Please talk only when you're absolutely sure.
Leo (Santa is from Finland) : In 1927, a radio station in Finland announced to the world.
"Santa Clause lives in Korvatunturi Mountain of Rovaniemi."
So most people all over the world think this way.
[Absolutely sure] Santa Clause is from Finland!
[So you mean...] This is from a radio station in Finland, right?
[With confidence] Yes!
Does everyone in Finland think this way?
Do Norwegians know that Santa is Finnish?
[Bitter] (Norway) Nikolai : No well... Because of the US influence, they think Santa lives in the North Pole.
[Team North Pole] Us too!
(US) Tyler : We were told when we were young that he was from the North Pole.
How many think Santa is from Finland?
[Santa is Finnish: Poland / Italy]
[Shameless] He's German.
[Ha ha..]
[Serious look]
What's going on? I thought he was Korean!
[Water-ski instead of sled] I thought he was from Gapyeong...
He's from Pyeongchang! Because it's cold (?)~
[Hahahahahaha]
(Norway) Nikolai : If he lives so close and you don't like your present
- You can go to him and complain. - You can get a refund.
There's no refund.
[Oh I see....]
[Iron-steel defence] There's no getting past "Leo castle"
[Explanation] He's a patriot.
Is Leo the youngest here?
[Leo is 23 years old and the youngest] He has young energy.
[Full of spirit] He's got a rebellious spirit.
(Poland) Przemyslaw (32 years old) : The citizens of Finland are happy, but Rudolph isn't.
Why?
[Q&A Curious about Finland] About 5,000 reindeers die or get hurt in traffic accidents every year...
[Has the sensitivity of a girl] Oh no!
[Not bothered] (Finland) Leo : Not only reindeer but deer die too.
[Is he really a cyborg...]
[Please] Can you say it again in a sad voice?
[(Expression expert) Like this]
[Whatever] (Finland) Leo : There are a lot of deer up north
[Still not bothered] Because there are a lot of deer up north, a lot of deer die.
Because it became such a problem, they painted the reindeer's horns in neon colors.
It was done to alert the drivers on the road
[Neon reindeers] and in the end it had a positive effect.
It feels like Star Wars.
But if I saw a reindeer like that, I'd be so scared that I might get into an accident.
[A beam of light]
[Reindeers that jump onto the street] Reindeers just jump onto incoming traffic.
But if reindeers looked like that
[It's a dangerous situation for both the reindeer and the driver]
- They're both at risk. - They need to be careful.
I heard that they eat reindeer meat on special occasions.
[Q&A Curious about Finland] I heard the meat isn't too tasty and is not tender.
Is it true?
(Finland) Leo : There are different kinds of meat like deer meat or reindeer meat
Reindeer meat can only be found up North and it's expensive because there isn't much available.
[Reindeer steak has hardly any fat] About 2~3 times more expensive than beef?
How does it taste like?
It's not tough, and it's a little similar to beef.
So, a little similar to horse meat and beef?
[Q&A curious about Finland] Are there delicious snacks in Finland supermarkets?
[Drool] The most famous is probably a jelly called 'Salmiakki'.
It's made from chemicals and licorice.
[He actually brought some Salmiakki]
It's not too spicy because I bought this at the airport
- Is the jelly spicy? - Spicy chocolate?
For Koreans, it might taste like spicy toothpaste
Spicy toothpaste jelly
- I can smell it from here - People in Ghana eat it too.
[Nose tingling from the spiciness] Is it good?
[Yumyum]
Jun Hyun Moo (chairman) : Leo explained it really well, it does taste like spicy toothpaste.
[My style] It's really good.
Finnish people like it so much that they make alcoholic drinks, ice cream and chocolate from Salmiakki.
There is a big variety.
[Out of nowhere] But men shouldn't eat too much of this.
[Spit it out!!] Why?
[Emergency (?) based on factless rumor]
[Hurry hurry]
[Oh you]
[Even Finnish snacks are black in color and tastes like toothpaste]
I feel like I need to eat this in a dark room by myself and feel sad....
But it's the best country to live in.
[Shoulders raised in pride]
(Germany) Daniel : Finnish people are a little blunt and cold
[Watching his expression] So it's hard to get close to them.
[Chilly] So even the expression of the national character...
[This is the purpose] they say that there are jokes about it.
[Take it right away] What is it?
- I hope it's a good joke. - Ahhhhh
No way
[His #1 treasure - a notebook full of jokes] Oh it's out, the notebook is out!
[They know now to turn a blind eye]
[Surprising but it's already started] The way he opens his notebook is not even funny!
