Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process - 16mm Film Scan - English Version

Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process.
Remastered version from 16mm digital film scan.
The film is filmed in Southeast Finland, in the village of Lyytikkälä in Suomenniemi in 1990.
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[@ericsyre9418]

This is what the Internet should be used for. May this video survive time and remain available for generations to come.

[@komarovosevastopol]

Ok and? Thats it??

[@johncharley3905]

So

[@MF-uf2qf]

I made download already 😂

[@MrKaidman]

very true

[@entrophany]

No black people in this video. CANCELLED!

[@deeparks3112]

At one time I owned a one-hundred year old home built in the late 1800's by Finnish carpenters, this in the US. The whole neighborhood, including a beautiful church, were built by these same craftsmen. The workmanship throughout was superb, the stone foundation solid and the floors an inch thick, oak on the ground floor and spruce upstairs. The longer I lived there the more details I noticed of their work, I come to admire those Finnish craftsmen a great deal.

[@VinylToVideo]

Skills passed down from father to son over centuries; all lost now along with countless other trades from Europe.

[@pushytub]

@@VinylToVideo many potentially talented carpenters, chefs, huntsmen, metalworkers, tanners, etc. are stuck working in call centers and data firms, and no one will ever know it. this is the world now.

[@nonniperkl6273]

I think that we have very different relationship with building houses here in Finland. I have grown up as my parents have build two big stone houses (they did lot of the work themselves bc it is significantly cheaper) and i must say I am at time astounded by houses from us and else where. The quality isn’t the same. Of course it has lot to do with our weather but still.

[@phunkeehone]

@@nonniperkl6273 Not trying to offend any Us constructors, but their houses look like they are made of cardboard. As a carpenter working with modern day construction (mostly), building something like this would be a dream come true. Really impressive craftmanship, that will be there for hundreds of years

[@formatique_arschloch]

The oldest still standing log cabin in the USA is originally made by the Finns. The Nothnagle log house built in mid 1600's.

[@garyronan5568]

My maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Finland in the late 1800's. His name was Andrew Neimela. He bought A farm in central Minnesota and built A house that looked very much like this cabin but quite A bit bigger. It was A 2 story home and he needed every square foot of it as he and his wife had 10 daughters and one son! I have 3 aunt's still living. 2 in their 80's and one just celebrated her 100 birthday in December of 2018. Nakemiin!

[@arttutenkila]

Nice! Looks like your grandfather's original Finnish name might have been "Antti Niemelä". Niemelä is a very common Finnish last name, always has been.

[@chatteyj]

I imagine Minnesota is a very similar in climate to Finland, an Englishman might prefer to settle in Virginia.

[@burtonhollabaugh3767]

Two stories, but how many bathrooms?

[@dianebrady6784]

Let me guess.....son was the youngest.

[@kevinjohnson7300]

Ayyeee i could visit the place he built lol. Minnesota vibe is heavy in this video, my uncle built a cabin just like this near Garrison

[@w1tchyw0man81]

This is a good book. Does provide a step by step introduction to how to build things kzbin.infoUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 , also does offer some steps. Includes pictures to give you ideas for layouts and such. If you are looking for a guide, this is not exactly what you want. But if you are trying to familiarize yourself with the way that pole barn building and other out buildings, are made, then this will work just as you need it to. A few things in this book are a barn (of course), detached garage, storage building, and coops.

[@barrymantz6026]

Kimi Raikonen approved?

[@RPE1993]

I'm a carpenter and it just amazes me to see stuff like this.. Not one power tool.. Just a man and his craft.. Amazing..

[@Simon-talks]

You should do this Ryan

[@RPE1993]

If i could take time off work make sure my ppl are taken care of i would do it in a second.... Id love the pride and fighting not to give up and build it completely.. I think 90% would give up halfway through the walls lol easy to watch it but doing it way different

[@skeen466]

@@RPE1993 check out @Erik Grankvist His newest video should explain most of it :D

[@maximianocoelho4496]

U didnt get it, they are the power tools, the level of precision cutting makes me drop my jaw.

[@derrickstorm6976]

Well, they didn't show how they cut the roofline... hehe

[@TheAmazingTwist]

It's almost midnight, this is not even the first log house building video I've seen. Why does KZbin recommend this and how does it know my weakness?

[@donkfail1]

It will continue untill you build one of your own. For some reason KZbin wants more log houses.

[@bonnevillebagger9147]

Algorithm's my dear Twist, Algorithm's.

[@tomadams3528]

Because you look like Amish without a hat.

[@FroggyFrog9000]

IKR? Haha :)

[@dotanperlstein7060]

for one - it will suggest you log house building if you watched the previous video on the topic to its end. and lots more..

[@SoffiCitrus]

Everybody gangsta till the Finn busts out the comically large mallet

[@dankdark974]

d o o n k d o o n k d o o n k

[@joejoethepigeon2628]

That's it, I'm getting me mallet

[@rorschacht8478]

lmao

[@VortechBand]

That's not a hammer. This is a hammer!

[@zabnat]

I'm much more impressed by the sharpness of their axes.

[@mattthescreamer177]

That roof hook joint though....I just can't get over how well done it was.

