Wait... Kouvola is actually BEAUTIFUL!?!

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[@Ounouh]

You are becoming a real Finn: actually avoiding people instead of asking if they have a lighter or matches

[@havelock5619]

Thats Finland baby, you can drive 30 minutes into any direction and end up somewhere beautiful.

[@bakeraus]

End up in a paddock or forest

[@MrAce990]

well... if im being completely honest as a finnish person that is not completely true... we kinda have some parts of finland when you need to drive an hour to end up somewhere beautiful... but yeah i get what you mean

[@PekkaSiltala]

Repo / repolainen is old Finnish word for fox. In Estonian language fox is rebane. Actually word kettu meant skin / fur but later that changed to mean that animal.

[@veli-pekkamalmi5546]

Obligatory, that was Valkeala. Dont confuse that village with kouvola. Old hangbridge went down when some idiots rocked it too much. And kouvola was named after bears. kouvo=karhu=bear in old finnish. And for paskajärvi artillery ground, there is good fishing spots in there. Not that you can legally go there, but there is serious fish in those lakes.

[@gJonii]

​@@veli-pekkamalmi5546 Serious fish as opposed to clown fish? :thinking:

[@holoholopainen1627]

There IS a place called Reposaari - just outside of Pori ! IT IS still an island - but quite many KZbinrs has visited as the home of Eino Grön ! Many surely remembers The Hollywood made movie called WHITE NIGHTS - that was partly filmed there ! Actor Isabella Rosselini said that - They Have an island at Sweden - after her mother was Swedish !

[@sanna5832]

@@veli-pekkamalmi5546 Karhun lisäksi: ''Kouko eli kouvo tarkoittaa erilaisia pahoja olentoja suomalaisessa kansanperinteessä. Koukoa on käytetty lasten pelotteluun'' Kummasta sitten lie etymologia kummunnut :--D

[@veli-pekkamalmi5546]

@@sanna5832 Toimii joka tapauksessa. Kouvola on pelottava paikka. Tänäänkin piti mennä valkealaan uittamaan koiraa kun siellä on vaan paremmat maisemat. yllättäen 6 muuta oli saanu saman idean.

[@lightningrider5849]

You seem to me really Finnish guy. You could have asked those other visitors to get some fire but like a Finn you didn't go even close ;) I think people in hiking places usually are super friendly and will help if you have any problems.

[@artofstormdancing3319]

Yeah, people always share a nuotio while on the trail. Even I, a hugely antisocial person, will chat with strangers if there's a nice fire going, maybe some makkara and kahvi...

[@durabelle]

I was thinking the same 😄 Also happy to see they hadn't left any embers, as that would be against the rules. You light a fire, you stay until it's completely dead. Unless other people stay and take responsibility of course.

[@Pearleace]

my thoughts exactly! he's lived here too long to be too nervous to ask for some fire. 😅

[@mikael9325]

​@@artofstormdancing3319 I think you are referring to asocial

[@reetta6157]

There's also some old (stone age) rock paintings in Repovesi. They are not easy to see but just knowing they are there makes you think. You are probably not the only person ever to have struggled with making a fire with wood only in that place! :)

[@heppahullu]

“I didn’t bring any matches or a lighter to start my little gas stove … There’s a couple other people here … maybe I can steal some of their embers” BECAUSE GOD FORBID YOU JUST ASK THEM FOR FIRE-MAKING TOOLS Finnish stamp of approval. You’ve learned well.

[@iivarikoutonen9027]

Thought just the same when watching the video ^^ Dave has learned indeed!

[@autorage5337]

to be fair (or unfair) Kouvola didn't used to have repovesi. Before 2009 municipal mergers Kouvola was just the town center

[@454FatJack]

Valkealan keskusta😂

[@MrPrince600]

True autorage there are many examples of towns that have merged with smaller towns in finland primarily to save money now becausr they smallet towns had merged with bigger towns they could shut down for exemple the small schools in the small towns that had merged which did save money and also the large towns now got more taxpayer money which ment they could lower the municipal tax rate personally my own hometown porvoo merged with is municipal counterpart back in already in 1997 however there are still some towns or cities in finland that havent merged with their municipal counterpart like for exemple kemi that still hasnt merged

[@juhis1620]

Yes, you can call it Kouvostoliitto today

[@veli-pekkamalmi5546]

@@juhis1620 Ankeala, after Anjalankoski and Valkeala. Somehow my suggestion for name didnt go trough.

