Finnish Culture

Finland

Coronavirus forces to celebrate Vappu under strict restrictions

The Nomad Today 4/30/20

Government reminds citizens that the restrictions on gatherings of more than 10 people are still in force and the police will be monitoring compliance. Authorities launched a website with events and…

Finland

Runeberg, much more than a cake

Eric Lipchis 2/4/20

The lyric poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg wrote the Finnish national anthem and stirred patriotism more than one century before Finland achieved its independence. However, he is mostly known for the…

Finland

The treasure of Finnish libraries

The Nomad Today 8/23/19

Since 2010, Finland has lost more than 100 public libraries and the number of books stored in them has been also reduced. However, last year the 736 existing libraries throughout the country still…

Finland

The real persons hidden behind the Moomin characters

The Nomad Today 5/6/19

The original Moomin books and comic series depict creatures in which the author Tove Jansson captured the personalities of her closest people, particularly her parents and her lesbian lover

Finland

TRADITION

Vappu, a unique holiday that Finns celebrate hard

Barbara Stojanovic 4/28/19

Finns have several important traditions and holidays but, collectively speaking, there is none other like Vappu celebrations

Tourism

The country of the 3 million saunas

The Nomad Today 4/17/19

Sauna is a central characteristic of Finnish culture and one third of the world saunas can be found in Finland. In the early 20th century in the United States they believed that the athlete Paavo…