Welcome To The English Speaking Playschool Of Oulu

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Welcome ToThe English Speaking Playschool Of Oulu
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About Oulu

• Oulu is the largest city in Northern Finland.
• The name Oulu comes from a word in the Sami
  language meaning floodwater.
• The city of Oulu was founded by the order of King
  Carl IX of Sweden at the mouth of the Oulu River
  in 1605.
• Oulu, which is located on the shore of the Gulf
  of Bothnia in Finland, has been the province's
  capital since 1776.

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Things to see and do in Oulu

• Oulu Cathedral
• Kärpät Ice Hockey match
• Tietomaa Science Museum
• Ainola Park
• Market Place and Policeman
• Pikisaari Island

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About Oulu

• What is special in Oulu?
• Some years ago in Oulu there came a fireI think
  in 1822 Sam, Age 6
• In Oulu is Kärpät Raul, Age 6
• (Kärpät are the Oulu Ice Hockey Team and have
  been National Champions for the last few years!)
• You can go swimming when its sunny and when
  its snowing Linnea, Age 5
• There are ducks in the park and you can feed
  them Karthik, Age 4

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About Finland

• What is special about Finland?
• They have cars in Finland and Kimi Raikkonen is
  from Espoo
• Linus, Age 4
• We do have polar bears here, but they live at
  the zoo
• Axel, Age 6
• We have the Northern Lights
• Anna-Sofia, Age 3
• We have lots of animalsbrown bears, elks,
  moose, reindeer and deer, squirrels, mice,
  wolves, owls and ladybirds
• Lauri, Age 5
• Lordi and Santa Claus live in Finland
• Noah, Age 6
• Finland looks like a lady
• Raul, Age 6

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Facts About Finland

• Finland is 90 years old
• Finland is next to Sweden (Ruotsi) and Russia
  (Venaja)
• It snows a lot in Finland
• Finnish people eat a lot of fish and potatoes
• Finnish people like skating and skiing a lot.

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Finnish

• Here are some Finnish phrases that might be
  useful
• Kiitos means thank you and is really good to
  know! Mitti, Age 6
• If you want to say hello you can say lots of
  thingsHei or Moior you can just say
  peoples names too but they dont have to be
  Finnish to understand that! Lily, Age 6
• Ei means no and is important because
  sometimes you dont want to do things! Annukka,
  Age 6
• Anteeksi means sorryeveryone has to say it
  sometimes, even when they dont want to! Luukas,
  Age 4