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,

External links

• Finland Forum Discussion forum for people interested in Finland (in English)
• Parliament of Finland - Official Parliamentary site
• The Finnish Government - Official governmental site
• The President of Finland - Official site of the President of the Republic of Finland
• The Tourism Expert - Finland links in 10 languages
• Virtual Finland - Main portal to Finland (Administred by Finland's government)
• Finlandia (a cappella version, including traditional lyrics can be heard on Virtual Finland