Are Finnish People Rude? 🇫🇮

I ask Varpu, a Finnish creator living around Helsinki about how the gender equality has impacted life in Finland. Are Finnish men rude in not opening the door or offering to help with heavy luggage? What is "sisu" and what does it show about the Finnish mentality?

[esn]

I am a woman and I was taugh to always open the door for the person behind you...either man o woman or cat...Has nothing to do with gender, its basic manners to my understanding.

[Alexandros.Mograine]

Men might not open the door for you, but people usually hold the door open if someone is coming after them.

[cqtaylor]

Just because someone doesn't ask for help, doesn't mean they don't need it. Even in Finland.

[Meskarune]

I am an american living in finland and people always hold open doors for me here? Both men and women do it so it doesn't seem gendered either, just whoever goes first holds the door open.

[anpartheniou]

Filipinos can’t survive in Finland😄. It’s imbedded in our culture to help and be needed. Living alone specially if you are an elderly is not normal for us.

[riikkaalanen]

Being a Finn, I believe she’s actually describing Helsinki area Finnish culture (a bit like New York City culture 😁) There’re huge differences among different parts of Finland.

[MSA-ydmz]

People in the comment section, don't judge a whole nation by listening some Helsinkian about her own surroundings...

[Iddhi]

Well, I don’t consider myself an unusual Finnish man. I always make sure to hold the door open for the person behind me, whether it’s a mother with a baby, a woman or man of any age/ethnicity/style...

[krissysherrell]

I visited Finland and the people are all nice. I have a special needs son and all were warm to him and kind to him. Also, many children shared things with him which he didn’t ask for such as sleds (a lot). Maybe if you don’t come off needy they are kind because now they don’t feel used??? So the kindness was more genuine since I didn’t ask or demanded anything.

[jounisuninen]

There was some rubbish in this video. Most Finnish men would help a woman with a baby. Definitely.

[Superbus]

Well that sounds interesting. Im in Finnland every summer as my grandmother was from Finnland. I have experienced that when you ask someone they go out of their way to help you and at our summer house (kesämökki) when a neighbor sees or hears something that he believes you could need help they are immediately coming over and ask you if you need help. As for when a generator sounds strange or a boatmotor doesn’t start and stutters the neighbors suddenly appear next to you and offer their help.

[margiedenavarre]

For all of you gentlemen out there, I really appreciate it when you open the door. It is such a polite gesture and very chivalrous.

[angelat]

You can be self-sufficient, resourceful, rssilient, and still be helpful and kind to people, including strangers. It's weird how this simple thought has never occurred to a whole society. Cheers from Italy 🇮🇹😂😂😂

[neonennui]

This sounds sad to me. But I'm Italian, so my culture is diametrally opposite than theirs. But I love to help others and I'm grateful for a kind gesture from a stranger person who sees I'm in need of something.

[thecollector]

I don't expect a man to open the door for me because I have two healthy hands.

However, if I carry something heavy, I expect anyone to open the door for me or help with the door.
I will always do the same.

[taavittee]

As a Finn from Western Finland, I do not agree or relate to any of this🤨

[Tmeee]

Being direct isn't the same as being rude, it's just a normal way of communicating. If you are constantly annoyed by someone presenting things in a normal (calm), direct way, then the problem is in fact you.

[loganhanson]

My friend is Swedish and he says that’s why there’s a lot of single Swedes 😊

[dankadesign]

I dated Finish guy -great expirience.Gentleman, educated, best places for dinner& drinks and he payed bills in manner that i never felt uncomfortable.
We had great conversations and understood each other though I am not from Finland.

[teoleno]

Same here in Latvia. People don't like when strangers bother them or make small talk.