Most Shocking Cultural Differences I Life in Finland

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Are you planning to move to Finland or are you curious about Finnish culture? If so, join us in this video where we explore the most shocking cultural differences of life in Finland.
Moving abroad can be a challenge for anyone, and we know from experience that it often involves some culture shock for foreigners. In this video, we share our personal experiences of culture shock when we moved to Finland 4.5 years ago, particularly for Megha, who moved from India.
We delve into some of the most significant culture shocks we faced, such as the Finnish love for personal space, social conduct that might seem impolite, and the widespread acceptance of nudity. We also discuss the unique Finnish climate and the golden rules of communication that one should know when in Finland.
Our goal with this video is to help you better understand the Finnish culture and prepare you for any potential culture shock you may face if you plan to move to Finland. So, join us and let's explore Finland's exciting and unique culture together!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:24 what is culture shock?
0:44 Personal space
1:31 Social conduct
2:35 Sauna and nudity
3:33 Climate
4:35 Communication
5:55 The end
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15 июн 2024

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@couple_of_expats Год назад

What cultural difference shocked you the most? Watch next 👉 4 Tips for New Expats in the Nordics: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0T-LayRFpFg.html

@TK8866275 Год назад

3:45 It's not just 10 to 12 hours of daylight but about 19 hours during Summer solstice June 21st in Helsinki. At that same day in Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi there is no sunset but 24 hours of daylight. In Nuorgam the northernmost village of Finland there are 74 days without sunset starting from May 16th to July 29th.

@couple_of_expats Год назад

That's true! Depending on where you are in Finland, the length of the days vary, and most of the country experiences very long days between April and September. Seeing the sun shine even at 10 and 11 PM is a surreal feeling.😀

@TurmoilDot Год назад

Hi! A Finnish woman here! 😊 I just want to tell that the sun does not shine here as much as in the southern countries. And in the very NORTH of Finland and Scandinavia THE SUN DOES NOT SHINE at all during middle of the WINTER. Then you should use the Oil of the cod's liver (= "kalanmaksaöljy") for A- and D-vitamins 3-4 times a week, about 1 spoonful. The other fish oils do NOT have those vitamins enough. The Pharmacy ("Apteekki") is the right place to buy and ask about it. It is NOT suitable for young babies or those who are allergic to any fish. This kind of information is very important to get and follow! 👍

@couple_of_expats Год назад

Hi there, and thank you for sharing your ideas on this topic! Using cod liver oil and other vitamins is a very good suggestion, we should definitely include it in our daily lives. 🙂

@TurmoilDot Год назад

@@couple_of_expats Very good choise! 👍 There are capsules too, ask those in Pharmacy (if you think the oil tastes too bad). 😊

@twodyport8080 Год назад

It begs the question how people lived from 10s of 1000s of years without pharmacies, not being close to the sea to eat fish either.

@TurmoilDot Год назад

@@twodyport8080 No problems if you live in a sunny country. Sunlight makes the skin of white/light brown people more brown. The whole process of this do produce D-vitamin (inside the body).

@twodyport8080 Год назад

@@TurmoilDot obviously I am talking about those living in the north with little sun in the winter, huge expanses of land and no fish nor pharmacies.

@squidcaps4308 11 месяцев назад

Very low audio levels. I have 24dB normalizer in my audio chain, which means this audio is boosted 24dB at the moment and i can't hear what is being said, my silent fan overpowers it The last video i watched was at speech levels... So it is not at my end, it is the video that is super quiet.. Audio needs at least 24dB boost, possibly 36dB.... That is A LOT...

@couple_of_expats 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for your feedback, we have increased the audio levels in our most recent videos. 😊

@just42tube Год назад

There are reasons to believe that human activities at the global scale have effected climate change also in Finland. But it is false to say that the climate would be a cultural thing and reason for cultural shock. This is just misunderstood terminology. Some people use culture to mean anything they experience including effects of the paths of Earth and Sun in relation to each other. Please don't be one of those people. Climate definitely effects culture in any society, but the opposite is significantly true only in more densely populated areas than Finland. You can of course find micro climates, but not significantly in a country wide scales.

@TurmoilDot Год назад

The need of D-vitamin and hormones that sunlight is producing (as the source of those) inside our bodies, is real. It is not caused by any climate change or other changes in our environment. Humans just had to have these and many other things to live! Like animals and plants do need. The amount of the sunlight that people are getting through their skin, is very low in the north and in the very south of the planet Earth, almost half an year as the Sun is lower or not shine at all. Sunlight is perhaps the most important source of D-vitamin (our body does do the whole producing process). It's also possible to buy D-vitamin/Liver oil of cod from Pharmacies. Infants get it thru mother's milk, or from a specific vitamin product (without D-vitamin they are growing slower and the legs won't grow straight). This is a part of our Life and Cultur, from birth to death. It's *** ESSENTIAL to know *** these things, before even moving to Finland or to other, same kind of countries in the northern or southern areas. People who have a skin with a darker colour, have even a bigger need of D-vitamin, because their skin do not "absorb" a sunlight as easy as a lighter skin do.