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Finland, located entirely above the 60th parallel, is one of the northernmost regions of Europe. Its location between Russia, with which it borders to the east, and Sweden, from which it is partially separated by the Gulf of Bothnia, plays a decisive role in the historical history of the country. In fact Finland, originally inhabited by Lapps and Finns (the name Fin-landia derives from this people, while the toponym in Finnish language, Suomi, seems to derive from its term , “swamp”, and refers to the humid and marshy character of the territory ), undergoes the Swedish occupation starting from the year 1157, to then pass, without interruption, under Russian control following the Peace of Nystad, in 1721. These occupations have left a deep mark on the country which, even after the independence achieved in 1917, has maintained close ties with both neighboring peoples over time. If relations with the Soviet Union have not always been easy, characterized by the territorial expansionism of the great neighbor (which cost Finland the loss of the regions of Karelia and the Kola peninsula, in 1947) and from a relationship “of friendship, collaboration and mutual assistance” not without tensions and prevarications at the time of the Cold War; those with the Swedes are characterized by a common feeling of geographical belonging to the same “Scandinavian” area, which led the two nations, together with Norway, to give life to the Nordic Council, a union that allowed Finland to participate, also in after World War II, the development and research programs coming from the West despite the interference of the Russian ally. The efficiency with which the country was able to overcome the difficulties of the 1940s is also typically Scandinavian in origin; the determination with which it has been able to get the most out of its economy despite the extreme environmental conditions; the strengthening of the education and research sectors, and the very high standard of living that it can guarantee to its citizens. With these characteristics it was not difficult for Finland, after the collapse of the Communist bloc and the loss of its important Soviet partner, to turn to European Union and demonstrate that you have all the requirements to quickly become part of it (1995). According to COUNTRYAAH, Finland is a nation in Northern Europe, the capital city of which is Helsinki. The latest population of Finland is 5,540,731. MYSTERYAROUND: Lists and descriptions of main religions and beliefs in Finland, including religion demographics and statistics on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.
CLIMATE
Located largely in the subarctic area, Finland has a climate strongly conditioned by continental influences and to a modest extent by oceanic ones. Therefore, thermal excursions are relevant, especially in inland regions. Winters are harsh and long (in Lapland the winter season lasts from October to May); on the other hand, spring is very short, which in practice coincides with the month of May. In June the summer period begins, which lasts until the whole month of August. Characteristics of the summer period are the very bright nights, the so-called white nights: in the extreme N for over two months the sun remains constantly above the horizon. Finally, autumn is humid and foggy and starting from October it begins to snow throughout the country, except for the milder southwestern area, where the snowfalls resume in November. The snow mantle then covers the entire Finnish territory for an average period of between 5 and 7 months a year, with variations from area to area. L’summer isotherm of 15 ° C affects most of the country; significant differences according to latitude are recorded by the winter averages, which go from –5.6 ° C in Helsinki to –13 / –15 ° C in Kuopio (the data refer to the month of January); while in Lapland it is not uncommon to reach –40 ° C. The rainfall, not very abundant, is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year, with maximums in autumn. The lowest values ​​are found in Lapland.

Finland Children’s Encyclopedia (2005)

Finland A Nordic model of well-being and development Despite a recent independence, a long-term delicate international position, the many difficulties of a rigid climate, a non-homogeneous population, Finland has been able to develop an enviable social and economic organization. At the top of the rankings of well-being and social and cultural development, today Finland is… Read More »

Finland Arts and Sculpture Part II

While in the first decades after the Russian conquest (1809), official architecture flourished, painting and sculpture had to contend with enormous difficulties. The educated classes of the country seemed to have lost all interest in the visual arts. For lack of economic and even more moral support, the portraitist GW Finnberg (1784-1833), a distinguished colourist,… Read More »

Finland Arts and Sculpture Part I

Only in the 12th and 13th centuries, when pagan Finland was conquered by the Swedes and civilized by the Roman Catholic Church, did a national art begin to develop, to which the remote northern position, the harsh climate and poverty, the scarcity of colonization in the great virgin forests and, above all, the wars with… Read More »

