Facts on Finland - fun to know absolutely useless trivia about Finland and the Finns.Here we collect some facts on Finland. If you are wondering how many lakes are in Finland, or how many Baltic Herrings were catch by the Finnish fishermen to feed the children in the Finnish schools, look no further. Impress your friends with this precise and yet absolutely useless knowledge. Geography - Finland is 1.250 km long!You have heard about Finland as the land of the thousand lakes, but did you know there are actually over 188.000 lakes with 98.000 islands? If you are planning a trip to Helsinki, don't come on one of the 121 rainy days.
The Finnish people - more women than menWe are not that many, and a lot of us live in Helsinki. There are 119.701 more women than men, 6.832 Finns are in prison and 2.790 would still fit in, so do behave!
The languages in FinlandFinland is bilingual by constitution, though practically Finnish is the main language. Swedish is spoken in coastal areas and Sámi in the northern Lapland. Finnish is a Finno-Ugric language.
Communication and trafficHelsinki is the only city in Finland with a tram network and a metro. There are 73 km tram tracks in Helsinki, 109 trams in traffic and the most northern tram stop is Käpylä (tram no. 1).
Income and unemploymentAccording to statistics Finnish women earn 1.000 € less than men per month.
Livestock in Finland - very furyThere are quite a lot of reindeer in Finland, but they are all in Lapland. We have other animals down south. Who counted all the chicken? What a job!
Hunting and Fishing in FinlandNot all Finnish animals are domestic, and certainly not the moose. These are wild animals we like to kill. The Baltic Herring is the most catch fish in our waters. It is delicious in all forms except as "Tomato Baltic Herring" (Tomaatti Silakka / Tomat Strömming) which is a common torture method in Finnish schools.
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