The Finland Project
By Aaliyah Nguyen
Finland
My country was Finland. Finland joined the European Union(EU) on January 1st 1995.
Lapland (Northern Lights)
The northern lights form high in the sky, about 80km or higher. It would have to be clear sky's without clouds to appear and usually occur around September/October and February/March.
Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village has over 3 exhibits covering nearly 400 square meters consisting Santa Park,Santa village , and reindeer park. "Santa" receives hundreds of thousands of letters from most countries including Great Britain,Japan,Poland,and Italy.
Suomenilla
Suomenilla was built in the second half of the 18th century. It's a interesting example of the European Military architecture at the time.
History of Finland
Finland was most part of The Kingdom of Sweden from the 13th century to 1809. Finland is located in Northern Europe. Sweden,Norway, and Russia are neighbors of Finland. The Baltic Sea,Gulf of Bothnia,and The Gulf of Finland borders Finland.
Finland Flag
The Finland flag, also called Siniristilppu ("Blue Cross Flag"), represents the thousands of lakes across the country and the white for the snow in the winter and also Christianity.
Oulu River
The Oulu river is the most significant river in Finland. It's 66 miles long and flows into the Bothiam Bay.
Haltiatunturi
The Maltiatunturi is the highest point in Finland. It's 1324 m. above sea level and 4478 ft. in elevation.
Finland Forest's (in general)
Finland Forests cover 65% of Finland. The capital city of Finland,Helsinki,have sizable forested areas as well.
Government
Finland's government type is Republic, meaning the power of government is held by the people and the representatives are responsible for helping all of the people and not just a few.
Currency Type
Finlands currency is currently Euros but we're once Markkas (as shown in the photo)
Major Cities and Interesting Facts
The capital of Finland is Helsinki consisting over 600,000 citizens. 3 other major cities including Espoo with 268,934 citizens, Tampere with about 220,000 citizens and Vantaa with 212,473 citizens.
3 interesting facts about Finland is that slot machines there give ALL of its earnings to charity, 9 of 10 plastic bottles get recycled and almost 100% of glass bottles get recycled, and in 2010, Finland was the 1st country in the world to make internet access a legal right.