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Epiphany has been celebrated on the 6th of January, even in the 200's, as the birthday or christening of Jesus. In the 1500's the Swedish-Finnish Lutheran Church was calling the Epiphany "a day of three Holy Kings". In medieval times the Western church dedicated the Epiphany to the three Magi who came to visit baby-Jesus.

Nowadays the Lutheran church has dedicated the Epiphany for the missionary work. The Finnish name for Epiphany "Loppiainen" goes back to the 1600's, and it means the ending of the Christmas time. The name Epifania, which was the old name for Loppiainen, means revelation of Christ.

In Epiphany, the Orthodox church of Finland performs the sanctification of water. This can take place at churches or in the nature by the water.

Traditional Finnish Recipes

For information on how to cook and prepare Traditional Finnish Foods, from the everyday dishes to the festive meals and desserts, served on Finnish holidays and celebrations, please visit the Finnguide Finnish Recipes Section.

Finland Public Transportation Status

Please be aware that local and regional busses will be running according to Sunday timetables on Epiphany (Loppiainen), the 6th of January.

In the Helsinki area you can get information on local and regional routes, timetables and tickets from the Traffic information telephone number 0100-111 (€ 0,41/call + local call charge).

You can also use the YTV Public Transport Journey Planner, to check the available routes and transportation on the specific days and times. The Journey Planner can be found from the following URL: http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/reittiopas/en/

The new Finland Journey Planner launched by the Finnish Public Transport system can also be used to plan your journey.

"Journey.fi allows you to search for the best public transport connections between selected locations. At the moment the service provides door-to-door information on the following: all trains and all express buses in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and local traffic in Joensuu, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli and Tampere. In the future, more cities will be added to the service."

The Finland Journey Planner can be found at the following URL: http://www.journey.fi/

Finland Shops and Services

Finland Shops are closed on Epiphany.

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