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Love your travel to Finland. I've seen other travelers go to Finland, but no one has done it. The way you guys have and the winter, thank you very much.
I was thinking that I'd like to have the link to get to those cabins .... and at EXACTLY that time you said it would be in a link below. You two are troopers ... I would not be dipping in the freezlng water or rolling in the snow !!
Now this is something... all other foreigners out there who are planning a visit in Finland, this is how you should do it. Forget Rovaniemi Santa Claus Park, Kakslauttanen luxury Norther lights igloos and all those touristy reindeer and husky farms that 98 to of 100 tourists do. Book your own cabin instead, far away from everything. I really appreciate A+K for this video, this is far more realistic Finnish/Lappish experience that you can ever achieve in tourist destinations.
@@AdventuresofAplusK You absolutely did. I doubt half of the Finns your age could do what you did. But that's the authentic thing. So sad you were not lucky enough to see the aurora. I've seen them multiple times, but I cannot ever formulate a thought as to what seeing them means to me. Besides awe.
Kudos for having your sauna debut in the winter in an old fashioned real mökkisauna (cabin sauna) that you heated yourself without unnecessary luxuries like running water. This gives you the right to secretly judge all the RU-vidrs that have visited Löyly or some other modern design sauna spectacle (nice though they can be). Glad you're enjoying our country.
😂😂 love it! This is exactly the experience we wanted! We were so pumped and excited when we booked this months ago! We thoroughly enjoyed Finland and can't wait to visit again! Thank you and thanks for watching!
Huge respect for you guys. I know spending a weekend in an off grid cabin is quite mundane for us Finns and usually the tourists we see are jumping around the touristy attractions. What you guys did got you more closer to what being a Finn is about. Silence, peace, nature and good simple food. Thanks for visiting Finland.
@@grimmow187 off the grid is optional for this type of experience. Many cabins are very remote from population centers, and the main difference is having electricity and sometimes running water. These types of cabins are quite common, and even for those who don't own one they're relatively affordable to rent for a few days.
This video is the best !! And you indeed have SISU in your soul. Dipping in frosen lake , icefishing in harsh weather... But in one point at video i heard something good ; Slow down and relax. Why i liked this video is that i have slowed down and relaxed same way. And i will do it again. So thank you for this !!!!👍👍👍
Yes we need a lot more of that slowing down and relaxing stuff in our life. That's one of our themes for the year! Here's to hoping we can accomplish it! Thank you and thanks for watching!
Love how well you did your research on what to do and how to dabble with the Finnish ways 😄 I've seen too many videos like this where someone just sits in a cold/lukewarm sauna or barely tries any local foods
Most folks have no idea what total quiet "sounds" like -- experienced it in Monument Valley, and it was one of the most profound sensations ever! It's startling, isn't it?!
I’ve followed you guys for three years and it’s so bizarre seeing videos from my own country, on the ferry and on the trains and eating Finnish food 😂😍 I’m so glad you’re enjoying it and I hope you’ll consider coming back to the Nordic countries for summer, it’s as (if not more) gorgeous then! Lots of love from the Åland Islands 🇦🇽
100%!!! We are dying to visit Norway in the summer and we really want to visit northern Sweden and come back to northern Finland (especially this cabin!) as well. Oh and thank you for following along for so long, we appreciate it ❤
One of the best adventure videos I have seen in years. Thank you guys for exploring and trying things as they are meant to be experienced. That cabinet in the corner with some board games, books etc. is so Finnish cottage coded, brings back a lot of memories.. Can´t wait for summer and cottage season to be here.
That was AMAZING! Good for you for going sauna and dipping in the lake and snow!! You are living my dream. I made it to Finland 22 years ago. It was the best vacation of my life. Unfortunately, I didn't get that far north. Thank you so much for filming and sharing your journey. Perhaps I'll make it back one day...Darcy from Wisconsin
As a native Finn, huge respect for you! I am glad you had the courage to take the leap and experience the "true" finnish way. While it's nice to have electricity and modern conveniences, nothing can truly beat going to mökki (the cabin) and just be. It's the way our fathers, grandfathers and every father before them did. You feel more connected to nature and, if you're lucky, you can learn more about yourself. Enjoy the silence, and the world around us. And at the end of the day, go to sauna and wash all the worries away. It's the finnish way. Glad you got to experience it, and hopefully you had a wonderful time!
