Remote Norway-Russia border at Grense Jakobselv 🇳🇴🇷🇺 

Only 2 counties separate Norway and Vietnam

only an ocean seperates norway and new zealand

A small buffer state, yeah :P

@@LichlordKazam a couple of oceans

Only space that separates Norway from moon.

@Wat Take your political bullsh!t to a video about political bullsh!t and not here where the only thing political is a watchtower.

There is no “Europe-Russia” border, nor does Russia represent the “Asian world” as the video creator stated: 1) Russia-proper is a European country, albeit a rogue one at the moment, but fundamentally part of the the same East Slavic brethren of Ukrainians and Belarusians (making the current Russian invasion even more abhorrent, as there is a fratricidal element to it) 2) the Russian Federation is best understood as a European empire holding numerous territorial possessions in central and Eastern Asia This is one of the primary misunderstandings that helped lead to the current war. For many years European analysts have been talking about how Putin is “pivoting east” in foreign policy, but that ignores the fact that, to the Russian leadership and populace, geopolitical effectiveness and prestige is measured through actions taken in Europe. Russia fundamentally looks west, even when at odds with the other European powers.

@@TheLocalLt My comment was in regards to visual appearance, with no political, historical or ethnical context. Russia does not look like Europe and Europe does not look like Russia, you always note the difference as soon as you cross that border in Baltics, Poland or even Finland. But not here for some reason. As for your point, i don't think of Russia as of an Asian country of course, nor do i think of it as a European one. Probably i think so being part of Russian populace myself, and to me Russia is Russia, and Europe is Europe. Russia sure has numerous fundamental historical and cultural ties with Europe. Russian writing came from Greece, Russian religion came from Byzantium, Russians and Europeans enjoy the same art, literature and other cultural heritage, some western Russian cities look European and some eastern European cities look Russian etc etc. But you can say the same about America - it too shares cultural heritage with Europe and is Europe's offshoot if you will. But it's not Europe, and it's not an ocean that parts them, but centuries of social, cultural, mental distinctiveness which made America America, not just former British colony. It sure is oversimplification on the brake of ignorance and i apologize for that in advance, but it's pretty much the same with Russia. It might be European by origin, but not by nature. Russia's geopolitical effectiveness is measured by actions taken in Europe because it's mostly Europe where Russia's vital interests are and it's only the West that is capable to challenge and deny those interests. Economically speaking Russia is relatively small and it doesn't have that much ambitions beyond Europe. No ambitions; hence, no rivalry; hence, nobody to measure penises with, pardon me.

@@MrOvnours I guess I would consider America to be European although an offshoot (same goes for Canada, Australia, etc)

@@MrOvnours European Russia is Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe is different and distinct from Western and Central Europe, but it is still Europe, ethnically, religiously, culturally, and historically.

I agree, a border is such a tiny thing physically but a huge thing in lives and culture

I once drove to Petrovce, in Slovakia, only about 2 km from the ex-Soviet border (I avoided the main road to Uzhgorod).

@@Serendip98 That could be interesting, I am planning to visit some historical border stones of Czech Republic, because along with graves in a graveyard, it is one of a few reminders of history that you can see for free.

@@RichieLarpa But Uzhgorod once belonged to Czechoslovakia too (we call that region Ruthenia) ; now it's Ukrainian. The borders have changed a lot during centuries in that region. I've also been to the source of the river San, which now marks the border between Poland and Ukraine, but it has not always been so.

@@Serendip98 But I know those things for some time already, I even mentioned briefly that very fact in my vlog as well. I also know that the source of San river you have mentioned is located near the southernmost point of Poland and there is even a white monument, confirming its presence.

As well as the EEC.

And is a member of Nato.

@@Luredreier No, the EEA. The EEC became the EU.

Пусть так и будет в дальнейшем

Still it's a border between NATO and Russia.

You're got to be kidding....

After all you came from there

No they don't terrible at best.. Norway and Finland both jumped at the chance to join NATO...You need a new source.. Of information..

have you studied this language or are you from Norwegian immigrants ?

Kremlin sheep what happened with the 3 week mental operation

It's mutual. I adore northern countries. We have a lot in common. In history and culture. I've been to Iceland twice. Would love to visit Norway and Sweden. I hope soon the war will be over, Putin will be punished and Russia will have a real democracy and restore and improve relations with great countries of Sweden, Norway and Finland. wish you the best from Tomsk =)

@@ИванМуравский-с2о Thank you man. You are welcome but there is a lot of racism here against Russians unfortunately since they almost promote it. but why will he punished ? For 8 years Ukrainian Government(The gov Obama Administration installed that place Banderra statues around Ukraine) bombed Russians in Луганск & Донетск killing at least 14.000 Russians ( According to UN) . For 8 years Putin tried to reason and use diplomatically with west and Ukraine.. Such a dumb move ,these 8 years he waited West installed 10+ bio labs , they installed so many Bases with NATO personal and they trained a well armed army these 8 years, they banned Russian language in schools and other anti Russian laws, they promoted heavily Ultra Nationalism where every 3rd person today are in favor for Stephan Banderra in Ukraine. Putin should have invaded long time ago. As a half Bulgarian we are great full for the Russian Army saving/helping us for The 3rd time , we have 15.000 + ethnic in Donetsk Ukraine and they also was bombed by Ukraine for 8 years. We all have different perspectives man, but I have closely followed this conflict for 9 years and I think it’s hypocritical of the west to talk about “human rights “ when USA has overthrowned over 50 countries since ww2 by military intervention and government coups. And I’m sorry to say bro there is no democracy so much in EU. Not anymore.. but never the less , best wishes to Russians Спасиба я в Германия сечас в работа. Я из Шветсия Малмо, Поздрав из Хамбург и Малмо xaxa👋

