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One of the most characteristic features of scouting in Finland is that scouting of both boys and girls is done in most cases in common local groups. Another feature is that in many cases the Finnish Evangelical-Luthern Church is supporting groups. In addition supporting group can be a private society. | One of the most characteristic features of scouting in Finland is that scouting of both boys and girls is done in most cases in common local groups. Another feature is that in many cases the Finnish Evangelical-Luthern Church is supporting groups. In addition supporting group can be a private society. | ||
==Organisation== | == Organisation == | ||
Almost every local groups in Finland are members of Scout Districs and, by that, are members of the national organisation "Suomen Partiolaiset, Finlands Scouter" ("Scouts and Guides of Finland"), SP in Finnish, FS in Swedish. SP for its part is a member of both [[WOSM]] and [[WAGGGS]]. | Almost every local groups in Finland are members of Scout Districs and, by that, are members of the national organisation "Suomen Partiolaiset, Finlands Scouter" ("Scouts and Guides of Finland"), SP in Finnish, FS in Swedish. SP for its part is a member of both [[WOSM]] and [[WAGGGS]]. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
Scouting came to Finland in year [[1910]]. In the beginning girls and boys practised together, on common local groups. In the 1920s local groups were formed on separated groups for girls and boys- basis. When SP was formed, scouting came back to "co-scouting"<ref>Not a very good phrase</ref>. Still today there are some local groups that are for boys or girls only. | Scouting came to Finland in year [[1910]]. In the beginning girls and boys practised together, on common local groups. In the 1920s local groups were formed on separated groups for girls and boys- basis. When SP was formed, scouting came back to "co-scouting"<ref>Not a very good phrase</ref>. Still today there are some local groups that are for boys or girls only. | ||
==Special characteristic about scouting in Finland== | == Special characteristic about scouting in Finland == | ||
* Half-platoon tent (Puolijoukkueteltta): A Finnish military tent that is very suitable for scouting too | * Half-platoon tent (Puolijoukkueteltta): A Finnish military tent that is very suitable for scouting too | ||
* Väiski- calotte: A blue-white calotte used in the summer-time. Model is an ancient Finnish. It is told that B-P himself was amused by seeing these caps on the first Jamborees. | * Väiski- calotte: A blue-white calotte used in the summer-time. Model is an ancient Finnish. It is told that B-P himself was amused by seeing these caps on the first Jamborees. | ||
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* Local groups use their own emblems in their scarfs, flags etc. | * Local groups use their own emblems in their scarfs, flags etc. | ||
==Links== | == Links == | ||
* http://www.partio.fi : web- pages of the "Suomen Partiolaiset" (Guides and Scouts of Finland) | * http://www.partio.fi : web- pages of the "Suomen Partiolaiset" (Guides and Scouts of Finland) | ||
[[Category:Scouting | [[Category:Scouting and Guiding by country|Finland]] | ||
[[de:Pfadi in Finnland]] | [[de:Pfadi in Finnland]] | ||