's mexican style restaurant so that's why!

[@m.f.1646]

I think they are just trying to be racist.

[@konetampere]

"Mexican style" is still a very loose description of what Pancho Villa is 😆

[@xvnbm]

The appearance is really mexican, the food is not that much.@@konetampere

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Work Guys, Thanks!!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland🇫🇮🇨🇦🇫🇮🇨🇦

[@jaspervirtanen9402]

24:35 "Nice play kiddo" - turns out he's 39yr old veteran player. But how would you know haha 😂Good vid once again! 💪🏻

[@Ville-u8g]

Thank you Tappara for taking care of these preciouse hockey fans! Ive been following their trip in Finland since day 1 and gotta say Im happy to see their visit going so well ❤ Best wishes, An Ilves fan

[@jor.3224]

Tappara fan since the 80’s. Kiitos Tappara vieraanvaraisuudesta! ❤

[@JetLagWarriors]

They were very friendly to us!! I hope we can come back one day, maybe for the finals this year.

[@davuslol]

You guys are so wholesome. Glad you like it here.

[@TheAlex29494]

Tappara and TPS are rivals because the cities of Turku and Tampere are considered arch enemies to each other. So much tension between the teams :D TPS used to have a dynasty in the early 2000's. Unfortunately they haven't been able to win the cup since 2010

[@lieska333]

Tampere is always hating on Turku and Turku doesn’t really care 😂

[@kanervatie]

TPS' main rival is Rauman Lukko

[@MrManiacKid]

Ah, who couldn't love such a classic "arch-enemy situation"? 😎

[@lieska333]

Tappara would be a juicy win now since they’re so successful lately but TPS fans would be rooting for them if they were underdogs against say HIFK or worse yet Jokerit. People in Tampere just don’t get how one sided this so called rivalry is. 😅

[@hyperionfin]

@@kanervatie And that's a sad story because Rauman Lukko's main rival is Porin Ässät. No-one has said TPS would be Tappara's main rival. It obviously is Ilves. But the cultural tension and history between Tampere and Turku definitely is a thing.

[@mikesmith-ut1lt]

I was at that game too. I´m a huge Tappara fan! I saw you guys on the jumbotron. Welcome back to Tampere to see more Tappara hockey! Enjoy your visit to Sweden. They have some awesome hockey there too. In Stockholm the Globen Arena ( nowdays offically called the Avicii Arena I think) is known by all Finns because that is where Finland won their first ice hockey world championship in the year 1995!

[@samttolainen]

it feels like it has become a competition for all the liiga teams who can treat you guys the best 😁

[@kaitzurovaniemi]

You two are getting very famous in filnad and im soo happy about that!!

[@entiia6302]

The team you were pointing in the screen is called Jukurit. They are coached by ex-NHL player called Olli Jokinen. He played over 1200 NHL games.

[@ValtteriMyllymäki]

One of the greatest post game interviews ever by a Finnish player is the one with OJ when he was with the Flames and shared a story about Gretzky and a Big Mac 😂 and those old school Panthers commercials, absolute gems

[@finnishculturalchannel]

Turku is Finland's oldest town, founded in ca. 1229. NHL players from TPS include Mikko Rantanen, Rasmus Ristolainen, Antero Niittymäki, Miikka Kiprusoff and Koivu brothers Saku and Mikko. Here's a video from the 1999 finals between HIFK and TPS. Goalies were Miikka Kiprusoff and Tim Thomas. Probably couple other familiar names there too: "TPS - HIFK finaalit 1999".

[@hyydyke]

been living in Tampere for 6 years now and I gotta say I'm not all too interested in hockey overall, but the Tappara fans are so many and they're always so into it with such level of intensity that i've started to find it rather fun seeing them around so much. It's so great when people have something they're SO into, it's such a nice thing to witness. (even if the rivalry can go a bit overboard at times) Randomly stumbled across your Tampere videos and I'm glad you had so much fun! really entertaining vids too. I'm gonna chime in with many others to say that Tampere is definitely worth visiting in the summer. And I am pretty sure there will always be some hockey games going no matter when you'd book your trip here, lol!

[@Juuso-b4c]

Thank you for the lovable moments! As a Tamperite, I love your enthusiasm and love for our city and hockey! Please come back!

[@onniviertola]

22:11 nice to meet you with the proper gear on💙🧡 local finals would be something you don't want to miss!

