FIRST TIME SEEING ESTONIA - TRAVEL WITH ME - TEACHER PAUL REACTS 

Hello, someone from Estonia here to answer your questions. (: First I am going to correct/specify some things said in the video 1. The capitals don't change literally, the offical one is always Tallinn. We just call some cities the capitals of something since they're associated with it the most . Pärnu is the summer capital - sandy beaches, festivals, loads of people go there for summer ; Tartu is the cultrual capital - beatiful archidecture and so on. 2. We do not have clear WIFI everywhere lol. Maybe 4G or 5G internet, but not WIFI. Estonian and Finnish languages are quite similar. If you'd put Finnish subtitles on your videos I'd probrably understeand like 30-40% without ever studying it. It's a little bit confusing though, our languages consist of the same words but they mean different things. Exactly like said in the video - hallitus (Estonian) - mold ; hallitus (Finnish) - government. When talking to eachother we use English. Some songs you could listen to: (These are all from the Estonian Song Festival, which happens once in every 5 years. It's a very big event and has been a thing since 1869. All the songs talk about our history/the beauty of our country. A short video about it : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CNjBwIsT8sU.html) 1. Mu isamaa on minu arm - Laulupidu 2019 : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XTdOiCa0-4o.html 2. Laul põhjamaast / Laulupidu 2019 : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AL3V1XQBLOo.html 3. Alo Mattiisen “Isamaa ilu hoieldes” : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0qalDlQsOSg.html 4. Tõnis Mägi "Koit" / Laulupidu 2014 : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BTS4JvKXvMI.html (Not exactly the original folk songs but you'll get the vibe, I couldn't find any real folk songs but if you google "Estonian folk songs" you might find some, these are just some to give you the first impression) 5. TRAD.ATTACK! - Kuukene / Moon (Official Music Video) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BaP6jUgFGkA.html 6 Lepaseree "Põhjatuuled" : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iPvFAvVPDds.html 7. Küla mul käskis vait olla / The village told me to be silent : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yh_Wgqa6chU.html (Some pop songs by Estonian artists) 8. Ewert and The Two Dragons - "Good Man Down" (official video) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ddCsOTWz7gI.html 9. Traffic - Für Elise (Official Video) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HlJSQA3uT_4.html 10. Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember U [NCS Official Video] : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3wjb3HtD32c.html 11. Liis Lemsalu - Halb või hea : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WD1LBckiNHo.html 12. nublu - croissantid (j6hkra eelarvega video) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gDDUOCUYhOM.html 13. NOËP - fk this up (feat. CHINCHILLA) (Official Video) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwTTRy4O-iU.html 14. Jozels - Milka (Official Video) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W2ZX2RWN8LY.html 15. Curly Strings "Maailm heliseb" : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jTv3wWQDDgQ.html (This one also has a folky vibe) If you have any more questions you can ask ((: I tried my best.

Estonia gained independence in 1918, then Russians ocupied Estonia in 1940, germans in 1941, Russians agan in 1944 and then they Re-gained independence in 1991.🙃❄🇪🇪

As an Estonian.. never call us eastern Europe. Even now, when I live in UK, I feel an eye twitch when people ask if 'oh is that the country on eastern Europe '. Just don't!! Otherwise. Well done video.

8:25 Yeah, without speaking Finnish itself, basic conversation is still possible between Estonian and Finnish. It becomes easier if both speakers know which words dont exist in other's language or have even limited vocabulary. Both languages split mere thousand years or so a go. For us, learning Finnish isnt hard. There's no true mutual intelligibility but depending on context 40-60% gets through and rest you might guess or figure out. Basically, people in Estonia use either Estonian or Russian (Soviet era colonists) in their daily lives and English to interact with foreigners. Youth generally is able to speak English, older generation Russian, some speak all three (children from mixed families usually become native speakers of Russian and Estonian both). It seems to be quite easy to get by for UK or US expatriates.

The population *was* declining because the Soviet occupation ruined the Estonian economy and many occupation era illegal Russian immigrants returned to Russia. Now it's growing again.

