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Country Name

Finland

Country Code

FI, FIN

Country Calling Code

+358

Country Profile

Destination Finland, a virtual guide to the parliamentary republic in Northern Europe. The country borders the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland, it maintains land borders with Norway, Sweden, and Russia, and it shares maritime borders with Estonia. Formerly a grand duchy in the Russian empire, the country became independent in 1917. Finland is since then a formally neutral country, and like Sweden not a member of NATO.

Capital Name

Helsinki

Languages

Finnish, Swedish (both official); small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities.

Country Currency

Euro (EUR)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +2h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

55.2 lakhs (2019)

Country Area

338,145 km² (130,558 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Suomenlinna Fortress Kauppatori, Helsinki Rovaniemi and the Arctic Dog Sledding in Rovaniemi Helsinki Churches Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral Åland Island Northern Lights Turku Castle Porvoo Lake Saimaa and Savonlinna Castle Olavinlinna, Savonlinna Vaasa Orthodox Church in Tampere Lemmenjoki National Park Oulu Hameenlinna

News

Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. NewsRoom Finland Daily news updates. Finnish News Agency STT News from Finnish News Agency STT English language headline news. Finnish Newspapers Association With Links to Finnish Newspapers. Radio/TV YLE Radio Finland The Finnish Broadcasting Company (yle), is the national public-broadcasting company, founded in 1926.

Art Culture

This is Finland Things you should and shouldn't know. Finnish Design Guide to Finnish Design of today. Finnish sauna society Hot! Site offers information on all you ever want to know about the Finnish Sauna. Leningrad Cowboys All about the band with the international recognized bad taste in music. Due to a system failure their site is not available, read more about the Leningrad Cowboys in this Wikipedia article. great site Stupid Finnish Advertisements With translations and commentary.

Economy Business

Suomen Pankki Bank of Finland with information on the Finnish economy and banking supervision. Hex Oyj Information on trading in Finnish stocks, derivatives, and mutual funds. Central Finland Chamber of Commerce Helsinki Chamber of Commerce Contact Finland A guide to Finnish Business Services, Organisations and Authorities.

Transport

Airline-Finnair, Finland's Airline. Rail -VR Passenger Service-Finnish Railways. Port of Helsinki The Port of Helsinki is the main harbor for foreign trade and passenger traffic services in Finland. Ferries - Silja Line. Ferry line. Viking Line Ferry line. Bus Expressbus Routes cover the whole Finland, Stockholm in Sweden, Vyborg and St. Petersburg in Russia.

Tourism

Levi (Ski resort in Kittilä); Luostarinmäki (open-air museum in Turku with original 18th-century and early 19th-century buildings); Olavinlinna (15th-century castle in Savonlinna); Ranua Wildlife Park (northernmost zoo in the world); Rukatunturi (low-level ski resort in Kuusamo); Suomenlinna (18th century inhabited sea fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage Site); Santa Claus Village (Year-round Christmas in Rovaniemi, hohoho!); Saramo (); Siida (Sámi Museum on Lake Inari); Turku Castle (13th-century castle) Utö island (small island in the Baltic Sea);

Education

CIMO Discover Finland The Finnish National Agency for Education provides information about education, training and youth issues in Finland. Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration Helsinki University of Technology Official site of the largest, oldest and most diversified university of technology and architecture in Finland. University of Helsinki Finland's largest university. Lapin yliopisto The University of Lapland with Faculties for Art and Design, Business and Tourism, Education, Law and Social Sciences. University of Oulu Official site of this science and learning institution. University of Vaasa A multidisciplinary, business-oriented university in the city of Vaasa.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR FINLAND VISAS: Maximum Stay: 90 days May be obtained upon arrival BEFORE YOU GO TO FINLAND: Your passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the completion of this trip Your passport must have at least one blank visa page for entry and exit stamps Your stay may be extended at local immigration for no more than 90 days

Additional Information

Climate: Northern temperate. Type: Constitutional republic. Independence: 6 December 1917 (from the Russian Empire). Constitution: 17 July 1919, 1 March 2000. Natural resources: Timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone. Agriculture products: Barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish. Industries: Metal products, electronics, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, copper refining, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing. Exports - commodities: electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, computers, electronic industry products, textile yarn and fabrics, grains

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