Visiting Finland’s most underrated city (Tampere is awesome!) 🇫🇮

[@poika22]

This man figured out the algorithm: #1 Come to Finland #2 Say nice things about Finland #3 Become a minor celebrity within a week

[@KristinaWes]

😂 (Except: "this COUPLE"! 🤩🤗)

[@jtekholm]

hahah yeah! He's been on iltalehti / iltasanomat. Amazing stuff.

[@Rafu01]

​@@jtekholm Two times allready.

[@NissEhkiin]

now just gotta add #4 come back in summer

[@oh2mp]

Hahah! That happens always when a foreigner makes videos about Finland 😀 I am a Finn and KZbin often recommends me foreign tourists' videos about Finland and I watch them. It's nice to see my home country through someone else's eyes.

[@jor.3224]

You do what other's don't! Hundreds of Helsinki and Lapland videos, not interested. Yours is 100% new with interesting perspectives, cheers to you two!

[@PERUNAKUORMA]

It’s also a much better representation of what life actually is in Finland and what we do here.

[@emiralaner5095]

I'm finish

[@niklassaarelainen2369]

"Winter"? Don't let the cold fool you, this is the Finnish spring! 😂

[@harrikaijansinkko8387]

Those windows are triple: In the inner frame there is a fixed double glass with airspace between them and the outer frame has single glass.

[@66hss]

Not just airspace. It usually contains argon gas as an insulation.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@66hss Pretty much all windows in Finland use "selective glass" design with argon or krypton inert gas sandwitched between two innermost glass panels. Argon is more commonly used because it's much cheaper gas. The "selective" part is metal oxide layer on the glass which allows sunlight in but avoids leaking heat through the window to out. Some modern windows have such a heavy metal oxide layer that they may cause reception problems for smartphones near the window!

[@MilnaAlen]

​@MikkoRantalainen Interesting! My apartment is in a 100 year old house and only has double glass. Actually each window has 6 separate frames, only 2 of which have hinges, so people mostly don't open them, just clean the inside and outside. It's still very warm in winter, but way too hot in summer.

[@SiipiweikotOfficial]

Thank you for visiting Tampere and Siipiweikot! Glad to see that you enjoyed our food 🍗🍻 Next time hit us up so we can give tour to "finnish" wings 😄 Safe travels!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Sounds good! We will take you up on that offer when we're back!!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Hi! We are coming back to Tampere tomorrow to see Tappara win again!! Maybe we can arrange something for the day after tomorrow (Thursday)? Thanks!

[@incollectio]

In Finland, Tampere has been voted as the "most attractive city in Finland" for many years. Meaning that when people are asked where would they rather move to, most say Tampere over all other cities.

[@samil5601]

It's the least shit city after Helsinki, I suppose.

[@miikapoyhonen6211]

​@@samil5601 Helsinki ei yllä edes top 3 parhaimpiin kaupunkeihin suomessa. Listan pohjalla kaupungeista mihin vois muuttaa.

[@henriikkak2091]

Jyväskylä on kakkonen

[@thejjzz]

@@miikapoyhonen6211niin no, ”mihin voisi muuttaa” vs. ”Mihin todella muutetaan”

[@jere-iv5vs]

töitten perässä tampere ja helsinki ovat parhaimpia vaihtoehtoja

[@mnjk1558]

It's funny how pretty much all tourists/foreigners wants to visit only in Helsinki or Lapland and they forget that there's a lot of land between these two places 😅 Tampere is the best city in Finland imo. Especially in summer and Christmas time. In Christmas time there are lovely Christmas markets in Tallipiha and central square. Koskipuisto is also very pretty when it's dark and in the summer people like to spend time in koskipuisto. Rauma and Naantali are my favorite summer towns tho.

[@somdusazerate]

Rauma? Are you kidding?

[@mnjk1558]

​​​​@@somdusazerate Old Rauma is pretty in summer and it's bigger than old Porvoo. Old Rauma is also one of the Unesco world heritage sites. Also I love poroholma/otanlahti area and its marina. Also you can take a water bus and go to kylmäpihlaja's lighthouse or Reksaari or Kuuskajaskari 😊

[@DecibelAlex]

everything is more or less the same between helsinki and lapland

[@rogerhommas9750]

Welcome to visit Lovisa, än 57 minute drive from Hel. Hit me up, If summertime~ I have än empty housewagon för you...😊

[@AveragePostnordHater]

Very brave of you to wear a Jokerit beanie in Tampere 🤐

[@marsneedstowels]

For our Canadian viewers, a beanie is a toque.

[@mikeprevost8650]

@@marsneedstowels in Finland it's a pipo.

[@yorkaturr]

The reason the statue of Alexander II still stands is because he was very lenient towards Finland unlike his followers, who sought to integrate Finland into Russia. Visiting the statue and bringing flowers became a sort of nationalistic ritual that acted as a middle finger towards the Russian occupiers. The Russians couldn't really remove the statue as he was a Russian ruler, even though they probably wanted to.