​@@ИванМуравский-с2о I hope that Zelensky will be punished for war crimes and that you will grow wiser. Long live mr. Putin. Hello from Kiev

But better join NATO just in case.

​@@xandervk2371Ні до чого не бачить"НАТО"

Right, I think now it's rather tense up there

Våres nærmaste naboa å vænna😭

@@okSiri.. *Your neighbor liberated Kirkines from the German Nazis and did not ask for anything in return, as well as for the joint use of Svalbard, but you have begun to become impudent! Are you by any chance a Nazi yourself?*

@@UltraTotenkopf Russia still has Barentsburg in Svalbard. An acquaintance of mine visited Barentsburg, but apparently Norwegian visitors aren't allowed in Russian shops or other certain places there despite the fact that Svalbard is a visa free and "shared" territory. This was a few years ago btw, and has nothing to do with today's situation. We also haven't closed our border entirely as far as I know, compared to the other neighbouring countries of Russia. Also, there's a difference between people and government, most Norwegians doesn't actually dislike Russians, it's just the government that bothers some of us.

​@@UltraTotenkopf russia bombed it in the end of the war dont act like a hero the only reason why u guys even have a boder w us is bc russia attacked our neigbor finland

Cool, thanks for saying so!

I'd take a screenshot of that, just for bragging rights

It is a shame your Belarussian leader does not wish peace and goodness to all. Instead, he is Putin's right hand man and fellow warmonger.

@@droge192 By a strange coincidence, the Belarusian people are very peaceful, our usual way of life is peace, silence and no need to run somewhere. Do not associate what is happening with ordinary people. Everything that is happening now in Ukraine is horror and madness, we are all in shock for more than a year.

@@droge192 i think u should beleive less ur propaganda. Those who seek peace would not beat all records with weapons, those who want peace would not attack normal citizens on purpose. Ur countries close eyes on all violations that ukraine do, else u ll surely change ur mind on who are the real villains. And i m sure u dont know the roots of the conflict to judge.

@@droge192 and your NATO, helped the Ukrainian authorities, trained the Ukrainian military, when they staged the genocide of the Russian population in the Donbas in 2014, there was a civil war, people were tortured, kept in pits, basements, killed by thousands, their own population, where many Russians live, now NATO sends military equipment and weapons to the Ukrainian military, they They are used for massive shelling of residential buildings, schools, hospitals, and civilians are constantly dying in the Donbas. After one attack, 14 people who were in the hospital were killed, and three times it happened that dozens of civilians, including about 30 refugees, were killed at the same time. who tried to leave for Russia. And Russia, by the way, gave Norway a large part of the Barents Sea.

@@anatolfrombelarus7940 by a strange coincidence you didnt give a single fuck when Donbass was bombed

It's pretty remote and rough

Wow interesting times

i served at korpfjell last year!

Awesome, thanks

Merhaba, Murmansk'tan Nikel geçişi için Rusya Güvenlik Servisi'nden izin aldınız mı? Yoksa normal bir Rus vizesi ile mi gittiniz?

You're welcome, Samuel

Kremlin sheep are you in NATO country now ???

Greetings from Russia Moscow :)🤝

Too bad one of those nation's government is filled with not so beautiful people

@@degenetron7590 ur media giv u wrong information. I m sure that ppl in ur government arent better at all. Stop beleiving propaganda!!

@@hamoudeallam645 you have negative braincells buddy

@@degenetron7590 where have you been when US bombed other countries? I know, you didnt give a single fuck that moment

Wow, cool. That's such an interesting, hidden little place up there

@@T1DWanderer Your channel is one of those who inspired me to visit.

Seems nice. I enjoyed the Northwest Angle in Minnesota too; I went there by car, which you can only do through Canada - the border guards were pretty surprised to see us!

The borders between France and Switzerland are very peaceful too. The village of Saint-Gingolph, on the Lake Geneva, has the border in the middle.

Там нет границы Канада это территория США 😅

What you say is true. However, this part of Norway is further east (more than 30 degrees east) then Alexandria in Egypt and even most part of western Turkey which is an asian country.

@@sailingviking7885 That part of western Turkey is *in* Europe. And at any rate that's further south. The shape of Europe and Asia is such that Europe is north of western Asia. The midpoint of Europe is in Lithuania if I don't remember wrong... So yeah, just because Asia wraps around us further south doesn't mean that this part of Norway has anything to do with Asia. The borders between Europe and Asia are extremely far from there in pretty much all directions...

