On Sauna Day bathers can get steamed up in venues not normally open to the public, including luxury saunas, rustic wooden saunas, a tube sauna, and a Mongolian yurt.
In Finland, friendship is what’s celebrated on Valentine’s Day. People give gifts and cards to their best friends; it’s not just for romantic partners.
Shrovetide starts a slippery slide towards spring in Finland
Shrovetide the Finnish Way = enjoying outdoor sports (if there’s snow) + replacing the calories you just burned with warm, heavy soup and a mouthwatering pastry.
“Finland to me is, above all, the Finnish language; one of the world’s richest and most expressive languages – my brush, my instrument and my toolbox”, writes Finnish rapper Karri ‘Paleface’ Miettinen.
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