[@extorter]

Did it with his eyes closed too haha

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

Teamwork blended with skill. Most of these guys are older, fit, lean, with strength and energy that exceeds most 20 year olds today. Something to be said for physical labor, seems to be very meditative. Notice how quietly these men work in a quiet setting. No compressors, electric saws, drills, nail guns. Just skill and concentration working together in harmony. Very informative of what human beings are capable of with simple tools, materials, labor and skill. Thanks for posting.

[@karkkimarkkinat2109]

Us Finns don't yap our mouths for nothing. We are a quite people. Until we drink, that's a different story

[@AnttiVi]

Well, they are quiet because they are Finns... but yes, most young office workers wouldn't last a day with these fellas.

[@ranDOMreSERVEaCCount]

Youre a racist is what you are.

[@amirouchethelionofnumidia7092]

Your observation is amazing about them being quiet and concentrated. I too, noticed that as I am sure most viewers did, but it never came to my mind!!! I agree with you, our modern world has taken many of our natural inclination to our earth and the natural world!!! Thank you for pointing that out.

[@formatique_arschloch]

The oldest log building in the U.S. still standing was built by the Finns. That is the "Nothnagle cabin" in New Jersey.

[@TN-bp2cf]

Yes, it has been said that finns brought log building tradition to US. However Finland was ruled by Sweden back in those days so Sweden takes credit for it.

[@radeee87]

@@TN-bp2cf Finland was part of Sweden in that times yes, but Finns were still Finns, not Swedes.

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

@@Arnold-Larsen Because they didn't know how to build log buildings since they handn't had a chance to learn from the norwegians yet.

[@TN-bp2cf]

@@swedishpsychopath8795 There are traces and remains of log buildings in Finland from hundreds of years ago. The tradition came here about the same time as in Norway and Sweden. Finnish people didnt build churches until like late 1100-1200. Finnics living in Finland were pagans much longer than scandinavians. However we did exist and we had to live somewhere. No, Finnish people didn't live in huts like sami people. Btw I love sami culture and I don't mean to offend them with this comment. The truth is that nobody knows the origin of this carpenter tradition but it is known in US which people brought that tradition there and its finns.

[@MattHolstein]

Not even going to lie. This is like the 7th time I've watched this.

[@Vivungisport]

I'm from northern Sweden and we have somewhat similiar logging traditions as illustraded in this beautiful film. I got moved by all the hard work and determination in this video, those Finnish men have much knowledge and dedication.

[@villebori228]

Northern Sweden has long Finnish roots

[@m4rt_]

I think the Scandinavian/Nordic countries, at least Norway, Sweden, and Finland (possibly Iceland too) tend to have similar traditions.

[@villebori228]

@@m4rt_ No, Scandis had viking style houses and then theres the Finnish style

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.

[@villebori228]

@@swedishpsychopath8795 Using churches as example??? U know finns hold anti-christian views for very long and didn't cuck for Vatican like Scandis.

[@kaigrundmann9277]

Wow. Incredible Craftmanship. To fit the stereotype, the finnish carpenters didn't exchange a word while being filmed

[@jussit3909]

Heh, that's funny becaue I just watched the Northmen Guild's video of "Raising the Timber Frame" and that was quite the opposite!

[@fv7594]

Kai Grundmann Cause they were working, not on a date.

[@aplicqu8761]

They barely spoke at the party. Finnish bachelor carpenters. ... a play on Lake Woebegone by Garrison Keillor...Norwegian bachelor farmers... What's great about it is their precision and cooperation. I'm sure they'd been using those skills since they were teens. Anyone ax wielding for 20 years who's not missing fingers is a pro.

[@kariahola463]

We only communicate verbally with horses - and cell phones nowadays. Maybe with each other sometimes on house warming powered by home brew and moonshine.

[@rehoboth_farm]

When I was an electrician there were these two guys that had worked together for YEARS and they almost never talked to anybody. They would work all day and never say a word. Kind of creepy really. They didn't need to talk. They already knew what the other was thinking. I guess by then there wasn't anything left to say.

perhaps these are the precious documents left I hope the internet will keep it forever so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy these great videos

[@crazy4cockapoos]

no more satisfying feeling than watching a board fit perfectly in its space

[@Shinkajo]

My great grandfather, who was a tailor by trade, made his sauna pretty much exactly like this. We still use the sauna every week. The moss/furr insulation can still be seen between the logs.

[@siggy2609]

Me and my Dad were renovating some windows for my Grandma's 70 odd year old house, and we saw moss and cloth used as insulation. It works amazingly well.

[@holymacarenafin2319]

It will stay ok if you just use it and let it dry every season of year. Long as it doesnt sink and is heated time to time!

[@theDUKE25-yt]

Absolutely incredible. This should be respected by all people. This is what our ancestors did, and we can barely fix a chair or something today. I wish I could build a log cabin like this somewhere. This is truly amazing.

[@spectre722]

not everyone was a carpenter or a craftsman back then, just like today.

[@simo805]

We would be much happier living in own land with forest and animals. Life more simple and calm. Without everyday rush to your boring office work and doing something what in the end doesnt even matter. This materialism and city living is just not for humans. Too many cannot even survive in wilderness nowdays

[@Paras_Pertti]

​@@spectre722 Not everyone made house by themselves if they didn't have skills for it. People could help a man to build his own house, this kind of community work is called "talkoot" in Finnish. The man would learn by doing then later pass the knowledge to others, that's how traditions like this have been kept alive through generations.

