One year of Finnish mythology and history: where the channel is at + future plans

Talking about the past year + future plans of doing videos for this channel. I do animated videos about Finnish mythology, history, and trolls. If you're watching this, that should be no news.
Noteworthy channels & people to check out:
Reidar Wasenius ( / reidarwasenius ) legendary voice actor
@IrishinFinland covers pretty much the same stuff as myself but with more frequently appearing videos
@MessiahsandMythology 21st century sarcastic take on mythology
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[@digitallurke7710]

It's not 4 everyone that's why it's METAL!🤘

[@Anttimation]

Haha best comment! 🤘

[@lyrigageforge3259]

@@Anttimation Obviously our taste is better, we also like metal greatly! I suppose you know books named Finnish Magic and Puiden Kansa, Tree Peoples - I think those might have few ideas to them. Idk how much we can trust the first one, but it was quite funny to read anyhow. The second one kinda explains why forest is pretty much sacred for us even now - all though most of that stuff will not be told about at history class as I suspect. By the way - I am a Finn from France - and you can trust us showing your channel to people sometimes. Depends really how much interest we see in them about this short of stuff. There is also another a topic which people do not seem to mention often - but there was since viking era to early 1700s time when people from Finland and other tribes related were captured, mainly women and kids - to be sold as slaves - I seen some people say that in Russia - but if I don't remember the articles wrong about it they were taken because in areas south of the Black Sea the white skin and blonde hairs were considered valuable merchandise. There are some articles about this online even. Then in 1800s some Finnish Sami were showed along with African tribes people at European zoos. This was much because of the 'mongoloid' classification to us (out dated) - meaning that they would not in fact see us as same as other 'white Europeans' ethnically - due the 'mysterious' origin of us. And further yet - for example in US when Finns went there - some of them found easier to relate and get along with the native american's because they got discriminated against, even before taking part to movements for workers rights - resulting to what they call for example a tribe of Findians. There is one video relatively good about that on Tube. I point this out mostly because those things aren't really told in Finnish schools either - and I wonder if they were more spoken about should that not make even our own less eager to discriminate against others - but also some others realize that we are also a bit different than some other Europeans in the way history at times saw us. I ran but recently into a random video Tube where in the comments some foreigners were putting us together with all the 'colonialist European countries' and I found that some what annoying after I stopped to laugh at the lack of knowledge on history. Modern day seems to be so prepared to makeup all the stories of its own that it is almost unbelievable. There is also a speech about Jews in Finland during the WWII era given by a Jew. I'll paste the link here as the channel name is too long to remember (lol). kzbin.info/www/bejne/m57KgK2aZdOaZ6M Well anyhow. Happy New Year.

[@Anttimation]

@@lyrigageforge3259 thanks! That was a lot of info, I have to read again with better focus 😅 Yeah I've read about the slaves! That, and Finns fighting the Swedish/Russian wars could be interesting topics for future videos. I think some historian has even claimed that the number of Finns sold to slavery (at some point in history?) was greater than in many African countries... Don't know about that

[@lyrigageforge3259]

@@Anttimation Idk about 'more than African' - but there is some articles about that also in English. It is better to check the sources obviously. I just wished to list some few. I could have put a lot of links, but I think that it's better people find what they want to read on their own. At least mostly we can trust that Finns would do as much anyhow. I just have recently seen a lot of weird stuff said about Nordic countries including Finns by people who obviously don't know the history. And in a way - even your pages about legends online are actually very nice to have for someone like me who lives outside of Finland - cause people do make me questions about Finland. The kind of questions you never thought someone would ask anyhow - lol. Even about the pagan times. There how ever are 'new legends' being made all the time and it is amazing how easily that modern era internet comes up with wrong info as real info. Well like in the comments of a video I recently watched, where several people from former colonial countries were literally including all nations, even Finland, as a former colonial power who did badly towards them in the past and there for deserve to stop existing. That is worst example of them all - but yea - it is at times really crazy out there - in the dark pit of internet - and no not all people are so ignorant or bias. But still - I have started to see having all kind of information about our country, history, culture and even mythology from times before as useful counter weight to what ever could be said. (Or if a Finn is being bit too overly against foreigners too, given that we weren't treated always that nicely ourselves.) It is one thing when some silly comment is a meme - but at times such aren't. If people will see us historically same as some country they hate for historical reason, then when will we have a terrorist attack there. Small pebbles of wrong info wont get there yet, just hate the thought of how easy people like to twist the truth.

