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🌍 Countries of the world 🏰 Europe

Finland

Finland

📖 In short

Finland is a country in northern Europe called “the land of a thousand lakes”, but in fact it has tens of thousands of lakes! Thick forests cover most of its land, and its capital is Helsinki.

🤩 Did you know?

  • Lake Saimaa is Finland's biggest lake, covering about 1760 square kilometers.
  • The Åland Islands include about 6500 islands, and their people speak Swedish.
  • The two official languages are Finnish and Swedish, and the currency is the euro.
  • Finland's education system is considered one of the best in the world.

🗂️ Fact file

Finland is a country in northern Europe, next to Norway, Russia and Sweden. Its coast runs along the Baltic Sea.
Finland is a country in northern Europe, next to Norway, Russia and Sweden. Its coast runs along the Baltic Sea.
The Finnish coat of arms: its current form was chosen in 1918, but its basic design dates back to the sixteenth century.
The Finnish coat of arms: its current form was chosen in 1918, but its basic design dates back to the sixteenth century.
Capital
Helsinki
Official language
Finnish and Swedish
Official name
Republic of Finland
Currency
The main unit is the markka
Area
338,145 km², including 33,522 km² of inland water
Population
The population was 5,123,000 in 2001

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🌟 The midnight sun

In the far north of Finland the sun never sets on some summer days, even at midnight! And in winter it doesn't rise for many days.

🔍 The northern lights

On clear winter nights, green and purple lights dance in Finland's sky, called the aurora.

💡 The sauna

A sauna is a very hot room where people sit and sweat, then jump into cold water or snow! Finland has millions of saunas.

🎯 Lapland and reindeer

In northern Finland is snowy Lapland, home to the Sami people, who herd reindeer.

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Finland
Finland
Finland

🧩 Test yourself

1 What is Finland's nickname?

2 What is the capital of Finland?

3 The Åland Islands include about ?? islands, and their people speak Swedish.

4 Which picture shows “Finland”?

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📷 Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons