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Things you didn't know about Finland - Andrewz - 12-06-2008
Finland is the first country in the world after coffee consumption per citizen, and is the only country which indicator is growing.
The famous Linux was created by the Finnish student Linus Torvalds.
The company "Nokia" brings to Finland about 40% of the national income.
Finland is one of the few countries where euthanasia is allowed (the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness).
Finland officially allows prostitution and unisex marriages
Finland's population is only 5,000,000 people.
The Finnish language is considered to be one of the most difficult in the world (along with Hungarian and Russian).
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - M.Helen - 02-03-2009
Wow, so we should understand that if not Nokia, Finland would have been by 40% poorer than it is today? Now this is what I call a giant company. The Finnish tax services must be happy about having that tax payer.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Terry - 02-11-2009
something more: Finland is the country where most uncommon sports in the world are practiced. Tens of new sports are being invented every year.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Terry - 02-14-2009
Finland is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union, with only 16 inhabitants per km²
Its territory has exactly 187,888 lakes, which is larger than 500 m²
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Faw_Peter - 02-17-2009
good example of ecological country:
10 % of its surface is covered by water and 69 % by forests.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Terry - 02-20-2009
Despite the cold weather, rainy days are only 120 per year.
According to statistics Finnish women earn 1.000 € less than men per month.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Steven - 02-26-2009
Finland is a great place for studying. It has 21 university level institutions and 30 polytechnics. The educational system is similar to the one used in Europe. International students make up about 5% of the total students from Finland.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Guest - 02-28-2009
Steven Wrote:Finland is a great place for studying. It has 21 university level institutions and 30 polytechnics. The educational system is similar to the one used in Europe. International students make up about 5% of the total students from Finland.I has always been surprised with Finnish education - not the system itself but the ordinary people's level.
I have never had troubles when turning to somebody for information - they always speak good (or at least very understandable) English.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Steven - 03-01-2009
Guest Wrote:Steven Wrote:Finland is a great place for studying. It has 21 university level institutions and 30 polytechnics. The educational system is similar to the one used in Europe. International students make up about 5% of the total students from Finland.I has always been surprised with Finnish education - not the system itself but the ordinary people's level.
I have never had troubles when turning to somebody for information - they always speak good (or at least very understandable) English.
yes, indeed. In Finland, knowing English is almost the same as knowing their national language. Probably it's because they understand that the Finnish language is very difficult for foreigners. It's considered one of the most difficult to learn and understand.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Benn - 03-04-2009
This country is full of different kind of rocks. You may think there's nothing special in this, but, these rocks are really big. They are similar to a two-storey house.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Terry - 03-06-2009
In summer, darkness rarely comes. There is a phenomenon there named "White nights".
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Benn - 03-06-2009
According to the World Audit study of 2006, Finland is the least corrupt and most democratic country in the world.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - M.Helen - 03-11-2009
According to the world forum, Finland is the world's most competitive state along with the United States.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Steven - 03-12-2009
According to the Freedom House survey, Finland ranks #1 in press freedom. 15-years-old Fins have best literary capacities in the world
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Riser - 04-01-2009
85% of Finnish people have the Lutheran religion, 1% are Orthodox. 6% of the population speak Swedish.
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - Benn - 04-10-2009
Finland is the only country in the world which broadcasts the news in Latin. Nuntii Latini - News in Latin - is a weekly review of world news in Classical Latin
Re: Things you didn't know about Finland - samuel5028 - 10-12-2010
Thank you for sharing useful information.
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