🇳🇴Båtsfjord: Stunning Finnmark Fishing Village in the Arctic. Russian Ships???

Russian Ship in a Norwegian Port? Are they welcome? Is this legal? We took a tour of Båtsfjord, a stunning Norwegian fishing village in the far North. It was such a charming by little town as I was curious about life in the small settlements.
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[@Alie01]

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[@NHill13]

Thank you for taking us with you. Beautiful scenery. 👍🙂

[@ukraine_tbic]

Glad you enjoyed. I was quite charmed by Båtsfjord

[@tesssmith1272]

My dad is dying of cancer. Your travel video's have been my respite.

[@ukraine_tbic]

I’m very sorry to hear of your struggles now Tess. 🙏❤️

[@tesssmith1272]

@@ukraine_tbic My dad was in the army for 20 years and has much respect for what you are doing for Ukraine.

[@Andrew-Locksley691]

I quite recently lost my father to Liver cancer normally I'm a very private person but I thought this was appropriate, I m not going say it's easy and it gets better ,but I'm sure you already know that spending as much time with him and it seems you're are hence watching Brandon's vids ,He's lucky to have you ,God bless.

[@tesssmith1272]

@@Andrew-Locksley691 Thankyou. That means a lot. 💙💛

[@spyderfate]

Very nice, relaxing video, awesome scenery, thanks for sharing.

[@xavierestrada5676]

The world can rest easy tonight knowing that Dr. Mitchell has cleared the Norwegian Reindeer of any gastrointestinal issues 😂

[@deb4405]

Thanks for taking us along. 💙💛😎

[@lorainechecksfield328]

Good to see you both Brandon and Masa ❤️

[@noelchafe8384]

Hey Brandon it's me Noel watching you from Cape Breton, Canada. I hope you are feeling well bud, can't wait to see this video. Your videos are always interesting no matter what the story is about. Take care & safe traveling Noel

[@ukraine_tbic]

Thank you very much Noel! One thing I’ve found very interesting on my travels, the geographic similarities across the North Atlantic. From Breton to the west coast of Ireland, all very similar and seemingly cut out much the same on the coast line. Here in Norway you will see similarities, just much higher mountain peaks.

[@annabackman3028]

I'm Swedish, and we have some amazingly beautiful places here, but I bow and declare us defeated. Norway is probably one of the most beautiful countries in the world!

[@PalleRasmussen]

It is. I lived there. But... Denmark can trump it; we have Greenland. And also the Faeroe Islands, when they are not covered in fog and rain.

[@hasselnttper3730]

Too bad you let go, unlike Russia😉 Just kidding, we love Sweden and all your cheap alcohol, snus, tobacco and meat!

[@stefflus08]

@@PalleRasmussen Why don't you ask them if they think you 'have' them?

[@stefflus08]

Yess, then we have achieved what we set out to do when we moved to this snowed down, dark hellhole. -Beat the swedes in a beauty contest.

[@katja988]

Looking forward to it. Norway is an awesome tourist destination. ♥️✌️💛💙🇺🇦

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

Beautiful small town at the end of the world... I think a lot of people dream of living in such a place. Quiet, and at first glance, peaceful.

[@ukraine_tbic]

I’m sure people would find something to disturb the peace with though 😂

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

@@ukraine_tbic They always do!

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@hannekezijlmans6578....Mrs C is an unabashed townie....me ..I love both....cheers, Hanneke, and Brandon and friends....E

[@norsenomad]

Båtsfjord is a quiet place... Only 50 km from the Russian sea border and 130 km from nearest Russian military base, the 200th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Brigade, as the crow flies. Guarding the enormous Russian Navy Northern Fleet in Murmansk (the harbour with the highest number, once over 200, of nuclear submarines and doomsday ICBMs on the planet), just 90 kilometers east of Pechenga. ...But quiet, yes.

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

@@norsenomad Exactly. Peaceful, at first glance...

[@KatsCats2619]

Thanks Brandon it looks beautiful 🐕

[@ukraine_tbic]

It really was a stunning place Kats

[@KatsCats2619]

@@ukraine_tbic HI 👋 Brandon you go to some beautiful places and it's lovely Masa goes with you🐕😊

[@bonnienichalson5151]

Looks like A Beautiful place to visit :)

[@elsestelema6273]

All that traffic lol❤

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

No-rush hours.

[@mementomori7825]

75000 people live i Finnmark. It's 45000 km². 1.66 people per km². Don't expect lots of traffic.

