History
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There’s a chance that reading this post might spark some childhood memories. At least in my childhood home, whenever Christmas Eve was approaching, one thing was certain: a huge clean-up to tidy the house from floor to roof! From what I know, this has been the case in many Finnish homes as well. The Christmas…
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While I’m safely back home, my journey to explore Christmas traditions from around the world continues! Today’s focus is Hungary, and as is customary, I began the theme with an appropriate song. Mennyből az angyal is apparently one of the oldest Christmas carols in the country, making it an interesting choice to share. I personally…
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Today was a very rainy day, so we decided to spent it exploring the National Museum. This turned out to be a way bigger task than intended and we ended up spending there over five hours! Now I am enlightened about topics such as natural history, species, minerals, the history of Nubia, Czech literature, the…
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I don’t know how commonly known it is that Finnish people love their sauna tradition. But we really do. There are over 2 million saunas in this country, which means more than one sauna for every three people. So they are quite common, and they are also quite commonly used for bathing and relaxing after…
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In Finland, we celebrate people’s name days. Today, the celebrations are up for Anna and several other common Finnish women. The name day tradition is actually very old; the names have been celebrated since the year 1700! I personally have not ever thrown a party for the occasion, but I have congratulated and received congratulations…
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It is time for celebration here in Finland. It is the 106th Independence Day, and it started extremely snowy, but luckily here in Tampere, the temperature was comfortable -5°C. Independence Day in Finland is a national vacation day, so there was no work. However, the day itself can be quite busy; there are a lot…
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The rest day is definitely over, and it was time to head out on my weekly long run again. It has been one of the most difficult things to learn on my journey in sports to keep up with the regular training routine. You have to keep it up, even when there is something special,…