Finland

By: Josh & Bailey

Languages• Finnish is 93% • Swedish is 6%• Some speak Sami in Scandinavia

Government• republic

government• a mixed

parliamentary/presidential system

• 1 president, 1 prime minister Tarja Halonen

Religion

• Evangelical Lutheran is 89%

• Russian Orthodox is 1%

• None is 9%

• Other is 1%

Economy

• timber, copper, zinc, iron, ore, silver

• Cereals, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish.

• industries: pulp and paper, clothing, foodstuffs ect.

• currency is euro, divided into 100 cents

Ethnicity

• Groups:– Finn 93.4%– Swede 5.6%– Russian 0.5%, – Estonian 0.3%,– Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, – Sami 0.1%

Facts

• 338,000 square kilometres, of which 10% is water and 69% forest

• Seventh largest country in Europe • 5.2 million people• 65% live in towns or urban areas, 35% rural• Capital of Finland Helsinki

References

• http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/finland-country-profile.html

• http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107513.html

• http://www.leonardodavinci.fi/eng-special/facts-finland.html

• http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/3272460/sugar-beet_w500.jpg

• http://www.historycentral.com/nationbynation/Finland/Economy.html

• http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/finland/facts-about-finland.htm

• http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-finland-1540.html

• http://www.indexmundi.com/finland/ethnic_groups.html