Relationships Couples are married all night like a conveyor belt on a “love super Tuesday” – there is a series of readings in the background that will never be repeated

Usual Tuesday is rarely seen as a spike in the marriage statistics, but when the date is special, it gets the marriage planning going.

According to the Digital and Demographic Information Agency (DVV), Tuesday will be even the most popular wedding day of the year. All of the agency’s inauguration times have been booked from Helsinki to Kittilä, and based on advance bookings, a total of 386 couples are about to inaugurate.

The number is the leader Ari Torkkelin according to the amount for one day is rare.

“During the winter, we typically celebrate about 200 couples all week, which is why the wedding numbers are really exceptional now on February 22nd. According to our current booking calendar, the day will be the most popular wedding day of the year, ”says Torkkel in a DVV press release.

Reservations has been made the most in Helsinki, where 43 inaugurations are planned. There are 24 inaugurations in Kuopio, 18 in Joensuu and 16 in Turku.

Civil marriages are usually held most on Fridays in July-August.

According to Torkkel, the current Super Tuesday will surpass even summer Fridays in its popularity. In the summer, about 300 couples want a civil marriage at their best at a week.

In the churches numerous non-stop wedding events are considered the date of palindrome. In Kuopio, for example, the popularity of the wedding night event surprised the congregation.

“Nearly 40 pairs signed up, which is a really large number. These have been arranged a few times before and we were surprised ourselves, ”said Kuopio Parish Communications Manager. Minna Siikaniva.

A wedding night is a wedding ceremony where several couples are married in a row.

According to Siikaniva, it is easy to come to the low-threshold event and the parish offers festive coffees. The popularity of this one-time event was clearly influenced by its memorable date.

“One couple was particularly pleased that they even got their wedding time at 10pm,” said Siikaniva.

For wedding events According to Siikaniva, all kinds of couples will come, but the most typical ones are perhaps established couples who have been together for a long time.

“It may have come to them that hey now we could arrange. They may want to celebrate less and the event is a good opportunity for them, ”Siikaniva describes.

Helsinki super Tuesday does not appear in the booking calendar of the most popular wedding churches. Space Parish Secretary of the Cathedral Parish Miia Tillin according to the parish churches there is only one reservation for Tuesdays.

“It certainly affects the fact that it’s Tuesday. If it were a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, there would certainly be more inquiries, ”said Tilli.

Tilli reminded that some of those who marry at the agency may have a day set aside for church to bless the marriage later.

Of the year the next popular wedding days, according to DVV, are the Friday days of the summer months. In Helsinki, for example, a few Fridays in June are already fully booked.

According to Till, the summer in the Helsinki Cathedral Parish is also reserved for “normal fullness”.

“Summer Saturdays are already very busy and depending on the day, even on Fridays,” said Tilli.

One According to Till, the date has attracted special interest even in the summer.

“22.7.22 has drawn attention. It’s a Friday, which makes it popular, ”Tilli emphasized.

According to DVV, there will be another easy date for the rest of the year, which will make it possible for those planning a wedding. It is December 22, 2022.