[@lukalaa1764]

Dave has become a true finn, doesn't want to bother other hikers for a match or a lighter.

[@CocoinFinland]

06:08 My husband works for Finnish Defence Forces, and that's why we live in Kouvola. (I would love to stay in Helsinki with many of my friends for sure, but Helsinki is so expensive. 😅)

[@paterikki]

You should contact different cities around Finland for a collab and do a Finnish travel series. I think your point of view is kinda uniq since you are a foreigner but you have lived in Finland for a long time.

[@kuukupoopotin9939]

For your next visit in Repovesi I recommend a couple hour stop in Arboretum Mustila, its about 50km from Repovesi towards Helsinki. Especially during early June there is very beautiful rhododendrons (Alppiruusu). I suggest also a visit to Tykkimäen Sauna and Restaurant Lammenranta, they're couple km's away from Kouvola city centre 😄👍🏼

[@StrawberryAppleCream]

I had a Finnish boyfriend and lived in Finland for a year. I sometimes miss it or I am nostalgic for it and again seeing the beautiful nature and I lovee listening to the Finnish language.

[@areloTET]

Kouvola is severely underrated if you ask me

[@RockerFinland]

When he made some compliments of Kouvola - He blinked his eyes in Morse code, spelling the word "T-O-R-T-U-R-E" Lets help him out, who's with me?

[@torinpostit3657]

You can get to Repovesi from Helsinki by the train between 29.4 - 28.10. (Helsinki - Hillosensalmi, there should be bus waiting on the station to take you to the start of the trail at least on weekends)

[@tapio_m6861]

Kouvola has perhaps the largest brigade in Finland so yes, it is a military town.

[@formatique_arschloch]

Kainuun prikaati taitaa olla suurin. Olisiko Valkeala toisena.

[@Makedz88]

Valkeala ei ole enää kunta vaan osa Kouvolaa. Kouvolassa on siis Karjalan Prikaati ja Utin Jääkärirykmentti. Kyllä siis Kouvola on Kajaania isompi, KarPr ja KaiPr ovat suurin piirtein saman kokoisia.

[@oceanicairIines]

Porin prikaati on Suomen suurin kooltaan mutta Vekara on todennäköisesti yksittäisenä varuskuntana suurin, siinä missä Porin prikaati jakaantuu Nibizaan ja Huovinrinteeseen

[@greefydod]

Utissa on salaisia armeijan käyttämiä tunneleita useita kymmeniä kilometrejä. Mystisiä ovat

[@holoholopainen1627]

This is why there is nothing to see - They say !

[@Redfizh]

Whenever you see conscripts, show them this sign: 👌

[@joniniiranen2741]

Means 0-mornings and that u have completed Ur service. I frown IT.😊

[@akisalmenaho8473]

And if you do, expect this sign as a response: 🖕

[@Redfizh]

​@@joniniiranen2741Dave has "zero mornings" so it counts.

[@durabelle]

To be fair he may still have some mornings left in the army simulator.

[@TheRawrnstuff]

@@Redfizh Nah, you need to have had some mornings to begin with. It's a sign of completion, and you haven't completed anything if you never started.

[@ilpoheinola6440]

12C that is t-shirt weather.

[@yorkaturr]

Next time you should take the Korpin Kierros (raven trail) which will take you to Olhavanvuori, which is a stunning rock with a 50 meter vertical cliff face that rises up from the water below. When I was a kid we used to fish some ahven from there and cook them on a stick over the fire. Still the best fish I've ever had after 30 years.

[@JanzeK]

Since you were in Kouvola and Repovesi, you should also visit Hamina and Kotka. Maybe next time? 8)

[@kouvola]

Nice to have you here. Come visit again in the summer when even the ferry is in operation. 😄

[@kognak6640]

National park was founded much later than that training area next to it.