[@didello1]

When you evaluate speed and action, its worth to keep in mind that finnish ice hockey rink is wider than that of NHLs. So ice is quite literally bigger. Its impressive.

[@puddinfreeky]

as a person who lives in Tampere and is a fan ofTappara, welcome to Tampere! I hope my city has been a wonderful experience for you guys :3 This made my smile ear to ear!❤

[@Jovapex]

Ilves is much better

[@Reladan187]

It's really fun to see you guys enjoy yourselves and seeing the arenas and teams treat you well! Great content!

[@Reladan187]

And that hit to the head was rough. Plus the golden helmet is kinda stupid imo but that's a good point!

[@irou95]

Tappara is better this year easily but we can still come back -TPS fan See you on saturday

[@juhajyrala9367]

Very nice video again. And greeting`s from Turku, Finland. Hometown in TPS icehockeyclub. Let`s keep on rockin..... ♥♥♥ And Antti is so " ccol " young Finnish fan... 😀 But that your hope at Tappara and Ilves ( battleox - Bobcat`s ) are in the final. Never gonna happening. 😂😂😂.

[@eskokovero-l7c]

Nice to see a bit longer videos. If i got

[@eskokovero-l7c]

Oh you are already going. Hadn't watch the whole thing yet

[@Febard]

Im so happy for you guys :D What a day. W from Tappara

[@Lazyhornet]

One thing What You guys bring Back to Toronto is, that Finnish Hockey Fans are Great and nice. What ever team they Cheer! ❤

[@ananasmedia]

When I was young hockey players wearing golden helmets felt extra special to me. This was because I opened some hockey cards and the helmets were shiny on the cards as well and looked cool. And like you said its nice to know who is good :D

[@tapio_m6861]

The thumbnail could also read "Most fan merch of various Finnish hockey teams." :D

[@zoolkhan]

i am honestly jealous ... :)

[@TheNismo777]

Nice to see how you 2 were handled, with some gifts. Thats the way in this hockey city :)

[@Antropeda1]

Interestig fact: Costello Hautamäki, who was singing national anthem has composed goal song of Ilves, "We are the kings". And is member of legendary rock band Popeda from Tampere, who have made hockey songs like: Mää ja Tapparan mies (me and the guy from Tappara.), and lämmää päähän (slap shot to the head). Great music.

[@jollemm]

The Hermes fan from the Jokerit match here again - it seems that our paths keep crossing, as your airbnb is in the same building where I live. 😂 I truly hope Ilves wins tonight, otherwise they're gonna get eliminated. 🤞🏻

[@harritimonen07]

se meni jo vähä huonosti näin ipk fanina

[@kaljaukko5439]

You have already many fans in Finland i see. 😂

[@Gibbetoo]

i loved to shoot puck at goal and my friend was there re-directing it in. loved some good passes. we practiced it daily at winter. some corner work too, i got to try to take puck away .. good times.

[@hemuuh]

Great video! 🧡💙

[@Aquelll]

The golden helmet thing was originally a promotion for the Finnish government betting organisation, but people ended up liking it so much it stayed. I remember back in the 90's thinking that is so silly and I was just a kid back then. But now it is a Liiga staple. "The golden helmet" is also the name of the award for the best player of the season, voted by all players.

[@noperkele228]

The players' award is an older, distinct tradition, not to be confused with the golden sponsor kettels worn by the best scorers (despite the same term). There is also another promo helmet in each team nowadays, for the best-scoring young player. More recent thing and not quite that recognizable, or glaring.

[@TPacoustic]

These are some of the best players who have been raised, or played a significant timeperiod in the hockey teams you have watched in Finland, who you might know: TPS: Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, Mikko Rantanen, Jere Lehtinen, Miikka Kiprusoff, Artturi Lehkonen Tappara: Aleksander Barkov, Patrik Laine, Teppo Numminen Ilves: Tuukka Rask, Jyrki Lumme, Roope Hintz HIFK: Esa Tikkanen, Mikael Granlund, Miro Heiskanen, Brian Rafalski, Ville Peltonen Jokerit: Teemu Selänne, Jari Kurri, Teuvo Teräväinen, Tim Thomas Kalpa: Sami Kapanen, Kimmo Timonen, Jarmo Kekäläinen (Columbus GM)

[@ValtteriMyllymäki]

*former Columbus GM

[@noperkele228]

Tim Thomas won the Finnish title and was awarded as the best goalie of the season while in HIFK (1998), his first club & year in the league. Later in Jokerit he set (still unbeaten) records for most wins, shutouts + best sv% in a regular season though.

