A quick family visit to Jaipur - reflecting on Indian and Finnish family values

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As we were bound to leave our Kerala home behind and travel for work for the whole month of June, we decided to use the opportunity to also go to visit Annika's grandparents, Dadi and Dadu in Jaipur for a good family time together. Annika also got to meet her bua after a long time and play with her cousin bhaiya who is quickly growing up just like Annika. Enjoying all this family time also inspired me to ponder on Indian and Finnish family values and their possible differences, and share my thoughts on this video!
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@MegaCaprice123 Год назад

Beautiful family life all the way through. Lovely to see Annika growing up so fast. She seems tall for her age and has a wonderful relationship with her grandparents.❤

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Annika's dadi and dadu got her a new clothing set on their latest visit. By the Indian kids' sizing, it's for kids aged 5-6 years. It's NOT too big :'D

@maggiethomas6836 Год назад

Great to see the cousins bonding and sharing stuff in the house. Anika is getting very talkative esp in her new found Hindi vocab and with supreme self confidence! Good to see her interest in cleanliness despite being in a clean home. Do consider sending her for dance classes, she seems to have natural rhythm to sway and move. I can never forget her hilarious natu-natu😂

@JohannaNorth Год назад

We’ll get her into some organised hobbies maybe once she also starts playschool and has better skills to follow instructions 😊 if she still is into dancing at that age we’ll surely take her to classes. Advice from many friends with children who train in classical dance is to only start around age 5 😊

@subarnakarmakar1429 Год назад

Yeah.. make a video about difference between Finnish and Indian family culture and traditions.. I'll love to watch that ❤

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Will put on a to-do list 😊

@probalroychowdhury9272 Год назад

I too want that... we feel scandinavia to be so different from ours...

@maheshchandsharma2992 Год назад

Very beautiful vlog as usual, Annika is really a gifted child, she can alone entertain whole family, God bless you all happiness and prosperity in your life to come 🌹

@JohannaNorth Год назад

She indeed doesnt leave us with any moments of boredom, our little show girl 😅❤

@purnimaakash9331 Год назад

You have said everything in one line that we respect our parents and they respect our choices. I would love to see a video on this topic

@Helen78SouthAfrica Год назад

Hi Johanna just relaxing watching Annika with dadi and dada 🏡♥️🌻😘👋👋👋

@vishaldogra5825 Год назад

Annika has the same fuel source as Chandrayan 3...never ending energy :)

@ashishvangjassawalla3515 Год назад

Your videos are full of positive vibes

@crypticbong Год назад

Lol I don't know whether to laugh or feel for Yug 😆

@probalroychowdhury9272 Год назад

Beautiful video ❤️

@alisonchristodoulou825 Год назад

It was lovely to see you all together again for another family reunion. Best wishes to you all. ❤️ 🎉

@gaurisingh3985 Год назад

All cleaning staff can now take a break …Annika and Yug are here!😄 I can't get over how sensibly and naturally Annika has taken to being big sister, from bossing around to pacifying when things get out of hand 😍 Your Chai time always reminds of mine with my family and ofcourse it's so much more than just about the Chai ❤️

@JohannaNorth Год назад

I also loved seeing how she was trying to teach new skills to Yug 🥰 they’re like two peas in a pod. When you put them next to each other you could easily think that they’re actual brother and sister, both Sangeeta’s children 😅❤

@Bcdf-ei9el Год назад

Annika speaks Hindi so well..wow!

@SochoJara Год назад

Finally we saw her sister in law after so many years. 🎉🎉

@lunachakraborty6211 Год назад

Saaf Karo, bohot ganda hai.😂 Such a sweetheart. Annika is learning languages so fast.

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Her Hindi has been improving a lot lately! 😊

@Raky45 Год назад

Annika is a very smart, intelligent, curious and a happy child.. God bless her!!

