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
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