Hah! I noticed it at first but didn't detract from the video. Found it to be an interesting look at approaching this issue. It's interesting that the US seems to focus on new construction designated to be low cost to get people off the streets. Finland seemed to use existing apartment housing, at least in the example shown. It sounded like Finland has taken strong efforts to house everyone, I'm curious if using existing housing has been the typical approach vs building new or rebuilding housing.
1 week ago | 1
Well for one, Finland is effectively ethically homogeneous. That makes it a lot easier. I'm very pro housing the homeless. But not all homelessness can be solved with housing. Some need to be in assisted living facilities and others need to be in Asylums. In other cases, like in the states, housing projects failed because of the people who moved in.
1 week ago | 0
Ya.. as of February 2025 there are more than 3800 people homeless in Finland. Wah wah waaaah (disappointing trumpet sound).
1 week ago | 0
Kirsten Dirksen
🌞 We’re back in full brightness! Last Sunday’s upload had an encoding issue that made it a bit... too cinematic — it was dark for most viewers (unless you watched in HDR mode 😅). We thought all your comments were referring to the indoor scenes in Finland— but nope, it was the whole video! Thankfully, YouTube’s tech team helped us swap in the correct version, and it’s now live for everyone:
👉 Watch the fixed version here https://youtu.be/RwZQ8GCHgRg?si=Ftuok...
This film isn’t meant to lecture — it’s about people finding creative, dignified solutions to homelessness. The goal is to spark ideas and real conversations, and it’s already doing just that.
Thank you all for your patience, your thoughtful comments, and for always watching with such open minds. Let’s keep the discussion inspiring and inclusive — this story is for everyone. 💛
— Kirsten & Nicolas
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