@vishaldogra5825 Год назад

Thanks Johanna..This one was a much needed episode...feeling so emotoonal after watching ❤

@lalhlupuiisailo4434 Год назад

Always enjoy watching your vlogs. Wish you could upload them more frequently.

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Maybe I will be able to get back to weekly posting at some point, hopefully, but currently Vinod’s work is super busy and I need to prioritise Annika, my duties at home and my health 😊🙏

@shafiaaminath409 Год назад

❤ Annika is such an adorable little girl.. when she speaks make my heart melt .. 🤗 I watch ur videos for happy hormones .. 🙏🙏🙏

@rashmiraj8423 Год назад

Annika is such a sweetheart.....she shared everything with her younger brother....so sweet Annika All the credit goes to her mom and dad

@JohannaNorth Год назад

We try to teach good social skills to her already, even though she doesnt have siblings at home and isn’t going to school/day care yet 😊🙏

@shreyapatel5270 Год назад

Kids fascinations with brooms and utensils is so universal.. and of course playing outdoors. I adore your loving MIL and also your efforts to visit and blend families in every chance possible and sure they all must be appreciative of you. ❤️🥰

@JohannaNorth Год назад

So true! My mom has lots of old photos of me trying to do the dishes and vacuuming. Basically it meant that I kept dropping my pacifier in the soap water and we had this portable vacuum cleaner and I kept really banging it on the hard wood floor :'D

@aghilanmayan97 Год назад

Hai sis how are you all doing there?......Woooooo...!!! After a long time.. You vinod bro.. Dada ,dadi ,sangeetha sis... 🥰a wholesome happiness... Such a nostalgia video... Hope you guy's had a wonderful time way back❤... #Happy Sunday sis😇✨

@JohannaNorth Год назад

We’re enjoying the september rains now after such a dry, hot august! 😊

@aghilanmayan97 Год назад

@@JohannaNorth when we are going to get the real time videos sis....? Or still we have july and august months videos waiting for us?

@JohannaNorth Год назад

I most likely wont be posting realtime videos at any point, other than during a special holiday (like Diwali, Christmas) or a birthday, but maybe a month apart at the closest 😊 one more video from June is coming, but i’m not stressing out about the editing since Vinod’s work is really busy and i’m prioritising Annika, family time and my health currently 😊

@sindhujayasankar3917 Год назад

You said it👍🏻family is very important to all. It may look different for someone looking from outside. Thats all. You hv good talent to balance with Indian culture, better than many Indian women. Most important is your positive thoughts 👏🏻👏🏻may god give you chance to vidit honetown soon. Beautiful vlog. Feel like watching twice 👍🏻

@JohannaNorth Год назад

I think it’s often easier for me to balance with indian culture though, as the restrictions that are placed on many Indian women are never applied to me really as a foreigner and having such open-minded, respectful in-laws 😊 i have profound respect for the indian women who do struggle with some aspects of their own culture, as would I if I ever had to face such challenges 🙏 i’ve been lucky to only ever have pretty minor issues, like I can’t dress in whatever western way i might like in more conservative areas or I get stared at in many places due to my skin colour

@mayukhdutta6267 Год назад

Dada dadi is the happiest now. Two cutest grand children together.

@chaitrart1441 Год назад

Annika is such a beautiful loving little girl ❤️ and absolute joy to watch her spending time with her grandparents! Best wishes to you all! 🎉

@parthchevli2751 Год назад

Yes please make the difference video, it'll help us to understand alot about two culture.

@ranalahiri5410 Год назад

I've been watching your vlogs since long and I must say that yours almost have a lyrical quality to them. I love to watch your daughter grow up. She is beautiful and above everything else such an empathic soul at such a tender age. I tell you she's an old soul. She rekindles in me the joy and bliss of being a father to a daughter, which alas I'm not. May you all be happy!

