#finland vlog

[arctixout]

The only thing I wish would've been in the vlog was more of their thoughts after the gigs!! I would've loved to hear their feelings after each one.

[ainnayp]

Day 13 of 30 in Finland.

It snowed for most of the day and it was fairly quiet outside.

My sister and I just did a grocery run while my nieces and nephew just stayed at the apartment doing their own stuff. I didn’t encounter many people on the street except for joggers who I suppose were student athletes.

Savoring these almost idle times while they last. In half a month I’ll go back to busyness and probably won’t have much time for fun and rest.

[sbijon24]

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[rogerdeakinsdp]

so i've fallen down a rabbit hole of watching videos of foreigners travelling and/or moving to russia, and i need to rant bc even my mom is tired of me talking about, every time we're in the kitchen together she's like "have you found another one?" and i'm like "yeah 😔" ........ anyway

i'm not saying there's something inherently wrong with the people who choose to come to russia, especially after february 2022, but i'm not not saying it. i definitely don't trust them, and i assume they're right wing until proven otherwise. most of the people who come stay in moscow/st petersburg, none of them travel outside of the european part and GEEE I WONDER WHY. none of them are poor and most of them have questionable politics to begin with

there's this one american guy who tours TYPICAL/LUXURY supermarkets in russia and out of all of them he's the most popular right now. and even if he understands the concept of currency and how the exchange rate actually works, most of the commenters don't. "a liter of milk is only 80 cents" first of all, that's 950ml AT BEST, could be 800 or 750, and that's not cheap. "coffee is only 5 dollars" 450 for instant coffee is a lot. "look at these shelves in the middle of all those sanctions. does it look like the people are starving????" if you don't understand the details of sourcing produce don't draw stupid conclusions. like sure there's bread and milk and local meat because it's local, there's less variety and everything is more expensive, but there's still some stuff. you have to look at cosmetics, cleaning supplies, fruits and veggies, oils, cookies, drinks, alcohol. the first wave of sanctions that really hit the stores was in 2014 and you weren't there my guy. and even now like the pads are so expensive, and you get chinese brands that aren't as nice, and i can't get my favorite oral b dental floss anymore

there's another american guy who went to the grocery store to buy some pastry, 2 fruity drinks and 3 bottles of water. "omg just 11 dollars" 1100 is expensive!!! you can get like 25 different kinds of pasta that will last you months! "had lunch. only 30 dollars" 3k for a lunch that's just some vareniki and pirozhki?????? are you insane???? "just 30 dollars" fuck off. and the people he meets.... there was one girl from krasnoyarsk, and he asked "is that in the asian part of russia?" and she was like "that's in the middle of russia, asia is far way" GIRL WHAT THE FUCK???? you should know better. nobody thinks of western siberia when they say "the middle of russia" they mean central russia and you know it. krasnoyarsk is in the asian part of russia

there's another american guy who moved to russia to raise his family because russia is more like what the god intended, and they respect family values here and all that right wing bullshit. he sold his what looks like a $400,000 house in the states SO OF COURSE EVERYTHING IS CHEAP HERE YOU STUPID FUCKING SHIT!!!! "they have organic food here, no gmo, even the milk here isn't pasteurized" all milk in stores is pasteurized you dipshit!! "there's no racism here, they treat immigrants really well" because you're american!!!! they don't treat people from central asia, or indigenous peoples, or people from the caucasus the way they treat you!

there's a dutch guy who was surprised that russian people wash their hands when they come home and i don't know what to say????? you don't wash your hands???? gross

there's a japanese guy who also doesn't understand currency. "everything here is cheaper than in japan or finland" yeah i wonder why russia is cheaper than those first world countries, is don't even know why....... and he went to crimea in the last two years.....

there's a korean girl who mostly just vlogs about going to museums, and going to cafes and making food, and it's pretty boring, and she even acknowledged that her experience of russia is different from someone who lives here and it all depends on your economic situation, age, social status, your circumstances, and i just watch her videos looking for something inflammatory which is ?????? but there will be something 👁👁 why did you come girl???

there's another korean girl who went to the red square in a fur coat and no hat in december, which is suspicious........

there's a number of pretty unmemorable foreigners who are like "all my family told me not to come to russia, yet i'm here anyway, i'm gonna try to survive here because i like a challenge" go solve climate change if you like a challenge! knowing that living like me, better than me, with more money than me, is a challenge to someone is truly something..... GO HOME!

many of these people say "there's no restrictions on freedom on speech or freedom of expression, the media lied to us, i'm just a normal guy who wants to live my life with my family, i don't care what the government is doing" you're so stupid. you're so privileged. the commenters on these videos are full of right wingers, people are openly racists in them. it's just a cesspool of awful people.

