From the 12th century until the early 19th century, Finland belonged to Sweden. After gaining its independence in 1917, it adopted a national flag with a Scandinavian cross that was based on the Swedish flag.
Finnish sailing clubs had already flown the same flag half a century earlier, when Finland was still under Russian domination.
The first person to suggest blue and white as the national colours was the poet Zachris Topelius in 1862. The following year the daily newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposed a white flag with a blue cross.
Blue stands for the lakes and the sky and white for the snow-covered earth.
Finnish sailing clubs had already flown the same flag half a century earlier, when Finland was still under Russian domination.
The first person to suggest blue and white as the national colours was the poet Zachris Topelius in 1862. The following year the daily newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposed a white flag with a blue cross.
Blue stands for the lakes and the sky and white for the snow-covered earth.
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All kinds of fish are very popular across Finland, with smoked fish being a speciality, but it also comes grilled, steamed, oven-baked or pickled. Fish is often seasonal, with perch and salmon in spring and summer, crayfish during July and August – often the cause for large crayfish parties. Baltic herring and various roes in autumn and turbot in winter. Finnish salmon is a treat, but this is also the place to try more unfamiliar fish, such as the tiny vendace or the Arctic char.
Meats!
Finland, just like a lot of northern Europe, is a carnivore’s paradise. There are excellent game birds, and game reindeer being the jewel in the crown. A lean and healthy meat, reminiscent of venison, it features on menus and in homes across the country. Roasted reindeer in sea buckthorn butter and dark game sauce is just one of many innovative recipes to feature on Helsinki menus. Other game includes a variety of birds from wild duck to snow grouse and wood pigeon. Meat tartar is also extremely popular in Helsinki’s restaurants and you can find at least one raw dish on the menu in most places, perhaps not for the faint-hearted, but usually of a very high quality.
Drink
Finns like their alcohol and vodka has always been a favourite tipple with names such as Finlandia and Koskenkorva reaching worldwide renown. Less well-known are the fruit wines made from strawberries, raspberries, red-, white- and blackcurrants to name a few. Or try a cloudberry kir royale, with champagne, a drop of Lakka cloudberry liqueur and some fresh cloudberries. During the cold, dark months of winter many Finns warm up with a delicious glöggi, rather like mulled wine, with spices and sometimes topped up with brandy or rum, which makes for a lethal, if tasty, brew. For the really adventurous there’s salmiac (i.e. liquorice) vodka – an acquired taste.
Finland clothing designs are influenced by larger European design trends. The specific clothing of Finland is a folk costume that is redesigned to make it the national costume of the Finns.
ReplyDeleteNative Finland clothing owes its origins to the fashion trends prevailing in the 16th century. The traditional clothing of Finland is a combination of a vest, skirt and a shirt. All the three are worn together. A formal event required the addition of other material parts like a lacey cap, apron and a silk scarf. The silk scarf is worn around the wearer's shoulders. The festive clothes are made from wool with cotton warp. The artistic capabilities and skill of the artisans manifests itself through their clothing. The dye employed to color the wool used in weaving the garments are sourced from naturally based pigments found in nature.
Many matching parts make up the complete clothing in Finland. The clothing worn by women has a skirt, wool vest, cotton blouse, apron, jacket, scarf and a headpiece. The headpiece may be of various designs like caps, headbands and hats. The clothing worn by men is similar in nature. The trousers worn by men are knee length knickerbockers. Shoes are either laced or buckled.
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