We had a very nice day on the lake on January 6th. The temperature was -22ºc but the sun was stunning and we decided to go outdoors and have an adventure. I hope you Enjoy this video and have fun like we did. The only difference is that you will not be freezing your but like we did!
This is a very short introduction video for those how do not know very well what My Suomi Finland is all about. This show what I do and the feeling and soul of my videos.
The time to go home and enjoy with our love ones has come. Is time to give the best of ourselves and to make others happy with actions of love.
In Finland is a tradition to go back to your parents or to your grandmother's house in the countryside to spend Christmas, there you will have a peaceful time away from all the city noise and have a good time enjoying the nature.
Have a nice and Happy Independence Day! Like Finnish do, you can enjoy by watching the Castle Ball or Linnanjuhat. Light some blue candles and enjoy your time with family or friends.
Happy Independence day Finland!
Finland Celebrates
their independence on December 6th.
the date when they got their
independence form the Russian Republic. The declaration of
independence was written on 4.12.1917 and then accepted by government
at 6.12.1917 with 100 to 88 votes.
On January 1918
Finland got accepted their independence by most of the European
countries, first ones being Sweden and France at 4th
of January and Germany at 6th, Great Britain and United States didn’t accept the independence
before the WWI had ended, more than a year later.
The date of
December 6th
has only been celebrated since 1919, when at first it was only a
holiday for offices, schools and jury; then in 1929 it became a
general holiday like we know it today. The biggest celebration happens at the Presidential Castle commonly known as Linnanjuhlat where more than 2000 Finnish celebrities and important people are invited to have dinner with the President. The party is every year broadcasted by Finnish Television YLE and most of Finns like to watch it at home.
We are already getting ready with glögi and food to watch the show on TV and you?
I really Love this time of the year! and you can probably tell by the way I scream and get exited every time I talk about Christmas! But somehow despite the cold weather and the dark days, I feel that Christmas is one of the warmer seasons when people gets together, there is love all around us and everybody's hearts are open to the joy of Christmas.
Like I mention on the video, the Christmas season is very different in Finland and in Mexico and that is one of the reasons why I enjoy traveling in this time of the year, because you get to notice the different faces of Christmas all around the world. During the last 5 years I have spent Christmas in Finland and I can tell that it has been a wonderful experience but nothing is so wonderful if you don't share with the ones you love, that's why I wish that this Christmas all of you will enjoy and celebrate the time with your families and friends and have a Merry Merry Christmas!
Joulutorttu is a FinnishChristmas pastry. It is traditionally made from puff pastry in the shape of a star or pinwheel and filled with prunejam and often dusted with icing sugar. The pastries can be in other shapes too, I have seen Joulutorttu shaped like a dog face or like angels so you can really just be creative, you can also use apple jam in place of the prune jam and it teste delicious.
You can actually see all the process oh how to make your own Joulutorttu in the video, but if you will like to start form scratch an make everything step by step I left a link with another blog that explains it very well.
Glögi is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas, It is served hot or warm and may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Non-alcoholic and alcoholic versions of glögi can be bought ready-made or prepared with fruit juices instead of wine. Glögi is generally served with raisins, blanched almonds Joulutorttu or Ginger biscuits.
My Suomi Finland is a Blog and Vlog about Finnish life from a Mexican/Finnish perspective. By exploring Finnish culture My Suomi Finlandaims to help tourist and expats living in Finland. Sharing experiences, adventures and knowledge about every day Finnish life.
My Suomi Finland creates funny and easy videos where people can learn: How to travel in Finland with Low Budget , how to cook Finnish food like Finnish Oven Pancake , useful tips about How to Recycle in Finland and even some Finnish Lessons for your travels around Finland. My Suomi Finland wants to share all the things she has learn while living in Finland and make life easier and more enjoyable for people that are coming to Finland for the first time.
I hope that you enjoy this Blog and the Videos during your stay in Finland. They are made specially for you that have started this amazing journey to the land of the thousand lakes, Santa Claus and Sauna. Now all I have to say is...
Welcome to Finland and Welcome to My Suomi Finland!
The time has come when every day gets darker and darker, the leaves have left the trees and only the nude skeletons remain to make us feel like in a Halloween dream. Not that it scares me to go out during this days or something... I am just simply saying!
This is the time when must of us get depressed or we are just exhausted all day. Therefore I I made a small video for you guys so you will cheer up and to give a remainder for all the things you need to have before the REAL winter strikes.
I hope you enjoy this video and remember to comment if you have any other ideas about getting ready for winter! Even if its COLD you have to be happy!
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