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Me too! Thanks for watching. 😀

It sounds like I need to work on my posture! As you say it was a scrap I was never going to win 🤕 I’ll keep the “Young Frankenstein” in mind 😆

I will reveal all in two episodes time when I give an apartment tour, next week I’ll post what I did between leaving the hospital and arriving at my accommodation. 😀

I think there is a slight mark but it’s above the hairline so thankfully not noticeable. Lucky I was wearing a cap otherwise it would have been even worse.

Thanks, all's well that ends well! Sounds good, I bet you have some nice memories of the place!

@@MattWhitingsEurope The last time I visited the castle was 3 years ago. It was a really hot day and I was sweating when I was climbing all the stairs :)

If you visit again look out for a small head sized dent above one of the internal doors.

@@MattWhitingsEurope Haha!

Some might say it knocked some sense into me! All good now thankfully.

I guess that's one of the downsides of travelling solo. The doctor said he didn't see any signs of concussion at the hospital and told me to keep an eye on it for a few days. I had information on what signs to look out for but thankfully never experienced any of them. Had I of felt unwell of shown signs of concussion I wouldn't have driven on because the last thing I would want to do is put myself or anyone else in danger. I live to tell another tale!

Working a little too well if you ask me! 🤕😆 Don't mess with the Finns!!

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Hello Zoltán , thanks for the information, as a doctor I could have done with you there at the time! 😆 Yes I was thankful to the lady for helping me but when I look back at the incident I'm quite surprised the castle didn't have any first aiders or even a proper first aid kit. They had to look in 2-3 locations to find a plaster. I actually do carry plasters myself but they weren't quite big enough for the cut - and also I couldn't see what I was doing. The lady that helped made the best of a difficult situation and was nice enough to call the hospital to see what they recommended. As far as healthcare, I actually do still get the same healthcare treatment as a local because the UK and Finland have a reciprocal deal so Finns in the UK can use our NHS and Brits in Finland can use your healthcare service. It actually sums up Brexit quite well - when we were in the EU I was able to use the healthcare facilities in any other member state. When we left the EU Boris Johnson decided to launch a Global Health Card system, however the global card works in less countries than the EU one. Go figure! Thanks again for your insight.

@@MattWhitingsEurope good morning. The absence of a basic first aid kit is a concern and makes one wonder about other places one visits as a traveller. I too carry plasters around with me everywhere I go…In my over the shoulder man bag. In regards costs of treatment, like you always say, it sounds reasonable. No doubt next week you’ll upload another fascinating segment. And nearly a year later, you’ve lived to tell the tale, and hopefully without any long term consequences. Naturally my nurturing nature shall wish you further safe travels and to look after yourself (I’m sure you’re fully capable of doing so). Accidents happen Cheers Zoltán The following might be helpful to any of your readers…especially useful if you’re on your own and nobody close by to assist. When it comes to basic first aid use acronym “RICE”. The idea is to help reduce the bleeding/swelling as much as possible. R- rest (stop moving) I - apply ice to affected area (a cold pack in other words) C- compression/ apply pressure to affected area - stems bleeding eventually allowing formation of a clot E - elevation (if applicable) of affected area to reduce amount of blood flow

Im glad I’m not the only one carrying plasters around. You never know when they might come in handy. Thanks for the information regarding RICE, very useful to us all. 👍

The UK has a reciprocal health agreement with Finland hence why I was able to use the Finnish healthcare system as if I were a local. I was very impressed though. In the UK I'd have been stuck in the hospital accidents and emergency department for 4-5 hours so to be in and out inside 2 was very impressive.

The fee is really more for trying to dissuade people from going there unnecessarily than it is about covering the real costs. If you really can't afford it, you can get an exemption on the fees. Staying overnight isn't that expensive either, in fact it's probably less than a tourist would pay for their accommodation.

I did wonder if that was the case. Sounds sensible. I know in the UK we have a big problem with people making appointments and then not turning up - I should imagine the fee encourages people to cancel it properly if they can’t make the appointment meaning someone else can have the appointment.

Not to mention solid!! I am thankful I was wearing my baseball cap as it must have absorbed some of the blow. Without it I probably would have knocked myself out.

Thank you, all good now! Glad you're enjoying the videos, really appreciate you saying!

Thanks for the information, I didn't realise that!

Thank you, much appreciated. I love getting the drone up where I can. Makes me wonder how incredible the area would look in the winter time when snow covers the land.

All good now thanks. Yes it's a lovely area, I really enjoy driving through it and seeing the scenery! Just had a look to see where Savonranta is, crazy how remote some of these places are. What an incredible area! Thanks for watching.

All good now thanks. It knocked me out of action for a few hours but I'm soon back for more!

Yes indeed. I think I need to get one of them!! 😂

Thanks! All patched up and ready to go again!

Thank you, much better now! Glad I could show you your home town, shame you had to visit the hospital when you were so young but hopefully they were able to look after you.

@@MattWhitingsEurope I'm here now so they did a good job. Looking forward to your next video. 🙂

Very true! Thanks, looking forward to showing you next week!

So true!! Stone Wall 1, Matt Whiting 0. No rematch needed.

That's the same the Finns pay for their "free healthcare." Why should foreigners have it free?

however, we have not sunk into a terrorist state...

@@peketee2278 Well, now you are under the flag of the Fascist Cross.So we went back to 1940.

He is not a finnish citizen so he has to pay it himself. Still 40€ for the whole thing is nothing in some other country that would have cost several hundreds just because the doctor time.

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Thank you, all good now!

The first week of September. Hope that helps.

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Thank you! A few others have mentioned the same road, sounds like it's a good one. I've made a note of it so who knows! Maybe one day!! Thanks for the suggestion. 👍

Thanks for the guidance, very useful. Thanks.

Wow cycling it sounds like even more of an adventure. How many days did it take?

Interesting. Thanks for the suggestion however I can't seem to locate it. Where does it start and end?

@@MattWhitingsEurope From Karigasniemi to Nuorgam WAY north on the Norwegian border. I noticed after my comment that even the Finnish Wikipedia article mentions that it has been called the most beautiful road in Finland. This is of course subjective, and from a Finnish point of view: it's mountainous out there, and we don't have much of that in Finland, so it undoubtedly gets even more impressive on the other side of the border.

Thank you, I’ll look it up! 👍

I need to remember that. Thank you!

Thanks! Lovely area, I hope you have a great time!!

Thank you so much 🙂

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video, fascinating place for sure. And yes, they certainly did 💪

Thanks, got it!

There's certainly worse places!! 😁

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the videos. I loved this trip and will definitely return to Romania at some point. As you say, there's plenty left to discover. I'm really interested in driving the Transalpina, that looks like a wild ride!

Hello, thanks for the info. Someone else mentioned the same thing and pointed me towards a video of the logs being floated down the lake - it was quite an impressive sight.

Sounds interesting, where in Finland will I find it?

@@MattWhitingsEurope Harjutie is located at the Punkaharju, east of Savonlinna about 30km away.

Yes it was filmed at the tail end of COVID when the ferry still had rules about wearing a mask inside. I kept it on whilst outside because 1) it was less hassle to keep taking it off and putting it back on, and 2) it kept my face warm! 😆

Glad you enjoyed it 😃

Very true.

A few others have mentioned him, apparently he was buried in Ruokolahti which I visited in the first Route 62 video --> ua-cam.com/video/_SdOueZCWv4/v-deo.html - unfortunately I didn't realise it at the time!

@@MattWhitingsEurope Nice, wonderful channel!

@@joshflugel Thank you 😁