Happy 90th Birthday, Finland!
Yesterday Finland celebrated the 90th anniversary of its independence. I had the pleasure of attending the Independence Day celebration at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC, last night, an event hosted by Ambassador of Finland Pekka Lintu and Mrs. Laurel Colless. More than 600 celebrants gathered together to sing the Finnish anthem, watch a beautiful slideshow of current and vintage photographs of Finland, and eat Finnish treats like gingerbread and Finlandia cheese.
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I've been an amateur genealogist for a long time, but my ethnic links are much looser than yours, with most of my family's immigrant experiences being 150+ years ago. I still cherish my "Heinz 57" background (Polish, Russian, German, Irish, Welsh and Swedish) because I think the melting pot of ethnicity helps define who I am.
Thank you, Educated Fool! I'm glad there's IKEAs near you guys. Much of our furniture is IKEA. I'm especially partial to their products made from birch.
I agree with you, Robin, it's fun having roots in diverse places. Even though I am half-Scandinavian I am also Hispanic and that mix is kinda unusual.