[@TPacoustic]

@@noperkele228 Yes. And Timonen also won the championship with TPS and with HIFK, but I already had 6 players in TPS and 5 in HIFK. 😀

[@noperkele228]

@@TPacoustic Exactly. Timonen won titles in both TPS and HIFK but is really a KalPa-raised legend and icon, so it's also decent to list him there. Replace Peltonen with Thomas, otherwise a good list (joking, a good list).

[@tamto6328]

Listening you pronouncing Tappara and Tampere is painful but so glad you made it to Tampere! If you're craving some international food Aloha Ramen and Taco's and Tequila are legit!!

[@oulajp]

You've now seen six of the eight playoff teams in Finland, impressive!

[@oulajp]

And I'm a life long Kärpät fan

[@stadiumarena5891.]

Tappara Colors Blue, Orange, White, it's The Same As the New York Islanders And Edmonton Oilers

[@leevi06]

I saw you guys yesterday in Tampere when I watched the game 5 Tappara-TPS! 💪💪

[@henry3092]

Hello ❤😊

[@samisaarela74]

Good one 😊👌'cos Jokerit are "enjoying" holiday season right now I'm for Tappara to get the trophy for sure.

[@Floar]

When coming to Finland did you plan on having a hockey vacation or did this happen by accident?

[@wuuutish]

Finally you have right team!

[@ValtteriMyllymäki]

Ilves just got knocked out by Kalpa so there goes the chance for the series between us two, game six tonight in Turku and it's not gonna be a easy one, the hardest thing in a seven game series always seems to be to close it out.

[@teemukaariainen4033]

FYI. There is a Hotel next to the Nokia Arena called Lapland Hotels Arena. It has rooms with views inside the Arena. You could book one of those rooms and watch the match from your hotel room. At least in theory. Afaik, those rooms are quite popular...

[@marcotiempo9740]

You need to book your tickets to second league semi finals on Tuesday in Stockholm, Djurgården vs Mora. It’s the play offs to move up to SHL.

[@MinervaAndromeda]

My dad has a water-proof case for his ipad, and sometimes listens to the hockey games in sauna with my mom

[@ausflyer]

If you get back there see if you can get a room at the Lapland Hotels Arena which is part of the Nokia Arena building and they have rooms that overlook the actual Arena. I stayed there in January and regret not going to one of the games that was on at the time.

[@clxoq9918]

Tappara thanks for good video🟠🔵

[@kareem8533]

I was born in Finland and still speak finnish quite fluently, but I have never heard what "Tappara" actually means.Thank you for educating me!

[@usumusum6929]

Anybody get Aleksi Valavuori vibes from this guy? I mean like he would be the good twin brother of him xD

[@phm19880]

Now when u say it, he definitely look like Aleksi Valavuori😅

[@oskarw8256]

Guys why are you speaking English? Nobody in the big world knows Mr. Valavuori. Ei ulkomaalaiset saa mitää Valavuori viboja :D

[@usumusum6929]

​@@oskarw8256 tiesitkö et suomessakin asuu Englantia puhuvia?

[@Aquelll]

You are real celebrities in Finland now, 😉

[@wrs900]

Kalpa and tps qualified from the wildcar spot (4 wildcard teams face one another for best of 3 series ( we finns call those pity playoffs but not in a rude manner)to get into playoffs) also the teams who place 1st and 2nd in regular season gets to face these so called ”worse” teams. But its playoffs and anything can happen and its so close league that the wildcards have put a great show. Thats how it goes in theory so being 1 and 2 in reg season in theory, gives you easier first round in playoffs. Amazing content btw im tappara fand and hockey romantic as you are but not able to visit games often because of my disability, so im enjoying to see the pov from seats. Tbh i wish you could watch game filmed from the crowd it catches atmosphere much better! I wish you bith all the best. P.s if you ever need to get quick 100k-200k subs visit/mention finland 😂

[@Kigwa55]

You can forget about "the dream finals" Tappara vs. Ilves. KalPa beats Ilves 4-1 and continues their journey to the semi finals.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yeah, darn. I really like the KalPa goalie though, so hopefully they keep going!!

