COUNTRY NAME

Finland 

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Fun Facts about the Country

   1. There are as many as 180,000 islands in Finland

   2. Finland is the home of Santa Claus. He also has an office in the North of Finland, in the Artic Circle.

     3. Donald Duck Comics were banned in Finland, because Donald duck doesn't were pants!

     4.  There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland. Appromiately 500 of which are traditional smoke saunas.

     Natural Resources

     Natural Resources in Finland are: potatoes, timber, zinc, copper, gold, lead, limestone, chromire, nickel, iron, fish, game and foul, and silver.

Topographical Features

    Finland is a country that is mountainus

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Demographic Information

5,335,754 people live in Finland. Most of people that live in Finland are full-blooded Finns, or they come from; Norway, Sweden, and from Russia.

Languages Spoken

Finnish, Swedish

Foods to Try

     In Finland there are many food choices to choose from! But most of them are pastries. Karjalanpiirakka,kaalikääryleet, and a Runesberg's Tart are some of the most noticable Finnish foods.

Great Places for Kids/Teens to go 

Stockholm/Espoo Border Ice Bar- http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/countries/sweden/stockholm-ice-bar.htm

Helsinki the Captial City- http://www.romow.com/regional-blog/places-to-visit-in-helsinki-finland/

Major Metropolitan Areas

    Helsinki- (Population) 560,000

     Espoo- 242,372

     Oulu-137,360