The Finnish-Russian Border, and a Conveniently Placed Hut

The day after our shoot with Mevea Simulation, we went searching for the Russian Border with Finland.
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[@isqmatheus]

Tom: "Now is not the time to be doing a video about european borders" It's barely aged

[@djcarrotking]

It hasn't aged since the 1800s almost

[@ThePCguy17]

"We're European citizens, we can do that." It's aged like fine milk.

[@MHX11]

Emphasis on russian borders

[@DrBreezeAir]

I like how they refer to Russia as if it’s super-Mordor.

[@maruraba1478]

DrBreezeAir is it not?

[@fyodorbukreev9888]

@@maruraba1478 no, it's not)

[@kirbyknife5885]

@@fyodorbukreev9888 it maybe is

[@1966sanya]

@@fyodorbukreev9888 I hope in some time it changes, but still it is. Especially British people knows. Литвиненко, Скрипаль. Russian security agents (killers by definition) in UK territory and others territories.

[@simsanutiy]

@@1966sanya well if you're not involved in politics that has nothing to do with you, so you can freely go to Russia and enjoy your vacation

[@accidentalM0nK3Y]

"We're European citizens; we can do that!" Oh how times change :(

[@oxez8867]

Chinese version of batman said nono 😔

[@TrimutiusToo]

@@oxez8867 i think he talked about brexit

[@Milamberinx]

:-(

[@BaldMancTwat]

Not at all? I'd assume that's the answer since Brexit hasn't happened yet and likely wont for 2+ years.

[@isak4460]

Europe and the EU isn't the same

[@theskywhale4683]

Is the border between Finland and Russia called the Finnish Line?

[@beaniepollard8290]

A+

[@mrsideperson8405]

Ba dum tss

[@SparklyVenom]

wish it was

[@jerrykeranen813]

Soviet cemetery...

[@namewarvergeben]

The only place in the world where everything is Russian to the Finnish line

[@Meb8Rappa]

I'm still here because whenever it seems like you're done talking about interesting things, you just bring up something else which is just as interesting.

[@mattandtom]

+Meb8Rappa Haha, our conversations always go on massive tangents, we end up with a list of things we interrupted the flow to talk about! --Matt

[@ShariaTwain]

+Matt and Tom would love to see you guys get the chance to go to or even discuss the new Wendelstein 7-X stellarator reactor in the news right now.

[@ragnkja]

+Matt and Tom Why are you saying that like it's a bad thing? I don't consider that a bad thing.

[@mattandtom]

+Nillie Not saying that at all! Though it's always funny trying to work out what we were talking about originally. --Matt

[@ragnkja]

Matt and Tom I occasionally try to rewind my train of thought, and that's also rather challenging and interesting. =)

[@DIYPerks]

I'm still here because even you two just talking about stuff is much more interesting than a lot of other content here on KZbin :)

[@vecchioutente]

bruh google nyan cat and you'll find something more interesting

[@Sound_Tech]

Bite sized podcast

[@Rottenberg666]

It's certainly more enjoyable than a teenager talking about fortnite or some sht :D

[@lordseptomus441]

That's surprisingly true, even years later. I can't help but feel a hint of sadness actually that there's been no Matt and Tom for a whole year

[@morpheus636]

I'm still here 6 years later for exactly that reason.

[@GryphLane]

This certainly hits different in 2022...

[@alexandersoloviev2217]

Title should be: two guys discover how borders work

[@GerSHAK]

:D

[@Tony.H03]

Well us Europeans are a little spoiled. Especially within Schengen, it's quite common to try and spot the border and actually miss it (sometimes they do have a sign like 'in 1 km' but not at the actual border).

[@BeccaMoses]

for real! living on an island as members of the eu (rip that), it’s probably actually one of very few experiences with borders they’ve had

[@WolfbloodJakeWilliams]

There was an interesting border issue near me. The Aldi in Monmouth is technically in England, despite the town being pretty much entirely in Wales, since they built it on the other side of the border. This meant they didn't need to charge for plastic bags despite Welsh shops needing to, but they did anyway, there was a certain amount of outrage in the local paper when it was found out they were just pocketing the difference.

