"Happy Spring Festival” Take Root in Helsinki for Ten Years, Finns are Very Keen to Temple Fairs

On February 7, in Helsinki, Finland, citizens came to watch fireworks and dragon dances. On the same day, tens of thousands of citizens of Helsinki and the surrounding area came to participate in China’s "Happy Spring Festival” temple fair activities.

“Welcoming the Spring Festival together with Chinese people has already become a part of people's lives in Helsinki, bringing vitality and warmth to the cold winter”, Pajunen, mayor of Helsinki remarked. Ten years of careful preparation, the "Happy Spring Festival” activities jointly organized by the Beijing municipal government and the Helsinki government have taken root in Helsinki.