I've never been off grid on a cabin. But I have hiked many of the finnish nature parks and camped out. I don't know what it is about the fire but being completely away from everyone, sitting in silence watching and listening to the crackling sound of an open fire... I miss that. Haven't done trips like that in many years. I'm hopeful that when my kids grow older I get to share that with them and that they feel it as powerful as I do.
I absolutely loved this video!! It's one of my all-time favorites by you both. You should do more videos exactly like this one! Any thoughts on where you would like to do a similar video like this?
We’d love to do more videos like this! The hard part is they aren’t the cheapest to produce. When we’re in the US we can stay for free in our van and we only have so much time and budget to travel internationally. Thanks and thanks for watching!
Finland has loads of summer cabins that are remote, in solitude and sometimes bit offgrid so that is true finnish experience! Really doing the best finnish things there are!
Very cool. As a finn who doesn't dip into water unless its above +20 Celsius, I have to say you are brave. Not every or even a majority of finns dip into an icy lake.
True, we Finns do not like to swim in icy waters! Only those few sporty ones. Come to Finland during summertime and enjoy swimming in a lake! That is enjoyable. Thank you for your video! Greetings from Finland
About the wintery silence... Naturally all the migratory songbirds have buggered off to Africa etc. months ago so there's no birdsong (maybe the occasional raven etc), but the secret ingredient to that winter silence is the snow. It dampens and absorbs sound waves.
@@AdventuresofAplusK an Arctic fir forest with a foot or more of powdery snow is like the lake turned up to 11. Ground is the same but there's lowhanging braches all around also covered in snow. It's an eerie soundscape
I really like how you got there, you abled yourselves to survive there, and you did extra activities to sustain yourselves in your stay in your cabin space. My dream.
About winter fishing... fish spent time in deep part of lake near bottom, and if there is any fishes they attack in few minutes. If not it is time to drill other hole, people often drill 10..25 holes during day until spot is found, then yoou can pick 10..50 fishes from one hole.
This was a very authentic Finnish way to spend a few days in a cabin. Just add bird watching/photography to that and that's basically my life. Some may find it boring, but I feel very alive that way. How did you sleep after having a nice sauna and cold dip experience?
absolutely stunning experience. I would do that in a heartbeat. Quiet, solitude. And you are right, the feeling of doing everything for yourself Well done, thank-you for sharing your enthusiasm for adventure.
I love this video. It’s perfect, you did a great job with filming and experiencing this remote cabin and Finnish way of life. Thank you for sharing with us. Also, this looks like a dream experience and vacation 😊
Yeah, came to the comments right after the intro clip showed this, to see if anyone had mentioned it. Especially in a remote area you have to be extra careful even with the mundane stuff like chopping wood.
You did have a perfect traditional finnish experience :) This is what every foreigner should do when they come to finland, as this is really popular time to spend time in Finland. Be it summer or winter, go to the cabin
Yeah, like lot of people have said. This really was the way to experience finnish winter. Doing all the fun things there are during winter for normal finnish family.
Wow! What a fantastic experience! The great thing about you it’s you choose to go all in. Your content it’s so inspiring. Now we want to do the same. Anne & Eric
Finnish sauna is always over 100 celsius. You did the Swedish sauna :D... also the lingonberries and cloud berries are so much better if you just buy real frozen ones and put little sugar on it, the "jam" is nothing like the real one. These are the berries we have in our forests and swamps. Cloud berries are so delicious when freshly eaten..
True relaxation comes after.. when sauna and icy water has straighten your veins and blood has circled. Have to say, this video's headline could very well be "Guide to the true Finnish experience" so other travellers could try something like this in the future. Well done.
Sisu is like having the odds against you, a boot on your neck, and still cursing under your breath while you are determined to push through although failure is to be predicted. It's the determination of not laying down to accept defeat. It's pushing headfirst through the wall. There's a Finnish saying that sums pretty well: lower your chin against your chest and head towards new disappointments. 😂 "leuka rintaan, ja kohti uusia pettymyksiä."
