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Sauna (The Finnish Sauna Society) Helsinki
6 Reviews We deliberately chose a hotel with a swimming pool in Helsinki and were shocked to find the pool only opened around 2 hours per day. This is because the pool is part of the sauna experience. Finnish...
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Musta Makkara Tampere
4 Reviews If you ask anyone in Tampere which one is the most typical local food, the answer would be mustamakkara. This sausage (similar to black pudding, but thinner) consists of pork, pig blood, crushed rye...
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No tipping in Finland (but you can leave small change) Helsinki
7 Reviews I don't actually agree with the no tipping custom. Finnish people might not tip very often, but when they do tip, they show that they liked the food, the place and the service - just like anywhere...
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Vappu (1st. of May) Helsinki
6 Reviews This is to tell you a little bit about a Finnish tradition called Vappu (the 1st of May). We have big Vappu celebrations over here with dancing in the streets, lots of balloons and funny masks etc....
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Washing carpets at the beach Helsinki
3 Reviews When you tell people that the Finns still wash their carpets by hand, many do not believe this to be true. However, the tradition continues and in several water front places around the city, the...
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1st may is Student day (Vappu) in Finland. There's big festivals in streets with balloons, serpentines, masks. People in all ages use student's cap. Students wear special costumes.This is day when whole Finland is drunk! But be careful all shopes are closed in this day.
Little witches will visit you in the Palm Sunday morning. (Palm Sunday is the Sunday one week before Easter.) They will make some witchcrafts for you, and you shoud prize them with some amount of candies. If you do not do that, the witchcraft will become against you!
nothing is more finnish than the sauna.you have public saunas all over finland and you should never have a problem locating one.be aware that finns have no problem being naked with complete strangers, so when you suddenly find naked people running around all over the place you should not worry that it's a perverted thing.
the finns have a tradition of swimming in icy lakes.this sounds totally insane to an outsider but if you steam your body in a sauna for 15 minutes before going in the water then it's doable for most people.i have tried it myself and must say that it was a very unusual and special experience.i kinda felt fine untill i got out of the cold water.that was when i started to feel very very cold.before that it was rather pleasant.
...all what men can do, women can do better... like carrying the heavy beer cases.The lazy guys probably waiting in the car or already drunk at home. *Alternative, maybe the girls just planning a "girl's party"
Finland has a population of 5.5 million and we have 1.7 million saunas. Almost every Finn would like to have a Sauna of their own, preferably by a lake or a sea. There is nothing sexual about the sauna, it is simply a way of bathing and relaxing. The traditional sauna is a wooden building where the bathers sit on benches splashing water on the hot stones of the stove. The stone is originally heated with wood but nowadays one finds electric stoves as well. My personal opinion is that best steams come from wooden heated stove! There is one strict rule when you take sauna: make sure you have time. Never rush to a sauna. After all it is a place for relaxing.The expression ‘to take a sauna’ covers the whole bathing process and includes several repeated periods of perspiring in the heat and the steam, known as löyly, produced by the water thrown on the stones. Men usually have a sauna for a...
This small "pizza" is most common food in finnish table after school or work. It tastes like.. hmmm.. maybe gum.. Try this delicious food when you visit in Finland. You could find it everywhere: Supermarkets, gastations, kiosks. And btw, it's very cheap!
It's not a lot of historical monument in Helsinki.. the main value of Finland is fantastic nature... but they are proud about their famous composer Sibelius....and his monument is the main sightseeing place... the guide told one story when in soviet time big goverment delegation came to Helsinki and they wanted to put flowers to the obelisk of unknown soldier...but Finland was together with Germany against USSR....so the President was confused and asked Minister of culture - which monument he can advise for such ocassion... the answer was: "Sibelius monument, of course!" ...President was confused..."Why Sibelius? He even wasn't in the army" - "Yes. that's why...He was well know as a composer but unknow as a soldier" :)
In Finland, credit cards are widely used and accepted. However, it's not always possible to pay with a credit card, and you need some cash from time to time. You can withdraw cash from the Otto bank automats. They are marked with orange Otto-signs and accept some major credit cards like Visa and MasterCard.
Nordic countries are especially fond of ice statues - of course, winter lasts forever there :-) But really, it is nice to see them around - they look just great! But topless mermaids in sub-zero temperatures??? Well, at least she looks nice :-)
Hotel Kamp Helsinki
16 Reviews and 332 Opinions Located on Pohjoisesplanadi, in the heart of Helsinki, Hotel Kämp is one of the city's most...
Sokos Hotel Ilves Tampere
5 Reviews and 59 Opinions I stayed at Sokos Hotel Ilves for one night in July 2011 and had a very pleasant stay in this 4 star...
Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel Turku Turku
4 Reviews and 125 Opinions We had never stayed in Radison hotels before, because they are allways more expensive than any other...
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Q: Right - here's the brief. I've got a maximum of three days, and am going to pick up a car from either Helsinki or Tampere....
A: go to the koli national park. thats not too far so you can get to see something in 3 days, and its one of the most beautiful landscapes in finland.
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