FINLAND

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FINLAND
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Basic facts

• Official name Suomen Tasavalta (Republic of
  Finland ) President Tarja Halonen
• Population 5 276 571 (111 th.)
• Capital city Helsinki (Helsingfors 516 000
  population)
• Area 338145 km2, water () 9.4
• Density of population (on km2) 15
• Official language Finnish, Swedish
• Currency Euro
• GDP on person (in USD) 37014
• Indpendent since 1917 Republic
• There are 5 provinces Etelä-Suomi (sothern
  Finland), Länsi Suomi (western Finland),
  Itä-Suomi (eastern Finland), Oulu lääni ,Lapin
  lääni

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Geography

• Highest mountain Haltiantunturi 1 324 m
• Longest river Kemijoki (520 km)
• Biggest lake Saimaa lake (fifth biggest lake in
  Europe)
• In Finland are 189,888 lakes larger than 500m2
  and 179,584 islands.
• The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few
  hills
• Landscape is covered mostly by coniferous taiga
  forests, fens and litle arable land

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Cities

• Helsinki (capital city)
• -population 516 000
• -Interesting places Building of Finish
  parliament, Olympic
  stadium (with sport museum), modern convention
  hall, residence of finish president or Rock
  temple.
• Next important cities in Finland
• Tempere(Population204385)
• Turku (Population175000)
• Oulu (Population125000)
• Lahti (population 100000)

Katedrála v Helsinkách
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BORDER

• FiInlad is washed by -Baltic Sea (south west)
• -Gulf of
  Finland (southeast)
• -Gulf of
  Botnia (west)
• Finland border on land upon -Russia (east)
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  -Sweden (northwest)
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  -Norway (north)
• on
  the sea
• On the sea Finland has border with Estonia.

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Climate

• The climate in Southern Finland is a northern
  temperate climate. In Northern Finland,
  particularly in the Province of Lapland, a
  subarctic climate dominates, characterised by
  cold, occasionally severe, winters and relatively
  warm summers. The main factor influencing
  Finland's climate is the country's geographical
  position between the 60th and 70th northern
  parallels in the Eurasian continent's coastal
  zone, which shows characteristics of both a
  maritime and a continental climate, depending on
  the direction of air flow.
• Finland is near enough to the Atlantic Ocean to
  be continuously warmed by the Gulf Stream, which
  explains the unusually warm climate considering
  the absolute latitude.

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Industry

• For decades now, Finland has had a highly
  industrialised, largely free-market economy with
  a per capital output equal to that of other
  western economies such as Sweden, the UK, France
  and Germany.
• The Biggest Finland company is NOKIA ( nokia
  create one of the best mobile phone in the
  world).
• The World Economic Forum has declared Finland to
  be the most competitive country in the world for
  three consecutive years (20032005) and four
  times since 2002.

Airport in Helsinky
Headquarters of Nokia
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Tourism

• The Tourism in Winter Although many tourists
  visit for the ideal weather during the summer,
  winter also attracts hundreds of thousands for
  its Christmas festivities and winter sports and
  activities such as skiing, dog sledding and
  Nordic walking.
• Tourism in summer Throughout the summer there
  are a range of international festivals, markets
  and performing arts including song and dance. The
  receding snow and everlasting sunlight also
  provide an opportunity for an array of outdoor
  activities.

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Flora and Fauna

• Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and
  islands 187,888 lakes (larger than 500 m²) and
  179,584 islands to be precise.
• Of large wildlife mammals, the most common are
  the Brown Bear (the national animal), Gray Wolf,
  Moose and reindeer. Other common mammals include
  the Red Fox, Red Squirrel, and Mountain Hare.

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