Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, 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. Finland covers an area of 338,145 square kilometres (130,559 sq mi) and has a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish; 84.9 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.
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Some of the key events about Finland

  • 1808
    Finland was conquered by Russia, ending over 600 years of Swedish rule
  • 1866
    A severe famine struck Finland, resulting in the deaths of approximately 150,000 people
  • 1917
    Finland gained independence from Russia
  • 1918
    A bitter civil war erupted between the Reds and Whites, causing significant loss of life and societal division
  • 1921
    The Åland Islands were granted autonomy within Finland
  • 1939
    The Soviet Union invaded Finland, initiating the Winter War
  • 1941
    Finland entered World War II as a co-belligerent with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union
  • 1944
    Finland was forced to cede territory to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Armistice
  • 1950s
    Finland experienced a period of "Finlandization", limiting its sovereignty in foreign policy due to Soviet influence
  • 1952
    Helsinki hosted the Summer Olympics
  • 1955
    Finland joined the United Nations
  • 1975
    Helsinki hosted the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
  • 1990
    Finland entered a severe economic depression, with unemployment reaching nearly 20%
  • 1995
    Finland became a member of the European Union
  • 2000
    Helsinki was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture
  • 2004
    A tsunami in the Indian Ocean killed 179 Finnish tourists in Thailand
  • 2007
    A school shooting in Jokela resulted in the deaths of nine people, shocking the nation
  • 2010
    Finland became the first country to make broadband internet access a legal right
  • 2017
    Finland became the first country to experiment with a nationwide basic income program
  • 2019
    Finland ranked as the happiest country in the world for the second consecutive year

Disclaimer: This material is written based on information taken from open sources, including Wikipedia, news media, podcasts, and other public sources.

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