[@EiraAimo]

Its also thanks to finnish down-to-earth stoic attidude. Unlike all over the world were statues has been torn down and history rewritten depending who and what kind of ideology is in power, almost cultural genocide. Just like they do in Russia, if its Finnish - lets buldoze over it and make little changes to historybooks and puff - its gone. We (mostly) can take history as history and not be too passionete about it.

[@EiraAimo]

Its also thanks to finnish down-to-earth stoic attidude. Unlike all over the world were statues has been torn down and history rewritten depending who and what kind of ideology is in power, almost cultural genocide. Just like they do in Russia, if its Finnish - lets buldoze over it and make little changes to historybooks and puff - its gone. We (mostly) can take history as history and not be too passionete about it.

[@jarimakela7307]

Ei tainnut Aleksanteri II jälkeen enää olla kovin montaa seuraajaa. Ylipäätänsä patsaiden ja muistomerkkien cansellointi on marxistilaisten woke idioottien touhua. Historian kieltäminen ei johda mihinkään hyvään.

[@henry3092]

​@@EiraAimoHello ❤

[@fau8908]

​@@EiraAimoAlmost. The taking down of Lenin statues and other statues from USSR is clearly ideological as some more troublesome statues from Russia stay and new patriotic statues are being installed.

[@sket179]

I studied there. It's pretty industrial looking and some people might not like that. I loved it. And I love how the city centre is condensed via the two lakes squeezing it into this hourglass shape that is lying on its side. It makes the centre quite interesting and popping. My favourite public sauna is in Tampere. If you haven't been, I highly recommend Rajaportin sauna. The only downside is lack of swimming opportunity and maybe that genders are separated inside. There's a few sauna's on the north lake's shore where you can bathe together in a swimsuit.

[@villekoskela9073]

Tampere grew as a major market town and industrial centre in the 19th century the industrialization of Tampere was greatly influenced by the Finlayson textile factory. Its a old city of hard working people.

[@Rusu-j]

A vote for Rajaportti visit! It’s unique sauna in Finland, mostly because of its sauna culture. The löylys of the sauna is great too! The wood stove there is huge

[@henry3092]

❤😊

[@j3mixa]

That WiFi thing always surprises me because Finns don't usually use the public WiFi even if it's free. There is free WiFi in the trains and most long haul buses too but I've never used it. Internet is possibly the cheapest in the developed world here in Finland. With 20€/month you can get unlimited mobile internet with about 150-200 Mbit/s max speed or you can get a slower one for a little cheeper. Tourists can also by a pre paid internet package for a similar price from any R-kioski. High speed internet at home is also much cheeper than for example in the US but as the unlimited mobile internet is so cheap, many people just use that for their TV etc. I do that and use around 200 Gt of mobile internet every month for 19,90€. Gamers of course may need a more reliable high speed internet.

[@DecibelAlex]

you can only dream about 100-150Mbit/s. but maybe it works in the capital region..

[@j3mixa]

@@DecibelAlex Thats why made sure to write max speed 😉. In 4G it rarely goes above 100Mbit/s but it's always enough for me to watch Netflix, or KZbin, or both at the same time while playing Candy Crash, so that's good enough for me.

[@mrdelicous]

Steve, the windows you showed on video are actually three layer windows. The thicker window is two layers and it has some insulation gas inside it and the thinner layer is a single layer. In recent years new apartments have four layer windows.

[@Ezama82]

Went to local store few days ago, and said something about Pelicans. The cashier lady said... "You know I saw Esa Tikkanen in KZbin. There were also Canadians". Yes, you are officially famous in Finland.

[@juige3663]

Its definetly almost like 2 different countries during winter and summer. I feel like even as fin i get surprised how lively it seems when i see summer videos during winter.

[@meikusje]

Tampere is so nice in summer too, it's a great city.

[@ratyjoona]

Tourists don't come because of the picture that's been painted. Rovaniemi and lapland is for winter, Helsinki for summer. Tampere may need just some promotion and good marketing.

[@talvetar3385]

Most tourists Who go to Lapland, think that Lapland is the country itself. Oh yes. They usually don' t know in which country they are.

[@kv6uf]

You are both such winners in life with that attitude! :D Finding small genuinely interesting bits of history and culture. Appreciating the architecture as well! You definitely have to come back in the summer time and if possible also midwinter. You help people open their eyes to things that surround them in their every day life.

[@trollenburger]

As a Tamperian (or that's I think how "tamperelainen" as in "person from Tampere" is said in English) I'm glad you made some videos around our town - especially about our hockey culture, which is nationally speaking the pinnacle of Finnish hockey culture. It's also nice to see Finland as a country to get more recognition, especially outside of Helsinki and Lapland - we'll always appreciate that (as you probably see). Gotta make some chicken wings to honor those videos. Also funny you liked our VR-trains' Wi-fi, even if it's very slow in Finnish standards. Definitely return to Tampere in Summer, there are lots of festivals here depending what you like: Blockfest (if you like modern rap and hiphop), Saarihelvetti (if you like heavy metal. Finland is a major country in heavy metal scene and the name literally means "Hell Island"), Tammerfest (if you wanna get to know some Finnish pop music and Finnish specialty: iskelmä) let alone the smaller ones. (Suomalaisille: Tossa nyt suurimmat festarit mitä Tampereella tiedän, saa lisätä jos joku tietää paremmin) Fun Fact: Nokia Areena has been venue of Ice Hockey World Championships 2022 and 2023. Also, we were just like 60 points away from Nokia Areena hosting the Eurovision 2024...

