VALENTINE´S DAY IN FINLAND VS SPAIN

VALENTINE´S DAY

 

Today I will compare the different ways of celebrating Valentine´s day between Spain and Finland.

As all you know Valentine´s Day is a celebration observed on 14th of Febrary. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, but can be celebrated in lots of different ways.

In Spain is the day of the lovers and  is a huge celebration in the whole country. All the shops around are decorated with hearts, love messages and romantic mood, you can feel that love is in the air.

Is a day where couples celebrate the feeling that they have for each other. It consisted basically of  buying some flowers to the couple and have an intimacy dinner in a expensive restaurant. Restaurants are full this day,so you need to book it in advance or you will ending up in a fast food restaurant. It is a celebration of great importance for women. So if you have a spanish girlfriend DON´T FORGET THIS DAY!!

 

 

In Finland is the day of the friendship ( ystävänpäivä), The notion of the 14th of February as a “special day” arrived quite late to Finland, compared to the rest of the world. In Finland is a day when close friends send cards and gifts to each other. For Finnish is not such an important day, is like an ordinary day,so is not so common to see shops decorated. But there is also some Finns couples that celebrated it by buying roses and having dinner together in a restaurant. what is quite surprising  for me,is that is also a common day to get engaged or get married.

Sadly nowadays Valentine´s Day is getting more commercial and is all about BUY, things for your couple instead of LOVE your couple and spend time with them.