Crayfish party etiquette
Have you been invited to a crayfish party? Lucky you! You are in for a treat and a lot of fun. Read here what to expect from the party
Tag: summer
It’s berry season!
It’s berry season in Finland! Go and exercise your everyman’s rights and pick berries to your heart’s content. Or buy them from the grocery store. Here’s a recipe for a delicious blueberry pie for you to try.
About forest and fires
The heat has finally reached Finland as well. As a result, you’ll start seeing forest fire warnings in weather forecasts. Learn more about them in our blog!
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!
Pesäpallo, the Finnish baseball
Pesäpallo, the Finnish name for Finnish baseball, is very popular game in Finland. The important East-West baseball game is played July 5-7, 2019.
Nobody at the office?
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 – 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!
Invited to a summer house without indoor plumbing? 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.
Know your everyman’s rights
In this blog post we explain what everyman’s rights means: what those allow you to do and what they don’t allow you to do.
Attending a Finnish wedding this summer?
Have you been invited to a wedding in Finland? We tell you what to expect in a typical Finnish wedding.