Finland
Republic of Finland
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About Finland
Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands. A quarter of Finland's territory lies above the artic circle with the famous midnight sun and reindeer herds of the indigenous Lapland Sami people.
The great outdoors and unspoilt nature is also the setting for numerous festivals and fairs for instance in Helsinki, Finland lively and modern capital.
Top destinations in Finland
Cities in Finland
- Espoo
- Helsinki
- Joensuu
- Jyväskylä
- Kuopio
- Lahti
- Lappeenranta
- Mariehamn
- Oulu
- Pori
- Rovaniemi
- Tampere
- Turku
- Vaasa
- Vantaa
General information
- Capital: Helsinki
- Language: Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities)
- Climate: Cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild
- Timezone: UTC+2
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Electricity plugs: c f (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 5,223,442 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +358
- Toplevel domain .fi
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Good to know
Finns may appear reserved at first, but really are a friendly people when you show interest in the local culture.
Religion: Lutheran National Church 84.2%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.1%, none 13.5%
National holiday: Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
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