[@tumppu8570]

Antares true but finnish men used to build their own homes with the help of their friends

[@harveyrouen4655]

@@spectre722 A lot more people were then

[@brianminghella3312]

Now THAT is old school craftsmanship of the highest order. What a joy to watch.

[@zulawoo]

Weirdest thing is that this is 1990. Not 1920 or something

[@zulawoo]

@Big Street Reppin Ah, thank you for the clarification!

[@brycebertolino7017]

Some of my stock were Finns that came West to the mining camps in Montana and Idaho. They were prized carpenters building the frames and bulkheads a mile deep in Copper and silver mines. Smaller versions of these cabins became trapper and summer cabins. My great uncle built some of the first tourist cabins outside of Yellowstone National Park around the late 40’s. Some still being rented. Craftsmanship! Loved watching the eating Finn bread , buckwheat, like my grandma used to make.

[@stiffyupperlip1851]

Bryce Bertolino That bread...its Rye bread, we called also a sour bread, or dark bread, Rye, water, and salt, nothing less, nothing more. Nowadays its little bit hard to find good rye bread, because big factorys taken allmost all markets with theyre tasteless and odorless products. Thank god, we have some little bakery`s whom still bake a real thing. My dad born 1925, and when he was a little boy, he had to eat buckwheat porridge allmost every day, because rye and wheat and barley and oat flour are too expensive. Hated even that word if someone mentioned it... rest of his days. I want to believe that your Grandma bake a rye bread, because your remembered it, if it buckwheat bread, and taste good, your Granny is really something else. Good comment, Bryce, all the best.

[@pvahanen]

@@stiffyupperlip1851 Finland's national dish is dark leavened rye bread. Very tasty and healthy for the stomach. Keeps hunger at bay for a long time

[@kanggoo57]

Thats def not buckwheat lol. i dont think ive seen any finn eat buckwheat bread. Rye bread on the other hand.....

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

@whitemaninventedeverything9511 NO - only Norwegians have.

[@Sylinteri]

@White man invented everything Norwegian*

[@qtastically5747]

It’s a fascinating process, doesn’t even take that long since they’re working as a group. My mother recently commissioned an older carpenter in Northern Finland to build our family a new one. When we met him he told us that they started the business with his brother around 50 years ago. He works mostly alone now since his brother has passed away. It was amazing to get to see the workshop. Because modern cars can transport these buildings, he usually assembles the cabins there during the winter. It’s a whole year’s work to get the wood, dry it and then build. I’m happy that we’re able to have it made by a real craftsman. When finished it should last hundreads of years if taken care of properly. We have a couple older ones already passed down in the family, they’re awesome to live in.

[@Kawinj]

After watching this it makes me realize where we've come from, and where we are heading is counter productive as a civilization. As a fourth generation carpenter I am humbled by these men and those before them. I have all my fancy tools, organic and man-made materials to keep the trade alive, but I could tell you right now our brains are now hardwired to place profit before quality in many cases. How many true custom cabinet makers do you know that aren't starving? So you can hand cut dovetails? That's great, but even the higher end customers could not give a damn if they were made on a jig, or if you cut them yourself. Time is money so profit wins. I said where we are heading is counter productive because we have lost the need to create from raw materials, that part of the human brain has devolved over the last century. For those who still can, it's mostly for hobby and not out of necessity. Next time you meet a true craftsman, shake his or her hand.

[@sertu1462]

Yes that is true, in a way. Those houses in the video are absolutely beautifull and seem much more comfortable, I admire the hard work of those men. However, I can still appreciate modern technology and what it does to help our standard of living. Modern houses have electricity, warm water, good isolation and lots of room to live in. Sadly, our technology made a lot of traditional and beautifull things obsolete, on the other hand, we live in absolute luxury here in europe nowadays, which is worth appreciating in my opinion. It has it's good sides and bad sides, like most developements throughout history. Maybe it's because I'm still rather young, but I am quite optimistic about the future and where civilization is heading.

[@spartan11payne]

Trimmer as a young man, I aspire to be able to have half the talent and skill that the gentlemen in this video have

[@JohnD595]

My uncle is an amazing wood worker. He made found a niche market in custom wood work in commercial buildings. Took him a long time to get that far but his work was paid for greatly. Hard to get to his point when we live in a throw away society

[@XenonThargoth]

Very well put!

[@vorynrosethorn903]

I was quite confused recently when I found out someone was paying hundreds of thousands for fully bespoke cabinets and the like only to demand it all be made out of the same stuff and look the same as Ikea, the craftsman was not pleased and was worried that the result could not show the worth of hiring him instead of just buying flatpack no matter what work he put in, I've seen some of his other work and it was a real waste, for the same price they could have had something timeless in a wood anyone could tell the quality of.

[@joepromedio]

I joined the Carpenters Union in 1976. Framed hundreds of houses. I always wanted to do something like this. Craftsmen with axes. A lost art.

[@TheD3stro]

Fun Fact: A carpenter in Finland is still called "Kirvesmies", which literally means axeman.

[@misterz2719]

do it joe

[@mt4592]

its not lost in finland tho:O

[@volundrfrey896]

yeah... that union helped in the murder of this art from

[@bilgeratjim]

These guys aren't framers- They're finish carpenters. Get it? Bwahahaha!

