60 Minutes About Finland (Tango Finlandia)

[lintu25]

Start war agaist us, and you see how united and shy are we.

Dont fu*c with finns.



[bliss38]

I always wonder if Finns are so shy and non-verbal, how do they ever find dates? Also does all of this behavior translate to being anti-social?

[hiralagos]

Artto: Hey Tauno, what are you gonna do today?

Tauno: Ahhh I was gonna get drunk, go hang out in a grave yard and tango with the first woman I see to a death march.

[vidaripollen]

nice video.

[oceaner]

it sounds like Finland is my dreamland. I'm a very shy person and always take long time to get along well with others. Unfortunately I can never in this life move to Finland as it's too old for me to start a new life all over again in a new place with a new language.

[hari1408]

that is awfully adorable,

[posteador]

Interesante que el Tango tenga tanto arrastre en Finlandia....haha. Claro que le quitaron toda la pasión al tango. That is like a watered down version of Tango! Lol .... 

[Bex79CH]

How sad!

I haven't been to Finland yet, was thinking about a visit this summer, but my goodness, I wanna be happy! and that did not look happy! they've even managed to make Tango look like German Sauerkraut, sauer, unfriendly and distant !

[Jourei91]

Never noticed it before, but this seems really true. :D

[Kurtlane]

I am going to Finland soon, so I will see how true this is.

All I know is that my friend and his family found a refuge in Finland. Before that France turned them down, because their skin was too light and they are Christians, not Muslims.

I think Finns are great. If they prefer to be quiet and honest, all the better for them.

[Chachaman111]

Finns are Mongols that migrated from Asia

[studenyp]

My experience with finns is pretty nice. It took a while to get aquainted with finn people, but after a while they hug me :-)

In opposite people from south are warm and friendly from the beginning, so you dont now what they are really thinking about you.

In in czech rep. we also does not say "I love you" often but still more often than finns :-). It has very deep tought in czech.

[studenyp]

My experience with finns is pretty nice. It took a while to get aquainted with finn people, but after a while they hug me :-)

In opposite people from south are warm and friendly from the beginning, so you dont now what they are really thinking about you.

[wailed72]

Thats why finlands rich though...

[lectrick]

A warm hug for all you Finns... from Boston, which is also pretty socially conservative!

[cursetogod]

FINLAND IS ZOO

NOT GOOD FOR MODERN HUMAN

BUT PERFECT FOE ANIMALS

[coolnick52]

German people are the same to! I knew a german women who had the very description the narrator was talking about, and she had the seriousness of the people in the intro of the video COld and serious!

[D8271]

I just don`t understand why Finns won`t tell you they are shy, withdrawned...it seams like a rejection-if you don`t know any better...not every nation is the same, but they are quite extreme at this..and that makes them kinda cute in my eyes (I <3 weirdos) Happy Independance Day from Croatia ;-)

[clarity2325]

They need sunshine.

[CatholicSpaceNazi]

Why so many dislikes? I think this was pretty good and truthful.

[Volkolak]

Wow, a nation of people exactly like me! What are Finland's immigration laws like?

[akunekonoshi]

I can't help but wonder if certain characteristics are genetic. I'm almost fully Finnish, but I was raised by two very outgoing parents ( who adopted me ), and yet I act so Finnish, ending up being the black sheep of my family. My birth-mother is more quiet and shy than I am.

[airbus1515]

@Rosvosektori  thats true

[SoulSpinder]

Oh gods. I mean, I'm a silly American.. ((And for the record the :Hi! Who are you? I LOVE YOU! is not every American... just me. >.>)) but... seriously? I have a feeling this vid has more of a silly-American spin. Bah on them.

[metemi]

Sounds great to me. I hate when people look at me. Some people in here seem to almost demand that you look at them when walking down the street. Fuck that.

[WillisTheHoly]

Dude this explains so much bout my Ex-GF lol no joke...her whole family is from Finland.....geez I kinda feel bad now

[DavidDavingstonshire]

This looks like the country for me!

[opal1920able]

gee i wonder why they are so depressed, gee i wonder if lack of sunshine in the winter, called sad, or seasonal disaffectine disorder is any cause.

