Tradition
Laskiainen, Shrove Tuesday
Mid-winter sliding festival: people go sledding on the snowy hills and eat creame filled shrowe buns (Swedish origin recipe), yummy!
Shared by Elbu
Traditions and everyday life in Finland
Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Finland. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
44 keepsakes from Finland · page 2 of 2 
Everyday life
Finland's national bird - a whooper swan
A picture of a whooper swan taken at my family's summer cottage by the sea. A lot of swans spend their summers in the area :)
Shared by luminen
Activity
Aurora hunting
We enjoy our phenomena in the sky at wintertimes when we are able to see it, its part of what makes Finland so unique..
Shared by Fin-Man
Activity
Wild berries
In Finland Summer is short but gives much light to nature. Many wild berries are available from June to end of Autumn.
Shared by Muzungu
Everyday life
Finns love to swim
In Finland almost everybody knows how to swim and Finns are swimming all around year, in winter people even ice-swim?
Shared by Lissukka
Tradition
Midsummer Festival
Midsummer Festival, bonfires all over the country and people celebrating Midsummer. The longest Day of the year.
Shared by Darkblueworld
Place
My home town
I live in a beautiful seaside town called Tammisaari. I love to write about my life and happenings around here.
Shared by Rosesandstardust
Event
Aurora hunting
I like to spend hours outside on cold winter nights to try capture an Aurora Borealis on pictures..
Shared by Fin-Man
Activity
Using a Sauna
Using the sauna has been a big part of my life and the life of my ancestors. We cherish it alot.
Shared by Ravean
Place
Koli National Park
My personal favourite national park in Finland:) You can find stuff to do all year round!
Shared by Nappis
Place
Small city of Mikkeli
Mikkeli is a small city at near lake saimaa what is the biggest lake in finland
Shared by VilleHE
Place
Näsinneula tower
Näsinneula is a tower, where is also a restaurant and a view to the lake.
Shared by Chihuahua
Place
Svenska Teatern
The biggest scene in the swedishspeaking-finn theatre community.
Shared by Siffaa
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