Why Finland is so impressive!!!

Thank you so much for watching! Let me know any interesting things you know about Finland and finns!

I live in America. But I have Finnish heritage. I love the History of Finland.

we don't say please, but we have a polite way asking for things: we use the conditional. And we use kiitos=thank you quite a lot.

My father, who was a farmer, taught me not to ask people how much farming land or forest they have, as that is also like asking how much money they make. The reason is obvious - not to make anyone feel inferior. It is quite ok that the tax information is public, it is just that when you are in a discussion with a person you don't bring up issues that may make people look or feel inferior.

Thanks Viive! You have such great energy and you are very perceptive. Wishing you all the best! And by the way, Estonian culture - literature, music, handicrafts - is very impressive.

Thank you for your observations.. I have always loved the Estonians very much.. I belong to the older generation who were wondering what is happening there in Estonia, when under Soviet regime... We will always be brothers and sisters.. Finland and Estonia, no matter what:))

Finnish taxation politics is very open. You can ask from tax office every single Finnish people incomes if you want.

My mom's side is from Turku, Finland. I have been raised and live in America. I am such a Finn. I belong there.

It does not matter how much you make or what you do for a profession. It only matters what kind of person you are!

Nice points you picked up. About driving in Finland. The speed limits in the north during winter are mostly quite ok, as the roads are slippery and there are a lot of animals on the roads. In the south the limits are lower, so breaking the speed limit is more common (where there are no cameras). Money, once you have enough to survive, getting more doesn't improve your life quality as much as other things in life. People are not judged on base of their income, but rather on their caracter and what they do. We have social security, so you always have a way to get a roof on your head and food on your plate, not starwing to death. And about Estonians, you are family, same culture and same language family, same kind of lifestyle. The kind of next door neighbour we like, so you are welcome to stay here if you like it!

Unikeonpäivä is a real day (27th July says Google), but I think throwing to water only happens to the honorary sleepyhead in Naantali, I think. It seems the day is a wider tradition than just Finland.

Reason ppl drink so much milk in Finland is because vitamin D is added to milk to guarantee sufficient supply of it. As some might know vitamin D is composed(?) in the skin by sunlight and since there's very little sunlight during autumn and winter ppl don't get enough vitamin D naturally.

First: a virtual hug for you :) You can naturally crystallize things, like when the government invests in people, it correlates with happiness as well. I admire your intelligence, but your heart even more. You have a great dog. I haven’t watched all of your videos, so I guess your health is better than 4 months ago. You are so fresh. The coffee fan from Helsinki wishes you all the best :)

About the fines. It's not just the traffic fines that are based on one's incomes, it's all the fines - as it should be. There are two types of traffic fines. The fixed fines (several categories, same amounts for everybody) are for minor traffic offences, like speeding less than 20 km/h above the speed limit. The "day fines" are for more serious offences, e.g. for speeding more than 20 km/h above the limit. The "day fine" means, that everybody gets the same number of those day fines for the same offence/crime, but the cost of each "day" depends on one's income. And if you don't pay, you ultimately go to prison for as many days.

There are people like Björn Wahlroos who always use chauffeur in Finland and drive them selves only in other countries. He says it is cheaper for him to have a chauffeur than risk getting speeding tickets in Finland.

Finland is admired in so many ways,please make a video about their education system,it gets a lot of praise here in California. Could you also please visit the new Oodi library and talk about it? Thank you. Jose Pareja

It's completely fine to ask one's profession, I do that pretty often. It's "Muumi" in Finnish too. I don't really see Estonians as foreigners since historically we derive from the same tribe so we are pretty much the same people!

You're fun! And you make me smile! I'm living in England, but I would love to try Finland. Sounds like a more purposeful, meaningful & egalitarian society. x

To summarise what you found out about Finland is that it is the opposite of what happens in our part of the world. This so cool and so are you Viive-Kai. 👏

Not asking about the job is basically us not wanting to intrude as well as just not caring that much about what you do. If you are an "OK" person, does it really matter what you do for living? But if you tell me your profession, then I can ask all I want, because you opened that topic, meaning you are comfortable talking about it.