Russians: about Finland

brought to you by Daniil Orain 🧍‍♂️

[@rlcg37]

I think this is the happiest video on this whole channel. Look how people's eyes light up. I wish the world was more like this.

[@milton3204]

It's because there wasn't a 9 year propaganda campaign against Finland, even though Finland immediately applied to join NATO and is probably one of the most "Russophobic" countries in Europe alongside Eastern European nations. It shows you just how powerful the information warfare campaign waged against Ukraine can be.

[@Juhani96]

​@@milton3204 unfortunately they started that propaganda campaing against finns after they started war.

[@recoil53]

@@milton3204 I believe there was a video asking what Russians thought about the Finns after they joined NATO. It was the usual mix of stuff.

[@fimbles1015]

Happy also to support a leader who bombs women and children in kiev.

[@Maysti87]

@@milton3204 Russian are Europhobic

[@mobeltass]

As a Swede, I'm very grateful to have Finland between me and Russia.

[@matchaa121]

You are so lucky

[@Erix442]

Why? Where does so much hate come from?

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

I agree

[@wenterinfaer1656]

And to think that your brethren used to oppress them

[@Floor69]

@@wenterinfaer1656because we’re stronger and better

[@Nothingbutdust92]

Well, as a Finn I must say this was refreshing. Thank you all ❤️

[@user-yj7um6hv1d]

❤

[@Peterburg1703]

Kiiti

[@kingkreole9121]

As a Finn this made me feel cringe. Jesus, they should open their eyes. They are absolutely not welcome over here. We are tolerant, but no, we are not that tolerant. Thanks.

[@Nothingbutdust92]

@@kingkreole9121 You speak on your behalf, not every Finnish person are the same.

[@OG-3-PT]

@@kingkreole9121 you 're nothing but a clown.

[@pho-kingsoup8126]

Canadian and I'm going to be in Finland summer of 2024. Doing an 8 week trip starting in Poland, through Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland then Sweden. Can't wait!

[@user-dt9ue8bk7f]

Ого, хорошей вам поездки!

[@oh2mp]

Welcome to Finland!

[@kurtpleavin]

Make sure you stock up on enough beers in Estonia for the rest of the trip!

[@pho-kingsoup8126]

@@user-dt9ue8bk7f Thank you! I'm really looking forward to it. Been trying to get back to Ukraine since summer of 2020 but keep having to cancel...I had 3 weeks booked and really wanted to check out the coast and spend more time in Odesa, COVID ended that dream. Now the war is delaying it.

[@pho-kingsoup8126]

@@oh2mp Thanks! Looking forward to doing some boating while I'm there. I have a feeling I might learn something new!

[@danydaniel8719]

I'm Russian and I would like to travel there but sadly it's impossible now Suomi on tosi kaunis maa. Minä osaan puhua suomeksi vain vähän! Toivon etta kaikki olla hyvin jonain päivänä

[@knikanderrr]

Olet tervetullut. I have Russian friends and all sensible people understand that this is Putin's war

[@sielukettu]

💚

[@danguee1]

@@knikanderrr But most of Daniil's other videos show us that the Russian people generally support the invasion of Ukraine. And overwhelmingly support Putin.

[@gregjohnson298]

Blame Putin.

[@tengyungsheng6064]

​@@danguee1 most of the media always show negative news for us.

[@2russo.phobic4u]

The contrast between this and some of your other videos is huge.

[@Michael-mk6sm]

These are the same people. If you ask these ‘kind’ people would they invade Finland by chance they will answer yes. Also, ask them if they support the bloody war that they started in Ukraine and they’ll say they support it with both hands.

[@censord6960]

Saints and good people) actually Russians know little about the Finns, because Russian propaganda is not working against them yet. Russian nationalists believe that they created Finland and have some territorial claims, and ordinary people are adequate until the television speaks. If ask them about Ukraine, Poland, the Baltic countries or America than more interesting things will begin there

[@thomashassall96]

Like night and day

[@wren2900]

the boy can tune interviews like he wants - using less or more provocative questions

[@proend6167]

@@Michael-mk6sm sick psycho.

[@hcholm]

I like how they smile and look happy when they talk about Finland.

[@ladylady6029]

because we're neighbors, you got me i got you.. against usa dictatorship

[@jannehanhela9607]

@@ladylady6029 Imagine how good your post would have been if you wouldn't have written the latter part.

[@SLAVRBLX123]

And yet the finns hate us

[@whereisyourmind_]

Finland is a wonderful country with a beautiful nature and hospitable people.The land of great athletes: Teemu Selanne,Kaisa Makarainen and etc.Greetings from Azerbaijan !

[@Nick-ov8ed]

Janne Ahonen

[@eeli-balotelli4541]

Jari Litmanen too

[@peterhammer6915]

Kimi Räikkönen is probably the most well known Finn of all-time.

[@Jenkkimie]

Finn here. This was really nice and heartwarming. I know plenty of Russians who are such nice people. Few months ago I was graduating from my university and I met a fellow student from Russia. It was awkward at first but she was super nice, beautiful as heck and smart fellow engineering student like myself. I didn't want to harass her too much so I did not ask her number, but I kind of wish I did. My father died February 2022, but back when he was healthy, he travelled to Russia many times. He had even found a letter-friend Russian family during his travels and they send each other gifts all the time. When I learnt to speak, read and write some Russian, reading trough the letters the genuine warmth and friendship they had was heartwarming to read about. I still wonder how the family is doing all these years since then. The best I can wish for is for the world to find peace and move on from the past. Let's make a better tomorrow for all of us. Not as adversaries and distrust in our hearts, but as humans with shared interest in shared prosperity for all us around the globe.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

not possible, you want lgbt, we don't want that, you want russian resources but is not willing to share technology, we want complete control over our state, the west wants markets no borders and one uni-culture with unlimited access for their pharma, military industrial complex, nato etc. too many conflicts of interests I'm afraid.

[@Jenkkimie]

@@JamesSmith-ix5jd We don't want Russian resources. Trade wasn't even that big before the war between the countries, now it's practically non-existent. Russias biggest export is oil and biggest trade partner is China. We have our values and cultures and I know the Russian youth is also much more positive and receptive because we grew up with interacting and learning from eachother that we aren't that different. The era of nationalistic isolationism is coming to its end. If not the least because travelling technology is developing and transportation is becoming faster, cheaper and easier, and economies need trade partners to stay competitive. You can say whatever you think about the west. None of us here think we are perfect. Well except maybe Americans.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

@@Jenkkimie I did not mean you as a Finn when saying about resources but the West in general. Yes we have very little trade with Finland.

[@LionCoupleenRoute]

As a Finn I'm happy to hear these comments. Nothing about the tensions that politicians speak of. If only things could be as they were!

[@inso80]

I wish the 90's would have worked out better for the russians.

[@MsLola2013]

But not foreign guests in the comments. Not at all...

[@inso80]

@@MsLola2013 You are foreign.

[@Fillipok]

Well, maybe in a century our countries will be friends again. But for now, unfortunately, the enmity will only intensify, because we have irresolvable conflicts.

[@diipadaik]

The tensions the newspapers talk about you mean. Why is every finn here surprised that the normal Russians like us.

[@taijat]

As a Finn, this made me smile. I did recognise many of these points they were talking about - even the funny stereotypes😄

[@Pekka.Pekka.1296]

Please tell your fellow citizens that during the ice hockey WC I as a Hungarian had best time in Tampere, Finnish people are supernice(and after it turns out we hate our corrupt pro-Russian gvt they order drinks for us), we were singing Chachacha and had fantastic conversations till dawn every day. Thanks for that. Hyva Suomi!

