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WebLapland (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Lappi; Inari Sami: Laapi; Swedish: Lappland; Latin: Lapponia) is the largest and northernmost region of Finland.The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Troms and …

WebThe first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the unofficial national anthem Maamme.Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland, surrounded by laurel leaves, on a white flag.. The current blue-crossed design was first used in Finland by Nyländska Jaktklubben, a yacht club founded in Helsinki in 1861. In addition to the blue cross on the …

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Web24/02/2021 · Finland, a North European Nordic country, covers an area of 338,455 km 2 (130,678 sq mi).. During the last Ice Age, Finland was covered by a thick layer of ice. When that ice sheet retreated (or melted) about 10,000 years ago, it gouged the surface of the land and left in its wake innumerable islands, rivers and streams, as well as an estimated …

Web30/11/2016 · The treaty ending the Winter War forced Finland to cede 11 percent of its territory to the Soviet Union, yet the country maintained its independence and later squared off against Russia a second ...

WebFinnair (Finnish: Finnair Oyj, Swedish: Finnair Abp) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its hub.Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international air travel in Finland. Its major shareholder is the government of Finland, which owns 55.9% of its shares (as of 2014). …

WebThe economy of Finland is a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of western European economies such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. ... History. Being geographically distant from Western and Central Europe in relation to other Nordic countries, Finland struggled behind in terms of industrialization …

WebFinland shares this history with close neighbour Sweden, which Finland was a part of until the split of the Swedish empire in 1809. Finland did not join the Soviet Union's economic sphere but remained a free-market economy and conducted bilateral trade with the Soviet Union. After the ...