FINLAND

Name and capital

• Name: Republic of Finland

• Capital: Helsinki

• Finland has entried in the E.U. in 1995 betwen Sweden and Austria.

Year of entry in the E.U.

Total area

• Finland has a total area of 337.030 km²• 9,4 % of its area is water• Position 111º

Political System

• Finland is a representative democracy• That was a semi-presidential parliamentary

system But now a days is a ceremonial non-executive

Presidency

Political System

• The President of Finland is the head of state and responsible for foreign policy – In cooperation with the cabinet

• The president is elected for six years and maximum two consecutive terms

Jyrki Katainen

Political Parties

National Coalition PartySocial Democratic Party of Finland

True Finns Centre Party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland

Population• 5.259.250 millions• 0-14 años: 16%

15-64 años: 66,1%65 años y más: 17,8%

• http://www.google.es/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:FIN&dl=es&hl=es&q=finlandia+poblacion

• European: 98.9% (96.7% Finnish + other European 2.2%)

• Asian immigrants and African Americans: 1.1%

Population• Two thirds of Finns live

in Helsinki or in other major urban centers: – Espoo – Tampere – Vantaa – Turku – Oulu

The northern regions are virtually uninhabited

• The Swedes are 5.5% of the population of Finland

Population

• RELIGION:– Lutheran 80.7%– Atheist 16.9%– Orthodox 1.1%– Other 1.3%

• Other Christian• Judaism• Islam• Hinduism

Currency• Markka

• Euro

Official lenguages

• Finnish and Swedish are the national languages of Finland– Finnish dominates in most parts of the country

• Native language– The native language of 92 % of the population is

Finnish– Swedish is the native language of 6% of the

population

Official lenguages

• Swedish • Finnish

Music and anthem • Anthem:http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=RKRvD5i44Ko• Joik music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Grd4Bw84_gc• Classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=foYUqV2nlqg• Eurovision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=9w41_I6fP1g

Traditions• Joulu: Christmas Day is a time for rest

and relaxation. People wait until December 26 to pay visits to friends and relatives.

• Juhannus : The high point of the summer is the Midsummer holiday

• Independence Day• Easter

TraditionsThe season culminates

with the Helsinki Festival in late August and early September.

• July in particular is the time for the great summer festivals with:– Savonlinna Opera– Pori Jazz – Kuhmo Chamber Music

among the most internationally

renowned events

Traditions

• The excursions and hiking, as well as incursions into the forests topick berries and mushrooms, are part of the country lifestyle.

Traditions

SPORTS:• As team sports is very

successful ice hockey• The best-

known Finnish player:– Jari Litmanen– Sami Hyypiä

• Peetu Piiroinen won a silver medalin the Winter Olympic halfpipe in 2010.

Geographical features

• Finland is the northernmost country in Europe

• A quarter of the area lies in the north of the Arctic Circle

History of Finland

• s.XIII-s.XVIII Finland belonged to the Kingdom of Sweden

• Great Northern War (1700–1721)

• s.XVIII occupied by Russia: Duchy of Finland

• s.XX: Republic of Finland

• World War II: ally of Germany

• Defeat of Germany:Finland lost its territories

• Was controlled by the USSR

Sports

• Pesäpallo:Finnish baseball is a fast-moving ball sport

• Is a combination of traditional ball-batting team games and north American basebal

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJX6Psd2Yzw

most popular sports in terms of tv viewers

• Ice-hockey and Formula One.