Interesting facts - Big In Finland

last update:Mar042024December 12, 2023March 4, 202410 Commentsby Santiago H

A letter to Santa Claus: how to do it and his address

Posted in Finnish traditions, Interesting facts

When you want to write a letter to Santa Claus, you have to take into account that he is a busy man. We all know he lives in Lapland, specifically in Rovaniemi, where you can go and visit him in his office. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in their Lapland house. Source (CC: by) If Lapland is too far away for you this year, but…

Topics: Finnish traditions, Interesting facts | 10 comments | Print This Post

last update:Mar312023February 16, 2021March 31, 20235 Commentsby Santiago H

The 40 words for “snow” in Finnish

Posted in Finnish language, Interesting facts, Lapland

How many times have I heard the story of country X – or population X – that has 40 words (or more) for “snow”? Most of them said that the Sami people – indigenous population of the Nordic and Scandinavian countries – was the population with the most words for the white-falling element. It is true that there are 40 words for “snow” in Eskimo,…

Topics: Finnish language, Interesting facts, Lapland | 5 comments | Print This Post

last update:Aug072019June 11, 2019August 7, 2019Go to commentsby Santiago H

The White Nights in Finland and other Nordic countries

Posted in Interesting facts

I spent Midsummer in the Nordic countries last year. Oh boy, what an experience. One of the things I still had on my to-do list for Finland and the Nordic countries was to spend one of the white nights fully awake. And I did well: I stayed awake three nights. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Big in Finland (@biginfinland) The sun…

Topics: Interesting facts | Leave your comment! | Print This Post

last update:Aug072019November 26, 2018August 7, 2019Go to commentsby Santiago H

Kaamos: the Polar Night in Finland

Posted in Curiosities, Events in Finland, Finland Tourism, Interesting facts

24 hours of darkness. Something that is impossible to imagine for most people in the world. But it happens every year in Finland, and people that go traveling to Finland during the winter will experience it. I never really had to face Kaamos, the Polar Night of Finland, but I did have to face lots of nighttime per day, which was very unusual for me….

Topics: Curiosities, Events in Finland, Finland Tourism, Interesting facts | Leave your comment! | Print This Post