[@henry3092]

I would like to have a friend in Finland ❤😊

[@daa3930]

That "rock church" in Helsinki also has a rather quirky nickname: piruntorjuntabunkkeri (lit translation: devil deterrence bunker).

[@whosfxsse]

Glad to see you guys enjoying Finland! 🇫🇮

[@brunosegretti3832]

My favourite city in Finland as well! Had a great time there last year.

[@squidcaps4308]

Finnish windows are triple-pane. The inside pane is actually dual pane, there is a gap between the panes of glass, and the gap is airtight so that it is almost like a thermos. Double pane is pre-1980 stuff, nothing since then has bee dual pane but triple.

[@stewiegilligangriffin3234]

10:46 I can confirm it's an old radiator.

[@pasiojala3227]

Not the really old cast-iron radiator though.

[@claraw7976]

It's been nice seeing your Finland vlogs. If you decide to come here again, do it in summer. Go to the archipelago area and the south coast. My home town of Hanko is very nice and the archipelago between Finland and the Åland Islands is great for island hopping with small ferries that you can take free of charge. It's very unique and less touristy. No Santa souvenir shops over there, but a whole lot of unique nature and interesting places to explore.

[@pimeydenbaroni2950]

Tampere is also the sauna capital of Finland. Rajaportin sauna and Rauhaniemi folk spa is must visit!

[@jerkkub]

As an Ilves fan born in Tampere this video was something else! Thanks for the great vid.

[@rbenjamin1429]

YAY ! A STEVE AND IVANA VIDEO! 🤗 It is always a joy to hear you interact 😊 Blood sausage with cooked apples is popular in France and eaten like that in Quebec as well.

[@onerva0001]

You have to try it with lingonberry sauce. It's the perfect combination! ❤ from Tampere

[@kiiwi3247]

Yeess! You should definitely come back to Finland in the summer! It’s so beautiful out here when the Finnish summer comes!😍

[@SK-nw4ig]

The "too new art neuvou" bulding was built in 1901, while the next to it building 1899 and the one you liked the best 1890. Tampere is famous for it's open red brick architecture. I hope you went to see the Tampere 1917 exhibit in Vapriikki, as you are interested in history :) Black sausage has a very warm and mild taste in my opinion. Very neutral.

[@Kivikesku]

The architect died in the middle of the process of designing that art nouveau building. The design was finished by someone who wasn´t actually an architect, which is why the building has a weird asymmetry, and why one side looks better than the other.

[@digitalspecter]

Mustamakkara is kinda addictive :D I don't eat it all the time but every once in a while I get cravings and I gotta get some =)

[@ilkka4716]

Awesome video! Much love from Tampere ❤

[@jonnekallu1627]

10:30 That's an ancient radiator. As a Finn I've heard stories told by my ancestors about these types of radiators. Some people don't believe that such things existed but I know they were real.

[@Etalify]

that main square in tampere went absolutely crazy when finland won the IIHF hockey world championship in 2022, they played the games right next door in nokia arena so people were ready to party!

[@oskarivartiala8659]

Fun title becouse tampere is probably the most liked city in Finland.

[@Talixforpresident]

I prefer Helsinki more but Tampere is solid!

[@formatique_arschloch]

It actually is, officially. I don't care for it myself so much but i respect that many do. Helsinki is my least favourite place to visit. Lived there and never again.

[@KristinaWes]

Yeah, but the title means attraction (or least known) among tourists... 😉😁

[@oskarivartiala8659]

@@KristinaWes maybe you are right

[@Nakkisampyla]

Kuopio and Lappeenranta , the best

[@GreySectoid]

Your impeccable knowledge of some of our random nordic country doesn't cease to amuse me, do you read wikipedia all night because even we natives don't always know all this history even though we should x) are we witnessing the beast mode of youtube, I'm sure we are

[@ruohos]

10:30 Those radiators are very common in finland!! I don't want to say they are "old" since they're still used in most homes here I believe, but definitely not a new invention either :)

[@postoffice146]

That radiator model has been in at least since the early 1950's buildings or even before that.

[@AnttiKivivalli]

Yes. Such radiators became popular in the 50s-60s. 🙂 So they can still be found in so many places.

[@MKitchen75]

Really nice editing... Welcome to Finland and nice to see that you had a great time here..

[@aarolecklin8627]

I have some very good memories of Tampere. It's definetely a place where I could live.

