suomi - finland
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SUOMI - FINLAND. F unloving I independent N atural L ively A uthentic N utritious D etermined. Facts. Population : 5,2 million Total area : 338 144 km 2 Official languages : Finnish and Swedish . Sami is spoken in Lapland . Independent republic since - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SUOMI - FINLAND
F unlovingI independentN aturalL ivelyA uthenticN utritiousD etermined
Facts
Population: 5,2 million
Total area: 338 144 km2
Official languages: Finnish andSwedish. Sami is spoken in
Lapland.
Independent republic since6th of December 1917
Mr sauli Niinistö as President of the republic since 2012
Member of European Union since 1995
Country of high technology
High level of education
Good quality of health care
Familiar?
Land of Northern lights and thousands of lakes (178 888)
More than 3 million saunas
Home of Nokia, Santa Claus,Moomin, Kone, Marimekkoand Mika Häkkinen
Crazy sports like ice swimming, swamp football,World Championship of throwing a mobilephone and playing Air guitar
“People are so relaxed, take care, here. We can go to the lake and play football andspeak..enjoying the weather but..without problems. Relaxing and that’s all.”
(Exchange student 2009)
”I think a typical Finn is really shy at the beginning, even afraid about something strange. And polite, really polite, quiet.“
(Exchange student 2009)
FinnsQuiet
Honest
Own territory, ”bubble”
Calm Polite
Life defined by
the seasons
Takes time to get to know a
Finn
Fresh from the NatureDifferent kind of berries, mushrooms, fish,game animals like moose and reindeer
Rye bread (dark bread)Carelian PieSalmiakkiMämmi (Finnish Easter pudding)
Finnish Flavours
Things to see and to doLapland is a great place for hiking in its beautiful fell scenery
Towns worth visiting for: Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Jyväskylä, Oulu
Lots of beautiful national parks all around Finland with varying nature types
Biggest lakes are Saimaa (Eastern Finland) and Päijänne (Central Finland)
Europe's largest archipelago, including the autonomous Ahvenanmaa (Åland)
Winter in FinlandDuring the winter the snow
coversalmost the whole country
The average temperature in January
is -10 °C
Because most of the lakes arecovered with ice for at least fourmonths (depending on the place),it’s perfect time for ice-fishing,skating and cross-country skiing
Although winter is the time of Kaamos (polar night) in the northern Finland, it’s not all the time so dark. And luckily snow reflects the light which makes the light hours even brighter!
Once the darkest winter days are gone and sun has returned to northern sky, thespring may come! Finns get totally nutsonce they start to have sunny and warm daysagain after the long winter.
Spring in Finland
Spring Trivia
Finns really loveVappu, the Labour Day Party on 1st of May
Birds return to Finland and the animals and nature start to wake up
The days are getting longer
Summer in Finland
Summer Trivia
The average temperature in July is +17 °C
Finnish summer is full of festivals and concerts
During the Midsummer the sun doesen’tset at all
Eventhough summers are usually hot, Finns still love to grill themselves in sauna.
When the light is disappearing
again, it’s time to harvest.Apples, lingonberries and mushrooms are waiting for eager gatherers!
Autumn in Finland
The city of Mikkeli is the capital of the Province of Eastern Finland and it is situated by the Lake SaimaaPopulation 48 835, 16th largest municipality in FinlandGood connections to eastern, southern and central Finland give great opportunities to local business and travellingDiverse business in Mikkeli is based on forest and timber, information technology, food products, metal and tourism
Enjoy Mikkeli!!