[chiku0009]

hihihihi

[juan1974mendez]

if they are shy they live their lives of their own. americans at times think they have the right to intrude into every spot in the world with their arrogance, and expect everyone to think like them.

[RayWilliamJohansen]

@juan1974mendez FUCK YEAH

[spartacandream]

Those Finlanders arent just all doom and gloom, us americans just have a culture thats more vocal and less shy, and its us shy guys that are the odd ones out.

[ilikeyouallot]

these people should spend their time in puerto vallarta, or acapulco or zihuatanejo, cancun or hawaaii, aruba, martinique, spain..

[crazygirl898]

hahahah :D i love this. Im totally finnish. And this totally make sense. If you smile at a stranger on the street they think your ether drunk or crazy : DD

[SilverFigure]

@crazygirl898 That's true!

[LightRevealsDark]

They need more zakuska, and vodka in their diet.

[AnnaIsabella90]

HAHAHAH like some fucking animals on discovery channel :D:D

[mendogreen21]

i do like to be by myself and i dont look ppl in the eyes becuase of confontations and i dont want ppl to talk to me so maybe it hereditary i live in the states

[GlobalDating]

it's amazing anyone reproduces there. why don't they just go to the rest of europe?

[TheTravelfool]

@talvikki81 Haha I lived in Finland, and caught onto that quickly :)

[FerTango75]

If you see the way the tango was danced and played in the argentines movies of the beginning of the century XX you will see a lot in common with the finish tango. It lookss that the tango got frozen there.

[roger1anderson]

ok ok now thats personal

[PsychedelicVideos]

fsdgfhgdg

[tonkeroinen]

I'm now 21 years old and I remember saying 'I love you' once in my life time when I was about five or six. I said it to my dad while I was sitting on his lap. Dad answered that one day there would be a man I would love more than him. I said I would never love any man more than I did him. Then I hugged him and we never spoke of this incident again.

The less we use it, the more we mean it.

[nolaughingmatter]

About saying "I love you" -

Finn: "Maybe he will say it once in a lifetime after they've been married for 20 years, when the wife is on the deathbed..."

Safer bursts out laughing.

Finn: "It's not funny."

ROFL

[GuaroLlanero]

Who's the woman at 2:17?

[nobolettu]

@GuaroLlanero her name is arja koriseva. but she's not like that anymore :-D

[Oolaus75]

@GuaroLlanero Arja Koriseva finnish singer

[walkertexasranger33]

lol i woudlnt mind this society i do the same thing but not this dreadfully

[heimoman]

one of the highest suicide rates?!? WTF!?!?!?

[lomver]

@talvikki81

I'm Norwegian and we Scandinavians are often characterized as shy, but the Finns are definitely extreme compared Norwegians, Swedes and Danes. I don't have anything against Finns, but I just find it very hard to communicate with people who simply would like to hide instead to someone.

[timomastosalo]

Lol - nice to hear an outsider comment this, somehow always a bit off the core of things :) Makes it sound like 'fear only' -much of the reserve is also linked to respect (giving room) and common sense: 'Who's this fellow, don't know him/her - i'll take my time to estimate what he/she wants'.

And the interviewees like to exaggerate and support the clichés!

Was amusing package of generalisations and categorisations.

[Kiikkanen]

I think there are plenty of nice people in Finland, but the sad fact is that many Finns are extremely depressed. This makes them gloomy and angry and very hostile towards everyone, especially towards people who are not as gloomy and depressed as they are. And there are also lots of mental problems here. But luckily the younger Finns are not that bad, atleast most of them. I think that the people aged 40+ are already lost their will to live or something.

[Atsuma1987]

@Kiikkanen why are they depressed?

[sewinghippie]

@Kiikkanen we're pretty solemn here in Alaska too

[MrChicagoblackhawks]

I thought Americans where depressing. Sure would hate to live in a place where even the slightest touch would cause offense.

