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U.S. Department of State Background Note Finland Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Finland Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTSThe…Kotka
(Encyclopedia) KotkaKotkakōtˈkä [key], city (1998 pop. 55,551), Southern Finland prov., SE Finland, on the Gulf of Finland. It is a major export center for paper, pulp, and timber, and it has…Porvoo
(Encyclopedia) PorvooPorvoopôrˈvō [key] or BorgåBorgåbôrˈgō [key], city (1996 pop. 21,313), Southern Finland prov., S central Finland, on the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of the Porvoonjoki River. It…Imatra
(Encyclopedia) ImatraImatraĭmˈäträ [key], falls in the Vuoksijoki River, SE Finland, between Lake Saimaa (Finland) and Lake Ladoga (Russia). The river descends 60 ft (18 m) in a series of rapids c.1…Kouvola
(Encyclopedia) Kouvola, city (1996 pop. 31,986), located in Kymen prov., SE Finland. It is an important railroad junction on the line running from St. Petersburg to Helsinki and a transportation…Kemijoki
(Encyclopedia) KemijokiKemijokikĕˈmēyôkē [key], longest river of Finland, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising near Sokosti peak, NE Finland. It flows generally SW to Kemijärvi lake, then W into the Gulf…Finland, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Finland, Gulf of, eastern arm of the Baltic Sea, c.285 mi (460 km) long and from c.10 to c.75 mi (15–120 km) wide, between Finland and Russia and Estonia. The shallow gulf receives the…Stahlberg, Kaarlo Juho
(Encyclopedia) Stahlberg, Kaarlo JuhoStahlberg, Kaarlo Juhokärˈlō y&oomacr;ˈhō stälˈbĕrg [key], 1865–1952, first president of independent Finland (1919–25). A professor of law (1908–18) at the…Vaasa
(Encyclopedia) VaasaVaasaväˈsä [key], Swed. Vasa, city (1998 pop. 56,587), Western Finland prov., W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a port and agricultural market. Timber, iron, and steel are…Karelian Isthmus
(Encyclopedia) Karelian Isthmus, land bridge, NW European Russia, connecting Russia and Finland. Situated between the Gulf of Finland in the west and Lake Ladoga in the east, it is 25 to 70 mi (40–…Trending
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