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A great philosopher
once said, "The world is a book,
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and those who don't travel
read only one page."
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Well, I've gotta say,
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I've read a few pages
and I'm not crazy about the book.
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I don't look forward to traveling
for a number of reasons.
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When it's too cold,
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I'm not comfortable.
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Ice swimming, naked?
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- Yes.
- Well, that's a terrific invitation.
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When it's too warm, guess what?
I'm not comfortable.
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I can't move that fast.
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- But I'm 75.
- You need some help?
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No, I got it.
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And maybe it's time
to expand my horizons.
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Oh, my God.
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First time I've had
my hand up an elephant's ass.
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On the plus side,
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I'm staying at some unbelievable hotels.
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Oh, my. This is spectacular.
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The catch is, I've also agreed
to explore what lies outside.
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- Watch your step.
- No kidding.
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- Beautiful mountain.
- That's a volcano.
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That's a volcano?
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A world I've spent my whole life avoiding.
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Sadie.
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Oh, my God.
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Just surviving would be great.
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This is the last time
I have five vodkas with a Finn.
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I'm in the Arctic Circle,
and the big question for me is, why?
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I'm not a winter person.
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I don't ski. I don't skate.
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I don't even make snowballs anymore.
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I mean, this place is beautiful.
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Kinda makes me glad
my eyes are frozen open.
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For a guy who doesn't love extremes,
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this is as extreme as it gets.
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The icy wilderness of Finland.
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I've heard that people come here
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to be dazzled
by the wonders of the natural world,
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like the sun
which never sets in the summer months
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and the aurora borealis
that light up the winter sky.
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But the only thing
that's dazzling me right now
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is the loss of feeling in my extremities.
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- Hey, Eugene.
- Hi.
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My name is Kaisa. Nice to meet you.
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Local guide Kaisa has come
to welcome me,
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and although we've just met,
I sense we're speaking the same language.
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- Uh-huh.
- So, I said,
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"You are warmly welcomed to Finland
and to Lapland."
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I love the way you say,
"You are warmly welcomed."
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{\an8}Finland in northern Europe
is half the size of Texas,
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{\an8}but I'm guessing fewer cowboys.
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{\an8}I'm in Lapland,
the most northern part of the country,
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where temperatures drop to minus 50,
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and a snowmobile
is apparently the best way to get around.
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This is snow only.
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This is one way to travel, isn't it?
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Although,
possibly not the most comfortable.
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We go this way. This way.
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- You're taking very good--
- This is practical information.
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- Taking very good care of me.
- I taking-- Yes.
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Kaisa, this is about as far north
as I have ever been.
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I'm sure you'd love it
when you find the magic of our nature.
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Have you heard about Finnish sisu?
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- No.
- Sisu is like that we never give up.
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So sisu is a--
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is grit and determination?
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It is.
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It would be nice that you really go deep
into the Finnish culture
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and find your own sisu.
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I'll be looking for it.
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Whether I ever find it is another story.
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Tell you what,
Kaisa can look for sisu.
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I'm gonna keep my eyes peeled for a hotel
and a hot bath.
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Fortunately, there just happens to be one
on the horizon.
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They named it the Arctic TreeHouse.
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Welcome to the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel. Please.
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Local Finn, Katja, is the owner.
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Your suite awaits you.
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So apparently this place
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has incredible views
of the northern lights,
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and it's designed for people
who love new experiences.
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But I'm hoping they'll welcome me as well.
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All of these suites,
they are turned in to the northern sky,
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so you have the most probability to see
the aurora borealis.
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Do you get any kind of refund
if the northern lights don't appear?
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It is a natural phenomenon.
They are a little bit fickle.
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- They decide when they arrive. Yeah.
- Well, let's take a look.
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Yes, of course.
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Look at this.
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This tub looks like it's nine feet deep.
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Indeed.
You can do little bit more modest way
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or enjoy the view and be more--
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How would I say? Experimental.
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You know, I'm gonna go out on a limb
and say I'll probably go the modest route.
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And when I say "probably,"
I mean "keep the blind closed."
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And over here
is your very own private sauna.
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- I love that.
- Yes.
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And what us Finns do after the sauna,
we roll around the snow.
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Wow.
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It's very good for your circulation.
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I'll try anything once.
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Maybe not on this trip,
but you know, one day, as they say.
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Enjoy yourself.
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Thank you.
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I'm beginning to feel more enthusiastic,
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and I'm beginning to feel my toes again.
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I gravitate toward a warmer clime,
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but this is kind of a nice change.
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We'll see how far my sisu goes
on this trip,
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but I will definitely
give it my best to try and get into things
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I normally might not be getting into.
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Unfortunately,
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that's going to involve
stepping back outside...
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into a blizzard.
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"Hardy" and "resilient" are two words
that have never been used to describe me,
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but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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I'm gonna try
one of the Finns' favorite pastimes,
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ice fishing.
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And here to show me the ropes
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are local farmer Allu
and his six-year-old son.
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Hey! Nice to meet you.
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Hi. Nice to meet you.
This must be a little Allu.
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- Taisto.
- Taisto.
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He's very anxious to start some fishing.
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- Well, I've never fished.