[@salojylha]

Nice to see you also venture outside Helsinki, and Tampere is indeed a lovely city. HOWEVER, it is definitely not the most underrated city in Finland. It consistently tops migration and image statistics, and as you can see from the comments here, many people are fans of Tampere. If you want to go off the beaten track and visit an underrated city, you should go to Turku. It's Finland's old capital, the third largest in population, and truly underrated in other parts of Finland. Just last week, Turku was bullied in Parliament by an mp! 😂 In Turku people say this stems from jealousy, but the reason likely lies in its old capital status, and the phenomenon has a long history. Similar situation can be observed in many other countries as well... In reality, Turku is really nice. Its river, medieval cathedral and castle offer great scenery and exceptionally European settings for a Finnish city. Also, the best restaurants outside Helsinki are in Turku. But yeah, you'll soon see how maybe even this comment will start gathering hate comments about Turku. 😅 Anyway, really enjoy your videos so keep them coming!

[@kitsunefromfinland4145]

Well said ❤ There has been for like 20 years now an absurd amount of hate towards Turku. And I know that Turku has had problems like turun tauti and other problems but I have lived in Helsinki now for some years and can say that the same problems are everywhere. Not just in Turku. And when it comes to history, many people like to downplay the significance of Turkus history. Well Turku is an amazing city and I'm going to move back there this summer. I got enough of helsinki. Also Tampere is a great city also. I would say with my experience that both Turku and Tampere are great. TURKU ❤ TAMPERE

[@samil5601]

Indeed. You need to experience Finland twice to get the right idea. You have missed the worst of winter, too. Sundays are dead everywhere in Finland.

[@KristinaWes]

No, look: 1. Late Winter / Pre Spring aka "Loska nr. 1" (which is about now!), 2. Spring, 3. Late Spring / Pre Summer, 4. Summer, 5. Late Summer / Pre Autumn, 6. Autumn, 7. Late Autumn / Pre Winter aka "Loska nr. 2", 8. Winter. - We have 8 seasons in Finland, so you have 7 yet to see, JetLag Warriors! 😊😂❤

[@Emppu_T.]

It's always interesting to see your town from new eyes

[@antoniuswibowo4030]

Thank you for showing the rock church, nice architecture with the pipe organ

[@arttulindela]

Blinds between the two glass has benefit for sun ray since the ray stops before hitting the second glass and keeping the room temperature more comfortable.

[@err0rc0degames]

I studied in Tampere, wonderful city

[@Make573]

Not to mension, one The Scond Most Famous Amusement Park of Finland, Särkänniemi (Barriers Cape), is located in Tampere. There is also The YLE Studios/Media Museum, The Finland Spy Museum, Finlayson/Fabric Factory Museum and Moomin Museum.

[@ykssarvinen]

As someone who lives in tampere it's pretty cool seeing it trough foreigners eyes. all of this is everyday for me so i dont pay attention to detail, like all the cool buildings. you should have went to vapriikki! lots of museums in one building.

[@henry3092]

I would like to be there ❤😊

[@rogerhommas9750]

The blood-sausage in Finland is so good because, as Thailand, we see food and meat, and lifestock, _as holy / providing / a saviour of life_ and with a soul. .in the old days slaughterd with respect) ..in Finland we used to save food for the winter, so the hygiene and the "no stress for the animals" is in our culture

[@nellitheretrogamer8666]

You were there at Keskustori Tampere and said that there wasn't really anyone there. This coming weekend (Sat 30th & Sun 31st) there's probably going to be quite a lot of people there because it is Shadow Mewtwo Raid weekend in Pokemon Go and that area is one of the best places in Tampere for taking part in that. I'm definitely going to be there myself! So, if the area is filled with people who are staring at their phones and then they all suddenly start walking to the same direction as if guided by some supernatural power, they really are Pokemon Go players who just noticed where the next raid is going to be XD

[@Emppu_T.]

Like zombies they emerge

[@PihviPerverssi]

I dont know if its underrated, it has been most popular city in Finland like 5 years in a row, people wants to move here, but we cant even take them all :D I have lived here over 40 years :)

[@thejjzz]

Most popular in which way? At least Helsinki is the city where people move the most to.

[@TommiT72]

@@thejjzz Vetovoimaisin maikkarin uutisen mukaan. julkaistu 9.1.2024 Helsinki varmastikin tarjoaa silti eniten työpaikkoja, joten muuttoliikettäkin on.

[@Nollegee]

Within the Finns yes but many of the foreigners only visit Helsinki and Rovaniemi.

[@ArianaM1975]

Yes! Please come back in summer! Thank you for sharing your adventures! I just started watching with your Finland series

[@Juha-t6u]

Finnish blood-sausage is made with rye grains. The rye gives it a unique flavor amongst the other blood-sausages.

[@nagi1337]

Lenin didn't give Finland its independence, since Finland was never part of Russian Soviet Republic. The emperor had abdicated and thus, according to the law, the highest sovereign power in the Grand Duchy had been transferred to the parliament. Independence of Finland was recognized by Lenin among other leaders.