[@abcdefg4570]

Suomi mainittu Tortillat avataan

[@TSKNBgaming]

I second that as a Finn myself 😂

[@mattyboy59]

When will you finally accept the soviet ideology and return to the glorious days of USSR??

[@TSKNBgaming]

@@abcdefg4570 ehdottomasti 🤤

[@1stRECONspt]

As a Finn, this is a very comforting video. More finns should see this not to forget that there can be a great difference between the "people of a country" and the "leadership of a country".

[@SergeyPRKL]

these people are minority and silenced. Nuoriso tajuaa, suurin osa ei tajua.

[@shalom8279]

@@SergeyPRKL Mitä ne ei tajua? Että Suomi on hieno maa vai?

[@1stRECONspt]

@@SergeyPRKL Still - hearing these things from the mouths of actual russians alleviates the "us vs them" rhetoric that makes no such distinctions. People will always get along well. Ideas, ideologies and abstractions - not so much.

[@ikuturso7570]

The "people of the country" matter little in democratic countries and barely anything in autocracies. Has always been this way everywhere.

[@tjohanne]

Whatever "difference" between the minority and the leadership matters little, because it's the leadership that controls the army.

[@davidkasquare]

Finland here 🇫🇮 I enjoyed watching this video with these open minded and intelligent people. Thanks!

[@davidkasquare]

The only thing I don’t get is why they’re not able to say the word “Ukraine”. Perhaps they aren’t that open minded after all.

[@theserberus8918]

As a Russian who grew up in Murmansk, city next to the borders of Finland and Norway, I really love these countries. My father was a sailor and worked quite often with the Norwegians, often visited Tromsø. He always spoke well of them both as persons and as professionals. As a child, I also visited Norway and Finland. It seems that at that time there was some kind of simplified visa regime for Murmansk residents and riding there regularly was not a problem. In Finland, we have been to Saariselka, Rovaniemi, Oulu and Helsinki. I remember especially well the trips to Rovaniemi and Helsinki. Rovaniemi gave the impression of a nice small town, somewhat similar to my hometown Murmansk but smaller, much more well-maintained and without a port. We went there during Christmas season and obviously visited the residence of Joulupukki, there really was a festive atmosphere and everyone around seemed very friendly. Yeah, I know that it is their job to be friendly with tourists, but dunno, it seemed sincere. It also seems that it was the then when I tasted pipparkakur for the first time. Since then, every New year and Christmas, we went to the Finnish goods store and bought these cookies. Over time, I began to notice that this has become a kind of tradition not only in our family but also in the families of my many friends. A lot of people from my circle generally fell in love with all sorts of sweet and not-so-sweet things from Finland/Norway, like salmiakki, Marabou and Fazer chocolates, Sørlandsis ice cream. All of it was much tastier than Russian analogues. Helsinki reminded me of St. Petersburg with its architecture, but with completely different mood. Helsinki is not a boring place as many think. It's just more for vibes, not for parties, for me at least. Like walking around in a some cloudy day in October, visiting churches, libraries, embankments, chilling with a cup of coffee. In Norway I've been to Kirkeness and Tromsø. The people there were really chill and friendly. The centre of Tromsø, the Arctic Cathedral, the montains, the see, hot-dogs and sandwiches in Circle-K, all of these is something beautiful. Hope one day I'll get to Ålesund and Oslo. Also, my school cooperated with school in Tromsø so we often hosted guests from Norway, had some events tied to Norway and every year in March students from Tromsø came for a week to our school and our students went to Tromsø. You could choose to learn Norwegian from 7th till 9th grade. We even had additional Russian-Norwegian 12th grade where kids from both countries studied together. My friend moved to Oslo after 12th grade and now studies at the uni there. It was a common practice before the war as I know. It hurts me that today all of those ties are being torn. I love these countries and I want our peoples to be friends and partners. So sending love and wishing peace to all my nordic bros, you guys are great upd : could anybody recommend some Finnish/Norwegian music???

[@Bishop46066]

Most russian dont want to have peace. They want to have countries like Belarus which Russia used for the invasion of Ukraine. Yes they went also from Belarus against Kiev in the first push 24 of february 2022. What a crime.

[@tuijasaari1463]

❤

[@m4tr4s1]

I'm going to use my 'as a Finn' card to comment your sober and touching lament that you've written in exceptionally good English. After all, Finland and Norway both invested a lot of taxpayers' money in the bilateral development starting in the 1990's, from sewage treatment in St. Petersburg to school supplies in Karelia and Kola. Even food and clothing were supplied to locals in distress. There were new exchange programmes and all kinds of grassroot-level facilitation, and the target was to create the cultural and economic ties between people, companies and local administrations, some of which you described having experienced first-hand. Come to this day, Russia has permanently closed the Finnish consulates in Murmansk and Petroskoi, closed the ties between local administrations, confiscated Finnish-owned companies and even demolished some of the Finnish war memorials, in the nationalistic hubris of rewriting history and turning Finland into an enemy in the new narrative. These developments will evidently start to show in street interviews too, as time passes. So, don't lose your good memories, fight against the tide. Recommended Finnish albums if you like jazz: Timo Lassy's Moves or Elena Mindru's Hope.

[@_dreamer__]

​@@m4tr4s1 Finnish jazz? Interesting. I'll check it out, thank you 🙂

[@SamiSerola]

Rinneradio is my all time favorite.

[@williamsmeds1368]

Surprisingly kimda and educated about our country. Even tough there are lots of terrible political issues that cannot be ignored, it's still refreshing and heartwarming to see this. I hope for a peaceful future, with no dictators or wars. 🇫🇮🇺🇦🇷🇺

[@flogcsiddrater3251]

I'm sad that no one mentioned disc golf. U finns need to export more disc golf culture to Russia.

[@sielukettu]

@@flogcsiddrater3251 world peace by disc golf 👍🏼

[@user-xc7lr6yo2y]

If you are Finn, then you know that your Sanna Marin, was cursed by Zelensky, hugged him before and lost the election.😂😂😂

[@DaniRaj666]

@@user-xc7lr6yo2y No it wasn't she was hated by our right wingers and they had efficient smear campaigns and the right wing parties won. They are even more pro-NATO than leftist parties are.

[@Baalaaxa]

@@user-xc7lr6yo2y Hahah, as a Finn, I actually consider that a blessing. One more reason to appreciate President Zelensky. 😄

[@joonaniemela5791]

That Yuve Tansson for Tove Jansson was very nice way to mix things. We here in Finland also like to switch the opening syllables of two words next to eachother :) Blessings to Russian people, and it's very sad to have this situation going on!😱😰

[@RECHOOSENONE]

mumitrols be popular in ussr and russia

[@user-cp8mr9lg4b]

As for Russian, for me Finland is HIM, The Rasmus, Kimi Räikkönen, Tommi Mäkinen, Remedy Entertainment, Poets of the Fall, Valtteri Bottas, Nokia, Finn Flare, cold and vodka of course) Stay strong, Suomi

[@eminence_]

I work with many Russians who live in Finland. They are all great people and have well thought out and sane understanding of the current situation.

[@penttitapper]

They should all be deported

[@UncleHam1337]

@@penttitapper Thats racism bro, arent we supposed to be tolerate?

