The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's national languages Finnish (a Uralic language) and Swedish...
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alcohol in Finland and to the manners and habits connected to the drinking culture. In 2023, the total consumption of alcoholic beverages in Finland was 8...
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Finnish Americans (Finnish: amerikansuomalaiset, pronounced [ˈɑmerikɑnˌsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) comprise Americans with ancestral roots in Finland, or Finnish...
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Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by different styles of...
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The Finnish sauna (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑu̯nɑ], Swedish: bastu) is a substantial part of Finnish and Estonian culture. It was inscribed on the UNESCO...
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Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. National cultures within Scandinavia include: Culture of Sweden Culture of Norway Culture of Denmark Culture...
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The Ministry of Education and Culture (Finnish: Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Swedish: Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries...
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up Finnish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Finnish may refer to: Something or someone from, or related to Finland Culture of Finland Finnish people...
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The history of Finland begins around 9,000 BC during the end of the last glacial period. Stone Age cultures were Kunda, Comb Ceramic, Corded Ware, Kiukainen...
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pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and influenced late 20th-century gay culture. He has been...
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The Association of Finnish Culture and Identity (Finnish: Suomalaisuuden Liitto), also known as the Finnish Alliance, is a Finnish cultural organization...
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music of Finland can be roughly divided into folk music, classical and contemporary art music, and contemporary popular music. The folk music of Finland belongs...
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(LGBTQ) rights in Finland are among the most advanced in the world. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity have been legal in Finland since 1971 with...
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All official holidays in Finland are established by acts of Parliament. The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays...
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sense all Finnish traditional folk culture. Folklore is not new, commercial or foreign contemporary culture, or the so-called "high culture". In particular...
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Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; Swedish: finlandssvenskar; Finnish: suomenruotsalaiset) is a linguistic...
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critique Finnish cuisine had received from the Italian prime minister earlier. Food portal Beer in Finland Culture of Finland Sami cuisine List of Christmas...
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Holmberg, 1860 Culture of Finland Golden Age of Finnish Art Suomiart List of Finnish painters List of Finnish architects Category:Finnish sculptors by century...
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Sauna (redirect from Sauna culture)
more or less related to Finnish and Estonian culture, the evolution of the sauna took place around the same time in Finland and Baltic countries; they...
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flying days in Finland are days of the year when the national flag is flown nationwide, either by law or by custom. The flag of Finland is generally flown...
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Profanity in Finnish is used in the form of intensifiers, adjectives, adverbs and particles, and is based on varying taboos, with religious vulgarity being...
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Kalevala (redirect from The National Epic of Finland)
compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth...
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The Kunda culture, which originated from the Swiderian culture, comprised Mesolithic hunter-gatherer communities of the Baltic forest zone extending eastwards...
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of Finland Local government in Finland History of Finland Military history of Finland Culture of Finland Architecture of Finland Cuisine of Finland Festivals...
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Pantsdrunk (category Culture of Finland)
Pantsdrunk (stylized as Päntsdrunk; Finnish: kalsarikännit, ˈkɑls̠ɑriˌkænːit) is a form of drinking culture, originating in Finland, in which the drinker consumes...
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of legal differences between Åland and mainland Finland, and in the context of differences of culture, language, history, and self-perceived nationhood...
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Sisu (category Culture of Finland)
Sisu is a Finnish word variously translated as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness. It is held by Finns...
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and southwest Finland, from c. 2800 BC – c. 2300 BC. It was an offshoot of the Corded Ware culture, and replaced the Funnelbeaker culture in southern Scandinavia...
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Finns (redirect from People of Finland)
Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided...
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The Kiukainen culture was the last Stone Age culture of the southwestern coast of Finland, dating to 2400–1500/1300 BC. Its material culture combined elements...
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