[@digitallurke7710]

@@lyrigageforge3259 Finndians! L0L! We got a TON of finndians in these here parts!(UP Michigan/Northern Wisconsin) I never thought I'd hear that term from someone outside the US .Largely local term. Also they usta have a term 'Black Finns ' and I think that may have been in reference to those from Lapland(Sami)

[@GreenEyeCatto]

Hi from England! Keep up the great work, Antti, there are so few resources to learn about Finnish mythology and folklore in the English-speaking world. I really enjoy your videos and it's great to learn about the unique history and culture of Finland. Paljon kiitoksia :)

[@Anttimation]

Hi & thank you for watching!

[@oddis188]

Hey... i think i talk for all your viewers when i say don't stress about putting "only one video a month". I think everyone enjoys more if you have time to do the research and and illustration for your videos without stress of hitting some deadline for every video. Jatka vaan hyvää duunia ja hyvää uuttavuotta!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much! That's very good to hear 👍 The upside of a loose schedule is that it's hard to run out of ideas!

[@reddeercanoe]

Hi from Canada! Your channel is great and I hope you will be able to keep making more videos I like your drawing and it's a good watch here in the dark winters night with -40 outside as I am sure you know able real winter weather.

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! I have to admit it's only been around -20 (Celsius) here in Tampere at the coldest this winter, I might have gone soft hehe.

[@MessiahsandMythology]

What really sucks about YT partnership (aside from the money being laughable) is that even once you hit the 4000 watch hours, you then have to maintain it from there. Which isn’t so much a problem when you’re as pedantic as me and every video you put out anymore is 30 minutes +, but I can only imagine how difficult it is when most of your content is less than five minutes. Keep up the good work. I try to share everyone’s content on my Discord when I can be bothered to remember, so hopefully it helps out.

[@Anttimation]

Well screw it then 😆 Thanks! No doubt it helps - I appreciate it!

[@samizdat_]

Support from 🇮🇳

[@Anttimation]

Cheers!!

[@angelsmagick]

This is a great channel! Thank You for the work you do! Happy New Year to You All! Blessings, Maggie

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much for watching and happy new year to you too!

[@angelsmagick]

@@Anttimation If you are comfortable with the idea I could put a visit to your channel, many are pagans , so the mythology might spark interest. The downsize is that I talk about Magick, but as a Finn I'll do that gladly.

[@js1423]

Angels and magic? Isn't that a contradiction?

[@angelsmagick]

@@js1423 In the old tradition even prayer, meditation and communion was called Magick, it's Praying only to God and asking the Angels for advice or help- God is the magic and the Angels are Divine Messengers who can enter the Holy " Court" for pleading the case of the request to be heard- It works best with prayers for the highest good for many. Blessings, Maggie

[@js1423]

@@angelsmagick Ok...

[@zapfsaeule2]

This are a very good statements and I am looking forward especially to the mythologie and also hope that your channel and the view time are growing fast! You deserve it with your extraordinary meaningful work!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@Lowkicksfordayz]

I love this channel !!!

[@js1423]

He does some good work!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks!! Didn't know there was Red Bull in Törni's times 🤔

[@Lowkicksfordayz]

@@Anttimation hahahah! It was his secret 🤫

[@MegaAndyandyandy]

Canadian finn here. I dont puhua the suomi lol I can barely speak english so I really really appreciate the english. thank you

[@Anttimation]

Thanks!! Also doing this has made me more aware of and interested in Fenno-Canadian and American cultures which is awesome.

[@MooseDuckVlogs]

Kiitos Pajlon Antti I enjoy your videos and love knowing about Ukko,Finnish History and Mythology. I am very happy to find your vid Looking forward to see what you do...I am working on Vids on Anaheim Ducks but also Finnish Hockey Players at the world stage too...Thank You and keep up the good work.

[@digitallurke7710]

Dint forget about Paavo Nurmi! We have a local marathon in his honor!

[@MooseDuckVlogs]

@@digitallurke7710 omg forget about him My bad.

[@Clemeaux_]

Truly adore these. Absolutely lovely production and information. Thanks for making these!

[@Anttimation]

Many thanks! Wow, a year has passed since the recording of this. Maybe I'll do another. First there are two videos in the pipeline though.

[@Clemeaux_]

@@Anttimation Super excited for what ya got planned, theres really not a whole lot of info on anything Finnish on youtube!

