Somero's Pre-Schoolers and Their Independence Day Party

Two days before Finnish Independence Day on Saturday, Somero was full of excitement today as all the six-year-old pre-schoolers (school here starts at age seven) were invited to a special party with the mayor.

I joined Luca this morning with his classmates in the Olkihatut group at nursery school where they were all dressed up for the occasion.

Everyone was very excited to be going to their first official function. I asked Luca when he got home what happened at the party. He told me everyone was wearing lovely clothes and the girls looked very pretty. They were apparently all given a chocolate with a picture of the Finnish flag on it and some juice to drink, and then they all danced. I hear the music was very good too!

The Finns are famous worldwide for providing top class childcare and I have to say that here in Somero we are especially lucky. The staff here genuinely care about each child and make a huge effort to get to know their individual needs and talents.

Thank you to everyone at the Tuulihatut nursery for their hard work and dedication to the job. We in Somero are very grateful for everything you do. Happy Independence Day for Saturday :)