BATTLE in the BARRE COLD 🇫🇮 FINLAND || Mika travels along NATO's eastern border 

A rite of passage is a good way to put it. For most people, it's the first time a young adult leaves home for an extended period of time. Also due to the fact that pretty much everyone does their military service it's a way to bond with people from all kinds of backgrounds.

Also born in the 60's. I was in high school there were four Mikas in my class.

Such a surprise 😊 It the Netherlands Mika is a suitable name for boys and girls.

Finnish Army is a Joke ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lets ne honest . She could not even do 20 Full Push ups ! Women eh ! 🤣🤣

I don't really think so. In Finland the will to defend increased from 74% to 86% after the invasion to Ukraine. The societies are not that different but unlike in the Netherlands in Finland there has always been a threat, sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller but when it get's bigger the will to defend increases. I think it's natural.

In Finland is meer dan 74% bereidt om te vechten en te sneuvelen voor hun land terwijl dat in Nederland een zeer betreurende 15% is. Hoe westelijker van Europa hoe minder men zich bezig houdt met landsverdediging. Landen als Belgie, Duitsland, Nederland en Frankrijk zijn na 80 jaar vrede alleen maar verwend geworden en denken dat vrede vanzelfsprekend is geworden.

Wat een bijzonder verhaal! Dank voor het delen.

Leuk verhaal! Ik met mijn Finse naam, heb op vakantie daar ook wel vreemde blikken. Ik ken het gevoel. Daarnaast lijkt de taal spreken ook fantastisch.

@@jouniairplanevideos Ik bofte met een Finse moeder die lerares Fins was. Fins leren spreken ging vanzelf, maar lezen en schrijven was andere koek. Naar verluidt lopen er in Nederland heel wat Jari's rond. De echte Jari Litmanen spreekt trouwens heel goed Nederlands. Ik heb zelf ook een woordje met hem mogen wisselen, en in beide talen ook.

@@peabase das gaaf, leuk om een Finse ouder te hebben. Van Jouni ben ik de enigste denk ik

Geweldig dat je nog een tweede nederlands sprekende onderofficier hebt kunnen vinden. Zelf heb ik ook de onderofficiersopleoding gedaan en dat terwijl ik voornamelijk engels heb moeten gebruiken om normaal te communiceren. Daarnaast heb ik ook kennis kunnen maken met een nederlands sprekende staff sergeant, vreemde blikken schieten onze kant op zodra we in onze taal sprkeen. Momenteel mijn laatste dag in de dienstplicht, morgen dus officieel naar huis met goede herinneringen.

Funny. That can be both a compliment and revenge in Finland. I hope it was a statement of belief in you.

Respect for you! 😊

I did my service in Rovaniemi 1998-1999. The coldest night was -42C. Were were lucky to be at barracks. That same time it was recorded -52C in Inari and Finnish Special Jaeger Guild went there and spent the night in "kieppi". That is a dug out in snow with any warming elements. Those guys are tough.

@@TheSerubbaabelYes, I was a paratrooper in 2008. We were sleeping in a kieppi and it was below -30C. I slept very very well.

@@Basheez What I remember from those guys after spending the night in kieppi in -52C they said:"Not so much sleep, but we survived" I thing that is the main thing in those conditions.

I did not know this, haha! Interesting equipment up north.

try some lessons on YT 😀

The most important things in dutch are: Daar heb ik geen actieve herinneringen aan. Or: Super gaaf. If you can use this two short sentences you can become the prime minister of the Netherlands

Finnish is so unique too!

NATO will be an excellent addition to Finland's defence.

Thank you! I hope that the defence of the Baltics will be much easier now. Let's just hope that Sweden gets in, although I doubt in practice it would make much of a difference even if Turkey played its games ad infinitum. Finland has a defence union with Sweden anyway. I think overall a military conflict between NATO and Russia is much less likely now, because there is now way that Russia can defend the border, so it will stop any dreams they have regarding the Baltics. Provided that they have leaders that are sane.

@@peabase both statements are true.

i am fan of nightwish , greetings from the netherlands

Believe me, we know. We do love our Finnish metal as well, been to see Sonata Arctica recently here in Utrecht.

Oproepplicht bedoel je

​@@Matta-hc8oe nee, dienstplicht

@@rbvdho4831 Dienstplicht bestaat nog maar de oproepplicht niet had laatst mijn brief gehad

@@Matta-hc8oe aha, ik dacht dat het andersom was. Is voor mij alweer paar jaar geleden dat ik die brief kreeg ;)

Dienstplicht is er altijd 😂 . Enkelt komt meeste van de jeugd er ubberhaud al niet meer voor in aanmerking . Neem wangedrag als voorbeeld . Lekker leger zou Nederland hebben als al die mestrekkende jeugd functie krijgt 😂

That's absolutely true! But we didn't had more time unfortunately, to visit Norway and other countries

Finland is a Nato member. It joined Nato 4.4.2023 and is a full member now.

Norway has got the northern part even more in the east than Finland.

Damn! You are really ready to kill for liquor?

@@tuurelindstrom1238 Its not as much rdy to kill, but when everyone knows he has the key then the risk of getting stomped to death by thirsty people is pretty high.

@@tuurelindstrom1238 i had once older customer, who went to jail during prohibition because he killed a police who was trying to confiscate his booze, so yes, people can kill for alcohol in Finland.

