Christmas in Helsinki

Finland, the land of snow, sauna's and Santa Claus....

I recently wrote a post on the Finnish Festive season....

There’s a real sense of magic as you wander the streets of Helsinki at Christmas time. Unlike the flickering multicoloured lights and plastic decorations crammed into most homes and shop fronts around Ireland, the Finns use natural materials and colours such wood, straw, clay, wool and cones. Households hang decorated wreaths on doors and place light paper stars or Christmas lights of various shapes in windows.

Read more about Christmas in Finland on Two Tube

Lady Peach

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