In finland as elsewhere, readers are clearly divided into major consumers and others. The major points are touched on, and so you get generalizations and even stereotypes. Except for timber and several minerals, finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Finland became a member of the european union in jan. If a library can have only one book on modern finnish history, this is the one.
The public transportation fact book, published annually, contains national aggregate statistical data covering all aspects of the transit industry in the united states and canada. Finland facts for kids finland for kids geography attractions. Finland is the eighthlargest country in europe and the most sparsely populated country in the european union. Finland has a highly industrialized, largely freemarket economy with per capita gdp almost as high as that of austria and the netherlands and slightly above that of germany and belgium. The finland fact book, compiled by invest in finland, provides an overview of the most attractive business opportunities in finland across various industry segments, informs you about finland as an investment destination and highlights global industry leaders who are already in finland the business guide is aimed at companies looking to establish operations in finland. This was a great starter book for getting to know about the country, its people, history, culture, etc. This causes some finnish millionaires to face fines o.
Finland becomes first european country to have female president and prime minister. Invest in finland fact book 2015 by invest in finland issuu. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Together, these major consumers buy over half of all books sold. It is one of the nordic countries along with denmark, iceland, norway and sweden, and it shares borders with sweden, norway and russia. Here are two helpful examples of a casual situation. Ninetyeight percent of the finnish population speak finnish. Approximately one in every six finns between the ages of 15 and 79 buys at least ten books per year. If you are in an informal situation, a simple nod of the head or a wave of the hand suffice. It is a cornerstone of the finnish nation, an epic poem that cemented the finnish language in writing and initiated a tide of nationalism that eventually resulted in finland s independence from russia in 1917. Theres a resort where you can sleep in a glass igloo and watch the northern lights. Finland is a country located in northern europe to the east of sweden, south of norway, and west of russia. About 72% of the country is covered by forests, lakes and moors.
Learn about finlands unique ecosystems and why so many international companies have decided to invest in finland. Meinanders clarity of vision has placed finland in a nordic and european perspective as well as skilfully weaving political, economic and cultural developments into an integral whole. One of finland s most renowned writers, mika waltari 19081979 created novels, poems, plays and screenplays. A history of finland is an extraordinarily readable and wellbalanced book. Agriculture is mainly limited to the coastal regions. Yup, i have affiliate links on this blog and there may be some in this amazing and completely free content below.
Aug 30, 2019 finland is a country located in northern europe to the east of sweden, south of norway, and west of russia. At rough guides, we understand that experienced travellers want to get truly offthebeatentrack. The report, compiled by invest in finland, provides an overview of the most attractive business opportunities in finland across various industry segments, informs about finland as an investment destination and highlights global industry leaders who are. Since 1998, finland has been judged to be the worlds least corrupt country, according to the annual survey by the berlinbased organization transparency international.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in that year, causing finlands economy to contract from 2012 to 2014. Aug 08, 2017 10 things that will shock you about traveling the world s1 e37 visit finland 10 things that will shock you about finland duration. These surprising cultural facts on finland help you understand the logic of finnish people and finnish culture in general. Facts about finland paperback january 1, 1999 by p. What are some of the most mindblowing facts about finland. The report, compiled by invest in finland, provides an overview of the most attractive business opportunities in finland across various industry segments, informs about finland as an investment destination and highlights global industry leaders. Facts about finland is somewhat slim and in no way comprehensive. Given their nature, these posts are researchbased and even though a lot of time has gone into them, its still possible a mistake has snuck in. The finland fact book, compiled by invest in finland, provides an overview of the. Get trivia and useful facts and information about finland from rough guides.
Discover the best finland travel guides in best sellers. A guide to understanding the finns that terminates the typical. Finland is a beautiful sovereign state in northern europe. The finnish book publishers association suomen kustannusyhdistys, sky began publishing the print edition of books from finland in 1967 with grant support from the finnish ministry of education and culture. Finnish sisu is so simple and straightforward that sometimes it takes a whole book to explain it. Europe finland the world factbook central intelligence agency. Interesting facts about finland finland guide eupedia. The finland fact book, compiled by invest in finland, provides an overview of the most attractive business opportunities in finland across various industry segments, informs you about finland as an investment destination and highlights global industry leaders who are already in finland. Relative to the population, book production in finland is the highest of the european union countries and the second highest in the world. The population of finland is about five and a half million, and is roughly the same for past two decades. Russofinnish war november 30, 1939march 12, 1940, also called the winter war, war waged by the soviet union against finland at the beginning of world war ii, following the conclusion of the germansoviet nonaggression pact august 23, 1939.
