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long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain

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Finland
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Capital:Helsinki
Currency:euro (EUR)
Languages:Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
Population:5,214,512
Area:337,030
Ski
Levi, Pyha, Ruka, Saariselka, Yllas, Helsinki

October to May
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Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Fortress of Suomenlinna
  • Old Rauma
  • Petjvesi Old Church
  • Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
  • Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmki
  • Struve Geodetic Arc *
See the UNESCO website for more details
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Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Bansk tiavnica
  • Spisk Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments
  • Vlkolnec
  • Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *
  • Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
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City
Helsinki
A city of parks, forests, lakes and seashore, a blend of old and modern.
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WEATHER DATA FOR FINLAND




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Temperatures are in degrees Celsius (º)
Rainfall is in millimeters (mm)


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According to the programme, the Finnish defence material manufacturer Patria paid bribes to the Slovenian Prime Minister in exchange for orders. (YLE)

I am going to heading to Helsinki for Nokia Open Lab 2008 which is being organized by the folks at WOM World. While the exact program hasn’t been nailed down yet, the invite does sound interesting.

Informal wiki for those attending Nokia Open Lab 2008 Workshop in Helsinki, 11-13, 2008

LokaleVVV's in Finland voor het lannen van een eigen reis met de auto - bijvoorbeeld !


Nokia Open Lab, held in Helsinki, is an event with the aim of provoking global discussion on a mobile future. The event is the first of its kind hosted by Nokia, where an invited set of social media participants from bloggers to forum members and everyone in between will be taking part in workshops that will focus on the future of mobile and co-creation of media.

MOT on puolen tunnin ajankohtaisdokumentti, joka kertoo tarinoita ja tarinoiden taustoja perusteellisesti ja kriittisesti. Maanantaisin kello 20. Kesto: Luokittelu: Ajankohtaisohjelmat, Mot Julkaistu Areenassa: 02.09.2008 klo 12:13 Poistuu Areenasta: 09.09.2008 klo 12:13 Esitetty: YLE TV1 Maarajaus: näkyy / kuuluu vain Suomessa







[[ Finland is still designed mainly for right-handed people of medium height ]]


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