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[Eugene Levy] 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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[Levy] 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...
- Whoo.
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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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Whoa.
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When it's too warm, guess what?
I'm not comfortable.
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- [Levy] I can't move that fast.
- [Mylo chuckles]
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- [Levy] But I'm 75.
- [friend] You need some help?
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No, I got it.
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[Levy] And maybe it's time
to expand my horizons.
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[Levy] Oh, my God.
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[grunts]
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First time I've had
my hand up an elephant's ass.
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[Levy] On the plus side,
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I'm staying at some unbelievable hotels.
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[Levy] Oh, my. This is spectacular.
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[Levy] The catch is, I've also agreed
to explore what lies outside.
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- [Tony] Watch your step.
- [Levy] No kidding.
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- [Levy] Beautiful mountain.
- [tour guide] That's a volcano.
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That's a volcano?
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[Levy]
A world I've spent my whole life avoiding.
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Whoa. Whoa, whoa. Sadie.
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Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
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Just surviving would be great.
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[Levy] This is the last time
I have five vodkas with a Finn.
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[laughing]
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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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[Levy] 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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- [passenger] Hey, Eugene.
- Hi.
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My name is Kaisa. Nice to meet you.
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[Levy] 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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[speaking Finnish]
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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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[Kaisa chuckles]
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{\an8}[Levy] 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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- Whoo. This is snow only.
- [Levy chuckles]
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[Levy]
This is one way to travel, isn't it?
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[Kaisa chuckles]
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[Levy] Although,
possibly not the most comfortable.
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[Kaisa] Whoo.
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- We go this way. This way.
- [chuckles]
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- You're taking very good--
- This is practical information.
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- [Levy] Taking very good care of me.
- I taking-- Yes. Hmm.
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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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Hmm, 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,
uh, is-- is another story.
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[Levy] 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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[Levy] Local Finn, Katja, is the owner.
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Your suite awaits you.
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[Levy] 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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[chuckles] 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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[Katja] Yes, of course.
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- [Levy] Look at this.
- [Katja] Hmm.
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[Levy]
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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[clicks tongue] How would I say?
Experimental.
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[both laugh]
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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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[Levy] 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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- [Levy] I love that.
- [Katja] 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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[Katja]
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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[Levy] Thank you.
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[Levy]
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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[Levy] Unfortunately,
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that's going to involve
stepping back outside...
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[grunting, panting]
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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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[Allu] Oh, hey! Nice to meet you.
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[Levy] Hi. Nice to meet you.
This must be a little Allu.
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- [Allu] Taisto.
- [Levy] Taisto.
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He's very anxious to start some fishing.
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- Well, I've never fished.
- [Allu] 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?
- [Allu] Oh, no. Sounds good.
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[Levy exhales sharply]
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[Allu chuckles]
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[Levy grunts]
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Are you having a good time?
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- [stammers] You're doing well.
- [Levy] Uh-huh.
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[Allu] Don't worry.
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I wasn't expecting to manually drill
through the ice.
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[grunting]
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So it takes-- You know,
it takes a lot if you're not used to it.
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- [Allu] You need some help?
- No, I got it.
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For, uh, anybody with lesser capabilities,
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it might have been a chore
but, um, you know,
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it was kinda one, two, three for me.
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- [Allu] Yo-ho! We are ready and then up.
- [Levy] Wow.
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[Allu] Quickly. Whoa! [speaks Finnish]
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[Levy] See? Tougher than I look.
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[Allu] Okay, like-- 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 speaks Finnish]
- [Allu cheers]
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[Allu] Taisto caught a fish.
A small perch.
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Wow.
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[Levy] This is clearly a young man's game.
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- [Taisto speaks Finnish]
- [Allu] Another one.
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Oh, my God. What is going on?
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Well, he's got the better rod.
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- [Taisto speaks Finnish]
- Oh... [stammers] ...third one.
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Okay. Well, this is-- You know what?
Now he's just showing off.
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[Allu chuckles]
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Taisto, h-he's completely showing off.
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[Allu] 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...
[stammers] ...he kind of rubs it in.
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He rubs it in a little bit.
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- This is all--
- [Allu] Oh! A big one.
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Okay. All right. This is like-- [sniffles]
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"I got another one, Dad."
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[Allu] 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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[Levy] The kid's starting to get to me.
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- Up, up. There we go!
- [Levy] There we go!
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[Allu] That's yours. Oh.
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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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- Uh, I feel like I caught a fish.
- [Allu] Oh, very good.
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[Levy] 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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[Allu mumbles]
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Okay, here we go.
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[Allu, Levy] Whoa!
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Wow!
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How many kilos would that be?
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- [Allu] 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-- knows what he's doing.
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Oh, 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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[sniffles]
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But, uh, for those that can do it well,
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it-- it's an art form to be admired.
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[Levy] By others.
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[Levy] 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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[Levy] 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.
- [Levy] 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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[Levy]
It's like barbecuing in the backyard.
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- [Ilkka] Exactly.
- [Levy] 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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[Katja, Ilkka laughing]
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- [Levy] ...I'm your man.
- [Ilkka] Okay.
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[Levy] I'm told
I'm getting something very Finnish.
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I'm intrigued and nervous.
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[Ilkka] So, this is a reindeer fillet.
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It's kind of a superfood.
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- [Levy] We're having reindeer?
- [Katja] We're having reindeer.
238
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[Levy] I don't want to eat reindeer,
to be honest.
239
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I'm kind of conservative
in-- in the stuff that I like,
240
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'cause I don't have an adventurous palate.
