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Tradition and Customs

News

Festive season begins with Advent hymns, Christmas markets

Helsinki
2021
Iso joulukuusi ja kirkkopuiston kirkko taustalla
News

Foundation asks for end to blackface ritual

Oulu Sub-Region
2021
Tiernapoikapatsaan hahmoille on laitettu kasvomaskit
News

Study: Finns most proud of nature, landscapes

Research
2021
Ilmakuvassa on suomalainen järvimaisema.
News

Covid quenches Finland’s traditional New Year fireworks

Fireworks at New Year
2020
Nyårsraketer i Pojo i Raseborg
News

Watch: Santa's sleighs depart from northern Finland

Santa Claus
2020
Joulupukki lähti matkaan Korvatunturilta
News

Finnish sauna culture steams up UNESCO Heritage List

Bathing and Sauna
2020
Saunojia arkistokuvassa
News

Covid disrupts Finland's 700-year-old Christmas Peace tradition

Turku
2020
Joulurauhan julistus Turussa vuonna 2016.
News

Finns trust traditional outlets more than social media for coronavirus news

Research
2020
Pääministeri Sanna Marin vastaamassa median kysymyksiin.
News

Universities in Finland to hike admissions to dam youth unemployment

Keijo Hämäläinen
2020
Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto
News

Pandemic puts a damper on western Finland's Easter bonfire tradition

Coronavirus
2020
Kaksi trullia seisoo kyltin edessä, jossa kerrotaan että kokko on peruttu
News

Finland's Easter witch custom gets pandemic update

Witchcraft
2020
Virpomavitsoja
News

MOT: €170m-euro losses for Posti's failing logistics unit

Business loss
2019
Oulun Postitus- ja lähetyspalvelu
News

Brush fire warnings could douse Easter bonfire plans in many parts of Finland

Easter Bonfire
2019
Kokko syttyi Laihian Ylipään nuorisoseuralla.
News

Watch: Finland’s ski holiday tradition helps kids hone winter sports skills

Ski Holiday
2019
Finland's ski holiday tradition
News

Mermaid swimming in Finland: 'Don't judge it until you try it'

Merpeople
2018
Mermaid swimming
News

Finland declares Christmas Peace in 700-year-old tradition

Christmas
2018
Kansa kuuntelee, kun Turun kaupungin protokollapäällikkö Mika Akkanen julistaa joulurauhan Turussa jouluaattona.
News

Watch: Finland's Santas for hire - a cherished Christmas tradition

Santa Claus
2018
Finland's Santas for hire
News

Watch: Santa Claus sets off on his journey

Santa Claus
2018
Joulupukki lähti matkaan Korvatunturilta
News

Christmas gift cards for school teachers could amount to "bribery," Espoo says

School teacher
2018
Kuvassa kirjekuoresta pilkistävä lahjakortti.
News

"Bone collector" helps revive Finland's pagan past

Natural Religions and Neopaganism
2018
A sheep's head.
News

Will Helsinki’s traditional ’gentlemen’s clubs’ finally open doors to women?

Helsinki
2018
Pörssitalo Helsingissä
News

Out of Office: Finland’s traditional summer shutdown

Nordic countries
2018
Out of Office: Finland’s traditional summer shutdown
News

Reuters-Oxford study finds Finns most trusting of mainstream media outlets

Media Polarization
2018
Seniori tabletin kanssa.
News

Researcher: Racism debate in Finland focusing on white people’s feelings

Racism
2018
Alppilan yhteislyseon tiernapojat esiintymässä Tuomarinkylän museossa 1977
News

Easter witches make the rounds as part of age-old Finnish custom

Witchcraft
2018
Trulleja ovella, josta annetaan palkkaa virpomisesta
News

Supo: Cyber spying, traditional espionage, terrorism threat continue

Espionage
2018
Suojelupoliisin päällikkö Antti Pelttari ja apulaispäällikkö Seppo Ruotsalainen Supon tiedotustilaisuudessa.
News

Survey: One in three will consider selling off unwanted Christmas gifts

Christmas gift-bringer
2017
Lahjapaketteja
News

Researcher: Time to unmask Finland’s blackface Christmas tradition

Koskela
2017
Alppilan yhteislyseon tiernapojat esiintymässä Tuomarinkylän museossa 1977
News

Thursday's papers: New Year tin termination, Christmas gifts for the poor, and sote solution

Christmas gift-bringer
2017
Joulukuusen alla lahjoja.
News

Is it time to scrap numerical grades in Finnish primary schools? One teacher says no

Education and Upbringing
2017
oppilas ja kirja luokassa
News

Report confirms girls in Finland are taken abroad to undergo FGM

Helsinki
2017
Lentokentän opastetaulu.
News

Finnish officials push schools to improve gender diversity teaching, leave behind traditional gender roles

Diversity In The Workplace
2017
Poika laskee koulutehtävää taululla.
News

Bonfires herald Easter in Ostrobothnia

History
2017
Kokko syttyi Laihian Ylipään nuorisoseuralla.
News

Easter tradition brings witches door-to-door

Easter Traditions
2017
Virpomisvitsa ja suklaamunia.
News

Finland declares Christmas Peace amid security concerns

Christmas
2016
Joulurauhan julistuksen luki Turun kaupungin protokollapäällikkö Mika Akkanen.
News

Security stepped up for Turku Christmas Eve ceremony

Christmas
2016
Joulurauhan julistuksen luki Turun kaupungin protokollapäällikkö Mika Akkanen.
News

Finland's 'First Dog' steals the show at holiday gift ceremony

Boston Terrier
2016
Uutisvideot: Presidenttipari vastaanottaa joulutervehdykset Mäntyniemessä
News

Christmas spending expected to stay at previous years’ levels

Nordea
2016
Joulupaketteja.
News

Turn your clocks back, daylight saving time ends tonight

Clock
2016
Diimmuid sirdin dálveáigái
News

Watch: Finnish lumberjacks charm with their log rolling antics

Internet Community
2016
Tukkilaislajeja harrastavat veljekset Toni ja Jori Mikkonen.
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