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Ascension Day in Finland: day off or not?

Posted May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland, Working in Finland

This Thursday, 40 days from Easter, is Ascension Day in Finland. In this blog, we explain what Ascension Day is. But more importantly, we talk about religious holidays and their relationship to Finnish labor politics.

May Day celebrations: vappu in Finland

Posted April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland, Playing in Finland

It’s vappu (May Day) in Finland. In this blog, we talk about May Day celebrations in Finland. We tell you what vappu is and how we celebrate it.

Personal space in Finland: Is everything you’ve heard true?

Posted April 2, 2020April 7, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland, Working in Finland

There are plenty of jokes about personal space in Finland. In this blog post we examine if there is any truth to those jokes.

Kalevala, the national epic of Finland

Posted February 27, 2020April 7, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland

On February 28, Finns celebrate the Kalevala Day. Kalevala is the national epic of Finland. In this blog post, we’ll discuss Kalevala and its’ compiler Elias Lönnrot.

Shrovetide traditions in Finland

Posted February 20, 2020April 7, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland

This coming Sunday is Shrove Sunday. The following Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday. In this blog post, we introduce you to Shrovetide traditions in Finland.

Traditional Finnish Christmas foods

Posted December 17, 2019April 8, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland

Christmas is next week and people are busy cooking. In this blog post, we talk about traditional Finnish Christmas foods. It includes a link to a downloadable free recipe booklet.

Saint Lucy’s Day

Posted December 12, 2019April 8, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland

Tomorrow on December 13 is Saint Lucy’s Day. In this blog post, we tell you what it is and how we Finns celebrate Saint Lucy’s Day.

The Independence Day of Finland

Posted December 5, 2019April 8, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland

December 6 is the Finnish Independence Day. In this blog post, we take a look at the Finnish Independence Day celebrations. We’ll try to explain why they are the way they are, quite solemn and subdued.

Christmas parties in Finland

Posted November 7, 2019April 8, 2020 MinnaPosted in Working in Finland

It’s again the season when offices start organizing Christmas parties in Finland. This is our little survival guide for the season.

Halloween in Finland

Posted October 31, 2019October 29, 2020 MinnaPosted in Living in Finland

It’s Halloween today. In our blog post this week we talk about Halloween in Finland and its local relative, the All Saints’s Day.

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