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The Aspects Of Finnish Culture And All The Things That Make Finland

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Finland is a country in northern Europe that shares borders with Sweden, Norway, and Russia. This makes for a country that has a severe climate as well as a strategic importance in the area. In this essay, we are going to discuss all the aspects of Finnish culture and all the things that make Finland the country that it is today. Some of the things that we will cover are terrain, weather, culture, government, economy, and history. At the end of this essay you will have a greater understanding of the past and present state of Finland and its people.
It is easier to understand what something is once you understand where it came from. Finland wasn’t always its own country. Finland was actually a part of Sweden from the 12th …show more content…

About 83% of Finns fall under the Evangelical-Lutheran Church and only about 1.1% belong to the Finnish Orthodox Church (A Guide to Finnish Customs and Manners, finland.fi). The main languages in Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Just like some other European countries, Finland teaches many different foreign languages in their schools. Some of them include French, Spanish, and Russian. A lot of people in the business community speak English as well. Finnish food has western European, Scandinavian, and Russian elements. Breakfast is usually heavy, with lunch usually lasting less than an hour, and dinner not being served in most restaurants until after 1800. The food they typically eat is very similar to what “western people” are used to which includes having beer or wine with dinner. Increased nutritional awareness has made the once heavy, fatty Finnish diet lighter (A Guide to Finnish Customs and Manners, finland.fi). Their two biggest holidays are Christmas and Independence Day which was achieved on December 6, 1917. One thing that might seem strange about Finnish culture is their love for saunas. A nation of 5 million people with 1.5 million saunas has no need to acquire a formal sauna education – learning to bathe in the sauna comes as natural as learning to speak (A Guide to Finnish Customs and Manners, finland.fi). This type of commitment to saunas definitely shows that they are a big part of the Finnish Culture.
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