People warned me about r/Suomi on Reddit... but I looked anyway

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F.A.Q.
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• How old are you? •
33
• How tall are you? •
6ft 3 (or 192 cm)
• Where do you live? •
Helsinki, Finland
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Canon EOS R (body)
Canon EF 16-35 f4 L IS
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC

[@davecad]

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[@deimos8703]

The volcano on Kouvola is probably based on a joke about Kouvola being the Finnish Mordor :D

[@notyourdad]

I went to get my cat from Kouvola, she's a lunatic.

[@tonibufu6103]

Yeah + one of my acquaintances says, that Kouvola is almost dead city, because many companies have ceased operations, in Kouvola.

[@rasmusvainio3774]

@@tonibufu6103 Nothing has ceased operations but a lot of companies have moved to a big shopping mall 2-3km outside the center.

[@whazzup_teacup]

Also the partly factual joke that Kouvola's architecture = rectangular concrete blocks.

[@esaedvik]

@@rasmusvainio3774 Onhan siellä suljettu mm. monta paperitehdasta.

[@genj1x]

I don't know what the original intention with the sauna bath was, but I think it saves a lot of space not to mention that that the lighting in a sauna is probably pretty nice for a bath.

[@Kelpoisa]

Sauna-bath author here: Yup, that's the idea. No point having all that wasted space under the benches when you can put it to good use. Also the sweat is not really an issue if you use a laudeliina, and even if some were to fall into the tub, it's much easier to clean from the smooth enamel than it would be from the floor.

[@LeahUndead]

@@Kelpoisa I think it is genious, there is so much unused excess space in most saunas. Also relaxing bath in a heated sauna sounds like it could be something you experience in a luxury spa or something. Or you could just take a bath without heating the sauna. Or just hide a dead body there before you dispose it. Multi-function invention.

[@herrakaarme]

If you are wondering why Lapland was full of mountains in the map, well, check again where the map author is coming from. I can assure you Finland is full of mountains compared to the Netherlands!

[@emmis8016]

And there are also numerous ski resorts in Lapland - Ruka, Levi, Ylläs etc.

[@xWood4000]

@@emmis8016 They are pretty low even compared to the Scandes though. Finland is also a flat country, just not as extreme as the Netherlands.

[@xWood4000]

Don't get me wrong, the resorts are really nice but they are not a good example because most proper ski resorts are higher up

[@Tukeuvian]

@Simo Häyhä of Finland Same

[@MrBanaanipommi]

the "GIfu" on that is packet of candy is actually "Sisu", the font of the text is some kind of very old one so the smaller "s" looks like "f"

[@pasiojala3227]

The font is called Fraktuura.

[@Xyanoid]

Something you missed in the first lofi girl pic: - Block light on the table (a popular designer lamp) - Iittala tealights on the dresser - Raccoon curtains are from Finlayson - The cup is also from Marimekko - The table light is a popular shape (compared to the original one)

[@pamelakilponen3682]

and the Valco VMK20 noise-canceling headphones, the Iittala candle holders on the drawers under the Moomins painting. Maybe an Alvar Aalto vase next to the plant on the shelf next to the plant? Could be running Linux on her laptop?

[@upsetti.spaghetti6000]

And tom of finland on the calendar.

[@juhanasiren6824]

And the bookshelf looks like Lundia.

[@sl06bhytmar]

Don't forget Epipremnum Aureum (kultaköynnös) or Epipremnum silvaticum (hopeaköynnös) is part of any 80-90's single family home.

[@Ichigoeki]

About Japan and Mölkky. I arrived in Japan a few months back. When my tutor was guiding me to the local bank we happened to walk past a small park with a few kids playing it there. I, being a Finn, just wanted to take a picture of them playing. He thought otherwise, and went to introduce us. Long story short: the "kids" were doctoral students at our uni, and founding members of the uni's Mölkky circle, established just last January. I am now of course part of the circle myself. Never did I ever think that I'd play my childhood summer vacation cottage game on the other side of the world with people who actually have put more hours into said game. X)

[@yorkaturr]

There used to be bathtubs in literally every Finnish apartment before the 70s, but as a result of the oil crisis of 1973 they stopped installing them because warming the bathwater suddenly became too expensive. As a result the only apartments with bathtubs are those that still have a very old bathroom.

[@LeahUndead]

I once lived in a studio apartment that had a bathtub. Lived there for 3 years and I think I took only 5 baths all together. It did have a shower head but not a shower holder on the wall, so I couldnt take normal showers where you stand under. I had to sit on my knees in the bathtub and hold the shower with my other hand and do the washing and rinsing with other. I hated it but got used to it.

