Traditional Finnish Log House/Cabin in 1988 and 2019

[@TheMasterOfNone]

For the foreigners, rest easy knowing that cabins like this are still built in Finland. The tradition lives on. I've had the privilege of spending summers in a wooden house built 200 years ago. It's still standing and if all goes well we'll be doing some renovations on it next summer to ensure it'll still stand 20 years from now, hopefully more!

[@aleksanderpski3310]

Byłem w takim domu 10 lat temu u pewnego zapoznanego Fina. W domu były 4 kominki -2 na parterze i dwa na piętrze oraz dodatkowo ogrzewanie przez automatyczny piec gazowy. Ściany nie były niestety bardzo grube -około 20 cm.Nie sprawdziłem ile szyb było w oknach ale chyba tylko 2. To niestety nie był bardzo energoszczędny dom na południu Finlandii. Ciekawe jak wygląda konstrukcja domów na północy gdzie temperatury w zimie dochodzą do - 40 C

[@habah]

The original video is one of my most re-watched videos on KZbin, if not the most watched. Great to see these buildings are aging well. Thanks!

[@leandrotopan7006]

Can you pass me the video link? Thanks!

[@cmmartti]

@@leandrotopan7006 English: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn-3l399qZpsp9E Original Finnish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWStZqqhf6t9sKc

[@ritzenhoffbv]

It’s actually a very well written and comprehensive book kzbin.infoUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 . I wanted to pair this with an updated book on local codes to start planning a post-retirement dream shop. I think I have just about everything I need between the two. The extra plans available for purchase towards the end are priced almost as much as full home plans, not little sheds however.

[@dianalesueur2297]

My Swedish/Finnish Immigrant Grandparents, Johan and Aina Nordblom, lived in a house in Norwood, Massachusetts that looked like that. Only without the addition on side. No running water or electricity ever. My Grandfather worked as a Carpenter building new homes but had come from a fishing family. Their home was actually a barn that he converted and they raised 11 kids in it during the Depression. My Dad and his brothers served in WWII. My Grandfather never learned to drive but walked to working through the many harsh winters in MA. It was hard for his family to understand why my Grandparents never wanted electricity or running water. As a child I can remember how dark it was inside and all of the kerosene lamps in the pantry. And the big cast iron stove for heat and cooking. And the well pump in small kitchen sink. It is easy to "romanticize" looking at these homes now but it was a harsh life in many ways. I am 74 now and sort of think my Grandfather was kind of homesick. They lived there until the end of their lives. Thank you for posting!

[@KenMoss2986]

I am a builder with many skills and I have lived in Finland for a short while and hope to return sometime. I have nothing but admiration for these guys. My dream would be to do this one day.... If God allows.

[@АлександрАндреевич-в9с]

I saw this film a few years ago, then on your channel and now it's amazing to see this house in 2019. It’s fantastic that the door, hinges and windows remained original!

[@marynichols438]

Would have loved to see the inside of these buildings.

[@JarmoHiltunen]

I visited inside of that cabin a few years ago. This visit made me somewhat wiser: using earth as insulation material doesn't work, if the building has no heat source, like fireplace. There was a mild odour inside, not that nice.

[@Pipsqwak]

@@JarmoHiltunen I did wonder how they were going to heat that building when I watched it being built. No fireplace or woodstove hearth or opening in the roof for a chimney of any kind!

[@henriaho2271]

@@JarmoHiltunen kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHTNqY17gstpgqc

[@mcmumrm2006]

This house is almost like a living soul. Makes me feel nostalgic about my childhood in North Karelia. Thank you for this video!

[@kamarkamakerworks2039]

A perfect display of a fine craft that needs to continue for generations

[@billiebleach7889]

After three decades the wood looks fantastic. It aged so nice.

[@coltonreeves6893]

Beautiful. Here in America, you can find homes built prior to WWII all over the place, but it's rare to find houses built in the 1950s and 1960s that are still standing. Modern homes here are built by banks and designed to last about as long as a mortgage, I wish more people still appreciated our traditions when it comes to architecture and carpentry. One of the fondest memories I have as a child was watching a whole Amish community doing a barn raising once. It was amazing to see an entire village come together to help one family raise a barn for their horses. I couldn't even tell you the names of half my neighbors.

[@markopelaa]

There should be a law that buildings has to last atleast 100 years :)

[@nubreed13]

There's tons of post war homes in the US. Most of the house listings I see are from 1950 to 1970. In reality people get bored of the style of their homes and renovate them constantly or knock them down to build larger ones.

[@ulfsblood]

Before my parents decided to move out of our beautiful homeland to the us we used to live in a cabin my great grandfather hand built i want to return home not only in being home sick but also because it ment more to me than any modern home that could be bought.