- Never?
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Never fished. No.
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We're gonna test
the really old-fashioned rod fishing
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and hope to get some perch.
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We have to make a hole. You wanna try?
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- Yeah. How's that?
- Oh, no. Sounds good.
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Are you having a good time?
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- You're doing well.
- Uh-huh.
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Don't worry.
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I wasn't expecting to manually drill
through the ice.
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So it takes-- You know,
it takes a lot if you're not used to it.
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- You need some help?
- No, I got it.
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For anybody with lesser capabilities,
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it might have been a chore
but, you know,
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it was kinda one, two, three for me.
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- Wow.
- We are ready and then up.
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Quickly.
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See? Tougher than I look.
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Okay, like you see.
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So you lift up about ten centimeter
above the bottom.
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When you feel something, just pull it up.
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You feel something?
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I think I'm feeling a heart attack
coming on.
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Taisto caught a fish.
A small perch.
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Wow.
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This is clearly a young man's game.
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- Another one.
- Oh, my God. What is going on?
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Well, he's got the better rod.
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- Third one.
- Okay.
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Well, this is-- You know what?
Now he's just showing off.
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Taisto, he's completely showing off.
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Oh, yeah. Fourth.
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I'm not saying he's precocious,
but you know,
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he kind of just-- He kind of rubs it in.
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He rubs it in a little bit.
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- This is all--
- A big one.
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Okay. All right. This is like--
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"I got another one, Dad."
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There's coming more.
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"Got another one, Dad."
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"Got another one, Dad."
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- So easy.
- No, it is easy. Not too embarrassed here.
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The kid's starting to get to me.
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- Up, up. There we go!
- There we go!
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That's yours.
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No more calls. We have a winner.
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- Very good.
- Wow. There we go, Taisto.
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How do you feel now?
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- I feel like I caught a fish.
- Very good.
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Well, he did ask.
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While the fish Taisto and I caught
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will do for the hors d'oeuvres,
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Allu's keen to reel in a main course.
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Okay, here we go.
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Wow!
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How many kilos would that be?
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- It's only one and a half.
- One and a half?
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It can be 10 times bigger in this lake.
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It's fascinating to watch Allu.
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You saw
the size of the fish that he caught.
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The guy knows what he's doing.
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Here we go.
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Right?
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You know, I mean, I don't think
I'll be fishing, you know, again.
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But for those that can do it well,
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it's an art form to be admired.
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By others.
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All that exertion
has worked up my appetite.
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The good news, I can smell dinner.
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The not-so-good news,
it seems to be coming from a tent.
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I wish there was more of a heat glow
coming from inside.
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Hello.
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I've been invited to dine tonight
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with hotel owners Katja
and her husband Ilkka.
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- Nice to meet you. Welcome.
- Nice to meet you.
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Good to be here. Look at this.
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This is the kota,
and this is very Finnish.
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This is very, very traditional.
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A lot of people--
A lot of Finns have these,
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and they're used for cooking,
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so especially in the summertime.
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It's like barbecuing in the backyard.
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- Exactly.
- You would go into a kota?
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Yeah. It's also traditional in Finland
to ask the guests to cook for themselves.
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So we're asking
for you to help us cooking for tonight.
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Well, if you really don't care
about what the food tastes like...
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- I'm your man.
- Okay.
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I'm told
I'm getting something very Finnish.
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I'm intrigued and nervous.
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So, this is a reindeer fillet.
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It's kind of a superfood.
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- We're having reindeer?
- We're having reindeer.
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I don't want to eat reindeer,
to be honest.
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I'm kind of conservative
in the stuff that I like,
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'cause I don't have an adventurous palate.
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So this is gonna be interesting for me
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'cause elk, reindeer I've never had,
so I'm very anxious to try it.
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Well, the anxious bit was true.
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This sisu that I've been hearing about.
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From what I understand, it's kind of
a grit and a determination.
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Yes, you're getting it.
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It means that you just don't give up.
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- Okay.
- Guts and the inner strength.
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Well, sisu for me,
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would be getting through
a reindeer fillet.
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Eugene, please have a seat.
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My first Finnish meal.
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Yes.
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And now, sisu.
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Eating half-raw reindeer meat.
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Well, you didn't have to say "half-raw."
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The thought of eating reindeer
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is really killing Christmas
for me right now.
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Okay, here we go.
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Not bad.
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It melts.
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- It does melt.
- Yeah.
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This is a great first step.
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I had a strong temptation to just say,
"You know what, guys?
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I'm gonna pass on the reindeer."
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You know, all this talk about sisu,
give it a go.
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This is really good.
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And it's wild food.
We know where it came from.
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00:13:48,788 --> 00:13:50,832
Again, you don't have to say "wild."
250
00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,335
You don't have to say "wild."
251
00:13:53,335 --> 00:13:55,837
I'm just-- I'm trying to--
You know, I'm getting it down.
252
00:13:55,837 --> 00:14:01,801
Having new experiences
are better than having no experiences.
253
00:14:01,801 --> 00:14:05,138
And I'll be using that
as a mantra on this trip.
254
00:14:05,847 --> 00:14:08,558
Drink to your sisu. Your inner sisu.