[@leticia1579]

Also "Two guys get excited with the proximity of Russia" :)

[@spessu83]

I live 1min walk away from the "hut" where you are sitting. The hut... no-one ever goes there by the way hehe The museum is pretty much only open during summer time if even then. Nice little village, couldn't live anywhere else. Next time you visit let me know :)

[@evevan]

Woah! Nice place :0 Also hello from Latvia

[@paulik5976]

The village is called Nuijamaa.

[@solared]

@@paulik5976 MACE LAND

[@Milamberinx]

I have to ask: why does no one ever go to the hut?

[@Kosmologiikka]

@@Milamberinx We are not allowed to talk about the hut.

The finnish - russian train is probably the most enjoyable way to travel to other country. The Allegro train takes about 3,5h (from Helsinki) or less (nearer border) to St. Petersburg and it is super easy way to travel. You go to train, you have passport + visa. You sit down with your luggage, then some time later you are on finnish border, the border guards check the train for drugs etc. (drug dogs might be there) and then you go to russian side and russian border guards jump in. Then the train continues to travel and while you travel forward, they will check your passport and visa in the train and maybe check your luggage. Then some time later the train stops and the border guards jump off and you continue to russia. Coming back the same process is done but in reverse. Barring countries you can travel without documents, this was the best experience. Compared to flying, it's totally different level of comfortable. No hassle at check-ins or security checks, when you are in station, you need only to board the train and at the destination leave it, otherwise you can just sit and enjoy the trip. Only thing i had to interact with the border guards was giving my passport and saying that one bag is clothes and the other is laptop. 7/7 recommend to anyone wanting to visit Russia, come to Finland for a vacation, enjoy Finland few weeks and then take Allegro to St. Petersburg and spend week or two there.

Yes, border guards boarded the train for 30min or so as they did the checks.

[@MrPaukann]

The seats are bad. :(

[@barvdw]

There is an option without visa (not sure if it's still valid), involving a ferry/cruise trip from Helsinki to St-Petersburg, I believe, although conditions apply, it's for a maximum of 72 hours, you need a registered guide, you need to sleep on the boat, and the company has to have the paperwork in order.

[@buksi6342]

Also, you can take the Tolstoi sleeper train to Moscow, though it takes 15 hours.

[@sumudu478]

I want go to Finland. Please help me any one

[@Zichqec]

If you listen very closely, you can hear the sound of a noseflute far in the distance... Two of These People Are Lying is a great show, thanks for all the great content you make

[@ryshow9118]

That was top left of Finland 😂

[@Zichqec]

@@ryshow9118 Was it? I feel like they commented that they'd been to that border and done a park bench there. I can't recall at the moment

[@ryshow9118]

@@Zichqec I could be wrong, I was really just playing on Matt always using 2D directions instead of the cardinal directions.

[@Zichqec]

@@ryshow9118 I'll make a note of it next time I rewatch the series XD Gotta be honest though, I find Matt's directions much more intuitive and easy to understand, it just makes sense if you're thinking of the Mercator projection map

[@drdeth2000]

I was just wondering if they had any Kebakko?

[@jordanwalker8396]

I stayed for matts amazing sandwich joke at the end?

[@jordanwalker8396]

end!*

[@jordanwalker8396]

+lohphat what?

[@jigurd]

+jordan johnson That's what Tom said after Matt's amazing sandwich joke.

[@jordanwalker8396]

Sigurd Stapnes no tom said that's a wrap and matt said no thats a sandwich

[@HammaneggsAirborne]

If you guys had enough snow around you, you could have been able to say that you threw a snowball across the Russian border just for the lols.

[@Klarden]

+Robert Hamman (Hammaneggs) Breaking: Two British citizen use a secret compact weather weapon against Russian soil. :D

[@SyntheticFuture]

+Klarden "against Russian soil" is very accurate, genius xD

[@Klarden]

ThaTyger Russian soil will get wet and sad.

[@ErkkiMattila]

+Seabutcher It's not no-mans's-zone or Russia. It's still Finland. Only zone where it is illegal to enter without permit. So Tom could relatively safe jump back and forth. He could just have Finnish border guards giving him a fine of couple hundred euros. No Russians involved.

