President Sauli Niinistö and mrs Jenni Haukio took the oval office in the traditional christmas greetings on Thursday during the day.Niinistö and Haukio will receive the christmas greetings.

a gift at the reception did not see the president are two pupil, under the age Aaro -son and boston terrier Lennua. The tail slinger charmed the celebrations two years ago yaw mass gift basket from another delicacy food snoop.

the President and first lady had a table full of christmas greetings. Henri Karkkainen / IL

This time gifts are not forgotten Lennua, as the presidential hauvalle brought their own gifts. Animal and nature protection organizations, representatives donated the presidential couple to the vegetable basket and Lennulle vegaanisen kasvistikut.

Thank you, Lennu yes eat it very fast, Haukio to laugh with the party crowd.

in the oval office and the yard birds also received a wreath. the Niinistö has not missed the gift with regard to your breath away.

– That when hung on the tree, so the birds are that much careless diners, that it will remain in rodents, Niinistö, the laughing party people.

the little bag in the corner of the table of goodies waiting Lennua. Henri Karkkainen / IL

Haukio walk my husband by saying that they had seen rodents birds food places.

the Karelian association brought christmas table party range of traditional pies. Also Lennu got his own, small pie individually bag packed.

the Occasion was a lot of gift-giving with entertainment in the glögeille and piparein.

Haukio shed some light on the occasion, the evening paper to Aaron, and lennu’s absence from the party.

– Both are here, but the other is napping. In fact, the second left to play, Lennu namely, the Haukio smiled Niinistö beside him.

the occasion, the forestry students of the six traders gave up the christmas tree. The helsinki cathedral boy choir, Cantores minored in presenting a song of greeting to the and for all the christmas greetings of the importers, two pieces, Heart of christmas tea and Silent night. President Niinistö and mrs. Haukio are the choir activities of patrons.

Cantores minored in interpretation of christmas songs. Henri Karkkainen / IL

Niinistö praised the choir’s interpretations of beautiful. She also told me she recognized the choir among the familiar faces, as the boy choir has been each year a familiar sight in these party.

the president got a handsome sheaves. Henri Karkkainen / IL

The through christmas greeting has a long tradition in Finland. For example, the first christmas tree was handed over already in 1963, president Urho Kekkonen . Now forest high school graduates of six traders gave up the organic christmas tree. Niinistö rejoiced fir smell and asked the young six trade situation, referring to the best season to be running.

Background view plush organic christmas tree. Familiar apart from that, antti

Korpo Kulturgille donated Niinistö and haukio for christmas pike. Agricultural producers in Vehmaa the association brought christmas ham. Finnish florist association issued the a special christmas flower, which is not yet even on sale. Florist reading into flower next christmas, I hit the product. Peculiar, pinkish flowers was especially haukio’s mind. Niinistö again spotted a flower arrangement from the wheat on the cob.

– we are the pioneers, Haukio rejoice in your special gift.

the Karelian Federation to give food greetings, little child family wooden Skittles game. It is a centuries old karelian outside to play a game. Although this present version of the throwing sticks were mini size, so they gave you the gift, according to fit better of Aaron’s hands.

Niinistö and Haukio told the game was to them familiar, for they had received a previous raisio kind of a friend as a gift. But niinistö, according to the little version of the baton you to suit guaranteed to be better in the hands.

Chance decided in 2018 Lucia-maiden of the Body Qvist and his chorus of their song salute. The oval office in addition to the Lucia-maiden choir will visit nearly one hundred in the hospital, the nursing home and celebrate in christmas and during January.

Lucia friends brought the opportunity to light and song. Henri Kärkkäinen

Finally, Haukio and Niinistö shed light on the media for the first contact with the little child of the family christmas.

we Spend christmas just like in the traditional setting, the old traditions. We eat the traditional Finnish christmas dishes, we follow the christmas peace declaration. We have a tree and little gifts. Nothing more special, like in many other Finnish homes, Haukio background.

Earlier Niinistö has told, that at christmas santa claus visit them in the village. Niinistö chuckled’m making moves, betting that Won’t be monitoring santa claus until the arrival of eve.

– Aaro is so small he doesn’t yet completely understand no christmas.Gradually then, the Haukio smiled.