Disappearing Finns: Midsummer in Finland
This weekend is Midsummer in Finland. In this blog, we talk about the Finnish disappearing act that happens on Midsummer.
Tag: vacation
Summer in Finland: 3 great swimming tips
Summer in Finland is off to a great start. In this blog post, we give you 3 great swimming tips to make your summer in Finland even greater.
Summer activities for kids
Although summer vacation is still three months away now is the time to find summer activities for kids. We give you plenty of options in this blog post.
Finland – the promised land of summer events
Now that it’s July and a third of Finland is on vacation, the country is full of events of all kinds. Here are some of them. Just pick the one(s) you like!
Nobody at the office? – vacation days in Finland
The Finnish labor laws guarantee those working in Finland a good number of vacation days. Most of those are taken during the summer and in July in particular. If you are working in Finland, better get used to work stopping for a whole month at least during the summer.
Midsummer in Finland: the not-so-Christian holiday
Midsummer is an ancient celebration of fertility and good harvest. The celebration has had a Christian association from the Middle Ages, but the way Finns celebrate Midsummer one could never tell there’s anything Christian about the holiday at all!
Summer houses in Finland lack indoor plumbing but don’t panic
Have you been invited to a Finnish summer house that doesn’t have indoor plumbing? Don’t panic, it isn’t really not that bad and here we’ll tell you why.