[@Spugedelia77]

@@penttitapper F**k you Pentti! I live in Helsinki and I'm a finnish person borned and raised here. Nyt joku roti tuohon urpoiluusi!

[@myaopan]

@@UncleHam1337 let them come. But there’s a risk of Russian army coming later to liberate the Russian speaking population😂

[@alexmangorove]

@@penttitapper And if your country turns fascist - don't say it can't happen, it can - and you'd try to escape to a sane country - should you be deported back to your madhouse too, just to suffer because of your nationality? That's a rhetorical question, you've just uttered a stupid thing.

[@joshualieberman1059]

As a Russian I love Finns, honest(helped me when I got into trouble), speak good English, good sense of humour. I also love the cadence if their language sounds cool if you ask me. They have built a great country they really love in a practical way(unlike many of us Russians LOL). I’ve heard that they have one of the best schools and healthcare system in the world. Minuses: weather(gloomy), kinda expensive, the language is hard to learn they say.

[@penttitapper]

We don't like you

[@user-dt9ue8bk7f]

А еще я слышала что у них улицы с утепленными полами :0 Как выходцу из севера, где снег огромными фундаментами лежит на земле, было очень необычно слышать про такую технологию.

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

-lieberman -russian 🤣

[@MM-kz9pd]

@@user-dt9ue8bk7f в центре Хельсинки только. В центре Москвы тоже есть улицы с подогревом. Здесь ничего необычного нет..

[@peketee2278]

​@@MM-kz9pd Tampere, Oulu...

[@kurkov11]

Finland can only bring a smile to the face.

[@inso80]

Trust me, we can do more. But we choose to lead by example. We get angry sometimes too. Rationality and and standing by our word.

[@razorrabbit2789]

What would they tell you, If Putin went for a "Special Operation" to Finnland chasing Nazis?

[@inso80]

@@razorrabbit2789 The body count that is added to the dead russians joining the 200k+ comrades already buried in the border. By they, meaning the Finnish government.

[@mikitz]

You mean in delight or in ridicule?

[@DeezNuts-zy5ci]

@@razorrabbit2789 u do know findland is part of NATO now right? U rly think Russia would dare fight NATO directly?? They are barely even winning Ukraine who is not even a NATO nation!

[@stevemchadd]

A surprising contrast, thanks for that Daniil it brightened my day.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

A surprising contrast to the truth about Finland, where state-sponsored child-trafficking to pedophile rings is increasing as child services become more and more privatized.

[@oh2mp]

They were speaking nicely about my home country.

[@mobeltass]

They don't dare to say anything else, they remember Simo Häyhä.

[@Cheesusrice69222]

Jk

[@tonepoet]

Until they want a piece of it.

[@Grimjow88]

@@tonepoet It's like the dude said ''I would like to relocate there'' *2 seconds later* Putin: What? Ethnic Russians in Finland are being oppressed? time to do a special military opperation.

[@Jericho19111]

@@mobeltass Of course they dare: The fall of the "Mannerheim Line" and the defeat of the main grouping of Finnish troops put the enemy in a difficult position. Under these conditions, Finland turned to the Soviet government with a request for peace. On the night of March 13, 1940, a peace treaty was signed in Moscow, according to which Finland ceded about a tenth of its territory to the USSR and pledged not to participate in coalitions hostile to the USSR. On March 13, hostilities ceased.

[@fortuna7469]

As a Finn I wish that Russia would transform into a free, democratic, peaceful, non-corrupt and prosperous country. We would love to have a decent and happy neighbor like that! Young Russians give me hope. We are living a very difficult phase now, but we must persevere. I am so very sad and angry about the war in Ukraine, but nevertheless started learning Russian and one day when this nightmare is over, hope to travel to St. Petersburg, Moscow and go hiking in the beautiful Ural mountains, and make friends with our neighbors. Slava Ukraini!

[@recoil53]

As an American, I do too. You know after the USSR fell, Americans thought they could just introduce capitalism and democracy and all this Cold War stuff could be over? I grew up with Mutually Assured Destruction, it's time to move on.

[@MarkMarkko]

Typical rainbow thinking.. what, young russians fell from sky and don't have anything with old russians ? Because young ones are currently obsessed with IG, materialistic stuff etc, doesn't mean they think differently. I knew many that live within EU and silently just waiting for Ukraine to be theirs.

[@tamo3041]

Bbf probably will not survive. Tell the youth what happened to me and where.

[@DrBurdock]

Finland had a good relationship with the Soviet Union if i remember correctly. And it was to their mutual benefit.

[@DrBurdock]

it is the government of Finland that is fucked up. They pushed the country to NATO membership making it a legitimate target for Russian nukes.

[@imfinlwy]

The best video I’ve seen in a while on this channel. Спасибо, Даниил 🤍🩹

[@minerran]

Wow, three videos posted today in the last 12 hours! 1420 has been quite busy! Thanks for your hard work in educating us about the opinions and thoughts of Russian people!

[@easymoney3569]

Hi from Saint--P! In 2012-2015 my parents had a house in Imatra, we went there almost every weekend. Finland is a wonderfull country for life with excellent social, beautiful nature, lakes, all our neighbors and everyone we met were friendly and interesting people, high quality food, red fish and caviar, a lot of ludomans(in many stores and supermarkets there are game slots, Fins are the best omaha players( most omaha top regulars from Finland), this is my favorite the most comfortable and understandable country for me from those where i was. Kiitos osavaltion hallitukselle!

[@airis3333]

Maybe ruzzia will not attack them anymore.

[@B1gLupu]

"Kiitos osavaltion hallitukselle!" I don't know what you were trying to say, but you said "Thanks to the goverment of the state", but "osavaltio" is a combine word from "osa" - part and "valtio" - nation. We don't have "osavaltio" in Finland like in the United States. Maybe you were trying to say "Kiitos suomen hallitukselle", so, "big thanks to the finnish goverment?

[@easymoney3569]

@@B1gLupu thank you, i am sorry, i try to say "thanks for the hospitality", i use bad translate programm.)

[@Byrzzaa]

@@easymoney3569 Еще в планах посетить здесь?

[@damonmusha6504]

American here. My wife used to work for a Finnish company. On one of her business trips to Helsinki I decided to tag along with my daughter. We decided to do a day trip to Estonia. I’ll never forget how the traditionally “reserved” Finns were suddenly a rowdy bunch with shopping carts full of cheap Estonian booze. And many VERY drunk Finns. I can attest that it’s very true about what that lady said about Finns (I guess Russians too) going to the Baltics on a major booze run. BTW, loved Finland! Beautiful country, people are friendly and it’s not overrun with tourists (granted, I was there in November).

[@jimipettila5242]

November is for sure the worst month to visit in terms of weather

[@Thezftw]

If you want Finns to open up, give them a bottle.

[@wizandoz]

Booze is so insanely expensive in Finland, and also state controlled, that we go wild when we get to the basically free booze :P

[@troelsersking101]

Sounds like Swedes coming to Denmark to buy booze x5 :-)

[@yoretabio4537]

November is the woŕst month to visit Finland. Next time pls visit us in June-July!

[@Festoniaful]

Great to have a lighthearted video tbh!

[@Muka11062011]

Большое спасибо за это интервью!

