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FINLAND

FINLAND. SOME BASICS. NASB May 14, 2011. FINLAND. Located between 60 and 70 degrees north and between eastern parallels 19 and 32 Population 5,3 million About 5-6 % Swedish-speaking Republic, Nordic democracy President Mrs. Tarja Halonen, till 2012

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FINLAND

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  1. FINLAND SOME BASICS NASB May 14, 2011

  2. FINLAND • Located between 60 and 70 degrees north and between eastern parallels 19 and 32 • Population 5,3 million • About 5-6 % Swedish-speaking • Republic, Nordic democracy • President Mrs. Tarja Halonen, till 2012 • Parliament election was held in April, new PM Mr. … NASB May 14, 2011

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  5. Cities • Helsinki, 600000 (capital area 1 million) • Tampere 220000 • Turku 200000 • Oulu 140000 • Lahti 100000 • Pori 80000 • (Viborg, 2nd before the war) NASB May 14, 2011

  6. Sources of living: • Forestry • Agriculture • Paper mills • Shipyards, e.g. big cruise ships (Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas) • High education • High technology, mobile phones and IT software (Nokia, SMS, Linus Torvalds, Monty Widenius, angry birds) NASB May 14, 2011

  7. Resources: • no oil • some mining • Forests • Water power • Four nuclear units so far, one under construction, two permissions NASB May 14, 2011

  8. Located north: cold climate, long dark winters, very good location for radio propagation, northern part of the country is in the Aurora zone NASB May 14, 2011

  9. Dxpeditions to Lapland • Dxpeditions in 1950’s and 1960’s to summer cottages, more changes for antennas, less interference • In 1960’s some permanent Dxers in northern Sweden and Finland • Around 1970 Dxpeditions to the north in Sweden • Dec 1972 first one in Finland NASB May 14, 2011

  10. 1970’s • Lot of peditions, good up to 1977, then going down to solar maximum • Longer and longer antennas • The idea of a permament place NASB May 14, 2011

  11. 1980’s • Lemmenjoki (Love River) site 1982 • Permanent antennas around 1984 • Attended from October till February • Dxing below zero –film 1986 • Over 300 peditions 1982-2011 NASB May 14, 2011

  12. Permanent antennas, about 12 wires, around 3000 feet each, coxial feeding • Trios in 1980’s • NRD most popular since 1995 • SDR’s introduced about 5 years ago • Now Perseus is the most popular, can copy the whole AM band NASB May 14, 2011

  13. Aihkiniemi 2010 • A new site built in a container 2010 • Lemmenjoki continuing as well • Site Enontekiö also existing since 2008 NASB May 14, 2011

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