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Finland

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Finland. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Finland's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

Finland

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Finland, Finnish SuomiFinland,swôˈmē [key], officially Republic of Finland, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,482,000), 130,119 sq mi (337,009 sq km), N Europe. It borders on the Gulf…

Finland Map

Finland Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Europe Map Map…

Robert Graves: Finland

FinlandFeet and faces tingle In that frore land: Legs wobble and go wingle, You scarce can stand.The skies are jewelled all around, The ploughshare snaps in the iron ground, The Finn with…

Recipes from Finland

The Question: Where can I find recipes for foods from Finland? The Answer: You might take a look at The Global Gourmet's page on Finland…

Finnish-Russian War

(Encyclopedia) Finnish-Russian War, 1939–40, war between Finland and the Soviet Union. After World War II broke out in Sept., 1939, the USSR, never on cordial terms with Finland, took advantage of…

Porkkala

(Encyclopedia) PorkkalaPorkkalapôrkˈkälä [key], small, strategic peninsula, Southern Finland prov., in the Gulf of Finland, near Helsinki. Under the Soviet-Finnish armistice of 1944, Finland leased…

Hamina

(Encyclopedia) Hamina Hamina häˈmĭnä [key], Swed. Fredrikshamn, city, South Finland prov., SE…

Turku

(Encyclopedia) TurkuTurkut&oobreve;rˈk&oomacr; [key], Swed. Åbo, city (1998 pop. 170,931), capital of Western Finland prov., SW Finland, at the mouth of the Aurajoki River on the Baltic Sea.…

Rauma

(Encyclopedia) RaumaRaumarouˈmä [key], Swed. Raumo, city (1996 pop. 37,914), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is Finland's leading western port and has wood, paper,…