there are probably lot of Finnish males who do all of that and more...
For a bit of cultural trivia...the equivalent of washing backs in the tub (there aren't too many tubs here ) would be hitting your wife on the back with a bunch of birch twigs in the sauna (no joke!) I love sauna, not so much into hitting myself with a bunch of sticks and leaves!
Finland's 'national epic' is the Kalevala, a collection of stories mostly from the Karelian area of Finland - most of Karelia is now on the 'other' side of the border.
But there are some very strong male charecters, Vainamoinen (all the a's and o's should have dots over them) who is sort of the grandfather of everything, Lemminkainen, not so strong, but a wild young man who gets into all kinds of oedipal-style trouble. The women are the creators - earth mother style. 'Ilman impi' - 'The Spirit of the Wind', and 'The Mother of the North' are the strong charecters. Most of the 'marriages' in these fables take place by the men dragging them off in their sleigh (the women don't seem to mind too much!)
Finnish family life is still pretty much based on the farm family style - Dad does the heavy work outside the home, Mom takes care of everything else - even though most people don't live in the countryside any more. This is changing, slowly, though you notice a big difference in the 20-somethings now.
) would be hitting your wife on the back with a bunch of birch twigs in the sauna (no joke!) I love sauna, not so much into hitting myself with a bunch of sticks and leaves!