"people are so nice and welcoming" because you are from the west!!!!!!!

JUST GO HOME!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE????

[zerotosixty]

Kalle Rovanperä — Rally Finland Behind The Scenes Vlog

[frikatilhi]

I was up at four am for reasons and I looked online and

So much is happening, the lahjakääryleet gift that I lost my mind over, and my recipient had got theirs, and there were new nordic tour pics and of content and THE VLOG IS COMING but oh no it's the whole eu tour, we're going to get max one minute from Finland aren't we, and my dash is full of everyone being emotional over fandom and friends and

So I didn't get much more sleep after that.

I'm so grateful over all you people I've met this year, this place truly is my happy place ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[beelearnsfinnish]

[23.10.24, wednesday]

well... it's been a while. i'm back from my vacation, arrived home yesterday at 3am, and let me tell you friends... i'm not doing well :'D. Coming back from Finland it's always super hard, and it only seems to get worse each time, not only saying goodbye to my partner but also going back home to the routine, work, studies etc. I just can't wait to move there.

so having that in mind i'm trying my best to be gentle with myself, cause I know the first weeks back are always awful emotionally, but I also wanna push myself back into my routine so I don't get super down. Regular classes have started so I'm already super busy besides Finnish and work.

I booked today my next Finnish lesson to push myself to get back into studying, cause it's always easier when I have a deadline. With this in mind, I finished almost all the Kappale 7 exercises (only have a writing left) and got the vocabulary flashcards of the unit ready for studying in my commute. Quite proud of actually getting shit done (almost) without a breakdown!!

Still not feeling like consuming my normal content (YouTube vlogs etc) cause I lowkey feel they'll make me a bit sad, so gonna stick to getting up to date with the grammar and vocabulary for now. Will try to go study at a new cafe after work tomorrow so I have something to look forward to.

So, for now til I stop being emotional (who knows how long it'll take :'D), you can have some pics of my trip along my exercices. How pretty is Finland in the fall, I can't get over it. I'll stop now before I get teary, happens more frequently than I'm willing to admit lately.

have a nice studying week! 🍂

[vieraslaji]

Hello fellow Finnish learners!

I've been meaning to put this post together for weeks and I kept thinking it wasn't ready, but now I've decided to just keep updating it after I post so here it is, in its unfinished form:

While I do enjoy Käärijä's music and I think it's a great way to learn vocabulary, I have difficulty with auditory processing and sometimes I can't understand rap even in my native language. Also, as someone living very far away from Finland, listening and speaking are the hardest things for me to practice.

So! Here's some random assorted Finnish media that I think are nice listening practice and also (most importantly) not Peppa Pig. I cannot professionally vouch for any of these as a learning tool; all I can say is that I've watched/listened to/read them and I feel like maybe I learned something.

MUSIC

Katri Ylander (check out Pandat, Älä kysy miks, Sano mulle jotain kaunista, Kyselen) - she has a pretty low vocal range, which is great for understanding, and she has a lot of repetitive choruses

Ollie (check out Ainakin mä rakastin, Aavikolla, Älä riko mua enää) - we've got kind of a downtempo sadboy thing going on here, which is excellent for our learning purposes

Mikko Harju (check out Meidän puolella, Oon nähnyt unta, Mä olen tässä, Sinä riittää) - there tend to be clear breaks between words in his songs and he uses less puhekieli than a lot of artists

Younghearted (check out Kuljetaan, Tässä ja nyt, Sun numero) - literally I just like them idk

Antti Tuisku - Koti - I wouldn't put Antti Tuisku as an artist in general on this list, but Koti basically feels like an Ollie song

YOUTUBE

KatChats - great educational content for all learner levels, speaks very slowly and uses very little puhekieli. I also think she has a facebook and/or discord community?