[HahaJubJub92]

LOL NO, americans we have that "dont give a shit" attitude but we're also very uptight when it comes to work :P

[TheTravelfool]

@MrChicagoblackhawks People don't touch in Finland, but at the same time they do. It's hard to explain unless you spend time in the country. Finns like their personal space, and they don't touch a lot (unlike Italians), but if you tap some1 on the shoulder or hug a close friend goodbye it's not like they will be offended.

[opal1920able]

@MrChicagoblackhawks well yea North Americans especially the ones up north are depressed because of lack of sunlight, yes winter is depressing its dark all the time, its very cold you have to wear 3 layers of clothes, just to go outside the roads freeze up with ice causing many accidents, you car slides around a lot in the winter, you have to pay for heating costs, the salt on the road destroys your vechicle by rusting everything on it including brake lines.

[jstarret]

"He should not smell of vomit." Good rule.

[Sareth987]

lol I've heard that Finns are the most happiest country on earth.

[whatewer23]

@Sareth987 Thats after we have had couple of beers XD

[aivopark]

Santa IS a finn !

[rustycorpsesex]

I've been to Finland numerous times, and the people are extremely welcoming and honest. Huh.

[rrrjjjmmm100]

TEEMU SELANNE

[moloholo]

Mä nauran mun perseen irti

[SirVantesAFC2PUA]

that finish women being interviewed seems a bit crazy, like all these years of being in her shell has sent her a bit cookoo and hugely extroverted now. She laughs out loud so easily, even soething that's mildly amusing. hahahahahahahah HAHAHA hahaha haahahah haahahaha HAHAHAHA

[krazykre23]

This looks like an awkward teenage school dance, except everyone's old. Are the young people like this too? There's no point in being in love if you're just waiting around for it to end. You have to enjoy it while you're lucky enough to have it :)

[cina1994]

cleanest country in the world lol

[PurpleStain6]

Finland is awesome! It's my favourite country! The music there is awesome!

From UK! x

[7Angelic7Militia7]

It freaks me out how many awesome bands come from Finland!

[wagerfilmART]

I was in Finland once: June 1989. Every person I met was kind and honest. I did not find it so much different from other places where the norm is to be reserved. Finns do look you in the eye; and they smile, too. peace

[terenceheng83]

vittu perkele... that's what my Finnish friend taught me...

[petsel898]

@terenceheng83 thats all you need to know :D

[SOLISDEUS]

How is it possible that Finland has a net population of under 6 million people. Is there a fertility problem in Finland?

[Giefurmoney]

@SOLISDEUS studies show that Finnish men has highest sperm count in the world. But I think the 2nd WW reduced population a bit.

[maratmasry]

they just don't have that many children that's all. Kinda like Russia, no one wants to have children

[mazikaze]

@SOLISDEUS I think it's due to the fact that when rest of the Europe went through industrial revolution, we shivered in -30 C and ate turnips. By the time when we got industrialized and our agriculture evolved so that we could support something like 50 million people, family planing had already droped avrege family size.

[RedPetrol76]

I read that 'caucasian' white race will be a minority in US until 2050. Is there a fertility problem among the white?

[tucfinland]

Most educated and most succesful people make fewer children than uneducated and poor people.

[ralex19]

nope, they just know how to use a condom

[93omair]

i m not from finland but i LOVE finland! plannin to shift there

[wagerfilmART]

@93omair I clicked the wrong thumb. Finland is superb.

[nukeum2]

My roots go back to Finland, and I'm pretty shy along with a few of my family members. I'm thinking it might be a genetic trait. I enjoy being alone and keeping to myself most of the time, but I will speak out when provoked.

[haywoodstheman]

im an american, and my girlfriend and i are artists looking to become finnish. we love this!

[hellspy]

I've met some finnish people and they were just awesome, but thing is that it doesn't seem to very exciting when you live somewhere dark and full of old people. But doesn't matter where you live, you can just make your life perfect if you want.