[@bigtub1101]

I like this video because they’ve got a team. As much as I enjoy the videos of one dude making a log cabin by himself, I love seeing people working together to make them. ❤

[@thegeneralissimo470]

Every so often I come back to this video, just because it's so calming.

[@susannakristiina3514]

Great project and film, also the music moves thoughts behind the times. I lived in a log house in Finland until I was adult and moved out. The house has been built in 1680. It is interesting that all things they make in this video, were in our house. The building is still standing and needs to renovate.

[@ola_rinta-koski]

@Michael Smith The Turku castle has sections dating back to the 1280s.

[@vasilip]

@Michael Smith My mothers childhood home was traditional finnish farmhouse made of logs at early 1700, in the neughbour village there is one great example from late 1600, it's not common but there are some.

[@glennreach6930]

I have watched this video at least ten times over the years and always amazed at the precision of these craftsman. They do things with axes that I couldn't do with power tools!

[@coreylahey1711]

Glenn Reach just thinking the same thing .

[@greenflames9642]

Sad to say , but true today .

[@c.a.m.6276]

I could not agree with you more. I hope they had a long, long and happy life, they deserved after doing such a very nice work.

[@m.o.s6275]

these men do this as long as they can stand. they have start this jop as young as they can stand (3-5y) and they stop it when they cant stand. thats why they are so good with axe.

[@nickoakley69]

They didn't use any nails 'till the roof

[@guyprolly]

We have lost so much. Thank you Northmen for showing us the genius of our ancestors, and true modern craftsmanship.

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

I thought we IRISH were but strong people, as I can see here, the Finnish are a hearty and smart people too, very nice to see their craftsmanship. May God always bless them 🙏

[@rinadych]

Ну да. Каждый считает СВОИХ более лучшими и правильными.

[@maksimfedoryak]

Literally every European nation have skill to build house from local recourses. It looks "hard", but actually there were nothing to do in dat epoch 🌝

[@aigabaljo]

@@maksimfedoryak Finns built lots of buildings in the USSR and their hard work and extreme precision was admired by the leadership.

[@chrispicritters4710]

The Finn's secret to strength and precision is the homemade split pea & ham soup. Their extraordinary intelligence comes from eating sardines on fresh buttered bread.🍜🥖🧈🐟🙂

[@WojciechP915]

Watching that guy cut a dovetail with an axe was the best thing I've seen all week.

[@alexlintern9779]

Sharp axe!

[@blu4085]

Lol..i so get that. . Its the best feeling ever, to see someone having perfect skill and precision with what they do. No effort, just, click clack clock and done! Wow.

[@dumbdog2924]

Same!!! Just a couple of swings and boom! Dovetail. Like hold up man, let me see that again XD

[@1873Winchester]

@@dumbdog2924 People from Finland and Sweden use axes a lot for woodworking purposes, I've gotten the impression in the rest of the world axes don't get as much use in woodworking. I've seen english videos of people using axes, but I get the impression it's scandinavian inspired "sloyd" stuff. I am curious if it occured natively in british, french or german cultures for instance.

[@crikeycrikeys9699]

Impressive... Most impressive. I'm surprised how much they use the axe for instead of a saw or other tools... some very precise joints made by chopping.

[@ruipeelo]

Even the word for carpenter in Finnish is kirvesmies, literally axe man.

[@sussurus]

Axes have been quite commonly used because it's difficult to sharpen a saw blade.

[@slide4180]

You know whetstones got a hell of a workout on this project.

[@bloodypine22]

ruipelo Carpenter on puuseppä

[@NeogenicOrg]

Those hatchets look razor sharp an they make such good time of the work making it appear physically easy.

[@lumifish2394]

This is amazing! No power tools. Just pure know-how, experience and hard work.

[@mikkovaltanen3985]

Thank yuo Finland

[@bumblingberry]

Fun fact, it is thought log cabins were brought over to America by Finns. The Forrest Finns were brought to the New World in New Sweden and found an environment they were kind of familiar with. They started building their log cabins and soon enough, it became a mainstay of American building until recently.

[@villebori228]

Yeah and oldest houses still around is build by finns :)

[@m4rt_]

did it come to Norway from the Finns too?

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland or Sweden? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.

[@m4rt_]

@@swedishpsychopath8795 norway pog

[@somdusazerate]

@@swedishpsychopath8795 not true, swedish people are dirty ignorant people. very dirty people

[@Wolfytototito]

1990? i feel im looking at some mid 60's film. this is soooo much work but I am mesmerized with the skills and precision these men have

[@opijpoijpoij]

This film is Remastered 1990, from late 60´ I think.

[@tomadams3528]

The Tools are way older than 1890. Camera quality are from 90s if you ask.

[@zimbu_]

It's from 1990. This log house was made with traditional techniques specially for the museum located in Lyytikkälä and for the purpose of documenting the process. They hired expert carpenters who were old enough to remember these techniques from the early years of their careers and asked them to wear clothes that didn't have logos or other modern features during filming. Edit: The footage is from 1988. 1990 is the film's release year.

[@deerfish3000]

It's not from 1990. They would've use used video cameras to film with if it was. This is a 16mm print, so actual film cameras were used. I'm guessing sometime in the 70s.

[@tarstarkusz]

Not to mention how much better built this is than any modern home.

