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Major Government : multiparty repubilc Major Religions : evangelicl lutheran Languages Spoken finnish and sweden Current leader or president : tarja halonen Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars


 * Finland is and was an important country especially during the 1917 civil war, some wars against the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany and a period of neutrally during the cold war. After the wars Finland joined the Untied Nation in 1955 and in 1969 the joined OECD and in 1995 the European Union and the Erozone since their inception. Just some important people of Finland are Tarja Halonen the president and Mari Kinviniemi Finland’s prime minister . **

the euro Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..) christmas, easter, newyear Climate : high temp,'s 72F in july 27F in january
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low 55F in july 16F in januray Population : 564,521 (helsinki 2006) Major Resources : ﻿agriculture: barley $1,972,000 wheat $684,000 rye $51000 manufacturing (2005 value added in production ) elecrical equipment US $10,646,000,000 machinery US $ 5,546,000,000 chemical US $ 5,355,000,000 mining (2004) zinc 37,200 metric ton copper 15,500 metric tons sliver 33 metric tons Must include a Work Cited Page with a minimum of 4 resources (1 book 3 websites) =**work cited**= =Clark,Geri Finland Enchantment of the world : Scholastic Childrens Press 2009 all= [] []
 * Geography : ﻿finland has many rivers and lakes and amd it snows a lot and **
 * Major tourist attractions and or historical sights : **the northern lights are a major atraction to finland tuku castle and olavinlinna castle