Geography
Päijänne, one of the largest lakes.
Koli, one of the many national parks.Main article: Geography of Finland
Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands; 187,888 lakes (larger than 500 m²😉 and 179,584 islands to be precise. One of these lakes, Saimaa, is the 5th largest in Europe. The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few hills and its highest point, the Haltitunturi at 1,328 metres (4,357 ft), is found in the extreme north of Lapland. Besides the many lakes the landscape is dominated by extensive boreal forests (about 68 per cent of land area) and little arable land. The greater part of the islands are found in south-west, part of the archipelago of the Åland Islands, and along the southern coast in the Gulf of Finland. Finland is one of the few countries in the world that is still growing. Owing to the isostatic uplift that has been taking place since the last ice age, the surface area of the country is growing by about 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi) a year.
The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate. In Northern Finland, particularly in the Province of Lapland, a subarctic climate dominates, characterised by cold, occasionally severe, winters and relatively warm summers. Finland is near enough to the Atlantic to be continuously warmed by the Gulf stream, which explains the unusually warm climate considering the absolute latitude.
A quarter of Finland's territory lies above the Arctic Circle, and as a consequence the midnight sun can be experienced — for more and more days, the further up north one comes. At Finland's northernmost point, the sun does not set for 73 days during summer, and does not rise at all for 51 days in winter.
See also: List of towns in Finland, Population of Finland, List of lakes in Finland
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Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.
You're so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
Finland has it all.
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Composer: Michael Palin
Author: Michael Palin
Arranger: John Du Prez
Lead Singer: Michael Palin
Oi, Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs' koittaa,
Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois,
Ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa,
Kuin itse taivahan kansi sois'.
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa,
Sun päiväs' koittaa, oi synnyinmaa.
Oi, nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle,
Pääs' seppelöimä suurten muistojen.
Oi, nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle,
Sa että karkoitit orjuuden,
Ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle,
On aamus' alkanut, synnyinmaa.
Originally posted by NordlysSuomi, Suomi, vaffanculo!
Oi, Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs' koittaa,
Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois,
Ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa,
Kuin itse taivahan kansi sois'.
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa,
Sun päiväs' koittaa, oi synnyinmaa.
Oi, nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle,
Pääs' seppelöimä suurten muistojen.
Oi, nouse, Suomi, näytit maailm ...[text shortened]... koitit orjuuden,
Ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle,
On aamus' alkanut, synnyinmaa.
Originally posted by sjegI saw the composer's name first. My first thought was Michael Palin?? But the only Michael Palin I know...and then I read the lyrics.😀
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.
You're so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner, ...[text shortened]... ser: Michael Palin
Author: Michael Palin
Arranger: John Du Prez
Lead Singer: Michael Palin
Originally posted by Sicilian Smaugvery interesting- didnt know that!
Do you know, the last blond will be born in FInland about 2202 AD? It's because the blond gene gets overcome by the darker haired gene after fertilisation.. SO blonds will soon be a thing of the bottle, the last will be born in Finland because Finland is the blondest country. Strange but true.
Originally posted by stockenOf course it's nonesense. I spent a lot of time in Finland and it's less blonde than the Docklands light railway on a monday morning.
This has been proved in some earlier thread to be nonsense. Right?
Having said that, my Finish ex was blonde so perhaps SHE was the last one.
Great country, lovely lakes, fantastic cabins, great Sauna's, funny people and perhaps the best named beer on the planet if read out loud to a waitress in a Finnish bar.
Waitress: What would you like to drink?
You: IV Koff
Fantastic.
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugI believe the myth you're talking about (which have popped up again and again for the past two hundred years) is now based on the idea that blonde women have survived because they're sexually attractive (no mention about blonde men there), and that you need the recessive blonde gene on both sides of the family for it to show through.
In what way is it nonsense? - I havn't seen this other thread.
But nowadays, a lot of women dye their hair to appear blonde, and since this world is already dominated by dark haired ladies, the blonde gene will be dying a natural death.
Or something like that.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2284783.stm
Read the end of the article and you'll see why this argument is again successfully disputed.
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The first arguments (back in the nineteenth century I believe it was) were that blondes would be extinct because brunettes were considered more attractive. 😵
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What's fascinating here to me is 1) this is even a issue for some, and 2) this issue keeps popping up. It looks like there are people out there who really don't like the blondes and wants them out of the genepool for whatever reason. I couldn't care one way or the other. I'm attracted to all beautiful women: red, brunnette, blonde, dyed, long, short, you name it. But that's just the kind of lovable guy I am. 😏