[@jonnygrey3497]

ErkkiMattila - Ah I see someone else pointed that out, it was bugging me when Tom said the Russian border was right there and he could jump back and forth across - the border is actually a few hundred meters further beyond that and at that place it's basically down the middle of a river so unless Tom turned into Jesus and could walk on water... O_o

[@requiembeeblebroxx]

Watching Matt giggling delightedly at the snow, I can't help but think that he's basically the world's biggest, smartest puppy.

[@erikhuhtiniemi87]

I loved how you pronounced Imatra! It was just right! (I'm a Finn)

[@thesnowedone]

"That's a wrap." "No it's a sandwich." I think I stayed for that. ;)

[@gwenynorisu6883]

"...dick"

[@Youcanscienceit]

I'm here because listening to you two is like listening to my friends. The conversation may be rambling and seemingly pointless but it is always interesting and full of random knowledge.

[@Youcanscienceit]

+YouCanScienceIt Also the reason you tell people to subscribe is because it works. Yes everybody knows that's how KZbin works but if you actually want to increase subs you need a "call to action" - to use the advertising term. In other words the best way to get people to do something is ask.

[@gwenynorisu6883]

^ this, hard

[@iactuallyrock]

Make sure you pay attention to the border, the food sold in supermarkets, and the region the airport is in, Tom. Might come in handy later

[@steliosmourati]

"It's like trains, only better." Oh how I adore Tom's phrases.

[@nathanielb5659]

"we're european citizens we can do that" could've aged a hell of a lot better

[@gentlegiantJGC]

Still here because I am trying to find the park bench on google maps www.google.co.uk/maps/@60.9589723,28.5364918,3a,75y,187.36h,68.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZmGMpL-JrlsmgOYcOrC40A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Edit: Link so it doesn't get lost below

[@gentlegiantJGC]

+gentlegiantJGC oh I was right on top of it but it was very overgrown in the street view photos www.google.co.uk/maps/@60.9589723,28.5364918,3a,75y,187.36h,68.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZmGMpL-JrlsmgOYcOrC40A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[@lordwolf89]

+gentlegiantJGC coordinates taken from google earth 60°57'33.57"N 28°32'22.67"E

[@shelvacu]

+gentlegiantJGC Hey, that's pretty cool. Also I recognize your name! Hello fellow ragican!

[@gentlegiantJGC]

lordwolf89 close but it is a bit further west than that (see my link)

[@lordwolf89]

+gentlegiantJGC ah! thanks! didn't bother to check streetview as i asumed since it were so rural the google car didn't bother to take the trip. well now i know to always check streetview!

[@urbo92]

Very pleasantly surprised of Tom's correcting of the pronunciation of 'Imatra'.

[@elton1981]

3:52 "We're European Citizens" Well, that didn't age well (speaking from Dec 2020)

[@randomgirl2173]

Yes, I was about to comment this!

[@iikeli727]

So did Britain float off to the Atlantic or am I missing something here

[@angussoutter7824]

😂😂

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

@@iikeli727 "European Citizens" means "Citizens of the European Union". Which Britain very stupidly left

[@Stormfox93]

You can take the ferry from Helsinki to St. Petersburg without a visa for a day. (just something I learned during my three months of living in Finland from the locals)

[@ladylilithparker]

"Tell us why you're still here!" Because "no, it's a sandwich" makes me giggle like a madwoman, that's why, and when it feels like the world is hurtling toward doom, the two of you bring some much-needed levity and wonder into my day... even six years on.

[@JimFortune]

..."No, it's a sandwich." "Dick!" That's why I watched to the end.

[@NickiRusin]

I'm still here because I like you. You're cool dudes. Also, that sandwitch joke was GOLD.

[@AmberleeTheMiqote]

I'll be honest. I stayed to the end because I'm a Tom Scott fangirl. His intelligence, his sense of humor, his looks, his knack for picking just the right interesting topics for videos and showing us all kinds of wonderful exotic places (I'm personally jealous of how much of the world he's seen, as I'm stuck in the city I live in for the most part. The upside is I at least get to watch videos of those places.) He's got great skills as a host and builds a good rapport with his audience. Also on this channel, Matt is a nice bonus, and he and Tom bounce ideas off one another well and have a good flow.