[@Limbzbiscuits]

It’s sisu, that f letter is an old Finnish lower case s

[@JonVonBasslake]

Yeah, it's some sort of fancy old-timey font, but even a lot of native speakers or at least native kids think it's Gifu when they first see it, so it's understandable if foreigners see it and think Gifu or Sifu...

[@Limbzbiscuits]

@@JonVonBasslake understandably yes, I also remember calling them ”gifu” when I first saw them

[@gamerbear84]

@@Limbzbiscuits I still call 'em that even though I know better. lol

[@randomdriver]

You missed the Tom of Finland calendar next of the jallu bottle in that hip-hop girl picture

[@mantailuaa]

And the girl is wearing a Jussi-paita 8:12

[@Tirkka]

And Perkele...

[@kerttu1238]

Pirkka parhaat is actually a pretty high end brand :D Even regural pirkka isn't really a cheap crappy brand. They just make the products look cheap to make people think that they are.

[@House_of_Caine]

Pirkka used to be cheap store-brand, especially in the 90's, but they grew out of it and now K-Menu is the cheap store brand for K-Markets.

[@kiiturii]

X-tra is the true cheap shit

[@Arkki11]

That backpack should be the no.1 post in this sub reddit

[@davecad]

I agree!

[@icongamingigamingmore7847]

3:18 even as a swedish speaking finn, this is brilliant. You're definitely learning Finnish humor at ever deeper levels.... You won't ever recover :)

[@anttones]

I damn lost it there xDDD Had to pause to just laugh :D Peak finnish humor

[@appleciderhorror12]

I'm a firm believer in 'Sale' being the coolest Finnish president ever just because he rollerblades

[@mullisaukko423]

Finland is a happy country but don't fucking touch us

[@NlNDE]

As a finn, I love english videos a lot and specially when they talk abt finland, I just love it.

[@hankat2]

The hip-hop girl is also wearing a jussipaita, which is a southern ostrobothnian shirt/sweater :) It got its name from the character Jussi from the 1925 film adaptation of the play Pohjalaisia, and the Jussi Awards also got its name from this character :D

[@madonpoikanen]

There was also Tom of Finland on the second lofi picture and the raccoon print on the first one is Finlayson

[@-.-4]

I’m in US. I Love that you pronounce sauna correctly. Huge pet peeve for me. My grandparents came over to the US. In the late 1800’s. My mothers first language was Finnish. She would have been 108 years old.

[@jens1924]

I actually really like that bathtub in a sauna idea. It uses up space that would otherwise not be used, you can fit both a sauna and a bathtub even in a small apartment.

[@staropramen478]

8:40 Neuvostoliitto had volcanoes, so it makes sense that Kouvostoliitto has one too.

[@TheSanezu]

In hip-hop lofi that winter scene is from Moomins. Look at the house :D

[@casperkankarjarvi]

That Ukraine tweet is real. You just clicked on one of their tweets and scrolled through the replies

[@mostly_happy4248]

Nice video! The salmiakki is pronounced "Sisu" (that's the actual way) but people will understand "Gifu" (Because that's what it looks like on the box)

[@northerncat05]

We do have a bath. But its not in the sauna of course 😂 And the sweet is called Sisu

[@rekkaus]

You can choose between sauna or taking a bath. I guess... So it is not filled with ice. We here in Finland complain if outside (or inside) is over +25C (I do, it is too hot) but I refuse to go in Sauna if it is not +80C or more (prefer it for +100C) because "it is too cold".

[@gepsunom]

I don't think butt sweat is going to be a problem with the sauna baths since you will hopefully be using a sauna towel (laudeliina)! 😁

[@juhis5936]

Eikai kukaan omassa saunassa käytä laudeliinaa pyh ja pah

[@decentjohnny3438]

That volcano is probably tervahauta, something like tar grave in English. People used to burn wood in that kind of 'graves' to get tar.

[@heikkiremes5661]

Our lowly fells are mountains to the Dutch. 💓

[@emmis8016]

Also for the British - my university professors in English philology always say that "tunturi" is a mountain.

[@Anniz]

im a finn living in the uk and the pirkka parhaat - tesco finest thing made me really laugh. i watched the fancy tesco s-ryhmä ads and couldn't believe my eyes.

[@juhanasiren6824]

Then again, the Tesco teabags were pretty decent. Too bad they dropped the Tesco line entirely because of Brexit...