241
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So this is gonna be interesting for me
242
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'cause elk, reindeer I've never had,
so I'm very anxious to try it.
243
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Well, the anxious bit was true.
244
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This, uh, sisu
that I've been hearing about.
245
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From what I understand, it's kind of
a, uh-- a grit and a determination.
246
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Yes, you're getting it.
247
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It means that you just don't give up.
248
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- Okay.
- Guts-- Guts and the inner strength.
249
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Well, sisu for me,
250
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would be getting through
a reindeer fillet.
251
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[Ilkka, Katja chuckling]
252
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[Ilkka] Eugene, please have a seat.
253
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My first Finnish meal.
254
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- [Ilkka laughs]
- [Katja laughs] Yes.
255
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[Levy] And now, sisu.
256
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Eating half-raw reindeer meat.
257
00:13:10,625 --> 00:13:13,128
Well, you didn't--
you didn't have to say "half-raw."
258
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[Ilkka, Levy chuckling]
259
00:13:16,256 --> 00:13:17,757
[Levy] The thought of eating reindeer
260
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is really killing Christmas
for me right now.
261
00:13:21,261 --> 00:13:22,262
Okay, here we go.
262
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- Not bad.
- [Katja] Mm-hmm.
263
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It-- It melts.
264
00:13:29,686 --> 00:13:31,479
- It does melt.
- [Katja] Yeah.
265
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This is a great first step.
266
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I had a strong temptation to just say,
"You know what, guys?
267
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I'm gonna pass on the reindeer."
268
00:13:40,655 --> 00:13:44,784
You know, all this talk about sisu,
give it a go.
269
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This is really good.
270
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And it's wild food.
We know where it came from.
271
00:13:48,788 --> 00:13:51,917
- Again, you don't have to say "wild."
- [Ilkka, Katja laughing]
272
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You don't have to say "wild."
273
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I'm just-- I'm trying to--
You know, I'm getting it down.
274
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Having new experiences
are better than having no experiences.
275
00:14:01,801 --> 00:14:05,138
And I'll be using that
as a mantra on this trip.
276
00:14:05,847 --> 00:14:08,558
[Katja] Drink to your sisu.
Your inner sisu.
277
00:14:09,809 --> 00:14:14,564
What else would you suggest
that I try while-- while I'm here?
278
00:14:14,564 --> 00:14:17,984
We have a good friend of ours,
Aksana and Antti.
279
00:14:17,984 --> 00:14:19,819
They do have some huskies.
280
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- How does that sound to you?
- It sounds great,
281
00:14:22,948 --> 00:14:25,492
but we're not gonna end up eating husky,
are we?
282
00:14:25,492 --> 00:14:27,744
[Ilkka, Katja laughing]
283
00:14:27,744 --> 00:14:30,497
[Levy] They're laughing,
but they didn't say no.
284
00:14:43,218 --> 00:14:45,428
[Levy] After my first night in Finland,
285
00:14:45,428 --> 00:14:49,099
I've woken up with the sound of laughter
still ringing in my ears...
286
00:14:49,099 --> 00:14:50,267
[children laughing]
287
00:14:50,267 --> 00:14:52,852
...and it turns out there's a reason why.
288
00:14:53,603 --> 00:14:55,105
For the last five years,
289
00:14:55,105 --> 00:14:58,775
the Finns have been named
the happiest people in the world.
290
00:14:59,276 --> 00:15:02,279
Nothing says happy
more than this hot chocolate,
291
00:15:02,988 --> 00:15:06,825
but I get nervous about people
292
00:15:06,825 --> 00:15:09,411
being really happy. Insanely happy.
293
00:15:10,078 --> 00:15:11,663
The idea that, you know,
294
00:15:11,663 --> 00:15:16,042
you're in a country
of the happiest people in the world,
295
00:15:16,042 --> 00:15:18,211
there's gotta be something to it.
296
00:15:18,211 --> 00:15:22,007
I don't buy the fact that somebody
can just be happy all the time.
297
00:15:22,007 --> 00:15:24,134
Wake up and be happy.
298
00:15:25,260 --> 00:15:27,429
Something has to make you happy.
299
00:15:28,889 --> 00:15:31,224
I do want to delve into that
just a little more.
300
00:15:39,399 --> 00:15:41,693
[Levy] And I know who to ask
about happiness.
301
00:15:41,693 --> 00:15:44,905
A man who smiles
even when he's gutting a pike.
302
00:15:45,488 --> 00:15:47,866
- Oh, hey.
- How are you?
303
00:15:47,866 --> 00:15:50,160
- Really good.
- Look at these beautiful animals here.
304
00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:51,411
[Allu] They are unique.
305
00:15:51,411 --> 00:15:53,622
[Levy]
Allu's not just a hotshot fisherman.
306
00:15:53,622 --> 00:15:56,583
He's also
a fifth-generation reindeer farmer.
307
00:15:57,500 --> 00:16:01,046
And my nemesis, Taisto,
is in line to be the sixth.
308
00:16:01,796 --> 00:16:04,966
This is my family tradition.
So we raise them for meat.
309
00:16:04,966 --> 00:16:07,802
We use all from head to the tail.
310
00:16:08,386 --> 00:16:09,846
So you can see my jacket.
311
00:16:09,846 --> 00:16:11,723
This is more than ten years old.
It's all reindeer.
312
00:16:11,723 --> 00:16:12,807
That's reindeer?
