May 1 in Scandinavia
Image: Mad John
Terri Mapes from About.com recently wrote an article about celebrating Labour Day in Scandinavian Countries:
Labour Day in Scandinavia (also called May Day) takes place on May 1 every year, following Walpurgis Night on April 30. Labour Day in Scandinavia is a celebrated public holiday – and quite visible. Visitors can see lots of festivities, parades, and other celebrations every year on the first of May in Scandinavia when locals celebrate Labour Day. You’ll find special events in every city on this day.
Read more on About.com: Scandinavia Travel
I can add that in Finland there is a holiday called “Vappu”, it’s mostly dedicated to persons graduated to some high school level, and whole Suomi selebrating this day with special for this day Sima (light alcoholic beverage) Tippaleipä (some kind of cake similar to Funnel cake), donuts and potato salad. People wearing white student caps everywhere and funny masks on parties.
Of course I know Finland are in as a Scandinavian country and great neighbours. But students caps are more or less out, or what?
I guess you have red my post about the 1st of May in Oslo last year?
Comment by RennyBA — May 2, 2008 @ 12:28 am
Thanks for your input and a great link! Yes, we have a lil bit different May day here in Finland. There are political demonstrations as well, but they are dissolved to overall funny mud. Student are just exploding of fun performances – they wearing white caps on monuments, bathing their teachers in city fountains etc. BTW: your blog is awesome, let’s exchange links?
Comment by Igor Polyakov — May 2, 2008 @ 7:32 am
@RennyBA forget 1st of may in comparison to the 17th of may. oslo is then an awesome spot to be.
Comment by niko — June 17, 2008 @ 10:06 am
Maybe you can try adding a picture of those drunk people later in the evening on Vappu too, and name it as “Afterwards”.
Comment by Frances — June 25, 2008 @ 4:37 pm