1. Is there a Finnish national costume at your home area?

Find out what it looks like and when it has been collected. If there is no

national costume at your home area, you can discuss how would it look like

and why.

2. Do you know some other Finnish national costumes?

If you know some, how have you found out about them? Find out if there are national

costumes in your family.

3. The best national costume for me?

Discuss about what would be the best national costume for you. Discuss also about why would you choose a certain

costume. Is it important how the national costume looks or do you appreciate some

other values for example your family's origin? You can also find out how people usually choose their national costumes.

4. Getting a Finnish national costume ?

Discuss about the most suitable way for you of getting a Finnish national costume.

Would you buy it ready-made? Or would you like to made it yourself from the

beginning? Find out how people usually get their national costumes.

5. In what circumstances or situations a national costume could

be worn?

Find out in what kind of occasions people usually wear national costumes. When

would you wear a national costume? Give also some reasons why you would wear a

national costume.

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