[@TealJosh]

But we weren't truly independent yet, when the finnish parliament took total power. We lacked recognition and everyone we asked to recognize it deferred to our previous masters. Only once Soviet Russia recognized our independence, did the rest follow through. Our independence would've been on much much much shakier grounds if Lenin had decided against us.

[@66hss]

It's just a story, not much to do with real history.

[@Ghostiification]

Finland would of became part of it if we didn't get the needed recognition from Lenin. No other nation wanted to recognice us before soviets did. Soviet Russia was only starting to formate, they had had a civil war for a while and so the focus was swifted inwards which is why they had no interest towards us at the time. But make no mistake that wouldn't of lasted for long, because the emperor of Russia basically owned our land and so the communist party inherited it. That was the law. We were vassals of Russia, not an independent country. Diplomats from our country went and asked for Lenin's permission to become independent and the permission was granted. Ever since, first at Soviet Russia and then even today's modern Russia has had people who have critized Lenin's decision and said it was a mistake. For some reason people are trying to rewrite our history, perhaps because of the hate towards Russia and Soviet Russia, but it's doing a lot of damage. Fake information is never good.

[@postoffice146]

Tampere was the red city during our short civil war (or liberation war) between the winning Whites and the Reds in the beginning of 1918 after declaring independence in December 1917, because some of us were delusioned about the nature of the russian bolshevik revolution that had started 1917 in neighbouring Russia. The russians at the same time as well had their own and long lasting civil war continuing from 1917 to 1922 between their Red bolsheviks vs. their Whites, and finally when their communist Soviet Union was formed in December 1922 Finland had already been independent for 5 years so Lenin had nothing to do with our independence, but meanwhile this in 1920 there was a peace treaty signed between Finland and Russia. That Lenin museum is not to be taken dead serious, it's humour as well.

[@SinuheFi]

@@TealJosh All wrong information. When Finland declared independence in 12/1917, no Soviet Union or any other recognized Soviet state existed yet. The USSR was founded only in 1922. Thus, in 1918 Lenin had no legal power to give Finland anything. His temporary Bolshevik "government" wasn't even recognized by the Finnish or most other European governments. Lenin's plan was to create a socialist people's republic of Finland but the Whites i.e. majority of the Finns didn't want that, so Finland was in war with Russia/the Bolsheviks since January, 1918. It's called the war of liberation. The first to recognize Finland's independence was France and not the Bolsheviks. Germany's influence and pressure on the Bolsheviks, too, was crucial.

[@ReijoRitari]

10:35 that style of radiator is old so it's not that fairly used anymore. Newer ones have fins behind and grate on top. Some are even thicker with more lamels with fins between them. Also windows can nowdays be even 3 panels.

[@KristinaWes]

I think the windows in that apartment (in Tampere) were triple, also. 😊 The third glass is pressed almost together with another, so you don't know about it - if you don't know about it. 😁😉😅

[@oh2mok]

And the two innermost panes of glass are actually built with a special gas sealed inbetween that improves the R value even further

[@ReijoRitari]

@@KristinaWes Hence why I said "nowdays have". On old houses that haven't had their windos replaced, they are usually 2 panel windows.

[@tuoppi42]

Those radiators are old. Those windows weren't double pane, probably three layers. The innermost window alone has (at least) two layers, the outer one is there to block the wind.

[@Freshmoi]

Endless respect for you guys actually exploring the culture and history of your surroundings vs just inserting few clips of well known clickbaity places

[@terokallio2520]

Alexander II was, as you said, a very liberal towards his approach to Finland - we had our own diet, senate, currency, postal service, etc. And we are grateful for that. But no Russian tsar is our hero. The explanation for the statue at the Senate square is simple: it was build in 1894, during the time Finland still was a grand dutchy of the Russian empire. For that place, and as big, there is no chance a sovereign Finland would have put a statue of a Russian tsar.

[@poika22]

Nice history bit. Got all the important details right. The statue of Alexander II also acted as a type of quiet protest to the Czars that followed him and had restricted some freedoms. A way for Finns to signal that they valued everything Alexander II had given them, since the current Czar couldn't reasonably object to a statue of any Czar being erected in Helsinki.

[@SinuheFi]

Unfortunately all his "important details" are all wrong. I mean all of them.

[@n00blamer]

@@SinuheFi Of course you find the time to criticize but not give the right details, typical, now you left us hanging thanks a lot.