313
00:16:12,807 --> 00:16:13,892
- [Allu] Yeah.
- Okay.
314
00:16:13,892 --> 00:16:15,727
[Allu] Now we're gonna feed
some reindeers.
315
00:16:15,727 --> 00:16:18,146
Hold this and take it to the sledge.
316
00:16:18,146 --> 00:16:19,314
[Levy] All right. [sighs]
317
00:16:19,314 --> 00:16:22,859
[Allu] And, Eugene, if you need some help,
just tell to Taisto. He will help you.
318
00:16:25,111 --> 00:16:26,696
- [Allu] Please get in.
- What?
319
00:16:27,197 --> 00:16:30,492
[Allu] Just take a seat back there.
I will grab reindeer hide for you.
320
00:16:32,118 --> 00:16:34,996
[Levy]
So the six-year-old gets to sit up front
321
00:16:34,996 --> 00:16:37,374
while I'm back here in coach.
322
00:16:37,374 --> 00:16:38,875
And you want me--
323
00:16:39,584 --> 00:16:41,962
[grunts] Uh, how do you sit back here?
324
00:16:41,962 --> 00:16:43,797
- [Allu] Yeah. Just on your knees.
- [Levy] Oy.
325
00:16:43,797 --> 00:16:45,674
- [Levy] Okay.
- [Allu chuckles]
326
00:16:46,258 --> 00:16:47,676
- Ready?
- Yeah.
327
00:16:47,676 --> 00:16:48,927
Good boy.
328
00:16:52,264 --> 00:16:55,392
[Levy] They told me Lapland
has more reindeer than people.
329
00:16:55,976 --> 00:16:56,935
We got company.
330
00:16:59,688 --> 00:17:02,566
[Levy] I didn't believe them
until I looked behind me.
331
00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:09,906
I hope they're not blaming me
for the loss of their cousin
332
00:17:09,906 --> 00:17:12,033
who I might have eaten last night.
333
00:17:12,617 --> 00:17:14,202
Grab this bag of lichen.
334
00:17:14,202 --> 00:17:16,329
- [Levy] Yeah.
- [Allu] And spread it all around.
335
00:17:16,329 --> 00:17:17,706
Chow time!
336
00:17:19,332 --> 00:17:20,625
Chow time.
337
00:17:20,625 --> 00:17:22,502
Here, honey. Look at this. Here, honey.
338
00:17:24,670 --> 00:17:26,882
[Levy] I'm feeding my reindeer. Yeah.
339
00:17:26,882 --> 00:17:31,052
They're the cutest things.
They're just the sweetest animals.
340
00:17:31,553 --> 00:17:37,225
It's really sad
that some of them end up on a plate.
341
00:17:37,225 --> 00:17:38,310
[Levy] Dessert!
342
00:17:39,269 --> 00:17:40,353
This is something.
343
00:17:40,353 --> 00:17:41,730
[Allu] It's a way of life.
344
00:17:41,730 --> 00:17:44,357
Catching them in the wild,
it takes years and years to--
345
00:17:44,357 --> 00:17:46,484
that you learn how they behave.
346
00:17:46,484 --> 00:17:48,695
That's-- That's why
it's like a family tradition
347
00:17:48,695 --> 00:17:52,866
and what is different
between your and my life.
348
00:17:52,866 --> 00:17:57,078
- So I'm hunting here something to eat.
- Yeah.
349
00:17:57,078 --> 00:18:00,248
Most people in the big cities,
what that they hunting for is the money.
350
00:18:00,999 --> 00:18:02,834
- That is something different.
- Ah. Exactly.
351
00:18:02,834 --> 00:18:07,088
- You understand what I mean?
- I-- I do, because this is very rewarding.
352
00:18:07,088 --> 00:18:09,758
[Allu] And you can feel the nature
when you come and feed the animals.
353
00:18:09,758 --> 00:18:13,511
That's what I like in my work,
forest and nature.
354
00:18:13,511 --> 00:18:15,138
That's why we are the happiest.
355
00:18:15,138 --> 00:18:18,516
And if you get sad, you can hug the tree,
and you are smiling again.
356
00:18:18,516 --> 00:18:19,935
[Levy laughs]
357
00:18:20,936 --> 00:18:25,941
Living off the land,
it's, uh, what keeps them happy, I think.
358
00:18:25,941 --> 00:18:30,070
[stammers] You know,
going out hunting for your dinner.
359
00:18:30,070 --> 00:18:32,322
It's really quite amazing.
360
00:18:32,948 --> 00:18:37,160
Me? Give me a supermarket
with a frozen food section.
361
00:18:42,249 --> 00:18:44,793
[Levy] Finns love the great outdoors.
362
00:18:45,961 --> 00:18:48,547
They've got some
of the world's cleanest air,
363
00:18:48,547 --> 00:18:51,049
and the country is three-quarters forest.
364
00:18:53,426 --> 00:18:57,722
[Levy] Despite their love of nature,
you might not expect to travel by dog.
365
00:18:59,182 --> 00:19:01,393
But I'm off husky sledding.
366
00:19:02,644 --> 00:19:05,272
I'm hoping they're good-tempered dogs.
367
00:19:05,272 --> 00:19:10,485
I know if-- if I had to pull a sleigh with
somebody in it, I probably wouldn't be.
368
00:19:13,655 --> 00:19:14,906
[Levy] Hello?
369
00:19:15,991 --> 00:19:17,951
[Levy] But I'm not seeing any huskies.
370
00:19:19,661 --> 00:19:20,745
[Levy] Aksana?