[@Emelion1]

I guess I'm still here, because you are interesting persons that can convey excitement for most topics.

[@puskajussi37]

The way I know finnish railways, Matt and Tom are propably still in Lappeenranta. The train propably got indefinitely delayed becouse the "heavy snowstorm".

[@casperix3741]

Jos oot ikinä ollu Briteissä, niin on niiden junasysteemi kyllä aivan helvetillinen, jopa VR:ään verrattuna 😅

[@Oferoni]

I'm still here because it's awesome to see you guys be so excited about everything you talk about. And most of the stuff is really interesting!

[@IAmTheSHEED]

I'm still here because you two are easily my favorite youtubers and I'm jealous of all your adventures. Plus this channel has always sort of what my friends and I wanted, more of Matt and Tom just talking and being awesome.

[@willschannel_]

*hears faint music* *approaches russian border* *music gets louder* *crosses the border* *_ROSSIYA SVYASHCHENNYA NASHA SERZHAVA_*

[@TheBcoolGuy]

CHEEKI BREEKI V DAMKE!

[@studiosnch]

should have been >crosses the border >RUSH B CYKA BLYAT

[@bejhamen7631]

Über vodka everwere

[@yelsavidaravskaja905]

Über To be honest, behind the border is the Republic of Karelia which is rightful Finnish land, not Russian

[@MrTurpasauna]

Rightful karelian land to be really honest, but thanks to ethnic cleansing and russification, not many karelians remain anymore.

[@kilvesx7924]

"I realize we could jump back and forth a couple of times" Some spots have hidden laser sensors, nobody knows where they are for obvious reasons though

[@OrigamiMarie]

Such beautiful snow fluttering down behind you two, so calming :)

[@popretmaster]

I don't know why, but I always come back to this video, reminds me of the beginning of the park bench, the audio is very cozy / sheltered, the visuals of the snow are nice.

[@TheMsLourdes]

4 years on, still hoping you'll revive the park bench, love this format :)

[@rosemastinwood1606]

Not only did I watch this video when it came out, I'm rewatching it years later out of nostalgia :)

[@unpronouncable2442]

I am very astounded by how pretty this bench is. And the framing of the shot makes it that much more wonderful. You two look like you are in picture frame that perfectly encapsulates the form of the video.

[@Rygoat]

I'm so glad you left that last "sound only" bit in, i got a nice chuckle out of it

[@IvanIvanov-id3de]

Guys, you should definitely go and see Saint Petersburg some day!

[@hollyhandgrenade42]

I'm still here because I love hearing brits ramble on and on.

[@pohjanvanamo]

I felt so happy (!) when Tom said Imatra correctly, and even explained it!! 😄 Nice video altogether, very pleasant to watch :)

[@LavenderAudio]

I'm still here at the end because it's really nice to hear you both blether on. You don't superimpose yourself like a lot of other vloggers, I just feel like I'm sitting down with a drink and listening into your conversation, and that really works for me. One thing I'd like to hear being discussed is what happened to all your series videos, the Linguistics stuff, in particular, as those were absolutely fascinating.

[@blackettcharlie]

"That's a wrap" "No it's a sandwich" Best line ever :'D

[@akarikyu]

To be honest, I watched the video to the end because I really enjoy listening to people talk. If that makes sense, it's just really interesting hearing conversations and how they flow and sometimes a topic will be brought up. This is part of the reason I enjoy those sort of podcasts, and while I don't know if this is necessarily the exact format of one, I could see this turning into a podcast if you so wanted to.

[@Avzol]

I'm still here because I like the general flow of conversation between you to and how one topic can merge into another yet all the topics remain the same level or exceeding the interestingness of the previous topic

[@timothyturpin5869]

I adore the chemistry between you two. It's a pleasure to watch. Quite aside from that, you both have an infectious sort of excitement and wonder about the world. It's a lot of fun to hijack that sometimes.

