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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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Who is the President of Finland?
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is the President of Finland. He became president on 2012 Mar 1.
Niinistö is the leader of the National Coalition party. He was previously Speaker of the Parliament from 2007 April 24 to 2011 April 27.
What do the colors on the Finnish flag mean?
The white means snow and the blue stands for the lakes and the sky.
What is the most common surname in Finland?
The ten most common surnames in Finland are, in order, Virtanen, Korhonen, Nieminen, Mäkinen, Mäkelä, Hämäläinen, Laine, Koskinen, Heikkinen, and Järvinen.
What is the name of the money in Finland?
Euro, as in 11 other EU-countries. However, not all the EU-coutries have euros, like the UK and Sweden.
What is the music like in Finland tell me?
People swear a lot in here, but its not anything like you would stereotypically think Europe has. Many Finnish songs have English words. But as you can read, we can speak English somehow, so that doesn't bother. More about swearing, i like more with none-swearing artists. But im not even sure are there such things in here. Proplably the least swearing singers are the ones that use English. Some finnish bands: Apulanta, Nightwish, Lordi, Kotiteollisuus( witch by the way means home industry!) and Lauri Tähkä ja Elonkerjuu.
What was the last year Finland was involved in armed conflict?
the last war against Soviet Union ended in 1945, after that Finland has not been in armed conflict in its own territory
Where is the Cokato Finnish American Historical Society in Cokato Minnesota located?
The address of the Cokato Finnish American Historical Society is: 2545 Rockwood Ave SW, Cokato, MN 55321
Does Finland have a traditional costume?
Yes they do, click the related link for more details and pictures.
What types of architecture does Finland have?
Finland has mostly a typical Scandinavian architecture though it itself differs a lot from other Scandinavian countries. You can see some Scandinavian styles from Norpada, a Swedish developer of houses. Some of such houses are build also in Russia, for example, Norrland Country Clubs and Norrland Novaya Riga.
How large is Finland's armed forces?
Finland has a medium sized armed forces. Since they have not been in any recent wars, their army has gotten smaller.
What wars if any has Finland been involved in?
The Finnish civil war of 1918 and the second world war.
Which wireless phone companies are based in Finland?
There are several wireless phone companies in Finland. These include Sonera, Elisa, DNA and AMT. There are approximately 7.7 million subscribers in all of Finland.
How many miles does santa travel on Christmas Eve?
Santa travels about 160 million kilometers on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents to all the good boys and girls of the world. That is farther than the distance of the sun.
Where do Finnish people get the ingredients for pulla bread?
Usually the people just go to the store to buy them. But pulla is not a bread.
Yes he is.
Altough many people think that he is Swedish or that he lives in North Pole.
Santa Claus (Joulupukki in Finnish) Actually lives near a place called ''Rovaniemi'' The more accurate location is ''Korvatunturi''
