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Travel Guide, Finland

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, offers more than 30 museums and galleries, the whole country offers a beautiful landscape and is ideal for rock climbing, hiking and biking whilst Santa Clause is sitting in the highest north and thinks about the presents for Christmas – doesn’t it sound like a exciting holiday!
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  • Ecology and environment of Finland

    air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution ...

  • Economy of Finland

    Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita output roughly ...

  • Holidays in Finland

    January, the 1st New Year’s Eve January, the 6th Epiphani April, the 14th Good Friday ...

 
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  • When to go: All year round
  • Population: 5,250,275 inhabitants
  • Area: 338,145 km2
  • Capital: Helsinki
  • Language(s): Finnish 91.5% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2006)
  • Altitude (in meters): 0
  • Major exports: electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber
  • Major imports: foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, grains
  • http://www.finland.fi/

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