What feature STOOD OUT to you the MOST!?!

Anyone else hear him say “Boss’s wife” and not “Boss Wife” then start the next sentence with “Babe”? It took me a second. At first I was like “this guy has some balls.” 😂🤣 1:16

- The house looks new. - Yeah, it was just ... finnished.

I'm amazed that the clothes horse was such a novelty. They're commonplace probably in every other country. But we Irish people prefer to use an outdoor clothesline when the weather is dry, and the clothes horse when it's not.

My favorite? The communal tools! It’s so wasteful for everyone to own EVERYTHING individually.

Well I live in Canada and I was taught as a child to remove my shoes when entering the house, no matter whose house it is. I don't like carpet myself, and the upkeep is expensive. Landfills are full of carpets. The best thing is that you share tools and such. Very cool.

No shoes in the house, clothes drying racks, dish racks above the sink... Are similar to Asian households... Nice house.... Thanks for sharing..

I wish I lived in a Japanese community in Finland with Latin friends.

Sharing objects is something I’ve always thought was vital but nobody does that in North America, that I know of. Sharing the lawn mower, tools, even microscopes and so many other objects so that every single person doesn’t have to own it is an idea that I’ve finally seen done in real life, thanks to you. Thanks!

I love the minimalism, energy efficiency, and practicality of Finnish homes/communities! The community storage space really stood out to me!

American homes usually have a window over the kitchen sink! So a drying rack would be hard to mount and would get in the way when opening/ closing the window. But I agree; great idea!

The drying cabinet is genius! Love the layout of your home. Perfect size. Beautifully decorated and minimal. My style.

Finland is the world's happiest country. I would love to live in Finland. Thank you for sharing your home with us.

The drying cabinet in the kitchen 😱. Genius. Interesting house set up with the sharing your outdoor responsibilities. Beautiful home

Here in Finland we don‘t use dryers cause we love to save energy. *throwns on the giant sauna for two*

guy shows drying rack in the kitchen and in the bathroom Europeans: yeah, that's... like... how a house works... Americans: woaaaaahhhh geniuuuss

The absence of color would drive me mad--no relief indoors or out! But I do like the sharing shed and the drying shelves.

Drying rack invented by dude without a window over the sink.

dear ikea, send everything.

i live in Florida...it's like living in a sauna from May until November....

Sharing tools etc is a great way in interact with neighbors and to establish a sense of community. Great idea. ☘️🌝🌲

Gotta say man, I'm jealous of all the snow you have there! Wait 'till you get to Helsinki. NADA!

I love EVERYTHING about this !!! The actual spaces, the layout, the design, the clean lines, practicality, energy efficiency, use of space and my fave: the communal aspect of the location! It definitely fosters integration, community and a collective! We need more of this. 👍🏾

I was waiting for you to show the toilet shower... now that’s genius! Every time I travel to Finland, I find it everywhere; hotels, school restrooms, apartments... Fins have the cleanest bums in Europe 👍🏼

I lived in Ireland for 8 years and some of those were the same. The drying rack was more like a shelf and was open, but we had a dryer. Where we live now has a dryer too and not even allowed to hang clothes outside. Problem we had is clothes smell like mould when we air dry them inside .... both places we lived. Still, love all of it. I preferred clothing that was dried outside ... smells so much better.

Lol, I misunderstood him calling his “boss wife” for saying his boss’s wife. Then I was like “you call your boss’s wife babe?!”

Sauna is the must also when it is very hot and sweaty day. Just sit in a hotter sauna for a while, take a nice shower and you feel cooler at once. Sound weird but it works like a charm. Earlier we had a drying machine in our laundry room but once I read how much it uses electricity I sold it away and my husband installed drying lines in our laundry room above doors so we dont need a rack for clothes. In the summertime I dry clothes outside.

Im American and most folks i know that lives in apartments use drying racks for their their clothes and home owners have clothes lines in their backyards. No one wants to run a clothes dryer in the summer

Ammonia melts ice instantly. Always have a spray bottle filled with ammonia or Windex. Turns ice on windshields into slush. You can also de-ice locks.

That drying rack is GENIUS!!

