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I am a Kenyan who grew up in a village set up and currently living in Finland. I love village life and new experiences.
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I found the following text about Kenyan father's day; "Father’s Day is not so profit-oriented as in western countries. Here, it is more focused on the family and on simply letting your father know how much you love him. This may be done with a special card, gift or meal, a phone call home or travelling back to your home town to visit. In many ways, Father’s Day is an American holiday that was first conceived and popularised there during the early twentieth century. The cynical view of this holiday is that it was promoted in the US for purely commercial reasons along with the modern Mother’s Day which was also being popularised around the same time." In Finnish we might say "kauppiaiden juhla". Of course businesses use both days for targeted marketing of some goods. It is for-profit for them in that sense. But it's not very excessive and families have adopted their own traditions, which aren't always so consumerist. People in general don't think so much about that materialistic side of these days. They care more about the things that you talked about. One can always give the argument of what difference does a day make within a year. The idea is to use one day especially to remind people of something that should be remembered throughout the year.
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet, is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centers of diversity in North and South America. Smaller centers occur in North Africa and the Mediterranean. They are widely cultivated, both as a food source and as ornamental plants, but are invasive to some areas. People like their looks. That motivated the planting also in gardens in the Nordic countries. People didn't know how easily they spread and how harmful they can become for the Nordic ecosystem. Not all people still understand the ecological effects they have and the harmfulness to the local wildlife. You're not alone in that category. Perhaps you could study the topic of invasive species and make a video about it.
Komealupiini on säädetty kansallisesti haitalliseksi vieraslajiksi. Haitallista vieraslajia ei saa päästää ympäristöön eikä tuoda Suomeen EU:n ulkopuolelta eikä myöskään toisesta EU-maasta, pitää hallussa, kasvattaa, kuljettaa, saattaa markkinoille, välittää taikka myydä tai muuten luovuttaa. Komealupiini on luokiteltu haitalliseksi myös Ruotsissa, Norjassa, Virossa, Latviassa, Liettuassa ja Tanskassa.
@@Ilona_Ke I am fairly sure its lupiini. A harmful invasive plant originally from western North America. Read the following to learn how it's harmful: Lupiini on Suomen luontoon villiintynyt vieraslaji. Se on alun perin kotoisin läntisen Pohjois-Amerikan vuoristoista ja on monen muun haitallisen vieraslajin tapaan tuotu Suomeen koriste- ja rehukasvina. Ensimmäiset havainnot luontoon karanneista lupiineista tehtiin 1800-luvun lopulla. Lupiini on myös myrkyllinen, vaikka pienen määrän syöminen ei yleensä aiheuta oireita. Miksi lupiineista pitää päästä eroon? Lupiinit luokitellaan haitalliseksi vieraslajiksi, sillä ne syrjäyttävät Suomessa luontaisesti esiintyviä lajeja. Lupiini leviää juuriston ja siemenien avulla nopeasti laajalle alueelle vähentäen kasvilajiston monimuotoisuutta. Puutarhoista se on karannut joutomaille, tienpientareille, ratapenkereille sekä kedoille ja niityille, ja jopa harjumetsiin. Paikoittain lupiini on vaikeuttanut metsänuudistamista tukahduttamalla puiden taimia. Lupiinien siitepölyä hyödyntävien pölyttäjien osuus on hyvin pieni ja siitepölyn sisältämä lupaniini on myrkyllistä, mikä vaikuttaa haitallisesti muun muassa kimalaisten lisääntymiseen. Lupiinin kukissa ei ole myöskään mettä, jota voisi hyödyntää esimerkiksi hunajantuotannossa. Koska lupiini ei ole myrkyllisyytensä vuoksi sovelias ravintokasvi eikä sen valtaamilla alueilla riitä ravintokasveja pölyttäjille, päiväperhosille ja muille hyönteisille, ne vähenevät alueelta. Tämä muiden kasvien syrjäytyminen sekä hyönteisten vähenemin johtaa luonnon yksipuolistumiseen. Luonnon monilajisuus on ilmastonmuutosta, kasvitauteja ja tuholaisia ajatellen erittäin tärkeää. Yksi lupiini saattaa tuottaa jopa tuhansia siemeniä, jotka säilyvät itämiskykyisinä vuosikymmenistä jopa vuosisatoihin.
@@Ilona_Ke Komealupiini (Lupinus polyphyllus) Syreenit (Syringa) ovat oliivipuukasveihin (Oleaceae) kuuluva puuvartisten kasvien suku, joka on kotoisin Euroopasta ja Aasiasta. Lajeja on parikymmentä, joiden lisäksi on hybridejä.
