1. SUOMI, FINLAND
Land of thousends lakes

2. Suomen tasavalta
Republiken Finland
 5,454,444
 Capital:
 Helsinki 614 074 persons
 Official languages:
 Finnish (90.0%)
 Swedish (5.4%)
 Recognised regional languages
 Sami (0.03%) (in Lapland)
 Religion
 Lutheranism
 Covernment
 President : Sauli Niinistö

3. Helsinki

4. INDEPENDENCE
- Autonomy within Russia
29 March 1809
- Independence from Soviet Russia
6 December 1917
- First recognized by Soviet Russia
4 January 1918
- Winter war
30. November 1939 – 13. March 1940
- Joined the European Union
1 January 1995
- Currency euro since
2002

6. SUOMEN KIELI
FINNISH LANGUAGE
Finland = Suomi
Poland = Puola
Hei = Moi
How are you = Mitä kuuluu?
Good, thanks! = Hyvää, kiitos!
Bon apetit = Hyvää ruokahalua
My name is… = Minun nimeni on…
I love you = Mitä rakastan sinua

9. Fourseasons

10. WINTER• The northern parts of Finland are, covered with snow as
early as the end of October
• While the southern parts are covered starting sometime
between December and January
The snow usually doesn't melt until well into
March in the south, and in the northernmost
parts of Lapland it can still be lying around in
June
• In the winter, northern Finland (Lapland) winter includes a
period known as the polar night, when the sun does not rise
above the horizon at all in 51 days.

11. Lapland

12. THINGS TO DO IN LAPLAND: WINTER!
• Visit Father Christmas
• Winter Sports i
• ice hockey
• including skiing
• snowboarding
• walking with snow shoes.
• If you are feeling really brave,
take a tip in an ice hole! (avanto)
• Meet huskies and reindeers
• unique husky safari
• magical sleigh ride
• Stay in an Igloo

13. SAUNA

14. THE NORTHERN LIGHTS OR
AURORA BOREALIS
natural phenomenon that can paint the night sky with unearthly,
surreal color.

15. ICE HOCKEY
1995, 2011

16. F1KIMIRÄIKKÖNEN

17. SUMMER
Temperature
+15 C – +25 C
Nowadays +28 -
32 C
Nightless night at
june
Duration
Around 90 days

18. TOP 5 SUMMER EXPERIENCES:
- SWIMMING
- GOING TO A COTTAGE
- FESTIVALS
- CAMPING
- CYCLING
SWIMMING UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN.

23. FINNISH PEOPLE
• ” Finns may appear shy and serious,
but their humor is dry and sarcastic
• Finns follow all the traditional sports
religiously, and every now and then
new competitions come along
• They like to carrying a
wife, throwing a cell phone
(nokia), and dancing
tango.”
• Finnish people don’t like to
kiss, hug and they don’t
look easily in to the eyes,
but when you get finnish
peoples trust, you will
be friends forever!

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27. FINNISH MUSIC

28. EUROVISION
2006

29. KIITOS & TERVETULOA