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

Finnish women make marriage proposals on February 29th

Posted in Curiosities, Finnish traditions, Interesting facts

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:Aug082019December 7, 2015August 8, 20191 Commentby Santiago H

The standard of Finnish morality

Posted in Curiosities, Finnish people

What a grandiose headline that is. But it’s worth checking out what is allowed in a society and what is not, and since Finnish society has its own particular history and setting, it’s a good topic to delve deeper into. Here we go: into the Finnish morality. On the Spanish version of the blog, we often compare Finland and Spain. Sometimes Finland wins, and sometimes…

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last update:Aug082019September 7, 2015August 8, 20192 Commentsby Santiago H

House slippers in Finland: the Reino

Posted in Curiosities, Finnish Culture, Made in Finland: Finnish products

We know that Finns remove their shoes and footwear when they enter a house. Like this, they avoid bringing snow into the house that will eventually turn into dirty water puddles. This mere practical thing turned into a habit with time, and now they feel more comfortable without street footwear when they are indoors. But that doesn’t mean that they go barefoot or with socks,…

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last update:Dec192023November 18, 2014December 19, 20231 Commentby Santiago H

The priests that holds Heavy Metal masses in Finland

Posted in Curiosities, Finnish Music

Heavy Metal is one of Finland’s exports: it is said that they have more Heavy Metal bands per capita that any other nation in the world. It is no coincidence, then, that they also took the next step and created a Heavy Metal mass. Finnish Metal I am more inclined towards other kinds of music, and therefore my knowledge of Finnish Metal is limited. Nonetheless,…

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