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So, in case no one noticed, I havenât made a post in a looong time. That is due to a combination of a crappy computer, lack of time and also a bit of laziness. Originally I wanted to make this post the first post on the blog, but that didnât end up happening. While trying to answer one sports-related ask I, seeing as the post was taking forever since I had to do a lot of research and on top of that, I had to write in proper sentences, I decided it would probably be for the best to make a quick post, a list perhaps, of some basic things about Finland. So I did. Itâs this post. The reason it has taken me so long to get this done is that originally I also had a history portion, but it ended up making the post too long. I then decided it would be better to make that into its own post, so I settled on making a condensed version on this one.Â
Turns out, condensing 800 years of history into one post and keeping it at a reasonable length is not such an easy task. Huh, who wouldâve thought? That means that youâll be getting THREE separate posts about general Finnish history! Awesome right?
Anyway, this is not that post. This is just some basic stuff, and pictures. So, without further ado:
Some basic things about Finland
Name of the country: Suomen tasavalta (the Republic of Finland)
Location: Fennoscandia (not Scandinavia!!), Northern Europe
Edit made by me (as you can see from the top notch quality), but the map is from here Neighboring countries: Norway to the north, Sweden to the west, Estonia to the south on the other side of the Gulf of Finland, Russia to the east.
Official languages: Finnish and Swedish (technically Finland Swedish) Minority languages (mentioned in the law): Karelian, Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, Inari Sami, Finnish Romani, Finnish Sign Language and Finland Swedish Sign Language.
Languages with the most speakers: 1st: Finnish (4 865 628 people/88,7% of total population[as of 2015]) 2nd: Swedish (290 161/5,3%[2015]) 3rd: Russian (~75 000[as of March of 2017, same with the ones below]) 4th: Estonian (~49 500) 5th: Arabic (~21 700) 6th: Somali (~19 000) 7th: English (~18 500)
President: Sauli Niinistö, 12th president of Finland. in 2018 thereâll be a new presidential election, but heâs running for president again, and thereâs quite a good chance heâll get elected again.
Hereâs our current president with his wife Jenni Haukio and their dog, Lennu, the first dog of Finland.
Currency: Euro since 2002. From 1860 until 2002 Finland had itâs own currency, markka. 1 euro is approximately 6 markkas.
Population: 5 503 297 as of 2016
Population density: 16/km2
Size: Area: 338 424 km2 Length: ~ 1 200 km Width: ~ 550 km
Number of lakes: 187 888
Number of islands: 179 584
Religion: 72,0 % Evangelical Lutheran 1,1 % Orthodox Christian 1,6 % other 25,3 % none
Important holidays: Vappu 1.5. Juhannus 20.6.-26.6. on a Saturday ItsenĂ€isyyspĂ€ivĂ€ (Independence day) 6.12. Joulu (Christmas) 24.12. is celebrated more than 25.12. Uudenvuodenaatto (New Yearâs eve) 31.12.
Other holidays: Laskiainen (Shrove Tuesday) Seven weeks before Easter. PyhĂ€inmiestenpĂ€ivĂ€ (All Saintsâ Day) 31.10.-6.11. on a Saturday, NOT Halloween, we donât celebrate it here. PÀÀsiĂ€inen (Easter) The same time itâs celebrated elsewhere. Ruotsalaisuuden pĂ€ivĂ€ (Finnish Swedish Heritage Day) 6.11. ĂitienpĂ€ivĂ€ (Motherâs day) Celebrated on the second Sunday of May. IsĂ€npĂ€ivĂ€ (Fatherâs day) Celebrated on the second Sunday of November, exactly half a year after Motherâs day.
Can you drink the tap water: Yes.
Number of saunas: 2 million - 3,2 million
Number of dogs: around 500 000 pure breeds, mixed breeds not included
Finlandâs national
...anthem: Maamme, VĂ„rt land in Swedish, Our Land in English. Composed by Fredrik Pacius, words written (first in Swedish) by J. L. Runeberg. It was performed for the first time in 1846. The Finnish translation is what made it become the national anthem, even though for a long time Finnish wasnât even an official language in Finland.Â
...flag: A blue Nordic cross on a white background, the State flag also has the Coat of Arms of Finland in the middle.Â
...Coat of Arms: A golden crowned lion on a red background, standing on itâs hind legs, with itâs other armored front leg holding a sword, trampling a saber, with nine silver roses just kinda floating around. See for yourself.
...day: 6th of December, our Independence day.
...epic: Kalevala, published in 1835, made by Elias Lönnrot, who collected old poems and songs from Karjala (Karelia) and compiled them into one book. Kalevala has inspired many artists in Finland and abroad, one example being J.R.R. Tolkien. Kalevala has been translated into 61 languages, so you can probably give it a read if youâd like. (source)
...instrument: Kantele. (source)
...personification: Suomi-neito, the Finnish Maiden. Yes, we have an official personification as well.
