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Easter

Happy Easter egg hunting in Helsinki and beyond
Life & societyEaster

Happy Easter egg hunting in Helsinki and beyond

It’s practically springtime in Finland, and that means Easter and hidden Easter eggs. We went around the Finnish capital and further afield with dozens of candy eggs a couple days before Easter.

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Cuisine gets cute – and ugly – for Easter in Finland
Life & societyCuisine

Cuisine gets cute – and ugly – for Easter in Finland

When Easter approaches, two major culinary traditions appear in every grocery store in Finland: Mignon chocolate eggs and the mysterious “mämmi.”

Tagged in CuisineEasterFinnishnessFoodTraditions
Wandering witches welcome Finnish Easter
Two children dressed as witches with a bunch of decorated willow twigs in hand.
Life & societySociety

Wandering witches welcome Finnish Easter

Finnish Easter traditions mix religion and rites of spring. Beware: Miniature witches may ring your doorbell.

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