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Finland

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WELCOME TO FINLAND!

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POPULATION: 5.4 million

CURRENCY: Euro

INTERNATIONAL STATUS: Achieved independence in

1917; member of the European Union since 1995; militarily

non-aligned

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE: Services 67 % of GDP, industry

30 %, agriculture 3 %; exports account for 39 % of GDP

AREA: 338,000 km² (130,500 square miles)

LOCATION: Northern Europe; shares borders with Sweden,

Norway and Russia

CAPITAL: Helsinki (population 596,000)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Finnish 90.4 %, Swedish 5.4 %

RELIGIONS: Evangelical Lutheran Church 78 %; Orthodox

Church 1 %; no religious affiliation 19 %; other religious

communities 2 %

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy;

presidential elections every six years; Parliament (200

members) elected every four years

GDP PER CAPITA

€ 33,600

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Education level 33% Basic Level

39% Upper Secondary Level

28% Tertiary (University) Level

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EDUCATION AND CULTURE

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Finland’s history is a history of progress on education.

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Finland’s schoolchildren are ranked among the best in the world year after year in the PISA studies. Teachers are highly appreciated in Finland.

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Top scores are achieved where everyone has equal opportunities.Free education for all.

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Life-long learning. Learning is for all ages. It is also for free.

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Finnish culture is rich with unique and personal figures.

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Finland’s history is filled with solutions to difficult problems.

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Finland is creative. Our best solutions are the most uncommon.

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Thinking in terms of design produces unique solutions.

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FINNISH CHARACTER

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Courage Perseverance

Finnish character

Sisu

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Finnish people have been pioneers in promoting social equality.

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The Finnish society is based on trust.

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Finns are punctual.

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Finns are good listeners.

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CUISINE AND TRAVEL

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Combination of traditional cuisine and continental style cooking

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Finland is both about the city and the countryside.

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Summer and winter are as different as night and day.

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The Funny side of Finland…Air Guitar and Finnish Sauna World Championships.

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The Funny side of Finland…Wife Carrying and World Cell Phone Throwing Championships

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SOME USEFUL TIPS Don’t try to greet a Finn with kisses! Finns shake hands and

make eye contact. Handshakes are brief and firm, and involve no supporting gestures.

The Finns are polite and respectful. They wait and stay at line with patience everywhere and in every situation, and wait for green at the light for cross over.

Don´t talk too much or express feelings in public. Finns place great value on words, which is reflected in the tendency to say little and avoid 'unnecessary' small talk. They are better at listening than at talking.

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SOME USEFUL TIPS Finns drink coffee anywhere and anytime. More coffee per

person is drunk in Finland than anywhere else in the world. If you go to someone´s home, a plant or flowers for the hostess

or host is the norm. When entering someone’s home, you have to take your shoes off.

Do accept an invitation to a sauna. Having a sauna is something completely natural to Finns. There are 1.5 million saunas in Finland.

Finns love Karaoke!

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THANK YOU (KIITOS)

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WELCOME TO FINLAND!

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