4th December 2017

This year was an exciting one at the Finnish Christmas Fair in London. It's 100 years since Finland gained independence and there are lots of celebrations.

You could buy Finland-shaped cookie cutters that said "100", and special edition sweets (mainly liquorice, a Finnish favourite).

It was also a great chance to meet a genuine Moomin, and buy some Doris biscuits.

Bonus Advent Calendar of the day:
For those of you who love The Box Of Delights, the Bodleian Library has devoted their calendar this year to a whole range of eclectic items linked with the book and series:
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/advent2017

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