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Finland in a nutshell

Finland in a nutshell. Situated in northern Europe between Russia, Norway and Sweden Capital city: Helsinki Parliamentary democracy with a female president: Tarja Halonen (first elected in 2000) Population about 5,4 million 2 official languages: Finnish and Swedish

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Finland in a nutshell

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  1. Finland in a nutshell • Situated in northern Europe between Russia, Norway and Sweden • Capital city: Helsinki • Parliamentary democracy with a female president: Tarja Halonen (first elected in 2000) • Population about 5,4 million • 2 official languages: Finnish and Swedish • The land of a thousand lakes (about 188 000 lakes) • Forest covers about 75 % of Finland Finland

  2. Fun ”facts” • Finns are shy, quiet, punctual and hard-working • Reindeer and polar bears roam free everywhere • Father Xmas comes from Finland and lives in North Pole • ”Everybody” has a sauna (about 2 million saunas in Finlad) • Finns are the world´s heaviest coffee drinkers • World ice hockey champion 2011 • Finnish traditional vegetable is: SAUSAGE • In Finland we have this thing called ”reilu meininki” • Finns don´t do small talk

  3. Finns love peace and quiet During the warm months finns spend a lot of time in their cottages swimming, fishing and of course going to sauna. If you don´t have a cottage, you can rent one. Finnish landscape in Lapland from a hiking route called Karhunkierros (=bears trail) Finns enjoy hiking and being outdoors, nature is very important.

  4. Finlands unique nature • Many tourists come to Finland especially to see the phenomenon called the Aurora Borealis (aka the northern lights) • The land of a thousand lakes • Winter is long, dark and cold but during the short summer we enjoy the midnight sun that never sets

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