[@geekyjulia6053]

The raccoon faces on the curtain are from Finlayson, i have the same design on my blanket + pillow covers. All hail the trash pandas!! 🦝

[@Susirajantakaa]

7:58 The candy is called Sisu, it is just written in old style lettering. And you missed next to Jallu bottle, there is a Tom Of Finland-calendar on the shelf, and she had written "Perkele" on her note book :D

[@einienj3281]

I would have been so uncomfortable, with Trump touching me.. Yäk! 😄

[@ayskaripepperooni2770]

In finnish lofi girl the eyes were blueish gray, i think the most common eye color here. Darker eyes work like darker skin, i believe, so that they are not that much affected by the sunlight. Finnish winter can be so dark that there is sunlight for just a few hours or no sunlight, although the summer is complete opposite.

[@eliastoukka]

R/mina_irl has some hilarious memes

[@kapelski104]

It's mega cursed but yes

[@nimi5570]

I live in a 1970s era suburban apartment building and we have a bath. My relative, who lives close to me in a different building, also has a bath. I think they used to be more popular but nowadays aren't that common. I'd personally prefer just having a normal shower anyway since I use the bath once a year at most.

[@jermulaattori2259]

This video reveals you’re already close to the real Finn level 💪🏼

[@user-ls1bw2uw1j]

Now that you mentioned it, I haven't seen many baths in Finland either. My dad's apartment has one and he lives in kerrostalo (don't know what that is in English)

[@TinksiehTink]

Hi Dave! Thanks for your fun videos 😍❤️

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

The rinkka is great, but there should have been Jallu and Koskenkorva on the sides.

[@_elina_7350]

Great video! You should do more of these! :D

[@0Quiwi0]

The candy box is Sisu. It's just in really old typefont so it looks like Gifu

[@hannes6]

You should do a video reacting to/ learning about Finnish history!

[@preet2692]

8:09- the most elegant expression of "Perkele" if there wasn't one already

[@ronjaniemi6122]

You fill the bath with ice and then put your beer cans in it

[@crimboz2461]

8:10 you missed the jussi paita

[@Casualgamer3789]

7:57 that candy is called sisu, for those wondering

[@reidarwares8216]

The candy in the small box is actually named Sisu but the font makes it seem like sifu.

[@marja-leenapretzer2495]

I agree w Ismo 2 words you need Finland "No Niin"

[@glitcher8395]

In that what did have nokia you missed muumi talo from the snow

[@darkstari]

I just realised that your alter ego or fake profile name should be Cave Dad :D This idea came from your fellow Dave Cam who uses Mac Evad as a nickname on iRacing

[@niilopartanen2148]

Now continue decending by looking at r/mina_irl

[@allu2681]

You should try playing "My summer car" someday, its about Finland rural Ostrobohnia in 1995, basically a finnish survival simulator

[@allu2681]

@dueeh nyyu what?

[@goober9105]

next you need to review r/mina_irl

[@apylkas2035]

Just looked Dave Cad 7 months ago and Then wait 7minutes

[@klegolas4088]

r/Suomi, but video had post from r/Finland. Different subreddits

[@sirsunman3026]

Sisu is made in Italy now days, not in Finland like everything else used to be.

[@EternalKHFan0]

8:11 Looks like hip-hop girl lives in Moominvalley.

[@thedotgamer9592]

You should play the Finnish game "Noita" or at least watch the video "Noita - A roguelike for the mentally deranged" the game is so good

[@hermannikoppakuoriainen440]

How does it block hackers?

[@liisivelin]

Of course we have volcanos in Kouvola. 😂

[@texdillinger6173]

8:00 Tom of Finland calendar ;)

[@MK-U-N]

What looks like Gifu is actually just Sisu

[@moonliteX]

i love these!

[@puskamuha9000]

hyvä vidoe dave caddy '

[@ayskaripepperooni2770]

The candy is called sisu, it is just written very weirdly.

[@peterarmoton2685]

käytän vain saoja "totta" "voihan se olla niinkin "epäilen" Aika hyvin olen pärjönnyt

[@NiinaSKlove]

*Anything more than that is - Swedish.* 😂😂😂

[@paulihaurinen442]

Next video idea, try translate Cradle of filth lyrics to finnish 😊

[@user-ls1bw2uw1j]

YES!!!!

[@perlundstrom3335]

The bath in the sauna is obviously a tweak to the Gollum game.

[@davecad]

Hahaha love this

[@sipesann]

If you are from finland you know how dark and depressed place Finland is :) as a fellow finnish i can say this

[@makkara01]

Next try r/mina_irl it's the Finnish equivalent to r/me_irl

[@tommytomtomtomestini3894]

Challenge, things Finns say about Swedes ... IN FINNISH!