371
00:19:20,745 --> 00:19:23,248
[Levy] And my host appears to be dressed...
372
00:19:23,248 --> 00:19:25,292
- You're wearing slippers.
- [Aksana laughs]
373
00:19:25,292 --> 00:19:26,960
- [Levy] ...for bed?
- [Aksana] Yeah.
374
00:19:27,544 --> 00:19:28,670
- Uh--
- [Aksana] Here's a ice pick,
375
00:19:28,670 --> 00:19:30,463
so you can make the hole for me.
376
00:19:32,632 --> 00:19:37,512
[Levy] As we break the ice, I start
to realize what Aksana is planning.
377
00:19:38,471 --> 00:19:40,348
- [Levy] So--
- I will show you and then you can follow.
378
00:19:40,348 --> 00:19:42,893
- [Aksana] Yeah? [laughs]
- [Levy laughs]
379
00:19:42,893 --> 00:19:46,062
- That's funny. That's funny. That's funny.
- [Aksana] Good joke. [laughs]
380
00:19:46,062 --> 00:19:48,481
- [Levy] You're going in? You're going in.
- [Aksana] Yeah.
381
00:19:48,481 --> 00:19:52,235
Oh, my God. I can't
believe you're actually doing this.
382
00:19:52,944 --> 00:19:54,279
[Aksana laughs]
383
00:19:54,279 --> 00:19:58,241
- But-- Oh, my-- Dear Lord.
- It's-- It's very pity that it's so small.
384
00:20:00,243 --> 00:20:02,329
- [Levy] Okay.
- And then you can just relax.
385
00:20:02,329 --> 00:20:04,039
[Aksana] Enjoy. Breathe.
386
00:20:04,915 --> 00:20:07,334
[Levy] Believe me,
I'll take your word for it.
387
00:20:07,334 --> 00:20:11,796
- Aksana, this is crazy.
- [Aksana exhales deeply, laughs]
388
00:20:11,796 --> 00:20:13,506
[Levy] You do this every day? No?
389
00:20:13,506 --> 00:20:15,717
- Yes, I do this every morning.
- You do this every day.
390
00:20:15,717 --> 00:20:18,970
- And you find this pleasurable? Ah.
- Yes, it's really lovely,
391
00:20:18,970 --> 00:20:21,223
and it makes me happy, so that's why.
392
00:20:21,223 --> 00:20:24,059
First thing,
I need to wake up every morning.
393
00:20:24,059 --> 00:20:25,227
- Yeah.
- You know, it's--
394
00:20:25,227 --> 00:20:27,062
In the wintertime especially,
it's very dark.
395
00:20:27,062 --> 00:20:28,813
- How about a strong cup of coffee?
- [Aksana laughs]
396
00:20:28,813 --> 00:20:31,524
- Would that work for you?
- [Aksana] I don't-- I don't drink coffee.
397
00:20:31,524 --> 00:20:33,193
- [Aksana laughs]
- You don't drink coffee.
398
00:20:33,193 --> 00:20:35,695
- [Levy] Please go in. Go in and warm up.
- [Aksana] Thank you.
399
00:20:35,695 --> 00:20:36,655
[Levy] Crazy.
400
00:20:37,948 --> 00:20:42,619
[Levy] So science says ice water floods
you with happy-making hormones.
401
00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,498
I respect science,
but I still won't do this.
402
00:20:46,998 --> 00:20:51,169
You know, for me, it's a lovely café.
403
00:20:51,169 --> 00:20:52,837
That would make me happy.
404
00:20:53,588 --> 00:20:59,469
Jumping in a hole in the ice would be
the complete opposite of making me happy.
405
00:21:00,262 --> 00:21:03,473
[Levy] Aksana's other source of joy
makes more sense to me.
406
00:21:04,140 --> 00:21:05,308
It's these guys.
407
00:21:05,308 --> 00:21:06,643
[huskies barking, howling]
408
00:21:06,643 --> 00:21:09,688
[Levy] I love the way
they're just snoozing on the rooftops.
409
00:21:10,355 --> 00:21:11,856
[howling, barking continues]
410
00:21:11,856 --> 00:21:13,066
That's the choir.
411
00:21:13,066 --> 00:21:17,404
They not only pull sleighs,
they bark in a four-part harmony.
412
00:21:18,196 --> 00:21:20,407
- [Levy] Wow, I could get into this.
- [Aksana giggles]
413
00:21:20,407 --> 00:21:23,493
You don't have a bad day,
like, when you go with the dogs.
414
00:21:23,493 --> 00:21:27,956
Even whatever you feel, you come here
and after that you are happy. [laughs]
415
00:21:27,956 --> 00:21:29,040
[instructor] Okay.
416
00:21:29,916 --> 00:21:32,043
- [Levy] Okay.
- Okay, you can go, and mind your head.
417
00:21:32,544 --> 00:21:33,962
- [instructor] And go.
- [Levy] Okay.
418
00:21:35,005 --> 00:21:36,339
[Levy] Look at this lake.
419
00:21:38,133 --> 00:21:40,218
How long does it stay frozen?
420
00:21:40,218 --> 00:21:43,305
- Hopefully till we've done the ride here.
- [Aksana laughs] Yes, let's hope.
421
00:21:43,305 --> 00:21:45,265
[huskies whining, barking]
422
00:21:45,265 --> 00:21:46,725
Ride in the sleigh?
423
00:21:47,267 --> 00:21:48,643
So you will drive.