Estonian and Finnish grew apart about 2000 years ago so while the grammar and roots of the words are very similar, they are written and pronounced quite differently, I mean for you it would be like trying to speak with someone who speaks Old English. Also while estonian has a lot of germanic and slavic influenced loan words, finns are more conservative with their language. Some nice and short estonian content to check out: Estonian Dance Celebration / Estonian Song Celebration.

Arvo Pärt, Ruja, Winny Puhh, Ultima Thule, Singer Vinger.

LOL, not the goat head, it is a part of pork probably neck. And reflective clothing is not obligatory, it is enough if you wear a reflective peace, about 5 cm in diameter called "helkur", reflective clothes won't harm though. Yes, Estonians love rock music. For example No big silence is one of the heaviest bands ever. And punk music - like Winny Puhh (been on their concert at TV Tower (where the 360° Kiiking was filmed) and they are absolutely crazy punk musicians, my ears almost started bleeding))). But my all time favorite is a lovely song by Liisi Koikson "Sinu hääl". Of folk bands I recommend TradAttack! With their song "Ride". In addition to the singing that helped regain our independence back, Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians composed a Baltic Chain, people were holding their hands together, through all three countries.

Great reaction! Could you do a reaction to Geography Now Finland?

Present from England! 🇬🇧

also Wise (9.3bn eur), pipedrive, bolt are Estonian

Estonian song -Isamaa Ilu Hoieldes.Kerli , Tommy Cash,Metsatöll.

Hello i am Estonian 50% and 50%Russian now living in Germany 🇪🇪 🇩🇪

Metsatöll vaid vaprust (Estonian folk Metal)

Ivo Linna is a famos singer in estonia

finnish is like drunken estonian. yes, ofcourse i can understand it, but it helps to be drunk.

Estonian Famous is A. Kontaveit tennisplayer was nr 2 world , Ott Tänak rally world champion, G. Kanter Discus olympic gold, R. Taaramäe cycling , K. Kass, K. Pedaru models . and estonia win eurovision 20 years ago :)

The bird poulation is over 3m

In my opinion it’s time to let Estonia be a nice small Nordic country. Estonia very deserves to be a Nordic country, because Estonia has done a lot of work, we have many smart people, we are good at digital things, we have northern lights and we are very similar to Finland and other Nordic countries like: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland. We are not similar to Latvia and Lithuania and the other Eastern Europe countries. It’s time to stop calling Estonia Eastern Europe country and Baltic country and forget all this terrible, rude and mean Soviet times. Let’s just stop this Eastern Europe and Soviet stigma thing and let Estonia turn the new page and let them be a normal small Nordic country next to Sweden and Finland!!! Estonians call themselves the Nordic country and many other people and tourists had also said that Estonia should be a Nordic country, because Estonian people are Finnic people not Balts and we are more similar to Scandinavia. Yes many people had agreed with that Estonia must belong to the Nordic group and seperate from Latvia and Lithuania. They don’t even need these countries, because Estonians communicate more with Finns and other Scandinavian countries. Estonia will be a very good partner for the other Nordic countries. We will do a very great work and we will be very strong!!!😁🙏

Im watching from estonia bc im estonian and heres some gread things ab our country 1.As you already reen our flag its 🇪🇪this 2.out citys are so beutiful and we say like the other places is maal thats in estonia languegh. 3.we have so many libearys and houses and shops snd we have so so much love😘🥰 4.we all aprecyate black ppl. Byeee

There is a joke that If Estonian gets very drunk they can speak perfectly Finnish😂😂

dont quote me on this but i think the pop decline is assosiated with the old soviets dying off and many of the "more women" are part of those soviets.

I, as an Estonian, could understand at least 80% of Finnish subtitles.

there's basically a game of how many connections are you from a famous person? f.e i am two from kelli sildaru, 3 from paul aron