[@midomon6210]

What a nice video, now I want to visit that park too! I had a tip for getting better prices for hotels btw, that I forgot to post on the previous video: So, you can use those booking sites to easily look for options. When you find the most appealing option though, call that hotel directly, instead of booking from the site. Those booking services take a middle man's cut and hike the prices, but if you call the hotel and inquire about free rooms and a quote, you may get a way lower price that way.

[@Limeocelot]

In my opinion the beautiful parts of Kouvola center(or close enough) are Kaunisnurmi and Xamk campus(old military base) and some buildings here and there

[@JESPV]

Yes there are some big signs on the border of the military area. I have visited the Repovesi national park with a few friends a couple of times and every time we hiked the longest trail spread across few days of hiking, really beautiful place during the summer and unbelievably nice lakes to swim around in. "Olhava" is the highest place in Repovesi and has some extraordinary views on a clear day. The "Olhava" "mountain" also is a really popular rock-climbing destination and the camp site near "Olhava" is usually really populated during the summertime with rock climbers!

[@HiKasandra]

Watched the nature in your video and instantly feel happy. Finland is lucky to have so many lakes!

[@lesalmin]

You picked a perfect time to visit Repovesi. In summer it's very popular place and full of people.

[@aceris]

Soviet union is finnish "neuvostoliitto". Some people calling Kouvola= Kouvostoliitto. Because it's look like a some USSR cities, lot's of concrete :D.

[@jufgnarri]

Next episode: "I moved to Kouvola, home tour"

[@durabelle]

Ha, the moment you mentioned the lossi and I saw snow still in the ground, I said to myself that he'll end up walking all the way back 😆 Never trust those things unless you know someone has just used them..

[@johku7638]

Next time, it's totally okay to ask other hikers to leave the fire going for you or even to give some matches 😁

[@mikulitsi1819]

Ah our beautiful nature. Got to love how much forest we have

[@Habilis715]

i am half from kouvola i have been two times in repovesi. its super beautiful at summer

[@neajokela]

I really want to see you making fire without matches someday, good luck for that!☺️ Ps. These Kouvola-videos have been so good and entertaining👍

[@balbannock110]

I’ve been watching Dave Cad for a while now, because I am making the trip to Finland myself. Tomorrow, actually. This has given me practical information that I can use. Moi, Dave!

[@-Chiel]

What a nice video! I'd like to see you visit other national parks or nature trails as well.

[@pelleheikki]

FInnish chain stores left in the year 2023 S, K, M and Ärrä (R). We really like letters.

[@SwimmingInSunlight]

Oh I love visiting the rural M-markets, would love a roadtrip to visit more outside of my county! Once I even visited carrying a chair I had gotten through Tori, but the buses only went once every hour so I had to kill time with some coffee and pastry 😆

[@holmeeni89]

The town with the little shop used to be my hometown. The big red building used to have a bar in it. The town is actually really cool place at summer. YOu should stay a night in repovesi this summer! There is cool places to rent, or just go full survival with a tent. Thank you for showing the beautifull side of Kouvola! Respects dude!

[@Jukkiz87]

I live in Valkeala, wich is near Kouvola. Great video.

[@RemainingSilence]

Daaamn so many familiar places. You propably drove past my childhood home on your way to Repovesi

[@kasperilindroos2370]

My grand parents had a summer cabin in Repovesi and I always loved visiting as a kid.

[@salamanteri_]

This place is actually my childhood, we used to go there every summer, take a small hike and eat some grillimakkara by the lakeside. Good memories❤

[@djayt]

6:48 that just brought back some bad memories from my time in the army. Same road we marched on too xd

[@tossajalumen401]

remember to pay your kalastuslupa (Fishing licences)

[@davecad]

I get one every year 😉

[@tossajalumen401]

@@davecad 😉ofc

[@Jvha761]

If you ever find yourself in Kouvola again, I HIGHLY suggest visiting Hiidenvuori. It's about 45 minute drive from Kouvola centre.

[@Makapaa]

So what you are saying is.. you need to get out of Kouvola to find some beauty in Kouvola. Fits the bill!