[@Johanna040713]

Beautiful. My dad and granddad built a loghouse for us in the early 90's. I'm happy to be a finn.

[@twoquickii1330]

Hallo! I am a decendant from Norway. My Great Grandmother Elsie Hoidale was fluent in Norweigian, and she still prayed at family dinners in that language. I have never been to Norway, I am an American. It's amazing how far just one move across the Atlantic in the early 1900s can spawn families like mine completely absent from their homeland. My Great Grandpa moved to Michigan from Norway, and fell in love with my Great Grandmother, who was also a Norwegian immigrant. They died when I was very young. But I keep their heirlooms proudly.

[@ristei]

Well I lived my childhood in loghouse made in 1700-century in Finland. It was a farm with cows and 800 acres. Livinroom 11x11meters and 13 other rooms.

[@yippleman7636]

i have never seen such high quality craftsmanship. The axe-work is absolutely astonishing.

[@geraldineross5168]

I love the way the Finnish build their houses wonderful carpenters! ❤️

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.

[@loxnoxsawxxx]

@@swedishpsychopath8795 you are so wrong

[@neilmigala752]

These guys look EXACTLY like I’d imagine Finnish log cabin builders would look like.

[@wituikbws]

Like men? lol

[@888johnmac]

yeah Neil.. I know what you mean, older guys in dungarees & flat-caps...

[@RajKumar-qw7yj]

Neil Migala 6. Nnn

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

Cool story

[@NeogenicOrg]

Real men that eat eggs and butter for breakfast... :-) Oh how men have evolved into the tight pant wearing fashionistas of today. Doubt they even know how to use a hatchet.

[@ericmelton4630]

Even the youngest guy had been doing that for twenty years and the older guy knows his stuff True woodworking. Real wood workers.

[@JM-vw3zb]

I finished construction school 2013. We had the option to take a course in traditional log houses. Heavy work, but fun to do also. I'm also Finnish:)

[@disf5178]

You should be PROUD of your skill and heritage. I'm sure you realize that...but I still want to say it!

[@Ecocristero3]

Saving this because I'm gonna build a cabin just like it for my future family. Can't wait. I'll update this when I start, beginning to end. God bless you fellow lads. Ciao until then.

[@florianpeter7045]

Ecoblackshirt 333 where you from? I wanna do the same maybe we can help each other out

[@Ecocristero3]

@@florianpeter7045 East Texas my friend but my fiancee is a New Englander and we want our family to be around there somewhere just rural and somewhere without idiotic gun laws.

[@Ecocristero3]

@-Umut Deniz- Indeed it is. Much of America is covered in green dense forest. It's lovely. So much of my country is rural, all I want is to live like my people used to.

[@Ecocristero3]

@-Umut Deniz- Oh my a real live Russian. I love the Slavic culture and it's heavily influencing the cabin lay out and things. My Girl and I are taking a trip soon. From Poland to Serbia, then St Petersburg and some other places in Russia and we'll finish it off with camping out in Chernobyl Ukraine. Any tips?

[@Ecocristero3]

@-Umut Deniz- Thank you thank friend. God bless Russia.

[@oxenbarnstokkriii8152]

this is how life should be.

[@MrMalthusMusic]

This was spectacular. The certainty of each axe strike and hammer blow is mesmerising.

[@lim89_1]

Охренеть! Топор, механическое ручное сверло, гвозди, и самое главное желание что-то отличное создавать! И все! Молодцы!👏👏👏

[@mooser321]

Love the guy still hewing while everyone is partying haha "one of the most demanding jobs as a carpenter" LOL!

[@michaelfunnyguymorrow5497]

Thank you for affording the English version. This video is a must to the modern generations to detail the end result of hard work and handed down knowledge of structure building

[@simonmanister7821]

Michael Funny Guy Morro

[@kurama9546]

Soy Argentino, me e quedado fascinado en la manera de hacer las casas de madera, es algo increíble, no se en que erramos, la humanidad cada día se va mas a la mierda con cada nueva tecnología. Lo mas triste es que hay personas que no les gusto el vídeo son una decepción para la humanidad. Ojala estos señores fueran mis vecinos lo mucho que me gustaría aprender de estas personas. Gracias por el vídeo.

[@KILLERMEDIACLUB]

the axe craft...

[@asbjrne.stackmest5015]

Ass craft? What

[@seyyednaqvi6760]

@@asbjrne.stackmest5015 axe, you silly goose.

[@stupidumbasshithead5715]

Minecraft?

[@Ryan-fosho]

@@seyyednaqvi6760 asscraft

[@adamcarroll1975]

These people take pride in their work. So beautiful! Wish I had the know how to do this.

[@atoxicmelody3289]

It reminds me of how many times my dad would tell me that my great grandpa immigrated here and first built a sauna on his farm land to keep warm in the winter then the house, he was a Finn, that’s for sure.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

The only kind of house that is finnished before it is started.

[@Lvx13]

so stupid

[@seyyednaqvi6760]

@@Lvx13 ITS A JOKE

[@seyyednaqvi6760]

@@m.p3982 I guess so...

[@donaldelfreth553]

Here in southern New Jersey, our earliest European colonial homes were log cabins built by Finnish settlers of New Sweden.

[@AlasdairGR]

It’s incredible how they make those perfect dovetail and hook joints look so simple to hew.

[@iceageaurochs3638]

Hard to believe there are 15 people in the world who would dislike this.