@@Ilona_Ke I have always been bad at learning names. At school (oppikoulu ) we had a summer task to collect, recognize, press, and put in binders 80 plants. We also needed to learn about them including their latin names. I did it. Later in life I was in a forest research center where we had biologists who really knew plants. It was amazing to walk with them as they automatically scanned the environment and pointed out and mentioned plants which were more rare in the area. It made me realize that I had never known almost any plants and I am still as ignorant. I know some trees, some other plants but that's about it. I haven't had much to do with those fields where such information is essential. But I have learned to find information as needed, so when I become curious about something, I usually find information about it.
You don't get malaria from mosquitoes in Finland. But there are some infections you can get. In Finland, the most common mosquito-borne disease is the Inkoo virus. It can cause flu symptoms, but most people have no symptoms or mild symptoms. Inkoo virus is common especially in northern Finland, where more than half of adults have been exposed to it at some point. Mosquitoes also spread RAB and Pogostan disease. RAB causes, among other things, fever and rash. The more severe things to worry about in some parts of Finland are tics and what they carry and infect. There is antibiotic treatment for borreliosis caused by bacteria. There is no specific treatment for viral encephalitis, but instead it can be prevented with vaccinations.
I know that something like 8000 years of human habitation in Hollola is nothing compared to Kenya. One has to remember thay the last ice age made living in this part of the world impossible for humans before that. The last Ice Age was the strongest in the northern hemisphere, Fennoscandia, and northwest Russia, as well as in North America
You already wore a headdress. I suggest you to take this with you when you enter a forest and are troubled with insects: hyttyshattu. Mosquito hat in English. Repellants help too, but a hat is still good to have at hand.
"A place called Hollola.."😂😂 I am almost thinking that you intentionally were provocative to get a reaction from me. I try not to disappoint: Lahti used to be a village in the historic and big grand county of Hollola. According to historical data, Hollola has been inhabited for at least 8,000 years. Even at the beginning of the 18th century, Hollola grand county covered the entire area of present-day Päijät-Häme.
I suspect that a big part of the reason why I don't see that forest as positively as you do is that I have been in older forests in the same part of Finland and experienced it in a more natural state. It wasn't an untouched forest even back then. The micro climate and the type of soil can lead to fairly overwhelmingly pine tree dominated areas, which can look like they were planted and later thinned. Sometimes the difference isn't so obvious. I have learned to appreciate fairly wild forests. It reminds me of my earliest childhood. But planted and even monocultural forest is better than the alternative.
i like your information, I will like to come to Finland through the work route. can you help me to find companies that can employe me and send employment letter to enable me secure work visa in my country Nigeria
I would like to hear your comments about the following dissertation by Quivine Ndomo. I haven't yet read it myself. But I will, once I recover from the infection, which has been bothering me for some days and making me feel miserable. The Working Underclass : Highly educated migrants on the fringes of the Finnish labour market Julkaistu sarjassa: JYU Dissertations Tekijät: Ndomo, Quivine Päivämäärä 2024
There is a big difference being a gardener or being a farmer. But of course there is some middle ground, and many farmers do have also kitchen gardens. Farmers mostly need to work in significantly larger scales and be much more business minded about their operations. Farming as a happy is possible, but is it then real farming any more. The methods of preparation for a growth season, planting and harvesting needs to be different. In a kitchen garden you can use much more labor. The main point for some people is to have the opportunity to work in a garden and harvest is just a additional good bonus. For farmers, labor is an expense, which needs to be minimised. Product quality and quantity are main factors which means they need to be able to handle challenging changing weather conditions by being able to work fast. Planting, harvesting, everything, they better be able to domit fast when the weather is favourable. There are different businesses and services for farmers and kitchen gardeners.
