Traditional dress of Finland

The research on the traditional dress of Finland indicates that the origin of such costumes date back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Finland has a mixed culture having the combination of the European and the Indigenous influences and there exist significant variations in the cultural values of different parts of Finland.
 Finns, traditionally wore the combination of a vest, skirt and a shirt altogether and in the formal wear the articles like a lacey cap, apron and a silk scarf could be added to the outfit.Having the attachment with the countryside, the most of the Finn population had the fundamental inclination towards nature and this was also reflected through their clothing style. In the start of the nineteenth century, there was much awareness among the Finns to adopt their cultural and traditional values and thus the common people also started to wear their traditional dresses. The people of Finland declared themselves their traditional dress that was really impressive and appealing as the national costume of Finland, commonly referred as, kansallispuvu.
  Although, during the recent years, because of the massive invasion in the stitching techniques and designing patterns, this is really tough to maintain the original standards and arrangements, yet the traditional dress of Finland is still very impressive and appealing due to the careful attention and the application of the prototype materials paid by the modern fashioners.

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