[@twabbles7801]

I wonder which, if any, of the lads in the original vid are still alive today. Hope they passed on the mastery of their craft.

[@mastersaimon]

Id say the old master in the video now is pushing late 90´s, the next oldest guy back then look like he´s in the late 40´s, so hes about 80 and the other chaps were late 20´s, so they´d be about 60´s now

[@sterlingd1984]

I would gladly learn under them for free even. This is knowledge that I would love to learn myself and teach my kids one day, be they boys or girls.

[@rickparker8883]

Thank you for posting this! I've watched the original video many times and never tire of watching those craftsmen at work. I'm always left wondering what has happened and now, thanks to you, I know.

[@pelimies1818]

I remember seeing the older vid years ago. The problem with this cottage is that it is build with too low plinth; you can see the lowest timber against snow; not good. The rain will also bounce from the ground and keep the lowest logs wet all year around. We have this same problem with our sauna building and it’s real pain to fix the rotten logs. Always make a high plinth, if possible.

[@rollovaughan]

So true.

[@stiffyupperlip1851]

Snow doesen`t rotten anything,in wintertime habitants shovels more snow against to wall,which improved the insulation.Spring melts snow so fast that there is no problem with moisture.You said,that those logs are wet all year round, if thats true,you have to change first layer in every couple of years...no..no.Wood sucks and evaporate moisture,thats the secret.31 years,and she stood upright nicely, so that PLINTH must be high enuff.

[@pelimies1818]

@@stiffyupperlip1851 Not exactly. I ment there is certain weathertypes all year around, that feed the moisture to the plinth. - rainy days in Spring, Summer and Autumn - melting snow in Winter, as the leaking heat from inside will INEVITABELY make the snow/ice melt at some varying depth in the exterior structures. If there would be no troubles with the moisture at all, why would people build eaves on their roofs :) It is designed to keep the exterior walls dry. Just like high plinth :)

[@bikereduardherak8590]

To jsou zlaté ručičky starých mistrů kteří uměli udělat krásné dílo těm patří velká chvála a uznání 👍👍👍🍀🍀🍀⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@michael.stares]

This skill should never be lost, its great to see thank you. If only we could get a taste of living there.

[@lifestories7957]

Fantastic homes. I really enjoyed watching the men knowing their jobs well.

[@thyandyr7369]

OGM. I've seen the original film long time ago, SO COOL to get an update how the cabin stands!

[@Woeschhuesli]

So cool. The timber frame of my half-timbered house is from 1770. Going strong (some renos 1989).

[@vingzman]

Of course, loved the first video as did many here. Watched it mesmerised. Was wondering how the building would look now. It’s so beautiful! Thank you!

[@conniekempf4050]

My thought as I watched the men building the cabin: Men are awesome. Just plain awesome. I appreciate men and how strong and smart they are.

[@jonkullberg]

Yes, but there isn't much use building a cabin, unless a woman is also going to live inside of it.

[@wmnoffaith1]

I'm glad to see this. It's so rare these days, especially in U.S. To see anything complimentary about men. We have them to thank for all of the hard dangerous jobs they do for us.

[@IODell]

Thank you for posting the video. I look forward to seeing the inside sometime.

[@Lmr6973]

The men who built this I'm sure are long gone by now. Good that their work is still able to be admired.

[@anderssorenson9998]

That film was great beginning to the end, the way most everything was just carved with hatchets. I first watched it about a year ago and have been wondering how that little house weathers the harsh weather of the arctic.

[@antoniescargo1529]

I like wooden houses, especially the floating ones here in the Netherlands. They are called 'platbodems/flatbottoms'. During low tide they can rest on the bottom of the sea. I have also seen beautiful wooden houses in Croatia.

[@robc.5745]

Beautiful cabin and setting ,and wonderful craftsmanship that stands the test of time.

[@aaron821]

Wow this is fascinating!!! I am a Carpenter too and this is what I want to do one day too! See you soon, Northmen

[@mrcwoodworks4523]

Aaron Braack makes two of us

[@Ema_Punkt]

I like the grey color of the wood with some burst of warm brown!

[@Charlie-dx6bv]

That is awsome! I love to see good craftsmanship last

[@jessestewart169]

Awesome. The Finns Swedes Danes and Norwegians really impress me .👍

[@늘푸른애플]

정말 좋아하는 영상인데 이렇게 2019년 모습도 보여주시고 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ 감동 받았습니다!

[@wonder-bred]

Ive been trying to tell people all along- its hammer twice and cut once. Not cut twice and the other thing. These guys got it together.

[@bobholmes65]

Beautiful work of art and I was truly hoping to see inside.