And beyond the Urals, Asia; that was my point

​@@Luredreier Speaking from the point of view of geography, the author was very wrong. But speaking from the point of view of culture and politics, this is really the border with Asia. Russia is a Eurasian country and after recent events, Russia's political, economic and cultural course has shifted to Asia. Russia and Europe are increasingly moving away from each other, even this border has now become tougher, it used to be much easier to cross it and people went to each other, but today it is almost impossible to cross it. Geographically, Europe ends beyond the Urals. In Russia there are a number of steles on the border of Europe and Asia, one of these is in the Sverdlovsk region, the other is in Bashkortostan, there are others.

@@VHSKacceta well , could ve been avoided, i blame nato on this shit

Thanks for watching all of them, Larry. And we're not done yet! Lots more to come :)

Thanks for watching it!

Thanks a lot

It never occurred to me to try swimming there. Even when I saw the lady with the towel

@@T1DWanderer Me neither, but it was 31 degrees when I entered the artic circle and the day I was there it wasn't much colder 😅

Wow interesting description of it then, thanks

You're welcome, I really enjoyed this area

Thanks Susie! Glad you're watching

Great, that's really interesting. Thanks

I was lucky with the weather!

@@T1DWanderer Considering my knowledge...about climate zones and similar. It become...that, brave are followed by luck🍀 Sory on my ..unpolished english. Take care...good luck and thank you...once, again...🙂👍

I love Russia

You are the living embodiment of the friendship of peoples.

@@DIOS-M I wouldn't call that friendship

@@mnemonicpie It's just a phrase denoting international cooperation.

Norway , Sweden, Finland and Russia are basically same in terms of landscape, culture You can say those 3 nordic countries are uncle of Russia and brother of former USSR

Glad you like them. This was a dream trip for me too

What are you talking about? Are you from North Korea or something?

@@ИльяЗаболотный-е5м I'm from Ukraine

Great idea, I'd love to explore Finland more

I loved being there after exploring it on Street View myself

its not s taiga, tundra in russian. and this part of Norway is in Europe. Asia is like 2 thousand miles to the east

This video was clearly shot in Autumn.

@@magnumass yes of course, Norway is in Europe. If you referred to my comment, what I was stating is that Norway is not in the European Union, but of course it is a European country

That felt like the most obscure and distant place I'd ever been

Awesome - great place to spend a few days or weeks on the beach!

Hope you do!

Sounds great! It would be fun to cross the border, just to see what it feels like on the other side. Thanks for watching this!

Do they still take the Christmas swim in at the beach? That was the highlight of the trip...

@@MichaelEricMenk We called it the Wolfwash. It is done as an inauguration to all rangers serving there, but also voluntarily once a week by those serving in Jarfjord to keep the tradition alive

Great, thanks

Thanks for noticing!

171 000 😼

Cool, thanks for the detailed explanation

I thought so too, so remote and fascinating

don't see what trap u are talking about we have been alies for a long time now

@@Multigamer-eb9de yes sure they love you and they cadre about you!

That'd be pretty hardcore. I'd rather stand on the ground and record someone else swimming that ;)

Wow, interesting history. Clever approach to the issue

Wow that would be great. Such a fascinating place I'd like to visit someday too. Good luck!

did you visit murmansk

Cool, thanks for the info

I did see photos from inside online after this. Nice place

Thank you

Heh wow, that's bold

Really? Ho2 much?

@@manyulgarprsch I am not totally sure the exact number. But think it was in the range og 18 000 to 22 000 norwegian kroner. Which is about 2000 dollars ish

@@T1DWanderer bold or stupid you tell me 😅😅

Very frigid I would imagine, judging by the spray

in 2021 there was so extrimely hot...not, HOT!!! summer in Arctic region than it was possible to swimm in the ocean with comfort. In Murmansk there was +27 C (absolut temperature record). That days I, at last, believed in Global Warming

If you put a foot into the water it starts acking at once.

Makes me shiver just thinking about it!

Wow, that's really lucky. I think very few people get to see the inside

Heh that's right!

Thanks!

Thanks for the info. I hope you make it there

That sounds like an adventure

We went into Finland and Sweden, but only one day each (it's in the next video). I don't know exactly where my ancestors are from, just that generally it's England, Denmark, and Norway, with a bit of Sweden and France I think

​​​​@@T1DWanderer wouldn't it be interesting to know your ancestral journeys? There might be a great great grandfather that was a happy wanderer just like you. Maybe you are retracing his steps like a bird with a built n migratory GPS and you don't even know it. I lived in NL for awhile and it turned out that my Huegenot (Protestant) ancestors fled France in 1685 and settled in Amsterdam before coming to the US. It was weird because of my sort of my innate affinity for NL. I attended their baptismal church in Amsterdam which to this day features sermons in French. Genetic memory?

Jen, interesting ideas. I am drawn to Norway, and the north, but I don't really know why. Maybe that's it! My dad does have some genealogy stuff, I'll ask him about it. Maybe I have a genetic GPS like you!

I certainly am

Some of the best places take effort to reach!

@@T1DWanderer Yes, but there is always a choice where to go today