[@SinuheFi]

@@n00blamer Two examples: 1. Lenin didn't and couldn't give independence to Finland because he had no executive power or legally recognized government behind him in 1917-18 to be able to do so. 2. Alexander II gave no more autonomy to Finland. Finland had the same amount of autonomy all through the Russian occupation from 1809 to 1917 and the autonomy (= status of a grand duchy) was granted to Finland by the King of Sweden in the 1772 constitution, not at all by the Russian tsars after 1809. Happy now? 🙂

[@valopaayhteiso1727]

Unfortunately your own details seem very dubious (ideologically emphasized), and one might just mean all of them. The political position and independence of Finland didn't remain unchanged through centuries and under different rules. @KnowingNationalWisser

[@n00blamer]

@@valopaayhteiso1727 Hmmm.. yes, I watched the video again and didn't notice any mention of Lenin in it.. so I don't know where this dude's first example is coming from.. and he claims all the "important" details were wrong, but I don't know what he classifies as important but for example in the video it's said that Finnish Markka became a currency during this Alexander II's reign.. "Suomi sai oman rahayksikön, markan, tsaari Aleksanteri II:n armollisella manifestilla 4.4.1860. Se oli sidottu arvoltaan heittelehtivään ruplaan. Rahayksikön nimeä perusteltiin muun muassa siten, että se on vanhin Suomessa tunnettu rahaa merkitsevä sana, alkuaan keskiaikaisen painoyksikön nimitys." So that wasn't so wrong.. then it he said in the video that Alexander II made Finnish official language in Finland, which rings quite correct to my ears as well: "In 1863 Alexander II (ruled 1855-81) issued a decree stating that, after a 20-year interim period, Finnish was to be placed on an equal footing with Swedish in the administration and in the law courts, as far as their relations with the public were concerned. " In hindsight the comment that all important details were wrong seems a bit petty but why such comment was made, what's the motivation? Lenin is conjured out of thin air for no reason at all so it looks like some kind of misinformation attempt but why?

[@finnishculturalchannel]

A sauna experience in Tampere in summer: "Rajaportti Sauna: My Fave Finnish City: Tampere & Finlands Oldest Sauna". A winter trip to visit Santa on an older train : "Christmas Steam train Ukko-Pekka in Pello Lapland". I think the last Lenin statue in Finland was removed and stored in Kotka in 2022. Local team in Kotka, Titaanit (Titans), plays in the second division. A player who have played in the NHL to originate from that team is Rasmus Kupari. The Lenin Museum in Tampere exhibits the Finnish-Soviet relationships and history, so it's not just about Lenin. In 1977 Tappara played a two-game Euro Cup semifinal against ZSKA. Tappara won the other game, which was ZSKA's first loss in Euro Cup games. ZSKA went to final after the penalty shootout. In 1985 Tappara played a practice game against the Soviet B national team. Krutov-Larionov-Makarov played in the team, though. Tappara lost 10-2. Estonia is part of that too: "Original Sokos Hotel Viru - check into the legend" and "DJahv Disco & Atomic War Trailer". Some Finnish socialists in Canada: "Sointula B.C: The Canadian Utopia of the 1900s" and "CBC News: The National Dreams of Sointula". Next possible food adventure: Blood pancakes with lingonberry jam: "Trying traditional finnish blood pancakes".

[@vagabond142]

When I lived for a month in Tampere (was working with one of the guys that made the movie Iron Sky), Kauppahalli is where I had my first taste of mustamakkara and I've been craving it ever since 🤤 24:17 Traditionally, it's actually a "Street food," meaning you just get the mustamakkara in a little box with a bigass dollop of lingonberry sauce in there as well, with the sausage fresh and piping hot. You then just use your hands, pick up the sausage, dip it in the sauce, and take a bite. It's awesome stuff :D You can also get a "Mustamakkara meal" (I forget the Finnish name for it), which is mustamakkara, lingonberry sauce or jam, a little carton of milk, and a sweet donut. Had that a couple of times in Tampere, and it just always hit the spot 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@stephenworthington-white8294]

I was also wary of blood sausage and blood cake right up until I tried them!! I grew up in very suburban Canada and was not exposed to anything like that at all. Happy Travels

[@annikaviitanen4411]

If you are still at Tampere you need to go to Pyynikin näkötorni to eat munkki (a Finnish doughnut and look at the amazing views!

[@Rafu01]

There are three panes. 2 on the inner frame and one on the outer.

[@mhh7544]

Home sweet home Tampere.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

11:00 That type of radiator is old school. More modern buildings use heated floors so you don't see separate heater elements anywhere.

[@qwertcvbnmm]

THat's bs bro. there's a similar radiator in my 2020 apartment

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@qwertcvbnmm Did I understand correctly that you live in Finland in an apartment building that was built in 2020 and it uses these old hot water radiators? The problem with these radiators is that you have to use 60-70 °C water during cold winter days instead of 30-35 °C water which is enough for heated floors or other modern heat distribution methods. Obviously doubling the water temperature above freezing is going to waste some energy in heat exchanger or in heat pump. The only pro for those radiators is that those are cheap to build.

[@qwertcvbnmm]

@@MikkoRantalainen Yes my apartment was built in 2020 and uses regular hot water radiators. Only the bathrooms have heated floors.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@qwertcvbnmm Okay, I stand corrected. It appears that some still build old-school heating systems here in Finland.

