B C B C Where Is Finland 4 The Land 6 Saimaa Lake District 8 Wildlife 10 The People 12 Daily Life 14 Going to School 16 Working 18 Playing 20 Food 22 Holidays 24 Saunas 26 Fast Facts 28 Glossary 30 To Learn More 31 Index 32
Where Is Finland Finland is a country in northern Europe This long narrow land covers 130,559 square miles 338,145 square kilometers Sweden touches Finland in the northwest Norway is its neighbor to the north Finland shares its long eastern border with Russia In the southwest the Gulf of Bothnia extends north from the Baltic Sea It runs along Finland’s western coast The Gulf of Finland washes onto the country’s southern shore The capital city of Helsinki is located here This major seaport is the northernmost capital on the European continent 4
Finland
Learn about this country where people regularly rest in heated saunas and the sun does not set for two months in the summer.
