Fun Facts

We don’t hear about this country much in the media, because it’s just too awesome. Here are some facts that will make you want to live in Finland.

-Finland is the fifth largest country in Europe.

-68% of the country is covered by forest.

-Helsinki is the capital, with a population of 539,000 but with the little cities around it, it’s around 900,000.

-Other big cities include Tampere and Turku.

-The language of the elves in the famous movie based on a book, Lord Of The Rings, is based on Finnish.

-Finland is a bilingual country, the two official languages are Swedish and Finnish.

-The UN, voted Finland as the second most stable country in the world.

-The UN, voted Finland as the best country to live in.

-The total population of Finland is 5.1 million.

-The density of the population is low, 17 people per square kilometer.

-The most studied language is Finland is English.

-The elected President spends 6 year in the office.

-The Finnish currency is Euro.

-Finland was the first European country to give right to vote for women.

-Most Finnish are Lutherans. About 95%.

-Finland ranks 4th in the world for the well being of kids.

-The total consummation of pure alcohol is lower then any other country.

-Finland is ranked as the least corrupt country in the world.

-Most crimes in Finland are homicides committed by drunk people during weekends.

-Finland has one of the largest armies in the world per capita.

-85% of Finnish are willing to defend their homeland.

-Their military budget is around 2billion.

-The most famous Finnish company might be Nokia, in the west.

-Lordi, the Finnish monster rock band won the eurovision in 2006.

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