[@garyfilmer382]

Beautiful scenery, thank you, Brandon. Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦🔱

[@ukraine_tbic]

Glad you enjoyed Gary!!

[@michelleferguson9104]

Someday I will visit Norway. It’s so beautiful

[@ukraine_tbic]

I highly recommend it

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@ukraine_tbic...me too...a wonderful, place and people....E..

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

You absolutely should!

[@PalleRasmussen]

Masa is a good girl, she loves her daddy.

[@amiakins1444]

Beautiful places you visit @Brandon Mitchell and always the unexpected end to the video!!! Thanks for watching the premiere with us!

[@ukraine_tbic]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

[@FM-CAgdvibes1]

Thank you for taking us along with you and Masa. Stunning scenery ❤. Glad to see Masas little paw 🐾 is getting better ❤ 🐶. 💙💛🇺🇦🫶

[@dot1shots61]

At first I thought you were driving in the nude. Nobody around except for animals!! Great video!

[@ukraine_tbic]

I could do that I suppose

[@Alie01]

@@ukraine_tbic No, please don't. 😂

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@Alie01.....yikes.....😅😅😅😅

[@elsestelema6273]

I do love your travel videos peaceful full of humour and Masa. What more does one want

[@PalleRasmussen]

I lived in Greenland, so this looks slightly familiar; varmer, more fertile, milder and kinder - familiar, but still.

[@ukraine_tbic]

I would love to go to Greenland some day

[@GWTFFarm]

I would absolutely love to go to Norway. Looking forward to a tour.

[@nilseidem]

I rent an RV and drive u around miss Daisy 😉😘

[@btkuls]

There is right now three ports in Norway that Peters are alowed to stay for some limited time. Kirkenes, Båtsfjord and Tromsø. Hope we can stop alowing all those fuckers for coming into Norway ports etc. Good luck with your hikingtrip Mr.🇺🇦💪🇸🇯🫡

[@ohms497]

Wow. Looks like a tropical arctic fishing town. Which I have never seen before. I hitched hiked the Pacific Highway in the 1980s. It's not arctic but interesting. Water on the west coast is on the chilly side. I'm referring to America.

[@lornamorgan3575]

I missed the livestream. Meanders with Masa and Mitchell is enchanting. Soothed my.soul today. Thank you.

[@dumptrump2294]

'Wot 'appened woz ' said Jethro.... Local Cornwall radio requested ' anyone who saw a man dressed in all black, probably a wet suit. Please contact the harbour master and police ' Icelandic Cod war, a fishing boat had been blown out of the water with a hull attatched Limpet Mine. Not that I'm trying to give you any bright ideas Reshala....... russia, deeper and deeper.... 😂

[@jacovandermerwe84]

I LOVE these videos, Brandon! Make sure you include Masa in the adventures, and you will have a subscriber for life! Slava Ukraini!

[@plamMTL]

My kind of wandering around! Reminds me of Iceland ! I love your videos ! I love your lady dog ! What a joy to travel with furry child ! 😊

[@Blonde_Bombsheller]

Oh and also, Hi Masa ❤🤗🥰 legendary girl!

[@jurg1bye65]

I love these vids!! seeing the real you nothing better brandon!!! Love from norway!

[@danielcargill8019]

Norway and Canada have a lot of history between the two countries

Do I like your travel videos, Brandon ? ...I love them !

[@vickikirby6711]

Thank you Brandon. Hope you and Masa are doing well. 🇺🇦🙏❤️🇺🇲

[@eamonnclabby7067]

I do like Norway and Norwegians....Tranmere Rovers, the only English football club with a Hiberno Norse name....😅😅😅

[@dumptrump2294]

Hello there, Mr and Mrs Clabby. ++ ❤ ( Norway has GREAT Marines and Arctic Specialists )

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@dumptrump2294...totally agree with you on this one...E

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

Only been there once, a little over three decades ago. Don't remember much about the people (I was twelve) but the views of the Fjords... 😍😍😍

[@erikz1337]

Båtsfjord inhabitants: some suspicious guy in a van driving randomly around town... 😅

[@philpjfry]

I love these videos. They make me feel good after keeping up with the war and my country's political turmoil. I think these tours you give us keeps our hearts lighter and takes the edge off of these hard days. Im glad you needed those helmets. ❤😊

[@nilseidem]

Those Russian ships can be there because they don’t have money to fill up oil..or they can just lay in dock.. pretty normal in Norway with Russian boats that can’t afford leaving harbour

[@Alie01]

Thanks for the info Nils. 😘

[@btkuls]

Those ships can now only go to three ports, Kirkenes, Båtsfjord and Tromsø for some limited days. But it was as you said like that before..