[@kanavispila]

You can drive to the end of Emäsalo in Finland, theres a Military area as well thats off limits, with trails taking you to the rocks by the sea. Very pretty place, theres also a big bridge you drive over when you go there

[@Vapourized90]

And Repovesi isn't even in Kouvola if you ask anyone who lives in Valkeala. It's was in Valkeala and Kouvola was the miserable hellhole. 😂 Nice that you visited Vuohijärven M-kauppa. That little shop will have to survive the whole winter with only handful of villagers.

[@angryfinnishfarmer]

Not many years ago the old bridge broke while some Russian tourists were walking on it, heard they were hanging there while waiting for some help.

[@NYSV]

Great video! Nice to see you geocaching too. Maybe we'll see more national park geocaching, fishing and Jallu tasting at the same time. Come UKK-park!!

[@rederos8079]

There are quite some signs there with the military area. I was flying on from a local field for a week or so during a military exercise, the forest was full of the military. I think that m-market is more or less in the middle of the training grounds

[@vilkolaine5404]

You have to know, Kouvola is a tiny pit around railway station named Kouvola in early.. 1900. All, kuusaa, anjala, myllykoski, valkeala, elimäki, jaala.. and so on. are now part of Kouvola Town, but they are Not anymean kouvola and newer been! and newer will

[@OlliWilkman]

Repovesi is definitely my favourite of the national parks in southern Finland (read: anything within four hours' drive from Helsinki). I want to go back there and explore the lake sides on a kayak.

[@riehu261]

you do the best videos!

[@Yrenne]

I didn't know there was gonna be a Part 2 to this and I definitely didn't see it taking a Survivor turn. :D

[@Megaleka69]

Repovesi is probably the best national park in southern Finland! We did Kaakkurin kierros for our first two-night hike. 👍🏻

[@joell4393]

You need to visit Hämeenlinna sometime :) Im sure you have driven past Hämeenlinna.

[@osronn]

6:40 the full route actually goes very next to those military signs at the east side of the park 😂 8:10 I hope you had permission to fish 😅

[@glissando93]

Nice 😊 How about Punkaharju-visit next? There are beautiful national landscapes (The Punkaharju Nordic Walking Park). Koli National Park is great too! 😊

[@Shadelio]

I recommend you check out the Koli national park at some point in the future too, if you have not been there yet!

[@ratyjoona]

C'mon...come to Koli National Park mostly located in Lieksa, Eastern Finland! You'll love it!

[@emil871w3]

7:38 brother is alread becoming a true finn look at him avoiding contact with other people

[@Suursuo]

Before 2009 the only water area Kouvola had was the little lake Käyrälampi. It was like an oasis in the desert. Nowadays Kouvola has a bit more to choose from considering water.

[@gozamite]

I've done the same! Walked there to the ferry and it wasn't working. So had to walk back!

[@davecad]

Ahhh well at least I'm not the only one 🤣

[@gozamite]

@@davecad We even tried to find the answer if the ferry was open or not and we couldn't find it... it was about the same time as now. At the end of April.

[@Dannnniel]

would defo recommend nuuksio, went there last week, very beautiful, even without leaves

[@janemiettinen5176]

I used to ride in Nuuksio, its pretty special. And you can get there with a bus, its almost too handy :)

[@markkuahlamaa770]

Hello From Helsinki , you do nice Video , Thank You !

[@DewelynC]

Wow, the RevolutionRace clothes look great! I need to check out what kind of options they offer for women.

[@davecad]

There's a lot! Hope you find something 😀

[@janemiettinen5176]

I was just thinking the same thing and I know my husband would love the fleece hoodie as much as Dave does.

[@John-Is-My-Name]

It's really hard to make fire without any tools, it can be hard even with tools. Even people who are professionals can have a hard time, it takes ALOT of work so you need to have a lot of endurance.

[@vaenii5056]

You should visit Kuopio during summer 😄

[@juhahonkanen9222]

That small M-kauppa is located in my home village ❤

[@FinnishElevators]

Vuohijärvi rules

[@LiiMuRi]

Repovesi has some nice rock climbing. Recommended!

