street scene Jyvaskyla

crafty stuff

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July 26th 2011
Day six, Tuesday, 26th July 2011-07-27 Jyvaskyla to Mantuharju This morning we set off to visit the Finnish handcrafts museum in Juyvaskyla. It was an opportunity to see a display of Finnish regional National costumes, as well as examples of the varied handcrafts created by the Finns over the centuries. There were also modern twists on old traditions. The finns have always been an inventive, c ... read more

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more