Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Finland Culture
Finland Culture
Finland Culture
• Gender
• Equality
• Women hold positions of power and are financially independent
• Individualism
• Privacy/ Personal Space
• NOT normal to show up to a friend’s house unannounced.
• Honesty/ Punctuality
• Modesty
• Hold nature in high esteem
FINNISH GREETINGS
• Alcohol &
•Finns eating out is
more
drink a expensive in
lot of Finland than in
many other
coffee. countries.
(Tip is included
in the bill. )
A FINNISH TRADITION:
THE SAUNA
What is something you learned about
Finland’s culture that is different
from the United States?
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