Monthly Archives: April 2018

Fly your Finnish Flag for Vappu

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Bob Hanninen

Keep that flag out after “War Veterans Day” for May 1st: Vappu What is Vappu? With its northern latitude leading to cold. dark winters, the arrival of spring has always been a welcome event in Finland and a tradition of a … Continue reading →

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“National War Veterans Day”

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Chief

Friday April 27 “National War Veterans Day” It marks the last time Finland was at war, the end of the Lapland War in 1945. On 27 April 1945, the very last German troops left Finland and crossed the border to … Continue reading →

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