Finland By Andrei-Cristian Radulescu Raluca Sbirnea Alin Catalin Mocanu Radu Pupezeanu Teachers:Luminita Mocanu Mariana Ciineanu

Finland, Suomi,finnish Population: 5.5 Mil. Political system: Republic Capital: Helsinki Population: 5.5 Mil. Political system: Republic Total area: 338 000 km2 Curency: Euro Year of EU entery: 1995 Neighbors: Rusia, Sweden, Estonia

In this presentation I will talk about: Helsinki School Food Sport Fauna Joensuu Mountain Hikes Traditions Tourism Economy

helsinki Helsinki is the biggest city in Finland. It is in the region Uusima, in the south of the country. It is a multiethnic citiy, from its population of 1.4 mil, 140 K are from other nationalities. The capital is a vibrant seaside city of beautiful islands and great green parks.

school Finland’s educational system is recognized as the one of the best in Europe according with the high grade of highschool graduation. Education in Finland is an education system with no tution fees and with fully subsidised meals served to full-time students.

Finnish cuisine Lohikeitto REINDEER Mustamakkara Sausage made from blood. Lohikeitto Salomon soup REINDEER

Pesäpallo  Pesäpallo, resembling baseball, is the national sport of Finland, although the most popular sports in terms of spectators is ice hockey. Pesäpallo is a combination of traditional ball-batting team games and North American baseball.

Fauna-Wild life Most visitors will be aware of Finland’s ‘Big 4′, namely the Brown bear, the Gray wolf, the Eurasian lynx, and the wolverine.  However there are another 11 species of mammalian carnivore resident in the country. These are the Arctic fox, Red fox, and Raccoon dog.

Fauna-Sea life Sturgeon Salmon Tuna Finland is a paradise for anyone who loves fishing, from the seas around it, through the lakes that take up so much of the country, to the pristine northern rivers of Lapland. Sturgeon Salmon Tuna

Hiking in Finland Finland's unspoilt forests and thousands of islands and lakes offer plenty of opportunities for visitors to enjoy beautiful natural surroundings. In the wildest parts of northern Finland hikers can wander for hours - or even days - without seeing another soul.

Culture of Finland Christmas tree - Joulukuusi It is tradition in Finland to have a christmas tree. The first christmas trees were seen in Finland in the early 1800s. They set up our tree on 21st of December and they take it down on 13th of January.

Culture of Finland National costume in finland

Tourism-Finland the Lakeland Finland is an important tourism attraction. Finland attracted over 4,6mil tourists every year. The value added by tourism is about 2.5% of the Finnish PIB, and provided around 130 000 jobs. Finland is famous for its many lakes, nearly 200,000. Tampere is the biggest city on the Finnish Lakeland.

Tourism-Rovaniemi, Lapland 190 000 reindeers 100 000 huskies 1 Santa Claus u Everyone knows the one and only Santa Claus is Finnish and lives in Lapland.  We don’t know where his home is, but we know that he has the office in Rovaniemi.

Economy These are the most important parts on Finland’s economy. Finland has a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output equal to that of other western economies. These are the most important parts on Finland’s economy. Agriculture -Forestry Industry -Electronics -Metals, engineering and manufacturing -Chemical industry -Pulp and paper industry -Energy industry

-Energy industry

Joensuu-mouth of the river Founded in: 1848 Area: 2,381 km2 Population: 75 557 Founded by: the Czar Nicholas I of Russia Region: North Karelia Location: Est

Joensuu-mouth of the river

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