Finland By: Josh & Bailey

Languages Finnish is 93% Swedish is 6% Some speak Sami in Scandinavia

Government republic government a mixed parliamentary/pre sidential system 1 president, 1 prime minister Tarja Halonen

Religion Evangelical Lutheran is 89% Russian Orthodox is 1% None is 9% Other is 1%

Economy timber, copper, zinc, iron, ore, silver Cereals, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish. industries: pulp and paper, clothing, foodstuffs ect. currency is euro, divided into 100 cents

Ethnicity Groups: – Finn 93.4% –Swede 5.6% –Russian 0.5%, –Estonian 0.3%, – Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, –Sami 0.1%

Facts 338,000 square kilometres, of which 10% is water and 69% forest Seventh largest country in Europe 5.2 million people 65% live in towns or urban areas, 35% rural Capital of Finland Helsinki

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