Finland

The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland has land frontiers with Sweden, Norway and Russia. The Åland Islands, off the southwestern coast, are under Finnish sovereignty while enjoying extensive autonomy. The Finnish name for Finland is Suomi; in Swedish it is Finland. The Latin language name is Fennia. Finland has a population of only five million people in three hundred thousand square kilometres,

Culture

Main article: Culture of Finland

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• List of Finns
• Suuret Suomalaiset List of 100 Greatest Finns
• Characteristics of Finnishness:
• Finnish Maiden
• Kalevala
• Kantele
• Mämmi
• Historical Finnish paganism
• Koskenkorva
• Santa Claus (Local name is Joulupukki)
• Sauna and Finnish sauna
• Sisu
• Perkele
• Talkoot
• Turun sinappi
• Salmiakki
• Coffee
• Cuisine of Finland
• Music of Finland