Those "expert drivers" were most likely just ordinary conscripts ;)

One thing you'll quickly learn not to do is complain about the cold. If you complain out loud that it's cold within the earshot of an instructor, he will have ways to quickly warm up the entire platoon! 😝

Very punishable actions at 0:35.

I did my service in Finnish special forces back in the 90's and goes without saying 'twas very demanding - physically and mentally. Harsh conditions (close to -50 degrees celsius in winter), very, very long distance missions, skiing knee-deep in snow, heavy backbags, darkness, short days, no sleep, tired, thirsty, exhausted...just unbelievable. You wouldn't believe half of the stories, I tell you. How to survive in those conditions, and how to keep on going, when you are virtually done? Well, it's all about attitude. It's all about what goes on inside your head. If you don't give up, then you're not done. And if you can laugh about it all, then you are really strong! Sense of humour is something that keeps us going. It drives away fears, tiredness, worries, etc. It gives us strength.

really the snow was ok, because all my stuff stayed dry most of the times. Worst is like +2celcius and snow sludge raining with cold winds.

I have lived vicariously through all the shenanigan stories my husband has told me about the military. Trap a dozen of young men in one room / camp and they will do some crazy stuff 😂

its totally normal that diesel engines make thick black smoke, some people find it fun to turn the screw on diesel fuel pump to give it extra fuel, that makes well.. a little more torque but not much help in actual driving, black smoke is unburned fuel..

Every finnish person is a master of drifting!

it's actually quite funny when a Scotsman likes Finnish culture at the same time as I enjoy Scottish culture by drinking Talisker whisky.

Finnish army is crazy, i spend there 12 months :D It was like that all the time :D In my time we had steaks, not bananas :D

E-Sisu as seen in the beginning of the video are boring. Older Rasi 6x6´s were fun. Used to drift those a lot. High power, high revving things. Ten tons of fun. I was an NCO driver and trained a new generation of drivers. Fun times. At about 5-6 minutes the guys are playing with Masi (4x4) "force feed". Meant for cold starts where you can force a lot of fuel into the engine to help it start in cold weather. Also cuts the timing down, so it is safe but makes a lot of smoke. Rasi Cummins engines are a lot better at cold starts with high compression. Those are proper war machines. That Masi has a Finnish Valmet engine, not so great but domestic. I laughed at the end of the video, classic military shenanigangs. I have no idea why KZfaq recommended your vidos, but your accent is quite fun to hear. Might be difficult for some non natives, but it sounds fun.

Hey i just stumbled across your account and i had to subscribe :) i think you might really like unesco sauna culture in finland video! Sense the sauna is so important to Finnish culture, people used to give birth in the sauna (my grandmas generation) and wash a deceased persons body, a real circle of life

The military truck drivers video made me remember, you should totally watch a short video "360 Turn with school bus what you see only in finland". You'll love it. Another version of the video is called "Bus Drifting Deja Vu", I like the song better fitting but the edit is just killer on the first one. "Tell me if you've ever been to military" probably majority of your Finnish viewers. Since service is obligatory unless you get health relieved or do a civil service.

Propably not so funny but military slang was interesting. Baltic herring casserole was called piikkilankaeste = barbed wire obstacle, I can't remember what was the official name of noppasoppa = dice soup, coffee was petrooli and a dessert kissel was called vääpelin räkä = warrant officer's / sergeant major's snot.

0:55 That's kinda fucked thought. You have this piece at the end of your rifle that stops the wooden bullet ("a blank"). But its not uncommon to for this piece to come loose and shoot out with deadly force. Sure, the chances are shooting blanks, it's all fun and games, but there's that 1 time in a million when someone is gonna die. What the dude is doing in the video is a crime, if this incident got investigated, he would be looking at jail time.

Diesel cold start😅A nice way to wake up and get attention

They are all conscripts. There's plenty of that time, when conscripts are on their own left in charge and running things.

hello been enjoying your reactions to these Finish topics I feel like you would enjoy seeing "Taistelukenttä 2020" or in English "Battlefield 2020" it's a video put out by the official Finnish Defense Forces youtube channel, and it shwo's Finlands capapbilities and possible actions taken if a war were to break out.

Classic Finnish conscript actions right here

Check out battlefield 2020, and bear in mind it was done *before* russian attack to Ukraine. Scaringly similar tactics.

They are just having fun❤

They r not expert drivers, they r 18-20 year olds training to be :D good driving nonthe less

Im Finnish and this video got me😂😂😂😂 the first tere is no time if tere is alarm so need to go no time so that is something I know

That part in 4:30+....that is what it looks like when good old engine starts in -20C - -30C :) Not pretty but it will start. EDIT: And that black smoke i think comes from little extra juice. Burning oil and gasoline. You can see him putting gas and nothing comes out what with little extra "juice" it is just black smoke

Well being doing that shit - it appears that the military life isn't that different anywhere 🤣

Finnish 'speciaI' unit 😆

It is a diesel cold start.

Well people need some humour in military service. Its good to relax sometimes when you have time to do it.🙃

See. Military service isn't hard, when you have time and energy to have fun. Res. Sarge

generally speaking these videos get done when some conscript gets a so-called "kuningasidea" "king of ideas" ... then if darwin doesnt visit and people only get hurt then its fun.

truck smokes when cold start at -30'c or more

Every 18 years old recruit do that 😂😂

wonder why the original video was deleted

Check: Combat Camera Showreel 2022 by the Finnish Defence Forces for some cool training footage

Fun stuff happened in NCO training. Most of the idiots were not let in there and after 6 weeks or so the hardasses who were to become officers in reserve were taken away. I'd not be surprised if the guy downhill skiing stairs turned out to be in NCO training barracks. Harmless silly stuff like that used to happen there after the official program of the day was over and the professional officers went home for the evening. I guess this was back when before people brought computers in and started playing games in LAN and watching porm...

Finnish soldiers are pro skiers. Especially in winter war back in days. 🙃. This is just Russia propaganda video 😱. Hello from Finland. love your reactions. keep it going. much love 😋

Typerää!!!

Do not make your opinion about finnish army based on this video.

No this video is not accurate. In reality, there is much more goofing around, this was just a mere tasting of what conscripts really do when there is no officers around. 😆

Millon pilkkivideoo?

This skiing is not fun.its so called simputus and that soldier probably was forced to do it.

Im pretty sure all of the videos shown here are punishable offences as you cannot upload shit to youtube. Stuff like this does go on sometimes tho (other than the firing blanks part, which im pretty sure has to have lead to legal actions).

propaganda. greetings from Finland MFG

Basically russian but with scarier language.