Finland, a slightly different existence among the Nordic countries, is not descended from the Vikings and whose language is very different from several other countries.
The climate is cold, the winters are relatively long, and one-third of the country is located in the Arctic Circle.
The dense lake network, high forest cover, and heavy winter snow are the more obvious characteristics of Finland's natural environment, and such characteristics also have a role, that is, it is not conducive to the advance of mechanized corps and slows down the pace of attackers. During the Soviet-Finnish War, although the Soviet Union was victorious, it suffered heavy losses in this regard.
Highly developed industrialized countries, with a per capita GDP of up to 54,000 US dollars, ranked thirteenth in the world.
From 2018 to 2021, the list of "happiest countries" has been dominated for four consecutive years, and the Nordic countries have basically never fallen into the top ten.
Welfare protection is very good, 2021 to 12 years of compulsory education, that is, the age limit of compulsory education is extended to 18 years old, or end after completing high school education.
For medical services, more than 50 euros can be partially reimbursed, and more than 580 euros can be fully exempted.
The average monthly salary of ordinary people in Finland can get about 3100 euros (before tax), and the tax rate is 25%; high welfare and high taxation are their characteristics, which are used to balance the gap between rich and poor, but it is also easy to cause the phenomenon of lying flat.
The cost of consumption and living is relatively high, and the cost of renting an apartment in Helsinki is about 19 to 25 euros per square meter per month. That is to say, a 50-square-meter apartment costs six or seven thousand yuan per month.
Eating a casual meal outside costs 20-40 euros, and the price is really expensive.
Santa Claus's hometown, Rovaniemi in Lapland, northern Finland. This place is inside the Arctic Circle, and if you're lucky enough, you can see the Northern Lights. Many people who travel to Finland go to Rovaniemi, santa's hometown.
The Lapland people are indigenous to the Arctic Circle, specializing in reindeer breeding and having yellow ancestry.
Finland has huge forest resources, so their forest and paper industries are very developed, and the export volume of pulp is very large.
Nokia, a well-known Finnish company, started its business as logging and papermaking, and later transformed into the communications and mobile phone industries.
There's another thing that's very widespread here, and that's the sauna. While it's understandable that there's nothing more comfortable in a cold time than taking a sauna, it's also too prevalent. Whether it's a hotel, a family, or an outdoor attraction, saunas have become an indispensable package.
Finland's population is just over five million, but the number of saunas has reached about two million. And it's hard to understand that Finns are shy and introverted, not sociable, but they can talk and laugh in the sauna.
The early capital was turku, a city near Sweden, which, after Sweden's defeat at The Hands of Russia, ceded Finland to Russia, and the capital of Finland moved to Helsinki, near Russia.
If Finland succeeds in joining NATO, both the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland will be surrounded by NATO, and Russia's northern coastal city of St. Petersburg will be in a worrying situation.
"Daughter of the Baltic Sea", even if it refers to the city, also refers to the statue in the city.
Every year, during the "Hat Festival" of college students, a large number of students gather next to the statue to celebrate with fur-colored hats symbolizing college students.
In fact, a country like Finland has its own characteristics; but the climate is cold, the night is very long, and the land is sparsely populated, and it will be very uncomfortable to stay for a while; even if it is a local, the proportion of depression is quite high.