Joulukuu

advent candle

If you are a regular reader (hello Mum!) you might remember that we did a blog-a-day joulukalenteri (advent calendar) on Finnish Christmas/Jule traditions a couple of years ago. Hardly the most original idea ever, but amongst our most highly 'read' posts (all those finnish kids googling joulutorttu and himmeli...)

Konna and I did talk about doing something similar again this year but here we are 1. joulukuussa... But hey, it may be snowy and -15°C outside, but you can read our 'lost posts' of summer instead, and remember the +30°C and sunshine.


So, notice anything different today?

Joulukalenteri

Selection of joulukalenteri at Stockman

The traditional 'adventtikalenteri' or 'joulukalenteri', created first by the Germans, consists of two pieces of cardboard on top of each other. Twenty four doors are cut out in the top layer, with a number ranging from one to twenty four on each. Beginning on the first day of December, one door is opened each day, counting down the days remaining until 'Joulu Aatto', from twenty four to one... Familiar to all of you I'm sure (however some of you are used to the 25 door -system)... Get into the habbit of checking this web site every morning and Finnish Christmas wonders will be brought to you!

P.S. Is there Santa Claus himself behind the calenders doing some Christmas shopping for the Mrs Claus?