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The ice sheet that covered Finland intermittently during the Quaternary grew out from the Scandinavian Mountains. [13] During the last deglaciation the first parts of Finland to become ice-free, the southeastern coast, did so slightly prior to the Younger Dryas cold-spell 12,700 years before present (BP). The retreat of the ice cover occurred ...
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Ostrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) is a region in western Finland.It borders the regions of Central Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta.It is one of six regions considered historical Ostrobothnia, hence it is also referred to as Coastal Ostrobothnia to avoid confusion.
Finland, [a] officially the Republic of Finland, [b] [c] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia.
Åland (/ ˈ oʊ l ɑː n d / OH-lahnd, [9] Swedish: ⓘ; Finnish: Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland.Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, [1] it is the smallest region of Finland by both area (1,580 km 2) and population (30,129), constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area and 0.54% of its population.
Women in Finland enjoy a "high degree of equality" and "traditional courtesy" among men. [3] In 1906, the women of Finland became the first women in Europe to be granted the right to vote. [4] There are many women in Finland who hold prominent positions in Finnish society, in the academics, in the field of business, [4] and in the government of ...
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The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is a planned electronic authorisation system for visa-exempt visitors to travel to the Schengen Area and to other EU member states, [177] except Ireland, which remains in the Common Travel Area with the United Kingdom and other British Islands.