[@pacifist9805]

I think you are made to be a travel blogger. I have seen how some others do such videos but you are even more fun to go around with. You should insert pictures from google earth to show where you are. Use the max 1080p60 setting like on the previous video from Lapland.

[@ukraine_tbic]

Yes yes yes 🫡

[@casper8266]

wish i could've stumbled of across u while u were here! (i live in tana bru). only rencently discovered you but iv really been enjoying these vlogs

[@guillaume4519]

Don't eat dryed food like this, it's gonna suck the moist in your stomac :) Nice video (even the deer poop :D) thanks for the content.

[@mannecygnel]

Yes, Brandon, I love the nature you show! And MASA is delightful! TUSEN TACK! And I follow you in Ukraine too!

[@littleduck3930]

Great stuff!!!! Though I was really hoping to see Masa rolling in dead fish 😉

[@ukraine_tbic]

Why would you wish such things 😂

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Hasn't put me off my fish ,chips and mushy peas....😅😅

[@littleduck3930]

@ukraine_tbic for some reason my first reply to you disappeared (such a surprise 😒) It would have brought Masa such joy to roll in dead fish. ....And I have a twisted sense of humour 😂

[@littleduck3930]

@eamonnclabby7067 I'm wagering it would take A LOT to put folks in your part of the world off fish, chips, and mushy peas. ✌️

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@littleduck3930...sooo true...hope you are keeping well and safe over there,best wishes from the wirral peninsula.....E...❤❤😊😊

[@mosshark]

I genuinely enjoy these type of videos. I like the medic/war content as well but it brings rage out of me, and I feel like going to the russian embassy to paint a ukrainian trident at the entrance.

[@kathsmith4924]

real nice place very scenic clean

[@V100-e5q]

14:08 That Norwegin flag on the foremast is a curtesy to the country the ship has entered. The home country (national) flag is flown at the stern. As the other ship shows. What I find astonishing is that those Russian ships have very little rust on their hulls. I am used to the Soviet rustbuckets where you didbn't know whether the rust held them together or it was used as camouflage.

[@littlekong7685]

Thats because these ships have no Russian crew on them. Most ships do things like: Register in Russia, contract out of Norway, cargo deliver to Finland, hire a Swedish Captain and have Filipino crew. It also makes sanctioning tougher.

[@andredutoit1665]

Thank you Brandon for these travel videos delivered with your unique style of humour (interspersed with practical advice) :D I enjoy seeing parts of the world I probably won't be able to visit soon. Keep 'em coming ;) Safe travels to you and Masa. There's a series on one of the streaming platforms with a character named Masa... when I heard the name I thought "hang on, this sounds familiar...".

[@thomas.m0par]

From Juli 2024 - Norway introducing new restrictions for Russian fishing vessels at the three Norwegian ports partially exempt from the port ban. Currently, Norway has closed all its ports to Russian vessels, with the exception of Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes ports, which are partially open to Russian fishing vessels. This meant that Russian fishing vessels could call at these three ports and be allowed to unload fish, change crew and resupply. In addition, the vessels had no restriction on how long they could stay at berth in the three ports.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

Lovely Brandon! This is so.interesting to see and the weather looks good. Poor little paw Give Masa plenty of fussing💕and kisses. I hope your journey goes well and you stay well.

[@urbanhogman9437]

Just love when you say: näckebröd😂😂❤️❤️❤️ it has a hard K in the beginnin: Knäckebröd, but please keep saying like you do, it’s somehow you…..

[@ukraine_tbic]

Somehow me 😂

[@infiniteink185]

ohhh reindeer :) ( and poop). Hope Masa's foot is 100% very soon. Have fun out there

[@RosemarieStars]

Love this type of travel video. Like to see how people live. And especially that close up of the reindeer 💩. 😂

[@TorfinnBrekke90]

Hei from Rogaland

[@davidwilliams5662]

Masa likes the Norwegian sheep then, the reindeer shit would have been a good drop for the russian fishing ship lol. Safe you as always from all here in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🐑 Brandon

[@carolevincent7743]

I love these videos. And having spent summers of my youth on Lake Ontario (New York side), I have always loved water and boats. You’re funny! Inspect the reindeer turd and stay there for dinner! Love the bells on the sheep.