...animal: A bear. It was a holy animal in Finnish paganism, so much so that it was forbidden to say its name out loud. To this day, we donât know what the real, original word for bear in Finnish was. It had a lot of names that were used instead. The word we use today, karhu, comes from the word âkarheaâ, which means like, rough? Itâs because of the texture of the bearâs fur. (source)
...fish: Ahven, European perch. Beautiful, isnât it? (source)
....bird: Laulujoutsen, which is by the way a much prettier name than whooper swan (sorry English). Laulujoutsen literally means âsong swanâ. (source)
...bug: LeppĂ€kerttu, a ladybug. Funny thing, you know how itâs called like a Godâs cow in some languages? Well, the Finnish name, leppĂ€kerttu OR the more specific species seitsenpistepirkko, are literally translated as âalder-Kerttuâ and âseven-dotted- Pirkkoâ, Kerttu and Pirkko being Finnish names for women. What a weird name. ALSO, one of the gods pagan Finns worshipped was called Ukko, and it is commonly believed that he was the highest of all the Finnish gods. A ladybug, back then, was called ukonlehmĂ€. You know what that means? Ukkoâs cow. (source)
...horse: Suomenhevonen, Finnhorse, literally âhorse of Finlandâ. It was, for a long time, the only horse breed in Finland. Itâs apparently considered one of the fastest and most versatile coldblood breeds in the world. During WWII, the Finnish army did not have many cars, so suomenhevoset were very important back then. 7 200 horses died or went missing during the Winter War, and the horses that did survive had their minds as broken as the men theyâd stayed beside. There are quite a few memorials for the horses, after all, they helped to carry the wounded when no other vehicle could. We owe them a lot.Â
This is one of those memorials. Itâs called Suomenhevonen - Sotahevonen, which means basically âthe Finnhorse - a war horseâ. (no relation to the movie)
....dog: Suomenpystykorva, the Finnish Spitz, yes, we did need our national dog, who doesnât??? Written mentions of a barking hunting dogs with red fur have survived from the end of the 19th century, but dogs very closely resembling the breed have been used for hunting in Finland for hundreds of years. (source)
...tree: Rauduskoivu, silver birch. (picture by me)
...flower: Kielo, Lily of the valley. (source)
...stone: Graniitti, granite. Itâs the most common type of stone in Finland, and itâs been mined here even to be exported. For example, the pillars of Saint Isaacâs Cathedral in St. Petersburg were made of Finnish granite. And, of course, so was Finlandâs Parliament House in Helsinki. Thereâs even a type of granite that has a Finnish name, rapakivi granite.
...poet: Johan Ludwig Runeberg (1804-1877). The words of our national anthem were made by him, and he wrote a collection of poems, called VĂ€nrikki Stoolin tarinat, The Tales of Ensign StĂ„l, an epic poem about the Finnish War of 1808-1809, a work of literature second to only Kalevala. He was already considered a great man (suurmies) before his death, and Runebergin pĂ€ivĂ€, Runeberg day, is celebrated on February 5th.Â
...composer:Â Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Composed such little pieces as Finlandia (which was once suggested as the anthem for the whole world), the Karelia Suite, his seven symphonies, Valse triste, and many more. Finlandia is perhaps the best known out of all of them, especially the Finlandia Hymn. It is very beautiful, I agree. Hereâs a link, go have a listen if you have time.
...author: Aleksis Kivi. He was the first professional Finnish author. He is the best known for his novel SeitsemĂ€n veljestĂ€, Seven Brothers. He also wrote plays and poetry. Oh, yes, I should probably mention that this first professional Finnish author lived in 1834-1872. No, we havenât been writing books here for very long. There are no photos of him, but thereâs this drawing by Albert Edelfelt.
...saint: Piispa Henrik, or Henry, Bishop of Finland. He was murdered here in 1156. Maybe. He mightâve not existed, no one knows for sure.
...satu: See, the word âsatuâ technically means a fairytale, but some stories that are called a satu in Finnish donât actually have that much magic stuff, you know? For example this one, that I swear I saw being called Finlandâs national âfairytaleâ, but if itâs not, thatâs fine, because itâs still a very well known tale in Finland. Itâs called Koivu ja tĂ€hti, which means the Birch and the Star. Itâs about two children, who were taken from their parents and from their home to Russia during the Russian occupation of Finland called âIsovihaâ, or the Great Hatred. A lot of people died, okay, Iâll talk about it later in the history post. Anyway, the siblings, a boy and a girl, who want to return back home to Finland. However, the only thing they remember of their home is the big birch tree growing outside, and how a star always shone through the branches in the evening. They start making their way home, with only two birds leading their way, and after a year find their home and their parents, still alive. However, their two sisters had died while they were away, so the children realize that the two birds were actually the souls of their siblings leading them back home. This was based on the story of the authorâs, Sakari Topeliusâ, great-grandfather Kristoffer Toppeliusâ life, as he was taken to Russia as a slave, but after escaping and following the sunset he eventually found his way to Southern Finland.Â
But yeah, thatâs about it. In our brand new series (that I came up with while making this post), âSome basic stuff about Finlandâ, the next part will be about the years Finland was a part of Sweden! Material for tons of fanfics yâall
I hope you enjoyed the read! Sorry that it took so long!

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