Area: 338 000 km², population: 5,2 mill., capital: Helsinki, 560 000  inhabitants, time: GMT  2, currency: Euro, form of government: republic.

The biggest cities: Helsinki, Turku, Vaasa.

 

Finland is called "The land of the thousand lakes", and is also famous for its outstanding architecture and design tradition. Jean Sibelius is Finland's most famous composer. In Savonlinna in the east there is arranged a big opera festival every year.

 

Official languages: Finnish and Swedish (spoken by Swedish people mainly in the south). In the north there is a small Lappish population.

 

Area: 338 000 km², population: 5,2 mill., capital: Helsinki, 560 000  inhabitants, time: GMT  2, currency: Euro, form of government: republic.

The biggest cities: Helsinki, Turku, Vaasa.

 

Finland is called "The land of the thousand lakes", and is also famous for its outstanding architecture and design tradition. Jean Sibelius is Finland's most famous composer. In Savonlinna in the east there is arranged a big opera festival every year.

 

Official languages: Finnish and Swedish (spoken by Swedish people mainly in the south). In the north there is a small Lappish population.