[jeffindenver2002]

Finland = good people, shy or not

[jeffindenver2002]

I love you Finns :)

[dippercipper]

LOL :D

[RememberxAugust]

This is heartbreaking!! D:

hahahah

[dasmysteryman12]

I love Finalnd. I've read in some of the comments from Finns that it's true. Well, I think the poorer & hotter a country is, there is a chance that it would be one of the happiest countries on Earth, with the exception of Denmark. Wait, why is Denmark happier than Finland? I mean, they are both Scandinavian countries. And also, Finland is OBSSESSED with air guitar. Why not make air guitar a national obssession for Finland. I am still going to visit Finalnd. And probably make everyone smile. :)

[Lindalfi]

Noo one looks anyone in the eeeye"lmao

yes we are quite shy, but why does that have to be something bad :)

[wagerfilmART]

@Lindalfi Shy, reserved people are everywhere. They are not the standard for TV or Youtube. Instead, they are genuine and meaningful. Finland seems to be full of such types. Finland is a good country.

[Mutlilated33]

We rule, no matter how depressed we are, we rule.

[maggotxmurderdoll]

yup, and you having AMAZING musicians (:

[yomega85]

uahauhaha then don't come in Italy...you can always go on holiday in Kouvola, you will find the perfect environment.

[RunkkaajaApina]

Now I'm proud, i'm finn....

We actually are shy, angry-looking, agressive, alcoholic people, from north....

And that's very hard, when you go to southern europe on hollidays... Italians like to kiss on the cheek, we can't even look people in the eyes....

[yomega85]

hahahaha then don't come in Italy, you can always go in holiday in Kouvola, there you will find the perfect environment...:)

[cuihao]

i was wondering if there is any asian looking finns???

[crix4e]

I'm italian and here is normal kiss on the cheeks friends and family but I don't like it so much...

I'm in love with Finland!!!

Finland rulezzz!!!

[gankaloid]

@RunkkaajaApina I descended from both Finns and Italians. I could see my shyness coming from the Finnish side.

[greenman1694]

@RunkkaajaApina and why are you proud of that , i think thats sad why are finnish people like that here in the us. u would be considered anti social and very strange but why are u guys like that one day i will go to finland and socialize with all of you

[coolnick52]

@RunkkaajaApina German people are the same to! I knew a german women who had the very description the narrator was talking about, and she had the seriousness of the people in the intro of the video COld and serious! Russian people are similar but they emotional and loving deep inside so you can say there in a shell.

[cursetogod]

@RunkkaajaApina

THATS TRUE

ITS BAD FOR FINN PEOPLE ..MAKE PEOPLE SICK

[uliqed]

@RunkkaajaApina I am russian and i can understand you. I myself have the same character and dont think this is bad, it is a normal behaviour of some northern nations.

[uliqed]

@RunkkaajaApina I am russian and i can understand you. I myself have the same character and dont see anything wrong with it, actually i find this pretty "cool".

[meleszenawi1111]

They only get an hour of homework I want to move there.

[Risti2ss]

Fins are old drunkards.

[Partajehu69]

How about estonians?

[poika]

lol its true finns are very stubborn in the eastern north region very grumpy, but on the south western parts theyre actually very jolly and love to party =P i got family from both sides pretty entertaining getting them all in one room LOL

[BiittiPete]

lol =D

[VISAA2]

This does indeed have good points. For example the "You could say I love you once in a lifetime" was really funny. However It's obvious that this is a rather old document, I would quess close to 1980-. I think tango is a bit old fashioned and the whole concept of showing some old geezers dancing makes it look pretty horrible.

[deeptracy23]

Look at everyone's expression. LOL.

[makupoiss]

fucking raindeeers

alcholics

[RinoTheRhino]

we are shy, nobody says nothing, but wait until you get in to a local pub in saturda night :D DD

[snowgrouse]

This is hliarious (and I'm Finnish). It's a bit like a Monty Python sketch. It's easy to make it all seem weirder and gloomier than it is:).

[beniciosa]

Come to Brazil and learn how to be happy. Even the poorest happen to find time to be happy. I'd love to go to Finland. It must be a beautiful country!

[mrbtardation]

This is like something a finnish comedy show could do.

A hint of truth in there though.

[zazyte22]

:))))

[spareDots]

well.. as u can see, this 60minutes only shows the old folks hobbys and young ones wich are "old" :)

but its true in finns culture there is no "i love u" or anything else mussy wussy :) everyone is dead serious all the time.. exept fridays ^^

[TheMarika1]

hahah this video is sad but true.

