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Facts
about Finland |
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Area: |
338,000
sq km, 190 000 lakes |
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Location: |
Northern
Europe/Fenno-Scandinavia |
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Population: |
5,2
million; (Capital, Helsinki: 555 500) |
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Languages:
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Finnish
93 % and Swedish 6 % |
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Religions: |
Protestant
(Lutheran 86 %) & Orthodox Christianity |
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Climate: |
Dry
& cold especially in winter; snow particularly
from January to March. Warm in summer. In Lapland
the sun does not set during summer producing the
white nights. |
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Finland: |
Sovereign
parliamentary republic since 1917 and EU member
state since 1995 |
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President: |
Tarja
Halonen |
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GDP: |
USD
22,600 (25 500 euros) per capita |
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Industry: |
Major
industries: metal and engineering equipment, telecommunication,
paper products. |
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Major
trading partners: |
EU,
USA, Russia |
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Currency: |
Earlier
Finnish Mark (Markka); Euro as of 1th January 2002 |
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