Finland

__Location__
====The capital of finland is Helsinki coordinate 60° 9" North, 24° 56" East ====

Finland is a country of many lakes and about 20,000 lakes which include small and big.Finnish lakes are one of the most famous places of attraction in Finland.

Tourists in Finland can spend a lot of time on the shore of the sea and lakes, fishing or simply by watching reindeer and moose.【a kind of deer】
2. The old church

Petajavesi Old Church is another wooden church situated in Petajavesi, in Finland. The church was built between 1763 and 1765.

Region

 * ~ ====Region==== ||~ ====HASC==== ||~ ====FIPS==== ||~ ====NUTS==== ||~ ====RC==== ||~ ====Population==== ||~ ====Area(km.²)==== ||~ ====Area(mi.²)==== ||~ ====Prov==== ||~ ====Capital==== ||
 * ====Åland==== || ====AX==== || ====FI16==== || ====FI200==== || ====20==== || ====27,456==== || ====1,553==== || ====599==== ||  || ====Mariehamn==== ||
 * ====Central Finland==== || ====FI.CF==== || ====FI24==== || ====FI193==== || ====13==== || ====271,747==== || ====16,707==== || ====6,450==== || ====LS==== || ====Jyväskylä==== ||
 * ====Central Ostrobothnia==== || ====FI.CO==== || ====FI23==== || ====FI1A1==== || ====16==== || ====71,029==== || ====5,273==== || ====2,036==== || ====LS==== || ====Kokkola==== ||
 * ====Kainuu==== || ====FI.KA==== || ====FI22==== || ====FI134==== || ====18==== || ====83,160==== || ====21,504==== || ====8,303==== || ====OL==== || ====Kajaani==== ||
 * ====Kanta-Häme==== || ====FI.KH==== || ====FI20==== || ====FI184==== || ====5==== || ====173,041==== || ====5,200==== || ====2,008==== || ====ES==== || ====Hämeenlinna==== ||
 * ====Kymenlaakso==== || ====FI.KY==== || ====FI25==== || ====FI186==== || ====8==== || ====182,754==== || ====5,112==== || ====1,974==== || ====ES==== || ====Kotka==== ||
 * ====Lapland==== || ====FI.LA==== || ====FI26==== || ====FI1A3==== || ====19==== || ====183,963==== || ====92,664==== || ====35,778==== || ====LL==== || ====Rovaniemi==== ||
 * ====North Karelia==== || ====FI.NK==== || ====FI30==== || ====FI133==== || ====12==== || ====166,129==== || ====17,763==== || ====6,858==== || ====IS==== || ====Joensuu==== ||
 * ====North Ostrobothnia==== || ====FI.NO==== || ====FI31==== || ====FI1A2==== || ====17==== || ====386,144==== || ====35,236==== || ====13,605==== || ====OL==== || ====Oulu==== ||
 * ====North Savo==== || ====FI.NS==== || ====FI33==== || ====FI132==== || ====11==== || ====248,423==== || ====16,771==== || ====6,475==== || ====IS==== || ====Kuopio==== ||
 * ====Ostrobothnia==== || ====FI.OS==== || ====FI29==== || ====FI195==== || ====15==== || ====175,985==== || ====7,749==== || ====2,992==== || ====LS==== || ====Vaasa==== ||
 * ====Päijät-Häme==== || ====FI.PH==== || ====FI27==== || ====FI185==== || ====7==== || ====200,847==== || ====5,127==== || ====1,979==== || ====ES==== || ====Lahti==== ||
 * ====Satakunta==== || ====FI.SA==== || ====FI32==== || ====FI196==== || ====4==== || ====227,652==== || ====7,957==== || ====3,072==== || ====LS==== || ====Pori==== ||
 * ====South Karelia==== || ====FI.SK==== || ====FI17==== || ====FI187==== || ====9==== || ====134,448==== || ====5,613==== || ====2,167==== || ====ES==== || ====Lapeenranta==== ||
 * ====South Ostrobothnia==== || ====FI.SO==== || ====FI18==== || ====FI194==== || ====14==== || ====193,511==== || ====13,444==== || ====5,191==== || ====LS==== || ====Seinäjoki==== ||
 * ====South Savo==== || ====FI.SS==== || ====FI19==== || ====FI131==== || ====10==== || ====156,632==== || ====13,986==== || ====5,400==== || ====IS==== || ====Mikkeli==== ||
 * ====Southwest Finland==== || ====FI.SF==== || ====FI34==== || ====FI183==== || ====2==== || ====461,177==== || ====10,663==== || ====4,117==== || ====LS==== || ====Turku==== ||
 * ====Tampere Region==== || ====FI.TR==== || ====FI28==== || ====FI197==== || ====6==== || ====480,705==== || ====12,447==== || ====4,806==== || ====LS==== || ====Tampere==== ||
 * ====Uusimaa==== || ====FI.US==== || ====FI35==== || ====FI181==== || ====1==== || ====1,501,511==== || ====9,131==== || ====3,526==== || ====ES==== || ====Helsinki==== ||
 * ====Total exc. Åland==== || ====5,298,858==== || ====302,346==== || ====116,737==== ||

enviornment affect humans
The lakes delay the progress of winter. They make it the longest season in Finland. The Finn get a lot of snow during their long winter and have to try really hard to keep warm when there is a lot of snow.

human affect enviornment
The Finns use a lot of natural resources. They chop down their forests for warmth in their cold climate. The forests's tree need to try hard to produce more trees to make up for what the Finns use. The natural resource consumption rates per capita of Finland are the third highest in the world because of this.

Education System
The Finnish education system is composed of nine-year basic education (comprehensive school), preceded by one year of voluntary pre-primary education; upper secondary education, comprising vocational and general education; and higher education, provided by universities and polytechnics. Adult education is available at all levels.

5 other interesting facts
1.Forests cover 2/3 of Finland 2.Finland enjoys four very different seasons (an almost continuous 2 month day and almost continuous darkness in winter) 3.Most businesses are privately owned but the government spending still makes up 63% of the GDP. 4.During the 90's unemployment has remained around the 16% level. (Why work when through government assistance you can still maintain a high living standard) 5.Drink- Beers and spirits very expensive, only cheap alcohol is low alcohol beer.