[@katswagen]

Terve! Suomi on kaunis maa Venäjältä🇷🇺🤝🇫🇮

[@kasperihankonen]

Привет. Благодарю вас! Из Финляндии. 🇫🇮🤝🇷🇺

[@kasperihankonen]

@c6amp я тоже! Русский мой третий язык.🇷🇺 Minä myös! Venäjä on minun kolmas kieli.🇫🇮

[@kasperihankonen]

@c6amp En minäkään paljon puhu ruotsia. Enemmän osaan venäjää kuin ruotsia. Usein puhun muutenkin suomea, englantia ja venäjää. Ja opin venäjää, koska minulla on kavereita, jotka ovat venäjänkielisiä. Venäjää opin vielä lisää enemmän ja enemmän. Sen takia pelaan yhtä peliä venäjäksi enemmän kuin englanniksi. Olen myös kiinnostunut Venäjästä, varsinkin sen historiasta, venäjän kielestä, venäläisistä, maantieteestä, venäläisestä musiikista ja kulttuurista. Se on minun toiseksi lempimaa Suomen jälkeen. Muut lempimaat ovat Valko-Venäjä (valkovenäjän kielen takia, jota osaan hyvin vähän), Ukraina (ukrainan kieli, jota osaan viidenneksi eniten) ja Yhdysvallat (niillä on parhaat elokuvat ja pelit).

[@user-fo6dw2ct4l]

Ребят, Вы сумасшедшие. You are crazy. Toivon teille paljon hyvin aikaa, minä opiskelin suomen kielia, se on mielenkintoista kieltä, ei helppo. Jä pääasia on ystävällisiä ihmisiä kaikkialla!

[@jeriksson7686]

Finland is one of the most warm and welcoming country I have ever been to. So many good memories! But it takes alot of mosquito repellent 😁.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

I have been to dozens of warm and welcoming countries and found kind and friendly people everywhere, except Finland. I guess it depends on whom you meet. My memories of Finland are mostly of being treated abominably, although there are some bright exceptions.

[@Mari-ok6xg]

​@@ThomasGMcElwain Yes you must have been living under a rock basically. Or at least a very closed circle and chose/ended up in a group of certain minded people which has nothing to do with the finnish outlook as a whole.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

@@Mari-ok6xg If all you know is partying and you do not know child services, police, lawyers, officials, church officials and law-makers, your view is just party-making.

[@Mari-ok6xg]

@@ThomasGMcElwain Now I know you are a troll. Nobody said anything about partying, what a weird argument.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

@@Mari-ok6xg For you a troll is anyone who condemns state-sponsored child-trafficking for sex-slavery in Finland.

[@Censeo]

I'm from Finland. This was a really nice street interview. We need these kinds of videos of citizens in one country sharing their vibes of other countries in general. It is eye opening to your own culture from the outside. I've talked recently to a friend who moved to Norway so I don't see him all that much. He said he regretted learning russian and it was a waste of time. I asked him why he decided to learn it in the first place and he said he loves the culture. I said he probably still loves the culture. We must always separate the powerhouse from the people. I wish peace upon us all. And please don't hate on anyone. Nobody decided where they were born.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

Oh well, I regret learning Finnish and not focusing more on Russian. It just stands to reason that there are more nice Russians in the world than Finns, if only because there are more of them.

[@Censeo]

@@ThomasGMcElwain you can still learn Russian too. Don't know why my post suddenly made you regret learning Finnish though. I guess we all are fragile these days and people can get triggered by anything. Moi moi

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

@@Censeo Oh no, I regretted it before reading your post. When it comes to Finland, it does not take much to trigger me. There is always the straw that broke the camelˀs back. Funny thing about languages. I took a year of Russian in high school back in California nearly sixty years ago, and Russians invariably praise my Russian, which is obviously anything but fluent. Many people do not notice from my Finnish that I am a foreigner, but whenever a Finn wants to offend me, he starts in on my Finnish speech. In the public sauna once a man was bragging about the Finnish school system. I remarked that part of the success might come from the pupils, who are calmer than in other countries and are more likely to hear what the teacher is saying. It turned out he was a teacher and that remark offended him. So he said, "You think you speak Finnish so well, but I can say that just because you have a big vocabulary, pronounce it well, and do not make grammar mistakes, does not mean you speak Finnish well." I do not know where he got the idea I thought I spoke Finnish well. On the other hand, I do not understand his criteria for judging what fluent speech is. But you are right. It is never too late to learn Russian better.

[@RECHOOSENONE]

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[@Mari-ok6xg]

​@@ThomasGMcElwain So even in this example of yours you see nothing wrong? Although you might have meant it in neutral way that the students are different (which they to some degree maybe are because of the culture but mainly because of the education system) it might have come off as you judging his profession and his countries schooling system. The response was over the top also, but it seems you have these isolated examples why you don't like finns and it doesn't make sence. Most people would also think about that situation from the others point of view and realize he was an individual not an example of the entire finnish population which it seems like you are doing. And again things have changed a lot even in the past couple decades so commenting on finns based on something 50 or so years ago is not very fair to be honest. I am sure you also came accross helpful and polite finns.

[@PsyphaX09]

I love Finnish metal especially Melodic Death Metal, the best in the world. RIP Alexi Laiho.....😔

[@inso80]

We are steel.

[@daniilalikin8284]

The landscapes, lakes, nature in general Sauna Suomen kieli (Finnish language) - it just sound so cool Finland is an awesome country

[@dixonpinfold2582]

To me Finns have a realistic attitude, an awesome sense of humour and a low level of hostility. And when I say realistic I mean it as a huge compliment: you won't hear a Finn spouting nonsense except extremely rarely.

[@Spugedelia77]

Thank you. History has thought most of us Finns a thing or two about humility. We have some idiots too as you can read here in comments, but it's same everywhere, you just can't teach them All how to behave.

[@speedruiner7213]

As a Finn I am humbled by your words

[@andersgrassman6583]

I agree. As a Swede I sometimes wish Finland governed a lot in Sweden. Like schools and defence, areas where Sweden went completely unrealistic for decades.

[@tossaja]

In our culture it is normal and accepted to not talk much and be introverted. We don't have small talk culture in same way as many other countries have. Some foreigners might see it as rude and awkward and some see it as refreshing and peaceful when you only say meaningful things. Once you become closer with a Finn you will have more relaxed and fun conversations and learn about our dry and even dark sense of humour :)

[@inso80]

I disagree about the low level of hostility part. We are often angry on the inside. But we are rational with our violence. And I'm glad we very rarely have to be hostile. But I guess the low level of hostility does reflect to the outside through the rational application. Your appreciation is appreciated.

[@spurs7151]

Russians love Finland so much they stole a part of it.

[@jukkaramo3351]

Ha haa good one

[@evgeniistavropolski4872]

In 1810 Russia took all of Finland 🇫🇮 ❤

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

Finns cant to Russian language in 100 years in empire.

[@joojoojeejee6058]

@@evgeniistavropolski4872 Not really in a sense that Finland has never been a part of Russia proper.

[@Sebbe1]

@@Chaldon-hl6yk Finns cant to Swedish language in 800 years in empire.

[@user-hv3pp6wb3i]

Tove Jansson's "Moomin" is very famous in Japan as it was made into an animation. Xylitol, used in chewing gum, is famous, and Nokia is also known. I know of course that it has recently officially joined NATO. I have never visited, but I'd like to see the Northern Lights.

[@Spugedelia77]

Come visit us and see it yourself, please. If you need any travelling tips I'll be more than happy to help you. I live in Helsinki.

[@rlcg37]

How funny, my sister's family is Japanese and they just sent us a box of Japanese Moomin cookies. What a fun cross-cultural connection!

