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Finland
Things to Know
Republic of Finland
Suomen Tasavalta
Finland is located in Northern Europe.
Capital: Helsinki
Map
of Finland
The
flag and arms of Finland
Finland
National Symbols
Medieval
Castles in Finland
The
Aurora Borealis - nature’s most beautiful light show.
Animals
Saimaa
Ringed Seal in Finland's Lake Saimaa
The Finnhorse is the only native breed of horse from Finland.
Dragonflies
of Finland
Photographs and information on the dragonflies of Finland.
Art/Music
The Kantele -
Finland´s National Instrument
Hear what a kantele sounds like.
Ateneum
for Children
The children's discovery museum of the Finnish National Gallery. A
collection of artwork that portrays human feelings.
Climate
Short warm summers and long cold winters.
Summer usually begins in late May in southern Finland and lasts until
mid-September. The regions north of the Arctic Circle are
characterized by 73
polar days (midnight sun), when the sun does not set at all.
Land
One-third of Finland lays within the Arctic Circle.
Two-thirds of Finland is covered in forests with an abundance of lakes.
Between 60,000 - 200,000 lakes have been counted and cover one-tenth
of the country. Saimaa is Finland's largest lake.
Archipelago Finland begins in the southwestern coastal waters and
culminates in the Aland Islands.
Thousands of islands and small cliffs dot the southern and
southwestern coast of Finland in the Baltic Sea.
Finland's
Icebreakers
Special ships of the Baltic sea and watch them in action on a
RealAudio video.
Plants
The three main types of forest in Finland are pine, spruce and birch
Recipes
Finnish
Recipes
Read
Finland Tales
Six tales from Finland.
Tarja
Kaarina Halonen
President of the Republic of Finland. She is Finland’s first
female head of state.
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