Finland

Welcome To Finland





This is a picture of the statue of Alexander II stands in front of Helsinki Cathedral Senate square.

   Intro    Fast facts Continent: EuropeCapital: HelsinkiLongitude & Latitude:61degrees 15'Nand28 degrees IS'EArea: 303,815 sq km

Population:5,259,250 (July 2011 est.) Primary Language Spoken:Finnish (official) 91.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007) Type of Government:republic Money:Euro Climate:cold temperate Average Temperature:Average high 57 degrees c-Average low 39 degrees c Fun facts:Finland is the fifth largest country in Europe.New years day is on January 1st. Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita output roughly that of Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union. 18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military. Various sporting events are popular in Finland. Finland has won the ice hockey World Championships twice, in 1995 and 2011. Jari Kurri and Teemu Selänne are the two Finnish-born ice hockey players to have scored 600 goals in their NHL careers. The Finland national football team has never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup or the European Championships. Jari Litmanen, Sami Hyypiä, Antti Niemi, Jussi Jääskeläinen and Mikael Forssell are the most internationally renowned of the Finnish football players. Snowboarding is also very popular in Finland, and there are many Finnish professional snowboarders such as Antti Autti, Heikki Sorsa, Jussi Oksanen, Eero Ettala, Peetu Piiroinen and Joni Malmi.

Finland was a relative latecomer to industrialisation, remaining a largely agrarian country until the 1950s. Thereafter, economic development was rapid, Finland built an extensive welfare state and balanced between the East and the West in global economics and politics. With the best educational system in Europe ,Finland has recently ranked as one of the world's most peaceful, competitive and livable countries

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland http://www.worldfactbook.com



The Presidential Palace on Market Square in Helsinki. Originally built as the grand home of a local merchant in 1822, the structure was rebuilt in the 1840s to make it the official residence of the Russian czar. It served as the residence of most of the presidents of Finland during the 20th century. Today it is one of three official residences of the Finnish president.

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