Thanks for showing us your home and community...great features. When we lived in South Florida, we bought a house from a Finnish elderly couple back in 1995. Apparently he was the architect and included some of these features: parquet floors, outdoor line for clothes hanging, & sauna. I would have ADORED the drying rack in the kitchen. We hang most clothes indoors for durability, but we did put in a dryer in the garage. Imagine trying to hang dry all the little people’s socks & underwear, towels, linens, AND have a full time job? While the sauna idea is a great one, the concept doesn’t work in S.FL, just walk outside on any given day, I promise the heat and humidity IS quite the sauna. I removed the heat element and benches, it become the most enviable pantry as it was right by my kitchen. But I will say that the house was a two bedroom, they were both master beds, they each had their own bath, and their own separate entrances with two separate parking for each. We eventually added square footage to our home for our growing family, but I will say that every single person who walked into our home, loved it; design, layout, features, and space ... we do miss it. Some other family is now enjoying our Finnish little find. 🤩

Sharing with your neighbors is by far the best feature and it shows why you guys are so ahead of the rest of the world. Amazing!!!

I love that your residence shares tools!! There is really no need to own so many things that you probably use once a year, so why not share with your neighbours? Lovely.

The shared tool shed: now THAT is a great feature, well done Finland!

Who else lives in a tropical climate where literally none of these things would work? Mold is real y'all.

So the energy saved from not having a dryer is used in the Sauna? The drying cabinet is a great idea.

I'm a Canadian who recently found out that the family lineage on my mother's side comes from Finland - it took a long time to figure out because my mom had passed away when I was really young so I couldn't ask her, and her maiden name is super ultra rare. I'm totally with you on no shoes in the house and I'm really loving the above sink drying rack. I'd love to visit Finland but it probably won't happen in this lifetime.

Awesome house! I'm a fellow Canadian and I don't know anyone here who keeps their shoes on inside. (And who would do that in winter?) lol

There's something I admire in modern Scandinavian homes, that simplicity in their design with simple minimalist interiors that are not cluttered, yet shows sophistication. I like.

I've always used clothes drying racks or clothes line in my U.S. homes all my life, along with a dryer. We dry most of our clothes on racks, but use the dryer for underwear, towels & bedding.

I live 1.2km away from your house 😅

Hi from Missouri: I've had a lot of drying racks in my time. Put a fan blowing on the rack and the clothes will dry a lot faster. I live in an apartment. I love to have a carport like that, I hate clearing the snow from my car and it gets so hot in the summer the steering wheel will burn your hands after sitting in the sun. However, I like the fact that the apartment complex takes care of the mowing and clearing the snow from the sidewalk. I'm a senior citizen, I don't want to do lawn maintenance. The name of your complex sounds like a native North American word. I've never used a sauna, but, the idea of sitting in a hot closet doesn't appeal to me.

Thanks for showing us your beautiful home. The sauna inside is my favorite thing.

First thing is as you open the door - it opens out! Great idea! A door that opens in wastes all the space and at a very high cost per sq metre (foot) why through away that useable space. And just try to kick in a door that opens out! There are special hinges that are specially designed to prevent removal. Nice home , Kittos, Sten

I love this so much. The over the sink drying rack is a very old custom. They can even be decorative and also be where you store your everyday dishes and glassware. I’ve been looking for one for years. They do sell them in the UK but not in the US. I love having a clothes dryer. In the winter, it is such a joy to put on clothes fresh out of the dryer - but I would gladly trade a clothes dryer for a sauna 😂.

What I love about finland is the "jokamiehen oikeus". I cant imagine how claustrophobic it is to live in a place which dont have that. Also good roads.

Loved almost all of it except for the clothes drying rack....can't even imagine trying to dry arge items like sheets and blankets on it, and there anf it would take up so much room as it sat out for 1-2 days when heavy items like bath towels, jeans, sweaters etc. were trying to dry in what would be a humid room. Loved the built in dish drying rack though, and the communal tool shed and covered car park.

omg the drying cupboard is genius

We have solid wood floors in all the rooms downstairs in our home in the UK too but upstairs we have carpets in the bedrooms - my wife love the drying rack so I feel a kitchen make over coming on now she has seen this plus we are having a garden room built so if my wife wants the drying rack I am going to ask for the sauna 😀

Loved the drying rack over the kitchen sink. Genius! And sharing the tools.

the apartments I would rent in Russia always had the drying rack over the sink in the cabinet and a clothes hanging rack like that, rarely would you score a washing machine that drys too. we also had and instant hot water tap so you wouldn't have to boil a kettle, that's Luxury. nice place though, very functional,

I love the drying rack for the dishes. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful

I’m Western Australian, I’ve never even seen snow.

Two things that impressed me about the Finnish home I visited was they had a vestibule when you entered the house where you left your shoes, then a second door to enter the house. This prevented heat loss when you came in from outside. Second, all the windows had triple glazing which also reduced heat loss.

You have sauna in your home!! I’m surprised you don’t use dryer. In Malaysia we don’t usually use dryer because our clothes dry within a day or 2. The rack cabinet is genius! Unfortunately most of the homes have the basin in front of the window, so no chance for a cabinet. The sharing of tools is a neat idea. Another thing that fascinates me is your apartment is single storey within a compound. Usually our apartments are multi-storey skyscrapers, garage underground, and sometimes no garden. Thanks for sharing, it’s very eye-opening

Old American homes used to have built in dryer racks in the 1920s. The clothes drying rack is still available if anyone wants to use them. Outdoor clothes lines were still used in the 1950s, 60s. Saunas are a great idea.

Love this! I went to Finland back in '09 and we stayed with different people in their homes and I remember some of the things when you showed them. Brought back good memories. So, thank you! I so want to go back! Probably when this pandemic is over.

Very clean, monochromatic, orderly, nice. Canadians take off their shoes when they enter a home too. I thought most people did. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing people wearing shoes while lying on their bed or on their couch.

Love the kitchen drying rack idea! I may try that in my next kitchen re-do. The clothes drying rack...not so much. LOL. Yes, to the sauna!! Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us!

Not just the water from our shoes but it helps keep the house clean and there's also the potential damage from the pebbles on the sidewalks during winter - soo many! They get into your shoes and can completely ruin floors.

What a great drying rack! Never seen anything like that before

So far I love the idea of the drying rack, we always have dishes on the counter and I hate it.

I lived 3monts in Finland seven years ago already and I loved it! The dish rack on top of the sink was awesome! Taking off the shoes, and saunas at home was the best combo of life 😊👍

What a fun tour of your home! I’m a realtor and have never seen a sauna in a home! But then I live in the southern part of the US and it’s HOT here most of the year! I love the drying rack above the sink, very good idea. Not sure I would be willing to give up my dryer though! I also like the shared responsibility of yard work. I guess as long as everyone does their share of the work.

LOVE the hidden above-the-sink drying rack!

Actually drying racks are very common, there is a lot of people who live in small, compact houses/appartements worldwide and because they don't have the space for a drying machine, drying racks are very common. At least in my country it's extremely common.

In Oklahoma, our weather provides a free sauna from May until October, and we spend tons on A/C just to get ambient temps to 75-78°. Of course Finland is very different. I grew up with drying racks because my folks couldn't afford a dryer. I still use one for clothing with any elastic. Your dish dryer is a stroke of genius. Most American homes have a window over the sink, but I love your arrangement. Great use of space. Thank you!

Great video! It's very interesting to see other cultures and how they adapt to their environment. I live in NYC + many apts are tiny with no counter space in kitchen. I absolutely love the dish drying rack in the cabinet over the sink. Genius! And can't lie wouldn't mind having a sauna in my apt as well 🥰 I also love Scandinavian design aesthetic, so clean, modern, uncluttered. Thank you for sharing!

What lovely apartments, ooh loved the Sauna, drying rack (brill!) as my kitchen always looks a mess with pots drying and of course just everything. I could definitely live here and not UK :( Thank you so much. Julie

I think this guy either had a pampered life growing up or was not observant on home living until he moved to Finland. Well, he knows now.

I love the shared tools, it's a nice idea for little neighbourhoods! In Italy we have the drying racks for clothes and the kitchen ones in every home, I thought that they were used everywhere, they're so useful to save space!

Love love LOVE the drying cabinet. Brilliant. The "farmhouse" look is similar but not a cabinet. Brilliant

Nice video--thanks. Many of the features of your community remind me of the co-housing developments here in the US and in other countries. More and more we are beginning to understand the importance of community in our lives. That will be the silver lining of this awful pandemic.

My favorite thing is the sauna! I’m in the USA and the if you have a sauna in your house, you are rich

What a lovely home! The sharing shed and the over the sink drying rack are amazing ideas. Also the sauna!!!