Finland Arts and Architecture

Only between 12th and 13th century. a national art developed, with a rough and severe imprint (fortified castles of Turku and Viipuri). The medieval churches, mostly of Romanesque-Gothic style, generally have a rustic character and a massive structure; the 13th century Turku cathedral comes close to German and French Gothic examples. National and Swedish painters… Read More »

Finland Architecture and Literature

Architecture – The high quality of architectural production has always characterized Finland, the result of both the level of building legislation – which already in 1990 included sustainable development as a goal for all spatial planning plans (emblematic of the Eco-Viikki district, Helsinki, 1999-2004) – and the cultural environment (supported by the Finnish Architecture Museum and… Read More »

Finland Architecture and Figurative Arts

Architecture. – The birth of Helsinki, which became the capital of an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire in 1812, coincides with the birth of the Finnish nation, which conquers its complete autonomy at the end of the First World War, and reconfirms it before, during and after the second. Between 1814 and 1918… Read More »

Finland 2015

Demography and economic geography. – Northern European state. The Finland extends over a large but not very hospitable territory, with more than 60% of the total population (5,443,497 residents in 2014, according to an estimate by UNDESA, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) living in the cities of the South or in the… Read More »

Finland 2007

HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY Northern European state. At the 2000 census the population was 5,181,115 residents, Rising to 5,223,440 at an estimate of mid- 2005: the demographic trend remains relatively lively for a developed country, where a birth rate of 10.4 ‰ (2006) against a mortality rate of 9.6 ‰ and an active migratory balance… Read More »

Finland 2000

Population The population (5,154,000 residents according to an estimate of 1998) is growing moderately (4 ‰ annually between 1990 and 1997) and Finnish society does not yet show aspects of accelerated aging, as is the case for other countries of the European Union. Accession to the EU (which took place in 1995) introduced some constraints… Read More »

Finland 1992

Population. – Although with slight increases (0.3% per year), the Finnish population continues to show a positive trend: compared to 4,598,336 residents surveyed in 1970, which became 4,717,724 at the 1975 census and 4,784,710 at the 1980 census, the population amounts (1990 assessment) to 4,997,678 residents. However, the increase is not equally distributed in the… Read More »

Finland 1978

Finland has expanded the field of its relations with foreign countries: starting from March 15, 1961 it was welcomed into the EFTA (but with a position apart from the other components) and since 1969 it has been a member of the OECD. The state is now divided into 12 provinces, following the creation (March 1960)… Read More »

Finland 1970

Finland, as an administrative concept or geographic precise, did not yet exist at the time of D.; perhaps the most direct channel for the knowledge that came to Italy on this part of the earth was the Church of Rome. At the time of D., the position of the Catholic Church in Finland was already more… Read More »

Finland 1961

In recent years, Finland has enjoyed a rather mild climate and the winters during which the Gulf of Bothnia freezes have become rare, while they were frequent in the Middle Ages. The installation of 420,000 refugees from Karelia in new locations, made possible by the tenacious work and austerity regime of the Finnish people, was… Read More »

Finland 1948

During the two wars fought with unfortunate outcome against the Soviet Union, Finland did not experience foreign occupation in the territory and there were no obvious restrictions on its sovereignty, but the country suffered serious mutilation and devastation especially in Lapland and its economy is undergoing a profound evolution. Following the Moscow agreement (March 12,… Read More »

Finland 1938

Population (p. 403). – According to an evaluation of 1936, Finland had 3,807,163 residents, with an absolute increase, compared to the previous census (1930), of 140,096 residents, and an annual percentage increase of 0.6. The alarming reduction in the birth rate, which, from the value of 131.1 per thousand before the world war, fell to… Read More »

Finland Climate

Due to the absolute and relative position of the country, the pre-eminent characteristics of the climate are given by rather rigid temperatures and by not abundant rainfall. Generally, however, it is much more bearable for man than that of almost all other countries which are in a similar absolute position. The annual 0 ° isotherm… Read More »

