Finland

• Capital: Helsinki
• Major Cities
  • Turku
  • Tampere
• Major Geographical Features
  • Baltic Sea
  • Gulf of Bothnia
  • Gulf of Finland
  • Aland Islands
• Official Name: Republic of Finland
• Religion: Evangelical Lutheran (82.5%)
• Language: Finnish (95%)
• World War Two: Successfully defended itself from Germany and Soviet Union
• 1995: Joins the European Union
• Independence: 1917 from Russia (following the Russian Revolution of 1917)
• Government: republic
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Only Nordic nation using the Euro
• Montana is slightly larger than Finland
• Literacy: 100%
• Climate: Subarctic
• Helsinki is the northernmost capital in Europe
  • It is also only 40 miles from Tallinn, Estonia
• Exports
  • Telecommunications
  • Paper
  • Machines