From Montreal, Canada. no shoes in the house ever in my life. (family and friends are the same) Hardwood floors, the majority of people I know as well. dry my clothes on a drying rack, but bedsheets and towels in the dryer all the rest hang to dry. window over the sink, I have the magnificent St-Lawrence river in front of me, I prefer that to a door, lol indoor garage as we seem to have a lot more snow and ice rain than you do in Finland. sauna in the gym downstairs, I live in an apartment building. the garden is kept by a team of gardeners, so no need for a common shed, but we do have a lot of common spaces indoors and outdoors. I guess not so different after all.

Nice video! Most modern homes in states have hardwood floors too. Love the drying dish rack in cupboard and sauna. But give me my clothes dryer!!

I have visited my friends in Finland many times, and one thing that confuses me is why the garages and carports are often not attached to the homes. My Finnish friend, who had previously lived in the US for a long stretch, actually combined things that he liked in American homes with things that he likes in Finnish homes, into a combined design that was the best of both.

Loved the drying rack for dishes in Finland. Lived there years ago and always loved it!

You have a serene and comfortable home. I've never had a sauna and I'd love to try it. I like the way you share tools.

I love the shared garden equipment. That is such a good idea

Cool!! I'm from Texas, so that's pretty different living. We wear shoes inside where I live, don't like stepping on scorpions!

I grew up where clothes dryers were rare, but I moved to the states and they are normal here. Now dishwasher, garbage disposal and dryer are my three must have appliances. My mother came to stay with us and while she was initially skeptical she is 100% sold on the "appliance trifecta" and working on getting them back home. Clothes, especially sheets and towels, are much nicer out of dryer, and I have noticed zero damage - I do use a small drying rack for delicates.

I love the way they use the cupboard dish rack over the sink. Cool.

These shots were from this room: [BLACK SCREEN] Love you Teppo! great vid! How can i build a sauna in my house?

I've never seen a draining cupboard! Such a good idea

This is really cool, especially the dish dryer, thank you so much for sharing!

I love everything about your home! Ive watched you on your brothers channel and came across yours tonight! I’m so GLAD! As a person living in North Pole, Alaska who grew up in Minnesota, I can appreciate so many things in your tour. I’m excited to watch more of your videos! I have Swedish heritage so am very interested in your Finnish ways of life also.

The car being under shelter the way it is would help stop moisture from building up on the windscreen - no moisture = no ice

"Finnish people are very energy saving"... 20 seconds later. "Every home, every apartment has a sauna" 🤦‍♂️

Your channel is soooo cool! So genuine. Keep it up!

You can get dryer units in Finland (there might be some restrictions if it's in a wetroom/shower/bathroom?), as well as heated drying racks. You can also get residential drying closets, they are nice, but not as fast as a dryer unit and much bigger.

I can see that you enjoy your home. Most of the things you mention are disadvantages to me , so it is interesting that they seem advantages to you. Sharing tools? Would drive a gardener mad- someone would be sure to annoy everyone else! No dryer? If we are too poor to afford one then we have those drying racks too but that just makes the house damp. Since I don't have a dishwasher the rack above the sink would be what I was staring at instead of a window while I washed up. And so on- I do envy the carport, but I would prefer my own , rather than a shared one. It is lovely that you feel happy with the quirks of your culture- but a lot of it is what we are used to.

First time viewer to your channel. I'm an aspiring interior designer and I loved the elements you highlighted. I'm hoping to incorporate the drying closet in my new kitchen now!

Hi from Canada. My son made me the best laundry drying rack. It pulls up into the ceiling of the laundry room. The pulleys are hidden away and it has four sturdy metal tubes to hold the clothes on hangers. We run an extraction fan to help dry the clothes. I love it. We had been contemplating though something like your kitchen drying rack but my sink doesn’t have cupboards over it. So I think your set up is a great idea.

Love the dish drying rack smart idea, as well as sharing tools.

NIce vid - although every country Ive been to - in southern and northern hemisphere have clothes drying racks - but drying rack in the kitchen was super cool.

Wait, I am from Canada and always remove shoes when entering a home...in any country. Why would you consider that odd?

Love it!!! Especially the Sauna n drying rack Moving to Norway soon from Singapore, this will be a dream house 😍

The drying rack is BRILLIANT!!! I’m commenting at the same time I’m watching, I love it that much!