Nedde - mostly a Sims and Sims-esque gaming channel, which is great for vocab building and comprehension because she narrates what she's doing onscreen

T I N K E - lots of life vlogs and sims videos; I think she speaks really clearly and understandably

Herbalisti - he speaks a lot faster and more colloquially, but his minecraft and random-pelit videos are good for the same reasons as Sims videos. also he has a really cute cat

Aleksi Rantamaa - specifically his TLDR LIVE videos are easiest to understand because he's talking to chat so he repeats himself a lot and takes a lot of pauses between his sentences

PODCASTS

Opi Suomea! - hasn't been updated in a long time but it's great listening and vocab practice about everyday topics

Soturikissat Kastepilven kanssa - I am about to make another post about this whole phenomenon but just trust me on this one

Miksei kukaan kertonut? - the host speaks very understandably and, way more importantly, her guests always have decent microphones

NETFLIX (it's what I have sorry)

Julie and the Phantoms - it's honestly very well done for a teen drama and the music is stupidly catchy

Zero Chill - another netflix teen drama; I liked it less than julie and the phantoms but it's fine

Heartstopper - don't lie to me, you're on tumblr. you've heard of heartstopper.

Carmen Sandiego - genuinely super engaging as far as kid's shows go; it reminds me of the educational cartoons I watched as a kid

The Dragon Prince - literally by the creators of ATLA, you don't need my elevator pitch for it

[maximumdante]

Hello!

I'm still discovering Joker Out, and I'm a little curious about their dynamics. While I see Jan being quite close of everybody on different levels, Jure and maybe Bojan dynamics are still a little obscure to me. I mean, maybe it's just me, but I saw more interactions between Jan and Kris than Jure and Kris for example. How do you describe their relationships?

Hello!

First of all let's remember we barely see only the 10%-20% of what they really are so even if we don't see two of them interact quite often we can still try to guess. ;)

I think is quite normal as human beings; even in a well formed groups having the ones you attach more to. So ofc Kris and Jure are buddies but Jan seems the person he feels more similar to (they share the room when they travel and they are frequently seen hang out in free time). Jure gives me the idea of the dude that invites everyone at home and cooks for everyone. But I simply think that being Kris a calmer person, their relationship is more private. If this makes sense.

Bojan I noticed to have an independent side. When time he's right he takes a break from everything and goes on his own (for example when he went to Finland, when he visited Luke, Mia and Luke or even the fact he chose to go with his parents after Stožice despite, I guess, Thailand had been organised months earlier).

Still, especially in ESC vlogs Bojan and Jure are seen being goofies all together so I'd say Jure is the sunshine one and Bojan just follows his flow.

Thank you and feel free to add all your opinions if you like.

[papayafiles]

tell a friend to tell a friend... lando ice racing in finland vlog is out!!!

(lando comes in at 6:47)

[absolutebloodychaos]

Writing prompt: Truck driver!Bojan x hitchhiker!jere idk after the Joker out vlog where Bojan sat behind the wheel of the tourbus someone said that he looked like a truck driver and since then I couldn't get this AU out of my head. If I had the patience to write a fic I would

Thanks so much anon for the request, I had a lot of fun writing this:)

Disclaimer: I have no knowledge of truck driving so if this doesn’t seem accurate it’s cause I made it up. Also the one bit of Slovenian is from google translate as I am trying to learn but I’m not very good at it so far and I don’t really trust my abilities just yet.

It was a dark Friday afternoon with grey clouds slowly filling the sky. Bojan was heading home after that day's drive and was ready to get there as quick as he could to relax with his dog and a shitty romcom as he did most Friday nights these days.

This trip had been to drop off a shipment of musical instruments from Port Koper to a music shop on the other side of the country. 

Truck Driving was surprisingly not Bojan’s top choice of job. It wasn’t even in his top 5 choices but ever since uncle had died and left his family with a mountain of debt he had had to take up the job to try and pay the bills.

In an ideal world Bojan would have been a musician, touring the country with his friends, but instead he had to tour the country delivering instruments for other people to tour the country with.

It was with about 80 km left of the drive when Bojan noticed a man standing to the side of the road ahead with his thumb held out.

That was a bit strange as there weren’t usually many hitchhikers to be found in the Slovenian countryside.

But as Bojan was a nice person with quite a low sense of personal safety he slowed down and stopped his truck next to the man and wound down his window.

