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Finland celebrates its seniors

Sunday marks the Finnish Day of Older Persons, a national celebration to draw attention to issues affecting society’s elderly members. Sunday also marks the commencement of national Speech Pathology Week.

Vanhuksen kädet ristissä.
Image: Terri Niemi / Yle

The national Day of Older Persons main event will take place in Porvoo on Sunday afternoon.  The programme includes musical performances and the awarding of the sixth ever 5,000 euro annual prize for work with the elderly.

The Day of Older Persons has been celebrated in Finland since 1954.

Finnish Speech Pathology Week aims to raise awareness of the 65,000 or so Finns who live with some kind of speaking impediment. It highlights some of the solutions and support that can be given to make their lives easier.

Yle's autumn programme includes the screening of several films relevant to the theme.