[@ro--M]

If I write in Finnish how you said "Tampere" that would be "Thäm-peere". 'A' in Tampere is the same vowel sound that you have in English words like 'fun' and 'sun' and Finnish 'A' is always pronounced like that (you used Finnish 'Ä', the sound found in English words 'man', 'can', 'tan' etc.). Not actually sure what would be a good English word to give you the idea of how to pronounce the 'T'' as English 'T'' almost always sounds more or less like Finnish 'TH'. Your 'E' sound was correct, but the first 'E' was too long (like Finnish 'EE'). But you did get the hard part right and got the 'R' rolling, which is always a nice touch for a native English speaker. 👍

[@talvetar3385]

Car. A is always this A In Finnish.

[@ro--M]

@@talvetar3385 The sound is the same yes and in a way it is a good example as the letter stays the same. On the other hand, 'car' is more or less like Finnish 'AA', not 'A', and as foreigners usually have problems with Finnish single/double vowels (and consonants) differentiation, I might not use 'car' as an example when a short 'A' is needed.

[@Wotac]

It might be easier to explain this way: The "Tam" in "Tampere" is pronounced sort of the same way as "tum" in "tummy". Also the rest of it for English speakers would be written something like "peh" + "reh" but fast without a space between them. An English speaker will by default have some "h" sounds there to soften it up but Finnish people will pronounce it very bluntly. Also the emphasis for the word is on the first syllable so it's like TAMpere.

[@ValtteriMyllymäki]

One great thing about the whole Tampere region, the city itself and the surrounding areas is that we have great public transportation which makes the city so easily accessible because the bus lines cover such a large area, I live about 35 minutes from the city center in a neighbouring town but it's so easy to just hop on the bus and go to the city. The public transportation has also been a hot topic for a few years now with the locals ever since the begining of the tram line construction, some are against it and some are for it and trust me the debate is neverending. As it has been pointed out in other comments Tampere is rapidly growing but what makes it attractive for me at least is that you can really feel the history and tradition of the city when there, Tampere used to be one of the biggest hubs of industrialism in Finland, hence the nickname of the city Manse, refering to the city of Manchester in England which has similar history in being a big industrial city. The Finlayson area is a great throwback to the old days because it was the biggest employer of the city during that period of time. Culture is also very big part of the city, Tampere has many great museums, theaters and venues to go see live music: there's also a whole subgenre of Finnish rock music based on the city called Manserock. The tram seen in this video with the naked men on it was a ad to the ongoing exhibiton of Manserock in the Vapriikki museum center, if you're still in town you might wanna check it out. The debate of which is the better city, Tampere or Helsinki, is a tricky one because it truly is a matter of who you're asking: there is a bit of a division between the Helsinki area and the rest of the country, the countryside as it's refered to. Ask almost anyone outside of the capital area and they'll tell you what a bunch of jerks those snobs from Helsinki are and on the other hand ask anyone in Helsinki and they'll tell you that there's only hillbillies living outside of the city limits.

[@Songfugel]

Not in anyway underrated inside Finland, but yeah, for tourism it is quite a bit underrated

[@johnj8069]

Check more closely, the windows have at least three panes of glass always. And the radiators started to become popular in the sixties. The hot steam comes from power plants.

[@peketee2278]

heat comes from district heating plants through water, not steam, but on the other hand, water can be over 100°c because it is under pressure. houses have heat exchangers where the heat is transferred to the secondary circuit and lowered to a suitable temperature.

[@siiriolivia]

I love Tampere! Theres so much to do and many restaurants and everything❤

[@eliastoukka]

13:13 this is called the Palander's house and it was built in the year 1900. It was inspired by the Exposition Universelle (world's fair in Paris. :)

[@MiMi-gu8tr]

In Finland houses are insulated and warm. Those radiators are very usual and functional.

[@nikoraiskio7663]

The blood sausage is so popular around Tampere that it's literally served in schools. Also hearing you guys enjoy it makes my day, because it is in my top 3 favorite foods ever.

[@matthewdicksoncrusher5592]

Biggest arena is in Helsinki, Hartwall arena. But its not in use for certain reason

[@Murzac]

Nokia Arena is slightly bigger than Hartwall Arena.

[@Osmotapani79]

@@Murzac eipä taida olla

[@TheEasyRail]

Certain reason = owned by Russians and legal confiscation has been slow

[@matthewdicksoncrusher5592]

@@Murzac only on capacity. Other than that hartwall arena is bigger on every direction

[@onde27]

Tampere is the nicest city in Finland ❤

[@henry3092]

Sure ? I would like to be there

[@Sarpale]

It truly is! Love seeing Tampere through other's view and what catches anyone's eye 😊

[@eskolehtovaara2494]

There was gravel at the station to make the path non slipery during our long winter. Without the gravel it is life threatening to walk there.