[@franksibelius8656]

If you are japanese you should watch an old video of japanese guys reacting to finnish names from a phone book. Finnish and japanese are similar in pronunciation.

[@franksibelius8656]

Found it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWScnpadjc1prrc

[@yksityinenoma7821]

As a finn I appreciate your knowledge about Finland.

[@mil-fpv4931]

Finn here. Great video, nice neighbours indeed. I studied in Leningr----St Petersburg in the nineteens, in the winter. What a beautiful city, but also huge and harsh. Just like the people. Lot of sharp edges, but a big warm heart inside.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

In the 90's I was playing among puddles, heroin syringes and used condoms. We also were sniping empty bottles from some hobos when some guy drunk his beer. Thanks god Putin came and stopped this Western "democracy".

[@Miwu]

Hearing kind words about Finland from our neighbour made my day. Us finns are generally very pleased any time our country is even mentioned 🤭

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

Finns are generally not to be trusted. They consider that all foreigners are murderers and rapists until proven otherwise, at least one Finn used that argument to explain normal Finnish behavior to foreigners, which I found perplexing.

[@jlu3871]

Sending my love to Suomi 🖤 I've never been in Finland yet althought I have been learning Finnish for a long time. Finland has amazing literature and music (especially metal and goth). My gf, with whom I've lived for 7 years, is studying in Finland now, and I can't get a visa to visit her, because we are not officially married (lgbt can't marry in Russia). I miss her so much. I hope the war is over one day, and we'll finally reunite.

[@tdb7992]

I would absolutely love to visit Finland. I'm Australian and the idea of having all that snow and bears around is so exotic to me. Their accent makes you smile too, it's such a happy accent.

[@inso80]

Welcome. It's a very nice experience for most. I promise you it will be interesting.

[@inso80]

Also, since you are on the other side of the globe, getting away from your mid summer and coming to the winter wonderland could be quite a culture and climate shock. A Positive one.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Bears hibernate over winter, so it is either bears or snow not both.

[@MsJondde]

I only know one person who has ever encountered a bear outside a zoo and I'm a 30-year-old Finn.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

You have to be really lucky or unlucky to see a bear. Bears are masters of hiding. Dog and dozen drunken hunters usually can't find a bear even when they know there is one in the area.

[@KatrinLash]

I’m russian and I’ve been to Finland several times. In my childhood I spent some summer holidays there and studied English. Last time I’ve been there was in 2018. I participated at the Kino festival. Finland has awesome people. Awesome nature. The cleanest air. I love every country, and hope for peace and justice for everyone.

[@kdexter2690]

Peace will appear when putler died like adolf Hitler

[@gerrytushh]

Finally, a "social" topic on which Russians could talk FREELY without self-censorship😅

[@user-tv6ib8lb4k]

И что же ты хотел увидеть в других видео ? Как русские хают свою армию и правительство ? Но вы не знаете сложившейся ситуации изнутри ...

[@user-rp6pc7qz4g]

Look, how happy, calm and lively they are, when they can speak freely. Isn't it beautiful?

[@_dreamer__]

@@user-tv6ib8lb4k Я знаю, треть хают, больше трети похуй, меньше трети яро поддерживают. Сужу лишь на основе наблюдений

[@ErikE_]

I hope it’s like that for real as Russian leaders now consider Finland as a hostile country ☹️ Nevertheless, I’m a Finn myself and it was great to hear all these comments from ordinary Russians! 👍🏻 Hopefully these nice people will get the chance to live in a country that cares about them and their well-being, not some imperialist bullshit.

[@irinanazarova69]

@@ErikE_ we already do. BTW, how it feels to become a colony of USA? From neutral more or less independent country to the place de arm of NATO?😂

[@timtom489]

For me, the most famous Finn is the hockey player Teemu Selänne. I watched the NHL as a child just for him) As a Russian, I want to say that Finland is a good example for us of how a country should develop. Unfortunately, the recent communists still rule the country and poison everything around.

[@tauno908]

Everyone knows Räikkönen.

[@gusteau8433]

​@@tauno908 yeah i thought atleast guys will say Räikkönen

[@Petteriks]

Hi neighbors.. I hope that stupid war is over soon and we can have a good relationship in the future 🇷🇺 & 🇫🇮 Peace and 💜.. many lovely Russian people on this channel too 🙂

[@tonituomanen3113]

Hello from Finland and thank you for this video. 🙏I have never visited Russia, but maybe one day I will. But only if the war ends, the Kremlin admits its guilt and the president changes.

[@aleniohan7841]

a pipe dream.

[@solinus83]

and once they start educating themselves on their history, they really dont know that they started ww2 alongside hitler as allies

[@mikitz]

@@aleniohan7841 The president eventually will change, only the governing style hasn't since 800's. For me to go to Russia, the people have admit their passivity was the reason for all this crap to begin with.

[@millmoormichael6630]

@@aleniohan7841 indeed, though things might change quickly, I expect not to visit Russia ever again in my lifetime.

[@irinanazarova69]

Nope. That is not going to happen and please, don’t come.

[@coffeegrinder3413]

Interesting how their views are still this positive. I know this attitude prevailed for the longest time before the war but still people think so highly of Finland. Its interesting to me as I live near the border, many Russians live in my town permanently, even my landlord is a Russian guy and I have friends there. Tourism was a big deal here before covid and then the war fucked it all up and what people in the video are saying is perfectly reflecting the attitude I've seen and heard in real life. Russians love Finland and for a good reason too, I've visited Russia and the contrast is like night and day with so many things. One girl in Viipuri once asked me "Don't you realise you live in paradise on earth?" She also told me she would love to move to Finland but she can't currently afford it. Living standard absolute is like paradise compared a whole lot of Russia so she was correct. And safety. This video was really nice to watch, made me smile a whole lot. ^_^

[@razorrabbit2789]

What would they tell you, If Putin went for a "Special Operation" to Finnland chasing Nazis?

[@_dreamer__]

@@razorrabbit2789 Collective blame is not a thing my dude. Those guys who he was describing are probably chill and kind Russians.

[@coffeegrinder3413]

@@_dreamer__ Pretty much that, I know a whole bunch of Russians, some are cool, some are assholes just like anybody else would be.. ^_^

[@mikitz]

@@_dreamer__ As far as all the Russians I have met in Finland are concerned, they're okay and know how to behave. Hope it stays that way.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

Finns are good at pulling the wool over the eyes of non-Finns to make them think Finland is great. It is a propaganda machine they inherited from Czarist Russia. Finns are mostly rogues and any dealing with them is likely to go bad.

[@uncledal9355]

I had the pleasure of visiting Finland back in 2010. Helsinki and surrounding areas. Beautiful country and friendly people.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

They are friendly as part of their propaganda machine. Most of them are perfect rogues, unlike the people in the rest of the world, who can generally be counted on to be friendly and kind.

[@_dreamer__]

I just adore Finnish English accent. Actually have a discord friend from Finland, great lad. One of the funniest dudes. For me, Finland always was one of top countries to visit. And almost all of my hopes crushed when our 'great leader' made a wonderful decision to create a fucking blood bath. p.s Love for Finland

[@mikitz]

We ourselves call the Finnish English accent 'rally English'. I'd also like to visit Russia some day, but thanks to this 'Special Fucking Genocidal Bloodbath Expedition' (whatever the hell Vlad calls it these days), there's no way in hell am I going there for a long while. Also, we Finns are fully aware that your population and your government are two separate things (in principle, at least).

