Hey, so we had independence day today in Finland. Well, some main differences could be:
event is not pompous as used to be in Lithuania
the Christmas tree dressed only by lights
well, in addition it is a massive event, but there wasn't any street-sellers
also, people behave drily what makes celebration nice and special for everyone
event fire-show was not anything too much impressive. Personally, I think that Finland doesn't need addition attention to it's side.They make celebration for themselves and well, they understand that shows is paid by citizens money. Once I heard that Vilnius looks luxury and people live on poverty line cause our society wants attract more tourists and present themselves as the country living in the same level as rich ones. Buuut... If I would compare Vilnius with Tampere, I could say that Vilnius has more "glossy" places in compare with Tampere. However, society in Finland is more civilized and makes you feel more cozy.
I made some experimental pics with telephone, you can take a look. And yeah, Finnish anthem:
P.s. In addition who is interested in the situation in Europe, take a look at seminar on the Future of Europe. Participants are German Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Wolgang Schäuble, Finnish Prime Ministeri Mr. Jyrki Katainen and Minister of Finance, Ms. Jutta Urpilainen:
