This modern country maintains its traditions and hearty spirit, celebrating many festivals. Its most popular Midsummer's Day finds many Finns lighting bonfires and drinking enthusiastically at their country homes. Finland is also home to the world's longest-running rock festival, Ruisrock. The best-known event is the Savolinna Opera Festival, while the strangest is probably the annual wife-carrying championship, where the winner is awarded his wife's weight in beer.

这个现代化的国家仍保留其传统和蓬勃的朝气，并为许多节日举办庆祝活动。在芬兰最受欢迎的"施洗约翰节"这天，可以看见许多芬兰人在他们自己的乡间农舍，点燃篝火，痛快畅饮一番。芬兰也是世界上历史最悠久的摇滚音乐节"路易斯摇滚"的主办地。节庆中最富盛名的，首推"沙弗力拿歌剧节"；而最匪夷所思的，则是一年一度的扛老婆大赛，大赛冠军可赢得和老婆重量相当的啤酒。

(短文节选,本篇始于：芬兰——圣诞老人的家乡)