[@borderlanduk3885]

Finland is what Russia could be if it became a democracy, and imprisoned most of the current leadership.

[@inso80]

Like a window to "what if" land. We lead by example.

[@ron88303]

People toss around the word democracy like it's a cure-all. The US calls itself a democracy (or, more technically, a constitutional republic), and we are just as corrupt (or more) as Russia and China.

[@ron88303]

@@inso80 The best thing is to not lead at all. Just do your own thing; and if others decide to follow, that's fine ... or should I say Finn!

[@borderlanduk3885]

@@ron88303 It will be just as corrupt when it executes journalists, frames opposition politicians, shuts down honest free speech, takes state control of media and imprisons honest but dissenting voices.

[@francis900]

@@borderlanduk3885 Exactly. Democracy has many flaws, but saying it is just as corrupt as Russia and China is just simply delusional.

[@andromeda8418]

As a Finn, I found this really interesting. The few Russians I know in person have been the kindest people I've met.

[@spliffington2394]

I'm sure Ukrainians feel the same...

[@sergeiarmatura7483]

Me as russian myself love finns and metal music,also I'm jealousy how people in Finland respect their mother nature.

[@inso80]

As a Finn, I think you are pretty gullible.

[@sergeiarmatura7483]

I suppose it doesn't matter what's ur ethnicity than actions, behaviour

[@cachdeques]

this video shows Russians really know life outside their borders is better, more democratic. Hope they get rid soon of tyranny and become a peaceful and prosperous country

[@CricothyroidDonghin]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mikeyrose4183]

@@CricothyroidDonghin You see the shiit WE have to deal here in the real AMERICA ( USA is not America, ok!!) 🇲🇽🇷🇺

[@irinanazarova69]

Quite opposite. Those, who spent enough time in the West know more about “democracy” than you ever will.

[@user-gd9bi2hg5m]

может у вас тирания баран?

[@mattilehtola7546]

That will not be the case. Unfortunately. If you look back the history, it has been very similar and it wil be, only exception was Gorbatshov time.

[@mikkoturunen1893]

Such lovely people, genuine, funny, insightful. I hope one day all this nightmare will be over and people of Finland and Russia can start meeting again.

[@hypeenotic]

Most of your videos make me frustrated and borderline angry but this was so heartwarming and I was smiling the whole way through. If we forget politics for a moment there's some really great people there. I laughed out loud at the cheap alcohol part! But the fact that there was no mention of Kimi or Mika makes me think car racing isn't really big in Russia excluding the elite... which kind of makes sense.

[@user-ch8eb7mf7g]

Kimi is very popular in Russia

[@inso80]

Nice to have a positive video once in a while. Also in the previous video of the drones in Moscow was nice to see sobering opinions in russia. Thank you Daniil and the crew for your work in real journalism. It is much appreciated.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

Of course it is positive. Nobody dares to expose Finlands state-sponsored child-trafficking and pedophile rings.

[@harris8401]

I am very against z russian War, but this clip gave me hope... from finnish army sergeant reservist and your neighbour...hope there will be Peace

[@raquetdude]

Nations start wars not people. Not everyone agrees with the nation they live in

[@harrywix]

Well said!

[@harris8401]

@@raquetdude putin and his henchmen starts Wars, infected by sickness of creed

[@ellebelle8515]

There really is a lot more hope for the younger Russians. Most older Russians seem to be loyal Putin supporters, even if it means sending their sons to the death. It seems possibly half of the young Russians are more willing to see the mess that Putin has put them in.

[@Erix442]

As Russian who against war with Ukraine(I want that Ukraine will winn) I feel disappointment in the Europeans, because many themselves turn into Nazis like Solovyev, and begin to hate all Russians, including even those who are against the war, like me. I believe that this is still Putin's war, not the people's, because before starting the war, Putin got rid of any independent media, introduced censorship, etc., and after that for 20 years imposed on the citizens of the Russian Federation that "the whole world is against them". The Russians who support the war are mostly propaganda-washed, not Imperials. And propaganda from the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine said that allegedly Ukraine itself threatened Russia.

[@Wagoo]

The pic of Nightwish you showed at 5:32 is actually with singer Floor Jansen from the Netherlands, but Nightwish's original singer is Tarja Turunen who is indeed Finnish (like the rest of the band) 🤘

[@UncleHam1337]

But she is the current singer of Nightwish.

[@LeafHuntress]

Lady speaks about the leadsinger in Nigthwish. Good call, Nightwish is a great Finnish band. But she meant Tarja Turunen. 1420 showed a picture with Floor Jansen who is the current *Dutch* frontwoman.

[@pasifinland]

Im Finnish. I have friends from Russia. I love them. Really warm hearted peoples. I think its the politic. I would love to visit in Russia. When everything is calm and i dont have to afraid anymore politic

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

Yes, I suppose Russia does feel calm, where there is no reason to fear the Finnish state-sponsored child-trafficking to pedophile rings.

[@Alistajaupseeri]

Wishing these peace-loving, rational russians all the best. You will survive these hard times. From Finland with love!

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

Would Finland join the war against Russia if Poland intervenes in Ukraine and Russia attacks Poland?

[@user-gi2mb8sv2s]

Thank you❤

[@noahsskit6276]

This video was heartwarming to see. Thank you for making it.

[@KRANTZ2009]

1:20 guy reminds me a member of Bomfunk MC's, very popular finish music group in 2000x, I had a cd disk and listened it in sony player 24/7 like crazy

[@Cyberjenne]

Why can't we just get along like in that video? The vibe kind of restored faith a little but also feel/wish younger generation Russians should take over things in their country. Hope that day will come. ☮️

[@benjigray8690]

Thankyou for posting this video. I think that it's one of your best. It's great that the folks interviewed all sad positive things about their contact with Finland. They all seemed to say that they saw similarities between all folks, just that our cultures are different It makes me rethink that all Russian folks are not "the Bad Guys". It's such a shame that our leaders send young folks to fight their stupid wars with our neighbours, while they stay home, safe in their luxury palaces.

[@miikapaananen1363]

Interesting interviews. Thank you very much

[@user-ms4vv6rn6c]

У меня тоже Финляндия ассоциируется с очень красивой природой. Никогда с финнами не общалась, но говорят, что в Финлядии самые счастливые люди. Между народами не должно быть ненависти, несмотря на разные взгляды правительства, на разную политику, все обычные люди хотят мира.

[@tatarin3471]

Счастливые, особенно когда бухие в колонне из автобусов из Питера домой едут😊

[@cgem8426]

I wish it was like that. But as we see on this channel, not all ordinary people want peace.

[@MiSt3300]

1:13 and that, my dear Russians is what you should do with all of your neighbours. Leave us alone and stay at home. The everything will be okay, and your neighbours won't hate you 😊

[@Spugedelia77]

That would be great! Let's do business and let the tourists go from country to country. No country (ok, Ukraine NOW, but who started it?!) doesn't want to attack Russia, who would be that crazy/stupid???

[@j.w.213]

@@Spugedelia77 talk for urself only pls

[@yksityinenoma7821]

@@Spugedelia77 Majority of you ruzzians support the current war, so you also carry the consequences of your actions. So no to tourism.

[@CricothyroidDonghin]

У меня вопрос: какова была ваша реакция на 8 летнюю войну?

