Finland: Home of the Finns

Death

• Clothes ridden
• Immediate family wears black
• No cremation
• Food

Language and Location

• Finnish (93%) Swedish (6%)
• In between Sweden and Russia

Religion

• Lutheran church (90%) rarely attend service

Family Life

• Eduction
• Family time in sauna
• Quiet
• Nucleur family

Parents

• Paid stay-at-home mothers
• Men, military
• Women, education

Parenting Styles and Grandparents

• Authoritative
• Grandparents: Companionate

Marriage

• Household items
• Love not expressed
• Common-law
• Church (Lutheran)

Education

• Sports
• Grades 1-9 (age 7)
• 16 trade,secondary
• Free tuition-fee

Mental Health

• Sauna helps
• Highly developed medical research
• Alcoholism