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Finland Country Guide | Guide to Finland

Country Guide Finland

Capital: Helsinki

Population: 5,249,000

Currency: euro (EUR)

Religions: Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)

Government: republic

Languages: Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)

Climate: cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes

Phone Code: 358

Finland photo

Photos of Finland

Photos of Finland by Paul Dodson, courtesy of Observations of an Unimportant Man.

Balloons at Vappu - Vappu Celebrations in Helsinki, Finland Frogmen in the Fountain - Vappu - Vappu Celebrations in Helsinki, Finland Enjoying the Light - Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland Old Style Telephone Booth - Seurasaari, Finland Helsinki's Lutheran Church During Easter Celebrations - Easter in Helsinki, Finland Frogmen in the Fountain - Vappu, Helsinki - Vappu Celebrations in Helsinki, Finland

Festivals in Finland

Wife Carrying World Championships [article]
World Sauna Championships [article]
World Sauna Championships [snippet]
Wife Carrying Championships [snippet]
Wife Carrying [photo gallery]
World Sauna Championships [photo gallery]
Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships [video]
Vappu [video]
Kettupäivät - Fox Days [web site]
Espoo Ciné [web site]

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Finland Accommodation

hotels in Finland from Hotel Club Hotels in Finland

Finland Flights

Finnair (Finland) - Finland's national carrier flies to destinations in Europe, North America and the Middle East
Finnair


2camels has searched the web for airlines that fly to Finland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Finnair) through to airline sites that feature flights to Finland.

Finland Tours

Tours in Finland

Further Finland Resources

Photos of Finland [web site]
Visit Finland [web site]

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