[@Kigwa55]

@@JetLagWarriors it's a justice KalPa's journey continues.

[@nooa7858]

I just saw you guys at 9am on silja symphony

[@escolation]

I hope finals are Tappara-Kärpät because in 2014, 2015, 2018 finals rematch and kärpät won all those 3 finals

[@Kerku666]

Hahaha thats my old classmate at the end. On the second video i have seen from you that was unexpected.

[@thebulky1]

My first reaction to the arena is that it's alot nicer and bigger then I expected. But the entrance and concourse areas looked more like an AHL type arena.

[@jjortiga2392]

those who had shirt cannons are wearing sombreros because of the sponsor pancho villa(mexico themed restaurant)

[@Turreman1]

Awsome video!!

[@vuokkijaba2906]

Great game. I hope you had fun😅

[@Lurifvx]

You should go to Oulu and watch Kärpät! :)

[@Kimmo-qz6hx]

The Tappara player with golden helmet made hattrick in Turku yesterday game. Tappara won and ilves is out of games. Next opponent is Kalpa from Kuopio.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Can't believe IFK is still alive!! That would be an epic comeback. I think (although cannot promise), Ivana and I will return to Finland for the finals, with a car, and roadtrip from game to game, watching every game in the series. Tappara vs IFK would be a treat!

[@Kimmo-qz6hx]

​@@JetLagWarriorstwo semifinal games played now in Finland and Tappara - Kalpa is 2-0 and Pelican's - Kärpät (Oulu) 2-0 too. So, it seems we will have last year's final teams playing again against each other.

[@Rymy11]

Thanks Steve and Ivana for great video! Have whatched you for quite some time and solid performance 👍👍 Was getting little bit emotional because your great words to Tappara. Keep on going!

[@TPSkannattaja]

Tapparan piti voittaa tää sarja helposti kun kysyy asiantuntijoita ja osa Tappara kannattajistaan sitä mieltä että TPS olisi jo lomilla jalat enää riittää tapparaa vastaan mitä viellä tepsi hallitsee näitä pelejä. Upee ja omasta mielestäni ainakin rehti sarja

[@shakejuntti]

Visiting Lapland Ylläs ski resort ATM. Finns have Gondola saunas for rent + a public sauna / a huge hot tub for having a break from snowboarding. So much fun 😂

[@jupehe5703]

Tappara is called "carrot pants" by their rival fans.

[@1000Teme]

We don't mind. We are carrot pants and we like it. We are also the most succesfull team in ice hockey Finland. So eat carrots every day❤

[@pimeydenbaroni2950]

Tampere is also the sauna capital of Finland. Rajaportin sauna and Rauhaniemi folk spa is must visit! Also Pispalan Pulteri - restaurant is a classic!

[@elinariihola3788]

Hi i am new here cool yo are in Finland and fun think i live in Finland

[@matthewdicksoncrusher5592]

Go TPS-Tappara in Turku, full arena 10500 on saturday

[@patu1989]

Next time you are in Tampere we have to get you some goalie gear and take you on the ice 💪

[@TheNiittylahti]

Funny thing, Costello Hautamäki made Ilves goal song "we are the kings". He also plays and co-started rock band Popeda from tampere.

[@noperkele228]

Joined the band a few years after the start. But yeah, Tampere hockey mythology rocker anyway. Popeda's version of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band classic "Tomahawk Kid" ("Mää ja Tapparan mies") is also played in every "Battle Axe" home game after the game attendance count is announced.

[@wrs900]

From the amount of gear given and care taken, you can evaluate what team is the best😂 💙🧡

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL! My loyalty can be bought 🤣

[@wrs900]

@@JetLagWarriors only person in finland who has worn all rival team gear and not get hate but love! (Jokerit - ifk and tappara - ilves have long rivalries). Gotta admit the commenters have been nice and undestanding. Hopefully sweden treats ya well too!

[@Latte11114]

Next november Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars play two NHL regular season matches in Tampere. You should come then!

[@jaakkoheinisuo4724]

November is equally bad time of a year to visit Finland as March is, though. :'D So better for them to visit in summer to see how beautiful it really is here (or winter or even spring if they want to go to Lapland too).

