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- http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=finland+flag&num=10&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&tbnid=E35pTA8vkZ7lgM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ishabaydhaba.com/%3Fattachment_id%3D5521&docid=_ndcJxbCQJH1AM&imgurl=http://www.ishabaydhaba.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Finland-flag-2.jpg&w=400&h=282&ei=_yilULWANZSB0AGe2IGICw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=358&vpy=243&dur=13500&hovh=188&hovw=267&tx=102&ty=85&sig=114000714448285661648&page=3&tbnh=127&tbnw=177&start=36&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:36,i:229www.evi.com/q/population_of_finland_2011
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- In Finland Christmas is celebrated on December 25th in memory
of Jesus Christ’s birth.
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- Finland’s main language is called Finnish. They say Merry Christmas like: Hyvää Joulua
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- The Finnish people used fir trees for Christmas. The trees are cut down
and put on sleds and dragged to their house. Finnish trees are decorated
with candles and lights with a gold or silver star also with gold
ribbons and colored glass balls.
- ahttp://www.shttp://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/xmas_4.htm
antas.net/finnishchristmas.htm
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- Santa Claus is called Father Christmas in Finland. Wearing a red coat,
white beard, sometimes spectacles, red trousers, black leather boots and
belt.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus red trousers, black leather
belt and boots.
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- An important Christmas character is Santa Claus and Joulupukki which is
a Christmas figure which means Christmas goat or Yule goat.
- http://en.wikipedia.orkg/wiki/Joulupukkimeans Christmas goat or Yule
goat.
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- One of a special Christmas foods
is marmalades
- 60 ml thick berry or fruit puree, see instructions below
200 ml water
0,6 tsp (about 1,6 g) agar-agar powder or 6 g agar-agar
strands
200 g sugar
(a few drops of lemon juice)
extra sugar for coating
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- Santa Claus rewards good kids with gifts and captures bad kids and
brings them to his lair.
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- A Finnish tradition is families go to cemeteries and remember the dead
and eat porridge
- http://www.google.ca/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&tbo=d&q=unique+christmas+celebrations+in+Finland&oq=unique+christmas+celebrations+in+Finland&gs_l=serp.3..33i29.2531.5937.4.8515.11.9.0.0.0.0.625.3577.2-4j1j1j3.9.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.ud78Hiu_4Wo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=8fc68a86385e9f8e&bpcl=39650382&biw=1024&bih=571
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- http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=finland+flag&num=10&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&tbnid=E35pTA8vkZ7lgM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ishabaydhaba.com/%3Fattachment_id%3D5521&docid=_ndcJxbCQJH1AM&imgurl=http://www.ishabaydhaba.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Finland-flag-2.jpg&w=400&h=282&ei=_yilULWANZSB0AGe2IGICw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=358&vpy=243&dur=13500&hovh=188&hovw=267&tx=102&ty=85&sig=114000714448285661648&page=3&tbnh=127&tbnw=177&start=36&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:36,i:229www.evi.com/q/population_of_finland_2011
- www.timeanddate.com › Calendar › Holidays › Finland
- hhttp://www.google.ca/imgres?q=christmas+in+finland&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&tbnid=PRS8FtNKCRxaVM:&imgrefurl=http://www.esphoneblog.com/2010/12/24/merry-christmas-2010/&docid=sPg4rix8mkM_aM&imgurl=http://cdn.esphoneblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Christmas-Tree-Nature102-226431.jpeg&w=1024&h=768&ei=HzClUM2MLMeY0QGPq4CQCQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=156&sig=103437694698914830868&page=2&tbnh=119&tbnw=158&start=17&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:17,i:150&tx=80&ty=67ttp://www.google.ca/search?num=10&hl=en&safe=active&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=571&q=christmas&oq=christmas&gs_l=img.1.0.0l5j0i3j0l4.4156.10343.0.12781.9.6.0.3.3.0.297.1062.0j2j3.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.JBXM3Y7LOtA#hl=en&safe=active&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=christmas+in+finland&oq=christmas+in+finland&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24l3j0i5i24l2.2406.6453.0.7484.11.10.0.0.0.0.391.2330.2-8j1.9.0...0.0...1c.1.dj3vuroI96E&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=9168ffc1b4d21d5f&bpcl=38625945&biw=1024&bih=571
- http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/christmastraditions/qt/xmasfinland.htm
- http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=how+do+the+finland+people+merry+christmas&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&tbnid=U5b35j_QQOraSM:&imgrefurl=http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-42652546/stock-photo-green-red-and-blue-wood-toy-alphabet-blocks-spelling-hyvaa-joulua-or-merry-christmas-in-finnish.html&docid=6--zwY-28_8lZM&imgurl=http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/332329/332329,1260597434,1/stock-photo-green-red-and-blue-wood-toy-alphabet-blocks-spelling-hyvaa-joulua-or-merry-christmas-in-finnish-42652546.jpg&w=450&h=319&ei=1jOlUNvsHrKs0AHOiIH4Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=710&vpy=132&dur=421&hovh=189&hovw=267&tx=178&ty=83&sig=111346932021872155625&page=1&tbnh=112&tbnw=167&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:85
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus red trousers, black leather
belt and boots.
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- http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=finnish+santa+claus&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=571&tbm=isch&tbnid=-4ECIgG9Y1yaQM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus&docid=QsFqIsnhGnn6eM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/MerryOldSanta.jpg/200px-MerryOldSanta.jpg&w=200&h=276&ei=-CHGUK3EOdGF0QG2zYD4Aw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=105&dur=532&hovh=220&hovw=160&tx=67&ty=120&sig=104564242458030780668&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=92&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:102
- http://en.wikipedia.orkg/wiki/Joulupukkimeans Christmas goat or Yule
goat.
- http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/xmas18.htm
- http://www.google.ca/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&tbo=d&q=unique+christmas+celebrations+in+Finland&oq=unique+christmas+celebrations+in+Finland&gs_l=serp.3..33i29.2531.5937.4.8515.11.9.0.0.0.0.625.3577.2-4j1j1j3.9.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.ud78Hiu_4Wo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=8fc68a86385e9f8e&bpcl=39650382&biw=1024&bih=571
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