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Finnish Holidays & Festivals

🇫🇮 Finnish Holidays & Festivals - Lesson 7

Introduction

Finland celebrates public holidays and traditional festivals throughout the year. Many holidays are based on Christian traditions, while others such as Vappu and Juhannus are important cultural celebrations.

Good to Know
  • Many shops close on public holidays.
  • Public transport may operate on holiday schedules.
  • Christmas and Midsummer are among the biggest celebrations.

📅Holidays by Month

January

  • 🎆 New Year's Day (1 Jan)
  • 👑 Epiphany (6 Jan)

February

  • ❤️ Valentine's Day
  • 🛷 Laskiainen

March / April

  • ✝️ Good Friday
  • 🐣 Easter Sunday
  • 🌼 Easter Monday

May

  • 🎈 Vappu (1 May)
  • 👩 Mother's Day
  • ⛪ Ascension Day

June

  • ☀️ Juhannus (Midsummer)

July

  • 🏖 Summer Holiday Season

August

  • 🎭 Helsinki Festival

September

  • 🍄 Harvest Season

October

  • 🎃 Halloween (informal)

November

  • 👨 Father's Day
  • 🕯 All Saints' Day

December

  • 🇫🇮 Independence Day (6 Dec)
  • 🎅 Christmas Eve
  • 🎄 Christmas Day
  • 🎁 Boxing Day
  • 🎆 New Year's Eve

📝 Quiz

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