Here in Hancock we have a significant Finnish American population. Because of this, we have some cultural events that you would be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Most recently, we celebrated Heikinpäivä (or Heiki's day) marking Winter's halfway point.
We have a parade with people dressed as characters from the Kalevala (Finland's definitive collection of folk tales), Finnish folk dancing, Finnish food, and, most importantly, the market where you can buy crafts and Finnish products.
We have a parade with people dressed as characters from the Kalevala (Finland's definitive collection of folk tales), Finnish folk dancing, Finnish food, and, most importantly, the market where you can buy crafts and Finnish products.
My husband and I spent a few months in Finland in 2008 and we picked up a few Finnish habits;
we love to sauna
we love rye bread
we love Marimekko
and Fred loves Salmiakki.
Salmiakki is a Finnish candy that almost everyone outside of Finland finds abhorrent. I can tolerate the liqueur, but the candy tastes vaguely like salted fish to me. It's very difficult to find in the states, so Fred looks forward to stocking up during Heikinpäivä.
we love to sauna
we love rye bread
we love Marimekko
and Fred loves Salmiakki.
Salmiakki is a Finnish candy that almost everyone outside of Finland finds abhorrent. I can tolerate the liqueur, but the candy tastes vaguely like salted fish to me. It's very difficult to find in the states, so Fred looks forward to stocking up during Heikinpäivä.
5 got to try it for the first time last weekend. How do you think he liked it?
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