[I learned humor from a book.txt]
[False record] Wait a minute.
[One shot of humor loaded]
[Daniel's notebook of jokes] When a Finnish wife asked "Why don't you ever tell me that you love me?"
The Finnish husband said "I told you 25 years ago right before we got married"
"I'll let you know if things change."
[As expected ....?]
[Cringe] It's so corny!
[Hahahaha]
The important point is that this is real and not a joke.
[Ahahah] That's even worse.
[It was meant to be funny but now we're investigating the truth] There are people like this in Finland.
They only say it when things change?
[Not bothered] Of course!
[In Finland] People don't say 'I love you' often?
Not.. often.
On your girlfriend's birthday!
Aren't you going to say it then?
[Positive] No, I won't!
[As expected, not able to express love]
What about on a card?
[Chic] There are people who write cards and people who don't.
[To wife : my love hasn't changed]
[P.S - I will let you know when it does]
[The Finnish are...] Why are they so blunt and cold?
[In Northern Europe] There is a joke saying that people from Denmark are friendly even when 'they aren't drunk'.
Norwegians are friendly when 'they are drunk'
and the Finnish aren't friend 'even though they are drunk'.
This is funny!
[Picking up a joke + 1]
[! Oh my God] He's writing it down!
Norwegians are friendly when they're drunk?
[Serious] There is a book introducing Norwegian culture
and it says that when Norwegians are happy, their face is expressionless
and the same when they're sad
and the same when they're angry
[Happy] and they're happy when they're drunk.
Sung Si Kyung (chairman) : It's so true~ Nikolai is super happy when he's drunk!!
Jun Hyun Moo (chairman) : Do the Finnish look blunt and cold to you, Nikolai?
[This is the moment] Yes!!!
Have you even seen a Finnish before?
[!] They're fighting again.
(Norway) Nikolai : I have a few Finnish friends...
[Tell the truth] Do you have Finnish friends?
Yes.. when we drink, they don't get very excited.
(Finland) Leo : Finnish people may feel cool because of the distinct characteristics of the Finnish language.
Like the Chinese language, Finnish has no intonation
How do you say "I love you"?
[Sweetly] "I love you~"
"Minarakastan sinua"
Wow~ Just like a robot!!
How about "I miss you"?
"Minulla on ikavasinua"
[Shiver... Sounds like we're in big trouble]
How about "I'm so angry right now"?
"Olen vihainen"
That sounds the brightest!
[Smiles]
[Like a robot(?) Hardly any intonation in the Finnish language] It's very monotonous.
There's no acting cute or anything?
[Doesn't even wait until the end of the question] No, there's no acting cute.
[Very firm] Finnish men don't like it when girls act cute.
[Unable to understand] Why?
They look at them like they've gone mad!
[In Finland / acting cute = gone mad]
[Shocked]
[Likes it when girls act cute] They're fine~~~
[Wife is Korean] But Leo knows how Korean people are~
When a girls goes "oppa~~" you don't like that?
[Shy] ... I like it
[The Great Leo has caved in and admitted that he like it when girls call him "oppa~"]
So busted~
["Oppa"] A magical word that connects everyone in the world.
[Happy with his mouth wide open] Oppa~
(Finland) Leo : Finland has a very individualistic culture.
When waiting in line for the bus, you leave a lot of space inbetween.
[Amazing] Look at this~ this is how they line up
This is a bit much~
[What is this? Laugh out loud]
[Hahahahaha]
[Unable to breath laughing so hard hahahahahahaha]
The people in the middle of the picture are foreigners! Tourists.
[Tourists so noticeably standing together] That's why they're standing so close to each other
[Hehehe] Tourists!!
[Laughing and clapping]
[Crazy]
[They're so far away from each other] Someone could cut in line but not even mean to!
[They're waiting] When the bus comes, they run after it.
[!!] Oh you have to run to it?
[What is that] Get close to each other, it's cold!
[Hehehe] This isn't a line! They're just standing far apart from each other.
[Just waiting on their own...]
[Too funny] Ahhaha
(Norway) Nikolai : It's a bit much, although it a bit similar in Norway
- Not as bad.. - This picture is too funny
[If there are a lot of people waiting] You might end up at a different bus station!
[It's not a big deal to run to the next station when the bus comes]
[Your house could be so close to the station] You can open the door and there's the line for the bus!
And there's someone else in the house!
[Tearing from so much laughter] It's so funny.
Doesn't everyone enjoy going to the sauna?
[Interrupting the questions] Do you greet each other at the sauna?
Yes!
Because sauna and drinking go together!
Ahhh~
When four people go into an elevator, they go to each corner!
[This guy said it on episode 72]
(Ghana) Sam : (Finland) feels like a boring country, but
[Paying close attention]
[Q&A curious about Finland] I heard there are strange festivals being held?
[Watching his expression] Is that real..?
In the summertime, there are white nights, but in the winter, the sun sets around 2~3pm.
So there aren't many festivals in Winter, but when Spring comes, there is a festival called Vappu.
(Finland) Leo : To welcome Spring
It's a festival enjoyed by high school graduates and engineering students.
I'm so shocked.
The people are standing so close to each other!
[Stuck together]
[Every May 1st : Finland's spring fest 'Vappu']
[White hats are a symbol of the festival!]
[Hats that are worn by high school graduates and engineering students]
Looks like everyone from Finland is there.
[That's all(?)] All you do is gather and wear white hats?
[It's so much fun....]
[Hat on] How much fun is that?
[Calmly counterattack] (Finland) Leo : People in Korea gather for festivals, it's the same thing.
And also, everyone is drunk and that's why they're all together.
[Mystery solved of why there are so many people standing so close to each other]
[Oh geez] It's all about the alcohol~
The power of alcohol~
As they sober up, do they get further and further apart?
[So many people...]
[Emergency situation get away get away]
[They separate and form a line] That's how they get home!
[You're too close]
- (The more you know) the more interesting Finland gets~ - So funny~
[Don't care if it's fun or not] There are other festivals as well
Probably the most famous one is the 'mobile phone throwing contest'
[!!] Cell phone throwing contest?
Here it is.
[Revealed]
[The festival provides the phones to be thrown]
[Pick one any one] It would be more fun to throw your own cell phone
[The winner gets a new cell phone] The person who throws it the furthest wins.
[Boo..] Technology has improved so much
[People of all ages, man or women can participate in various ways] There are more cell phones than people nowadays.
(Finland) Leo : Nokia is from Finland.
[Pride] Nokia is famous for not breaking even if you throw it.
[Believe it or not] That's why the competition was invented?
(Canada) Guillaume : There is also a festival where you piggy back your wife and race!
[Sigh] Because they don't usually piggy back their wives...
[A contest to encourage physical affection(?)] Because they don't show affection otherwise!
[Thanks to the competition (?)] They get to touch each other once!
Oh I've seen this! Running with the wife dangling upside down?
[Neighboring country / wife carrying contest >> piggy back your wife and run through an obstacle course, your wife must be heavier than 47kg and be over 17 years old to enter]
(China) Zhang Yuan : What's interesting is that the winner from 2014 also won in 2015.
What's funnier is that the wife wasn't the same person.
[!!!]
[Same guy, different wife]
(At first) As a joke, I competed with a random lady from the countryside
but now the person you run with doesn't have to be your wife.
[Another unusual competition] Mosquito killing contest
There is also a competition to see who can last the longest on an ant's nest.
[So itchy]
[Hold on bum!] The person who lasts the longest wins?
[Ugh] Yes. The person who lasts the longest wins.
[So much pain you must endure the attacking ants]
It's painful but enduring it...
Are they any festivals or competitions that you've participated in, Leo?
- Cell phone throwing contest? - Really?
- How'd you do? - How far did you throw?
[Hesitation] It wasn't an official contest, just a bunch of guys..
How many meters?
About 30 meters...
[Those kind of competitions] Take place ...
[Just like playing on the streets] It's like a stick tossing game
[Finland friend 1 : Hey~ Let's throw our cell phones! Finland friend 2 : OK let's do it!]
(US) Tyler : If you look at Finland's education system
there are a lot of points that other countries want to learn from.
But in fact, there was a time when Finland topped the suicide rate among the OECD countries.
[!!]
[Q&A Curious about Finland How did they overcome the high suicide rate?]
[Acceleration in industrialization resulted in sudden increase in suicide rates in 1990]
[The suicide rate was 30.2 per 100,000 people!]
About 1500 people committed suicide.
[At that time, population was 5.47 million] (Finland) Leo: For a small population, so many people were killing themselves.
Even if you visit a hospital for a cold, they would ask you.
[Always check for depression or suicidal urges]
[And under a suicide article, they make sure to list a help phone number]
[Mandatory placement of suicide counselors in schools]
[Suicide rates decreased by half thanks to the efforts of the government] So it was effective.
Sung Si Kyung (chairman) : I'm sure there is a connection between depression and the amount of sunshine a person gets..
Is depression a problem in Norway too?
(Norway) Nikolai : Not really.
(Actually) There are people who get depressed when Spring comes...
[Argues immediately] Norway's economy isn't serious.. isn't bad.. it's good!