In 2000, tarja halonen, who had been finlands foreign minister, became its first woman president. Despite superior military strength the soviet union advance was halted by finland. Facts on finland how to interact with finnish people. Finland has long been a bit of an exotic destination for adventurers.
National geographics latest travel stories about finland. Home best of 27 surprising finnish education system facts and statistics. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Finland shares a land border with sweden, norway, and russia the population of finland is over 5. Jan 16, 2017 here are 35 fascinating finland facts. Our industry experts provide not only hard facts about finland, but also insight into industry sectors, finnish companies, research institutes and universities. Finland excels in export of technology as well as promotion of startups in the information and communications technology, gaming, cleantech, and biotechnology sectors.
List of books and articles about finnish history online. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. It borders on the gulf of bothnia and sweden in the west, on norway in the north, on russia in the east, and on the gulf of finland and the baltic sea in the south. In 1974 the finnish library association suomen kirjastoseura took over as publisher until 1976, when it was succeeded by the helsinki. Below youll find the very basic facts on finland and the finnish way of life.
Erlend loe fakta om finland its a tragedy this was never translated to english because. The winter war was a war between the soviet union ussr and finland. Here are ten more facts that make the finns finnish. In finland, you should handshake both men and women.
Read about the capital city, population, currency, language, wildlife, history, famous inventions, popular sports, and much more. After the publication of his first novel, and inspired by a visit to paris in the late 1920s, he published many thrillers. Our finland facts for kids will provide information about country and superlatives, people, geography. Whether visiting finland for three days or three weeks, this book shows you the places you dont want to miss. And once youve picked your jaw up off the floor, dont miss these 50 random facts that will simply astonish you. Youre a winner in finland further cementing the nations wonderfully offbeat sense of humor, finland has an annual day for failure every october th. Jan 17, 2018 interesting facts about finland this post is part of a series of fun facts posts im doing for every country i have articles about here on the blog.
In april 2003, finland appointed its first female prime minister, ma. If you book or buy something through these links, i. The official name of finland is the republic of finland. The finnish word sisu is untranslatable, but that doesnt stop people from trying. Facts about finland 1 saunas who doesnt enjoy sometime in a. Thats why weve partnered with local experts to help you plan and book tailormade trips that are packed with personality and stimulating adventure at all levels of comfort. One of the first things any article about sisu will tell.
Trade is important, with exports accounting for over onethird of gdp in recent years. Further down in the article, you can also read some fun finland facts as well as more general information such as total population, biggest cities, highest mountain, biggest lake etc. This is about as far as you can get from a dry, dusty old guide book. Finland had been one of the best performing economies within the eu before 2009 and its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of global financial crisis.
Nov 12, 2019 to help you channel that feeling once morewell, actually, 150 times. Discover interesting facts about finland before your next trip. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Learn more about the russofinnish war in this article.
Europe finland the world factbook central intelligence. Facts about finland paperback january 1, 1972 by otava author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Heres a list of 25 interesting facts about finland and the finns that you probably didnt know. Finland s natural resources include timber, iron ore, copper and zink. There has been a lot of press recently about how the education system in finland is one of the best in the world and how they are using radical compared with the uk and the us ideas to help. A patriotic, flagwaver of a book summing up an entire nations existence is going to have some nationalistic platitudes. It began with a soviet invasion of finland on 30 november 1939, three months after the outbreak of world war ii, and ended three and a half months later with the moscow peace treaty on march 1940. Elovainio author, timothy binham translator see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Fun finland facts for kids interesting information about. However, it was not until the publication of the kalevala in 1836, a book of folk poetry, that finnish became. Finlands natural resources include timber, iron ore, copper and zink. Learn some interesting information about finland while enjoying a range of fun facts and trivia thats perfect for kids. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Unesco statistics on book production in different countries cover the period 19501996.
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