[@Authentique0]

That is why i chose to make my home a loghouse ;)

[@mrcwoodworks4523]

Authentique so peaceful

[@annielehnhardt_kolakowski5818]

I love log homes.

[@67890-t]

Какие мастера !

[@JFanSe]

La calidad de mano de obra de los maestros carpinteros es una obra de arte, insuperables en la construcción en maderas de troncos de árboles , un agrado ver estos vídeos.

[@tapanilofving4741]

It has probably never been heated up and still it is in such a sharp and good shape :)

[@ibislife]

Absolutely beautiful! I wanted to build one as my permanent dwelling, but it was to expensive in the end, so I build a regular house. Will always miss my log home or stavlaft as we call it - still have the drawings for it. So sad this log home has been abandoned.

[@derrickmurphy9874]

Beautiful work by great trades men and still standing perfect.

[@mickD87]

I loved that documentary. If I may ask what happened to the other buildings?

[@LennieMercury]

They are still there. Here you can see them kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKOln3Voesupars . This huose is on the bottom left corner at the beginning.

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Thank you.

[@mickD87]

@@LennieMercury Thank You so much.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Me too! It was a great documentary

[@bonescdxx]

I too loved the original documentary. When I started watching this update, I have to say I was a bit dismayed that the other buildings were gone. Breathed a sigh of relief when I followed the link, and saw that they were still there. It would be a shame to lose such treasures IMO

[@m.ksa.20]

Oh. It is very very great video. Thank you for your great work

[@Composure_Official]

Northmen guild, is there a spotify playlist or a collective where I can find a source of all the fantastic music yall post with your videos?

[@hankwilts8725]

Love the frosted glass windows.

[@blu4085]

That's the kind of mansion i grew up in with my darling Grand Father. Bless you -Paappa..wherever in Gods Universe you are today. Thank you for my childhood. I Love You, forever more.

[@gus473]

👍🇦🇽🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇴🇺🇲😎

[@mikanfarmer]

If my children remember me, as well as you do your Grandfather, ........I will accept my passing, and rest easy in my grave. Thank you.

[@blu4085]

@@mikanfarmer They will, because you have evidently been the best possible Granpa anyone can be.

[@littlebitches]

@@gus473 ew American flag

[@utubeape]

gorgeous ageing, looks timeless. I think the window putty will be the 1st thing to fail completely

[@Puleczech]

Also one of the easiest things to replace.

[@ramseyridge]

Sheesh. The footage of the house in 2019 is so beautiful and crisp that it almost looks like it’s CGI.

[@juantransportador]

HELLO, from chihuahua mexico, this is a wonderful video, one more time you show us how important is to know CARPENTRY, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

[@larryeddings3185]

Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@frankszilagyi7590]

Amazing, them cabins are still standing today. Those skilled men may be expired by now, but their work bears witness to great craftsmanship.

[@TheInvisibleOne1026]

Just in awe of these men's skill level

[@Nagap08]

Always excellent videos. Thanks.

[@charleshamilton9274]

Sitting here in 95F heat in October overlooking the Coachella Valley and marveling that I live on another planet.

[@Is..4110]

It's absolutely beautiful....

[@gus473]

👍Great! As John Prine sings: 🎶 "Grandpa was a carpenter, built houses, stores, and banks...." 🇦🇽🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇴🇺🇲 Kiitos, thanks! 😎

[@meandnature6452]

sad to see that the other buildings have been removed

[@fatherlandchild2780]

Me and Nature No, theyre still there :) Just arent seen on the film.

[@meandnature6452]

@@fatherlandchild2780 looks like some of them is gone

[@fatherlandchild2780]

Me and Nature Dont worry, i visited the place a while ago :)

[@JP212nyc]

Would have been nice to have a peek inside after all these years ...

[@PaulBuchik]

You have fulfilled my wish! Thank you so much.

[@steppib.4598]

Very nice and thx for the Update 👍😊😊

[@olskoolloggin9761]

Standing the test of time!!💪🏻

[@alinstoi]

What happened to the other buildings?

[@michaeld5600]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKOln3Voesupars This house is the on the left bottom corner at the beginning of the clip

[@marilynnoel1699]

You people are Mind blowing Smart. Build me one. Worth every penny. Love it😄😄😄

[@ЗверьМонстр-с4о]

Как всегда, спасибо...

[@annesweeney5552]

I would prefer that to this home I own .!

[@rickayers3150]

This is true craftsmanship, houses of today are tomarrows trash. So we make building codes to keep people from building like this.