[@Karreth]

Why I'm still there... I don't know. I usually watch videos to the end. But that's fine, I can go away if you'd like :p

[@benkai09]

+Karreth I tend to watch it till the subject ends then scroll down and view the comments till the video ends

[@matts8511]

+Iron P(old) I just did the exact same thing 😀

[@littleboylost1o1]

+Karreth Me too

[@jinsu2301]

I'm just here because I like to hear British people ramble.

[@ShiftTGC]

I'm still here because I can't sleep and for whatever the reason may be, your videos which displays great friendship and interests in the different random things in life, makes me smile. So, as I am at it. Thanks to the both of you and the occasional people you bring on board to be in your videos.

[@lilymercy]

im here for the ramble and interesting stories i live vicariously through you guys until i can travel myself

[@TheGreatSteve]

You should do a video on "Die Breitspurbahn", Hitler's massive 3m gauge railway proposal.

[@cFyugThCzvAqYaGmxRgfCKTuvHMEjQ]

+The Great Steve That sounds like a very Tom Scott topic, yeah

[@studiosnch]

www.breitspurbahn.de/3000.html some photos of it. mostly just illustrations and plans. though AFAIK like the Welthauptstadt Germania project (save the measurement towers which then became flak towers), almost none survives today.

[@meanwhile_0]

I'm still here because that's one cool as shit park bench.

[@ghi937]

You guys just feel like mates to me. Love the stuff with the two of you.

[@naota3k]

I'm still here because I just honestly enjoy hearing Tom talk about things. Found him and his red shirt on Computerphile and two channels later I'm still here!

[@DavidPeveto]

"Got near a single track in the end" If you drive far enough, every road in Finland goes to a single track. Hence why such a huge proportion of professional Rally drivers are Finnish and it takes more than 2 years to get a normal drivers license there.

[@barryhomeowner9293]

Was anyone playing a nose flute here?

[@therese294776]

Why am I here? For the magical Midas touch that you two impart. Whether it be witty banter, sundry curiosities, thought-provoking insight or tangential rambling, everything you touch just turns to gold.

[@myladycasagrande863]

I'm still here because, as a geography geek, random ramblings about borders make me very happy. Also, it's Sunday afternoon and I'm procrastinating on all the things I should do before the work week begins...

[@AURORAFIELDS]

Good Tom, you actually knew how to properly pronounce Imatra!

[@Kausemus]

Cool video! I used to live about 30 minutes North of that place. There's this lake that is split between Finland and Russia and there have been cases of people accidentally swimming/boating to the wrong side of the lake. Funny stuff!

[@danbuck11]

Tom you're my favourite youtuber and ive been on this site for years, you're why im still here

[@HeyItsKora]

I’m still here because on top of you guys being really interesting, you literally never fail to make me happy and smile even when I feel god awful, like right now. Thanks Matt and Tom. You’re like having a couple of buddies that always have something cool to talk about, without me needing to be a part of the conversation. Furthermore I think you’ve nailed KZbin so well with the park bench series, you never come off as try hards, but your videos are always so above standard, even when you guys don’t think so.

[@Mike518Mike]

"We're European citizens; we can do that!" - Well, not anymore.

[@vladikrakuts5010]

they still are

[@Mike518Mike]

@@vladikrakuts5010 do they have duel citizenchip?

[@masterticcu35]

@@Mike518Mike Either that or Vladik here is talking out of his ass.

[@fatherlandchild2780]

UK is in Europe

[@masterticcu35]

@@fatherlandchild2780 So? They're not in EU anymore

[@lizzyb.8009]

i dunno if it's just because this is from 2015 and i'm getting nostalgia for a (somehow!) simpler time, but i'm really missing the Park Bench...

[@FairbrookWingates]

I'm still here because even when I'm overtired you're too interesting to stop watching. And even when I have a headache your voices are more soothing than not, which is very unusual but greatly appreciated.

[@jero37]

I'm still here at the end of the video, because I enjoy listening to two friends faffing about wherever they happen to be. In essence, I envy your friendship. Looking forward to more!

[@jonikyro1168]

I’m Finnish and live close to a military training area and there are only signs that say to go away not fences or anything else

[@srossgower]

I got a train from Helsinki to St Petersburg and I can thoroughly agree that Finnish/Russian trains are awesome. The bar carriage alone is worth the trip.