[@Anttimation]

@@Clemeaux_ well, other than a million influencers trying Finnish candy and such :D not the topic of this channel

[@end0skeleton778]

you are right on the whole recommended part. I commented on another video about how peoples interest are growing in mythology and more primitive things. As this happens, your videos will show up. I definitely show my friends and family your videos. My great-great grandparents came from Finland in the 1880s, so I've looked into everything about Finland, and I just love mythology. I'm definitely getting the comic, I'm also going to get the Kalevala.

[@Anttimation]

Thank you! That is so good to hear. The Kalevala in English is pretty good! Of course some things and the sound of the language gets lost in translation but you certainly get the idea.

[@annyeongh8rs815]

Hi, im an ethnic Finn living in Australia. I just wanna say what you are doing is awesome and as long as you keep making videos I will keep watching. I wanna learn more about Finnic culture

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! That's awesome to hear. My main source of knowledge about Australia is MasterChef, haha.

[@annyeongh8rs815]

@@Anttimation I cant wait for the sacred animations of master chef 2000 years later

[@js1423]

I think we can nail down the character of Ukko down, considering he seems to fit the same niche as the Norse/Germanic Thor and Baltic Perkunas, who were neighbouring cultures of the ancient Finns (bearded thunder-god with hammer/axe/bow who presides of the weather and agriculture), I mean his alternative name Perkele resembles Perkunas and the Slavic Perun. I read somewhere (Suomalainen samanismi by Anna-Leena Siikala) that Ukko wasn't thrown away immediately with the arrival of Christianity, but that he became an angel of God, similar to Michael, Gabriel or Raphael. But I agree on how the other gods and spirits are quite vague to identify. Especially something like Tursas. Something like Hiisi and Väki can be either entities, locations or supernatural power.

[@ciangoodall2842]

I don't comment on any KZbin video really. But I do watch your videos often. Keep up the great work. I love your art style. A fan from Ireland, who's Mother was raised in Finland! I look forward to the Kalevala video, I recently Finnish-ed the English translation.

[@Anttimation]

Well that's very good to hear then. Cheers!!

[@lester9859]

Just discovered your channel a week ago, keep up the great content!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! Glad to have you watching 💪

[@oddis188]

J.R.R Tolkien took much inspiration from Kalevala and Finnish mythology so you're in for some good "hunting grounds" In the future also

[@digitallurke7710]

Tolkkinen! Is that like the world's gr8est band... Ledd Zeppinen?

[@oddis188]

@@digitallurke7710 haha. Thanks for pointing it out. I was so damn sleepy when i wrote the comment 🤣

[@Uilyam719]

I just found this channel and I have been just watching all of your videos

[@Anttimation]

Thanks for watching!! 🤘

[@akilindholm6138]

Teet tosi hyvää sisältöä Antti! Näihi videoihi välittyy tiedon lisäksi sun huumorintaju sekä se into/energia mitä näihin laitat. Näit on tosi mukava kattella. Keep up the good work and have fun while doing it! Toivottavasti youtuben algoritmijumalat hyväksyvät kommentin uhrilahjana ja saat lisää näyttökertoja

[@Anttimation]

Kiitos erittäin paljon! 🙌 Lisää tulossa.

[@mythologyandbeyond]

I think it's great that you're sharing and also teaching your cultures stories & history. It's very important that you do that, otherwise it get lost in time. That's one of the main reasons why I started my channel. It's to share the stories of my Armenian culture, which is hardly ever covered. So good on you for doing this. I know it's a LOT of work, because I'm in the same boat as you. Keep it up Man! Looking forward for more!

[@Anttimation]

Exactly! Thanks mate!

[@Anttimation]

I added your channel to the 'featured' section on my channel

[@mythologyandbeyond]

@@Anttimation Much appreciated, same here.

[@Anttimation]

@@mythologyandbeyond mythology creators taking over KZbin! 💪

[@mythologyandbeyond]

@@Anttimation Lol That's right! One click at a time

[@globglogabgalab5876]

I live in Sweden an just started watching your channel yesterday after searching for Kalevala on youtube. I didnt even know what Kalevala is before I read a comic some years ago ''The Quest of Kalevala'' by Don Rosa. Are you planning on making a video with something like the differences/similarities or something about other finnic groups mythology, like the Mari people or the Saamis?

[@Anttimation]

Thanks for watching! Yeah us Finns love Don Rosa's stories, and that was a nice gesture of acknowledging it. I have a series of videos coming that go through the story of Kalevala. I compare Finnish mythology to others as much as I can in the videos, but something like that could be nice to do. I'm not very familiar with Mari or Sami mythology so atm there's no point making a video that would only summarize Wikipedia articles. Maybe st a later point with some research!