The sight he was met with was that of an attractive short man with dark hair, eyeliner, and fluro green nails.

“Živijo, ti lahko pomagam?” he said in Slovenian. When met with a look of confusion from the man he realised that he was probably a foreigner and didn’t understand the language.

“Hi, can I help you?” Bojan rephrased in English and the stranger nodded. 

“Yes yes, I am Finnish.” the man said. That didn’t really explain why he was hitchhiking on a Friday afternoon in the middle of nowhere in Slovenia.

“Do you need a ride?” Bojan clarified, noticing that the short man looking up at him had the most piercing blue eyes. 

“Oh, yes yes, ride, yes, I need ride now from nice truck man” said the man. Bojan was delighted by the way the other man talked with his strong Finnish accent and broken English.

“Well, hop in,” he said, intrigued to find out more about the stranger. “Wait,” Bojan said as the man grabbed the handle of the passenger side door. “What’s your name?” he asked the man.

“I am Jere, I am from Finland, '' he said before climbing into the passenger seat. 

“Well Jere, why are you hitchhiking in the middle of Slovenia?” Bojan said with a side glance and kind smile as he started to drive again.

“I was with friends but they leave me by accident so now I here” Jere said with a bit of a sad look on his face.

Bojan was taken aback by the gut feeling he got to never see the other man sad again. 

“Oh that sucks. I just realised that I never asked where you wanted to go,” Bojan said, remembering why the other man was with him.

“I stay in Lub-lubi-lubiana” Jere said, and Bojan found it absolutely adorable how he couldn’t pronounce the name of the city.

“You mean Ljubljana?” he asked and Jere nodded with a smile. “Yes yes, that one” Jere said and Bojan smiled back.

“That’s great cause I was heading there anyway” Bojan said, glad that they were going to the same place and glad that he wouldn’t have to say goodbye to the Finnish man too soon.

Throughout the drive he and Jere talked about a lot of things, why Jere was in Slovenia (he was touring as he was apparently a semi-famous rapper), why Bojan was a truck driver (Jere was very sympathetic when Bojan told him about his unrealised dreams about being a musician), what pets they had (both had dogs, this lead to an extensive debate about what was the best breed).

The drive was over too quickly Bojan thought as he saw the sign signifying that they were entering Ljubljana.

“I can’t really drive this truck through the city, I’m going to have to drop it off at the company, would you like me to drop you off here or if you stayed with me until then I could drop you off at your hotel with my car if you wanted” he said in a rush, feeling more nervous than he had since being a teenager.

“I would like that, the second thing,” Jere said with a shy smile. Bojan had to fight to stop a grin from appearing on his face, he was glad that he didn’t have to part with the Finnish man just yet.

“Okay then” he said, giving up on repressing the grin. “Okei” Jere said back with what Bojan decided was the cutest smile he had ever seen.

After he had dropped the truck off at the depot Bojan brought Jere over to his car and then drove him across the city to his hotel. 

When they got there both Bojan and Jere were hesitant to get out of the car. “Look Jere-”, “Um Bojan-” they both started at the same time. 

As their eyes met they both started giggling at the fact that they were both so nervous. 

“I’m going to guess that you were probably going to say the same thing as me; that you don’t want this to be the last time we see each other” Bojan said hesitantly.

“Yes yes, I want to see nice truck man again,” Jere said, firmly nodding. 

“Could I get your number?” Bojan asked and Jere happily obliged.

"Can I get yours too?" the Finnish man said and Bojan happily entered himself into the other man's contacts.

“I’m here for weekend” Jere said shyly when Bojan handed him back his phone.

"Why didn't you say so, I thought you'd be gone forever" Bojan said with a grin. Jere blushed and smiled bashfully, and Bojan wanted nothing more than too kiss him right there.

“Would you like to come over to mine then? Watch a movie, meet my dog?” Bojan said, then realising that it was incredibly forward of him as they had only known each other for a few hours.

“Okei!” Jere said with a thumbs up though and Bojan’s heart soared. “Okei,” Bojan said softly with a small smile as he put the keys back in the ignition and pulled back out into the evening traffic. 

He was happy that he had made the decision to pick up a hitchhiker that day. He had a feeling he wouldn’t forget this Finnish man anytime soon.

[zerotosixty]

Kalle Rovanperä, DMEC Round 3 Finland Vlog