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Finland

Officially the Republic of Finland, this Nordic country is located in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. With a total area of 130,596 sq mi, it is the eight biggest country in Europe. Finland is also the most sparsely populated nation in the European Union.

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Where can you buy a Finnish Mosin Nagant m27 trigger online in the U.S.?

There are on-line forums devoted to specific firearms, including the Mosin Nagant- they would be a good starting point. The link below will take you to one such forum.

What do these countries have in common Britain Italy Portugal Finland and Norway?

all these four r European countries wat else

there are FIVE countries (and they all have an A in them)

What is soumi in Finnish?

You mean Suomi, and Suomi means Finland in Finnish.

What are the 5 most popular sports played in Finland?

* Pesapalli

*Javelin throw

*football

*motorsport

*floorball

*nordic walking

*running

*skiing

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What is finlands capital?

Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

Pamela

How do you say Happy Hanukkah in Finnish?

Not very common thing to say, but it's "hyvää hanukkaa".

What is the declared independence of Finland?

The Constitution of the Finland states, when translated, "from this day forth the land of Finland shall remain independent from all other nation-states, withholding all beliefs that remain true to the nation's spirit and people". The constitution of Finland was written on April 2nd, 1486 by one Mads Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen was born a poor peddler who rose to power in 1462 inspiring the people of his country to absolve relations with Yaagustan, now modern day Norway.

In Finland what are the three holy days of Christmas?

the first Christmas day, boxing day and the 6th of January (loppiainen in finnish but I don't know how its translated in to English)

What is the national dance in Finland?

Johan Ludvig Runeberg in the 1846. Actually, he wrote it originally in Swedish as a first poem to his book The Tales of Ensign Stål (in Finnish Vänrikki Stålin tarinat). In the 1848 Fredrik Pacius composed it. After it Paavo Cajander translated the song to Finnish.

Finland's unofficial national anthem Maamme (Our Land) has 11 stanzas, but people sing only the first and the last ones.

How many hours do Finland students spend at school?

It varies. When children start school at the age of seven, they normally have three to five hours a day. From there, it gradually increases, but never more that eight hours, generally the maximum being seven. This is during the first nine years of school.

What is Finland is famous for?

Finland has three famous inventions: sauna, ice skates, and virtual air-guitar. Its known by its citicens as the homeland of Santa Claus. They say he lives in Korvatunturi, and Korvatunturi has gotten mail from all over the world, even from Japan. Finland it the third most enviromental country in the world, and would be the most enviromental without the worlds most polluted ocean, Itämeri. Finland has also the person with highest speeding ticket, Jussi Salonoja. The ticket was 170000 euros, because he drove twice the speed allowed with a motorbike in Helsinki, february 2004. As Jussi is the heir of the HK:s sausage factory, hes incomes were in 2002 about 7 million euros. Therefore, speeding ticket is 1/60 of months net worth with the information of the persons taxes. Finland is the least corrupted coutry in the world. It has one very famous giant, Väinö Myllyrinne, who was 251 sentimeters tall. Finland is known of its wierd sports, like cellphone, beer barrel, coin, boot or human throwing, holding a car, ice-fishing, and swinging all the way around. Patti Valasti and Aki Kontala played record breaking, six bounces of ping pong game, with an egg as a ball. Finland scored a new highscore in Eurovision competion in 2006, with scores of 292. Theres aso a record of lifting a boat. Finns are not so known of their skills of breaking records, but their ability to invent new records. Finland is the home of "Fullmoon's Miss American Pie", the cat with the longest wiskers in the world. There are three other alphabets in finnish language than in english: å,ä and ö. And finally, i have to say, that Helsinki has an unique restaurant called "Kynsilaukka", that serves only garlic.

How do you say -Please return my nail clipper- in Finnish?

Ole hyvä ja palauta minun kynsileikkurini. Less formally, Ole hyvä ja palauta mun kynsileikkuri or something similar would work.

How do people in Finland make a living?

People in Finland make a living by working and being involved in various income generating activities. Most of the people prefer professional jobs like nursing, accounting, advocacy and so much more.

What areas does Lap land refer to?

Lapland is a region in northern Fennoscandia within the Arctic circle, it encompases Norway, Sweden, FInland and Russia. It is surrounded by sea on three corners - north by Barents sea, west by Norwegian sea and east by the white sea.

How many vegetarians are there in Finland?

328, only one more than in England. I also counted.

How do you pronounce piparkakku which means gingerbread cookie in Finnish?

"Piparkakku"

The first syllable is pronounced "pip", not like pipe.

The second syllable, "ar" is pronounced like a pirate would say "arrr", except you don't stress the r. :P

The third syllable, "ka" is pronounced like the "ka" in the word kart, except the a is very short. After "ka" the k in "kku" is stressed and the u after that is also very short. The u is pronounced like the u in uno.

How do you say hi in Finland?

You don't say anything in Finland, but you can say stuff in Finnish. Anyways, "hi" in Finnish is "hei".

What are Girl Scouts called in Finland?

"Partiolaiset" (the word includes also the boy and the girl scouts) or "partiotytöt" (includes only the girls).

The national organization which is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is called "Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry" (The Guides and Scouts of Finland) which is a combined organization of the Union of Finnish Girl Guides and the Scout Union of Finland.

Age groups:

Vaeltaja (Finnish) Rover (Swedish): Ranger ages 15-20

Partiolainen (Finnish)Flickscout (Swedish) Guide ages 10-14

Sudenpentu (Finnish) Vargunge (Swedish) Brownie ages 7-10