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| | FAST-FIN-1 (TRENPP2C) Finnish Institutions Papers |
 | | In articles about the Reception published in Helsingin Sanomat, the most widely read newspaper in Finland, the Reception has been presented as the social event of the year, and the lively small talk has been considered worth writing about ever since the 1920's (see e.g. |
 | | In fact, Marja-Liisa Heini, who was a columnist in Helsingin Sanomat, writes in 1953 that 'the main thing at this kind of reception is not the refreshments and the delicacies, but the opportunity to socialize' (Heini 1953) |
 | | In her 1992 Master's Thesis, in which she analyses Independence Day Reception articles in Helsingin Sanomat, Saija Syrjälä has given several possible explanations for it. |
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