Finnish language day
Mood:  celebratory
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Topic: Language
Besides Good Friday, Finns are celebrating today also their language day: Agricola's day.

Mikael Agricola (1510-1557) was the bishop of Turku, reformist and the first Bible-translator in Finland. He is considered to be the "father" of Finnish language, which means that he created the first version of written Finnish.

For more information: Agricola's biography.