[@tapanilofving4741]

Swedish.

[@icannotfly]

bricklayers

[@misterz2719]

slacker's

[@rjaredm]

beat me to it!

[@largol33t1]

@@tapanilofving4741, No, Russians!

[@neobaggins3718]

This brings back memories of watching stuff like this on rainy afternoons. My mom was a strong believer in educational content...Which I suppose is why I'm here today watching this... In other observations, that house looks like a tinderbox, all wood, birch bark under the foundation, tarred cotton between every joint. It's awesome though. I'd totally live in one.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Log hoses take very long to burn because of the volume of the wood. It is wood framed hoses that burn quickly.

[@jasonnester9514]

Now this is true craftsmanship and hard work the accuracy these guys have with the axes and draw knives is quite impressive I couldn’t do this and I’m a modern day carpenter

[@daveenyart]

I tell ya....the attention to detail and craftsmanship is off the chart. I know that in the US, northern Minnesota, there a are few schools that have seminars building similar dwellings. I am very grateful that this skill set is continuing to be passed on.

[@carmelpule6954]

The axe work is so accurate. I come from a family which build traditional wooden boats and mu uncle never used powered tools all hand tools that are shown in this video. That angled axe for the final dressing of the outer surface reminded me of the stone dressing in my country over 70 years ago. The stores were dressed just like that with a similar axe shaped tool which was not so light. What I like most about such communities, is the social relations that are built over the years. Modern City life with high rise buildings bring about an atmosphere that destroys so many communities. The social structure in city is the worse system man has ever invented. It will destroy Europe in 50 years time. If we could go back to such way of life the world will last much longer, and I am sure that future children would still be human rather than robots trying to keep up with something that is always running away from them. Congratulations to all the craftsmen who took part in this building. I like the method they used when they felt that the window weakened the wall . Such elegant logic when it was required.

[@hamburgerdan101]

Cities are better than suburbs thats for sure

[@gavocrazy]

Reject modernity

[@gavocrazy]

@White man invented everything To learn about lost history like this video here presents to us. The internet is a fabulous tool when used consciously. I said reject modernity, not technology.

[@hamburgerdan101]

@White man invented everything nothing to do

[@Muz1kality]

@White man invented everything Hue is piilu / piilutus in finnish. The reason is, that when you cut the surface with the right axe, it will block the porosity of the wood, the surface will be very smooth, making it significantly more resistant to moisture and bugs etc. And it makes nice effect on it too. We live in a log house that was built around 1850's and it is still standing strong. Those piilu/hue markings in these old logs in our home that are brown nowadays from the years of living and time, make you wonder, just that if i could do something this long lasting by myself, that will last generations over and over rather than spend my days in boring jobs chasing money and happiness that will never come..

[@sam_m5432]

Simply incredible. I cant believe the precision of the joints done with a freaking axe.

[@hectorfox9710]

My Lord, I've got several Fiskars axes, but I can't build such house. Many years ago I used to live in a small trapperhouse in Syberia. That house was like yours, but much smaller and it had one room only. Well done, men and THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO!

[@terminator572]

I love Finnish and how thick their rolled Rs are, its so charming.

[@goodyeoman4534]

This was satisfying, insightful and fascinating. Bravo Finland, what a great little country.

[@Cont3nder]

The way the narrator says Lyytikkälä and Suomenniemi is perfect. Great job!

[@alexlintern9779]

kielimiehiä ovat near here LOL

[@masteravdRU]

Огромное уважение мастерам! Финны прекрасный трудолюбивый народ!

[@rinadych]

Какой нетрудолюбивый народ смог бы выжить в суровых условиях?

[@marcusmalone831]

I'm so sorry I laughed my ass off when the show the video of them partying and then show the video is that Carpenter still out there hewing the outside that was golden

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

I imagined they throw him a piece of bread every so often

[@BrionyDavid]

My testosterone level shot up just by watching this video.

[@kevinjohnson7300]

My sperm count went up thats for sure

[@fatherlandchild2780]

I cummed

[@someting9205]

Haha sure lady

[@Latro84]

My beard grew 10 cm during the video

[@tiernanwearen8096]

Because these men were alpha males not beta males

[@nitablackwood6301]

Finally a English version. Thank you.

[@nubreed13]

Sakima you know the other version has subtitles right? I am glad they have an English voiceover now though

[@nznegativeions]

*an

[@antonioalfano1602]

Mestiri

[@antonioalfano1602]

Panaro

[@ndna88]

@@nznegativeions Christ!

[@1969MARKETING]

My favorite parts of the video 6:48 when they add the Bigfoot hair to the log joint 7:03 dude swinging that massive hammer (Thor ain't got shit on this guy!) 8:39 more Bigfoot hair! 9:14 two guys trying to decide who gets the wood shaver and keep taking it away from each other The carpenters outfits throughout the video

[@GonzoSqueeze]

This is officially my favorite video on the internet

[@ezrabrooks12]

THESE GUYS GOT SOME SERIOUS SKILLS!!!

[@oscarmorland3788]

I love how accurate and precise they are with their axe skills!

[@christopherbellore3511]

Absolutely incredible craftsmanship. These men were up in age, and they worked diligently with the strength and agility of guys in there 20's! What Health, and Stamina they had !

