25.01.2021
Eight “S” of Finland
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Suomi🇫🇮
This is how the name of this northern country sounds in Finnish, which, according to one version, comes from the word "suomu" ("scales"), since the ancient inhabitants sewed clothes for themselves from fish skin. However, according to the other, a certain Danish nobleman wore the name Suomi, who concluded peace with King Charlemagne. Perhaps the name is of Estonian origin: "Sooma" - "land of swamps"
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Santa Claus🎅🏻
The hero of childhood dreams around the world, lives on the Korvatunturi hill in Lapland, receives guests at his Official Residence at the Arctic Circle all year round and in several other places throughout the country
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Ski⛷
There are no mountains in Finland, but there are beautiful fells with wide and well-groomed slopes, ideal for children and those learning to ski. Finns are happy to spend their weekends at ski resorts, of which there are about 68 in total. Cross-country skiing is even more popular among Finns rather than downhill skiing
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Snow❄️
Winter in Finland is snowy and mild, snow in Lapland resorts can be found from November-May! Soft, clean and fluffy snow allows organizing all kinds of winter activities, such as snowmobiling, reindeer or husky sledding, and the construction of large snow castles
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Sisu😌
The main feature of the Finnish national character, meaning willpower, perseverance, diligence, endurance, the desire to not give up, but in the absence of difficulties, sometimes even just stubbornness
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Sauna
Finns cannot imagine life without a sauna, it is everywhere, whether it is a wooden sauna in a country house, in a tourist cottage, in a spa complex, or even a small electric sauna in a city apartment. In 2020, the Finnish sauna was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
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Sibelius🎶🎵
The famous Finnish composer Jan Sibelius is the author of national symphonic poems, revealing themes of nature, national character and greatness of the country
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Salmiakki⚫️
art licorice candies invented by Karl Fazer in the mid-19th century. According to the Fazer company itself, it is “something that is hated in the world, but adored in Finland”