424
00:21:48,643 --> 00:21:50,729
- Uh, you want me drive?
- Yeah.
425
00:21:51,354 --> 00:21:53,481
[Levy] This might end badly.
426
00:21:53,481 --> 00:21:54,691
- Uh-huh.
- [Aksana] You can do it.
427
00:21:54,691 --> 00:21:55,942
- [Levy] Uh...
- I'm sure.
428
00:21:55,942 --> 00:21:58,236
"Yeah, I'm sure-- I'm sure I can,"
429
00:21:58,236 --> 00:22:00,697
- he said unknowingly.
- Yeah. [laughs]
430
00:22:01,615 --> 00:22:04,409
[Levy] Aksana wants me to be the driver.
431
00:22:05,035 --> 00:22:06,369
I'm in charge.
432
00:22:07,454 --> 00:22:08,580
[laughs]
433
00:22:09,164 --> 00:22:11,875
I'm not entirely comfortable with that.
434
00:22:12,375 --> 00:22:15,670
[Levy] But I'm gonna channel
my inner sisu and give it a go.
435
00:22:16,171 --> 00:22:18,423
Basically, it's very easy.
436
00:22:18,423 --> 00:22:20,926
Steering, it's with your body weight.
437
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.
438
00:22:26,223 --> 00:22:28,433
- But they know the track?
- [instructor] They know the track,
439
00:22:28,433 --> 00:22:30,352
and we hope they stay on the track today.
440
00:22:30,352 --> 00:22:31,436
[Levy] Yeah, that's the thing.
441
00:22:31,436 --> 00:22:33,980
- I won't know if we're off the track...
- [instructor] Yeah, yeah.
442
00:22:33,980 --> 00:22:37,817
...until we actually drive into, you know,
somebody's living room.
443
00:22:37,817 --> 00:22:39,110
- [Aksana chuckles]
- [laughs] Yeah.
444
00:22:39,110 --> 00:22:40,695
- [Levy] Let me--
- [instructor] Come try it.
445
00:22:40,695 --> 00:22:42,906
- [Levy] Let me just, uh-- All right.
- [instructor] No. Yeah.
446
00:22:42,906 --> 00:22:44,199
It's a little bit like dancing.
447
00:22:44,199 --> 00:22:47,244
- Well, have you seen me on a dance floor?
- [Aksana, instructor laughing]
448
00:22:48,078 --> 00:22:51,248
[Levy] We'll see whether the dogs
have any respect for me at all.
449
00:22:51,998 --> 00:22:53,792
I'm thinking, probably not.
450
00:22:54,834 --> 00:22:58,046
If we can end this ride,
both of us... [stammers] ...on our feet,
451
00:22:58,046 --> 00:23:00,757
I th-- I think it'll be a success.
452
00:23:00,757 --> 00:23:02,759
[huskies barking]
453
00:23:02,759 --> 00:23:04,261
- [Aksana laughs]
- [Levy] Here we go.
454
00:23:05,095 --> 00:23:06,721
Well, it's been nice knowing ya.
455
00:23:08,557 --> 00:23:09,641
[instructor] Good, good, good.
456
00:23:10,350 --> 00:23:11,768
[Levy] Oh, my God.
457
00:23:13,603 --> 00:23:16,147
- [Aksana speaks Finnish]
- [Levy] Oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh.
458
00:23:16,147 --> 00:23:18,775
[Levy]
These guys can reach 30 miles an hour.
459
00:23:19,651 --> 00:23:21,736
How do you say "slow down" in dog?
460
00:23:22,779 --> 00:23:24,406
- [Levy] Now lean-- lean left?
- [Aksana] Yeah.
461
00:23:24,406 --> 00:23:26,825
[Aksana] You can slow down now
a little bit and lean to the right.
462
00:23:26,825 --> 00:23:28,285
Yeah, that's good.
463
00:23:28,868 --> 00:23:31,663
- How we doing?
- We are doing really well.
464
00:23:31,663 --> 00:23:32,747
[Levy] Okay.
465
00:23:34,374 --> 00:23:36,376
Mush, you huskies!
466
00:23:40,297 --> 00:23:41,798
[Levy] So far, so good.
467
00:23:43,550 --> 00:23:46,094
- Got a little respect from the dogs!
- [Aksana chuckles]
468
00:23:51,016 --> 00:23:53,476
[Levy] I was actually,
you know, driving that thing.
469
00:23:53,977 --> 00:23:55,020
It's fantastic.
470
00:23:55,770 --> 00:23:57,355
Felt like Ben-Hur up there.
471
00:23:58,273 --> 00:23:59,274
[Aksana] Okay.
472
00:24:00,817 --> 00:24:03,737
[Levy] Whoo-hoo-hoo! Yeah.
473
00:24:04,654 --> 00:24:06,573
Wow, this is great.
474
00:24:07,949 --> 00:24:10,577
Fantastic. Love this.
475
00:24:12,412 --> 00:24:13,538
[laughs]
476
00:24:17,292 --> 00:24:19,586
[Levy] I think the Finns
might be onto something.
477
00:24:19,586 --> 00:24:23,548
Maybe there is joy in having the grit
to try new things.
478
00:24:28,053 --> 00:24:30,388
Now, what did they say about stopping?
479
00:24:32,057 --> 00:24:33,433
[Levy] Oh, my--
480
00:24:33,433 --> 00:24:36,603
- [Aksana] Really well. [laughs]
- [Levy] Wow, that was great.
481
00:24:37,229 --> 00:24:40,148
- It's amazing. It's fast.