[@L.M1792]

Great job. That will last a few more generations yet. Not a bad outcome for a couple weeks work. Although not much information about insulation. The walls and roof need a thick layer of internal insulation. Of course the electrics of the buildings can today be powered by turbine generated electricity. Kind regards LM

[@stiffyupperlip1851]

Lee Morris The idea in this video was shown us, how people lived in a country side back in a day. This one is well done cabin, but usually poor people havent fellas like these in their payroll, so they do it themselves, assistant with couple of neighbors, and be happy to get roof under their heads.Stove of course, but no insulation, exept underneath, maybe.. Electricity on these huts? They could easily live without it, those days daily bread comes allways first.

[@gringagringa3307]

THANK YOU ALL 09-30-19

[@silvesilve6630]

Simply great job.....honnor and respect for worker,s

[@mauertal]

I love this "oldschool" fence. I realy feel sad, when i saw wonderful old houses ... framend with electric wire or homedepot Standard junk...

[@countrysongs9631]

I watched the youtube video a month ago. and to see this today 1 29 2019. is cool thank you.

[@user-evdokimovp]

Душевно!

[@StuffUCanMake]

What a great build video!!

[@gwenstrong1724]

Would love to see the inside also!

[@bluemoon-pm5hv]

Beautiful 😍

[@franco912]

Wonderful.

[@GaryThomsonJoinery]

Excellent thank you for sharing 👍😄

[@Mikhandmaker]

Nice video

[@alansloas777]

Looks great!

[@younghovan]

That is real home!

[@amarhamed6446]

يمكن اكثر من ٢٠ مرة شفت الفلم الاصلي من يبنون البيت و ما اعتقد هسة ضل واحد منهم عايش بس والله شي روعة

[@glbwoodsbum2567]

Fantastic video!!!

[@MsCaleb79]

My father was born in a house like that, in soudankylö

[@morishidol4209]

Moshe Finkelstein Sodankylä

[@drainmonkeys385]

I could live there... I don’t know how to build like that... I would love to pay someone else to do it if I knew that they really could do like that,, it’s gotta be original like that,, and warm and safe for all winter

[@Ольгавасильева-п7з]

Здорово ! Лайк подписка спасибо. Вот это молодчаги!

[@johnpoc6594]

That's beyond amazing

[@goshnodo]

You fulfilled my request, thank you!

[@danieldutch8621]

Wonderful. Could you please provide a credit for the music? It's so serene and I'd love to track it down. Thank you.

[@danieldutch8621]

@Joel Buxton, thank you Sir! Much appreciated. Excellent detective work.

[@derekyun5109]

Would you share the music’s title? Cant find the original reply

[@danieldutch8621]

I think Joel Buxton's comment got deleted. Maybe because he posted a link? I don't know. Anyway, the song is called 'Through the winters long' by Jason Lowe, from the album 'Sorrow & Splendor'. The piano bit starts at around 3:11 onwards. You can find it on the bandcamp website. (Hope this comment doesn't get deleted.)

[@Pipsqwak]

What happened to the other buildings visible in the original footage from 1988?

[@Silveirias]

They are still there, you just can't see them in this footage. I suspect modern camera lenses compared to older ones are to blame because I agree that it looks like it's just standing there alone whereas in the old footage it looked like the other buildings were very close.

[@raywest7570]

Great video, would have liked to see the inside.

[@mieneliebe5129]

Why no chimney? There is no fireplace?

[@СергейИгошин-о7ы]

Очень тронуло!

[@solstar4778]

Wonder what happened to the other buildings? And the tour of the inside?

[@Silveirias]

The other buildings are still there, you just can't see them in this footage. I suspect modern camera lenses compared to older ones are to blame because I agree that it looks like it's just standing there alone whereas in the old footage it looked like the other buildings were very close. I understand it's a museum, so it's probably not operating in the winter.

[@arjuntj8016]

Finally came here before 1000 views

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you .

[@Alexandr_82]

Уважаю финов, как строителей

[@hollickrichard]

just cant say how impressed i am with this, especially after watching the likes of building alask where they struggle even with comealongs chainsaws and boom trucks and 2 expeirienced gentlemen run a log up 2 diagnol ramp logs practically in their sleep.1:22

[@r129r16pfl]

Is it true that all family members (men/women/girls/boys) in Finlands sauna goes in naked?

[@TheNikz0rrr]

Yes

[@ristoryti5893]

well of course after puberty men with boys and women with girls separately, nothing sexual or weird about it.

[@SashaXXY]

It is common in Russia too. Public saunas are gender segregated.

[@stiffyupperlip1851]

Kr Dz Of course their are naked, sauna is a place for purified, physically, even mentally. Did you get your showers... clothes on?

[@boblamothe8966]

Marvellous😀😀

[@fzlsalim]

Beautiful!

[@leifforrest]

original video Credit: Eero Naskali & Mauri Front: Hirsirakennus (1990) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gISmlaiFq8SBq6s