Design by Asta Pulkkinen, one of Finland's leading Naivists. Her favorite elements among Finnish landscape are children, angels, countryside, cows and dogs. Diameter 5"
Asta Pulkkinen is one of the most famous naive painter in Finland. She is a member of Finnish Naivist Group which has an exhibition in iittala Village every summer. All ornaments are made of paper mash and handpainted according to Asta's design. Pulkkinen designs are based on Finnish countryside living, summer, winter and Christmas. Asta's favorite elements among Finnish landscape are children, angels, countryside, cows and dogs.
Christmas in Scandinavia & Finland:
As Yuletide begins, many people attach ornamental Christmas wreaths to their front doors. They are not taken down until Twelfth Night, the sixth of January. Many such ornaments are handicraft works made of straw or twigs, which for hundreds of years were the most usual materials for Finnish Christmas decorations.
The Christmas tree is brought home on Christmas Eve at the latest and, in the case of families, it is usually decorated by the children of the house. Christmas trees used to be decorated with real candles but now they are normally electric. A star is placed at the top of the tree and the branches are adorned with sweets, elves, stars, and apples, the last-named relating to Adam and Eve. According to the Finnish calendar, Christmas Eve is the name day of Adam and Eve.
Manufacturer: Sareka/ Asta Pulkkinen
SKU: ap-1001-12
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