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"the land of thousands of lakes"

Capital - Helsinki

Official languages - Finnish

Swedish

Religion -  Evangelical Lutheran,

Eastern Orthodoxy

President - Sauli Niinistö

Independence - 6.12.1917

Area - 338 434, 73 km²

Population - 5 468 609

Currency - Euro (€) (EUR)

Scenery                     - 75% of Finland is

covered by forests

and we´ve got over

187 000 lakes

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The capital of Finland

It’s located on the shore of The Gulf of Finland (The Baltic Sea)

It was founded in 1550

Inhabitants: 621 000

Area: 715,48 km²

The center of Finnish art and culture, where many cultural events are organized

Helsinki is also the political center. The Finnish Parliament house is located there

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Things You Will Love & Hate About Finland

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Aerial sightseeing in Helsinki, Finland 2013. Filmed with a DJI Phantom quadcopter and Hero 3 Black Edition. Edited in Final Cut Pro X. The song is Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling.

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Many tourists visit Helsinki every year - even our class did this year (spring 2014)

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One of Finland’s 19 regions (the one where Karstula is placed!)

Inhabitants: 275,320

Area: 19 948,75 km²

Central Finland is mostly countryside and forest with hundreds of lakes

The main center of Central Finland is Jyväskylä. It’s the nearest town to Karstula

Inhabitants in Jyväskylä: 135 600

One of the most important universities of Finland is in Jyväskylä and therefore there live many students

The first teacher seminar of Finland was founded in Jyväskylä 150 years ago

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The main center of Central Finland is Jyväskylä. It’s the nearest town to Karstula

Inhabitants in Jyväskylä: 135 600

One of the most important universities of Finland is in Jyväskylä and therefore there live many students

The first teacher seminar of Finland was founded in Jyväskylä 150 years ago

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Summer Finland: Holiday in Central Finland

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Summer holiday in Central Finland offers sunny days, blue lakes, green forests and clear air. Watercourses, national parks and countryside in general are full of possibilities for fishing, swimming, hiking, paddling, cycling and horse back riding. Holiday cottages and farm holiday locations are great places for accommodation.

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-Winter is very cold and snowy in Finland.

-Temperature can be up to -30 Celsius degrees.

-People do lots of sports in winter, for example skating,

ice hockey, downhill skiing and cross-country skiing.

-People do also some crazy arctic stuff like snowmobile driving

and swimming in a frozen lake

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- Northern infrequently inhabited part of Finland

-Beautiful, unique nature. It has arctic hills, rivers, forests and exotic animals (for example reindeers)

- Polar night and midnight sun

-Samis are Lapland's native people

- One of their vocational branch is reindeer herding

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- It is said that Santa Claus lives in Korvatunturi with his elfs'

- Santa Park is in Rovaniemi in artic circle. It is Santas own village and there people can meet Santa over the year.

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Special Santa Snooper Webcam Tracker Video

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Santa Claus and Reindeer on the road - Lapland - Finland - Rovaniemi - Father Christmas

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Santatelevision: Santa Claus Reindeer Ride by Air - Lapland - Finland - Rovaniemi - Father Christmas - Joulupukki alias Santa Clause in Finnish Lapland - Arctic Circle. USEFUL LINK: http://www.santatelevision.com/