Finnish Gastronomy
By thenordiccountries - February 17 2012 - 71 Comments
The most mentioned Finnish gastronomy highlights are probably its tasty herrings, the stewed reindeer meat or the amazing wild berry ...
History of Finland Part 1
By thenordiccountries - February 17 2012 - 4 Comments
Finland's history begins some 10,000 years ago when the territory of the current Finland started releasing from the thick ice that had covered its surface ...
Finland Country Profile
By thenordiccountries - February 17 2012 - 3 Comments
Name in Finnish: SuomiForm of government: Republic, parliamentary democracy, elections every four yearsHead of state: President, elected for six yearsPopulation 5.2 million, 17 inhabitants per km2Official languages: Finnish ...
Finnish Culture
By thenordiccountries - February 16 2012 - 2 Comments
The Finnish culture can be seen as part of the Western culture which is strongly influenced by Catholic and Protestant Christian tradition. Although it ...
Nordic Art
By thenordiccountries - February 16 2012 - 5 Comments
The Nordic countries are famous of their successful artistic industries and tradition in arts. The Nordic music, cinematography, literature, architecture, ...
Nordic and Scandinavian Languages
By thenordiccountries - February 16 2012 - 3 Comments
The languages of the Nordic countries can be roughly divided between Scandinavian languages and Finno-Ugric languages, belonging in the first group ...
Gotland
By thenordiccountries - February 15 2012 - 2 Comments
Limestone formations in Gotland
Gotland is the largest island of the Baltic Sea and of Sweden, where it belongs. Located some 90 ...
Åland
By thenordiccountries - February 6 2012 - 136 Comments
The islands of Åland, Ahvenanmaa in Finnish, form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden, which belongs to ...
Sauli Niinistö elected for the Finnish Presidency
By thenordiccountries - February 6 2012 - 2 Comments
The conservative candidate for the Finnish presidency Sauli Niinistö was chosen tonight as the 12. president of the Republic of ...
NOKIA Shares Rebound as Smartphone Results not as Bad as Expected
By thenordiccountries - January 26 2012 - No Comments
Nokia is Beginning to collect the fruits of STI alliance with Windows in the smartphone business.
The Finnish company's shares go ...