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.
Finns have started to independently help asylum seekers integrate on the football field. Sports unite people: everyone wants to play towards the same goal.
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