Schooling in Finland starts at age seven, and school days vary throughout the week, with some years leaving and arriving at different times to others, and on different days. There are no school uniforms.
Football is relatively low-key in comparison, but is by no means unpopular.
Shopping in Finland is easy as there are many major shop chains running - the most dominant in Finland being the 'K' Range of shops and supermarkets. Finland has no independent off-licenses. All of the 'Alko' shops are owned by the government. Sauna One of the most important features of Finnish life and heritage is the Sauna. Finland is the original home of the sauna, and they are massively popular - there are about 1.6 million of them, about enough for 1 in every three inhabitants.