[@MiSt3300]

@@CricothyroidDonghin why are you interested in my reaction? Go and do something good with your life

[@Ghostiification]

Well I definitely didn't expect this. It actually made me smile, I was expecting something quite a bit harsher but I am glad these people had good things to say. I shouldn't be surprised really, up until recently the tourism we had coming from Russia was really high, probably highest out of all single countries in the world. So of course people have fond memories and a positive picture about Finland, otherwise they wouldn't want to travel here.. Still.. Russian government has been very hostile (not "war-like" hostile but way worse than ever before) towards us for a while now so I do wonder how it affects the majority of the people and their view. FYI. I think she meant the old lead singer of Nightwish, Tarja Turunen. Current singer (who is in the picture) is not Finnish, although the band is.

[@michaelherron4306]

Nothing about how war with Russia has shaped their society. How they mistrust Russia to the point that they have the largest army per capita in Europe and they huge underground complexes beneath thd cities to cater for most of the population should Russia attack. Nothing about Karelia. Nothing about Finland being a neutral country until Russia invaded Ukraine when it then joined NATO for its own safety.

[@andro7862]

I mean the war was 80 years ago what do you expect?

[@samstarba4569]

Some of the roads in east were also designed in a way that they would be less easy for Russian troops to travel.

[@Spugedelia77]

@@samstarba4569 All the bridges (and other stuff ;) ) at our eastern border have explotions ready to go on, if the Russians are going to make the biggest mistake of the century (War with Ukraine is Nothing compared to that shit). edit. problems with grammary

[@user-yj7um6hv1d]

Good. We should keep them fearful, it means we do everything right.

[@Spugedelia77]

@@user-yj7um6hv1d It just means that you too are living in fear. Is that doing everything right for you then? Well, if you don't do/know any better, maybe that is ok for you then? You live in illusion, my brother

[@domisayy6292]

Funnny when russians say "cold country" like they live in some tropical paradise

[@_dreamer__]

Finland is in subantarctic area. So it's not a rumor

[@jepjep8926]

​@@_dreamer__ but russia is just as cold and even colder in most parts

[@ecgeniy123]

@@jepjep8926 Maybe. But stereotypes about being in north = cold af is working :D

[@louise7115]

yes Finland is considered cold, it's not like we say that it's colder than Russia but it is cold. Plus Russia got very different climate zones, in some regions it's quite warm during winter.

[@jjKINGMAN]

As a finnish. Much love ❤️

[@ShibalotonSeattle]

Finnland, the only country on earth that Russians refer to as "Cold Country"

[@louise7115]

google top coldest countries in the world and you will find Finland there lol

[@kuznetskiy.]

as a Russian from Pietari, I love Finland:)

[@mv_5878]

Pietari is also very nice.

[@millmoormichael6630]

I’m a pretty normal finn, I’ve been so angry about this situation that it’s hard to describe. This video gave me hope as seems not everyone in Russia fully supports the recent actions. In my travels Russians have been mostly the friendliest people I’ve met, hopefully things will be restored one day.

[@nicklasmelander8467]

I needed to see this. Genuine good Russian people. We all need to stand as one and help each other

[@sepi477]

How do you know they are good? They might hate Ukraine

[@emilseppa9386]

Как бы мне ни не нравилась нынешняя ситуация, я надеюсь, что мы сможем снова пригласить наших русских братьев в гости. ♥

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

There a ton of finnish people here already telling the same thing, but as a finnish soldier i love the russian people. I always think of them as welcoming and warm people. Russian government is the wholly different thing - russian people, as lovely they are, have always had a bad luck or habit to been ruled by ruthless men.

[@schokobar4133]

Yeah we need again an pro amarican politican like yelzin, he is after nicholas II for the most russian deaths responsible but atleast the he was not "ruthless" but Pro amarican, joke asides now, russia tryd to have an good realtionship with the west after yelzin on a basis where they was not a puppet but usa dont want it

[@matchaa121]

It's weird how russians have this positive image about Finland, but they concider Estonians to be fascists and nazis. I'm Estonian and I know for sure that us and Finns view russia VERY similarly, yet only we are concidered nazis🤔😂

[@osk9013]

Dear Southern neighbor, do not worry: Russian media and autrhorities are every now and then putting Finns in the same Nazi category.

[@nicknv1374]

I highly doubt that people in this video consider Estonians to be nazis

[@Gata_Scheglova]

Because it is believed that Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians and Poles treat Russians badly. There are several reasons for this. In the Baltic States there is a culture of abolishing everything Russian (demolishing monuments, for example), probably because of the government. In Russian propaganda, it is emphasized very strongly that the Baltic States do not like us. People hear this, and also hear that in Poland, for example, the Nazis and they hate Russians. At the same time, relations with Finland and the Finns were not bad until 2022, we often went to Finland (I'm from St. Petersburg). Finland probably has less in common, because Finland was not part of the USSR and it did not have time to dislike Russia so much. Although, in 1939 there was a Russian-Finnish war. My great-grandfather died there.

[@joojoojeejee6058]

@@Gata_Scheglova There were two wars, the Winter War (1939-1940) and the Continuation War (1941-1944), although I know that your history books tell quite differently about what happened... By the way, based on some polls, Finns are actually more anti-Russia (or anti-Putin) than any other nationalities... More so than even Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. Or Poles. At least in relation to the war and things surrounding it.

[@WangAiHua]

The time in not right to call FiNNs naZis---the RuZZians are still busy in Ukraine--later, later!

[@tiitulitii]

Wow, so positive and friendly young people!

[@andresr.viguera9791]

This actually put a smile in my face :)

[@TSKNBgaming]

2:23 As a Finn, i agree it is very expensive here even for me 😅

[@SamiNami]

Finns are too humble, ask for a bigger salary and you will get it.

[@TSKNBgaming]

@@SamiNami _*laughs in government_ also many of the prices like food and especially toilet paper are inflated in this year for no purpose other than greediness, perfect example being Prima, S-market & K-market (pretty much all stores that exist in north) raising their prices for 1/3-2X like a mafia while Lidl "somehow" still is able to keep its prices for the same (time before special military operation) even though they have the same brand products. As a minimum wage worker all i can buy is food, rest goes to taxes and renth, etc. Even for my mom the food prices has been hard this year.

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

They are asking it easily. Finland is still a prosperous Nordic country with high standard of living.

[@TSKNBgaming]

@@diamondsarenotforever8542 Aika aivopesty olet jos et tajua sitä miten paljon ilmaa noissa hinnoissa on, kerta lidl myy tismalleen samoja tuotteita kolmas osa halvemmalla tai jopa puolet. Tuon takia ne nostaa hintoja enemmän ja enemmän, kun ihmiset antaa niiden nostaa niitä. Kun mitäs uskovat bisnesmiehien ja poliitikkojen paska puheita ketkä on vaan kiinnostuneita omasta pankkitilin saldosta.

[@mj2382]

I'd say it depends! :D I am another Pietari man who visited Suomi many times and even lived there for a few months. People say expensive but they forget about what they get. High quality drinking water straight from the faucet, walking and cycling infrastructure, social security: if I understand it correctly, it's quite difficult to be on the street without a roof over your head, state may pay your rent for a social apartment that doesn't mean bad. It will have sauna at the ground floor, free laundry, bicycle parking and other things, and I'm not talking about nature. It's clean, beautiful and available everywhere. Student life seems so cool too. You go to any Prisma grocery and can buy a set of studded tires and clipless Shimano pedals for your bicycle and it will be MUCH cheaper than anywhere in Russia. Damn, I miss RIISIPIIRAKKA!

