Semla dessert. This was the sweet chosen to represent Finland in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006. Semla A semla, vastlakukkel, laskiaispulla or fastlagsbulle/fastelavnsbolle is a traditional sweet roll made in various forms in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Norway, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Latvia, and Lithuania associated with Lent and especially Shrove Tuesday in most countries, Shrove Monday in Denmark, parts of southern Sweden and Iceland or Sunday of Fastelavn in Norway. In Sweden it is most commonly known as just "semla" (plural: "semlor"), but is also known as "fettisdagsbulle" ("fat
Estonia–Finland relations political testament, writing an outline of a unification plan. He used the term "soomesugu" in Estonian to point to the people and countries of Finland and Estonia when talking about common border law. The Finnish anthem Maamme and the Estonian national anthem share the same melody. With a similarly themed text, Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm, My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy (1869).[5] It is also considered to be the national anthem for Livonians with text Min izāmō, min sindimō, My Fatherland, my native land. Finnish and Swedish investors are the largest foreign investors in Estonia. Both Finland and