We’ll have a Finnish Christmas – Hyvää joulua to you.

Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays?

Christmas is the usual time

We’d have a special meal

But we will be in Finland

This coming Christmas tide.

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We won’t be eating Turkey

The star’s a Christmas Ham

Probably glazed with mustard

They call it Joulukinkku.

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And probably a Gravalax

Smoked Salmon on the side

A special beetroot salad

And maybe meatballs too.

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There’ll be special casseroles

Of potato, carrot, swede.

I think they’re sweet and creamy

But I don’t know how they’re made.

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I know Rice porridge features

Maybe Gingerbread biscuits

And pastries with prune jam.

Mulled wine with almonds and raisins

And coffee to finish off.

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The other thing to get used to

When we’ll eat the meal.

We would eat on Christmas Day

They eat the day before.

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Hyvää joulua!