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According to some estimates, Finland has over 50 heavy metal bands per 100,000 people, the largest number per capita of any country in the world.. In 2016, former president Barack Obama gave the ...
Moose, people and a boat at Astuvansalmi. The Astuvansalmi rock paintings (Finnish: Astuvansalmen kalliomaalaukset) are located in Ristiina, Mikkeli, Southern Savonia, Finland at the shores of the lake Yövesi, which is a part of the large lake Saimaa. The paintings are 7.7 to 11.8 metres above the water-level of lake Saimaa. The lake level was ...
Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия, romanized: Fennoskandiya), or the Fennoscandian Peninsula, is a peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia. [1]
Madventures is a very popular Finnish travel documentary television series. Sketches are a popular form of humor in Finland. Comedy has a strong representation, with some examples of popular artists being Kari Ketonen , Ville Myllyrinne [ fi ] , Ali Jahangiri , André Wickström , Ismo Leikola , Krisse Salminen and Pirjo Heikkilä [ fi ] .
The Santa Claus Village theme park, which attracts more than 600,000 people annually, is especially popular during the holiday season. “This is like my dream came true,” beamed Polish visitor ...
Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic [41] ethnic group native to Finland. [42] Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled.
It’s a community-based program that matches volunteers over 50, as literacy tutors, with struggling students. “The older adults go to the school and work with kids on projects.
Location of the Hanko Peninsula. The Hanko Peninsula (Finnish: Hankoniemi; Swedish: Hangö udd) is the southernmost point of mainland Finland. The soil is a sandy moraine, the last tip of the Salpausselkä ridge, and vegetation consists mainly of pine and low shrubs. The peninsula is known for its beautiful archipelago and long sandy beaches.