LIFE IN FINLAND…GENERAL

FINLAND IN GENERAL

•GEOGRAPHICAL •CLIMATIC•ECONOMICAL•SOCIAL•FINNISH FAMILY•EDUCATIONAL •SYSTEM•WORKING LIFE

GEOGRAPHICAL POINT OF VIEW

Nordic country•Area 338 419,31 km²

•1160 km from south to north

•540 km from west to east

•Haltitunturi 1 324 m

•5,3 mill. inhabitant

•Lakes 187 888

CLIMATIC POINT OF VIEW• 4 SEASONS

• MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE +25 + 30 (+35,5)

• MINIMUM TEMPERATURE –25 –40 (-51)

• AVERAGE TEMPERATURE +5,5 (-2)

• DARKNESS, COLD, WINDY, RAINY

• MIDSUMMER – WITHOUT NIGHT

• People are unhappy, depressed, psychical problems, many suicides

ECONOMICAL POINT OF VIEW• AGRICULTURE 3,3 %• SERVICE SECTOR 66,5 %• INDUSTRY 30,2 %: wood (paper), forestry,

metal, technology, IT, electronic• Nokia 65 000 employees• Stora Enso (biggest paper manufacture in the

world)• UPM-Kymmene, Metsäliitto • Neste Oil • Kone –lifts, elevators• Wärtsilä • Finnair

SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW• ISOLATED AREA•POPULATIN DENSITY 1/17 KM2•Finns like personal space/time (distance 1 – 2

m)•URALIC LANGUAGE•NOT VERY TALKATIVE •VERY POOR BODY LANGUAGE•QUIET TEMPERAMENT•ALCOLHOLISM • IMMIGRANTS 2,7 %: Finns 97,3 %, Russians

0,51 %, Estonians 0,42 %, Swedes 0,16 %

FINNISH FAMILY• MOTHER + FATHER

+ 2 CHILDREN + DOG

• divorced 27,6 %• Maternity leave max 3

years• Mothers like working• Child care• Elderly homes

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

•PRESCHOOL 6 – 7 YEARS (1 y)•COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 1 – 9 classes•HIGH SCHOOL/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL•UNIVESTITY/POLYTECHNIC•LIFE LONG LEARNING

WORKING LIFE

•work is most important (to have work)•flexible work time (all time if need)•very important to be on right time in

place•equality between employer and

employees•unemployment 7,6 % (28.2.2009)•Bully in work place: psychological

problems