Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomen Tasavalta, Republiken Finland
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Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the Soviet Union and Germany. In the subsequent half century, the Finns have made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.

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1. Dependency status: NA

2. Government type: republic

3. Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia

4. Border Countries: Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km, Russia 1,313 km

5. Climate: cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes

6. Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills

7. Area: 337,030 km2

8. Capital: Helsinki

9. Administrative divisions: 6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen Laani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani

10. Population: 5,175,783 (July 2001 est.)

11. Languages: Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities

12. Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%

13. Currency: markka (FIM); euro (EUR)

14. Original language tekst: NA

15. Time diference to GMT:

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24. Finland office in Poland:

  • Embassy Republic of Finland
    ul. Chopina 4/8
    00-559 Warszawa
    tel. (022) 629-40-91; fax 621-34-42
    e-mail: sanomat.var@formin.fi
    Consular Section
    fax 629-34-42
    Commercial Section
    fax 621-63-94
    e-mail: info@ftc.com.pl
  • Consular Agency of Finland in Grynia
    ul. Jana z Kolna 25
    81-354 Gdynia
    tel. (058) 621-68-52; fax 661-48-64
    open hours: 09.00-11.00 Monday and Friday
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  • slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
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