Italian Reacts To Finnish Song : Evakon Laulu 

Oh yes, it's a real story. Finland evacuated 430 000 people, 11 % of the population. Most mothers and children only had 15 minutes to leave their home in Karelia.

Almost every Finnish person knows this song. And have heard it several times, most likely. I cried, again.

If you are a Finn and this song doesnt make you cry, you arent a Finn..

Karelia was once part of Finland until USSR taken it from Finland. Funny part is that most of western countries was helping USSR back than. Things have changed since then.

I've got something in my eye again.

The evacuees had to leave their home, Karelia, it was left to the Soviet Union. That's what this story is about. There are other stories too. Our women still weave socks for babies, which are known as Junasukka, or train sock. The model is based on the fact that there was a barefoot baby on the train where the evacuees were brought from the feet of the war, a woman sitting on the same train had taken off her own woolen coat and knitted socks for that baby. That's why Finland hosts Ukrainian refugees, they too have had to leave their homes because of that neighbor of ours.

Viipuri ja Karelia is lost. My grandmother missed it for 94 yrs. 😢

I'm only now as an adult starting to understand what horrors my grandmother went through, she was one of the children who left Karjala with her family. I feel lucky to have been born in a more peaceful Finland, it makes me so sad that anyone has to live through war.

Absolutely touching this song😢my parents and grandparents were in the 2 wars, my father was soldier in the both wars Winter war - 1939- 1940 and Continuetion war..1941 --1944....and they evacuated in Karjala/ Karelia...Thank you Mauro, have a great day 🇮🇹❤🇫🇮

My dad's village was taken on the 6th of december, 1939. They had evacuated, mean while they left a loaf of bread behind. My godfather to whom is in his 90s, was sadden of this ordeal. They lost everything. He travelled back to his home village in the late 90s. The church where he was baptised was dorn down.

Mauro, thank you 🙏 Kiitos I will never get through this without tears 😢 So touching 💔 this still affects so many Finns

Mauro, this song just hits me, because my family is from eastern Karelia and our family had to move out of there, because the USSR decided to attack us.

420 000 karelians left their homes from the karelian areas (and Petsamo area in north), that were handed over to Russia. Two of my grandparents from Viipuri, the biggest town of karelia at that time, one of my grandparents from Seiskari island at gulf of Finland. They had to leave their homes. Evacuees were settled within a year all over Finland. it of course caused some unrest but in general, most of the finns helped them to settle in other parts of Finland. My grandparents did not talk about their homeland at all until I was an adult and even then, it was really hard for them. They were resettled to Kotka, town about 130 km east of Helsinki. However, this is still reason here, why we keep up the most ready army in the western europe, why we have a conscript service and 900 000 men and women very well trained for war. And it is also the reason, why our military budget is high compared to other western nations. Now of course, we are part of NATO alliance. But make no mistake, we were extremely well prepared and capable even before that... And as we can see from current european situation, the reasons to be prepared have not vanished.

My grandmother's family was from Karelia and they were unable to leave on time, the red army took them as prisoners and transported them to Russia to prison camp.

An Austrian graphic designer Alfons Eder moved to Finland in 1952. He designed a new label for Karjala beer bottle, which had the Karelia's coat of arms on it. The label angered the Soviet ambassador in Finland in 1968 when the beer was offered to him in an official event. That made the beer popular. The beer was originally brewed by Sortavala brewery from 1932 to 1944 in that part of Karelia, which Soviet Union annexed. Nowadays when drinking Karjala beer it's custom to say that we're taking Karjala back-bottle by bottle: "Karjala olut mainos 1985". 1968 was the same year when Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia: "Vaiettu uhka / Unspoken threat (English subtitles)". Anneli Saaristo singing 'Evakon laulu: "Anneli Saaristo - Evakon Laulu". About the work the Karelia Association does to preserve the Karelian culture: "37. Preserving The Culture Of A Lost Karelia".

This happened also to my grandmother, she had five children with her. My farher was 5-years old. Nobody wanted to have them to their houses. My father is now 90-years old. This song makes me cry every time. ❤

I listen to this song now and then, maybe not to forget what our people, we Finns, have been through. My eyes fill with tears every time. So beautiful in all the injustice and tragedy. Thank you Mauro.