[@Vesalempinen]

Yes, my father-in law is in his late 70s and still chops wood and take care of his family forest daily, using only an axe and saw. But it's really, a hard work.

[@christopherbellore3511]

@@Vesalempinen God bless him, and ALL of you in his family.

[@Klwjjj]

Absolutely incredible craftsmanship. When building wasn’t necessarily a quick process but the end result is stunningly accurate

[@CH1CK3NNU66375]

@16:28 Everyone's partying, and the carpenter is still hewing the damn cabin. lol

[@TheMusicalFruit]

That's his idea of partying.

[@Chris-iy4vr]

hes the real hero.

[@VortechBand]

We have a saying: "The gummy bear candies are not divided equally" :D

[@tapanilofving4741]

Nations from left and right have tried to destroy us and our language troughout the history, but here we are still making our little wooden houses and speaking our strange language :)

[@blu4085]

and...feeling sorry for big city people who think they live in luxury and quality, haha.

[@tapanilofving4741]

Mostly Swedes and Russians. There were some Danish and German invasions also during the crusade period.

[@dinkydotzero]

you have a wonderful nation and many reasons to be proud. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching this and wish the people of Finland well. Please dont lose your culture to the invading hordes. I just cant understand why no one in power can see these invasions and loss of the native cultures

[@KatherineUribe-1]

That's the history of the world!

[@Max-Television]

You should be thankful to the Swedes. Without them, Finland would be known as Leningrad Oblast and nothing else.

[@Whydoibother943]

Watching this just made my day! Just incredible workmanship and great teamwork. It don’t get no better than this!

[@Whydoibother943]

@White man invented everything I see, so you are a tiny brained racist. What a shame for you.

[@Alanrayc1957]

This is amazing, the attention to detail and perfection is beyond the norm for sure!

[@woodsmansfinest3814]

I've watched this probably 20 times. Can't get enough of those axes at work... one axe does it all in contrast to the Sagastua video where so many axes are used. The English version is such am amazing addition!! Thank You!

[@donnataylor8188]

Thank you for making an english version. I have watched this probably 50 times without it. I love this log cabbin build.

[@J4NTT3R1]

It is awesome how good these buildings are. Perfect for climate here in Finland. I've been lucky to live my teens in one. The logs of that house frame are from 1860's. (we found newspapers that dated back there when we did some re-decoration work) And they sometimes used same logs on other buildings before so they could be even older. It is hard to believe but these buildings are almost eternal. :D

[@Michistrasse97]

How many centuries of trial and error did it take them to get every exact detail to be this perfect?!

[@auridiamondiferous]

probably something like 50 centuries or more

[@avatarion]

They said similar cabins have been made at least since 400-500 AD.

[@chrispicritters4710]

IMO the first cabin that the Finns built in 400AD was perfect.

[@youcanfoolmeonce]

Those Finns are real carpenters! Unbelievable precision and skill. And fast! No wind is going to go through them logs and boards. No rain will go through the roof. Must be cozy all year round. And the house will last for a hundred years! Looks so strong it would withstand a couple of tornadoes... This house tells so much about the Suomi people; they're quiet, hard working, smart and tough. The small nation gave a bloody nose to the mighty soviets during the war. They chose a great land where every family has its own lake! And they have Santa. They developed a great economy and high standard of living. They are good. I hope they don't join the NATO warmongers.

[@psychotic.reaction]

they need to stop letting in somalis and arabs (and deport the ones that are there). fertility rates are very low, so sub-replacement levels which is not good for finlands 4.8 million ethnic finnish population. i don't see how NATO is exactly relevant.

[@pete614]

The harsh weather really forces people to work together or die.

[@Aprikuusi2003]

@Andrew H finland isnt as bad as sweden. atleast we dont have no go zones.

[@mikuhatsunegoshujin]

they said 25 years, not a hundred.

[@dennislindqvist8443]

@@psychotic.reaction Sweden's solution to an aging population to keep the economy growing, has been importing labor. That has been a bad idea in many aspects. Most of them are hard working and not criminals, but now there're ghettos as in the us and those who have the power and money don't give a shit. Let's talk about log houses instead.

[@AlaskaSkidood]

I've watched this twice in the original language. How excellent to finally see it in English. Thanks!

[@goodtasteofmusicclub8438]

One of my favorite videos on youtube, ever

[@thdotaku]

Its impressive how the wood takes shape so easily in these masters' hands.

[@eriklonnberg9581]

Suomen. Talvisota

[@Membrane556]

Definitely one of the more interesting videos to stumble up on. I'm really impressed with the skills of the craftsmen esp how one cut a dovetail with an ax.

[@SunnyBear]

Seeing that little house become finished was more emotional than I thought it would be. Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@tomascharles5080]

I keep watching this over and over its amazing how much hard work they did on making a beautiful log cabin.

[@kathyruuska7941]

HYVAA! So proud of my finnish heritage.

[@MFrrFrr]

This is a masterpieace! I'm from Lithuania (a little bit souther, but still "cold" country) but my grandparents did all the same (except windows and doors - those were better :), but we didn't do vent channels under the floor). But still - i'm impressed! Hold on forest brothers :) !!!

[@R4nd0m88]

16:18 A party for everyone after the roof was put in place! ...except for the dude who kept chopping off the little surface chips from the wall timbers... :/

[@fv7594]

R4nd0m88 😂 i tought the same thing. Everybodey was eating and having a good time and he was in the dark corner chopping the walls😂

[@cipndale]

He should have hurried up.