[@js1423]

Just an idea, maybe create a compilation of your 2021 videos about Finnish mythology and history in order to gain more views? Something like "Finnish Mythology and History, 2021 edition"?

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! I'm planning to do a compilation of at least the gods/deities, and maybe some history videos too once there are enough to make a sensible compilation

[@_SimpleJack_]

Keep up the great work bud, I really enjoy your channel and learning about my new home.

[@Anttimation]

Thank you! Finland is your new home?

[@_SimpleJack_]

@@Anttimation yeah, I moved here a while ago with my Mrs but only lately has it began to feel like home. I'm finding the history of Finland extremely fascinating and the folk lore is beyond fascinating to me

[@Anttimation]

@@_SimpleJack_ awesome! Yeah it is, even more so because sadly the average Finn rarely knows more than Civil and Winter War, maybe Kalevala...

[@js1423]

Keep up the good work! I agree that it's hard to find good source on the material (whether primary source or works by scholars, such as Risto Pulkkinen), since the it's such as an obscure mythology and it's usually only in Finnish, so there's a language barrier. I think the same goes for other lesser known mythologies and folklores, such as in Latvia and Lithuania.

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! Yeah indeed. Good to see you here once again!

[@ruskakuu999]

Kiitos näistä videoista, on mahtavaa kun joku tekee videoita näistä oikeesti. Ite koittanu alkaa oppimaan lisää omista juurista ja huomannu et silti niin hankala löytää oikeaa tietoa joka tulee ajalta ennen esim. Kristinuskon leviämistä Suomeen. Niin kiinnostavaa oppia lisää kaikesta tästä historiasta, joka jostain syystä on jätetty lähes kokonaan pois koulujen opetuksesta..

[@Anttimation]

Sanos muuta! Ala-asteelta muistan että piispa Henrikin legendaa on vähän käyty, ja lukion valinnaisella kurssilla hiukan esihistoriaa, mutta ei mitenkään perusteellisesti. Ruotsin vallan aikaa ja Suomen sodasta eteenpäin käytiin jo ihan kunnolla. Toki niiltä ajoilta on säilynyt lähteitä ihan eri lailla vrt. esihistorialliseen aikaan, mutta nyt koulusta jäi vähän sellainen vaikutelma että suomalaisten menneisyys alkaa vasta jostain 1500-1600-luvulta...

[@ReidarWasenius]

Good stuff!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! I especially like that video about the Swedish Crusades.

[@js1423]

Are you that train-voice?

[@ReidarWasenius]

@@js1423 Yes. People know me for that here in Finland. Internationally, I will in time be known as "that Finnish mythology and history voice".

[@js1423]

@@ReidarWasenius 👍

[@js1423]

Maybe you could try get one these Finnish scholars for a live stream or something in order to try to get some growth for the channel? Just a proposal

[@Anttimation]

Good proposal and something I will look into more. You can expect something like that this year. Can't reveal too much yet - Don't want to have a feast before the bear's been hunted!

[@js1423]

@@Anttimation Well, let's hope something comes from this!

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

I do hope that you discriminate between 🇨🇦 Canada and the USA. While the two countries share a (mostly) common language they are definitely separate nations. Trivia: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, had and probably still has, the largest Finnish speaking community outside of Finland. If you walked around the downtown area, you could do everything that you had to do without knowing a single word of English. I don't recommend it but it is possible. Finns have a long history of emigration to Canada. Perhaps it's the scenery? The political freedom? Who knows?

[@Anttimation]

That's interesting! Would be awesome to visit some day.

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

@@Anttimation It's a nice place, a university town. And you would love the view of Lake Superior from its rocky shoreline A bit of irony: I bought my RKP Tunturi-Puukko from a little store in Thunder Bay. Over 21yrs here now and I have yet to see one. It's a wonderful blade! I would recommend one for anyone who crosses frozen water. Vaan että olet valmis hätätilanettä varten.

[@digitallurke7710]

In America it was for jobs in the mines or logging.

[@end0skeleton778]

@@digitallurke7710 yup, my great great grandfather and his sons did logging in Minnesota, then Washington State.

[@digitallurke7710]

@@ThisTrainIsLost any relaation to the Led Seppanens? Guitarists I grew up w in the U.P.🤣

[@jessemclinden9789]

What if…one of your Watchers..?…is the Devil him Self? Cause that would be weird!

[@Anttimation]

It would, as my videos are only watched by non-imaginary beings