- [Aksana] Yeah. [chuckles]
482
00:24:40,148 --> 00:24:41,233
[Levy] Wow.
483
00:24:41,233 --> 00:24:42,817
Well, Aksana, thank you.
484
00:24:42,817 --> 00:24:44,110
That was really something.
485
00:24:44,110 --> 00:24:47,405
- I-- I was enjoying it too. [laughs]
- Good. Good.
486
00:24:48,323 --> 00:24:50,325
That's the most fun I've had
in a long time.
487
00:24:51,368 --> 00:24:52,744
[Levy] And I really mean that.
488
00:24:53,620 --> 00:24:56,665
Being Canadian,
I'm not normally happy, happy.
489
00:24:56,665 --> 00:24:58,291
We just tend to get by.
490
00:24:59,334 --> 00:25:01,336
This feeling is different.
491
00:25:02,712 --> 00:25:04,339
Maybe this is sisu?
492
00:25:19,271 --> 00:25:23,400
[Levy] Back at the hotel, Ilkka
has invited me to join him for a nightcap.
493
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:24,609
This shall be yours.
494
00:25:24,609 --> 00:25:28,071
- [Levy laughing]
- [Levy] Or apparently... five.
495
00:25:29,030 --> 00:25:33,159
So the alcohol is very serious in Finland,
especially if you ran out.
496
00:25:33,159 --> 00:25:34,661
- [Ilkka laughs]
- Okay. [chuckles]
497
00:25:34,661 --> 00:25:37,163
[Ilkka] We gonna be tasting
some different vodkas.
498
00:25:37,163 --> 00:25:39,249
A very Finnish national drink.
499
00:25:39,249 --> 00:25:43,169
We're Finns. We only drink
about average of four shots per person.
500
00:25:43,169 --> 00:25:44,504
You're gonna get me in trouble.
501
00:25:44,504 --> 00:25:48,592
[Levy] Ilkka tells me about
the different plants Finns use for vodka,
502
00:25:48,592 --> 00:25:51,261
from potatoes to barley and rye.
503
00:25:51,261 --> 00:25:54,180
And he wants me to sample them... all.
504
00:25:54,890 --> 00:25:58,935
I would encourage you to try to find,
um, the elements of the taste.
505
00:25:59,644 --> 00:26:01,563
Maybe smoky...
506
00:26:02,606 --> 00:26:06,192
[Levy] All I'm getting is a strong taste
of tomorrow's regrets.
507
00:26:07,319 --> 00:26:08,320
[Ilkka chuckles]
508
00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,489
I'll tell you something about Ilkka,
he's a-- he's a lot of fun.
509
00:26:11,489 --> 00:26:17,412
He kind of exudes that "the happiest
people in the world" thing, you know?
510
00:26:21,666 --> 00:26:24,502
Maybe it does
have something to do with the vodka.
511
00:26:25,003 --> 00:26:26,755
- Um--
- I'm gonna go back to number three
512
00:26:26,755 --> 00:26:29,132
for a second,
'cause I have to double-check.
513
00:26:31,384 --> 00:26:32,385
[Ilkka chuckles]
514
00:26:33,887 --> 00:26:39,392
I think the vodka testing ranks very near
the top of, uh, my experiences.
515
00:26:39,392 --> 00:26:42,437
Number one, we're indoors.
516
00:26:42,437 --> 00:26:46,066
Number two, vodka was involved.
517
00:26:47,442 --> 00:26:49,569
I definitely felt more Finnish.
518
00:26:49,569 --> 00:26:50,820
[exhales heavily]
519
00:26:50,820 --> 00:26:51,905
Happy.
520
00:26:51,905 --> 00:26:54,783
[Levy] Five vodkas later,
two words come to mind.
521
00:26:56,534 --> 00:26:58,078
Ulterior motive.
522
00:26:58,912 --> 00:27:03,875
There is one more, uh, Finnish thing
I would like you to join with me tomorrow.
523
00:27:04,793 --> 00:27:06,002
[Levy] And there we go.
524
00:27:06,586 --> 00:27:08,880
And it's very Finnish experience,
525
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:09,965
- as-- as vodka.
- Okay.
526
00:27:11,007 --> 00:27:13,385
- [Ilkka] Good.
- All right. I trust you.
527
00:27:13,385 --> 00:27:18,223
I'm not entirely sure
what I signed up for,
528
00:27:18,223 --> 00:27:20,267
for tomorrow with him.
529
00:27:20,809 --> 00:27:22,852
You know,
what's the worst that can happen?
530
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.
531
00:27:27,941 --> 00:27:31,361
Or I won't make it happen,
but that'll be my sisu,
532
00:27:31,945 --> 00:27:34,781
is to try very hard to not make it happen.
533
00:27:34,781 --> 00:27:37,242
Oh, by the way, have you seen the auroras?
534
00:27:37,242 --> 00:27:39,202
Something tells me
I'm gonna see it tonight,
535
00:27:39,202 --> 00:27:41,746
- whether it's actually there or not.
- [Ilkka laughing]
536
00:27:46,334 --> 00:27:47,627
[Levy] Where are they?
537
00:27:50,297 --> 00:27:52,215
Too much hype, don't you think?
538
00:27:52,215 --> 00:27:53,592
There's no lights.
539
00:27:56,052 --> 00:27:57,345
Gotta get some sleep.
