Finland gets second UNESCO listing (the first is a sauna)

Finland gets second UNESCO listing (the first is a sauna)

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norman lebrecht

December 15, 2021

UNESCO has added Finland’s Kaustinen fiddle folk music tradition to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, alongside Portuguese Fado and Reggae music.

Finns are thrilled. Their only prior contribution to world heritage is the sauna.

Report here (in Finnish).

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