In addition to traditions and beauty, environmental values play an increasingly prominent role when choosing a Christmas tree. As regards the choice of species, Finns tend to avoid Scots pine as a Christmas tree, though it is often chosen in the farthest north of Finland, because spruce does not grow there.
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