Ten fun facts about Finland

Fact 1:
Finland has over 188000 lakes with 98000 islands.

Fact 2:
Finland have a wife carring championship.

Fact 3:
Mobile comapny Nokia was founded in Finland.

Fact 4:
Finland is the only country in the world which broadcasts news in Latin.

Fact 5:
There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland.

Fact 6:
Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish.

Fact 7:
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants.

Fact 8:
Santa Claus has his office in the North of Finland.

Fact 9:
Finland is the seventh largest country in Europe, in terms of area.

Fact 10:
The population of Finland is about 5 million and about 1 million of them live in the capital Helsiki.

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