Greetings from Estonia🇪🇪 I was born in Värska, it's near Russian boarder, Saatse. Värska is a small borough, they're talking Russian, Estonian and Seto there. For foreigners, Seto is very hard language. So you would not understand anything what they say. Only old generations speaks fully Seto. There are Seto songs where they are singing in Seto language. So I hope it helps a bit! Edit: there are my famous people here! (531 singers) Ilmar Kuusemets Jaanika Kuusik Janeli Kuusk Kersti Kuusk Marju Kuut Eliisa Kõiv Kerli Kõiv Katre Kõiva Ele Kõlar Kaja Kõlar Britt Kõrsmaa Henry Kõrvits Toomas Kõrvits Maian Kärmas Tiit Köster Henrik Raave Therese Raide Tuuli Rand Artur Rassmann Mihkel Ratt Mihkel Raud Ranele Raudsoo Ott Raukas Rita Ray Milli Rebane Therese Rei Renate Anette Maria Rennit Aivar Riisalu Artur Rinne Dmitri Kurilov Mari Ronimois Rolf Roosalu Kristi Roosmaa Andrus Rootsmäe Kersti Rosenberg Taisi Rosenberg Sofia Rubina Voldemar Rumessen Emil Rutiku Hele Rähn Rasmus Rändvee S Jaanus Saago Janne Saar Mariann Saar Mikk Saar Imre Saarna Lauri Saatpalu Marek Sadam Hendrik Sal-Saller Helgi Sallo Elmar Salulaht Norman Salumäe Haili Sammelselg Nikolai Samohvalov Evelin Samuel Mart Sander Artjom Savitski Fredy Schmidt Aino Seep Kadi-Signe Selde Marion Selgall Arnold Selge (muusik) Heino Seljamaa Kalle Sepp Uudo Sepp Alice Serman Leida Sibul Kaja Sildna Janika Sillamaa Merle Silmato Siiri Sisask Katrin Siska Mihkel Smeljanski Jüri Vlassov Peeter Volkonski Hardi Volmer Peeter Volmer Urmas Voolpriit Kadri Voorand Silvi Vrait Hanna-Liina Võsa Maria Väli Mare Väljataga Anisa Vänikver Leili Värk Luisa Rõivas Anne Värvimann W Harald Weiler Õ Birgit Inge Õunapuu Ü Gertrud Üppis Y Yasmyn (There's so many of them!) Edit: and yes, we can understand what Finnish people are saying.

I could do it i know so much english

if i was child i look finnish tv i undestand 90 %

Watch eurovision

9:48 👍👍

Sorry need to post as sepperate posts as YT is blocking any Replies or edits. Finnish with Estonian is something like Brittish suberb English to USA English

so there is estonia, and then estonia 2 to the north. the alcohol is cheap as heck, absolutely beautiful forests and very good foods. would recommend visiting.

13:46 I watching from Estonia.

I am Estonia human

i am from estonia :)

The only toponyme he pronounced right was Valga. ALL others were totally wrong.

03:34 1979 -191 was in Soviet time only north -Estonia reach look Finnich TV programs . ..How clouse is Finnish to Estonian language - not that clouse like Irish tu UK or Spanish Portugese but that clouse like Russian to Poland language.

Raim is our country fish

Im from Estonia

Some word are same but mean something else

In estonia we say peipsi järv

I think most Estonians know Finnish better than they admit.

I live in esronia

Tallinn

What happened, the war happened

war i history we had abot 8 wars

Все страны мира: посмотрите на эстонцев, у них нету ресурсов и у них мелкая страна! хаха! Эстония:*вкладывается в технологии и становится одной из самых продвинутых стран в европе* Все страны мира: 😳 Эстония: вы меня недооценивали! translate this))

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Here some Estonian men have liderally 2 permanent GF (3way relationships), we do not have marrages. Liderally by law there is so called open marrage law basicly cohabitation kind of thing.

Tere

personally, I would not understand anything if a Finnish person talked to me as an Estonian.

Sad is that this video you are reacting to has bad mistakes, many factual, liderally 1 thing is that wrong that this guy can get him sued by the country.

Why Estonian population is in decline? Simple. Whe have surprisingly high death rate (generally poor health, bad habits -- especially massive and unstoppable drinking -- pretty the same like in Russia) and poor birth rate. Estonians are very suicidal too one way or another. Quite a lot of estonians left the country 2009 -- 2016 and never returned. Immigration is minor.

Im estonian and i dont understand finnish language

Hotmail is not invented by estonians. Thats totally wrong. Skype was invented by a Danish firm which employed a bunch of Estonian programmers who did the main development.

no mony no hony

im singel i hate my life