Helsinki - The sauna is the national emblem of Finland, Finns said in an opinion poll conducted by a Finnish mint, Rahapaja Moneta, the results of which were released on Tuesday.
A popular pastime, tradition and method of relaxation and socialising, the sauna was chosen as the national symbol by one in five Finns, far ahead of other national icons.
There are some two million private and public saunas in Finland, a country of just 5,2 million inhabitants.
The Finnish national epic Kalevala, a collection of oral poems compiled by Elias Loennrot in 1835, came in second place.
Third place went to Finlandia, the symphony composed by Jean Sibelius and which is widely seen as the country's unofficial national anthem.
The poll surveyed 10 000 people on the internet and was published in the latest edition of the mint's magazine Moneta. The results will be used in future in the printing of collectors coins.
[www.iol.co.za]
A popular pastime, tradition and method of relaxation and socialising, the sauna was chosen as the national symbol by one in five Finns, far ahead of other national icons.
There are some two million private and public saunas in Finland, a country of just 5,2 million inhabitants.
The Finnish national epic Kalevala, a collection of oral poems compiled by Elias Loennrot in 1835, came in second place.
Third place went to Finlandia, the symphony composed by Jean Sibelius and which is widely seen as the country's unofficial national anthem.
The poll surveyed 10 000 people on the internet and was published in the latest edition of the mint's magazine Moneta. The results will be used in future in the printing of collectors coins.
[www.iol.co.za]
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