[@ValtteriMyllymäki]

Game six 4-5 OT win for us so we made it to the semis, gonna play against Kalpa and if the series between Ilves and Kalpa is any indicator we're in for a tough one. Kärpät Oulu is the third team clinching the spot to the semis and they're gonna play against the winner of a game seven between IFK and Pelicans Lahti, IFK has come all the way back from being down three games to none and tied the series up tonight with a 2-1 OT win, only once in the history of the Liiga has a team won the series from being down three games. A hell of a series and TPS really made us work for the series win and gave it their all so respect where it's due, they clearly were the better team on the ice for most of the series but in the end the scoreboard doesn't lie and the right team always moves on.

[@virtueofhate1778]

0:52 Kimi, is that you??😂

[@Juuso-b4c]

Lol I wasn't the only one who thought so. :D

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

You gonna get in troubles wearing Ilves and Tappara merch together, different days.. :P

[@Roska1195]

tps vs tappara is basically david vs goliath. it would be miracle if tps advance

[@noperkele228]

TPS is one of the biggest clubs in Finland though. Had a bad regular season and are the underdogs in the series of course.

[@pyr0692]

U should go watch the tps home game, they have the best entrance in liiga imo

[@Muhveli]

No Tampere rivalry in the finals as Ilves dropped the ball and Kalpa is first to semis. But there will be great finals as I predict that Tappara will face Oulun Kärpät in there. Some heated finals series between those two in last 20 years and always great hockey. Tho Kärpät will win this year. 😁

[@Finnishkebab]

Shame that JYP or Saipa are not in playoffs, you could experience real ice hockey barn arena🤌🏼

[@felixpetajajarvi4469]

Please tell me you’re going to see game6 of IFK-Pelicans tomorrow

[@danielz3936]

Nice video!

[@jole8976]

19:39 Wiskari is that you :D

[@Mojova1]

"Even the mascot is into it" Isn't that he's job? 😄

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL I thought the same thing when I was editinn this video. Duh!!

[@unknownentity8256]

19:55 One up that and drink Salmari, (Koskenkorva flavoured with Salmiakki) and watch SM-liiga live. Yeah that's about as Finnish a past time fun can get. Finishing the game with a cold plunge would be the cherry on top.

[@paavohyttinen5814]

Seventh playoff game on the season first six Mestis playoff jokerit and now first playoff liiga playoff match Tappara KalPa friday 😅

[@Pokerit]

You look like Fraser Agar from Video Games Awesome.

[@thejjzz]

Which team has more championships depends on are you asking Tappara fans or Ilves fans.

[@roskis123]

If ilves fans are asked, wouldn't they still be even? "16"

[@Iippo82]

both on 16 if you dont count TBK era for Tappara, and if you check only SM-Liiga Era from 1975 ilves is 9th

[@noperkele228]

Only if you're asking those Ilves fans who have grown into and digested the lack of respect for others' traditions because of gnawing envy.

[@Lukez66]

Go watch jukurit kärpät game in mikkeli

[@harritimonen07]

2:40 do we need to go bar aldready :DDD

[@nerg9903]

go to the HIFK game tomorrow! the stakes are high since HIFK is making a comeback from 0-3 match win situation to make it 3-3 and possibly 4-3 after that to qualify to semi finals!

[@villeviisveisaa5641]

Ay caramba😂❤🎉

[@altafvillagevlogs22]

🎉🎉 12:52

[@kennethainetdin3401]

Hi, you should put the accent on the first "a" in the name tappara. Táppara. This applies also on the all other names.

[@jarzki]

This guy looks like Aleksi Valavuori.

[@henry3092]

I ❤ U if

[@odman7945]

One the classic problems for Finns has been that we are building so good teams, but then on the hard games are lacking a bit on the individual skills and mentality. The golden helmet has already been here for a while, it also tries to promote the idea of individual competition a bit.

[@oskarivartiala8659]

Nice job. The best hockey team in Finland💙🧡

[@Johtajalaakso]

😂

[@Danixy]

it is 7-10 teams who play before quarterfinals

[@zoolkhan]

I never cared that much about domestic league hockey, took a canadian to introduce me to it... Darn, the tappara game was nice.

[@qwertyu600]

When is the next video? Eagerly waiting!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Tuesday will be our journey to Sweden, Wednesday will be our first Swedish hockey match! :)