Helsinki: Students celebrating Flora's day in a park called Kumtähdenkenttä (or Toukoniitty), located between the streets of Hämeentie and Kustaa Vaasan tie in the district of Toukola.
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This is the place where our national anthem "Maamme-laulu" was performed for the first time 160 years ago. Finland was not an independent country then, and the song was performed "secretly".
22.05.2008 (03:41)
Essi
Thanks for the info and naturally the photo too. (:
It's nice that they just go there and drink some champagne... so they celebrate, 'cos in Hungary most of the students do these things from a sense of duty... they are lazy and self-centered what is not a problem at times but I think it would be good to hold some nice habits in a normal way so that communal activity should be more than get drunk together. Actually I know that every students' activity leads to get drunk together, but... oh I can't explain it... but the spirit of that whole thing is fantastic.
And actually I admire how northern people love the nature. Here it isn't so general to go to a park and sitting among trees or something like this. A Hungarian if he go for a trip to the nature, takes his car, goes into the forest by car, eats his sandwiches there and drives home after that.
So okay, I stop now... because all I wanted to say: it is great. (:
22.05.2008 (14:20)
Maria -Anna
Very picturesque and distinguished scene !
27.06.2008 (23:11)
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