@JohannaNorth Год назад

I definitely love being a mom to a daughter, and even more so Vinod loves being a dad to one! ❤ but i wouldve loved having a son too, and wouldve thought it a privilege to raise a boy into a man 😊

@travellingyoginikas Год назад

Wonderful video Johanna. Yes family values are worldwide. In terms of nursing homes they are also worldwide and do exist in india as it's necessary to have them as family members are not nurses. Yes Indian family values are great at times but believe me iv seen families hit their kids with a stick and shout at their children. Abuse that would need to be reported to the authorities in the West. Also the emotional manipulation to get married and have children. I had to admit it is apparent in India but India is changing.

@JohannaNorth Год назад

In my original script I was talking about the differences in much more detail, like the nursing homes and yes I find those very necessary too, as like you said family members rarely are qualified professional caretakers, and might not be able to offer care to such an extent which might often be required when younger family members would be working regardless their gender and also busy taking care of their kids. I think abusive families are world round, and while hitting and slapping might still be relatively common in India, it was common even in a country like Finland in the 90s early 00s. Now less so as it has been made illegal. Like you said, India is changing too and mindsets change quite slowly.

@travellingyoginikas Год назад

@@JohannaNorth what a positive reply ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ yes I'm happy to see India changing. Yes you are right. Abuse can go on behind closed doors in the West where as it's perhaps more blatant in India. And yes I'm so glad India is changing. 👍I think you and Vinod are very forward thinking and brilliant influencers. You resemble equality and excellent parenting ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@nothingB4Utube Год назад

Always love to watch your vlogs❤

@myrachopra3262 Год назад

Annika must be 2yr 7 months. Shez a month earlier to my Son.i really like watching her. Blessings ❤

@JohannaNorth Год назад

She’s almost that age now yes 😊

@afrinhussain4718 Год назад

Annika speak Hindi is so Good... Soo good

@vijaykumar4500 Год назад

I believe baby Annika... would be learning Finnish,Hindi, English and if u stay long may be Malayalam..... learning many languages so early...makes Annika good at studies..... and open up many potentials.... great to see her grow....

@Chaitanya-99916 Год назад

At 6:10, her maturity level is incredible.

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Annika is eagerly practising sharing and taking care of others even if sometimes it’s still quite a bit more difficult than in this clip 🥰

@laniegayat1791 Год назад

Life is just better with grandkids......Annika and Yug...

@TrimurtiSukhram 8 месяцев назад

What a lovely family, I following u guys a long times. I live ur house in Karelia

@Andrea-kw9uq Год назад

Seeing both of them play with the brooms, it just reminded me of my childhood. As my parents observed me, they understood my love for sweeping and they gifted me a tiny little broom. Really happy to see Annika grow and its nice to listen to her speak in her cute little voice❤

@JohannaNorth Год назад

What a nice little gift! We also have a broom designated to Annika at home 😊❤ i think lots of small kids love cleaning, even I did as a toddler! Too bad that most of us lose that enthusiasm when we grow up though… 😅

@Helen78SouthAfrica Год назад

It so beautiful watching the children 👧🏻 🧑🏻‍🦱playing ♥️🌻😘👋

@madhavkopalle Год назад

Poor Yug ! 😂 i had a great laugh at how Annika is litreally bossing him around. But she has great sense of responsibility at this age. She does have the entire family under her thumb 😅❤❤

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Girl boss 😎

@dayryan100 Год назад

Yes plz...wud love ve to watch the difference....❤❤

@surobhisaikia7730 Год назад

So true we all are heading towards older age ..

@pavithras3818 Год назад

So lovely to see Annika speak both Finnish, English and Hindi!!!

