Where to go for the New Year: Finland
New Year in Finland is one of the most long-awaited and desired holidays. Every year, all Finns are eagerly awaiting when the main winter event will come.
A beautiful smell of spruce simply intoxicates anyhousehold, well, the excitement and joy during the decoration of the festive tree and house can not be compared with anything else. Why should you consider Finland as a place to celebrate the New Year?
First of all, this is perhaps the most New Year'sa country of all in the world, because in the north of Finland, in the Arctic there is a historical region called Lapland. It is here that the residence of the main culprit of the Catholic Christmas, the analogue of our Santa Claus Santa Claus!
New Year in Lapland
Charming Lapland is a great place forcelebrating the New Year with family or friends. Here, children have a chance to get acquainted with the European Santa Claus, whom the Finns call Yolupukki, as well as with his wife Muori and the family of gnomes. While children will write a message to Santa, adults always have something to do in Lapland.
First of all, it is an active rest: a lot of trails and slopes of the mountains (Lapland resorts Levi, Vuokatti), where you can ride a sleigh, ski or snowboard. Children can learn to ski. To mark winter holidays it is possible and in the capital of Finland - Helsinki.
Here you will see a lot of beautiful vintageattractions, and even in the pre-New Year's time, all the streets and buildings take on a new look - bright, colorful and unforgettable. In addition to the capital and polar regions in any other Finnish town, you can always find a good place for spending the night and entertainment. Beautiful cottages in Finland are available for rent on New Year's holidays. Approximate price: 1000-1500 euros per week.
Sights of Finland and New Year
What to see in Finland during the New Year? We have already talked about Lapland, but nevertheless it should be added that in its capital Rovaniemi there is not only the home of Finnish Santa Claus, but also a large research center of the Arctic where any tourist can go sightseeing and learn interesting details about life in the north.
Central Finland with its main cityJyväskylä also transforms into a fairy place in the winter time, which is beautiful in the daytime, drowning in the snow, and at night, when hundreds, thousands of beautiful multi-colored lanterns burn. In Jyväskylä, there is a greenhouse "Vicherland", which is the largest in the country - its area reaches four hectares.
Also tourists will like the water park in thisthe city with its pools, saunas, attractions, solarium and hydromassage. The East of Finland is attractive to the city of Kuopio. This is a very picturesque place, consisting of a large number of forests, as well as having a beautiful lake with islands. The main pride of Kuopio is the central market square. In the New Year there are held fairs and festive events.
Finnish New Year traditions
The Finns before Christmas on December 24bathing ritual. On Christmas Eve, it is customary to defend service in the church. And also almost all Finns like to guess on ... the melted horseshoe! The horseshoe is melted and thrown into cold water, looking at its new shape.
Finns love to celebrate Christmas and NewThe year, the latter is especially popular in the above-mentioned Lapland - on the night of January 1, Santa Claus with his reindeer harness appears on Rovaniemi Square and the holiday continues with songs, dances and festivities through the fairy-tale Nordic city.
If you are going to go to Finland on NewYear a big company, then the most suitable option would be renting a house or a cottage with a sauna for a week or two. Going to Finland, be prepared for severe frost, especially if you go to the Far North to Lapland.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko
