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last update:Feb102020February 28, 2016February 10, 202012 Commentsby Santiago H

Finnish women make marriage proposals on February 29th

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Romantic relationships amongst Finns are something we already looked at from different perspectives. For instance, we talked about the Winter Relationships – boyfriends or girlfriends that last only for the coldest months of the year -, and we’ve told you about the “Carrying the wife race” competition. Following this line, we want to introduce you to another – quite cool in my opinion – Finnish…

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last update:Jun032020January 23, 2015June 3, 20205 Commentsby Santiago H

Hours of daylight in Finland and Lapland during the year

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This past November has been one of the gloomiest in Finland. Besides the very few hours of daylight that there are at this time of the year, there were only 12 hours of direct sunlight during the first 26 days of November Finland can have a lot of sunlight in Summer. Source. Hours of daylight: Finland is a country of extremes in that regard A…

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last update:Aug142019March 11, 2014August 14, 20194 Commentsby Santiago H

Light in Winter VS Summer in Finland: a time-lapse video

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Time lapse is an image technique that compresses a long period of time in a short video. It is usually done by taking pictures every x seconds (or minutes), that are then played in order, creating an accelerated and gradual effect. Thanks to this technique we can see things like a flower blossoming or how the Northern Lights move in the sky. Light and darkness…

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last update:Feb102020February 13, 2014February 10, 20204 Commentsby Santiago H

Valentine’s day in Finland is all about friendship

Posted in Events in Finland, Finnish traditions, Interesting facts

No gifts, chocolates or flowers for your partner on St. Valentine’s day if you live in Finland. Almost. It works like this in the Nordic (not Scandinavian) country: on Valentine’s day you’ll be looked at suspiciously if you make a great love gesture to your significant other. In Finland, the 14th of February has very little to do with crushes, couples or people in love….

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