@kallyankumar2034 Год назад

Mummy buy 2 brooms the same for the kids to avoid fighting ❤❤❤❤

@elisabetta4478 Год назад

Annika and cousin Yay's jealousy time was so fun and cute😂😍 Dear Johanna, I admire your courage that you want to slowly address Western family values. But I'm not sure, how in-depth people from Indian cultural and fanatically religious contexts might understand your points... South Asians have preconceived ideas about the family values of the West. They would easily fall for like; Westerners would randomly get divorced, they have sex before marriage, Western women are opinionated... the list could be endless. I'm sure, the West also have preconceived ideas about the East. It's a never-ending battlefield. All the very 👌 Take care😘

@ashathomas3214 11 месяцев назад

Annika is adorable. I admire her keen sense of self, spirit of giving and joyful demeanor. Vinod reminds me of Vikrant Massey. Good job Johanna, dadi, dadu and Vinod. You are raising a strong and loving girl.

@ritasingh9513 Год назад

Is so beautiful to be with family ❤

@moumitahalder802 Год назад

Annika is a power pack of energy 🥰🧿

@divyanair5560 Год назад

Nic video beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

@hdbru6162 Год назад

Cuteees😍😍😍

@anantgawai440 Год назад

So nice vlogs cute baby Annika

@annettefreese3399 Год назад

Annika presents as a spoiled bully.

@edwin5778 Год назад

Both of them cute and adorable 😘😘😘!!!

@rpatel3935 Год назад

Beautiful family. Stay blessed 🙌.

@Gary-wp1wt Год назад

What does Vinod do to have so much time from work ?

@emmaandoy6898 Год назад

Helllooo cutie Annika ❤… we missed you …

@blessings2021 Год назад

Beautiful vlog 👌👌😊

@KuruJimmy Год назад

What do you whole day ? Your heritage my heritage is in Finland

@barrettohazel5053 Год назад

Dear are you going Finnish this year for Christmas.

@JohannaNorth Год назад

No, not this year 😕

@swarupdas423 Год назад

I started drinking tea from 6th or 7th standard, but annika, starting from now..😮

@JohannaNorth Год назад

She just has a little dash of chai in an otherwise full cup of milk, just to give the milk a bit of colour so she can think she’s drinking chai too 😊 she doesn’t really like to drink milk otherwise

@swarupdas423 Год назад

@@JohannaNorth 😆 scam!!

@amritanshsinghgautam4001 Год назад

@@swarupdas423😂

@suparauta8026 Год назад

Vähän kun serkukset kasvaa niin Ai että miten kivoja leikkejä heillä tuleekaan. 😍 Itselläni oli kaks melko saman ikäistä serkkua ja mummolassa aina leikittiin, naurettiin, riideltiin ja halattiin. Annikalla tais tulla välillä montaa kieltä samassa lauseessa. Söpöä. 🥰 Sulla on tosi miellyttävä ääni ja tykkään kun selität asioita taustalla.

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Meillä oli kanssa suurin osa serkuista suunnilleen samassa iässä ja melko lyhyen ajomatkan päässä, niin muistan hyvin kaikki leikkivierailut lapsuudesta - mahdolliset riidat taas olen tyystin unohtanut 😂❤ ja hei kiitos tosi paljon voiceover-palautteesta! On usein yllättävän haastavaa saada oikea äänensävy ja tahti puheeseen, kun jotenkin tuppaa tuleen suusta eri tavalla miten sen kuulen omassa päässä 🫣😅

@marisolsharma1421 Год назад

Hello Everyone’s ………Wonderful and So Beautiful People’s ….. Annika Loves enjoyed playground and together with Grandmother outside nice because Annika love eat Masala Tea mug 👉🏼no good for not kid …..but We Saying warns best chocolate milk healthy for Annika 👍🏼 ………….SO Sweet Family ❤👌🏽🙏🏻🤲🏼🤩💐🤗

@christianeorji35 Год назад

🥰🥰🥰

@Helen78SouthAfrica Год назад

Hi Johanna Vinod and Annika 👧🏻

@blairswanson44 Год назад

It's so good to see you are able to have reunions occasionally Johanna. I would think Annika will start to store the memories now at her age. You are all so fortunate to have each other to grow older with. Lots of love to you all. 💋❤