255
00:14:09,809 --> 00:14:14,564
What else would you suggest
that I try while I'm here?
256
00:14:14,564 --> 00:14:17,984
We have a good friend of ours,
Aksana and Antti.
257
00:14:17,984 --> 00:14:19,819
They do have some huskies.
258
00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,948
- How does that sound to you?
- It sounds great,
259
00:14:22,948 --> 00:14:25,492
but we're not gonna end up eating husky,
are we?
260
00:14:27,827 --> 00:14:30,497
They're laughing, but they didn't say no.
261
00:14:43,218 --> 00:14:45,428
After my first night in Finland,
262
00:14:45,428 --> 00:14:49,099
I've woken up with the sound of laughter
still ringing in my ears...
263
00:14:50,350 --> 00:14:52,852
and it turns out there's a reason why.
264
00:14:53,603 --> 00:14:55,105
For the last five years,
265
00:14:55,105 --> 00:14:58,775
the Finns have been named
the happiest people in the world.
266
00:14:59,276 --> 00:15:02,279
Nothing says happy
more than this hot chocolate,
267
00:15:02,988 --> 00:15:06,825
but I get nervous about people
268
00:15:06,825 --> 00:15:09,411
being really happy. Insanely happy.
269
00:15:10,078 --> 00:15:11,663
The idea that, you know,
270
00:15:11,663 --> 00:15:16,042
you're in a country
of the happiest people in the world,
271
00:15:16,042 --> 00:15:18,211
there's gotta be something to it.
272
00:15:18,211 --> 00:15:22,007
I don't buy the fact that somebody
can just be happy all the time.
273
00:15:22,007 --> 00:15:24,134
Wake up and be happy.
274
00:15:25,260 --> 00:15:27,429
Something has to make you happy.
275
00:15:28,889 --> 00:15:31,224
I do want to delve into that
just a little more.
276
00:15:39,399 --> 00:15:41,693
And I know who to ask
about happiness.
277
00:15:41,693 --> 00:15:44,905
A man who smiles
even when he's gutting a pike.
278
00:15:45,488 --> 00:15:47,866
- Hey.
- How are you?
279
00:15:47,866 --> 00:15:50,160
- Really good.
- Look at these beautiful animals here.
280
00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:51,411
They are unique.
281
00:15:51,411 --> 00:15:53,622
Allu's not just a hotshot fisherman.
282
00:15:53,622 --> 00:15:56,583
He's also
a fifth-generation reindeer farmer.
283
00:15:57,500 --> 00:16:01,046
And my nemesis, Taisto,
is in line to be the sixth.
284
00:16:01,796 --> 00:16:04,966
This is my family tradition.
So we raise them for meat.
285
00:16:04,966 --> 00:16:07,802
We use all from head to the tail.
286
00:16:08,386 --> 00:16:09,846
So you can see my jacket.
287
00:16:09,846 --> 00:16:11,723
This is more than ten years old.
It's all reindeer.
288
00:16:11,723 --> 00:16:12,807
That's reindeer?
289
00:16:12,807 --> 00:16:13,892
- Yeah.
- Okay.
290
00:16:13,892 --> 00:16:15,727
Now we're gonna feed
some reindeers.
291
00:16:15,727 --> 00:16:18,146
Hold this and take it to the sledge.
292
00:16:18,146 --> 00:16:19,314
All right.
293
00:16:19,314 --> 00:16:22,859
And, Eugene, if you need some help,
just tell to Taisto. He will help you.
294
00:16:25,111 --> 00:16:26,696
- Please get in.
- What?
295
00:16:27,197 --> 00:16:30,492
Just take a seat back there.
I will grab reindeer hide for you.
296
00:16:32,118 --> 00:16:34,996
So the six-year-old gets to sit up front
297
00:16:34,996 --> 00:16:37,374
while I'm back here in coach.
298
00:16:37,374 --> 00:16:38,875
And you want me--
299
00:16:40,961 --> 00:16:41,962
How do you sit back here?
300
00:16:41,962 --> 00:16:43,797
Yeah. Just on your knees.
301
00:16:43,797 --> 00:16:44,881
Okay.
302
00:16:46,258 --> 00:16:47,676
- Ready?
- Yeah.
303
00:16:47,676 --> 00:16:48,927
Good boy.
304
00:16:52,264 --> 00:16:55,392
They told me Lapland
has more reindeer than people.
305
00:16:55,976 --> 00:16:56,935
We got company.
306
00:16:59,688 --> 00:17:02,566
I didn't believe them
until I looked behind me.
307
00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:09,906
I hope they're not blaming me
for the loss of their cousin
308
00:17:09,906 --> 00:17:12,033
who I might have eaten last night.
309
00:17:12,617 --> 00:17:14,202
Grab this bag of lichen.
310
00:17:14,202 --> 00:17:16,329
- Yeah.
- And spread it all around.
311
00:17:16,329 --> 00:17:17,706
Chow time!
312
00:17:19,332 --> 00:17:20,625
Chow time.
313
00:17:20,625 --> 00:17:22,502
Here, honey. Look at this. Here, honey.
314
00:17:24,670 --> 00:17:26,882
I'm feeding my reindeer. Yeah.