Yes Karelia is split between Finland and Russia, and this song tells the story how people had to leave from the now lost areas.

This is real story very much. This was life story of Composer Veikko Lavi's band mate and Veikko wrote this this song.

Yes, it is based on a true story. Veikko Lavi, who wrote it, based it on his accompanist's, Pertti Husu's personal story. But there were hundreds of thousands of similar stories.

The original song has a stanza telling how the child-like officers prepared for death or war. Most of the reserve officers were 20-25 years old. "Young Finnish warriors marched against us They were led by those kid-faced lieutenants Many went on their last trip in life then Steady towards the head as if anticipating its moment" Veikko Lavi

This is why Finland and Finns stand firm and strong on Ukraine's side. It's not about losing battles and a War, it's about losing your home and loved ones. Ukraine is right now going through the very same as we have gone through so many a times at the hands of the russians. Our heartfelt sorrow for them has awakened the immemorial hatred we carry for the eastern remnants of the Golden Horde known as the Muscovites.

Real story.sad

This song and Laulu sisällissodasta by Paleface makes me cry.

That was a real story for those who was living in karelia those times, my grandparents have to left their home there outside of border. My grandmother once visited her old home in Vuoksela. Vuoksela was in finnish karelia, but russian takes it in war

Before the winter war, Finland evacuated all civilians from the entire 1300 km long border. The purpose was to protect civilians from fighting. After the war, the population was evacuated from the area of ​​Karelia, which was lost in the war.

This song is bit personal, because my mothers mother had to left Karelia in that time.

Conscription is compulsory in Finland. Most of the reserve officers were young men aged 20-25.

The Russians have gradually buried the history of Karelia in last more than 1000 years across the border, undermined it, and turned it into a small backdrop, just as they have done in the past in the original lands of the Karelian tribes, almost from today's Ukraine through the lands of Mari people to the Finnish border.

This song always gets me. My mother had to leave her home at age of 11 from Karelia.

Two times. Near the Finnish border living Carelians fled Russian aggression against Finland (Winter War)1939 and yet again continuation war (WW2 for real) 1944...😔❤️

My grandfathers brother lived with his wife and children in Vyborg, The Capital City of province Karelia. They were not Karelians, becouse they were originally from the area of present-day Finland, so they were in a better position than the Karelians when they were evacuated among the Karelian population to the area of present-day Finland, because unlike the Karelians, they had a place to go, i.e. to live temporally in their relatives home in Helsinki. Of course, like other evacuees, they too had lost almost all of their properties.

Yes it is real story.. Karelia was part of finland before war.

Make video Lauri Torni aka Larry Thorne story of finnish soldier who fought 3 armies

Here is the man who wrote the lyrics of this song. fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veikko_Lavi And here is something of the song fi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evakon_laulu And you are right: East Karelia is Russian. This song tells the story of the people of the Finnish Karelia, which was taken by Soviet Union during the WWII.

You should find song "veteraanin iltahuuto"

Russia conquered Eastern Karelia around the 14th century. Finnish Karelia is the western part of Karelia. Of which Venähä took most of 1944

the real Karelian-pies (karjalan-piirakka) are the Sh!t :D there is rule that outside of Karealia those rice-pie has to be called "riisipiirakka", and only real "Karjalan-piirakka" is served in Karelia !

I don´t remember have you reacted to Finnish metal music becouse i watch so many channels for rections of Finnish things. But i sertainly have to recommend this Finnish Black Metal parody. The band is called The Black Satans and this song is The Satanic Darkness. It is great that metal people doesn´t get mad or pissed as someone makes fun at the genre. Damn i laughed the first time as i saw this video. It actually has over 2 million views. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nh8CfWEnSJ8.html

😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤

You should listen Bella Chiao Suomi version the Finnish one most bad arse verion of bella chiao... Italian version is like soft core versionwhen compared.....

Hienoa että laulussa käytetään "mie" sanaa.

Your reaction to something so deep is a bit too light. Or is it a male version of deepness… and yes this song lyrics are very much a piece of real history of Carelian people in Finland.

This version is so bad... This is the one and only: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2GgokWTLR9I.htmlsi=hkoBq8j8ysPEiRM1

Real Song better

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