This was such a FANTASTIC video…everything about it…the cabin, sauna, dipping in the freezing lake, rolling in the snow plus so much more…so VERY COOL❣️ Love love loved it❣️
Amazing video, the more our family travels, the more we want to stay in unique places and this one takes the cake 😂 what an adventure. I Read your newsletter a few weeks ago, glad your home, resting, and getting a routine ( love juice and Toya as well 😂) and gearing up for your 2024 adventures, amazing video as always, take care guys! Xoxo Melissa
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Hey Kathryn and Adam, thanks, really enjoyed your video! Looks like you caught some really crisp and lovely heart-of-the-winter days...:) Very glad (and impressed) that you decided to do a really authentic experience of an off-grid cabin. Those were everywhere when I was growing up, but these days Lapland is mostly full of modern or luxury cabins - and while they are of course great, you will miss some major elements of "Finnishness"...:) Enjoy your travels..!
Those luxury cabins do sound nice, but we're so glad we decided to do a more authentic experience. It is something we'll never forget! Thank you and thanks for watching!
You had a good choice for airbnb-place! Couple of years ago I with my girlfriend had the same place for us for some 4 days. It was great, we had a great time! Even as a finn, I think the atmosphere of Inari lake and cabin itself are truly unique. Also the owner was really great guy and really helpful. We spent our days skiing cross the lake and exploring island. Not forgetting sauna!
It was so nice and such a memorable experience! Yes and the host was very helpful and nice! We recommend staying there to anyone who has the right attitude! Thanks and thanks for watching!
'The Martian' seemed like a suitable book choice. Leaving the books there would be perfectly OK. Traditionally summer cottages are like museums/time capsules. It's part of the charm. Things which are taken there are often old to begin with and then it all stays there. Only the seasons change. Playing cards is common activity at summer cottage. Just as is fishing. Here's a tour on one family's summer cottage in summer time: "Finland Friday: THE AUTHENTIC SUMMER COTTAGE EXPERIENCE!". For fishermen: "PILKKIKAUSI 2023 ALKAKOON | ICE FISHING IN FINLAND". Some say ice fishing is nicer during the summer: "PERJANTAI: Summer Ice Fishing is For Real". Some fish in Lapland during the summer: "Itikoita - EP8 - Incredible Fishing With Hissu & Tommi".
I feel like the Martian was a good choice as well! Yes if we were finished with our books we would have left them. We love that concept. Thanks for sharing!
All my Grandparents were Finnish they came to North east MN to settle in the early 1900s . As did many Finns because it's a lot like Finland so I grew up in the culture. Never was able to go there to see what part they came from. Kauhajoki and Jeppo in the western part. Thank you for this experience I will never get ! So if we get a normal winter here again. You can come to the area north of Duluth MN to experience below zero , northern lights and travel along the north shore of Lake Superior.
Having moved from the north to Helsinki for uni last autumn, I miss this so much. You did this so "right" that you could even inspire someone who lived in a place like that for 20 years! 😄 IF you are ever planning to come back, whether it is in the summer or in the winter, I recommend visiting Kuusamo, my home town, which is (arguably) much more beautiful and diverse nature-wise than Rovaniemi.
That means a lot to us! We sure hope we can come back one day! We loved the winter, but I think we'd like summer even more! Would love to check out Kuusamo too
The relaxing effect of the ice bath and sauna combo is more something you attain afterwards having done it rather than relaxing in the moment. I doubt many feel relaxed especially if they dip their heads under the icy water or run barefoot on snow. There's a bunch of modern science that tires to explains it with things like noradrenaline and endorphin receptors being primed by heat and cold but it's really simple enough for cavemen to figure out. Feels good man. Good video. PS. You say 100 years in the past but most Finns have or are at least familiar with summer cabins like this as a second residence so they're relevant in modern times too.
