Finland 1 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
WELCOME TO FINLAND! 2 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
POPULATION: 5.4 million LOCATION: Northern Europe; shares borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia CURRENCY: Euro CAPITAL: Helsinki (population 596,000) INTERNATIONAL STATUS: Achieved independence in 1917; member of the European OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Finnish 90.4 %, Swedish Union since 1995; militarily non-aligned 5.4 % ECONOMIC STRUCTURE: Services 67 % of GDP, RELIGIONS: Evangelical Lutheran Church 78 %; industry 30 %, agriculture 3 %; exports account for Orthodox Church 1 %; no religious affiliation 19 %; 39 % of GDP other religious communities 2 % AREA: 338,000 km² (130,500 square miles) SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy; presidential elections every six years; Parliament (200 members) elected every four years Education level GDP PER CAPITA 33% Basic Level € 33,600 39% Upper Secondary Level 28% Tertiary (University) Level GERMANY FINLAND USA EU 3 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
EDUCATION AND CULTURE 4 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finland’s history is a history of progress on education. 5 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finland’s schoolchildren are ranked among the best in the world year after year in the PISA studies. Teachers are highly appreciated in Finland. 6 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Top scores are achieved where everyone has equal opportunities. Free education for all. 7 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Life-long learning. Learning is for all ages. It is also for free. 8 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finnish culture is rich with unique and personal figures. 9 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finland’s history is filled with solutions to difficult problems. 10 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finland is creative. Our best solutions are the most uncommon. 11 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Thinking in terms of design produces unique solutions. 12 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION KUVA: MAARIT MUSTONEN
FINNISH CHARACTER 13 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finnish character Sisu Courage Perseverance 14 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finnish people have been pioneers in promoting social equality. 15 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION LEARNWELL OY
The Finnish society is based on trust. 16 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finns are punctual. 17 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Finns are good listeners. 18 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
CUISINE AND TRAVEL 19 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Combination of traditional cuisine and continental style cooking 20 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION KUVA: MAARIT MUSTONEN
Finland is both about the city and the countryside. 21 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
Summer and winter are as different as night and day. 22 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
The Funny side of Finland… Air Guitar and Finnish Sauna World Championships. 23 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
The Funny side of Finland… Wife Carrying and World Cell Phone Throwing Championships 24 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
SOME USEFUL TIPS Don’t try to greet a Finn with kisses! Finns shake hands and make eye contact. Handshakes are brief and firm, and involve no supporting gestures. The Finns are polite and respectful. They wait and stay at line with patience everywhere and in every situation, and wait for green at the light for cross over. Don ´ t talk too much or express feelings in public. Finns place great value on words, which is reflected in the tendency to say little and avoid 'unnecessary' small talk. They are better at listening than at talking. 25 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
SOME USEFUL TIPS Finns drink coffee anywhere and anytime. More coffee per person is drunk in Finland than anywhere else in the world. If you go to someone ´ s home, a plant or flowers for the hostess or host is the norm. When entering someone’s home, you have to take your shoes off. Do accept an invitation to a sauna. Having a sauna is something completely natural to Finns. There are 1.5 million saunas in Finland. Finns love Karaoke! 26 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas 27 4/2/2015 FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
THANK YOU (KIITOS) AND WELCOME TO FINLAND! 28 4/2/2015 LEARNWELL OY FINLAND COUNTRY PRESENTATION
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