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My Experiences of Finnishness

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Finnishness

In this blog post I will share some thoughts of Finnishness. When I think about Finland what comes to my mind are the beautiful nature with all four seasons, the sauna and the people with their attitude and the sense of humour. Those are things that I like most in Finland.

Finnishness

Finland, just like any other country, has a culture of it's own. Many Finnish people tend to be proud of being a Finn. In this blog post I will write about my own experiences of Finnishness and what it means to me.

Finnishness from a Dutch perspective

I hail from the small, but colourful country of the Netherlands, maybe you've heard of it. I have lived in Finland for over 5 years, half a year of it in 2017 and 4.5 years now since 2019. As such, I think I can contribute my two cents about Finnishness, but from a more Dutch perspective.

Finnishness

Loving the barren Finnish nature tells lot about Finnish people

My Finnishness

Finnish personality seems like a reflection of Finnish nature.

Reasons why I am proud to be a Finn

When someone asks me to describe what Finnish culture is, the first things that come to my mind are material ones such as liquorice, rye bread, saunas and Moomin. The more important things may lie beyond the surface as we might easily take those for granted. I’m talking about cleanliness, nature, education, healthcare and safety to mention a few.

Finnishness

For me, the most important things about Finland are nature and sauna. The Finnish nature is extremely beautiful and sauna is the best place to relax. I'm proud of my Finnishness and Finland will always be the place that feels like home to me.

Finnishness to me

In this post I´d like to share with you what Finnishness means to me!

Finnishness

This blog is about Finnishness – about what it means to be a Finn and the cultural aspects of living in Finland. As I have born and lived in Finland my whole life, it is only fitting I share about this topic from my personal experience and dive into my own thoughts based on what I’ve seen. I will focus a bit on the characteristics as well as some of the more traditional habits of Finns.

A Vietnamese loving Finland

As a Vietnamese student who has spent two years in Finland, I can share my perspective on the notion of Finland being the happiest country in the world. While it's challenging for me to definitively declare this as true or false based on my own experiences, I can certainly outline what I believe defines the essence of Finnish culture and Finnishness to me.

Life as a Finn

When you have lived in Finland all your whole life, you don't really think about what it means to be a Finn. Life goes on without it. Still, it is really interesting to learn the differences between other cultures and human behaviors.