The
6th of December is the Independence Day of Finland
"Independence day is the most noticeable of the national holidays in
Finland.
There are parades, such as the university students' torch parades,
medals are awarded, and festive functions are held.
During the early decades of independence, this day was a very solemn
occasion marked by patriotic speeches and special Church services.
From the 1970s onwards, however, Independence day celebrations have
taken on livelier forms,
with shops decorating their windows in the blue and white of the
Finnish flag, and bakeries producing cakes with blue and white icing.
Today, rock stars and entertainers have been accepted as worthy
interpreters of Finnish patriotism."
Declaration of Independence
Short timeline of the Finnish history
The Road to Independence
Finnish Flag
President's Hall
Quotes
said about Finland and Finns
Berliner
Tagblatt 1900
National Anthem
National Emblems
Birch
Bear
Swan
Lily-of-the-Valley
Granite
Perch
National sport: Pesäpallo (Baseball)
Poems about Finland and the Flag
Finnish Geography
Patriotic Music
Activity and Craft Ideas
Patriotic table settings
Links
Free gifs and adoptables and patriotic images (not free)
e-cards
Fireworks
History of Fireworks and Fireworks safety tips
Aurora Borealis -
Northern Lights -
Nature's own fireworks
(The last link - go and see the photos he's taken - click on the year in the left column... really worth it!)
Finnish Recipes
Finnish humor
"So it has
happened. This people's
eternal dream, eternal hope has happened. The people of Finland is
independent, free people, who from here on will itself take care for
it's own business, itself will care for it's future, itself decides
over its destiny. For so long have the dreams of our people been
failed, that it is difficult to feel joyous even in a great moment like
this"
'Keskisuomalainen' (newspaper in Mid-Finland) 6th of January 1918