Mikael Agrikolan päivä - suomen kielen päivä

Ship's Flag: From Stockholm trip 03/09

Oh-ho.  The flag outside has just been taken down and we haven't said anything about it being Finnish Language day & Michael Agricola's day - expect a tirade from that tonttu thing at any moment... 

Hang on a minute - I'm supposed to write this one in Finnish. Oh-ho...

All things being equal

The military version of the Finnish State flag via

Today is a flag day - Minna Canth's day, and the day of equality, in Finland.

Finland was the first country in Europe to introduce women's sufferage, and the first in the world to allow women candidates, both in 1906.