315
00:17:26,882 --> 00:17:31,052
They're the cutest things.
They're just the sweetest animals.
316
00:17:31,553 --> 00:17:37,225
It's really sad
that some of them end up on a plate.
317
00:17:37,225 --> 00:17:38,310
Dessert!
318
00:17:39,269 --> 00:17:40,353
This is something.
319
00:17:40,353 --> 00:17:41,730
It's a way of life.
320
00:17:41,730 --> 00:17:44,357
Catching them in the wild,
it takes years and years to--
321
00:17:44,357 --> 00:17:46,484
that you learn how they behave.
322
00:17:46,484 --> 00:17:48,695
That's why it's like a family tradition
323
00:17:48,695 --> 00:17:52,866
and what is different
between your and my life.
324
00:17:52,866 --> 00:17:57,078
- So I'm hunting here something to eat.
- Yeah.
325
00:17:57,078 --> 00:18:00,248
Most people in the big cities,
what that they hunting for is the money.
326
00:18:00,999 --> 00:18:02,834
- That is something different.
- Exactly.
327
00:18:02,834 --> 00:18:07,088
- You understand what I mean?
- I do, because this is very rewarding.
328
00:18:07,088 --> 00:18:09,758
And you can feel the nature
when you come and feed the animals.
329
00:18:09,758 --> 00:18:13,511
That's what I like in my work,
forest and nature.
330
00:18:13,511 --> 00:18:15,138
That's why we are the happiest.
331
00:18:15,138 --> 00:18:18,516
And if you get sad, you can hug the tree,
and you are smiling again.
332
00:18:20,936 --> 00:18:25,941
Living off the land,
it's what keeps them happy, I think.
333
00:18:25,941 --> 00:18:30,070
You know,
going out hunting for your dinner.
334
00:18:30,070 --> 00:18:32,322
It's really quite amazing.
335
00:18:32,948 --> 00:18:37,160
Me? Give me a supermarket
with a frozen food section.
336
00:18:42,249 --> 00:18:44,793
Finns love the great outdoors.
337
00:18:45,961 --> 00:18:48,547
They've got some
of the world's cleanest air,
338
00:18:48,547 --> 00:18:51,049
and the country is three-quarters forest.
339
00:18:53,426 --> 00:18:57,722
Despite their love of nature,
you might not expect to travel by dog.
340
00:18:59,182 --> 00:19:01,393
But I'm off husky sledding.
341
00:19:02,644 --> 00:19:05,272
I'm hoping they're good-tempered dogs.
342
00:19:05,272 --> 00:19:10,485
I know if I had to pull a sleigh with
somebody in it, I probably wouldn't be.
343
00:19:13,655 --> 00:19:14,906
Hello?
344
00:19:15,991 --> 00:19:17,951
But I'm not seeing any huskies.
345
00:19:19,661 --> 00:19:20,745
Aksana?
346
00:19:20,745 --> 00:19:23,248
And my host appears to be dressed...
347
00:19:23,248 --> 00:19:24,833
You're wearing slippers.
348
00:19:25,375 --> 00:19:26,960
- ...for bed?
- Yeah.
349
00:19:27,544 --> 00:19:28,670
Here's a ice pick,
350
00:19:28,670 --> 00:19:30,463
so you can make the hole for me.
351
00:19:32,632 --> 00:19:37,512
As we break the ice, I start
to realize what Aksana is planning.
352
00:19:38,471 --> 00:19:40,348
- So--
- I will show you and then you can follow.
353
00:19:40,348 --> 00:19:41,433
Yeah?
354
00:19:42,976 --> 00:19:46,062
- That's funny.
- Good joke.
355
00:19:46,062 --> 00:19:48,481
- You're going in? You're going in.
- Yeah.
356
00:19:48,481 --> 00:19:52,235
Oh, my God. I can't
believe you're actually doing this.
357
00:19:54,362 --> 00:19:58,241
- But-- Oh, my-- Dear Lord.
- It's very pity that it's so small.
358
00:20:00,243 --> 00:20:02,329
- Okay.
- And then you can just relax.
359
00:20:02,329 --> 00:20:04,039
Enjoy. Breathe.
360
00:20:04,915 --> 00:20:07,334
Believe me,
I'll take your word for it.
361
00:20:07,334 --> 00:20:10,837
Aksana, this is crazy.
362
00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,506
You do this every day? No?
363
00:20:13,506 --> 00:20:15,717
- Yes, I do this every morning.
- You do this every day.
364
00:20:15,717 --> 00:20:18,970
- And you find this pleasurable?
- Yes, it's really lovely,
365
00:20:18,970 --> 00:20:21,223
and it makes me happy, so that's why.
366
00:20:21,223 --> 00:20:24,059
First thing,
I need to wake up every morning.
367
00:20:24,059 --> 00:20:25,227
- Yeah.
- You know, it's--
368
00:20:25,227 --> 00:20:27,062
In the wintertime especially,
it's very dark.
369
00:20:27,062 --> 00:20:28,813
How about a strong cup of coffee?
370
00:20:28,813 --> 00:20:31,524
- Would that work for you?
- I don't drink coffee.
