FINLAND

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FINLAND

• Basic Facts

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• The Republic of Finland
• One of the Nordic countries
• Situated in Northern Europe, borders
  with Sweden,Norway and Russia
• (ocean border with Estonia)
• Washed by the Baltic sea
• Population about 5 276 000 people
• Capital city Helsinki, moreover the largest city

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FINLAND

• Area 338,145 km² (8,4 of water)
• Population 5 211 311 people
• Density 16 people / km²
• Official Languages Finnish and Swedish
• Capital City Helsinki (560 000 people)
• Other Big Cities Espoo (235,100), Tampere
  (206,171), Vantaa (189,442)
• State System Republic
• Established 6.12.1917
• Highest Point Haltitunturi (1328)
• Currency Euro

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Geography

• Nordic mild climate, in Lapland and northern
  Finland subarctic climate
• Country of thousand lakes and islands
• Saima lake is the fifth largest lake in Europe
• Landscape dominate lowlands and small hills
• Forests take about 68 of land
• The highest mountain is Halti (1328)
• Average temperatures (Helsinki)
• February -4,9
• July 17,2

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Politics

• Based on parliament system
• Most of executive power belongs to government
  (Council of State)
• Highest legislative authority has parliament
• Current president is woman Tarja Halonen

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Administrative division

• The state organisation is divided into six
  administrative provinces
• The provinces are further divided into ninety
  state local districts
• Provinces
• 1. Southern Finland
• 2. Western Finland
• 3. Eastern Finland
• 4. Oulu
• 5. Lapland
• 6. Åland (Autonomy province)

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Economy

• Highly industrialized economy with free market
• Production per one person is almost the same like
  in UK, France, Germany or Italy
• Due to this facts, standard of living is high
• Important economy sectors industrial production
  woodworking, metal processing, engineering,
  telecommunication and electronics (Nokia)
• Agriculture is self-contained only in basic
  products, because is very limited by climate
  

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Demography

• Spoken Languages Finnish (92 ) and Swedish
  (5,5)
• Other Languages Russian and Estonian
• In Lapland live about 7000 Laplands with own
  Finno-Ugric language
• Almost all people (84) are religious they
  profess Lutheran religion
• Only 1 of people profess Orthodox religion
• The rest (14) are atheistic