[TheAnntii]

Aakkoset keitto mennyt hullu? Niin oikealle.

[mortesv]

Finnes are like Vulcans and Tango is the Pon Farr :)

[vladru1986]

Mannerheim stands for 1 billion fuckin stupid people! Long live Suomi!!!

[AVIS2no]

just too nice! terve suomi! (mineä rakastan sinoaa) or something like that ...

[lightyellowcarrot]

Minä rakastan sinua* More like this, but every fin will understand that too.

[Phenomenomix]

Nyt repes perse.. x'DD naurukohtaus.. paha naurukohtaus!! hitto en saa henkee..

[virrrve]

OMG!!! :D

[Hanos92]

tä video antaa aika mielenkiintoisen kuvan suomesta...

[andisg]

Once I worked in a restoration company as a purchase manager. I had to order tiles from Finland. So I called a company selling the kind of tiles we needed. So I said: "I need so and so much square meters of this and that kind of tiles from your catalogue." And the lady's (Tarja was her name) reply was: "Why?" (!!!!) And I did not have a reply..... Greetings from Latvia:)

[huppu]

Lolled!

Our language is an ununderstandable alphabetsoup! Hevon perseet! XD

[pekkawiik]

eikö äly riitä ymmärtämään kieltä?

[Suosaaski]

Lady in red shows middle finger at 0:29

[nawitus]

They should do one about USA. "In USA, the most favorite hobby is eating junk food and getting extremely obese, and a black man will probably steal your purse every week, and you can get a Masters degree in creationist studies. Atheist are not allowed human rights."

[ldw47]

i live in TEXAS, U.S.A. The sad thing is alot of what you said is TRUE!!

[41htdex]

In the UC colleges teach evoultion.  If you disagree with them and use logic to prove your theorys. You will still get an f.

So your comment about creationist sudies is not so. I am a creationist but I am not religous. I believe in creation based on scientfiic logic. Einstein was a creationist too and would recieve an F in school again! I think they should try the salsa.

[domaineer]

Their language is also an incomprehensible alphabet soup, too.

[kiwiboycorza]

people should be more finnish

[sroblem]

so hilarious!! :D there were some facts that were ... ahem.. wrong. but still! laugh of the day! and look at that overflow of fashion! :D LOL!

[Lilim27]

2:20 she is so pretty ^-^

[ldw47]

that lady is A FOX ! WOW

[Kay5000]

Ahh, what a cool lil' snippet this was. I always thought of 60 minutes as somethintg of a "truth's trumpet" (a Finnish phrase), but I guess they might miss every now and then. Though as other commenters have said, they're not TOTALLY off the mark. The Finland of today, howerver, is quite a bit different from the one in this report. For instance, regardless of the low population, there's a lot more cultural heterogeneity.

[mackans1983]

Could be sweden....

[efrantila]

I was in Finland 3 yrs ago. I will admit they do not smile, but they are not this cold. When I met my cousin for the first time she hugged me. And she was from the rural north

[ejyounggun08]

i went to a finnish american university and we had 6 students from finland there this year. 5 girls one guy. all the girls said no no no this video is stupid. but my roommate, Ilkka Juola, he said it is almost all true...one thing i do know is that its 100% hilarious.

[SepirothUltima]

Finnish American University? Where in Finland?

[ritan7471]

I saw this on 60 minutes, after my husband and I became pen pals.

It has just enough truth to be hysterical, but if you really know any Finnish people, you know they are not as gloomy as all this.

Besides, now that everyone in Finland has 2 cellphones, they talk all the time. The local train never seems very silent.

No one speaks to me directly, though, but I'd think they were mad if they did.

[cpai321]

Funniest film I've seen!! HILARIOUS!!!

[SigfridAroni]

=) Please don't take it too seriously...

[byrzaovca]

This last lady was the best.Certainly it is better to say "I love you" once in lifetime but to the right person, only if feelings are really there, then to say this to everyone, like Americans, just for the sake of saying it, even without feelings :)...I am going to Finland next month :))))))

[N3kk3n]

hilarious