Easter in Finland is a religious festivity for some people, but not for everyone. Many people go to church and several sermons held. The church is decorated with yellow flowers, usually daffodils and tulips.

People decorate their houses with colourful twigs and use the yellow and green colours. A week before Easter people sow grass in small pots so that they will look nice for the table. These pots are also decorated.

Young children go from house to house dressed up like Easter witches and hand twigs with coloured feathers or pieces of paper to those they visit. Here is a difference between Finnish and Swedish speaking children. Finnish speaking children go around the Sunday before Easter, whereas Swedish speaking children go around on Easter Saturday. Finnish speaking children usually read a certain incantation. All children expect to get some sweets or money in exchange for the twig they give. For that purpose they carry a coffee pot with them.

At Easter people eat well. Lamb is popular, but also ham and chicken. Different parts of the country have their own specialities. Decorated eggs, both ordinary boiled ones and chocolate ones are a must. People tend to eat even more chocolate that at Christmas. Memma is a very Finnish dessert. Today it is usually bought in the shop, but earlier it was made at home.