You guys have had more authentic finnish experience in your trip than me in my lifetime as a finn. I must improve my finnishness. Lapland has felt a bit dull to me always, but it has grown on me over the years. It must be the isolation and the sense of calming down. I like your videos and the positivity. These ones lit a spark in me. Keep up the good work!
When it comes to dunking yourself in very cold water: DO NOT JUMP. That is the only rule, you have to lower yourself to the chest height. Humans have a reaction when they are dunked rapidly in ice cold water, we inhale sharply. It is a reaction that can be trained away, but it is still innate reaction that we don't have full control over it. Going slowly prevents that shock reaction. If you have to jump, you have to cover your nose and mouth to stop you from inhaling water. Dunking your head underwater in an icehole is anyway a bad idea, you may get lost under the water.... So, think carefully and be safe, very, very few people die from it but only because those who do it, know the rules very well.
Another wonderful video and adventure. Still got us with that squeaky snow. Thanks for continuing to challenge yourselves and for sharing it all with us.
I must say, this is the finnish way to spend holidays. Glass iglues are nice yes, but for many finns, bit...too fancy and expensive as domestic tourism. We are down to earth people and not that interested on 5 star stuff and bling bling, most people would just rent a cabin (on or off grid) for a week because its the best bang for a buck.
Thats the way to experience real lapland. Nice cabin sauna heated for proper degrees and dipping into that icy lake, that gives so much euphoria, even it first feels like pain on ur skin. Also that total quietness is so mind emptying and works like therapy. :)
This is the proper Finnish way. My grandmother who passed away just a couple of years ago, lived 91 out of her 93 years in a place like this without running water. She was 92 years old when she had a shower or a toilet for the first time, before that it was buckets warmed with fire for bathing and outdoor toilet.
Great video! Next you have to come back in the midsummer and repeat the cabin experience, I think it's even more magical when it's green, the birds are singing and it's light outside around the clock!
Nice to see that you guys like the Finnish off-grid cabin, rare people have the guts "Sisua" to spend time in such place nowadays. I personally like to spend time away from cities and technology sometimes. When I have sore legs, in the sauna i raise my legs close to the ceiling and the heat helps.
We loved it out there! We prefer to be away from cities as well, mostly! We hope to have a place similar to this one day to call our own Thanks and thanks for watching!
"log cabin" Kek! Just go up north. See the log cabins they have there. Made out of trees that have struggled to live for a thousand years... They do tend to get a bit expensive to rent tho....
This was a great video! 🫶 I was holding my breath along with you when you dipped into the avanto 😄 I live in south Finland but been to Lapland too, and once stopped at the foot of a fell at night, where there weren't any other people. The silence... it was something else entirely, it felt powerful ✨️
The path back to the car was partial packed down snow mobile track and partial fluffy snow drift. They came in handy and were glad we had them. The path on the island we absolutely needed the snow shoes. Thanks for watching
Every Finn knows the tingling ever since childhood because when you'd been playing outside for hours in the winter as a kid and you get back home in the warm, the body is needles and pins all over. 😄
I usually hate Finland travel vlogs because they all do the same santa village, reindeer rides and ice hotels among other ludicrously overpriced tourist traps. Props to you for doing something different, you got a better experience for cheaper and you seem like genuine people.
I didn't really see any other comments about this but in Finland you normally have your own blanket even in double beds, at least I have never personally seen double bed with just one blanket (unless there was only one person using the bed).
You can’t ice fish at night, or you can but you don’t catch anything. There’s one bottom fish which you can catch at night, but it’s tricky and you need to know the spot.
Nice change from those more generic videos. Off the beaten path made this video so much more worth the watch! This cabin is the one most people in Finland have where they live or visit during the summer. Then it's mostly about grilling, hammock and a book, sauna and swimming for hours and playing yard games and shooting darts with the kids. And tip of the hat for going swimming. It's type 2 fun, where it feels so good afterwards that it's worth the initial shock.
Thanks! We'd love to make more videos like this, but there's only so many "off the beaten path" videos that fit in the budget. And then after a while those start to become the generic. We had a wonderful experience out there! We're hoping for a place like that of our own one day! The swimming was definitely type 2, but can't wait to do it again!
