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Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic [41] ethnic group native to Finland. [42] Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled.
The Finnish capital, Helsinki, is the northernmost capital city on the mainland of any continent, and ranks as second globally (the Icelandic capital Reykjavik takes the first place globally). At 1,313 kilometres (816 mi), Finland has the second-longest border with Russia of any European country, surpassed only by Ukraine (1,576 km or 979 mi).
Another important Finnish mining resource was the nickel of Petsamo, which was mined by Canadian INCO from the 1920s onwards. Petsamo and its mines were, however, lost to the Soviet Union in 1944 as result of the Moscow Armistice. [48]
The Finnish-Russian border was established in 1920 by the Treaty of Tartu, which largely followed the historical border but gave Finland Pechenga (Finnish: Petsamo) and its Barents Sea port. [56] Finnish democracy survived Soviet coup attempts and the anti-communist Lapua movement. In 1917 there were three million people in the country.
Finnish electronic music such as the Sähkö Recordings record label enjoys underground acclaim. Iskelmä (coined directly from the German word Schlager, meaning hit) is a traditional Finnish word for a light popular song. Finnish popular music also includes various kinds of dance music; tango, a style of Argentine music, is also popular
The system has led to some eye-popping fines. In 2023, a Finnish multimillionaire received a fine of €121,000, or $129,400, for speeding. 2. There's around half a sauna per person.
In 2015 assessment of endangered Finnish bird and mammal species, mammal species classified as threatened included Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri endangered), Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusi vulnerable), Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus critically endangered), gray wolf (Canis lupus endangered), wolverine (Gulo gulo endangered ...
Köppen climate classification types of Finland. The climate of Finland is influenced most by its latitude: Finland is located between 60 and 70 N. Because of Finland's northern location, winter is the longest season.