FINLANDMember States of the EU

Year of EU entry: 1995

Type of State: Finland is a Democratic Republic.

President: Sauli Niinistö (next February 2024)Capital city: Helsinki

Total area: 338 000 km²

Population: 5.51 million (2018)

Currency: euro

FINLAND ON THE MAP

FINLAND

Area 338 419,31 km²1160 km from south to north540 km from west to eastHaltitunturi 1 324 m187 888 lakes

Geographicalnorth2 seasons: light and dark

Climatic 4 seasons: spring,

autumn, winter, summer

DISTANCES

In the capital area, travelling from one place to another is quite easy: Bus, tram, train, one metro line.

Outside the capital area you have less options to travel and the most convenient way of travelling is by car or long distance train.

Public transport guide in the Metropolitan area is called Journey Planner. You get the route info and timetables from this website: https://www.hsl.fi/en

CLIMATIC

Maximum temperature +25 + 30 (+35,5)

Minimum temperature -25 -40 (-51) Average temperature +5,5 (-2) Darkness, lightness, warmness,

coldness, windy, rainy Midsummer – night without night During the dark time people seem

to be down and during the summer they will light up

ECONOMICAL

Agriculture 3,3% Service Sector 66,5% Industry 30,2 % (wood (paper), forestry,

metal, technology, IT, electronic) Stora Enso (biggest paper manufacturer

in the world) UPM-Kymmene, Metsäliitto Neste Oil Kone (lifts, elevators) Wärttilä Finnair Rovio (Angry Birds) Mobile and animation game sector is

rising

Finnish Swamp Soccer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It9kBjW_nQs

SOCIAL Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish

http://imgur.com/QFm6SCE Smoukahontas language video

Uralic language Not the most talkative and outgoing at first Finns like personal space/time (polite distance 1-2 m) Not so rich body language Quiet temperament Trustworthy, means what one says

20,7

11,7

4,7 3,5 3,2 3,0 2,7 2,3 2,2 2,1

Foreigners in Finland in 2018 (%)

NORDIC WAY OF LIFE Nordic welfare model

Student benefit, (un)employment security, army, social healthcare, rehabilitation, housing support, income support, pension

Child care, Elderly homes, Schools and school meals

Youth guarantee Mother, father, 2 children and a dog Maternity leave

Fathers leave minimum1 month All together max 3 years

Equality between genders. Women work and like to have a career

like men do. First women president in the world

WIFE CARRING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqBWwdywp1U

EDUCATION AND WORKING LIFE

Preschool 6-7 years (1 y) Comprehensive school 1-9 classes High school/vocational school University/polytechnic Life long learning

very important to be on right time in a right place equality between employer and employees unemployment 6,8 % (January 2019)

Christmas and snow soccer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46IiNoCTtk

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FAMOUS PEOPLE

Oona Haapakorpi & Timo Kortelainen 2019

Renny Harlin e.g. Cliffhanger,.

Kimi Räikkönen

Mika Häkkinen

Valtteri Bottas

Jean Sibelius

Moomin by:Tove Jansson

Mika Waltari

The Rasmus Alvar AaltoHIM

Tips for everyday life Direct eye contact is a sign of trust. Greetings are formal, with a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and a smile. Among youngsters informal greetings are more common “hei”, “moi” or

“terve”. People in Finland "say what they mean, and mean what they say." Not a

small talk -culture. Finns place a great value on speaking plainly and openly. You only kiss your beloved ones. Kisses on the cheek are not commonly used

in Finland. One talks, the other listens -culture. First name basis. Finns don’t like to address people with titles and last names. Common distance between speakers is 1-2 meters – give to Finn his/her own

space. Finns appreciate punctuality in both business and social situations and arrive

on time.

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FINNISH CUISINE Traditional Finnish cuisine is a

combination of European, Fennoscandian and Western Russian elements; table manners are European.

The food is generally simple, fresh and healthy. Fish, meat, grain (rye, barley and oat) (strawberries, blueberries, lingonberries and cloudberries) mushrooms (chanterelles, boletus) and ground vegetables are typical ingredients.

We like milk products and we also eat a lot of potatoes.

Oona Haapakorpi & Timo Kortelainen 2019

Everyman's rights in Finland give you the right to go to the forest in Finland freely without the landowner's permission

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FINNISH FOODCULTUREBreakfast , we usually eat very healthy breakfast

Our breakfast drinks are juice, coffee, tea or hot chocolate

Oona Haapakorpi & Timo Kortelainen 2019

Lunch is usually a full warm meal, served by a canteen at workplaces. NOTE. students get a free lunch at school

Dinner is eaten at around 16.00 to 18.00 at home.

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Oona Haapakorpi & Timo Kortelainen 2019

Lingonberry

Blueberry Perch

Barley

The most hunted species are Artic hare, water birds (mallard duck) wood grouse, black grouse, hazel-grouse and elks

Sport in Finland

There are some Finnish specialities as

Nordic Walking (walking with poles): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io6DTRX_bOk

Finnish Baseball ‘pesäpallo’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFJMZnEmxrk

ice swimming (swimming in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires either breaking the ice or entering where a spring keeps the water from freezing over):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yhfSJyDvZQ

wife carrying ‘eukonkanto’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqBWwdywp1U

swamp soccer ‘suojalkapallo’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It9kBjW_nQs

boot throwing ‘saappaanheitto’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sezIQmJZMw

Christmas and snow soccer ‘umpihankifutis’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46IiNoCTtk

Many Finns are enthusiastic fans of the ice hockey.

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LAND OF A THOUSAND LAKES

Taking a trip to Lakeland is like taking a trip into the heart of Finnish identity. There are some 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 500 square metres

(5,400 sq ft). About 57,000 of them have an area larger than 10,000 square metres

(110,000 sq ft).

Oona Haapakorpi & Timo Kortelainen 2019

More links to Finnish culture Northern lights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc3FxNXjBs0#t=53 Santa Claus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bhwrLxNQnc Meeting a Finn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pn_BNY3yew Midnight summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46pM5V00mv4 Silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPe_tJvqEVk#t=82 One day in Helsinki (by German exchange students)

http://www.mediengestalter-finnland.de/allgemein/auslandspraktikum-in-finnland-2013-wir-sagen-danke

Finnish winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1QaaTUxzDw Finnish lakeland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOvzmXGURZc Saappaanheitto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMa2qjBC_d4 Kännykänheitto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUsj_aqer6g Vappu, Havis Amanda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXpx_TTPi7k