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I Love Midsummer In Finland Because It Means The Summer Has Just Begun!

Have you ever been to sauna?

From the lens The Midsummer Festival in Finland.

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  • celestialelff Jun 3, 2011 @ 4:49 am | delete
    Wonderful Lens thankyou :D Thought you might like to see my British account of King Arthur's Summer Solstice at Stonehenge machinima film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wuNE5M01ME Bright Blessings, elf ~
  • M_S_Beltran May 10, 2011 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    Really great lens; you make me wish I could book my vacation right now! Lensrolled for my Midsummer lens. If I can't go, maybe someone else can.
  • S Kako Jun 23, 2010 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Thank you for the very helpful information. My children are 1/2 Finn and we look forward to celebrating Midsummer!
  • lostinfiction Mar 25, 2010 @ 9:22 pm | delete
    I love learning about Finnish culture, so it was a treat to look through this lens! (One of my best friends is Finnish too, so I've learnt a lot from her) Btw, I posted a little article about Richard Branson and his reading influences as you had requested earlier. You can read it here: http://www.squidoo.com/author_influences Enjoy! :)
  • poutine Nov 22, 2009 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Very interesting to read about midsumer festival in Finland.

    Lovely lens. A 5++
  • Ramkitten Oct 13, 2009 @ 6:56 pm | delete
    Very nice lens! I know little about Finland and was there for only a day, in Helsinki. It's a country I definitely hope to return to for a much longer visit.
  • seashell2 Oct 5, 2009 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Very interesting to read... nice job!
  • grannysage Aug 13, 2009 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    Yah, this half Finn, half Swede has had lots of saunas. I love that the Finns are still celebrating Midsummer in Finland. It was originally a pagan holiday, and who is to say the little folk aren't dancing along too? I can just smell all those fish cooking too. My dad would have loved it. Wonderful lens.
  • susannaduffy Aug 13, 2009 @ 7:02 am | delete
    Blessed by an Angel today (squidoo.com/more-angel-blessings)
  • Joan4 Jul 31, 2009 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    This is great! Enjoyed reading about the MIdsummer Festival, especially the superstitions!
  • OhMe Jul 30, 2009 @ 8:04 am | delete
    I have never been to Finland but would love to attend this festival. I hope you will add it to the plexo on my new Festivals lens. Thank you.
  • EverythingMouse Jul 20, 2009 @ 9:44 am | delete
    This looks like an amazing festival. You have done a great job with this lens.
  • Susan52 Jun 8, 2009 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    How very interesting. Great lens!
  • Shelly Jun 4, 2009 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    Hi Tuula, Susie did send this treasure of yours my way. We grew up with the sauna being our principle bathing option--there is no way to feel cleaner! I love how you share about the traditions of Finland and we grew up hearing the music, so I especially enjoyed the Finnish Folk dancing--what fun! I got a kick out of the Midsummer Superstitions--we Finns seem to have a rich appreciation for an opportunity to be naked.
    Oh, the Finnfest in Duluth was just great in Duluth, MN last year--we live on the Wisconsin side of Lake Superior. There are a lot of Finns in the northland and it seemed like all were there as well as many with no Finnish background. It was a wonderful celebration for the community and well covered by our media.
  • Tipi Jun 3, 2009 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Tuula, thank you for creating this lens. It is so nice, very special to me. This is another one that I will email to my sister, and our mom will love it when she gets a chance to.

    Thank you,
    Susie
  • annetteghallowell May 28, 2009 @ 8:57 am | delete
    I love this lens! I have added it to the lens links on my 365 Holiday lens! 5*
  • FunGifts4All May 24, 2009 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    Great Lens! 5*'s!

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Hi there! I am a Finnish-born digital publisher and freelance writer from Brisbane, Australia. I lived 30 years in Finland before heading for sunny Queensland.... more »

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