Finnish Lapland Adventure BEGINS! 

Part two coming on Monday 😊

7:35 Kuukkeli is generally considered the forester's "friend". It is known for the fact that it appears quite quickly at campfires to beg for food scraps. The common belief is that the Kuukkeli is a lucky bird and the hunting luck of a person who kills it will disappear forever. In Finnish ancient belief, the hawk was also called the "bird of the soul" and it was believed that the forester's spirit moves to the hawk when he dies.

I'd guess the bird at 7:35 was kuukkeli, one of the most curious birds you can find out there.

Just two Finnish guys having fun!

You can drink from basically every stream, river and lake in northern finland, just fyi. Are you going to make Juhannus vlog this year?

This looks like a fun trip! I see you didn't do the famous mistake and go there after Juhannus. Man, I still have trauma for spending a week in Enontekiö for a confirmation camp just a couple of days after Juhannus almost 20 years ago. Jesus the amount of bugs in there.. Yikes. Not just mosquitos but blackflies too.. At evenings when looking outside of the windows you'd just see what looked like a grainy tv screen of probably billions of blackfiles. It was crazy.

Like someone said, "You can drink from basically every stream, river and lake". But if you're worried you can filter the water running it thru the coal from the wood your burning. And if that's not enough, you had that pan to boil it even before that. 🤷‍♂

Nooo, can't end it like that! When can we expect part 2?

Oy, cityboys! A trip that far north is better if you, you know... PLAN.

That was cool, thanks Dave. Moving on to part 2.

"See the magical picturesque wilderness landscapes. Will Dave ever want to return to civilization? And where is Luke? Did Dave eat him? All is revealed in the Adventure to Kilpisjärvi part 2. Do not miss it."

There would have been two cozy huts nearby the place where you fished. Its called ”Autiotupa” and you can sleep and camp in the cottage/hut

It's nice to see you both in the same video again because I've followed you both for years. I'm waiting for the next episode!

No need to boil running water (streams, rivers) or spring water, if you happen to find it. Lakes are usually fine as well up north, but wouldn't be as certain. The bird was a kuukkeli. You can get them close to you with food. Sometimes they'll even land on your hand.

3:21 "Oh, I just saw some mosquitoes! I forgot about those buggers" ohhhh past dave, soon you will learn. soon you will learn...

I went to kittilä to my cabin cause we bought two if them and we arrived yesterday and im going to kilpisjärvi aswell I always go there.

Just driving past Kilpisjärvi today! I love Saana.

Ooh I loved kilpisjaarvi !! If there were a big-ish city there, or nearby ,I’d live there for sure

You can basically camp anywhere in finland as far as it's not in someones front yard. Just remember to pick up your trash and not to light a fire.

Nice trip but always plan ahead, can be dangerous not to do so. There are so few mosquitos because it was a pretty damn cold springtime. The snow has melted like only few weeks ago you know. The views are fantastic.

I know that "cars bottom hitting the ground" face all too well.. :S allways the same feeling

We made the same hike journey to Saana with my schoolclass full of 7th graders and all managed to climb up. I’m proud of you Dave! 😂

Halti next!!

Kilpisjärvi! The most beatiful spot in Finland imo 😊

I am convinced that I need to be invited to camp with you next time. I only live like, 6000 miles away.

nice video

Just drink the water while in Lapland. Every stream, river and remote lake has as clean water as it gets. Less bacteria than in tap water in the Helsinki region.

Nordic summer at the best.

what happend to the my summer car videos?

Kilpisjärven mahtava Saana🎶

Oi mate! You got your fishing loicence?

Oh yikes.. i just know that there will be alot mosquitos xD

Why in the summer

Were there problems attaching the mic, for example, to the sun visor of the car or to seat belt when it had to be held in the hand?

@davecad I think you should honor your wife's swedish heritage and eat suurströmming with your friend! Tsemppiä!

In Finland we have these "everymans rights" / jokamiehenoikeudet or actually they just been changed to gender neutral "everyones rights" / joikaisenoikeudet. So you are allowed to camp even in private properties as long as you are not close to cabins or homes (like ~100m or so). Private owners are actually forced to allow that so they are not allowed to put any signs to forbid that or so...

Good luck with not getting eaten by a bear or a wolf. Or a Fin MOOSE

sorry hard to comment with quite a disturbance ? in my computer.

So frustrating wathcing you say "not sure if allowed to camp here" when you can really camp about everywhere :D

those rocks are horrible, try to put your front tire on them first, maybe rear tire will follow :D never know :D

I thought you can camp anywhere in Finland thanks to "Everyman's Right"?

When hiking in nature, you must make sure to boil all the water. This can really slow you down if you come to a lake. 💧 💦😝

Hello..do you like Finland..my country 👍😄🍃🌺🌅. I hope..mosgitos its terrible, 🤣〰️〰️🌅Good Holiday you. 👋

Did You just go thru Finnish military service - on RU-vid ?

It's cold here 8-9 months of the year and then you guys go to Lapland the few days of the year it's tolerable in Southern Finland??? Blink twice if you need help!

Everyman's rights give you the right to camp anywhere in nature.

hey dave! here is one "life hack" or free tip for you if you are going to travel a lot in finland... not sure how much there is water sources in lapland, should be some but at least in central finland there is a lot and anyone can go and fill your water bottles/tanks for free from the water sources, so instead of buying water from store, if you dont need anything else than water, i recommend to find water source, there is one right next to one of the busiest roads in 9-tie/highway 9 (2 lanes only tho...) at Hankasalmi. so it is good place to stop to refill your water bottles :) funfact: i have drank many times water literally from "ditch" or small pond and never got sick :)