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From the below calendar we invite
you to view Finnish and Swedish Name Days occurring in the next 14 days. Please
click on the below calendar dates, to view the Finnish
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Finland Name Days For 11-03-2010 |
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What Are Name Days? |
Finland is one of many
countries in Europe which celebrates Name Days (called Nimipäivä in
Finnish). A country having a tradition for celebrating Name Days
normally dedicates a name or names (male and female) to every calendar
day of the year. A person then celebrates a Name Day on the day in the
calendar where his or her Christian Name Appears.
The names used and their date placement in the calendar are often
associated with religious names, religious days, national historical
personalities and national historical events. Normal country specific
Christian names, and even new Christian names which have been integrated
and accepted into a countries list of nationally recognized names, are
also given their own position in the calendar.
The official Name Days Almanac of Finland is published by the
Almanac Office at the University of Helsinki
and contains all Finnish official Name Days lists (Finnish, Swedish, Sami and Greek Catholic). The University of Helsinki Almanac office, was
established in 1994 and has a staff of three astronomers.
In Finland Name Days can be celebrated in the same way as a birthday, where the
individual having the Name Day will
receive greeting cards, flowers or gifts from friends and family. Name Day celebrations do however differ from person
to person and some individuals may choose not to mark the day with pomp and
splendour. Never the less regardless of how a person
celebrates his/her Name Day in Finland, they will appreciate you wishing them "Happy Name Day!" which in Finnish is
"Hyvää Nimipäivää!"
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