If people ask what food is available in Finland, you could use a menu from some local restaurant. Taivaanrantaa Restaurant in Lahti has this today À LA CARTE Starters BEEF TARTAR L, G Egg yolk, capers, whisky mustard and red onion 14,00 AVOCADO-SHRIMP TOAST SKAGEN L, G Pyygin cucumber and kimchi 13,60 GARLIC SNAILS AU ROQUEFORT GRATIN (G) Toasted rosemary bread 13,50 ROASTED GOAT CHEESE VL, G Fried baby tomatoes, spinach, nuts and balsamic vinegar 13,00 CAESAR SALAD AND FRIED CHICKEN L 12,00 / 17,50 SUMMER FLAVOURS L, G Smoked mozzarella, prosciutto and black bean hummus, gin salmon pastrami and wasabi 17,00 / for two 28,00 / for four 50,00 Main courses BEEF FILLET AND WHISKY PEPPER SAUCE L, G Fried gruyère potato, seasonal vegetables and smoked aioli 34,50 GRILLED ROAST OF LAMB L, G Beetroot, shallot-port wine sauce and lingonberries 25,00 ROASTED DUCK BREAST L, G Roasted capers with olives, cafe de paris sauce and parmesan 25,60 LOCAL PIKE-PERCH STEAMED IN SAFFRON BUTTER L, G Grilled carrots, potatoes and hollandaise sauce 27,00 OCTOPUS RISOTTO AND FRIED GIANT PRAWNS L, G 24,00 QUINOA-VEGETABLE PATTIES M, G, V Spinach-chickpea curry and peanut sauce 22,00 SIDES: Side salad and roasted garlic bread 6,50 M Smoked mozzarella and olive oil 7,00 L, G Fried giant crabs and lemon vinaigrette 10,00 L, G Fries and aioli of the house 6,50 M, G  Desserts CRÈME BRÛLÉE L, G 9,00 MANGO, COCONUT MOUSSE AND LIMONCELLO SORBET M, V, G 10,00 WHISKY CHOCOLATE CAKE AND RASPBERRY SORBET L, G 10,00
@@Ilona_Ke Food culture has evolved as much as everything else from hunter-gathers to the modern society where local circumstances aren't the most defining thing in defining what people eat. Personal financial situations and other factors play a bigger role. Poor people eat what they can afford. Others are more free to choose what they want. There are always many food trends etc. As an example my grandfather used to make Indian curry more than 55 years ago in a remote village in Finland. He had traveled and had brought spices with him.
@@Ilona_Ke From a general perspective I can only say that everyone eats something in a way or another. You might look up some commercial companies "favorit recipes". That would might tell the genetic favorites from the food industries point of view. Every restaurant and kitchen has their own most "selling" favorites. You might also know about some traditions like: hernekeitto ja lettuja torstaisin. Sausages with other things at sauna evenings. Morning porridges etc. Banana and sandwiches as snack to golf rounds.
@@Ilona_Ke I can tell just some of my regular choices: Lohikeitto, Hernekeitto, Kaurapuuro aamulla, Lapissa tietysti poronkäristys, jos on osaava tekijä ja useimmiten on. Nuorena ravintoloissa syödessä Chateaubriand oli suosikkini. Pikaruokana quattro stagioni pizza. Maksalaatikko maistuu minulle puolukan kera. Savustettu lahna on tuoreena hyvää. Lihapullat ja perunamuusin teen mieluiten itse, jotta saan mitä haluan.
It's not exactly burning by the sun in early spring that affects them. If the ground is still frozen the root system can't reach enough water from the ground and that leads to drying which can easily damage young plants which don't have deeper roots. Only the surface of the ground freezes. How deep it goes depends on the winter. But it's less than a meter in any case in southern Finland.
@@Ilona_Ke Olen naapurieni kanssa kasvattanut uusia Tuija-aitoja muutaman vuoden ajan. Niitä on istutettu, kasteltu, lannoitettu, suojattu ja leikattu. Toistaiseksi aika hyvin tuloksin. Nekin kohdat, jotka hieman kuivuivat ovat toipuneet.
Thank you this is so informative. I work in Finland but I never thought about going back to school, it is good to have the skills to have a better job. God bless you.
Itse asiassa joutsenet eivät ole kesän merkki. Ne viihtyvät varsin kylmässä ja tuleva pesimispaikoille lumiseen aikaan keväällä jäiden lähdön alkaessa. Ne ovat enemmän kevään merkki kuin kesän merkki.
You mentioned a rock. You were making the video at a place where the whole landscape was constructed by a big glacier at the end of the lastest ice age. Those rocks you see are most likely erratic boulders.
Näytti olevan paljon tuulen kaatamia puita. Onko se luonnonsuojelualuetta, jonne kaatuneet jätetään, vai otetaanko niitä todella polttopuiksi, joiksi taisit niitä kutsua?
@@Ilona_Ke Sinulle tulee mieleen mahdollinen puun käyttötarkoitus ja siksi koet tai näet ne polttopuuna. Jos etsitään nimitystä toiselta kannalta eli halutaan ilmaista miksi puu on kaatunut, silloin on käytettävissäsi sana: tuulenkaato. Se on yksinkertaisesti tuulen kaatama puu.
Many, I actually assume all, creators or writers make some and sometimes a lot material, which they will not publish. It can be actually useful. Practice is always useful. You cannot improve your skills without practice. Being creative means that you need to take some risks and try out things. Some failures are always part of learning or you are not trying enough. How do you know what to do, if you don't take the risk of failing. It's a personal delicate decision to choose what to publish. Another thing many of us suffers is the fear of failing or being too concerned of what the others might think of us. That can paralyze people from trying and doing things in life.
