but not limited to preparation of the celebration venue, food, building and settlement of the new house for the newly weds. Tasks are often distributed according to expertise and has no central authority to govern activities. Europe Finland & the Baltics (from Finnish , almost always used in plural, ) is a Finnish expression for a gathering of friends and neighbors organized to accomplish a task. The word is borrowed into Finland Swedish as but is unknown to most Swedes. However, cognate terms and in approximately the same context are used in Estonia (), Latvia (noun , verb ), and Lithuania (noun , verb ). It is the cultural equivalent of communal work in a village community, although adapted to the conditions of Finland, where most families traditionally lived in isolated farms often miles away from the nearest village. A is by definition voluntary, and the work is unpaid. The voluntary nature might be imaginary due to social pressure, especially in small communities, and one's honour and reputation may be severely damaged by non-attendance or laziness. The task of the may be something that is a common concern for the good of the group, or it may be to help someone with a task that exceeds his or her own capacity. For instance, elderly neighbours or relatives can need help if their house or garden is damaged by a storm, or siblings can agree to arrange a party for a parent's special birthday as a . Typically, club houses, landings, churches, and parish halls can be repaired through a , or environmental tasks for the neighborhood are undertaken. The parents of pre-school children may gather to improve the playground, or the tenants of a tenement house may arrange a to put their garden in order for the summer or winter. A person unable to contribute with actual work may contribute food for the party, or act as a baby-sitter. When a is for the benefit of an individual, he or she is the host of the party and is obliged to offer food and drink. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland or (also ) in Russian ( in Ukrainian and in Belarusian, in Polish) is the form of communal voluntary work. Neighbours gather together to build something or to harvest crops. Hungary () is the Hungarian word for working together for a common goal. This can be building a house or doing