Interesting Facts about Finland
Finland is known as the land of a thousand lakes.
Saunas in Finland outnumber cars.
Finland is the home of Santa Claus at the Arctic Circle.
The Finnish education system is consistently ranked among the best in the world.
Finnish is considered one of the most difficult languages to learn.
Finland has the highest number of heavy metal bands per capita in the world.
Finland is famous for its Moomin characters created by Tove Jansson.
Finland has the cleanest air in the world according to the World Health Organization.
The Northern Lights can be seen in Finland’s Lapland region.
Finland produces some of the finest wood-based products in the world.
Finland has the highest coffee consumption per capita globally.
The Finnish flag is a blue Nordic cross on a white background.
Finland is the home of the Angry Birds game and its creator Rovio Entertainment.
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was named the World Design Capital in 20
Finland celebrates its independence day on December 6th.
Finland’s national animal is the brown bear.
The Finnish word sisu represents determination, courage, and resilience.
The Finnish sport of wife carrying originates from a 19th-century legend.
Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world multiple times.
Finland has the highest concentration of public saunas.
The famous architect Alvar Aalto is from Finland.
Interesting Facts about Finland part 2
Finland has the highest percentage of forest cover in Europe.
The Finnish summer is known for the midnight sun, where the sun doesn’t set for a part of the year.
Finland is the birthplace of the popular mobile game Clash of Clans.
The Finnish company Nokia was once the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world.
The national food of Finland is dried salted fish called graavilohi.
The Molotov cocktail was named during the 1939-1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Finland boasts over 3 million saunas for a population of 5.5 million people.
Finland hosts the Wife Carrying World Championships annually.
Finland experiences extreme temperature differences between its summers and winters.
The Finnish national bird is the whooper swan.
Finland has the highest number of heavy metal bands that have achieved international success.
The concept of everyman’s right allows anyone in Finland to freely roam forests and pick berries or mushrooms.
The Finnish archipelago is the largest in the world.
Finland has a national obsession with ice hockey and has won numerous world championships.
The Finnish language is part of the Finno-Ugric language family and is unrelated to most European languages.
Finland has more saunas than cars, with an estimated 2 million saunas across the country.
The Finnish baby box, a maternity package provided by the government, includes essentials for newborns and doubles as a crib.
Finland has over 180,000 islands.
The Finnish national epic poem Kalevala played a significant role in the country’s cultural identity.
Finland has one of the lowest population densities in Europe.
The Finns consume the most ice cream per capita in Europe.
Finland has a tradition of ice swimming even during winter months.
The Nokia brand was established in Finland in 1871 as a pulp mill.
Finland has the highest newspaper readership per capita in the world.