​@@freezedeve3119Finland's alcohol consumption has dropped drastically down in 20 years. In Europe Finland's alcohol consumption is in the middle even under.

Russia not worried about (big) finnish army, but american bases.

​@@ducemano It doesn't mean American bases will be there. At least now there are only finnish border guards.

We take care our border....

The most popular car brands in Finland are Toyota, Volkswagen and Kia.

@@blackcoffeebeans6100 ok so? i see Škoda Octavia here

Skoda? Very common.

Lot of Octavias in Finland, old and new. And right now I am seeing plenty of new electric Enyaq models.

I mean... They're pretty common here

Russia will think twice to do it. Particularly now when Finland is in Nato. Articla 5.

Indeed. The Finnish desire to defend our country is because this is the Russian border where the distinction between freedom and living standards has been the greatest since the WWII. Now the Baltics are going to reach the same in a few years. It's great for them that Finland also joins NATO. I only hope Ukraine can do it ASAP.

Leg dat de slachtoffers van Fall Gelb uit, dat dankzij amerika hun offer alsnog voor niks was

They're typically giantesses, too.

I have been to Finland twice, from south to north and also all the way to the north. I like Finland. And very beautiful women live there. The people there are so friendly, beautiful country!

I personally never liked the hat either but it's a historical thing because high school students were very influential in the nationalistic circles back in the day. The first jagers were high school graduates that snuck into Germany and most high school graduates also chose the white army while the workers chose the reds or were conscripted to the white army. Two most notable political assassins Eugen Schaumann and Lennart Hohenthal were also high schoolers. Nationalistic spirit or ideals in general weren't then and still aren't valued as much among average workers because they are practically orientated people so no wonder many wouldn't even care about getting names on papers or fancy hats. Did you bother paying 5 euros to get a beret home for nothing but sentimental reasons? Everybody I know who didn't also chose vocational school. (Lähin kirjottaa luonnostaa enkuks ja puolvälis mietin, et onks täs ny helvetinkää järkee, mut menköö ny tällai. Hyvää vappuu!)

Have you never heard about the university students' associations independence day torchlight procession showing also respect to those who lost their lives?

Just go to highschool if wearing a hat is that important for you?

Mee venäjälle. Sieltä löytyy varmaan onni🖕

Ei muuten ole🙂

Actually some of the most elite units such as Hakkapelita in Swedish army were comprised of Finnish soldiers.

There can be some debate about that. Vikings avoided Finland like the plague, most likely for two reasons. Not enough to raid and locals put up too fierce resistance. Some Finnish individuals were likely even part of the Varangian guards of the Byzantine Emperor. Especially after Sweden broke away from the Kalmar Union Finnish troops were highly regarded by the Royal army. Especially Finnish cavarly. There were also several Finnish generals and field marshals who rose to command Swedish armies. The soldiers might not have been thought as "better" (except the Hakkapeliitta cavalry). During the Swedish Empire period one third of the Swedish army was made of Finnish men. As fun side note the brigade I served my conscription, the Pori brigade, was founded in 1627 as the Royal Pori regiment. So it is close to 400 years old now. After 1809 as the Grand duchy of Finland under the Russian empire, the Finnish troops weren't maybe thought of as "special", but they were respected when used. For example in Bulgaria they still celebrate the Finnish guards sharpshooter battalion that was one of the units to brake the Ottoman lines in the battle of Gorni Dubnik leading to Bulgarian independence. And there were several Finnish generals who rose to high ranks and commands in the Russian empire. Most famous being man who at the start of ww1 commanded the Tsars guards cavalry Brigade and when the revolution came was commanding cavarly army corps. The man being Carl Gustav Mannerheim, who retired from the Russian army as Lieutenant General. This was quite brief take, but the point is that Finns were highly thought of though of course not in all cases were they more special than other nationalities. The Finns did gain most of their "glory" after the independence because then it was clear that "Finns" were doing the fighting and not as part of some other country.

Well True..But when forced put up Military Unit..Finlands Units did get Some Hmmm..Nobody Wants War,, If Pushed some rise. True History..

"Finland was never a country that was famous for its fighting ability" Remove your ignorant comment right away. First of all, Finland as a country has existed only since 1917. Before that Finnish fought in the Swedish army, and were very well respected and in fact constituted 40% of the army despite being many times smaller population wise than Swedish mainland. And the 2WW... I believe I don't have to explain much. Struggled for five years 39-44 and defeated an enemy force of - at its best, 1.4 million men with a 600 000 strong field army!

@@HeilAmarth Well Still Here..Doing GREAT..FINLAND..What a Shit Did USSR/Russia invent to Help Humand Kind.?

This is actually a Dutch video.

@@jaskapenttila7644 aight. i see "finland" in the title and i thought it was finnish

@@OliverFlinn Look at the account? :D "Koninklijke Landmacht". And if that doesn't tell you anything, Google it.

helaas zijn wapens nodig

Olet siis päässyt mopoksi Putinin bottiarmeijaan. Muistaa vaihtaa ruplat euroiksi ennen kurssin romahtamista.

ovat aloittaneet* Ei se suomen kieli niin vaikea ole.

Terrorist

Bot post. Clock's ticking for the Pootin.

Olenko minäkin botti? Eikä täällä varmaan kirjakieltä tarvi puhua. Herätkäähän homot tähän päivään.

Omg. What do you think?