FINLAND Geography, Culture and Arts By Katalin Dobos
a country of thousands lakes and islands a country of thousands lakes and islands The highest point is the Halti The highest point is the Halti Lapland Lapland
Climate Taiga forest and fens Taiga forest and fens Little arable land Little arable land Temperate, subarctic, maritime and continental climate Temperate, subarctic, maritime and continental climate
Wildlife Whooper swan (national bird) Whooper swan (national bird) Brown bear (national animal) Brown bear (national animal)
gray wolf, elk and reindeer gray wolf, elk and reindeer red fox, red squirrel, and mountain hare red fox, red squirrel, and mountain hare
Visual Arts Wäinö Aaltonen- sculptor Eliel Saarinen – designer Alvar Aalto - architect
Music FFFFolk music ~ traditional Karelian CCCClassical & opera ~ Jean Sibelius
Music Rock music ~ Hurriganes ~ Hurriganes ~ Nightwish ~ Nightwish ~ Sonata Arctica ~ Sonata Arctica ~ Children of Bodom ~ Children of Bodom
Media and communications Linus Torvalds~ (software engineer)
5 national public service radio channels 5 national public service radio channels & 3 digital radio channels MTV3 MTV3
Public holidays CCCChristian holidays (Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension Day) ssssecular holidays (May Day, Midsummer Day)
Religion Evangelical Lutheran Church (79,7 %) Evangelical Lutheran Church (79,7 %) Finnish Orthodox Church (1,1%) Finnish Orthodox Church (1,1%) Other (1,2 %) Other (1,2 %)
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