WELCOME TO FINLAND

SUOMI - FINLAND

The first impression looking out from the window of the plane, is that there are a lot of trees.

An endless carpet of forest, with lakes in between. And a few small farms and small towns.

•Four Seasons, Midnight Sun

and Northern Lights

Finland in facts• area 338,144 km²

• population 5,4 million

• 71 % live in towns

• biggest cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere

• about 1,25 million people live in Helsinki area

• Finland has a Sami (Lapp) population of 8,700 in the north

• Finnish (91 %) and Swedish (5.4 %)

• about 1,700 people in Lapland speak Sami (Lapp)

State & Government

• independent since December 6, 1917.

• before that part of Russia for 108 years, and part of Sweden for 600 years before that.

• parliament: 200 members, elected every 4 years vote

• Head of State: President of the Republic, elected every 6 years. Currently Mr Sauli Niinistö, elected in 2013. Born in Salo.

• Member of United Nations since 1955 and European Union since 1995.

Aside from ice-hockey and Formula drivers ,Finland is perhaps best known for its lakes, forests and many islands.

SALO

Salo

• population about 55,000

• the characteristic features of its natural environment are the sea, fertile river valleys and high hills

• the centre of the city is close the Uskela and Halikko rivers, the Halikko bay coast and the Turku-Helsinki motorway and railway

• Salo is a city of education with schools up until university level

• Salo is a city of electronics industry

Kiitos paljon

Vielen Dank

Thank you

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