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Ibetyoudidn'tknowthis
aboutFINLAND
5,4 million15,8 inhabitants per km²
338,424 km²Fifth-largest country in WesternEurope
December 6th, 1917Declaration of independence.Previously a grand duchy in theRussian empire for 108 years, and apart of Sweden for 600 years beforethat.
"Our land"The Finnish national anthem, withwords by Johan Ludvig Runebergand music by Fredrik Pacius, wasfirst performed in 1848 by studentscelebrating Flora Day (May 13) in ameadow belonging to KumtähtiManor in Helsinki. It was sung inSwedish. Estonia's national anthemhas the same melody as Finland's.
75%of the country's area is covered byforests.
188.000 lakesMore than any other country. Tapwater in Finland is drinkable and ofexcellent quality with a fresh taste.
180.000 islandsEurope's largest archipelago formedby approximately 95.000 islandsalong the coast.
3,3M saunas99% of Finns take a sauna at leastonce a week
FinlandwasthefirstEuropean
countrytograntwomenboththe
righttovoteandtherighttostand
forelectionin1906.NewZealand
grantedwomentherighttovotein
1893andAustraliaallowedwomen
tobothvoteandstandforelection
in1902.
91%speakFinnishastheirfirst
language,while5.4%speak
Swedish.Sámiisthemothertongue
ofroughly1,700indigenousSámi
peopleinnorthernLapland.
Finnish Swedish Other
Finlandrankssecondoutof86
countriesaroundtheworldwhen
theWorldWideWeb'scontribution
tosocial,economicandpolitical
progressismeasured.
Denmark Finland Norway UK Turkey
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Finlandenjoysoneofthehighest
standardsoflivinginEurope
accordingtothelatestrankingby
Eurostat,thestatisticalofficeofthe
EuropeanUnion.
(ImagebyJuhoKuva/VisitHelsinki)
Finlandisstillseenasoneofthe
leastcorruptcountriesintheworld.
TransparencyInternational’s
CorruptionPerceptionsIndexfor
2014hasagainrankedFinland
third,afterDenmarkandNew
Zealand.
Denmark NewZealand Finland Sweden Norway
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Finnsarecoffee-lovingpeople
(annualcoffeeconsumptionin
kilogramsin2009)
Finland USA Sweden
11,92
4,09
7,35
(ImagebyEwanBell)
AquarterofFinland'sarealies
northoftheArcticCircle.
(ImagebyHannuHuovila/Vastavalo)
"Sauna"isaFinnishword
"Allmenarecreatedequal;butnowhere
moresothaninasauna"
Finnishsaying
(ImagebyJussiHellsten/VisitHelsinki)
Haveyouheardaboutsaunadiplomacy?FormerpresidentandNobelpeace
prizelaureateMarttiAhtisaariusedsaunadiplomacy-diplomaticmeetings
in the sauna - to move forward peace negotiations from Tanzania to
Indonesia.DuringtheColdWar,UrhoKekkonen-whoservedaspresident
for26years-negotiatedwithSovietdiplomatsinthesaunaathisofficial
residence.
Auroraborealiscanbeseenin
FinnishLapland200nightsayear.
Duringwintertime,100.000Finns
swimatleastonceaweek
InFinlandyoucanfindtheworld’s
rarestseal,theSaimaaringedseal
(ImagebyGuidoMuratore)
GuesswheretheAirGuitarWorld
Championshipstakesplace!
TheBritishBroadcasting
CorporationBBChaschosen
Helsinki’srailwaystationamongthe
tenmostbeautifulrailwaystations.
HelsinkiwasvotedoneoftheTop
15PlacestoGoin2015bythe
CNTravelerEditors
(ImagebyJussiHellsten/VisitHelsinki)
(ImagebyJussiHellsten/VisitHelsinki)
1.000dancersandmusiciansfrom
alloverFinlandgettogetherduring
Helsinki'sSambaCarnavalheld
annuallyinearlyJune
OneofEurope'sbestmusicfestivals
takesplaceinHelsinki
“Afestivalforallthesensesandone
thatsuccessfullymanagestobecool
andcosyatthesametime."
SusanGreenwood/TheGuardian
Ifnoneoftheabovewasenoughto
convinceyoutotraveltoFinland,
thenthefollowingvideomightdo
thetrick!
Sources
MinistryforForeignAffairsofFinland,VisitHelsinki,thisisFINLAND,Visit
Finland,GoodNewsfromFinland.
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