Independence Day

Happy birthday, Finland. You've treated me well. So well, in fact, that I'm still here. (I was supposed to leave three years ago, but I still don't want to.) Thank you, Finland. This is for you.

This is for the 6th challenge, "independence," but I guess it fits in with the first one, which I missed: "candlelight."

P.S. I may have cheated and lit the candles a bit earlier than tradition calls for...