REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

BY ADRIANA MOLANO

FINLAND LOCATION

FINLAND IN EUROPE

FINLAND FLAG

FINLAND CURRENCY

EURO (EUR) U$ 1.23 TRAVELLERS

CHECKS CREDIT CARDS

FINLAND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

FINLAND

POPULATION5,350,156 INHABITANTS

AREA 130,596 sq mi CAPITAL:HELSINKI ADMINISTRATIVE

DIVISIONS:6 PROVINCES.

Aland,Etela,Ita,Lansi, Lappi,Oulun.

FINLAND

ETHINC GROUPS:FINNISH 93.4%SWEEDE 5.6%RUSSIAN 0.5%

FINLAND DEMOGRAPHIC

LANGUAGES: FINNISH

SWEDISH

RUSSIAN

SAMI

FINLAND CLIMATE

HUMID AND COOL SEMI CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

EXTREME COLD WINTERS AND CONTRASTING WARM SUMMERS.

FINLAND…ANIMALS

FINLAND NATURE

FORESTS 80% LAKES ANDRIVERS 10%

FINLAND NATURAL RESOURCES

TIMBER IRON COPPER LEAD ZINC

FINLAND

TERRAIN:MOSTLY LOW,FLAT WITH LOW HILLS.

LOWEST POINT:BALTIC SEA 0 m.

HIGHEST POINT:HALTIATUNTURI 1328

m.

FINLAND POLITICAL ASPECTS

GOVERNMENT:REPUBLIC CONSTITUTION DIRECT VOTE IS

USEDTO ELECT (1906)PRESIDENT FOR A TERM OF 6 YEARS

UNICAMERAL PARLIAMENT(4 YEARS)

FINLAND

SUFFRAGE:18 YEARS OF AGE. MILITARY BRANCHES:ARMY,NAVY,AIR FORCE. MILITARY SERVICE

AGEAND OBLIGATION:MALES 18-49.

FINLAND RELIGION

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX

NONE

FINLAND ECONOMY

IT HAS A HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED

IT’S KEY ECONOMIC SECTOR IS MANUFACTURING

METALS ENGINEERING TELECOMMUN. ELECTRONIC

INDUSTRIES.

FINLAND

0.7% INFLATION UNEMPLOYMENT8.2%

FINLAND

EXPORTS HIGH TECNOLOGY

IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS.

ENERGY,SOME COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED FOODS.

FINLAND LABOR FORCE BY OCCUPATION AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 8% INDUSTRY 22% CONSTRUCTION 6% COMMERCE 14% PUBLIC SERVICES 32% OTHER 18%

FINLAND SHOPS

FINLAND TRANSPORTATION

FINLAND HUMAN HEALTH & DISEASE

IT MAINTAINS A HIGH LEVEL OF HEALTH CARE AND STANDARD OF LIVING.

LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 82 (F)

75(M)

FINLAND GAMES

Pesapallo SOCCER HOCKEY CARRY

FINLAND OTHER FACTS

TIME DIFFERENCE:6 HOURS MORE THAN HERE.

75 AIRPORTS DRIVES ON THE

RIGHT. INDEPENDECE DAY,6

DECEMBER (1917)

FINLAND OTHER FACTS

LITERACY:AGE 15 AND OVER CAN READ AND WRITE

LEGAL SYSTEM: BASED ON

SWEDISH LAW. FINNS ARE

PUNCTUAL

FINLAND

MEN SHOULD WEAR DARK COLOURED-BUSINESS.

APPOINTMENTS ARE NECESSARY-BUSINESS

TABLE MANNERS ARE CONTINENTAL

REMOVE YOUR OUTDOOR SHOES BEFORE ENTER IN THE HOUSE

FINLAND

GIFTS ARE OPENED WHEN RECEIVED

TE SAUNA HAS A SPECIAL ROLE IN THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF FINNS.

CORTEOUS BEHAVIOR. SERIAL

CONVERSATION IS THE RULE.

FINLAND

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:

SKIING,GOLF,FISHING,LAKECRUISING,KAYAKING. OPERA FESTIVAL TOURISM .

FINLAND TRADITIONAL FOOD

FINLAND HOUSES

NEW, MODERN APARTMENTBUILDINGS

SIBELUS MONUMENT

FINLAND

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