371
00:20:32,192 --> 00:20:33,193
You don't drink coffee.
372
00:20:33,193 --> 00:20:35,695
- Please go in. Go in and warm up.
- Thank you.
373
00:20:35,695 --> 00:20:36,655
Crazy.
374
00:20:37,948 --> 00:20:42,619
So science says ice water floods
you with happy-making hormones.
375
00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,498
I respect science,
but I still won't do this.
376
00:20:46,998 --> 00:20:51,169
You know, for me, it's a lovely café.
377
00:20:51,169 --> 00:20:52,837
That would make me happy.
378
00:20:53,588 --> 00:20:59,469
Jumping in a hole in the ice would be
the complete opposite of making me happy.
379
00:21:00,262 --> 00:21:03,473
Aksana's other source of joy
makes more sense to me.
380
00:21:04,140 --> 00:21:05,308
It's these guys.
381
00:21:06,726 --> 00:21:09,688
I love the way
they're just snoozing on the rooftops.
382
00:21:11,940 --> 00:21:13,066
That's the choir.
383
00:21:13,066 --> 00:21:17,404
They not only pull sleighs,
they bark in a four-part harmony.
384
00:21:18,196 --> 00:21:20,407
Wow, I could get into this.
385
00:21:20,407 --> 00:21:23,493
You don't have a bad day,
like, when you go with the dogs.
386
00:21:23,493 --> 00:21:27,205
Even whatever you feel, you come here
and after that you are happy.
387
00:21:28,039 --> 00:21:29,040
Okay.
388
00:21:29,916 --> 00:21:32,043
- Okay.
- Okay, you can go, and mind your head.
389
00:21:32,544 --> 00:21:33,962
- And go.
- Okay.
390
00:21:35,005 --> 00:21:36,339
Look at this lake.
391
00:21:38,133 --> 00:21:40,218
How long does it stay frozen?
392
00:21:40,218 --> 00:21:43,305
- Hopefully till we've done the ride here.
- Yes, let's hope.
393
00:21:45,348 --> 00:21:46,725
Ride in the sleigh?
394
00:21:47,267 --> 00:21:48,643
So you will drive.
395
00:21:48,643 --> 00:21:50,729
- You want me drive?
- Yeah.
396
00:21:51,354 --> 00:21:53,481
This might end badly.
397
00:21:53,481 --> 00:21:55,942
- Uh-huh.
- You can do it. I'm sure.
398
00:21:55,942 --> 00:21:58,236
"Yeah, I'm sure I can,"
399
00:21:58,236 --> 00:22:00,697
- he said unknowingly.
- Yeah.
400
00:22:01,615 --> 00:22:04,409
Aksana wants me to be the driver.
401
00:22:05,035 --> 00:22:06,369
I'm in charge.
402
00:22:09,164 --> 00:22:11,875
I'm not entirely comfortable with that.
403
00:22:12,375 --> 00:22:15,670
But I'm gonna channel
my inner sisu and give it a go.
404
00:22:16,171 --> 00:22:18,423
Basically, it's very easy.
405
00:22:18,423 --> 00:22:20,926
Steering, it's with your body weight.
406
00:22:21,426 --> 00:22:26,223
So if you want to go on the left, you take
more your body weight to the left ski.
407
00:22:26,223 --> 00:22:28,433
- But they know the track?
- They know the track,
408
00:22:28,433 --> 00:22:30,352
and we hope they stay on the track today.
409
00:22:30,352 --> 00:22:31,436
Yeah, that's the thing.
410
00:22:31,436 --> 00:22:33,980
- I won't know if we're off the track...
- Yeah.
411
00:22:33,980 --> 00:22:37,817
...until we actually drive into, you know,
somebody's living room.
412
00:22:38,485 --> 00:22:40,695
- Yeah. Come try it.
- Let me--
413
00:22:40,695 --> 00:22:42,906
- Let me just-- All right.
- No. Yeah.
414
00:22:42,906 --> 00:22:44,199
It's a little bit like dancing.
415
00:22:44,199 --> 00:22:46,534
Well, have you seen me on a dance floor?
416
00:22:48,078 --> 00:22:51,248
We'll see whether the dogs
have any respect for me at all.
417
00:22:51,998 --> 00:22:53,792
I'm thinking, probably not.
418
00:22:54,834 --> 00:22:58,046
If we can end this ride,
both of us on our feet,
419
00:22:58,046 --> 00:23:00,757
I think it'll be a success.
420
00:23:03,218 --> 00:23:04,261
Here we go.
421
00:23:05,095 --> 00:23:06,721
Well, it's been nice knowing ya.
422
00:23:08,557 --> 00:23:09,641
Good.
423
00:23:10,350 --> 00:23:11,768
Oh, my God.
424
00:23:16,231 --> 00:23:18,775
These guys can reach 30 miles an hour.
425
00:23:19,651 --> 00:23:21,736
How do you say "slow down" in dog?
426
00:23:22,779 --> 00:23:24,406
- Now lean left?
- Yeah.
427
00:23:24,406 --> 00:23:26,825
You can slow down now
a little bit and lean to the right.
428
00:23:26,825 --> 00:23:28,285
Yeah, that's good.
