Having grown up in Helsinki I want to thank you for making an effort to show something a little more unusual among all the normal touristy stuff. I had no idea that library was so cool. I need to check it out myself.
Ahh thank you for such a nice comment! And we’re glad you enjoyed the library clips - it was really cool and you have an awesome capital! We loved it 😀
I like how these videos are being structured as a follow on episode from each location opposed to just random destinations. Seeing your transition from Tallinn to Helsinki for example. Feels like we’re following along the journey. Good job guys! Merry Christmas🤠
Nice and very well produced video, and you had done your "homework" very well with the historical facts etc. I'm glad you had good time in our capital. Welcome again in summertime when the city has quite different vibe if you haven't done it yet. Merry Christmas from Finland! For some reason RU-vid often suggests me foreign tourists' videos about Helsinki (and Finland generally) and they are nice to watch because then I can see my home country through someone else's eyes :)
What a lovely comment, thank you! We will definitely back again in summer someday. So many people have said it’s so different and so nice. You have a beautiful capital 😍
@@BenandMarnie I can give you little hints if you come here in summer. Just set your "base camp" to Helsinki and make daytrips to Turku and Tampere. They are easily reachable by train. Also Porvoo which is the second oldest city of the country after Turku is worth to visit. You can get there by bus from Helsinki and it takes only about an hour.
@@oh2mp thank you so much! We have made a note and will definitely check these places out when we return. We would love to spend longer and explore more of Finland as some of the landscapes also look incredible. A beautiful place for sure 👌
Drones that are not toys (if it has camera) must be registered. Some areas are no drone zones like cathedral area and market place. Also some restricted areas at Suomenlinna that belongs to military😊
Haha you are right there! It’s very cold in winter time! We would love to visit again in summer as well. And definitely, people in that part of the world are so positive and friendly ☺️
Have to point out that Finland is not part of Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) but is part of the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway , Denmark and Iceland) and Fennoscandia 😉
@@BenandMarnieNo biggie, you often hear "Scandinavia" used as a synonym for the whole Nordic region. Officially, in the happy Nordic family, the 3 monarchies DEN NOR SWE are called Scandinavia. Helsinki is at its best in summer: very green, lots of outdoor activities, people enjoy the long days.
@@mikrokupu most definitely! It’s such a common misconception here in the UK and we’re so sorry for this mistake - we feel really bad now 🙈 have changed our video description to clarify and be clear it was an honest and genuine mistake we made as we were just so excited to be in Finland anyway! But thank you for being so kind! We definitely can’t wait to come back one day in summer 😀
@@vesak455 it sure is! We’ve always included Finland and Iceland here in England and it’s only now we did this video and had many comments about it that we’ve even realised. Thank you for being kind 🙏 😀
Thanks for the journey,very interesting. I would choose Tallin and Budapest for more days, and skip both Finland and Stockholm for christmas tour. But in the summer I could take this trip,the opposite way. Happy Christmas from Norway :)
Thank you so much. Our journey goes through Sweden, Denmark and Norway next. Tallinn was amazing - we would love to visit Budapest someday too! Norway is our favourite country!!! 😍 Happy Christmas to you too!
Very nice video, good choice of background music as well. Your 'Amazing'' count at 3 is quite high, on the other hand your 'Massive' count was a paltry '1'. As a Brit, there should at least 3 or 4 'Massive' in your video!😂.
Yeah, sorry! And we have been made aware by many 😅 and apologised in the comments/description. As we’ve said to others, hope that’s not the main takeaway from the video…
Finland 🇫🇮 is a Nordic country with Sweden 🇸🇪 Norway 🇸🇯 Denmark 🇩🇰 and Iceland 🇮🇸 politically, economically, religiously, culturally and geographically. They are all members of the Nordic council too.
Looks like you visited Helsinki during the brief pre-Christmas warms weather spell. It got colder and more snowy again just a couple of days before Christmas.
What is the difference? Finland 🇫🇮 is a Nordic country with Sweden 🇸🇪 Norway 🇸🇯 Denmark 🇩🇰 and Iceland 🇮🇸 politically, economically, religiously, culturally and geographically. Also they are all members of the Nordic council.
So many have said! I think it’s a common misconception and there are differing descriptions of this part of the world. Hopefully that’s not the main takeaway from the video though, as it’s really not meant to be!
@@moonliteX yeah, there are differing historic descriptions and it’s definitely a very common misconception in the UK also, so it’s a mistake for not double checking that fact like with many of the others discussed in the film. We’ve apologised throughout the comments and also don’t think it should take away from the video itself. We were very excited just to be in this part of the world and made an honest mistake. When you film off a piece to camera, you’re just filming an honest, real moment in time. We also think it really doesn’t need to sway or overshadow the purpose of the video - it’s supposed to be an enjoyable, feel-good short visit to Helsinki, so it’s a shame if the only thing anyone takes is one genuine mistake based on a very common misunderstanding. Sorry again if it’s offensive, it’s just really not our intention at all. Merry Christmas and hope you still enjoyed the rest of the video🎄
Scandinavian countries still include the Nordic countries, excluding Finland. Fennoscandia, on the other hand, is the Nordic countries, including certain areas of Russia..Why isn't Finland in Scandinavia? Because Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden for centuries. However, Finland would hardly get the official Scandinavian land value in practice, because it does not have a land area in the Skandian mountains.
Thank you for your comment! I know it’s not considered as much part of Scandinavia as Norway, Sweden and Denmark - we meant just the first time we set foot on this stretch of land that combines these countries and Finland is often referred to as part of Scandinavia if not considered by everyone to be part of it! We didn’t think too deeply about that aspect to be honest though - and our next videos will be of the rest of the main Scandinavian countries 😃 sorry if it caused any offence, that’s far from our intention!
@@PuppuPosti we honestly didn’t realise it was such an issue and just assumed (maybe incorrectly) that Finland was part of Scandinavia. Either way, we loved it 😍
No, no, you are right. I just tried to say some people have on opinion Finland doesn´t include to Scandinavia and some are thinking it does. The last one is more common. @@BenandMarnie
I live in Helsinki and think the city looks hideous in the winter. Wet, cold, dark and dirty snow everywhere. You should see it in the summer. Best city in the world in July
We will definitely be back one day in the summertime! We still enjoyed it, but can imagine how it’s very different. The Xmas market is one perk of the winter I guess 😅
@@diamondsarenotforever8542 this is to extreme ! I travel after Helsinki to Poland Gdańsk Warsaw Krakow and was beautiful so many restaurant international and domestic with affordable prices and beautiful architecture ! And was very safe ! But not boring like Helsinki even food was boring and expensive
@@EA00000 Obviously you did not read Time magazine. It ranked Helsinki one of the most fascinating targets in the world for tourists. I visited Helsinki and a lot of Restaurants everywhere. A lot to see and interesting targets there. Everything is clean and well maintained. Also the studies and researches tell Helsinki is one of the safest places.