Finland Geography and Population

Fauna. – The fauna of Finland offers features common to the fauna of northern Europe and zoogeographically belongs to the North-European-Siberian sub-region of the great Palearctic region. Among the Mammals, the mole, various bats, the wolf that you meet in herds as in Russia, Poland and Norway. The fox, the marten, the otter, the ermine,… Read More »

Finland Population and Languages

Population The original demographic events probably concerned the settlement of Finno-Ugric populations, around 2000 BC, in the region located between the Volga and Dvina basins and the western spurs of the Urals. During the different processes of diffusion of those peoples, around the first centuries of the Christian era, some groups moved towards the Baltic… Read More »

Finland Constitution and Religion

Constitution. – According to the constitution of July 17, 1919, Finland is a republic. The president, elected for six years by an absolute majority of 300 electors designated by universal suffrage, represents the state in its foreign relations, appoints the ministers, who must enjoy the confidence of the chamber, and the officials, is the head… Read More »

Finland Army and Navy

Army. – After the Russian Revolution, Finland formed voluntary clandestine formations, which, at the time of the proclamation of independence, reached the strength of about 30,000 men. These units formed the initial nucleus of the forces that fought victoriously (with the help of 12,000 Germans) in January-May 1918 against the Bolshevik army, reaching the maximum… Read More »

Finland Languages

Most of the population of Finland (over 3 million) has Finnish as their mother tongue. Only in southern Finland, in the region called Uusimaa (Swedish Nyland), on the coasts of eastern Bothnia and in the groups of islands of Turku (Åbo) and Ahvenanmaa (Swedish Åland, v.) There are compact nuclei of the speaking population. Swedish… Read More »

Finland Geopolitics (2016)

Finland’s peculiar geopolitical location has its roots in the country’s history. After more than seven centuries of Swedish and Russian domination, Finland gained independence in 1917 and has since promoted international neutrality as a principle useful for safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity. During the second half of the twentieth century, Finnish neutrality translated into… Read More »

Finland Arts

Finnish art, term for the art of the people of Finland. Rock carvings from prehistoric times have survived. a. have been discovered in hard-to-reach places in central and eastern Finnish forest and lake areas since the beginning of the 20th century and have been increasingly explored since the 1960s; From the Mesolithic and Neolithic there are… Read More »

Finland Literature

The most ancient texts date back to the period of the Reformation and are the work of the Protestant bishop Mikael Agricola (1510-57), who wrote an ABC (1543) and a translation of the New Testament (1548). For the rest of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the only literary expressions are writings of a religious and didactic nature, devoid… Read More »

Finland Geography

TERRITORY: MORPHOLOGY Geologically, the Finnish territory constitutes a section of the Baltic shield, the archaeozoic base that forms the substratum of the entire Scandinavian peninsula. Affected by the Caledonian orogeny during the Paleozoic – an era in which there were also volcanic manifestations – and subsequently peneplanated by erosion, the reliefs did not undergo further… Read More »

Finland Industry and Service

ECONOMY: MINERAL RESOURCES AND INDUSTRY There are various subsoil resources and some minerals are relatively abundant; first the iron and copper pyrites, then sulfur, lead, nickel, gold, silver, titanium, vanadium, cobalt, mercury, asbestos. Finland is one of the first European producers of chromite and zinc. However, the lack of energy sources is serious due to… Read More »

IELTS Test Centers in Finland

IELTS Testing Centres in Finland In total, there is one test location in Finland that offer IELTS exams. You can select the one which is closer to you. There are two types of test format available for IELTS exams: paper-based or computer-delivered. For both formats, the Speaking Section is done with a real IELTS examiner… Read More »

SAT Test Centers and Dates in Finland

According to the College Board, there are 2 test centers for SAT and SAT Subject Tests in Finland. Please note that before you register either of the SAT exams, you should choose your test date and test location. Each testing location is affiliated with an educational institution, such as high school, community college, or university.… Read More »