Father’s Day in Finland is always celebrated the second Sunday in November. The Finn is in Seattle with his new job, but he attended the Finnish School’s Father’s Day celebration today. In honor of the day, the kids and I thought it would be nice to surprise him with a card at the event. I mean, some new guy at the school with no kids lurking around looks like creepy, right?
The principal of the Finnish School was kind enough to let me mail a homemade card that she would give to the Finn for us, but unfortunately it didn’t arrive in time.
Finns celebrate the tradition similar to Americans with cards, food and time spent as a family. Here’s a couple things they do differently:
- Seeing the Finnish flag waving in the air honoring you and other dads. It is custom to fly the flag on Father’s Day.
- Watching ice hockey on TV. Finland has been playing Sweden on Father’s Day in Helsinki for years. It’s a rivalry as big as Seahawks vs. 49ers!The kids and I hope the Finn enjoyed his Finnish Father’s Day!
The Finn and I 