[@fernandogil65]

If someone asked me what I think about Finns, my first answer would be some of the finest racing drivers in the world 😊

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

They have good reasons to get away fast: they are mostly rogues.

[@GabrielPettier]

1:10 yeah, that's one way to put it 😆, but points for honesty.

[@zetanist]

As someone born in Finland since my parents moved here in 1994 and who lived in Finland for their whole life but from a Russian family, it's great to see Russians acknowledge the Finnish culture. It's been great here. It's just sad that because of the current situation Finns don't really like those with Russian surnames or double citizenship, like me. Work applications get denied, long time friends turning their back and Finns from the internet people wishing my family and me the most horrible death and threatening they would beat me to death if they ever saw my face IRL. Just because of the surname. I want the early 2000s back. Important to point out though that it's mainly the older generation.

[@ThomasGMcElwain]

They are just showing their true colors now. Finns are generally a waste of time.

[@viljanov]

Sorry to hear that. I have no issue with Russians who are not Putinists. It's sad to see people getting hysterical.

[@GGSOG]

I'm sorry to hear this, hopefully things have been a little better since. Similarly to the other commenter and most Finns, I have absolutely no problem with regular Russian, only pro-imperialist Putinists. Whenever I hear someone direct their anger on someone innocent who doesn't deserve it, it makes my blood boil.

[@Mari-ok6xg]

​@@viljanov I'm so sorry you've dealt with this. I hope it gets better and people realize who they are actually angry at.

[@amergrant-ns5cr]

Wow, Russians with a smile.

[@inso80]

Thinking of Finland tends to do that to people.

[@timtowers7997]

Strangely, not one of them stated that Finland is rated the 5th most democratic country in the world, right next to their dictatorship which is currently in 146th place, nor did any of them state that the median income in Finland is $US50,480 but in Russia it is $US9,736. Who'd want to be a modern western democracy when you can live in Russia as a repressed 21st. century serf????

[@gyyges3768]

Who would want to be ill and poor if he can easily be rich and healthy.

[@WangAiHua]

@@gyyges3768 You missed his point---who would want to be rich or poor if you can be arrested for a simple opinion or fall out of a tall story window at any time?

[@ArchangelRus8]

Maybe for someone "Finland is rated the 5th most democratic country in the world" is important, but for peoples in this video and for me - it isn't.

[@penttitapper]

@@ArchangelRus8 And that's why we don't want you or the people in the video in our country

[@m4rk0b0y]

@@ArchangelRus8 That's the thing. You get so accustomed to dictatorship and lack of rights that you forgot they exist in some countries

[@abodabalo]

NATO does not seem like a problem.Just saying.

[@dieterdodel835]

Only in the sick heads of the kremlin Orcs.

[@thePronto]

It was an easy issue to dodge. Or maybe they haven't been told yet...

[@Antti5]

Finland has been a lost cause for Russia since the end of Cold War. That it finally joined NATO is just a technicality. And in a couple of generations they'll hopefully think the same about Ukraine...

[@user-ox9kw2kk9d]

@@Antti5 i hope they will think the same about oppressed national republics that will become independent after collapse of russia

[@thewastelandgypsy8901]

As a Finn with a russian (and bulgarian) heritage I was suprised how little the new generation knows about Finland, some didnt even remember our capitsl Helsinki's name! All in all, cute video 🙌🏻

[@Silkki6]

This is so refreshing and heartwarming! I hope that some day there will be peace and that we will be back trading and vacationing in each others' countries. As someone already said, there can be a fundamental difference between the government and the actual people

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

We were not trading to begin with, Finland is probably in 3rd dozen for Russia in terms of trade.

[@zxcam1xxx]

I love Finland, because they are my Finno Ugric brothers❤

[@cryptopost949]

Звучит, как угроза

[@zxcam1xxx]

@@cryptopost949 всмысле?

[@rhoeasie]

Wasn't Ukraine a "brotherly nation" too.. I'd love to meet Finno ugrics in Russian territory, and learn about their language, history and culture. I even speak a bit of Livvi Karelian already. But only after the imperialist state is toppled once and for all. Good luck bros

[@akustik_prog1601]

The master strategist Putin... with his fascist invasion of Ukraine pushed the historically neutral Finland to join Nato and hopefully Sweden too 😂 Thank you for that.

[@user-cy9sg2nz8g]

Закрой рот пендос ! Хохлы сами начали это делать и у них тату АЗОВА И АЙДАРА и много других нацистких организаций! Слава России!

[@xItzSpruce]

I live in Finland with my parents. I would never drink alcohol or use drugs or smoke

[@123slither]

Nice to hear such positive views of Finland and their people. Is a very good country to visit and Scandinavian people are really cool and educated

[@camerontamiko6145]

Finland isn't part of Scandinavia. Norway, Sweden and Denmark are Scandinavian.

[@Azik-kx4kw]

была еще одна известная финская личность, небольшого роста и со шрамом, любил носить белое

[@SamiNami]

😅

[@lawrencemitchell5983]

I'm glad to have such nice but brave people 🇫🇮 as NATO partners. Peace ✌️ from 🇺🇸. It's time for Russian Army to come home to their Motherland. Free Russia some day I hope.

[@ramiaubourg6945]

Well, the 30 other NATO countries certainly feel more secure now that they have Finland proteting them.

[@CricothyroidDonghin]

Sweet dreams my little boy )))))))

[@pabloverdi7543]

"They gave us a rebuff" what an understatement. At least he knew the basic outcome.

[@whereammy]

While Russia suffered 4-5 times the casualties, they still managed to steal a few regions. It wasn't a total victory for Finland, but they did drive them off so I think "rebuff" is pretty accurate.

[@wren2900]

Finland lost the war, boy. Check up the results and get real

[@whereammy]

@@wren2900 yeah dude, finland totally didn't turn into a western ally afterwards and most definitely did not join nato on 4 April 2023. you're so right and smart. good job!

[@FirstRealChannel]

​@@wren2900 Like if You get attacked by a bully with a gun, You fuck him up with your bare hands but he manages to steal Your wallet and run away. You can call him victorious in a way...

[@wren2900]

@@FirstRealChannel Stalin could take Finalnd with no problems after WW2 after he took Berlin and the whole Germany. Get real. Considerable lands were taken from Finalnd as a result of the war. No victroy for sure.

[@KatDDfilms]

A finn once told me, that he believes that Sauna culture was originally invented in the Baikal region. So I believe Sauna, vodka and ice hockey are three things most russians and finns have in common. ;-)

[@joelvalkila]

About Finland being a ”cold” country: I think many people in Finland also think that Russia is the coldest place there can be (Siberia, etc.). In Helsinki street language the word for ’cold’ is ’holotna’ (because we somehow associate cold with Russia).

[@Baalaaxa]

Holotna is not used only in Helsinki slang. There are in fact a lot of loan words from Russian language in Finnish. Probably only second to Swedish loan words.

[@Hazel1312]

As a Finn this made me both happy and sad... I'd love for us to have normal relations with Russia again.

[@MrIvankuzmenko]

It is a shame that no one would mention Jean Sibelius - one of the greatest composers of all times.

[@georgthesecond]

I've met people of different nationalities on the internet and out of all finns were the most chill and nice. I also admire finns for their love of motorsports. They're probably the nation with highest rate of racing drivers per capita, pretty cool.