We Rode an Overnight Train in FINLAND 🇫🇮 (Santa Clause Express)
Today we’re crossing Finland on the Santa Claus Express sleeper train we start in Helsinki and go all the way to Rovaniemi a town in the Arctic Circle and we’re taking you along with us are you pumped or what it’s coming I’m so excited oh you better watch out you better not cry
You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Clause Express is coming here I love the designs on the train they have owls and trees and of course the little Santa Claus on the little toe that’s great yeah so I think this is
Literally our car the one with the Santa Claus on the side 54 yeah let’s get in let’s go fancy nice we’re seat sleeper cabin 109 and 110 okay we’re this way I think this is us that was
Easy oh my word this is so cute all right tour time so we come on in here through the door and there are the beds their bunk beds super cute green sheets and the pillows have owls on them
How sweet those are cute get it owl cute uhhuh nice you have coat hangers which is really convenient and you also have actual like hangers to put your clothes you have a plugin I’m assuming we have more around here we have a nice seat here if you’re not wanting to get
On the bed right away there’s safety bars which is good because it might get a little rocky in here there’s an emergency thing to break the glass we have a ladder this ladder is built into the
Bed and it allows you to get to the top bunk we have complimentary towels and water really good we have some like netted storage I’m going to call it cuz you can put stuff in there a trash
Can right over here really big one honestly for a train trash can this folds out into a cute little sink look how little that sink is it’s crazy and a mirror you have cups if you want water and oh
Complimentary soap as well these which were’re trained professionals now I have no idea what this heavy door is so we know exactly what these are these are like keys to your doors they have like certain
Little holes and that basically is like the key and you put it in the slot and it unlocks your door and this one seems to be for the shower cuz we have a shared bathroom on this train there’s a
Lot of lights in here which is going to be good we have thermostat to control the temperature that’s going to be nice when it gets a little more chilly once we get up north right next to
The bed you kind of have like a control center with a speaker a light a plugin tight squeeze tight squeeze thank you all right and of course we can’t forget our very own window I can’t wait
To see the beautiful views in the morning because it is dark right now and you have a little screen to put down when you’re about to go to sleep to block the Sun and for like the train stations I
Bet too oh and for the train station lights as well that’s good point and I think that’s about it this room is definitely spacious for being like a train room you can kind of really walk
Around a lot in here which is nice can you do jumping jacks yeah you can nice job giving the people what they want okay here’s the real test are the beds big enough for our storage oh my
Word it is space there’s a lot of space for your bags under the bed I must say storage wise this like sleeper is so nice and just like our last train experience these doors have magnets so when
The Train’s moving and it’s jostling around the doors won’t be jostling around with it cuz it’s hard to open cuz it’s magnet is that is that how those work yeah we’re the last time we were up in
The LA lands there was like nowhere to go to eat except for like restaurants like the onea restant they had and it would be like $40 for one plate we got all these groceries for €50 and this is
Going to be all our meals for the next 4 days they also have WiFi it good I don’t know still loading that’s not very promising now is it man we’re experts now yeah now it’s time to see the
Rest of the train it’s looking like these are just like the same cabins as us for for the next car it’s also double decker so there are two floors of rooms crazy I wonder if this sign means
That pets are allowed in that room I bet I bet it does look like it’s pet friendly I’ve seen pets on this train it looks like this is all storage I think right ah there’s chairs so maybe this
Is like coach maybe business coach business know private coach something coach looks like the next car is coach like real Coach coach seats pretty cheap what are you what are your first thoughts it’s honestly as seats go pretty comfortable but I don’t know if I want to spend 12 hours yeah this
Is very comfortable for just like a regular train seat but all night I would not be happy with this yeah how do they even lie back oh it’s a lever okay a little bit not bad a lot of buttons I just
Want to touch them but there’s glass so you have a whole whole room here where you go inside to use the Wi-Fi there’s a section to hold your bikes and your stroller wow wow this is the dining car
And it looks really nice and it’s smells really good too yeah it smells like tomato soup and they have like a bunch of seats like a diner honestly like a whole Diner car this train is so smooth
It doesn’t even feel like we’re moving right now but we are I think we’re going pretty fast too like 30 mph I can’t feel a thing now we’ve explored the train it’s pretty fun to explore
Trains this is kind of tight quarters not bad though for a public shower on the train you got your little area to put your stuff I’ll put my key card there thing for pressure push button nice shampoo and there’s the nozzle and then right here you have coat hangers to like hang your
Shirt and stuff all right let’s do this I did attempt this in um on our last train didn’t go very well I’m really nervous it’s very hard sometimes to figure out exactly what does what here okay this is always the tricky part why is it cing have to turn the
Nozzle it’s like doing a little bit there it is oh that’s so cold the hottest it gets is like like warm just going to go for it man the train rocking too nice done with that as showers go that was not bad I mean they had soap the water pressure
