| Local Name: Suomen Tasavalta Republiken Finland |
| Surface : 338,000 sq. km (130,500
sq. miles)...Finland is known as the 'land of the thousand lakes', but in fact there are a
total of 187,888 lakes. The lakes are a veritable maze with their profusion of bays,
headlands and islands. |
| Population : 5,160,000 (31.12.1998)
inhabitants |
| Climate: cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild
because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea,
and more than 60,000 lakes |
| Electricity: The electric current in Finland is 220 V (230 V),
50 Hz. |
| Passport: Citizens of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway do not need a
passport, visa or residence permit to enter and reside Finland. Finland also accepts in
place of a passport valid identity cards issued to their citizens by the officials of all
EU countries (except Greece), Liechtenstein, San Marino and Switzerland. All other
nationalities require a valid passport.....Visas: Most western nationals, including
Americans, citizens of EU countries, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, Malaysians,
Singaporeans and most South Americans do not need a visa..... NOTE: Travellers
planning a trip across the border to Russia must have a visa. It is advisable to get it in
the traveller's country of origin, because it takes at least eight weekdays to obtain a
visa in Helsinki. |
| Capital : Helsinki (population
546 317; 1998) |
| System : Parliamentary Republic ....Constitution:
Finland is a Western democracy with a President elected to a 6-year term, and a
200-member, single-chamber parliament elected every four years....Parliament consists of
one chamber with 200 members chosen for four years by direct and proportional election. |
| Languages : Finland is officially bilingual: Finnish, a
Finno-Ugric language, is spoken by 92.74%, and Swedish by 5.71%. About 1700 people in
Lapland speak Lappish (Sami). |
| Religions : 86 % of Finns are Lutherans, 1 % Orthodox, and 10
% unaffiliated. |
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| Europe Ferry....
italiano...
german
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| Money : Euro |
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