Finland is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe. It has over 180,000 lakes and is known as the "land of a thousand lakes". Finland gained independence from Russia in 1917 and is now a democratic republic with a population of over 5 million people. The majority of Finns speak Finnish and Swedish as the official languages. Finland has a highly educated population and consistently ranks at the top in global assessments of education standards.

1. FINLAND
Joanna Rajska

2. FINLAND
HISTORY
SOCIAL
GEOGRAPHY
ASPECTS
INTERESTING
BACKGROUNDS
FACTS

3. BACKGROUND

4. FINLAND
Finland or the Republic of Finland
(in Finnish Suomen Tasavalta)
Is a country of thousand lakes, which is
located in Northern Europe. After the collapse
of tsarist rule in Russia, which had a busy
place in 1917,Finladnia became an independent
state.

5. SYMBOLS
BLUE – the numerous likes
WHITE – the snow country Coat of arms approved in 1978

6. SYMBOLS
NATIONAL ANTHEM LANGUAGE
Maamme (Fín. our country) Official language(s):
Finnish
The national anthem Swedish
of Finland. The original text of the
hymn was written in Swedish by
JL Runeberg, considered by the
Finnish national poet. Recognised regional languages:
Saami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkbS_X-mVSs

7. SYMBOLS
National symbol
of Finnish Sauna
Sauna plays a special role
in the life of Finns. Usually
resides in it with family or
friends, but also a more
casual work may be there.
The country is more than
2 million saunas, while the
Finns themselves are
about 5.2 million.

8. GEOGRAPHY
A country in Northern Europe, Member of the European
Union.
It is bordered:
• To the west of Sweden,
• To the north of Norway
• To the east with Russia.
From the west, also has access to the Baltic Sea.

9. GEOGRAPHY
Area of the Finland 338 145 km²
Capital: HELSINKI

10. GEOGRAPHY
LAPLAND
Rovaniemi - the main seat of "Santa Claus".

11. THE NORTHEN LIGHTS
The northern lights
(lat. aurora borealis )
in Finland called Northern
Light or Revontulet.
This phenomenon is
present in areas above the
Arctic Circle, which is also
in northern Finland

12. HISTORY
INDEPENDENCE OF FINLAND
The explosion in 1914, World War I, Finland came
under German occupation, but as early as 6 December
1917 the Finnish parliament proclaimed independence. A year
later, the country took a civil war, and the Finnish government was
created under the patronage of Soviet Russia. July 17, 1919 was
signed the Constitution of
Finland, which consequently became a republic, and
its first president was Kaarlo JuhoStahlberg. In 1920 Finland
became a member of the League of Nations, which
granted the Aland Islands. In 1922 he concluded a deal
With Polish, Estonia and Latvia.

13. HISTORY
WARS IN XX CENTURY
In the years 1938-1940 in
Finland lasted ”Winter War”,
brought by the Soviet Union. In
1940, the country Released for
the price of the land of peace
and maintain independence.
June 25, 1941 once again broke
outwar between the USSR and
Finland, and at the end of the
year Britain declared war
on Finland. September 19, 1944 a
truce was concluded with the
Soviet Union and Great Britain.

14. HISTORY
Road Raat - the place greatest
Finnish soldier with erkaemem victory Finns, in whom
Lahti-Saloranta M-26 the 44 Divisionwas broken

15. SOCIAL ASPECTS

16. SOCIOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
Finland's population is currently 5,350,156
people.
The average population density is
17 inhabitants per square kilometer –
the least populated country in Europe after
Norway and Iceland.

17. SOCIOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
• The southern part of the country has always been
more densely populated than the northern. This
disparity increased with the urbanization of
Finland in the twentieth century.
• The biggest cities of Finland is Helsinki, Espoo and
Vantaa. Other large cities are significant
Tampere, Turku and Oulu.
• The percentage of foreigners in Finland reaches
2.5% and the lowest in the European Union.
Foreigners are mostly citizens of Russia, Estonia
and Sweden.

18. SOCIOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
Ethnic groups (2006)
• Finn 93.4%,
• Sweede 5.6%
• Russian 0.5%
• Estonian 0.3%
• Romani 0.1%
• Sami 0.1%

19. RELIGION
From 1923 the Finnish constitution guarantees
religious freedom. Finnish Evangelical Lutheran
Church and the Finnish Orthodox Church have the
status of national churches. Thanks to special
privileges, the people pay their taxes in the amount
of 1% or 2% of revenue, of which these churches
then fund charitable activities.

20. RELIGION
Religia w Finlandii
Ewangelicko-
Fiński Kościół
Rok Luterański Inne Ateizm
Prawosławny
Kościół Finlandii
1950 95.7% 1.7% 0.4% 2.7%
1980 90.3% 1.1% 0.7% 7.8%
1990 87.9% 1.1% 0.9% 10.2%
2000 85.1% 1.1% 1.1% 12.7%
2005 83.1% 1.1% 1.1% 14.7%
2006 82.5% 1.1% 1.2% 15.1%
2007 81.8% 1.1% 1.2% 15.9%
2008 80.7% 1.1% 1.3% 16.9%
2009 79.9% 1.1% 1.3% 17,7%

21. ECONOMY
• Welfare state and private property, but high
taxes, which funds the research, education, health.
• Finland is in second place (behind Luxembourg) among
euro area countries, as a country with the lowest GDP
deficit in 2009. Finland deficit amounted to 2.2% of
GDP. At the same time limit is 3%. Thus, only two euro
area countries - Luxembourg and Finland - met one of
the main criteria for membership of monetary union.

22. POLITICS
Parliamentary republic
- President: Sauli Niinistö (NCP)
- Prime Minister: Jyrki Katainen (NCP)
- Speaker of the Parliament:
Eero Heinäluoma (SDP)

23. EDUCATION
In Finland, illiteracy does
not actually exist, a number
of published papers and
books per capita among
the highest in the world.
Students in Finland seem to be the only ones in the world who not only
achieve excellent results in science, but also love to walk to school. A particular
phenomenon is unprecedented momentum reading elsewhere. Are also high
investment in education, constituting 7% of gross national income.

24. EDUCATION
In recent studies, PISA (Project for International
Student Assessment), conducted by the
OECD, Finnish students in all areas except
mathematics, where the others were,
took first place in the world.
Finnish education system was reformed in the early
seventies with the German model, which was
deemed inefficient. Almost all schools in Finland are
state schools, and for non-state
schools do not pay because they state finances.
Also, all universities are public, some of the existing
universities are nationalized universities, which had
been in private hands.

25. EDUCATION
Universities in Finland are
Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Kuopio, Oulu, Jyväskylä, J
oensuu, Rovaniemi and Vaasa.
The first university in Finland was founded in 1640
in Turku, in 1828 years it was moved to Helsinki.
http://finlandia.2taj.net/Edukacja

26. EDUCATION
In Finland, there is also widely developed system
of adult education, active and learning in the
evenings. This is a very popular activity. Every
year in courses for adults involved 1.4 million
from five million Finns.

27. CULTURA
• Joik a kind of Scandinavian folk music, and
actually a type of folk singing Sami, the Nordic
Saami.
• HIM - one of the most popular in the last and
this century bands
• MUMINKI - Tove Jansson

28. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
FINLAND

29. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FINLAND
• In Finland, there is a long tradition of maintaining
gender equality. Participation of women in
politics and public life is always well seen here.
Finland was the first country that granted women
the right to vote (1906). A year later, 9% of the
parliament were women. Currently there are
about one-third.
• While women work alongside men in business,
industry and government, their wages amount to
only 81% of male earnings in the same positions.
Despite the professional duties, must often also
the same care of the house and children.

30. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FINLAND
• The Finns are important scientific and professional
titles, which should be used in more formal
circumstances. It is also important to return to the
caller in the second person plural. Speaking on behalf
of itself is seen as a sign of great intimacy.
• The customary greeting is made up of a handshake and
direct gaze into the eyes, but rarely with the kissing
and cuddling. Condescending treatment of women is
frowned upon.

31. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FINLAND
• Finnish national character is often described as a
combination of Germanic diligence with Slavic
melancholy. Finns are known for their directness
and stubbornness (in Finnish, such an attitude is
the 'sisu')
• In today Finland there is a respect for
equality, liberalism and commitment to the
welfare state, which is alien to the division of
social classes. Important factor is the Protestant
work ethic and belief in the importance of
universal education.

32. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.finlandia.edu.pl
• http://finlandia.2taj.net
• http://finlandia.lovetotravel.pl/ciekawostki_o
_finlandii
• http://helsinki.trade.gov.pl

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