[@neilcook4686]

A belated comment for the algirithm - all the best, fellas

[@hififlipper]

I found a piece of minced meat in the fridge once that was compressed and hidden by some other packages and was overextended for about half a year. Best meal I ever enjoyed. It really tasted the best. Only the opening of the pack reminded me a bit of Surstromming, but well done it was just heaven. The proteins were really disintegreated and that's what's the chemistry book recommends. Yum.

[@stekarknugen9258]

Båtsfjord might be the northernmost piece of what can still be called civilization in the world. Anywhere else you'll have to get there by aircraft or maybe ship.

[@oh2mp]

Nice video. That place is in my bucket list. The nearest where I have been is Hamningberg, which isn't very far away directly, but very far by road :) Interesting to hear that you speak Swedish to Masa.

[@rffromusa8319]

This town looks like the Netflix show I stumbled across about Thor. Pretty stinking cool.

[@JimiFreij]

Norra Sverige och Norge är bland det vackraste, renaste finaste ställena på vår planet 😊😉 Härliga videor Brandon och Masa 👌🏼

[@jeanmay-millman4124]

Goodmorning Brown eyes ,lovely video of Finmark ,bit too much flesh showing Brandon .love our trip together 😊 ❤ PS where are we going next ❤How did Mosa hurt herself I hope she's alright now x

[@TheRedhatsociety]

I can't watch, I'm too jealous! 😭 I'll meditate and watch later 🤪😜😇🙃🙂 And Norway is not in the EU as 1500 people probably already have said 😁

[@armchairwanderer1287]

👍😊

[@Blonde_Bombsheller]

Loved this! Dare i mention being a Norwegian American again? 😏 nah, maybe best keep it a secret 🤭like Georgies farts. 😂

[@SuperJ3n5]

Way to throw ya boy under the bus there Brandon. I gotta tell you. If you ever decide to do travel content i am here for it.

[@slikh]

Ah.. so Georgjis has a love/hate relationship with dairy too huh? He loves it, his wife hates it.

[@ArminFugl]

when you said they have some toys here in båtsfjord you went past my house with that rainbow motorcycle

[@keessonnema]

Honestly I could live there, I'm only 30 and there's probably not much outside of fishing there, but it's so calm and right up my street!

[@b0maye]

That's my town!! 🙂 If I knew I could have given you a tour.

[@penelopegardner6523]

Hi again Brandon, I really enjoy seeing the places you visit and the people you meet along the way. No more Mac’s Milk stores, Circle K has taken over the world!

[@Nanyuki1989]

++ and seven more words for the algorithm.

[@sherrillwhately7586]

Are Swedish and Norwegian mutually intelligible?

[@ukraine_tbic]

My Swedish is not very good, but I communicate better with northern Norwegians it seems. Icelandic is to 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇫🇴 🇸🇪 🇦🇽 what Latin is to 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇵🇹. I can’t follow Danish to save my life though.

[@sherrillwhately7586]

@@ukraine_tbic Fascinating. The old language is preserved in the furthest reach of the culture.

[@rofferuff489]

Hey Brandon, that is my home town ❤

[@TorfinnBrekke90]

NORTH from Stavanger Haugesund

[@Andrew-Locksley691]

Very relaxing video. It's nice to see you and Massa out and about snooping around."That looks like the house I used to buy dope from" Ha!, Hey, I know you touched on the red houses back during your hike of Kungsleden (im probably butchering that word please Sweden forgive me ) but I forgot that back story of those red houses .Why is that exact color red in Sweden, Finland, and Norway?I believe there was a practical reason for it and not mearly a coincidence,.Again great relaxing video. Take care of one another 🐾

[@justmehello5543]

if you drink grape soda you can achieve green shits as well, give some to Starsky and freak him out lol!!!

[@larrymac8538]

LOL, Brandon HAS TO do this, could be the 2024 Xmas UA supporters video challenge ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheBekker_]

❤

[@arcticblue248]

At of this time fisheries are in abit of crises here in Norway, I live in the neighbour town of Båtsfjord. All small communities here are quite open, my town have people from over 20 countries living here, even Russians and Ukranians ... Working at a fishfactories is okey paid and you can make a living of it... also there are incentives to live up here in the north (Finnmark) like we get some tax-cut that is special for this area, as from this year kindergarden is free so that make families who have small children save like 3000 nok each child they have at the kindergarden. If you have studenloans ... you get some writeoff there and some other incentives as well but yeah ... food is more expensive, travel can be more expensive, petrol is probably more expensive... If you get on a boat however, you make more money than working at land ... But then again... you have a beautiful part of Norway to live at, low crimerate, get to get good friends up here, we are more open than in the south..

