The Culture of Finland blends native legacy as denoted for instance the sauna and Finnish, the Uralic national language of the country, with the European and common Nordic culture. Its culture is constructed on comparatively austere ecological realties, customary living and egalitarianism heritage.

Family

Prior of the Second World War, the families in Finland were large extended families with parents, number of kids and aged grandparents, all living under single roof. Most of the families also had servants working in the farm. After the Second World War, there was shortage for men, as most of them died in the war, this lead to fewer small families, less number of children. Moreover due to financial factors, the families moved to urban areas in search of employment, both the parents went to work. The kids were sent to school or daycare. The aged parents were sent old age homes. A number of single parent families sprouted up, and hence home did not become a key constituent to bond the family members.

Food

The customary Finnish cuisine is a mixture of Fennoscandian, European, and Western Russian constituents. The table etiquettes are mostly European. The Finnish people eat simple and healthy foods. The people normally consume meat, berries, Fish. Spices are not commonly found on their menu. The food varies from region to region. In the coastal areas, Fish is the main food, whereas people residing in northern and eastern areas take vegetable and meat in abundance. The people eat raindeer, sheep, etc. People take Oatmeal, bread during breakfast. The Lunch is normally a warm meal served by the canteens at the work areas. Dinner is normally taken between 17:00 to 18:00 at house.

Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian pasties) is a traditional and popular pastry made up of rye crust, wheat, barley, and talkkuna. It is consumed along with Kefir, milk or butter milk.

Dress

In workplace, the Finnish people (both men and women) wear formal dress. During the winter season, they normally wear dark business suits, and light suits are worn during the summer.

The men wear, jackets, shirt leaving their tie out. Just like other western women, the Finnish women dress in their workplaces.

Unless specified in the invitation, both men and women wear casual wares during social funcitons. Nowadays Chinos and jeans have become popular.

Sports

Skijumping is popular winter sport in Finland. Some of the other popular sports are Nordic walking, floorball, cycling, running, etc. Finland has the credit of hosting the Summer Olympics in 1952, the 1983 & 2005 World Championships in Athletics.etc.