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FINLAND
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Name and capital
• Name: Republic of Finland
• Capital: Helsinki
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• Finland has entried in the E.U. in 1995 betwen Sweden and Austria.
Year of entry in the E.U.
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Total area
• Finland has a total area of 337.030 km²• 9,4 % of its area is water• Position 111º
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Political System
• Finland is a representative democracy• That was a semi-presidential parliamentary
system But now a days is a ceremonial non-executive
Presidency
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Political System
• The President of Finland is the head of state and responsible for foreign policy – In cooperation with the cabinet
• The president is elected for six years and maximum two consecutive terms
Jyrki Katainen
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Political Parties
National Coalition PartySocial Democratic Party of Finland
True Finns Centre Party
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Population• 5.259.250 millions• 0-14 años: 16%
15-64 años: 66,1%65 años y más: 17,8%
• http://www.google.es/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:FIN&dl=es&hl=es&q=finlandia+poblacion
• European: 98.9% (96.7% Finnish + other European 2.2%)
• Asian immigrants and African Americans: 1.1%
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Population• Two thirds of Finns live
in Helsinki or in other major urban centers: – Espoo – Tampere – Vantaa – Turku – Oulu
The northern regions are virtually uninhabited
• The Swedes are 5.5% of the population of Finland
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Population
• RELIGION:– Lutheran 80.7%– Atheist 16.9%– Orthodox 1.1%– Other 1.3%
• Other Christian• Judaism• Islam• Hinduism
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Currency• Markka
• Euro
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Official lenguages
• Finnish and Swedish are the national languages of Finland– Finnish dominates in most parts of the country
• Native language– The native language of 92 % of the population is
Finnish– Swedish is the native language of 6% of the
population
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Official lenguages
• Swedish • Finnish
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Music and anthem • Anthem:http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RKRvD5i44Ko• Joik music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Grd4Bw84_gc• Classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=foYUqV2nlqg• Eurovision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9w41_I6fP1g
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Traditions• Joulu: Christmas Day is a time for rest
and relaxation. People wait until December 26 to pay visits to friends and relatives.
• Juhannus : The high point of the summer is the Midsummer holiday
• Independence Day• Easter
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TraditionsThe season culminates
with the Helsinki Festival in late August and early September.
• July in particular is the time for the great summer festivals with:– Savonlinna Opera– Pori Jazz – Kuhmo Chamber Music
among the most internationally
renowned events
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Traditions
• The excursions and hiking, as well as incursions into the forests topick berries and mushrooms, are part of the country lifestyle.
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Traditions
SPORTS:• As team sports is very
successful ice hockey• The best-
known Finnish player:– Jari Litmanen– Sami Hyypiä
• Peetu Piiroinen won a silver medalin the Winter Olympic halfpipe in 2010.
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Geographical features
• Finland is the northernmost country in Europe
• A quarter of the area lies in the north of the Arctic Circle
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History of Finland
• s.XIII-s.XVIII Finland belonged to the Kingdom of Sweden
• Great Northern War (1700–1721)
• s.XVIII occupied by Russia: Duchy of Finland
• s.XX: Republic of Finland
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• World War II: ally of Germany
• Defeat of Germany:Finland lost its territories
• Was controlled by the USSR
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Sports
• Pesäpallo:Finnish baseball is a fast-moving ball sport
• Is a combination of traditional ball-batting team games and north American basebal
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJX6Psd2Yzw
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most popular sports in terms of tv viewers
• Ice-hockey and Formula One.