Btw, it's the same way here in Finland than in Denmark. I think we don't have one official national costume for Finland. Instead every province and even single small towns has their own national costumes. Costumes of towns are often modified from the province costume/province costume is a mix of costumes of the area; sometimes national costume of the area is a reconstruction of old costume (for example Perniö costume is reconstructed from 12th century dress). To someone interested in, there's Finnish national costumes according to districts: [ http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/index.htm ]. It's pretty interesting; when you get into event where people wear national costumes, you might know where a person comes from just by looking at their dress!
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Happy national costumes day! Tomorrow is the official day for airing (show up in) your national costume in Finland:
[ http://www.kalevalaistennaistenliitto.fi/kulttuuritoiminta/ajankohtaiset-tapahtumat/tapahtumat/kansallispukujen-tuuletuspaiva-5.8..html ]. I just got my very own national costume of the home area, and I'm so happy to wear it first time in public <3
Btw, it's the same way here in Finland than in Denmark. I think we don't have one official national costume for Finland. Instead every province and even single small towns has their own national costumes. Costumes of towns are often modified from the province costume/province costume is a mix of costumes of the area; sometimes national costume of the area is a reconstruction of old costume (for example Perniö costume is reconstructed from 12th century dress). To someone interested in, there's Finnish national costumes according to districts: [ http://www.kansallispuvut.fi/index.htm ]. It's pretty interesting; when you get into event where people wear national costumes, you might know where a person comes from just by looking at their dress!