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Calendar Event
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English Event Name: |
Good Friday |
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Finnish Event Name: |
Pitkäperjantai |
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Date of this Calendar Event: |
02-04-2010 |
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Public / Bank Holiday: |
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Official Finnish Flag Day: |
No |
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Calendar Event Description |
Good Friday is remembered from the Crucifixion of Christ. In churches, this day of sorrow is expressed by covering the altar with black cloth and holding the church service quietly without organs and church bells.
In Finland and in other Scandinavian countries, Good Friday is known as "Long Friday". It represents the Passion and sorrow of the day. The name "Long Friday" is rarely seen outside of Scandinavia. Elsewhere, instead of the Passion and sorrow, the great meaning of this day for Christianity; By his death, Christ beat the death, is more emphasized. English "Good Friday", French "Saint Friday" and Estonian "Great Friday", are examples of this.
In older times, Good Friday was very disciplined. People were not visiting each other, dinner was late in the afternoon, mostly some left over from the day before, children had to stay home and it was common to give them a good birching. It was also considered a sin, if somebody was laughing so much that their teeth were showing.
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Traditional Finnish Recipes |
For information on how to cook and prepare Traditional Finnish Foods, from the everyday dishes to the festive meals and desserts, served on Finnish holidays and celebrations, please visit the Finnguide Finnish Recipes Section. |
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Finland Public Transportation Status |
Please be aware that the local and regional busses will be running "exceptional" timetables during the Easter!
Good Friday : Sunday timetables
Holy Saturday : Saturday timetables
Easter Sunday : Sunday timetables
Easter Monday : Sunday timetables In the Helsinki area you can get information on local and regional routes, timetables and tickets from the Traffic information telephone number 0100-111 (€ 0,41/call + local call charge). You can also use the YTV Public Transport Journey Planner, to check the available routes and transportation on the specific days and times. The Journey Planner can be found from the following URL: http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/reittiopas/en/ The new Finland Journey Planner launched by the Finnish Public Transport system can also be used to plan your journey. "Journey.fi allows you to search for the best public transport connections between selected locations. At the moment the service provides door-to-door information on the following: all trains and all express buses in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and local traffic in Joensuu, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli and Tampere. In the future, more cities will be added to the service." |
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Finland Shops and Services |
On Easter Thursday shops can be open from 7 am till 9 pm. On Good Friday shops are closed. On Holy Saturday shops can be open from 7 am till 6 pm. On Easter Sunday shops are closed. On Easter Monday smaller shops (400m2 at the most), can be open for four hours between 8 am - 6 pm. Alko (bottle stores) are open on Easter Thursday until 8 pm, and will be closed between Friday and Monday (both Friday and Monday included). Banks are open on Easter Thursday until 1 pm, and will be closed between Friday and Monday (both Friday and Monday included). Post offices are open on Easter Thursday until 6 pm, and will be closed between Friday and Monday (both Friday and Monday included). Click here to view Finland Shops and Services |
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