Samu Haber & Osmo Ikonen Live at Helsinki-Linnan Juhlat 2019

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Independence Day Reception

Suomi Independence Day 6.12.2019
Samu Haber & Osmo Ikonen Live at Helsinki - Linnan Juhlat 2019 #SamuHaber #OsmoIkonen #Suomi #Helsinki #ThankYouForEverything

The date goes back to the day of the Declaration of Independence on December 6, 1917. Independence Day is associated with rituals of patriotic nature such as the visit of war graves. In the evening there will be a festive reception in the presidential palace, to which dignitaries and celebrities of all kinds are invited. The reception of the President is followed with great interest, his television broadcast regularly reaches the highest ratings of the year.

Finland is a parliamentary republic in Northern Europe and has been a member of the European Union since 1995. Finland borders Sweden, Norway, Russia and the Baltic Sea. With 5.3 million inhabitants in an area just a little smaller than Germany, Finland is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe. A large part of the population concentrates on the south of the country with the capital Helsinki. The two official languages ​​are Finnish and Swedish. 92% of the population are Finnish, 6% Swedish.