[@srossgower]

Getting a Russian visa isn't the easiest though unless you live in a major city and have time for queues

[@fish3977]

it's not that hard really, just time consuming.

[@magnusbarse]

I'm here because I like hearing you talk. I enjoy your bench talks!

[@all-gone]

Hello Matt & Tom, You guys are the best and hilarious. I just found you on KZbin and now I’m a subscriber for life. I love these boarder videos. Thank you for making them. Best of luck with future videos, I look forward to seeing all of them! Sincerely, John Miami, Florida USA.

[@thenedbear3159]

Did you know that the train tracks are different gauges in different Australian states, because before federation, each state made railways, but they didn’t confer about the width, so each state has a different width, so you have to change trains when going over state borders

[@SorinNicu]

Between Europe and Russia is the same.

[@arilaine9245]

"if I keep walking that way without a permit the scary russians might stop me!! " Uhh, isn't that how borders are supposed to work?

[@ShaunCheah]

No, silly, the point of a border is to draw as many fun rectangles as possible before fobbing off for lunch. They just said we had to divide the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, they didn't say we had to divide them *well*.

[@saffodils]

in many places. but they don't have to be like that.

[@justanotherglorpsdaymornin5097]

Travelling within the EU is very similar to travelling within a country (not the same but similar, there are differences) so ending up in a country you're not expected to be in often isn't as a big of a deal as it is for other nations.

[@marcscattolin1554]

To be fair, this border is unusually well marked. Also, based on what they were saying, it's hard to cross, even compared to outside of schengen, like Canada-U.S. (pre covid)

[@BrianTimm]

I'm still here because Matt and Tom are my kind of peeps! Love your videos especially citation needed (who doesn't?!) cool, unique, and interesting content to satisfy the fun fact finder in me! best wishes!

[@ihateuserids]

Still here because you keep it interesting... dying to see what you're going to come up with next!

[@dfined3630]

It would actually be nice to see the two of you go on a cross-Russian trip... That would be awesome and, probably, hilarious

[@aidanbrumsickle]

you guys both said at various points, "we're European citizens".... that must be nostalgic...

[@ewanbremner2818]

I'm still here because I like you guys and I have enjoyed all the other videos that I've seen you in previously. I'm here on this specific video because I've been going through all the Matt and Tom videos and I'm running out of your back catalogue

[@stretchx]

I'm still here because you talk about interesting stuff and you both play of each others sentences well. I may have it on in the background while doing other things but you are still keeping my attention! I'm looking forward to more :)

[@MrJonnycm]

5:40 "we're european citizens" , not for much longer :(

[@boggisthecat]

Maybe Greece should earn some money selling citizenships to UK citizens. Throw it in if you book a holiday there. ;)

[@monthebiffyclyro11]

Jonathan Swetnam The UK is still in Europe...

[@MrJonnycm]

And as I said, not for much longer

[@MrJonnycm]

STFC Liam And as I said, not for much longer

[@monthebiffyclyro11]

No, the UK will still be in Europe but won't be in the European Union. UK citizens will still be European.

[@biscuitsandbananas3433]

I'm still here because Tom is someone who's interesting to listen to.

[@I-Maser]

8:15 watching you on the second screen and just playing video games and watching along. Also i really like all your videos.

[@JenteKramer]

Im still watching becouse its nice to see two guys have honest conversations

[@ragnkja]

I originally assumed the reason the trains were so big was that Finland used Russian gauge, but no: Finnish gauge is actually _4 mm wider_ than Russian gauge. (Is that close enough to be considered compatible?)

[@1978jra]

+Nillie Yes it is compatible,in Finland gauge is 1524mm and in Russia 1520mm. Allegro is 1522mm. (Allegro is name of the train.) fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sm6

[@ragnkja]

1978jra Thanks. =)

[@Klarden]

+Nillie Oooh, curious. I thought it was like that for the same reason

[@Rebasepoiss]

+Nillie The reason trains are so big in Finland is because the loading gauge (i.e. the allowed width and height) of trains is so much bigger. The railway gauge itself doesn't play a huge role here.

