I moved to Finland in the summer and thought the way everyone walked was super weird. People did a slow penguin walk. Then winter came and I understood where this walk came from. 😅 Many finnish people walk like that even when there's no snow because they get too used to it that it becomes natural.
In time you will develop a different kind of way to walk. Never slip again when you learn it. The key is to be very relaxed while you walk, if you fight it you'll get back pain
Exactly! The more tense and afraid you are, the more easier you fall. Be relaxed and your reflexes and balance work the best way. Even though I just fell anyway, but that's the way to walk.
I was in Sweden over Christmas and we bought a pair of strap-on spikes for under the heels. So much safer. We also saw some awesome ankle-boots with flip-able spikes, so you can easily adjust from outdoors to in.
There's a Finnish company that makes winter boots with retractable spikes, called Aaltonen. The other two boots I can vouch for are Ilves and Trento, in case someone is interested.
This actually did happen to me in Helsinki, and i did hit my head, and i was unconscious, and i did end up in hospital, and they DIDNT charge me 100k dollars to treat me. They actually looked at me like i was crazy when i told them i only had 30k to cover medical costs. I love Finland 🇫🇮
I love Finland too but try getting an OTC medication. I’m used to going to a gas station or any grocery store. Nope you must find a pharmacy (rare in some parts) and they must be open to get some aspirin. Also you can’t just show up at the ER, one must call ahead or take an ambulance (who calls ahead). So very different from where I’m from.
@@heatherj9029you can show up at the ER without calling, they might turn you away though, if your situation isn't severe enough and you should go to the health centre instead
There's a Finnish company that makes winter boots with retractable spikes, called Aaltonen. The other two boots I can vouch for are Ilves and Trento, in case someone is interested. I live in northern Sweden, and if this doesn't happen at least three times every winter, it ain't a real winter 😅
Yeah, this is why I use the spikes under my shoes whenever the roads are slippery. The trauma of a fall straight unto my back many years back still hunt me…
I bought spike add-ons? to my shoes from Saiturinpörssi for 6€ and I haven't slipped a single time after that, heck I have even ran on ice. Best spend 6 euros this year for sure.
As a kid, fell through the ice on a lake while ice fishing. I was clinically dead for over 15 minutes. I couldnt see anything, but i felt VERY warm. Toasty even.
i've broken an arm once and now almost never leave the house without spike add ons during winter (wish i had already put safety before style when i was younger lol)
This is so funny to look because its almost every time that when i slip i dont know it before i already saved myself by falling. And two time i fall so bad that if i didnt have backpack that save me for broken skull i dont know what would be happened. Also both these times was time when i didnt get up but stay laying and looked what sky looked. I wasnt hurry anywere.
when you're walking one the street and suddenly both of your feet slip at the same time but some insane reflexes kick in causing your legs to move faster than light and you automatically regain balance
You need one pair of those rubber studs, that finto sole of your shoe (not the velcro ones, no one likes those). Those bad boys have saved my ass so many times this winter 😅
I read recently that meditation for Minnesotans is when you fall on the ice and just kinda lay there for a while. BACKSTORY: Minnesota is essentially the US's Norway/Sweden/Finland/Denmark, partially due to the similar climate and weather, but also due to the fact that so many Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns settled here that they've been a main building block for our culture (no seriously we have so many transplants and descendants that the countries have consulate offices here).
Apart from the fact that I was born here, unironically, part of the reason why I live in Finland is the weather. The only issue is that the summers are getting hotter, so perhaps I should move to some place where a typical summer day high temp is the perfect +15 Celsius.
you could also ask, why live in a country where it is sometimes painfully hot and dry?? It can sometimes be cold in Finland, but never so cold that you can't compensate by dressing, but how do you reduce the amount of clothing if you're already naked and still suffer from the heat??🤔