Was pretty good I’ll take what I can get that was super nice everyone sleeper trains are just a great invention because you literally get accommodation and transportation to where you need to go all in one ticket all in one ticket
Guys it’s the move all right ra how Comfy are the beds out of 10 six they’re not like super comfy but they’re they’re comfy enough to sleep in and they’re better than chairs so yeah I think I’ll sleep pretty well tonight you’ll see you in the morning good night for now
Everyone morning good morning how’d you sleep not very well so much jostling and lights but that’s okay life on the train you can start to see the snow now it like just started wow there’s only 45 minutes till our train gets to Rovaniemi but we really want
To try the food on this train so that’s what we’re going to do the dining car has like huge windows so you can really appreciate it you know okay with Gorgeous views train going to the Arctic Circle got a Falafel salad
Looks really good look at that yeah the quality of the food looks way way high fresh fried Falafel that’s fantastic hmm that is good isn’t that good thank you Kiitos all right bathroom tour time we only have 30 minutes till we get to Rovaniemi so we got to do
This quick so you have all the normal bathroom things a toilet a sink a trash can toilet paper they also have a changing station for mothers there are a lot of families on this train so I’m not surprised they also have a kids toilet seat looks like they have a humidifier I’m not
Quite sure what that thing is right there but they have it and they have a charger outlet they also have soap and paper towels and the sink just like every sink in here is automatic coat hangers right behind me and that’s pretty much it this bathroom is definitely the biggest bathroom that
I have ever been in on a train most of the time they are really small and a little bit cramped it is so peaceful just like staring at these windows at the snow covered kind of barren ground there are trees but none of them are super tall and
You have the occasional body of water which is super cool really completes that Santa Claus christmasy Winter Wonderland sort of vibe which is awesome okay we got to pack up roll your head gently to the right and then back to Center on the road R and I can get pretty
Stressed just cuz there’s a lot to do it’s an app called calm and it like has guided meditations it’s amazing we’ve been doing it like for the past few weeks not every day but we try to do
It most days and it’s it’s crazy the difference in like high tension that I have before that and then just peaceful existence rovaniemi let’s go should we double check that we have everything yeah goodbye it is so snowy oh rovaniemi oh we’re here Santa Claus Express
That was so sick wow that was a fun experience overall yeah yeah hey and that’s a wrap on our Santa Claus Express experience overall it was a really fun time even though I didn’t get a lot of sleep yeah I had a blast I mean it’s not super Santa
Clausey I think it’s because it actually brings you to rovaniemi which is the finnish town where supposedly Santa Clause lives all right you ready to meet Santa guys there are so so bright this is sick it’s so beautiful stay tuned for that and we’ll see you later peace out guys take care
Today we’re riding the santa clause express train from
Helsinki, Finland all the way to Rovaniemi, where Santa supposedly lives! We’re so excited to share this with you!
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0:00 Intro
0:15 FULL CABIN TOUR
4:20 Some thoughts 🤔
4:50 Rest of the Train!
6:37 Shower on Moving Train
7:58 Time for Bed!
8:36 Good Morning!
9:12 Breakfast on the Train
9:55 Quick Bathroom Tour!
11:14 MEDITATE!
11:42 THOUGHTS ON THE SANTA CLAUSE EXPRESS
12:25 Coming up…
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We Rode an Overnight Train in FINLAND 🇫🇮 (Santa Clause Express)
15 Comments
Now we eager wait to watch a video of Reyka throwing a snowball at Wyatt.
I'm born in Rovaniemi, Finland and I remember the trains we travelled with during the late 70:s and early 80:s as a child. I was so afraid to go to the toilet, because it was BASICALLY a hole out onto the railroad and all that stuff ended up along the railroad.. It was so noisy aswell… So much have happen since that time.. Finland was quite poor back then, because the country was destroyed so badly by the Soviet bolshevik bastards during ww2.
Maybe it's time to think about these overweight American tourists aswell… Its time to build all them showers close together, so the "big one" can use 2 showers at the same time… Like in aeroplanes… They get 2 seats, right 🤔
You guys tick all the boxes for a successful channel, hence why I am still watching. Only recommendation is to include more variety in food, since most travel vlog viewers are food oriented (I believe). That said, I also really like falafel 😅
Why would the changing station only be for mothers? 😉
Fathers are not allowed to change their kid's diapers on a train? 🤷♂️
You can get 5G prepaid for a month for like 20€ with sim or with digital sim. We don't really do WiFi in Finland as 5G is dirt cheap and available everywhere.
The small device in the changing toilet was a warmer for a nursing bottle.
Nice video. When was this recorded? There wasn't very much of snow in Rovaniemi. At 5:05 you guessed right because the sign said "pets welcome".
The room with the phone logo has nothing to do with wifi. It is just to make calls with better signal.
The cabins on the upper floor are nicer, a bit more space and a private shower.
nice travel video, hope you enjoy Finland 🙂
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😂… what is your references to all these not good things
Exploring the train with the Train experts was fun.
The windows in the dining car were beautifully big.
The room looked much nicer than sitting in the chairs for hours xx
It's Santa Claus, without the E…its even written on the train 😀