Category: Finnish traditions

last update:Sep072023December 23, 2019September 7, 2023Go tocommentsby Santiago H

Letters from Santa Claus: he starts charging in Finland

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Some time ago we wrote a post about how to send letters to Santa Claus and his address in the Finnish Lapland. And we commented that one of the great things about that system was that Santa himself responded to you and it was free. Unfortunately, Santa Claus has begun to charge for writing back. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Big…

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last update:Jun102021November 7, 2018June 10, 2021Go tocommentsby Santiago H

Public Saunas in Helsinki (and Finland’s oldest)

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If you go to Finland I’m pretty sure you’d like to go to a real Finnish sauna. If you never visited one we encourage you to try this Finnish tradition – and this enjoyment – because, if there is a word in the Finnish language that has consistently made it abroad and you already know, it’d be “sauna”. Imagine the cultural significance behind this achievement….

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last update:Feb102020February 28, 2016February 10, 202012Commentsby 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:Aug132019November 26, 2014August 13, 20192Commentsby Santiago H

Glögi: hot spiced wine in Finland

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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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