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1År 1936 föreslogs mottot vapaa, vankka, vakaa ("fri, fast, stadig") som tillägg till statsvapnet, men idén fann inget officiellt godkännande. 2Tidigare finsk mark. Finland ( finska Suomi ( info) ), officiellt Republiken Finland ( Suomen tasavalta ), är en republik i norra Europa.
Oulu ( / ˈoʊluː / OH-loo, [9] [10] Finnish: [ˈou̯lu] ⓘ; Swedish: Uleåborg [ʉːlɛɔˈbɔrj] ⓘ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately 215,000, while the sub-region has a ...
Road transport in Finland is the most popular method of transportation, particularly in rural areas where the railway network does not extend to. As of 2011 there are 78,162 kilometres (48,568 mi) of public roads, of which 51,016 kilometres (31,700 mi) are paved. [1] : 42 The main road network comprises over 13,329 kilometres (8,282 mi) of road.
Same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Finland since 1 March 2017. Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the Parliament of Finland on 12 December 2014 with support from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Green League, the Left Alliance, the Swedish People's Party and the National Coalition Party (NCP).
The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement.
Labour Day march of the Communist Party of Finland on Kaivokatu in Helsinki on May 1, 1960 Leaders of the Communist Party of Finland: Ensio Laine (left), Markus Kainulainen, Taisto Sinisalo, Aarne Saarinen, Arvo Aalto, and Erkki Kivimäki in 1970. The Cold War era was the high point of Communists in Finland. Between 1944 and 1979 support of the ...
Sanna Marin. Sanna Mirella Marin ( Finnish: [ˈsɑnːɑ ˈmirelːɑ ˈmɑriːn]; [1] born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish former politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2023.
