No gifts, chocolate , or flowers for your partner on St. Valentine's Day in Finland.
You'll be looked at suspiciously if you make a great love gesture to your significant other. In this country, the 14th February has very little to do with crushes, couples or people in love.
The Finnish culture, unlike Southern Europe isn't a touchy one. A kiss on the cheek - very common in many European countries, will make Finnish faces turn red, and suddenly everyone will feel uncomfortable.These actions are reserved for people with a certain degree of intimacy. St. Valentine's Day is just Friendship Day for the Finnish.
You'll be looked at suspiciously if you make a great love gesture to your significant other. In this country, the 14th February has very little to do with crushes, couples or people in love.
The Finnish culture, unlike Southern Europe isn't a touchy one. A kiss on the cheek - very common in many European countries, will make Finnish faces turn red, and suddenly everyone will feel uncomfortable.These actions are reserved for people with a certain degree of intimacy. St. Valentine's Day is just Friendship Day for the Finnish.
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