1. FINLAND KUOPIO irja.nenola@sakky.fi

2. FACTS ON FINLAND  POPULATION 5.2 MILLION  TOTAL AREA 338 000 SQUARE KM  TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:  FINNISH AND SWEDISH  TODAY FINLAND IS DEVELOPING MORE MULTILINGUAL AND MULTI-CULTURAL

3. 10% is water and 69% forest;10% is water and 69% forest; 187,888 lakes, 5,100 rapids and 179,584 islands;187,888 lakes, 5,100 rapids and 179,584 islands; Europe's largest archipelago, including the semi-autonomous province of ÅlandEurope's largest archipelago, including the semi-autonomous province of Åland 1,160 km north to south, 540 km west to east Finland's land border with Russia (1,269 km) is the eastern border of the European Union.

4. EU FINLAND  FINLAND BECAME A MEMBER OF EU IN 1995  EUROS WERE INTRODUCED IN 2002  PARLIAMENT 200  The Centre Party 51  The National Coalition Party 50  The Social Democratic Party 45  The Left Wing Alliance 17  The Green League 15  The Swedish People's Party 9  The Christian Democrats 7  The True Finns 5  Others ( Åland representative) 1

5. HISTORY  INDEPENDENT SINCE 1917  1115 The first crusade to Finland by the Swedes. Finland becomes part of the Swedish realm.  1809 Finland is handed over to Russia by Sweden and becomes a autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian emperor.  1955 Finland joins the United Nations

6. Découvrez le Nokia 500 INTERNATIONAL FINLAND

7. FINN FOOD  Finnish cuisine is 'cross-kitchen'. "Finland does not have its own old food culture. We have lived under two culturally different and significant countries, and our cuisine as such takes from both the West, i.e.Sweden, and from the East, i.e.Russia. What Finnish cuisine has then is a certain Slavic feeling to it, while at the same time it has features of Scandinavian simplicity or clarity.” (By Jyrki Sukula, a famous Finnish cook)

8. DRINKSJUOMAT  Watervesi  soda waterkivennäisvesi  Milkmaito  soft drinkvirvoitusjuoma  Juicetuoremehu  white winevalkoviini  red winepunaviini  Beerolut

9. MEAT LIHA  Porksianliha  Mutton,lamblampaanliha  Vealvasikanliha  Sausagemakkara  Livermaksa  kidneymunuaiset  Beefnaudanliha  Beefhäränliha  Hamkinkku

10. FISH KALA  Perch ahven  Bream lahna  Flounder kampela  Trout taimen  Pike hauki  pike-perch kuha  Crayfish rapu  Burbot made  Salmon lohi  Whitefish siika  Herring silli  Baltic herring Silakka  Cod turska  Eel ankerias  Lamprey nahkiainen

11. KALAKUKKO FINNISH FISH PASTY

12. KUOPIO EVENTS  ICE MARATHON: February  DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL: June  WINE FESTIVAL: July  INLAKE BOAT TRIPS in summer

13. KUOPIO  FOUNDED IN 1775  120 000 INHABITANTS (Kuopio and region)  KUOPIO UNIVERSITY IS FOCUSED ON  MEDICINE, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT  Kuopio University of Applied Sciences provides Business studies and IT studies in English

14. Welcome to Kuopio Finland