[@TheShadyAction]

Voitko tehdä taas videon missä puhut koko päivän pelkkää suomea? Olis tosi kiva nähdä semmonen🔥

[@Iamtimchung]

love the weather updates. shame about the fire, what a change of video it would've been

[@jakce1]

Late random comment here: I appreciate your video editing. Stuff like audio and all the invisible cuts work perfectly. Also I'm glad you enjoyed Repovesi and Betony! Greetings from a Kouvol--wait, Kouvolalian? Kouvolian? Whoda thunk, there's no English demonym for people in Kouvola. Anyway!

[@kuutti6777]

Anyone want to find the most amazing geo cache, go to Ahvenkoski(near Pyhtää), start driving from Ahvenkoski over the old bridge. You'll find it somehow..and it is stunning. I found it by accident and thought it was some cult related place😂

[@anttipaas1682]

MAMA noodles for breakfast? That's new :D Those people marching were army soldiers btw :) Keep up with these nice videos!

[@larrywave]

You should go to Sipoonkorpi far less noisy than Nuuksio (And less people)

[@erikeepperi5469]

You should go there in the summer! Its more beautiful then:)

[@wiox3m]

Just have to compliment the sponsor choice for this video, fit the video very well and felt organic when you spoke about them. Nice work :)

[@davecad]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@play_kitkat]

Nice thumbnail! Ok Kouvola is beautiful

[@DanielosVK]

Ah, yes, to enjoy the beauty of the city you need to actually leave the city. Very common in Finland :)

[@eskokauppila1327]

"...Kouvola on ihan ok, jos muistaa vaihtaa paikkaa, kun juna lähtee väärään suuntaan, Kouvola is very good place, if you notice to change your seatplace, when train is going towrong direction Kouvola är bätre om du kommer ihåg välja sitta samma sid var tåget går

[@leokolev3695]

Kouvola claiming to be worth a visit because of Repovesi is like saying the suburbs of Reno in Nevada are the top attraction because it is kinda near the Grand Canyon.

[@Som_dudette]

Yes Repovesi is beatiful and Kouvola center would be too. If people would have not build anything there…

[@slamsgt6642]

Kouvostoliitto

[@RATCHARGEABLE]

Just finished the first one, such great timing!

[@finnishculturalchannel]

For a few seconds you got the Bear Grylls thing going on there.

[@Ganarialintu]

Dave I think you were mistaken, the most popular answer you were looking for at 0:28 is "to leave."

[@BorjaTarraso]

Nice videos, next level is to go to Puolanka: Finland's ‘best worst’ dying town.

[@lordoverflow]

So if there's forest fire in Helsinki area this summer, we know that you finally succeeded in making fire.

[@timikoykka6179]

You have to explain Kouvolatukka

[@TearsofaLunarian]

Oh, I didn't realise you were about in my hometown. Welcome to one of the most meme'd cities, I guess. (Yes, it gets tiresome to have people bash my hometown whenever Kouvola is brought up. xD)

[@Rainer2712ametlikkanal]

Please visit Merikoivula (just recommendation)

[@ArchieArpeggio]

You should concider to buy a flint that you can use as a keychain. It is easy way to carry "fire" with you everywhere as going to nature.

[@davecad]

You just saying this made me realise... I have something on my keychain 🤦‍♂️ it's so tiny though, and never gotten it to work yet but would have been fun to try 😁

[@ArchieArpeggio]

@@davecad Well i sort of expected that you might have one as you´ve been camping with Luke for few times 😄.

[@HanOle12]

0:37 Incorrect, the best thing to do in Kouvola is to leave. Jokes aside, great video!

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

Well, that part isn't really Kouvola. It's a common mistake to mix water features with concrete, so no worries.

[@ragnaroki9427]

I had to google what M market is lmao, i'm Finnish

[@Larzes]

I really liked how this video turned into a malefashionadvice subchannel.

[@diamondsarenotforever8542]

There are no ugly places in Finland. I travelled a lot in other countries and saw really bad places. Finland is beautiful everywhere. I think finns have been spoiled.