1. FINLAND Geography, Culture and Arts By Katalin Dobos

2. 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

3. 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

4. Wildlife Whooper swan (national bird) Whooper swan (national bird) Brown bear (national animal) Brown bear (national animal)

5. gray wolf, elk and reindeer gray wolf, elk and reindeer red fox, red squirrel, and mountain hare red fox, red squirrel, and mountain hare

6. Visual Arts  Wäinö Aaltonen- sculptor  Eliel Saarinen – designer  Alvar Aalto - architect

8. Music FFFFolk music ~ traditional Karelian CCCClassical & opera ~ Jean Sibelius

10. Music  Rock music ~ Hurriganes ~ Hurriganes ~ Nightwish ~ Nightwish ~ Sonata Arctica ~ Sonata Arctica ~ Children of Bodom ~ Children of Bodom

13. Media and communications Linus Torvalds~ (software engineer)

14. 5 national public service radio channels 5 national public service radio channels & 3 digital radio channels MTV3 MTV3

15. Public holidays CCCChristian holidays (Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension Day) ssssecular holidays (May Day, Midsummer Day)

16. 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 %)

17. Thank you for your attention!