Talking with Finnish friends on Facebook, they reminded me that the Labour Day, Vappu – which in Finland is also a common day for graduation parties – is just some days ahead. It is, as usual, on the 1st of May and it’s a day where all Finnish flags are high on their masts. It might be the most important Finnish party if we look…
Topics: Finnish food |
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You already know that the Sauna is Finnish, that Angry Birds are too and that the Linux operative system comes from Finland as well. Because of that, we will focus this blogpost on Finnish inventions and innovations that are not as widely known but are definitely interesting. Let’s go. 1. The Molotov Cocktail This one comes with a recipe. Should I include it in our…
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Jouluppuki (Santa Claus) is coming to town, and adults in Finland warm their bodies and hearts with Christmas markets, lights in the streets and some hot beverages. We will talk about one of these beverages today: the Glögi. What is Glögi? Glögi is one of the traditions of Finnish Christmas. It is an unknown beverage in Southern Europe (Hot wine? With spices? Nobody ever dared…
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Pyryttää and tuiskuttaa are both verbs and mean snowing.
I am American, but I live in Estonia, and I agree with you: Estonia is solidly Nordic. I tell everyone…
the picture of a tar "candy bar" is actaully a box of tar candies
Not true. These human figures have teeth, which are actually dentures, that Rönkkönen got from a local dentist and later…
"for no particular reason" yea, sure