Finland Times

The contribution of mothers got state acknowledgment on Sunday when 34 mothers of the country were rewarded for significant activities as educator.

The President, Sauli Niinistö gave them a white rose of order of knighthood first class medals with golden cross. 

The honour decorations were given to mothers from all backgrounds including  working, single, and from rural communities where mothers of minority communities like Romany and Sami mothers were also among others of them.

The number of children was not taken into consideration for the decoration. 

Also adoption mothers and surrogate mothers can get acknowledged.

The reward giving ceremony was held at the House of Estates  in observance of the Mother Day  organised by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Mothers were rewarded first time in 1946 in the country.

Earlier, Finland ranked the best place for the mothers in the world as per the index prepared by Save the Children and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The comparative report on the State of World’s Mothers released on May 7 ahead of the Mothers Day said that Finland is the best country in the world to be a mother followed by Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands.

Mother's Day is celebrated across the world showing honour to  mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

 It is celebrated on different days in  different parts the  globe world generally in March or May. It complements Father's Day, a similar celebration honoring fathers.

The Mother's Day started to observe in the United States in the early 20th century. 

The celebration was not similar to the present time.

The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908 in USA when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. She then began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States. Although she was successful in 1914, she was already disappointed with its commercialization by the 1920s. Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world. In this tradition, each person offers a gift, card, or remembrance toward their mothers, grandmothers, and or maternal figure on mother's day.