Finnish Parties



Figure 1.--This photograph was taken in the Finnish village of Vehkaoja. It was taken in 1949 or 1950 during the party for the 10th birthday of Hillka, the girl in the center. The barefeet rather detract from the fact that the children have dressed up for the party. Birthday parties in the cities would hve been even more formal. Notice the boy at the right doesn't seem to be all that happy. We suspect that he was a brother who got roped into the event.

Children love parties and parties are activities enjoyed by all children around the world. We do not know much about parties in Finland. We do know that birthday parties are very common. Birthday parties seem similar in Finland to those in other countries. We do not know yet just how they were celebrated. Thery were often largely gender specific for the younger children, becoming more mixed for the teen years. Before World War II they were often formal affairs, but have gradually become more common over time. We do not have information on other kinds of children's parties.







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