[@brianmerritt5410]

Ciprian Popa He must have been the intern. Interns get the bitch work.

[@KauaiSeeHorse4]

I saw myself taking him some Grinds and Drink thinking the same thing.

[@KauaiSeeHorse4]

@@cipndale BOO LOL

[@sandyblond20]

Wow. So nice to see firsthand the really great traditions of my ancient homelands thriving by artists with high skill in their hands. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@MrCountrycuz]

Still enjoy the belt made by the Northmen Guild. Best belt I have ever owned.

[@matthewschofield9178]

Thank you so very much for this! I have loved this video for years. Absolutely thankful. Keep up the wonderful work.

[@hujonoss9449]

when its done they can say its finnish

[@daveybernard1056]

nice

[@luchadorito]

Is there some funny boy with this joke under every single video featuring finnish people? Real original.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Finish LINE vs Finnish LINE

[@maxrandom569]

underrated XD

[@PresidentFunnyValentine]

BOO!

[@jensmatthaei3293]

These craftsmen still had skill! One of the best videos on the www!

[@sigmareaver680]

Thanks for these traditional craft videos. Truly a gem among gems.

[@adrianapalmavieira8782]

Dear Friends, I Love yours videos. I'am a brasilian. Your job is magnific. I live in Campinas, São Paulo. Brasil. Congratulations. Wonderfull and beautiful art with wood !!! THE BEST OF KZbin.

[@affiliatedmember6940]

Adriana Palma vieira that's awesome... I love Brazil

[@ZootWorld1]

Makes me proud to be part Fin.

[@mikaelkaasula7153]

Torilla tavataan!

[@KevinFrost]

Me: "I'll just skip to the end and look at the finished product". *25 minutes later* Me: "Worth it".

[@junemacdonald44]

Everybody is partying inside and poor Eino is out there hewing walls in the dark! I’m moving back to my hometown in Michigan to restore my partner’s family’s 120 year old farm house that was built exactly like this. Taking it down log by log, making a new foundation, then putting it back up, replacing rotten timbers as we go. Also adding on to it, and adding some insulation so you can live in it through the harsh winter there. It only gets to be about 55F with the heat CRANKED because the foundation sank and pulled the logs out of alignment.

[@user-ek5pp2wy3g]

Who needs these wooden houses? THIS IS A TEMPORARY post-catastrophic housing, after the great destruction of the Ancient One World. This housing has always been made new. You'd better draw how ancient stone buildings, dungeons, etc. are destroyed in the USA :) Why worry about sheds? Actually, if there were normal construction in the USA, then the houses would be made of brick houses (As in the past). As if bricks are made from Clay or Sand :))) It would have stood for centuries.

[@Vesalempinen]

My family were based from beechy, michigan. Greetings from Finland!

[@chrispicritters4710]

​@@user-ek5pp2wy3g Red Bricks and Portland Motor are expensive. These poor 'reset 'people are using what materials are available to them on their land. (we are all descendent of the reset people) The old civilization that covered from ocean to ocean in this North American continent, used marble, granite, and red bricks, with a knowledge and technology that was lost during the melting blast (world-wide) from Armageddon; I'm guessing about 70AD.

[@user-ek5pp2wy3g]

@@chrispicritters4710 Religion is the idea of a new government. "History of the New World \ Time" (this is 1650. - 1914)Religion in the 19th century. Naturally, there are pieces of truth. (A common language, people lived in the Golden Age, etc.) A person receives a huge dose of shirt and poison. Americans they cannot abandon religion. All books are saturated with religion. The world is captured by the dynasty and the church. The First and Second World War (they are not the first, in 1860 there was a real world war. This war was in Russia - Crimea St. Petersburg Vladivostok, in China, in Japan Ainov = Where so much strength ?.) Destroyed beautiful architecture. But such an event as “American fires of the 19th century” are not clear to me. How can I burn brick buildings? Even the Second World War did not burn the cities. The war destroyed houses with the help of explosions, but a huge fire did not arise. (This is the level of nuclear bomb) They were wooden houses in the 19th century. For example, it is not clear why Siberia was without trees 200 years ago. It looked like a steppe and a desert. However, the trees are now perfectly rattled. In the north of Russia there used to be "dwarf trees". (Scientists said that this is a separate type of trees .. Normal trees are not possible in this climate. The brutches have become normal and high, they just were late for 50-70 years of life) Most likely, modern American frame houses - they are created for destruction. Most likely it was recently. -) The buildings of the Vatican are not so old and they are painted by non-Christian symbols -) This is the same "millennial Reich", which destroyed local residents. Slavs - Polyakov - Serbs, etc. According to their concepts, Germans lived for 1000 years (religious term) History was formed in 1890 - 1933. -) In the same way, the French Catholics, they hid Celtic - Russian in northern France. The Somma River was called Samara in 1860. The Samara River is the Indo -European Scythian language. The Samara River exists in Russia, in Ukraine and was in France of the 19th century Even such a thing as the Irish-show-north French language is very dangerous for them. I can’t talk about 70, because I constantly find an incomprehensible inofromation. I study the 19th - 18th century, and I find there unknown events, artifacts, architecture.