„Eine finnische Frau backt Roggenbrot für Weihnachten im Dorf Koskipää, nordöstlich von Tampere“. Foto: Aino Oksanen. Finnland (Finnland) – Koskipää, 1926 [719×960]

Amazing picture! I have always been interested in Finnish history, particularly the period from the 1850s to the 1960s. Life back then was harsh and death a frequent visitor, yet I do not for a moment believe that people were any less happy with their lives than people are today. It is sad how much information, how was life in Finland before the wars, fades into history. Those times when life was so much different. Those days there was dozens of christian fests and holy days, much more than nowdays. Eating and drinking and dancing.