[@Sofia-fp4mw]

Jeesus goodbye 😂 (How finns end phonecalls)

[@Vapourized90]

8:12 there's the Moomin house in the background

[@user-dg3io4px6n]

Sorry ahead of time this gonna be along comment. suomi and svenska culture love it dude. Your guys humble attitude and stuff quiet and mind your own business kinda of people llove it dude. In middle of processing my passport so i can go visit suomi and svenska and claim my citizenship for both countries. But i would love to live in finland tho but love the svenska's cheerful attitude as well. Muonio, finland sounds like a good place for me in finland. I haven't gotten into sports but guess it Muonio finland attracts alot ski people never even seen or watched ski sports other then maby stuff like bobsledding but didn't get into harcore just casually liked watch bobsledding stuff idk how to explain really. An also am extremely passionate bout suomi and svenska countries. Two of my favorite bands put those two countries on the map for me and pick up a few things by watch their behind the scenes stuff and just enjoy what they done in music and their relax and kick back vibes and stuff while doing music etc sorry again but yea.

[@user-dg3io4px6n]

Children of bodom a favorite melodic death metal band from Suomi be one of them and alexi laiho being a huge influence on me as a guitar player. And arch enemy from sweden

[@user-dg3io4px6n]

And also speaking of children of bodom would like to visit lake bodom as well been wanting to go visit suomi and svenska since i was little and got into metal.

[@johku7638]

Yeah there is 0 mountains in Lapland. But we can always dream!

[@emmis8016]

Actually, "tunturi" in English is a mountain - my foreign university professors (English philology) always say so.

[@Ritaaw1]

The second lofi girls was wearing a jussi-shirt!

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

There are no mountains in Finland, lol.

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

There are mountains in Finland. Not many, but a few.

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

@@blackcoffeebeans6100 Halti is the highest and the peak isn't even on our side of the border. Would not call that a mountain.

[@InfernoRain88]

Fairly the German posting about those things.. It looks like a Swatzika.

[@artofstormdancing3319]

Swedish newspapers threw a hissyfit few Christmasses ago about those joulutorttu. "Finnish are Nazis" etc. Shit was ridiculous.

[@godofthehens]

Anything more is Swedish 🤣

[@Redfizh]

You didn't notice the white wall

[@A380FIN]

7:55 Vanha kunnon suomalainen gifu

[@LamiaLovesLife]

Finnish LoFi-girl also had a finnish design lamp on the table called Block and the curtains were a print from Finlayson 🦝

[@Pseudoplasmagore]

🦝

[@SPQSpartacus]

Niinistö is Great, we all love him. And that from a Person who has not once voted for him.

[@Valeman47]

Kouvola is hell on earth.

[@blechtic]

I think you're a little late on the Tesco thing. I think they swapped it for the French Carrefour for over a year ago because of the b-word.

[@NorgGrimm]

Laughing my Finnish ass off at these

[@Bombemi]

Lamp on LoFi picture is Ikea lamp

[@Yoarashi]

No, you're definitely right, Lapland definitely isn't mountainous! Hilly, more like.

[@Maanatai2041]

OK. Is it time to review how your Finnish language after 7 years in Finland is evolved? Just wondering our new friends, Ukraine people could be integrated to Finnish llifestyle. I'm happy that Ukraine are coming here in Finland, which is quite a long away from their motherland. To be possible to really integrate to Finnish population, mosti important thing is Finnish language. Maybe you could be used as a real meter what we can hope from Ukraine refugees?

[@taekatanahu635]

Mate, there have been thousands of season workers from Ukraine in Finland each year and they are European. The failure to integrate is not a quality of refugees, but a quality of refugees from certain countries where people have completely different mindset about everything. I bet most Finns would not be able to integrate into rural Afghan culture either, for example - it would be incredibly difficult to adjust. Most would always stand out in a negative way as people who don't take religion and tribal traditions seriously enough. Not to mention the refugees from Ukraine are almost exclusively elderly, women and children and not young men. It is the polar opposite compared to previous "migrant waves".

[@thefunny1361]

next one, r/mina_irl

[@hermannikoppakuoriainen440]

Kouvola has volcano cos thats the town Russia will strike but no Finn ares

[@skimin4211]

7:57 / 11:07 sifu XD (gifu)

[@verttikoo2052]

🤣 Swedish 😂🤣

[@itsamemalario]

Kouvola on suomen pripyat

[@djDuff86]

Okay 👍 now I will subscribe to r/Suomi :)

[@hermannikoppakuoriainen440]

You need to go outside and experiense stuff otherwise theres no point.we have been inside for years.buy a tent and start walking

[@hermannikoppakuoriainen440]

You need to make more reListic videos, murders and violence

[@tonisuomilqmmi7116]

mikä on reddit anteeksi en katsonut videota =(

[@user-ls1bw2uw1j]

Sovellus jossa pystyy keskustella eri aiheista eri keskustelualueilla