429
00:23:28,868 --> 00:23:31,663
- How we doing?
- We are doing really well.
430
00:23:31,663 --> 00:23:32,747
Okay.
431
00:23:34,374 --> 00:23:36,376
Mush, you huskies!
432
00:23:40,297 --> 00:23:41,798
So far, so good.
433
00:23:43,550 --> 00:23:46,094
Got a little respect from the dogs!
434
00:23:51,016 --> 00:23:53,476
I was actually,
you know, driving that thing.
435
00:23:53,977 --> 00:23:55,020
It's fantastic.
436
00:23:55,770 --> 00:23:57,355
Felt like Ben-Hur up there.
437
00:23:58,273 --> 00:23:59,274
Okay.
438
00:24:02,986 --> 00:24:03,987
Yeah.
439
00:24:04,654 --> 00:24:06,573
Wow, this is great.
440
00:24:07,949 --> 00:24:10,577
Fantastic. Love this.
441
00:24:17,292 --> 00:24:19,586
I think the Finns
might be onto something.
442
00:24:19,586 --> 00:24:23,548
Maybe there is joy in having the grit
to try new things.
443
00:24:28,053 --> 00:24:30,388
Now, what did they say about stopping?
444
00:24:32,057 --> 00:24:33,433
Oh, my--
445
00:24:33,433 --> 00:24:36,603
- Really well.
- Wow, that was great.
446
00:24:37,229 --> 00:24:39,564
- It's amazing. It's fast.
- Yeah.
447
00:24:40,232 --> 00:24:41,233
Wow.
448
00:24:41,233 --> 00:24:42,817
Well, Aksana, thank you.
449
00:24:42,817 --> 00:24:44,110
That was really something.
450
00:24:44,110 --> 00:24:47,405
- I was enjoying it too.
- Good.
451
00:24:48,323 --> 00:24:50,325
That's the most fun I've had
in a long time.
452
00:24:51,368 --> 00:24:52,744
And I really mean that.
453
00:24:53,620 --> 00:24:56,665
Being Canadian,
I'm not normally happy, happy.
454
00:24:56,665 --> 00:24:58,291
We just tend to get by.
455
00:24:59,334 --> 00:25:01,336
This feeling is different.
456
00:25:02,712 --> 00:25:04,339
Maybe this is sisu?
457
00:25:19,271 --> 00:25:23,400
Back at the hotel, Ilkka
has invited me to join him for a nightcap.
458
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:24,609
This shall be yours.
459
00:25:25,735 --> 00:25:28,071
Or apparently... five.
460
00:25:29,030 --> 00:25:33,159
So the alcohol is very serious in Finland,
especially if you ran out.
461
00:25:33,159 --> 00:25:34,244
Okay.
462
00:25:34,744 --> 00:25:37,163
We gonna be tasting
some different vodkas.
463
00:25:37,163 --> 00:25:39,249
A very Finnish national drink.
464
00:25:39,249 --> 00:25:43,169
We're Finns. We only drink
about average of four shots per person.
465
00:25:43,169 --> 00:25:44,504
You're gonna get me in trouble.
466
00:25:44,504 --> 00:25:48,592
Ilkka tells me about
the different plants Finns use for vodka,
467
00:25:48,592 --> 00:25:51,261
from potatoes to barley and rye.
468
00:25:51,261 --> 00:25:54,180
And he wants me to sample them... all.
469
00:25:54,890 --> 00:25:58,935
I would encourage you to try to find
the elements of the taste.
470
00:25:59,644 --> 00:26:01,563
Maybe smoky...
471
00:26:02,606 --> 00:26:06,192
All I'm getting is a strong taste
of tomorrow's regrets.
472
00:26:08,403 --> 00:26:11,489
I'll tell you something about Ilkka,
he's a lot of fun.
473
00:26:11,489 --> 00:26:17,412
He kind of exudes that "the happiest
people in the world" thing, you know?
474
00:26:21,666 --> 00:26:24,502
Maybe it does
have something to do with the vodka.
475
00:26:25,503 --> 00:26:26,755
I'm gonna go back to number three
476
00:26:26,755 --> 00:26:29,132
for a second,
'cause I have to double-check.
477
00:26:33,887 --> 00:26:39,392
I think the vodka testing ranks very near
the top of my experiences.
478
00:26:39,392 --> 00:26:42,437
Number one, we're indoors.
479
00:26:42,437 --> 00:26:46,066
Number two, vodka was involved.
480
00:26:47,442 --> 00:26:49,569
I definitely felt more Finnish.
481
00:26:50,904 --> 00:26:51,905
Happy.
482
00:26:51,905 --> 00:26:54,783
Five vodkas later,
two words come to mind.
483
00:26:56,534 --> 00:26:58,078
Ulterior motive.
484
00:26:58,912 --> 00:27:03,875
There is one more Finnish thing
I would like you to join with me tomorrow.
485
00:27:04,793 --> 00:27:06,002
And there we go.
486
00:27:06,586 --> 00:27:08,880
And it's very Finnish experience,
487
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:09,965
- as vodka.
- Okay.
488
00:27:11,007 --> 00:27:13,385
- Good.
