On Friday, 5th December 2008 (the eve of Finland’s national day) the students of Svenska 1 in Medis, converged to observe Finland’s national day. It was done in the form of a power point presentation by a Finnish student, Maiju and also a question and answer session.
During her presentation, Maiju gave a brief history of the country and some of its cherished cultures. She also talked about the president Tarja Halonen and her family.
One of the students suggested that she shouldn’t run again for the presidency because of her age. This was not supported by some of the students and teachers.
‘What about John McCain, who wanted to be the President of the USA and he is older than Tarja? Chima from Nigeria questioned.
‘…and Ronald Reagan’ added Mats, one of the teachers.
Finland is now 91 year old and there were series of activities on Saturday, all over the country to mark this important event. The president hosted the annual Independence Day Gala at the President’s residence in Helsinki. In attendance were ministers, members of parliament, Finnish members of the European Parliament, high ranking government officials and members of the diplomatic corps.
There was also another separate Gala for the poor at the Helsini’s Hakeniemi Market Square. The event was organised by Heikki Hursti, a charity worker and it involved the distribution of food to needy people.
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