540
00:28:15,488 --> 00:28:17,240
[Levy] It's my last day in Lapland
541
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,911
and I've woken up with a vague
recollection of agreeing to something
542
00:28:20,911 --> 00:28:22,662
I probably shouldn't have.
543
00:28:29,711 --> 00:28:31,338
- [Levy] Ilkka.
- Hello, Eugene.
544
00:28:31,338 --> 00:28:33,048
[Levy] Good to see you again.
545
00:28:33,048 --> 00:28:34,799
Are you ready to trust a Finn?
546
00:28:36,134 --> 00:28:39,804
[Levy] I'm in your hands.
Whatever is in the cards, is in the cards.
547
00:28:40,430 --> 00:28:43,683
[Levy] The further we go,
the more anxious I become.
548
00:28:44,351 --> 00:28:47,187
It looks like we're heading
into the deep wilderness.
549
00:28:47,187 --> 00:28:48,980
[Ilkka] Yeah, the road will get smaller
550
00:28:48,980 --> 00:28:51,399
to the point
that we're gonna leave the car and walk.
551
00:28:51,399 --> 00:28:52,984
- I take it back.
- [Ilkka laughing]
552
00:28:52,984 --> 00:28:55,278
I don't-- I don't trust you at all.
553
00:28:57,572 --> 00:29:00,158
[Levy] Just as I was beginning
to really like Finland...
554
00:29:01,076 --> 00:29:02,118
- [Levy] Uh...
- [Ilkka] You know,
555
00:29:02,118 --> 00:29:06,081
- this is as Finnish as it can get.
- [Levy] Uh-huh.
556
00:29:06,081 --> 00:29:08,875
[Levy] ...Ilkka may be about to break me.
557
00:29:08,875 --> 00:29:10,585
- But-- But I-- [laughs]
- [Levy] Ilkka.
558
00:29:10,585 --> 00:29:12,254
[Ilkka chuckling]
559
00:29:13,213 --> 00:29:14,965
[Levy] Another frozen lake.
560
00:29:15,549 --> 00:29:19,177
And it's slowly dawning on me
what's coming next.
561
00:29:21,972 --> 00:29:24,015
Well, once you jump in, you will know
562
00:29:24,015 --> 00:29:26,768
all the Finnish curse words
there are available,
563
00:29:26,768 --> 00:29:30,689
but I think we have a safe solution
to get you in the water.
564
00:29:30,689 --> 00:29:32,857
- A safe solution?
- [Ilkka] Yes.
565
00:29:41,992 --> 00:29:44,869
[Ilkka] One last moment to go back.
566
00:29:44,869 --> 00:29:47,414
- [Levy] I'll take it.
- [Ilkka laughs] I'll follow you.
567
00:29:48,790 --> 00:29:53,128
[Levy] So the idea is, the floatation suit
will keep me warm and dry.
568
00:29:53,128 --> 00:29:55,380
But you know what else
keeps you warm and dry?
569
00:29:56,006 --> 00:29:58,133
Not being in a freezing lake.
570
00:29:58,633 --> 00:30:03,221
I could not be more out of my comfort zone
than I am right this second.
571
00:30:03,221 --> 00:30:04,598
- [Levy] Ilkka.
- [Ilkka] Yes?
572
00:30:05,348 --> 00:30:08,518
This is the last time I have five vodkas
with a Finn.
573
00:30:08,518 --> 00:30:11,021
[Ilkka laughs]
574
00:30:11,021 --> 00:30:14,774
[Levy] I wanna run,
but I don't think I can in this thing.
575
00:30:15,442 --> 00:30:18,194
And remember there are four steps
underneath the water.
576
00:30:18,194 --> 00:30:20,322
- [Levy] Uh-huh.
- [Ilkka] Keep your head straight
577
00:30:20,322 --> 00:30:21,406
and just...
578
00:30:24,659 --> 00:30:27,329
[Levy] And, yeah,
I did mean to keep my glasses on.
579
00:30:28,121 --> 00:30:30,457
Without them, I might have looked silly.
580
00:30:30,457 --> 00:30:32,417
- [Ilkka] Come on! You can do it.
- [Levy] Uh-huh.
581
00:30:38,798 --> 00:30:41,259
- [Levy] Oh, my.
- [Ilkka] Then sit down.
582
00:30:45,222 --> 00:30:47,807
[both laughing]
583
00:30:50,894 --> 00:30:51,895
[Ilkka] I told you.
584
00:30:52,479 --> 00:30:55,398
- [Levy laughs]
- [Ilkka] You should trust a Finn.
585
00:30:56,650 --> 00:30:58,026
[Levy] Aah.
586
00:30:58,652 --> 00:30:59,819
Wow.
587
00:31:01,238 --> 00:31:03,031
Ah. [laughs]
588
00:31:04,699 --> 00:31:06,743
This isn't all that bad, Ilkka.
589
00:31:07,702 --> 00:31:11,414
- [Ilkka] Do you feel like a Finn now?
- [Levy] I feel more like a dolphin.
590
00:31:11,414 --> 00:31:15,418
- [Ilkka laughs]
- [Levy] This is quite amazing actually.
591
00:31:15,418 --> 00:31:16,962
[Levy] I gotta be honest.
592
00:31:20,006 --> 00:31:21,758
- [Ilkka] I have a great idea.
- [Levy] Yeah?
593
00:31:21,758 --> 00:31:24,678
- [Ilkka] Should we wait for the auroras?
- [Levy] I've got a better idea.
594
00:31:24,678 --> 00:31:25,804
[Ilkka] Yeah, tell me.
