In Finland, there are many events happing in a year. And depending on the meaning of that day, Finns will celebrate differently.

+ Independent Day: it is in the 6th of December. It is the most important day for a country. On that day, there is a huge and big party at the President House with thousand of honor guesses. Moreover, Finns also stays at home, watches TV and waiting until 6pm, they light two or more candle on the window and have dinner.

+ Vappu: It is Finnish Labor Day and also an International Holiday. It is in the 1st of May.

+ Midsummer (Juhannus): It is about in June. People celebrate it by burning a big fire at midnight. Juhannus is the longest day of a year. You will be surprised that there is no dark or just about an hour.

+ Christmas: Because Finns has strong Christian roots, Christmas and Easter are very important for them. Christmas is from the night of 24th until 25th of December. In the night of 24th people have dinner with family and giving gifts, and then go to church at 10pm.

+ Easter: Every year, the day for Easter is different. It comes between March and April. The night before Easter, Finns goes to graveyard and light a candle for their relatives. Once, I was there and instead of lighting a candle for relatives, I could make a wish when I put the candle into the public area. The night of that day was calm and beautiful because of thousand and thousand candles.

+ Name day/ Mother Day/ Father Day…: you can check it on calendar. You can send a card, or greeting to your friends on that day.

Remember to check the timetable of market/shop/bus/train…on those special days. It could be closed and you could be in troubles.