I am happy for being a Finn, and living in this country for the first 20-something years of my life. I do love the country, and it’ll always be my home country. However, nowadays there’s a lot of political matters going on which I dislike. I have also always dreamt of living abroad for a longer period of time.
I’m briefly going to list some key points that comes to my mind about Finns and our country and culture.
PEOPLE
Finns are a small group of people which are typically addressed as honest, quiet, reserved but persistent. I mean I guess it could be true in some cases, but then again there’s a lot of Finns who do not fall into this categorization. Finns are punctual, and many of us have some sort of connections to nature, or we tend to like spending time in the nature – at least from time to time. Most of Finns also value personal space. A lot.
FINLAND
A country where nature is present almost everywhere. A country which is unbelievably cold during winter, and sometimes relatively OK during summer. A country with extremely good air quality. A country up in the north of which no-one knows hardly anything except for Nokia and the polar bears strolling on the streets.
Finland as a country is quite alright, though I don’t feel like we have too much to see here compared to many other European countries. Perhaps in Lapland there’s more to see, and I should definitely visit there. We have four seasons; three of which aren’t too nice and the last one being too short. Could be worse.
CULTURE
In summer Finns like to:
- Sit at terrace, and drink beer
- Go to beach/park/public place to enjoy the weather, and drink beer
- Go to summer cottage, and drink beer
- Eat sausages, and drink beer
- Go to sauna, and drink sauna-beer
In winter Finns like to:
- Do downhill skiing, and drink beer at the after-ski
- Watch ice hockey, and drink beer
- Go to sauna, roll naked in the snow, and drink sauna-beer
- Sit inside drinking beer, and dreaming of being able to sit outside drinking beer
Finnish culture is great and diverse.
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