I went to see the St. Lucy’s Day parade for the first time in my life and below are some of the things I saw. The Scandinavian December 13th tradition in Finland is mostly organised by the Swedish speaking Finns.
It's 50 minutes to the start of the parade but there are already lots of people on the Senate's Square. St. Lucy gets her candlecrown in a ceremony inside the church.
The best spots at the stairs of Helsinki cathedral are reserved early.
It's almost the time.
There she is!
Sonja Sjöblom from Loviisa is this year's St. Lucy. The first brunette in a role that used to be reserved for the blondes.
St. Lucy brings light to the darkest time of the year.
A dream come true?
Esa Pienmunne has posted a gallery of photos from 2007 Lucia parade.