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Even as we speak, Annika’s dadi and dadu are visiting us in Kerala 🥰🙏

@hemlatarao213 2 месяца назад

I was laughing and smiling throughout the video, and felt immense happiness. I also have a little son, he is also somewhat like this 😊

@anand-menon Год назад

If you want to ROTFL read Erma Bombeck's book - " Family - The ties that bind......and gag ! "

@JohannaNorth Год назад

Sounds interesting! 😄🫣

@honestopinion676 8 месяцев назад

I AM 48 YEARS OLD BUT I REALLY CONNECT WITH ANNIKA.. SHE IS AN ANGEL.. GOD BLESS YOU ANNIKA. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. JAI SREE RAM.

@Yatara-h1f Год назад

Very nice time

@vijaysonwani6159 Год назад

❤❤❤

@selmakadiric4763 Год назад

❤😊❤💖🥰🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️💞

@susmitakarnik3322 11 месяцев назад

How cute 🎉❤ yr kids

@anadraj9105 Год назад

👏🌹💐👍🙏

@letang6772 11 месяцев назад

The poor boy feels threatened by his cousin Annika

@laniegayat1791 Год назад

Annika.....ha ha ha

@rashminayanar7452 Год назад

R u around in Payyanur ..? 😊 It would be so nice to meet all of you!!!

@rashminayanar7452 Год назад

I am an avid follower of your vlogs and since we keep visiting my extended inlaws family members in Payyanur, feel more connected with you... hence was keen to meet all of you in person... although I know you may not promote or like this gesture 😊😊 !! Stay Happy and Blessed ❤

@rashminayanar7452 Год назад

Maybe some other time...we are here till 14th 😊 !

@rashminayanar7452 Год назад

💞

@manmohansinghrathodnenavat8216 Год назад

Mam waiting for ur new videos

@schoodamani1896 6 месяцев назад

Annikas paternal grandma is very young

@sahildadhwal 3 месяца назад

She might be in her early or mid 50s which is fine

@ioannavoudouri308 Год назад

❤😊🙏❤🙏❤

@seventhuser904 7 месяцев назад

These are the moments Annika and you will cherish when you'll grow older.

@kundansah6701 Год назад

❤

@helsingor8 9 месяцев назад

Hi - Could you please do an in depth video regarding Finnish and Indian family and social values? Thank you!

@JohannaNorth 9 месяцев назад

That's on my idea list for future videos :)

@sindhumathew7261 3 месяца назад

Hi, is Vinod from Rajasthan or Kerala?

@JohannaNorth 3 месяца назад

Vinod is Haryanvi

@ioannavoudouri308 7 месяцев назад

❤❤️😊🙏💐❤️

@lakshmishankarnarayan2386 7 месяцев назад

❤

@sanadambordoloi1991 7 месяцев назад

Johanna, I am dating a fine Finnish girl and your videos help a lot in interpreting the different backgrounds that we may have. Much love and good energy.

@Yayeful Год назад

Is there pressure for conceiving a boy? Are little girls required to dress as boys to attract conceiving a boy? Is this an Indian tradition...help ❤

@ridiculous365 Год назад

There are no such traditions now .maybe some 50 years back people preferred boy over girl. Now no such thing

@JohannaNorth Год назад

I wouldn't say pressure necessarily, but boys are preferred in some communities. People were sometimes offering us their blessings for a boy when I was pregnant for example. The birth of a son can be more celebrated and require lots of rituals in some families. I've also had some comments tell me to have another baby so we can have a son. But Vinod and I and both of our parents are extremely happy with a girl, and every extended family member and friend who has met Annika loves her. We don't dress Annika as "a boy" nor are we wanting a boy, we just prefer more practical, unisex clothing and don't like most of the girls' clothing available, like lots of lace, frills, bows, unicorn prints and princess-y stuff. But Annika does wear dresses, pink and girlier things too.