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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