[Tsk tsk] You get in trouble every time you talk.
[Backs down...]
Nikolai's exclusive defense-man!
[I will block Norway!]
(Norway) Nikolai : Finnish people only listen to heavy metal
[Timid personality] Their spirits are dark...
[So cool] That's true. Heavy metal is very popular.
[Heavy metal band 'Lordi' won first place in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest]
[Brutal depression] The masks are crazy like the devil.
They'll feel better with some Brazilian music~
Samba~
[I'll give you a CD] I'll help.
Their facial features are different right off the bat
[Chic / gentil]
[Carlos is] Always smiling.
[The world is beautiful always smiling]
[I'll kill whoever touches Norway]
[Ice cold defense cold face]
[Curious all of a sudden] Are there comedians in Finland?
There are but they're not very funny in my opinion.
[I can relate oh. my.]
[A sudden quiz of awareness] Leo, do you know Yoo Se Yoon?
(Finland) Leo : I've heard of him and his acting like a baboon!
[At this rate, he could change his name to (baboon)] How was it? When you saw him impersonate a baboon?
Since I've seen it a lot...
[Finnish-style famous icy spiteful bomb] Do Finnish people find baboons funny?
(If Finnish people saw) Yoo Se Yoon impersonate a babbon, would they laugh?
[Calmly] He's that kind of person.
[Just a person who's like a baboon...]
Maybe they're crazy....
[Secured another buzzword +1]
(China) Zhang Yuan : Fineland(?) people have to pay a fine sometimes.
[What?] (Zhang Yuan) Please pronounce properly. Fin!land!
[Pronunciation test successful] Finland Poland
[Impressed]
Excellent~
[Self-esteem rising] People have to pay fines for breaking the law.
[Q&A Curious about Finland] I heard you have to pay different fines depending on your income.
- Ah~ nice!! - The fine?
(Finland) Leo : It's true! Actually, the vice president of Nokia paid about 180 million Won in fines.
- In Korean Won? - Yes.
But it was for going 75km/h in a 50km/h zone
[Crazy!]
[A ridiculous fine for speeding 25km/h over the limit] It went on the Guinness World Records.
[Shivers] Because it was the first time
[Fine calculated based on income] If you earn 100 euros a day.
[From the 1920s / Long-standing income-based penalty system] Then the police says "you need to pay a fine for ten days."
[You pay as much as you earn] So you multiply 100 euros x 10, but because the vice president of Nokia earns so much
he earns 1 million to 100 million won per day.
So that gets multiplied.
Is this right?
In Finland we think everyone is equal and and want to emphasize that point.
[Traffic safety could be threatened if the person paying the fine think it's a small fine] For example, if the fines were the same as everyone, then the vice president of Nokia would just speed all the time.
That's true, just pay the fine.
(US) Tyler : The more money you make the significance of a fine
decreases because you start thinking that you can buy yourself out of a (illegal) activity...
It may be OK to base the fine on one's income
but in countries like the United States, where there is a dual sovereignty
it would be very complicated to implement.
[World-recognized education level in Finland] The Finlnish education system is very famous.
In fact, many countries say that they consider the Finnish education as a role model.
[Q&A curious about Finland] Is the education system that good?
I think first hand, the school system is good.
Until Junior high school, teachers take full responsibility.
Neighboring country / Finland's education system >> Distinguish academic background and assign low-educated students to special classes, provide individual supplemental education which means supplementing students with poor academic performance.
- That's possible because of a small population. - Yes, it is.
(Germany) Daniel : I heard that even during breaks, students go out and exercise with the teacher.
You can't stay in the classroom! You must go out...
You must go out and get some air.
[Not only is studying important, but taking a break is also very important] To get some air?
I also heard that they call their teachers by their name.
They don't say 'teacher', they say their name
[Shocking / calling teachers by only their names...?] Like a friend?
[Calling teachers by their names] After they graduate high school, before that, they call them 'teacher'.
In university to their professor...?
Call them by their name!
(For example) Hey you Joong Kwon! Hey Jin Joong Kwon!
- (Or) Si Min!! - 'Hey you' isn't appropriate~
[Sorry sorry]
Seok Hee! Seok Hee! Shin Seok Hee~
[Scolding] I said 'Hey' isn't appropriate.
[Sneakily] "Seok Hee~" Like this
(Finland) Leo : When you write an exam in Korea, you write down answers that you've memorized.
[There's no right answer] In Finland, you need to think of it as an essay and make the answer on your own.
It's not an exam requiring a specific answer~
[ with Leo from Finland]
It was so much fun!