According to Country Explorer, Lapland is one of the most exotic places in Finland. High class tourist service. Santa Claus (Father Frost) you can see in his own house, with the workshop of Santa Claus and the Central Post Office on the Arctic Circle, at any time of the year. There are many boutiques selling souvenirs and products made by Lappish craftsmen. Large national parks – Lemmenjoki, Pallas-Ounastunturi, Oulanka have…
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Northern Europe is the northern part of the European continent. This region has been defined differently from time to time, but according to Countryaah, it includes: The Nordic countries or Scandinavia, ie. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Åland Islands, the Faroe Islands and occasionally Greenland and Svalbard. DENMARK FINLAND GREENLAND (Denmark) ICELAND NORWAY SWEDEN The Baltic countries, ie. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA…
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CULTURE The cultural events of Finland are mainly influenced by two types of factors: climatic and historical ones. From the historical point of view, the recent independence of the country certainly weighs, and the fact that before 1917 it was always under the control of the two powerful neighbors Sweden and Russia. On the other hand, even the extreme manifestations of the climate in these areas could not fail to…
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Finland is located between Sweden and Russia, and is sometimes described as the Nordic bridge between East and West. It is also called the land of a thousand lakes, as a tenth of the land’s surface consists of lakes and streams. With 188,000 lakes, Finland is the world’s most sea-rich country in terms of size. Capital: Helsinki Biggest city: Helsinki State: republic within the EU Language: Finnish, Swedish Religion: Protestantism…
Read MoreFinland Population and Language
Finland is one of Europe’s most sparsely populated countries. The residents are mainly concentrated to the southern and southwestern parts of the country, where the five largest cities are located. In northern Finland, only five residents live per square kilometer. One challenge for Finland is that population growth is very low, while the population on average is getting older. In 2015, one of five Finns was 65 years or older.…
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