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Traditions & Culture in Finland
by on 21st-January-2009 at 10:21 PMTraditions & Culture in Finland
I have listed below some traditions and culture in Finland:
Pääsiäinen - Easter in Finland
Easter in Finland is called Pääsiäinen where people eat mämmi.
Runeberg Day - Runebergin päivä - in Finland
On there is Runeberg Day in Finland (February 5th) people eat Runeberg cakes.
Sahti
Sahti - Traditional beer from Finland made from a variety of grains, malted and unmalted, including barley, rye, wheat, and oats.
Cloudy, mildly alcoholic beer with yeasty and phenolic flavors and distinct taste similar to banana.
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Salmiakki
Salmiakki - A variety of liquorice that contains a relatively large amount of ammonium chloride in addition to the liquorice root extract, sugar, and starch or gum arabic that constitute normal liquorice.
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Puukko
The basic components of a puukko are a hilt and a blade along with a sheath, which can be attached to a belt.
The puukko's blade has a single curving edge and a flat back.
Traditional material for the handle is birch. (also Oak, ash, pine bark, horn, scrimshaw and bone).
Finest puukkos have blades of Damascus steel, and forging a blade using blister steel was considered the hallmark of a master smith.
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