Finland

Finland is about 3,5% of the size of the United States.

The Republic of Finland is the official name for Finland.

Finland was invaded by Germay in 1940, germany also invaded denmark, norway, belgium, Netherlands, Luexburg, and France in that same year.

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No. Finland was an ally of Nazi Germany.

Just think what people in France get for Christmas, and what people in America and Britain get for Christmas. Many things are very similar.

Finland is no exception. The presents in Finland are exactly what presents are in all other countries around the world. They give Clothes, Jewelry, CD's, DVD's, Games, Money, etc...

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That's the obvious answer, but I think the question refers to how is present giving and the presents themselves, and other Christmas traditions, different in Finland rather than how they are the same.

Why wouldn't there be different traditions in different cultures! Sure, many of the basics may be the same, clothes, books, etc. But any country will have some different traditions as far as when the gifts are given, how they are given, etc. There may very well be special traditional gifts that vary. Just as many, many different families right here in the US have different traditions regarding how Christmas is celebrated, when, and types of gifts. The best example I can think of is Hanukkah (Chanukah) versus Christmas. The Jewish culture has it's own traditions separate from a Christian culture.

I wish I knew something about Finland and could give you a good answer. Try asking your question again, wording it differently and putting it in not only the Holiday categories but whatever categories there may be for Finland and categories for cultural history or traditions or something similar.

There are 35 over 100 kilometres long rivers in Finland. The five longest ones are Kemijoki (Kemi River, 593 km), Iijoki (Ii River, 330km), Ounasjoki (Ounas River, 298km), Kitinen (278 km) and Muonionjoki (Muonio's River, 230km).

The other 30 rivers, in order from the longest one to the shortest one, are called Luiro, Kymijoki, Tornionjoki, Simojoki, Ivalojoki, Kiiminkijoki, Pyhäjoki, Perhonjoki, Tenojoki, Siikajoki, Kokemäenjoki, Raudanjoki, Lapuanjoki, Porvoonjoki, Kalajoki, Kyrönjoki, Livojoki, Siuruanjoki, Loimijoki, Karvianjoki, Vaskojoki, Oulujoki, Oulankajoki, Nuorittajoki, Kiehimänjoki, Paimionjoki, Vantaanjoki, Lieksanjoki, Tenniöjoki and Vuoksi.

I travel to Finland frequently. From NYC it is usually 7-8 hours depending on Jet Stream. JFK always takes off late, so I usually try to fly from Newark-much less hassle since they dropped the one-way from Boston. Then, St Pete is 1 hour by plane.

The sixth of December. that's when Finland gained Independence from Russia.

It's the Finnish name. The same way Japanese people call Japan Nippon or German people call Germany Deutschland.

In an official way: Mikä sinun nimesi on?

More natural, in talk: Mikä sun nimi on?

Who are you?: Kuka sinä olet?

The Olympic Games have been held in Finland only once. They hosted the Summer Olympics in 1952.

The waters that surround Finland are as follows:

The Gulf Of Finland,

And The Gulf Of Bothnia

It depends on the grade of the rifle.The Browning Hi-Power rifle series came in thee grades-Safari,Medallion and Olympian.The Safari is the most common.It can be identified by only having light scroll engraving on the floor plate and trigger guard.The Medallion grade will have a gold ram's head engraved on the floorplate,and the action and first inch or so of the barrel with be engraved in scroll.It will also have a rosewood forend tip and grip cap.The Olympian grade has an action that is French grayed,and fully engraved with animal scenes (usually four). A Safari Grade 22/250 in good condition would bring between $800-$1300,depending on the exact condition.A Medallion grade would be worth $2500-$4000,and an Olympian grade would be between $8,000-$10,000.

Finnish. (There are other nationalities living in Finland: Swedish, Lapp, and Russian)

Approximate distance in miles from Lisboa Portugal to Helsinki Finland is 2086 miles or 3356.37 Kilometers

Denmark and Norway were occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940 and remained so until liberated in 1945. Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union before Russia and Germany went to war and, although she put up a good fight, was forced to make concessions to the Soviets and had to maintain a careful neutrality for the rest of the war. Even thought Finland "won" the continuation war, peace treaty made Soviet Union winner because Finland was fighting with German

Just about same clothes what people wear in USA and everywhere else... Not really any exceptional clothes what Finns would wear, just normal stuff what you get from stores..

Siberia,Russia

Yes, in 1952 the summer Olympics were held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The winter Olympics have never been held in Finland.

Finland was an early victim of the massive Soviet aggression that preceded the major combat operations of WWII. Like just about every other nation that had geographical contact with Russia, Finland was attacked and bludgeoned into submission. As with other Soviet aggressions, this was essentially ignored by the western powers. Naturally, several of these various victims of Soviet attack were willing to ally to Germany when Germany attacked the Soviets in June 1941. Finland's army fought bravely against the Soviets, being led by the world class general, Mannerheim. (aside: Finland was a 'possession' of the Czarist Russian empire until 1918. When Germany defeated Russia near the end of WWI, Germany was able to demand Finland's independence.) Ultimately the Soviets overwhelmed the Finnish forces and in 1944 Finland asked for an armistice. Surprisingly, the Soviets gave the Finns a relatively respectable peace agreement. Instead of occupying the entire country and ravaging it for years, the Soviets contented themselves with various 'pickin's' including the taking of the only Finnish outlet to the Arctic Sea, a major military base on Finlands Baltic coast, a big slice of eastern Finish territory, and various other arrangements that basically made Finland indefensible from attack. Following the war, the term Finlandization came into being. This term was meant to describe a situation where a major power does not wholesale occupy a smaller nation, but instead destroys it politically and militarily to the point where it is a weak vassal state unable to defend itself or resist further aggression.

Yes. Finland became a member in 1995. All member states can be found by typing 'European Union' in Wikipedia.

95,000 Finland Soldiers died during World War 2.

No. Poland and Denmark are two different countries in Europe.

cheese In a restaurant in Finland the menu seems to be almost entirely salmon or reindeer, in various different guises. Food exported from Finland seems to be mostly pickled raw fish or cheese.

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Finland fought against the Soviet Union and was an ally of Germany, but it didn't send people to concentration camps.

Finnish authorities did, although, at the time, without the consent of political leadership, send eight middle European Jewish refugees (non-citizens), to the German authorities (Gestapo) in Estonia, seven of which perished in Auschwitz and there was sizable exchange of POW's (Russian to Germans, Estonian and Ingrian to Finns) between Finnish and German authorities between 1941 and 1943/4.

After the war Finland was forced to hand over a large number of former Soviet citizens who fought on Finnish side (Estonians) or were refugees to Finland (Ingrians) to the Soviet authorities, which meant them being treated in the Soviet Union as traitors and subsequently meant that many of them were executed or sent to Soviet (concentration/prison) camps in Siberia.