By Siv Vähämäki-Sundman, ~ 2004. English translation by June Pelo. A landmark which has stood in the middle of Nedervetil parish for many years is the…
Finland views their citizens living abroad a valuable resource and strive to foster a cooperative relationship with expatriates. This is why the Finnish Expatriate Parliament (FEP)…
Official Languages:Finnish, Swedish Time Zone:GMT + 2 hrs Population:5.4 million Capital:Helsinki Lakes:188 000 Islands:180 000 National parks:37 Geographic size:338,000 km2, of which 33 000 km2 water…
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