[@KandKs_GG]

Interesting skip edge striping. Being from North America, I'd probably drive right off that road at night! 😂 Maybe boot train Masa?

[@notsonominal]

Next timei vsit Norway September 1st to experience "Kom deg ut dagen" which is pretty much "GTFO day". We had lots of Ukranians volunteer and attend outdoor activities today -very little communication but very much fun:D

[@hugonorthmen9423]

You should visit Gorsabrua and blåvatnet while you are up there

[@hagenissen666]

Norwegian here. Yes, they still have access to 3 ports in the Arctic. It should not be the case, but there are reasons. We aren't very happy about it, shaming our government would probably work.

[@pollenatrix]

Such an interesting journey, I hadn't expected it to be quite so desolate but lovely in its own way - except for those toxic hulks of Russian shitboats contaminating the harbour. I hope that gets properly fixed. And by the way, Masa looks like she is having the time of her life. Happy dog 🙂

[@pollenatrix]

Note to self: Don't eat lunch while watching Brandon's videos LOL

[@philpjfry]

FYI ( because im a nerd) the pancake syrup changed it's name the company thought it needed to get rid of the slave on their bottle so now it's Pearl Millings Syrup .

[@mirorih2TheTrueFinnmarkWierdo]

Just looking at the landscape at the start I was like "This is Finnmark, probably eastern parts" Then Båtsfjord camping, and yes, it's eastern parts of Finnmark. At 1:45 when I had to stop first to write this.

[@ramirez036]

Note to myself, never combine meals & Brandon's videos....

[@alphabetsoup3610]

Unfortunately EU sanctions against Russia mostly avoid the seafood/fishing industries.

[@julienor9845]

The russian fishing boats are not allowed in any norwegian harbor except for a few approved harbors, to get fuel and food. Or if they are sick, injured or the boat is damaged in some way. They havet to, if they go in to a Norwegians harbor, let the police search the boat. If there are any sucpisius or illegal things aboard they get arrested and sent back to russia.

[@shamrock4500]

As far as I recall, food is not under sanctions.

[@notsonominal]

I think the government is too afraid of russians not sticking to the fishery quotas if we sanction their fishing industry so no the vessels are not covered by current sanctions. I guess we should ask the Ukranian navy to come help enforce sanctions and fishery quotas...

[@rofferuff489]

I can say that the foul smell comes from a factory called Embla, processing of fish and seafood waste, horrible smell ever since they started production. Fish itself doesn't smell so bad. ❤

[@hasselnttper3730]

I'm probably late, but I looked it up, and Russian fishing vessels are still allowed in the ports of Båtsfjord, Tromsø og Kirkenes... unfortunately. Anyhow, welcome to the Kingdom of Norway! Did you learn Swedish in Ukraine?

[@HKWahl72]

Russian ships can use three ports in Norway. These ports are Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes. In Norway you can drive an ATV without a helmet if it is registered as a tractor.

[@____norway____1936]

Kom ned å besøk meg på sørlandet🌞 så skal du få bo gratis å ta deg med ut i båt i skjærgården👍🏼

[@jimrt1738]

You couldn’t get any further away from Ukraine and still be in driving distance 👍.

[@VikingCoffie]

Regarding "grey minced meat", no worries. They use gas while packaging, and it keeps it red color, almost. If small amounts of oxygen get in the package, and it will by time, it turns grey on the surface. Trust the expirer date and remember, when you open it and it smells funky, just return it. Goes for any food, but it almost never happens. They will not stop you and shouldn't ask any questions. They will, because they are curious, they are humans. Just answer, it doesn't smell right. I want a new one, and you will get a new one.

[@slicklandy7819]

Which of the 3 countries on the trip, Sweden, Finland and Norway would you ideally want to live in ?

[@jojobeans64]

Currently, Norway has closed all its ports to Russian vessels, with the exception of Tromsø, Båtsfjord and Kirkenes ports, which are partially open to Russian fishing vessels. This meant that Russian fishing vessels could call at these three ports and be allowed to unload fish, change crew and resupply.

[@OscarStigen]

Thanks for this information. Do you possibly know to which extent these towns are dependent on Russian products? Are Norwegian fishermen also using Russian ports?

[@jojobeans64]

@@OscarStigen did not ask AI this is what it gave me

[@jojobeans64]

@@OscarStigen I'm pretty sure it's quite limited these are just ports Russia's are allowed to use to sell their fish I know someone works for Atlantic fisheries and they can't receive Russian fish anymore a French company

[@tina.8629]

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[@Alie01]

Thank you, Tina!