1. Finland Winter Olympics

2. Finland is 4,801mi from Kansas Finland’s capital is Helsinki

3. Fun facts - Finland is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union, with only 16 inhabitants per km².

4. Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

5. The National Olympic Committee for Finland is the Finnish Olympic Committee, and was created and recognized in 1907, when Finland was a part of the Russian Empire.

6. Finland and Sweden are the only nations that have earned medals at every Olympic Games (summer and winter) since 1908. Finnish athletes have won a total of 302 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 156 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in Nordic skiing events. Finland and Sweden are the only nations that have earned medals at every Olympic Games (summer and winter) since 1908. Finnish athletes have won a total of 302 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 156 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in Nordic skiing events.

7. Olympic history Winter Games 1924,1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014

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