Finland Information
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 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: FINLAND TRAVEL INFORMATION/ FINLAND TRAVEL GUIDE |
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FINLAND TRAVEL INFORMATION
Full Name
Republic of Finland
Capital City
Helsinki (pop: 891,000)
Population
5,191,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +2 ()
Daylight Saving Start
from late March or early April
Daylight Saving End
end of October
Languages
Finnish (official)
Finnish is a Uralic language and belongs to the Finno-Ugric group. It is closely related to Estonian and Karelian, and has common origins with Samoyed and the languages spoken in the Volga basin. The most widely spoken of the Finno-Ugric languages is Hungarian, but similarities with Finnish are few.
Swedish (official)
With 6% of the population speaking Swedish, Finland is officially a bilingual country. Finlandssvenska, or 'Finland's Swedish', is very similar to the language spoken in Sweden, but local dialects have many Finnish words.
English (other)
Widely spoken in tourist establishments.
Religion
Lutheran & Orthodox
Currency
Euro (€)
Electricity
230V 50HzHz
Electric Plug Details
European plug with two circular metal pins
Country Dialing Code
358 |
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