- All right. I trust you.
489
00:27:13,385 --> 00:27:18,223
I'm not entirely sure
what I signed up for,
490
00:27:18,223 --> 00:27:20,267
for tomorrow with him.
491
00:27:20,809 --> 00:27:22,852
You know,
what's the worst that can happen?
492
00:27:23,645 --> 00:27:27,941
I'm going for it. That's my sisu.
Whatever it is, I'll make it happen.
493
00:27:27,941 --> 00:27:31,361
Or I won't make it happen,
but that'll be my sisu,
494
00:27:31,945 --> 00:27:34,781
is to try very hard to not make it happen.
495
00:27:34,781 --> 00:27:37,242
By the way, have you seen the auroras?
496
00:27:37,242 --> 00:27:39,202
Something tells me
I'm gonna see it tonight,
497
00:27:39,202 --> 00:27:41,288
whether it's actually there or not.
498
00:27:46,334 --> 00:27:47,627
Where are they?
499
00:27:50,297 --> 00:27:52,215
Too much hype, don't you think?
500
00:27:52,215 --> 00:27:53,592
There's no lights.
501
00:27:56,052 --> 00:27:57,345
Gotta get some sleep.
502
00:28:15,488 --> 00:28:17,240
It's my last day in Lapland
503
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,911
and I've woken up with a vague
recollection of agreeing to something
504
00:28:20,911 --> 00:28:22,662
I probably shouldn't have.
505
00:28:29,711 --> 00:28:31,338
- Ilkka.
- Hello, Eugene.
506
00:28:31,338 --> 00:28:33,048
Good to see you again.
507
00:28:33,048 --> 00:28:34,799
Are you ready to trust a Finn?
508
00:28:36,134 --> 00:28:39,804
I'm in your hands.
Whatever is in the cards, is in the cards.
509
00:28:40,430 --> 00:28:43,683
The further we go,
the more anxious I become.
510
00:28:44,351 --> 00:28:47,187
It looks like we're heading
into the deep wilderness.
511
00:28:47,187 --> 00:28:48,980
Yeah, the road will get smaller
512
00:28:48,980 --> 00:28:51,399
to the point
that we're gonna leave the car and walk.
513
00:28:51,399 --> 00:28:52,525
I take it back.
514
00:28:53,068 --> 00:28:55,278
I don't trust you at all.
515
00:28:57,572 --> 00:29:00,158
Just as I was beginning
to really like Finland...
516
00:29:01,117 --> 00:29:02,118
You know,
517
00:29:02,118 --> 00:29:06,081
- this is as Finnish as it can get.
- Uh-huh.
518
00:29:06,081 --> 00:29:08,875
...Ilkka may be about to break me.
519
00:29:08,875 --> 00:29:10,585
- But I--
- Ilkka.
520
00:29:13,213 --> 00:29:14,965
Another frozen lake.
521
00:29:15,549 --> 00:29:19,177
And it's slowly dawning on me
what's coming next.
522
00:29:21,972 --> 00:29:24,015
Well, once you jump in, you will know
523
00:29:24,015 --> 00:29:26,768
all the Finnish curse words
there are available,
524
00:29:26,768 --> 00:29:30,689
but I think we have a safe solution
to get you in the water.
525
00:29:30,689 --> 00:29:32,857
- A safe solution?
- Yes.
526
00:29:41,992 --> 00:29:44,869
One last moment to go back.
527
00:29:44,869 --> 00:29:47,414
- I'll take it.
- I'll follow you.
528
00:29:48,790 --> 00:29:53,128
So the idea is, the floatation suit
will keep me warm and dry.
529
00:29:53,128 --> 00:29:55,380
But you know what else
keeps you warm and dry?
530
00:29:56,006 --> 00:29:58,133
Not being in a freezing lake.
531
00:29:58,633 --> 00:30:03,221
I could not be more out of my comfort zone
than I am right this second.
532
00:30:03,221 --> 00:30:04,598
- Ilkka.
- Yes?
533
00:30:05,348 --> 00:30:08,518
This is the last time I have five vodkas
with a Finn.
534
00:30:11,104 --> 00:30:14,774
I wanna run,
but I don't think I can in this thing.
535
00:30:15,442 --> 00:30:18,194
And remember there are four steps
underneath the water.
536
00:30:18,194 --> 00:30:20,322
- Uh-huh.
- Keep your head straight
537
00:30:20,322 --> 00:30:21,406
and just...
538
00:30:24,659 --> 00:30:27,329
And, yeah,
I did mean to keep my glasses on.
539
00:30:28,121 --> 00:30:30,457
Without them, I might have looked silly.
540
00:30:30,457 --> 00:30:32,417
- Come on! You can do it.
- Uh-huh.
541
00:30:38,798 --> 00:30:41,259
- Oh, my.
- Then sit down.
542
00:30:50,894 --> 00:30:51,895
I told you.
543
00:30:54,105 --> 00:30:55,398
You should trust a Finn.
544
00:30:58,652 --> 00:30:59,819
Wow.
545
00:31:04,699 --> 00:31:06,743
This isn't all that bad, Ilkka.
546
00:31:07,702 --> 00:31:11,414
- Do you feel like a Finn now?
