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Mar 18, 2024 · Finland. Europe. Page last updated: March 18, 2024. Photos of Finland. view 10 photos. Introduction. Background. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917.
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Mar 20, 2024 · Finland – again – is the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. But how is it that a country where winter can last 200 days – including weeks where the sun...
3 days ago · Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. Tampere is the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland. Tampere and its surroundings are part of the historic province of Satakunta.
1 day ago · Helsinki ( / ˈhɛlsɪŋki / HEL-sink-ee or / hɛlˈsɪŋki / ⓘ hel-SINK-ee; [10] [11] Finnish: [ˈhelsiŋki] ⓘ; Swedish: Helsingfors, Finland Swedish: [helsiŋˈforːs] ⓘ) is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and serves as the seat of the Uusimaa region in southern Finland.
1 day ago · Turku ( / ˈtʊərkuː / TOOR-koo; [11] [12] Finnish: [ˈturku] ⓘ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: [ˈoːbu] ⓘ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura.
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5 days ago · Finnish language, member of the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic language family, spoken in Finland. At the beginning of the 19th century, Finnish had no official status, with Swedish being used in Finnish education, government, and literature.
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2 days ago · [ˈsuɔmi], schwedisch Finland [ˈfɪnland] ), amtlich Republik Finnland (finnisch Suomen tasavalta, schwedisch Republiken Finland ), ist eine parlamentarische Republik in Nordeuropa, seit 1995 Mitglied der Europäischen Union und seit 2023 Mitglied der NATO. Finnland grenzt an Schweden, Norwegen, Russland und die Ostsee .