[@hezec]

1524 mm is exactly 5 ft, which was the gauge chosen in the Russian Empire, then including Finland. At some point the Soviet authorities decided to 'metrify' it to 1520 mm on paper while independent Finland kept the imperial standard, but they're still very much compatible in practice.

[@henk6172]

I'm still here because ... Okay I don't know why but somehow I just like your video's, they're interesting and funny

[@thegeneralissimo470]

That looks really cute and a nice place to have a picnic.

[@persomnus]

Someone from the village commented and said NO ONE uses that hut. I wonder if it's because it's so close to the border? Id hate to have a kid run off to play the wrong direction

[@ValariaJet]

Why do I watch to the end? Lovely scenery, lovely people and the fact I always learn something new? Didn't know about the stressing of syllables in Finnish but now I do! Would be nice if you could talk about how you got into linguistics or coding or your favourite developments in tech. Even if its just chatting about articles from futurism.com I'd enjoy it because you always seem to add perspectives I hadn't thought about.

[@Nathanael_Forlorn]

Usually I read comments during the outro / last 10% of the vid.

[@mizzraika]

I stayed to hear Tom swear, which I don't think happens too often on camera? The scripted videos are lovely, but sometimes it's nice to just get the feeling you're hanging out with people. ..in a non-nauseating way (vlog cameras with fish-eye lenses). Also, the stories behind the scripted videos, I like stories, it makes you more.. ..relatable? I don't know, I just enjoy the silliness :)

[@aronpuma5962]

I'm still here because you two are really enjoyable and a joy to watch and why wouldn't I want to see as much as possible? And as much of that gorgeous Finnish/Russian scenery as possible. I'm in the US, which makes border crossing and visas even harder, so well, I want to experience as much as I can. I definitely want to travel one day, out to Europe, see it all, but I might as well see what I can now.

[@nintendude1861]

That looks like it would be really cozy in the summer.

[@wainber1]

I like videos of border areas.

[@Good-Win2015]

me too as a resident of a border area)

[@wainber1]

My country has a building split by the country's border with its southern neighbour. The entrance to the building is in the US, but anyone who crossed the border just to enter the building must cross back into Canada after exiting the library.

[@Good-Win2015]

David W what a stupidity?) As far as I know you have no customs there, so why these restrictions?)

[@wainber1]

The Haskell Library, which includes an opera house, is the only building that I know of, among those that straddle the Canada-US border, that is also open to the public.

[@user-hd9ik7qb9x]

You should have been born in Bratislava :)))

[@gregdesouza17]

Get Matt Parker to do one of these, he's hilarious!

[@iPelaaja1]

Get Matt Parker to cross the border.

[@MegaMGstudios]

They already have a Matt, they only miss the Parker

[@ggjune7392]

I watched the whole thing bc I found you two very entertaining and I'm really weird and find these videos quite relaxing

[@ryannicholls3662]

I'm still here because I tend to watch to the end of videos, but also because what you were saying was fairly interesting.

[@ristusnotta1653]

That border is sad to look at from Finnish perspective, we used to inhabit that land east of it

[@camacaron06]

Yeah. Russia stole Finnish land in the Winter War

[@ristusnotta1653]

@@camacaron06 long before winter war, whole area from St. Petersburg to east Karelia

[@camacaron06]

Make Finland Suur again Yeah. That part too. Karelia definitely should be a part of Finland

[@ristusnotta1653]

@@camacaron06 or they should have their own independent country because they have seperated from other Finns so much during the years under Russian rule that they have built unique culture and history

[@jonikyro1168]

I was a Finnish and Russian citizen a year ago and went to russia yearly because my only grandparents live in Russia so I had to sit in a car for 10 hours twice every year

[@marcusborderlands6177]

Heh, I did the same here in the US going from california to utah to visit grandparents. 14-18 hours in a car twice a year.

[@Xyponx]

We're still here because you guys are smart, interesting, and funny. Keep up the great work!

[@BilboBaggins332]

I'm still here because I love you guys and your work. Wouldn't call myself a fanboy but I definitely identify with your interests and sense of humour. Also I think it's always worth supporting great KZbin channels