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We do not know much about the games Finnish children play. We suspect that they are similar to those played by children in Scandinavia, but we have no information at this time. Here our phitiographic archive is very limited. And Finland has onlya small population and untill well after World War II, Finland was not a wealthy country, meaning the photographic record itself is very limited. In their cold climate, Finnish children like adults like to take advantage of sunshine during the summer. And in the winter there are a lot of fun things to do in the snow and ice such as sakting and skilling. Given Finland's climate, Finnish children spend a lot more time with these activies than most the rest of European children. We have some information on traditional games. Apparently the Finns have a version of baseball in which the ball id thrown up and not at the batter. Some games are noth played for fun and in tournamrnts. Kyykka, or Finnish Skittles, is one of those. In this two player game, there are twelve pins called skittles, and each player has a small wooden bat. The objective is to toss the bat and knock the other player's pins out of the play area. The winner is the player who can do it in the least number of throws. Mölkky is another popular skittles game. Each pin has a number, and if a player knocks down only one pin, that number becomes their score. If two or more pins fall, the score is the number of pins knocked down. Other traditional Finnish games are not part of any tournament play but are more for entertainment. Chain is one of those games. In Chain, or Ketsju, one person must leave the room while the others join hands in a circle. They then weave themselves around each other until they are tangled into a knot. We are not sure how these traditional games ans survived the test of time in modern Finland. There are also biard games, some of which seen are primarily Funnish. We are not sure to what extent they may also be played in neigb=hboeing Sweden. And of course children alsi have fun with begicles like bikes and trikes, although before World War II many children could not affird them. We have no information on toys yet. Hopefully Finnish readers will provide some information on the games that they played as children.
We do not know much about the games Finnish children play. We suspect that they are similar to those played by children in Scandinavia, but we have no information at this time. Here our phitiographic archive is very limited. And Finland has onlya small population and untill well after World War II, Finland was not a wealthy country, meaning the photographic record itself is very limited. In their cold climate, Finnish children like adults like to take advantage of sunshine during the summer.
And in the winter there are a lot of fun things to do in the snow and ice such as sakting and skilling. Given Finland's climate, Finnish children spend a lot more time with these activies than most the rest of European children.
We have some information on traditional games. Apparently the Finns have a version of baseball in which the ball id thrown up and not at the batter. Some games are noth played for fun and in tournamrnts. Kyykka, or Finnish Skittles, is one of those. In this two player game, there are twelve pins called skittles, and each player has a small wooden bat. The objective is to toss the bat and knock the other player's pins out of the play area. The winner is the player who can do it in the least number of throws. Mölkky is another popular skittles game. Each pin has a number, and if a player knocks down only one pin, that number becomes their score. If two or more pins fall, the score is the number of pins knocked down. Other traditional Finnish games are not part of any tournament play but are more for entertainment. Chain is one of those games. In Chain, or Ketsju, one person must leave the room while the others join hands in a circle. They then weave themselves around each other until they are tangled into a knot. We are not sure how these traditional games and survived the test of time in modern Finland. Hopefully Finnish readers will provide some information on the games that they played as children.
There are also board games, some of which seen are primarily Funnish. We are not sure to what extent they may also be played in neigboring Sweden.
And of course children also have fun with vehicles likescooters, bikes and trikes, although before World War II many children could not afford them especially the nikes and trikes. This was the case in more affluent countries before the War and would have certainly been the case in Finland. And Finland took longer to revover from the War than Western Europe, because of the war damage, Soviet seizure of territory, and the need to placate the Soviets afrer the War. Bicycles became very poukar in Finlans and still are. They are evn rode during the winter. Filand is now one of the most peosperous countrues. And most kids who want them have bikes. Many kids today cycle to school, even during the winter. We also notice basic sked affairs. We notice images playing with what look like farm cars. We have seen some similar images in Sweden. We also note both play carts for children. Others were utilitarian farm carts of various descriptions which the children sometimes played on.
We have no information on toys yet.
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