[@Vvopat96]

Internet is very good almost everywhere in Finland, Nokia is now one of the best network developers and yes it develops Finnish internet. Also it's almost free so never need for public wifi. 600Mb phone 5G is around 30 euros a month. Optical fiber is more expensive, fast ones are over 100 a month but you only need it if you are gaming basically because of the higher latency of phone internet. (Nobody uses that wifi almost maybe for laptops) also it's probably very quick 5G. Blinds in the middle is science yes. When Sun is shining on the window and the blind is other side of the glass the heat can't get in your house. If you have the blind inside of the glass, then Sun just heats up the blind and it warms up the room too. The beer is expensive because it's unhealthy so it has "unhealthy tax" on it same as cigarettes which are around 11€/ 20 cigarettes. Cigarettes are around 3.40€ and tax is 7.60€ so tax is triples the price :) I don't care, quit both of them. Finland wants their people to be happy and healthy and I like it. Government has control over greedy companies so average person does better. You have a free will but they steer you into good habits.

[@aurelturcas6454]

Have a great time around

[@onr-o1h]

Tampere is SUCH a lovely city! It definitely has a very unique vibe to it - and people hailing from that region have some sort of special look on life. I've been thinking of moving there many a time.

[@Jakedelus]

my home town! i really recommend you guys come new visit in summer, our country is bit dead in winter :D

[@tamto6328]

Wings are popular in Tampere because of hockey. Tampere produces the most NHL players than any other city. Legend is hockey players coming back to Tampere missed eating American style buffalo wings so that's why there's so many wing restaurants in Tampere.

[@epookkiblogi]

Tampere Ice Stadium (Hakametsä) is Finland's first and oldest ice hockey arena. Visit there.

[@santsikupponen]

Check out the cupboard above the sink in the kitchen. I think that's also very Finnish: it's for dishes to dry.

[@isaaclee1634]

That type of heater are all used in all Scandinavian countries. Of course some still have fire place.

[@FlyingBanana345]

You talked about Tampere being the Wings capital of Finland, but it is also the Sauna Capital of Finland. Lots of public Saunas to go to. When you went to Siipiweikot, they do offer Cucumber and Carrot sticks with wings, same as Hook. But in case you want Celery Sticks, instead of Cucumber, i recommend StickyWingers.

[@Kake-nz5to]

Tampere is easily the best city after Helsinki. You should go see their new football stadium called Tammelan Stadion, its in the city center of Tampere :)

[@mr.sts.p]

You guys are the only vloger i seen want to go see Ishockey in Finland 🇫🇮 ❤ 🤝 🇸🇪

[@preciousstone6878]

Minutes 15:04 reminds me of Ottawa Parliament building( green roof)

[@Whatshisname346]

We buy Mustamakkara (black sausage) every two weeks or so. Not sure if that's typical for Tampere people but we love it. Thanks for visiting our city. One thing you missed is Pyynikin munkkikahvila which has a cool viewing tower and some amazing fresh donuts. Oh and the public saunas are great! Definitely worth a shot if you're back in Tampere again.

[@youngThrashbarg]

This must be the only positive review VR got from the train WIFI. :D

[@neideparente1449]

Alexander II also freed the slaves or serfs, as they were called, who were not African but lower class Russians who happened to be enslaved for historical reasons. This earned him the hatred of aristocratic Russians as well as his own family who believed slavery was God's will. He survived 12 attempts on his life and died on the 13th, a bomb in the train he was taking, and also killed scores of other passengers. Nicholas, the last czar, was his grandson, and despised him, there were parties to celebrate Alexander's death and he was rumored to go to many. The reason for this was Alexander did not like wars, ended serfdom and hated the spendthrift aristocracy who ,in many cases, didn't even speak Russian, just French, a mark of distinction.

[@lampitl]

Having lived in Helsinki most of my life, I gotta say Tampere is a great city. As for the trains, the new(ish) double- decker coaches are quiet and comfortable. Most of the rail network is limited between 120-160km/h, some sections allow for 200km/h. I'm sure you noticed at some point that wifi and especially 4G/ 5G does NOT work great at all in the trains. It actually sucks big time. It might not drop off from the network, but it is slooooow.

[@Kerttis]

i could watch these videos forever

[@Stiivgraliko]

glad to see you guys enjoy my home town! wish i bumped into yous!

[@aksuahkera4052]

The buildingns you refer as art nouveau are called national romantic,kansallisromantiikka style architecture.

[@laju]

These trains normally go up to 200 km/h but when you rode it there was a blanket temporary speed limit of 160 km/h in effect.

[@sundflux]

That radiator is oldschool x)

[@qwertyu600]

I've never heard of heavy metal in church, that is some unique and rich culture!

[@MrMansu97]

Finlands winter is most bustling during december cuz most cities have month long christmas markets with all sorts of foodstalls and arts and crafts stalls that sell mostly home made products.

[@freezedeve3119]

mustamakkara is always fresh and sold warm which makes it easy snack if you are near places which sell it.

[@AnttiKivivalli]

And it is a regional thing. Always associated with Tampere, but not only from Tampere. 🙂 Sometimes the school meal used to be mustamakkara. And I remember one time in the 70s, some kids from Espoo were visiting our school and there was mustamakkara for lunch. I remember many of them being worried about what to eat. 🙂

[@oltsu1234]

I live in a smaller county just south of tampere. Still in the same municipality, and we have a restaurant similar to siipiveikot called Siipisaluuna. I love it because its style is based on a old western saloon