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Inari, Finland. Location. An airport in Ivalo. Coat of arms. Inari is a municipality in Lapland. As of 2013, about 6,730 people lived there. Neighbouring municipalities are Enontekiö, Kittilä, Sodankylä and Utsjoki. The largest urban area in Inari is Ivalo.
The Finnish national final was held on 29th January at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarre Elo. The winner was chosen by postcard voting. The results were announced on 5th February. Valto Laitinen (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) Erik Lindström (m.), Sauvo Puhtila (l.) Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.)
The President of the Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti, Swedish: Republiken Finlands president) is the nation's head of state. The president is elected directly by the people of Finland for a term of six years. Since 1991, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms.
Romani people in Finland. Romani Gypsies in Finland belong to the eastern Kale group and settled in Finland at the end of the sixteenth century. Numbering about 11,000-12,000 the Finnish gypsies live mostly in urban areas. Although some of Finland’s gypsies still speak their Kale dialect of the Romani Gypsy language, most Finnish Gypsies ...
The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, Finnish: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue [ˈsuo̯men ˈsosiɑ(ː)liˌdemokrɑːtːinen ˈpuo̯lue]; Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats (Finnish: Sosiaalidemokraatit; Swedish: Socialdemokrater) and also known in Finnish as Demarit (Swedish: Socialdemokraterna), is a social-democratic political party in ...
A commuter train bound for the airport. The Finnish railway network has a total track length of 9,216 km (5,727 mi). The railways are built with a broad 1524 mm track gauge. 3,249 km (2,019 mi) is electrified. Passenger trains are run by the state-owned enterprise VR. These services cover all major cities and many rural areas.
The Parliament of Finland (Finnish: Suomen eduskunta, Swedish: Finlands riksdag) is the unicameral supreme legislature of Finland. It was founded on 9 May 1906. It works with the Constitution of Finland. The power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament is made up of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years.