595
00:31:25,804 --> 00:31:29,307
- [Levy] How about another vodka contest?
- [Ilkka laughs]
596
00:31:29,307 --> 00:31:35,272
[Levy] Sisu, set your mind to something
and just go ahead and do it.
597
00:31:35,272 --> 00:31:37,357
Sure, with a little coaxing.
598
00:31:37,941 --> 00:31:39,943
So I'm gonna pat myself on the back
599
00:31:39,943 --> 00:31:43,488
and give myself a big A-plus in sisu.
600
00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:47,742
Ice floating is, uh--
is kind of a fun thing to do.
601
00:31:48,868 --> 00:31:52,914
Wow, this is about the warmest I've been
since I've been in Finland.
602
00:31:52,914 --> 00:31:54,457
[Ilkka laughs]
603
00:31:54,457 --> 00:31:56,960
[Levy] And possibly the happiest.
604
00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,004
[both laughing]
605
00:31:59,838 --> 00:32:02,340
[Levy] I'm not proud to admit
that at the start of my trip,
606
00:32:02,340 --> 00:32:05,510
my feelings about Finland were frosty.
607
00:32:08,138 --> 00:32:11,099
But over the last three days,
they've thawed.
608
00:32:12,851 --> 00:32:14,311
- [Allu speaking Finnish]
- Hey, folks.
609
00:32:14,311 --> 00:32:16,479
- [worker 1] Hello.
- [worker 2] Hi. [chuckles]
610
00:32:16,479 --> 00:32:20,650
[Levy] To celebrate my time here,
I'm joining reindeer farmer, Allu,
611
00:32:20,650 --> 00:32:23,695
and some of his workers
for a final Finnish meal.
612
00:32:24,905 --> 00:32:27,324
Thankfully, reindeer's not on the menu.
613
00:32:28,325 --> 00:32:32,454
We're having pike patties made
from the fish Allu caught the other day.
614
00:32:33,413 --> 00:32:36,416
- [Levy] You fish for your own food.
- [worker 2] All year round.
615
00:32:36,416 --> 00:32:38,293
- All year round.
- [worker 2] Winter, summer. Yeah.
616
00:32:38,293 --> 00:32:43,215
Not a lot of Uber Eats going on here
in Lapland, I would imagine.
617
00:32:43,215 --> 00:32:44,758
[all laugh]
618
00:32:46,384 --> 00:32:49,054
- [Levy] It's the simple life, isn't it?
- [Allu] Yeah.
619
00:32:49,054 --> 00:32:51,306
- It's about what's really important.
- [Allu] Yep.
620
00:32:52,307 --> 00:32:55,518
If you could sum it up in,
like, three words.
621
00:32:55,518 --> 00:32:58,521
- Family?
- One, one of the main. Yeah.
622
00:32:58,521 --> 00:32:59,564
- All right.
- [worker 2] Nature.
623
00:32:59,564 --> 00:33:00,690
Animals.
624
00:33:00,690 --> 00:33:02,484
- Family, nature...
- [Allu] Yeah.
625
00:33:02,484 --> 00:33:03,735
- [worker 2] Animals.
- ...animals.
626
00:33:03,735 --> 00:33:05,654
[worker 2] Yeah. That's all we need.
627
00:33:06,238 --> 00:33:08,782
I didn't know anything about Finland.
628
00:33:08,782 --> 00:33:11,701
I didn't know anything about Lapland.
629
00:33:11,701 --> 00:33:14,329
I didn't even know where Lapland was.
630
00:33:15,413 --> 00:33:20,835
And I've come away
with the knowledge of the people,
631
00:33:20,835 --> 00:33:25,173
what they do,
and why it's important to them.
632
00:33:26,132 --> 00:33:30,929
The simple life is one of the reasons
that they're so happy.
633
00:33:31,513 --> 00:33:37,185
You were asking us, that what is important
thing, three words, so what about you?
634
00:33:37,686 --> 00:33:39,646
- I think family would be number one.
- Yeah.
635
00:33:41,398 --> 00:33:42,399
[Levy] Food.
636
00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,068
And golf.
637
00:33:45,068 --> 00:33:48,863
I know it sounds slightly more shallow.
638
00:33:48,863 --> 00:33:51,533
- [all laughing]
- Yeah.
639
00:33:51,533 --> 00:33:54,286
[Levy]
Truth is, I'm still no fan of winter,
640
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.
641
00:33:59,207 --> 00:34:00,709
[all laugh]
642
00:34:00,709 --> 00:34:04,296
[Levy] I don't have an adventurous spirit,
643
00:34:04,921 --> 00:34:10,427
so the idea that I'm doing all these
things I would never normally do,
644
00:34:10,427 --> 00:34:12,887
it's really quite amazing.
645
00:34:12,887 --> 00:34:15,432
So I guess I have sisu.
646
00:34:15,432 --> 00:34:17,767
- How do you say "cheers"?
- [speaking Finnish]
647
00:34:17,767 --> 00:34:20,103
[mumbling, mimicking Finnish]
648
00:34:20,103 --> 00:34:21,438
- [all laugh]
- [Allu] Getting close.
649
00:34:21,438 --> 00:34:22,646
[all laugh]
650
00:34:22,646 --> 00:34:26,276
My epitaph... [laughs] ...would be,
651
00:34:27,193 --> 00:34:30,739
"Here lies a man
who ice-floated in the Arctic Circle."
652
00:34:31,698 --> 00:34:33,867
- Wow. [smacks lips]
- [Allu laughs]