- I feel more like a dolphin.
547
00:31:12,499 --> 00:31:15,418
This is quite amazing actually.
548
00:31:15,418 --> 00:31:16,962
I gotta be honest.
549
00:31:20,006 --> 00:31:21,758
- I have a great idea.
- Yeah?
550
00:31:21,758 --> 00:31:24,678
- Should we wait for the auroras?
- I've got a better idea.
551
00:31:24,678 --> 00:31:25,804
Yeah, tell me.
552
00:31:25,804 --> 00:31:28,181
How about another vodka contest?
553
00:31:29,391 --> 00:31:35,272
Sisu, set your mind to something
and just go ahead and do it.
554
00:31:35,272 --> 00:31:37,357
Sure, with a little coaxing.
555
00:31:37,941 --> 00:31:39,943
So I'm gonna pat myself on the back
556
00:31:39,943 --> 00:31:43,488
and give myself a big A-plus in sisu.
557
00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:47,742
Ice floating is kind of a fun thing to do.
558
00:31:48,868 --> 00:31:52,914
Wow, this is about the warmest I've been
since I've been in Finland.
559
00:31:54,541 --> 00:31:56,960
And possibly the happiest.
560
00:31:59,838 --> 00:32:02,340
I'm not proud to admit
that at the start of my trip,
561
00:32:02,340 --> 00:32:05,510
my feelings about Finland were frosty.
562
00:32:08,138 --> 00:32:11,099
But over the last three days,
they've thawed.
563
00:32:13,310 --> 00:32:14,311
Hey, folks.
564
00:32:14,311 --> 00:32:15,812
- Hello.
- Hi.
565
00:32:16,563 --> 00:32:20,650
To celebrate my time here,
I'm joining reindeer farmer, Allu,
566
00:32:20,650 --> 00:32:23,695
and some of his workers
for a final Finnish meal.
567
00:32:24,905 --> 00:32:27,324
Thankfully, reindeer's not on the menu.
568
00:32:28,325 --> 00:32:32,454
We're having pike patties made
from the fish Allu caught the other day.
569
00:32:33,413 --> 00:32:36,416
- You fish for your own food.
570
00:32:36,416 --> 00:32:38,293
- All year round.
- Winter, summer. Yeah.
571
00:32:38,293 --> 00:32:43,215
Not a lot of Uber Eats going on here
in Lapland, I would imagine.
572
00:32:46,384 --> 00:32:49,054
- It's the simple life, isn't it?
- Yeah.
573
00:32:49,054 --> 00:32:51,306
- It's about what's really important.
- Yep.
574
00:32:52,307 --> 00:32:55,518
If you could sum it up in,
like, three words.
575
00:32:55,518 --> 00:32:58,521
- Family?
- One, one of the main. Yeah.
576
00:32:58,521 --> 00:32:59,564
- All right.
- Nature.
577
00:32:59,564 --> 00:33:00,690
Animals.
578
00:33:00,690 --> 00:33:02,484
- Family, nature...
- Yeah.
579
00:33:02,484 --> 00:33:03,735
- Animals.
- ...animals.
580
00:33:03,735 --> 00:33:05,654
Yeah. That's all we need.
581
00:33:06,238 --> 00:33:08,782
I didn't know anything about Finland.
582
00:33:08,782 --> 00:33:11,701
I didn't know anything about Lapland.
583
00:33:11,701 --> 00:33:14,329
I didn't even know where Lapland was.
584
00:33:15,413 --> 00:33:20,835
And I've come away
with the knowledge of the people,
585
00:33:20,835 --> 00:33:25,173
what they do,
and why it's important to them.
586
00:33:26,132 --> 00:33:30,929
The simple life is one of the reasons
that they're so happy.
587
00:33:31,513 --> 00:33:37,185
You were asking us, that what is important
thing, three words, so what about you?
588
00:33:37,686 --> 00:33:39,646
- I think family would be number one.
- Yeah.
589
00:33:41,398 --> 00:33:42,399
Food.
590
00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,068
And golf.
591
00:33:45,068 --> 00:33:48,863
I know it sounds slightly more shallow.
592
00:33:49,864 --> 00:33:51,116
Yeah.
593
00:33:51,616 --> 00:33:54,286
Truth is, I'm still no fan of winter,
594
00:33:54,286 --> 00:33:59,207
but there's a warmth to the Finnish people
that I think may have rubbed off on me.
595
00:34:00,792 --> 00:34:04,296
I don't have an adventurous spirit,
596
00:34:04,921 --> 00:34:10,427
so the idea that I'm doing all these
things I would never normally do,
597
00:34:10,427 --> 00:34:12,887
it's really quite amazing.
598
00:34:12,887 --> 00:34:15,432
So I guess I have sisu.
599
00:34:15,432 --> 00:34:16,766
How do you say "cheers"?
600
00:34:21,021 --> 00:34:22,021
Getting close.
601
00:34:22,731 --> 00:34:26,276
My epitaph would be,
602
00:34:27,193 --> 00:34:30,739
"Here lies a man
who ice-floated in the Arctic Circle."
603
00:34:31,698 --> 00:34:32,699
Wow.