Finnish People

Like all other nations Finns also have their national peculiarities that form their national identity.

The Finns strongly preserve their national values, they honor the sacred traditions and loyalty to the culture. Finland is a provincial country and almost each family in Finland has a house in the countryside. The Finn is usually calm, restrained, serious and taciturn,he speaks quietly and avoids noise and noisy people. Finns hate people who make noise in a public place.

Finns appreciate accuracy. If you have agreed on a joint trip and do not have time to arrive on time, be sure to warn about the delay, otherwise you will not be treated as a serious person. Finns avoid expressing their views on the political situation in the world or at home and inadequate opinions of foreigners on these topics also seem strange to them. A visit to a guest without invitation is out of question for the Finns and usually
the invitation is sent two weeks before the proposed visit so that the host could be emotionally prepared for the meeting.

Finns are the supporters of equality,that is why they do not like to show off ( like wearing  too expensive clothes). They are not talkative. Finns usually avoid getting in physical contact, they won’t clap partner’s back as a sign of approval, like most Americans do and they are very limited in gestures.

The most appropriate subjects  for the “abstract” conversation with a resident of Finland : culture, music, history, sports news (especially hockey and skiing), travel. The Finns would consider it  tactless, if they are asked personal questions relating to religion, salary, participation in political parties.

Finn’s mood depends greatly on the day of the week so take that into consideration.