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Facts about FinlandPopulation:5.4 million Area: 338 424 km² (131 985 square miles), the fifth-largest country in Western Europe. Greatest length from north to south: 1 160 km (720 miles). Greatest width rom east to west: 540 km (335 mi). Capital: Helsinki (1.25 million inhabitants in metropolitan area). Climate: Great contrasts – cold winters and fairly warm summers. Languages: Finland is officially bilingual. Finnish is the first language of 92%, and Swedish of 5.5% of the population. About 1 700 people in Lapland speak Sami (Lapp) languages. Currency = euro Change currency (http://www.xe.com/) Voltage = 220V Time zone = GMT +3 (summer time) http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/finland/ Weather in Lahti (about 15 km to Pajulahti) (http://weather.weatherbug.com/Finland/Lahti-weather/local-forecast/7-day-forecast.html?zcode=z6169&lang_id=fi-FI) Tap water: drinkable Did you know Finland has: 5.3 million people 1.8 million saunas (approx 500 are traditional smoke saunas) 5.2 million mobile phones (Nokia is a Finnish brand) 188 000 lakes (accounts for 10% of the total area) 180 000 islands 475 000 summer cottages 203 000 reindeer 200 000 salmon 35 national parks and... 1 Santa Claus - the real one! |
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