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kermesse
denoting the mass said on the anniversary of the foundation of a church (or the parish) and in honour of the patron
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International Workers' Day
celebration in the international labour movement on May Day
open-air theatre
outdoor theatre in summer
Kalevala bone setting
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Finnish traditional healing
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rya tradition in Vesilahti
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vanhojen tanssit
formal prom held in Finnish upper secondary schools to celebrate students entering their senior year
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National Sleepy Head Day
annual celebration in Finland
Mother's Day in Finland
holiday tradition
Finnish the 1st of May
Traditions related to the celebration of the 1st of May in Finland
berry picking
agricultural activity for picking berries
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Gymnastics tradition in Finland
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African music and dance in Finland
way of practicing music and dance
Tommi knife making
craft of making a Tommi knife
forest relationship in Finland
no description
Celebrating Valentine's Day in Finland
celebration
communal work
providing manual labour to others, especially for major projects, with examples from around the world
salty licorice
Northern European confectionery
rag rug weaving
traditional textile craft
leimarit
parties of sexual and gender minorities in Tampere
Stafettkarnevalen
relay race event for Swedish-speaking schools in Finland
winter seine fishing in Lake Puruvesi
no description
särä tradition in Helsinki
Finnish food tradition
semla
widespread tradition in Sweden and other Nordic countries in conjunction with Shrove Tuesday since the Middle Ages
musical saw
regular cutting saw used to produce musical sounds
körtti hymn singing
way to sing hymns
rössypottu
traditional Finnish dish
Whitsunday festivities in Ritvala village
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Crucession
procession made by the parishioners of the Orthodox Church
Karelian folkdance
Finnish dance tradition
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visiting cemeteries on Christmas Eve
no description
Rautalammi market
Finnish market event
Living Christmas Calendar of Käpylä
no description
Kaustinen fiddle playing and related practices and expressions
Finnish music tradition
Pessimism days of Puolanka
Finnish event
cross-country skiing in unbroken snow
suomalainen urheilulaji
conferment of master’s degrees
no description
sautéed reindeer
traditional meal from Lapland and Sakha (Yakutia)
purpuri dance in the Kokkola area
no description
Shrove Tuesday
day in February or March preceding Ash Wednesday
Finnish sauna
traditional Finnish way of bathing
nature hobby
a tradition of leisure
Summer market in Somerniemi
Finnish summer event
Finnish puppet theatre
puppet theatre as played in Finland
bread tradition
Finnish tradition
knitting
forming and interlacing of loops using needles according to a prescribed manner or pattern, either by machine or by hand
ryijy
traditional shaggy knotted-pile hanging of Finland
poor man statue
carved wooden statues placed outside Lutheran churches in Finland and in Sweden
Nivala Rebellion Week
event week in Nivala
allotment
plot of land sub-divided into smaller parcels for individual, non-commercial gardening or growing of food plants
making national costumes
no description
Narvan Markkinat
An event to be held in Narva, Vesilahti, Finland
May Day concert of Narvan Soittokunta
annual music event
mykyrokka
traditional Finnish soup
mushroom hunting
activity of gathering mushrooms in the wild
music playschool
Finnish music school for children under school age
St. Urho’s Day
celebration of the fictional patron saint of Finland
funfair tradition in Finland
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freedom to roam in Finland
right of public access to land or bodies of water in Finland
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gold mining in Lapland
Finnish tradition
handmade glass production
craft of making glass objects using various techniques
Matti and Teppo -jokes
Finnish joke tradition
traditional leather tanning
handicraft tradition
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Opening of the Finnish summer
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Stinginess of the people in Laihia
cluster of tales, jokes and anecdotes related to people of Laihia
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Korsnäs sweater making
craft of making a Korsnäs sweater
traditional fishing culture in the Torne River’s rapids
traditional fishing method that is still being practised in the various rapids of the Torne Valley
Karelian pasty
traditional pasties from Karelia
hunting with the Finnish Spitz
Finnish tradition
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kalakukko
traditional food from the Finnish region of Savonia
Finnish spitz and safeguarding the hunting tradition
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declaration of Christmas Peace in Turku
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Jukola relay
orienteering relay race held annually in Finland
Juhannus
Midsummer Day in Finland and Ingria (historic area in Russia)
minuet in the village of Jeppo
no description
National Culture Days of the Deaf
no description
infant baptism
Christian baptism of infants or young children
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log driving
moving logs (sawn tree trunks) downstream along waterways
the culture of the engineering students
Finnish student culture
aviation tradition of Helsinki-Malmi Airport
Finnish tradition
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Children’s the first of May
holiday tradition
nålebinding
single-needle textile netting technique that predates knitting and crochet
Knitting tikkuröijy sweaters from Hailuoto island
no description
gymnastics
sport; includes artistic, rhythmic, trampoline, and other versions
dyeing textiles with natural dyes
textile process
Baltic Finnic paganism
polytheistic religion of the Baltic Finnic peoples prior to Christianisation
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reindeer herding
practice of herding reindeer in a limited area
miniature wargaming
form of wargaming which incorporates miniature figures, miniature armor and modeled terrain
stowage of cellulose bales
working method
rotina tradition
Taking a food gift to a newborn’s family
minuet in Finland’s Swedish-speaking areas
no description
Finnish-Swedish folk dance
Finnish dance tradition
