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Finland

Finland Notes

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Finland The Nordic country clued by its namesake southern gulf, its "sisu" attitude, and its position between Sweden and Russia.
Helsinki The capital of Finland, home to Senate Square, Engel's neoclassical designs, and the sea fortress of Suomenlinna.
Lake Saimaa The largest lake in Finland, clued by its connection to Vyborg Bay and its endangered freshwater ringed seals.
Karelia The cultural border region split with Russia where Elias Lönnrot gathered runic songs to compile the Kalevala.
Åland Islands The autonomous, demilitarized, Swedish-speaking archipelago governed from Mariehamn at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Gulf of Bothnia The large arm of the Baltic Sea that separates the western coast of Finland from Sweden.
Märket Island The tiny Baltic rock split by a zigzag border line to ensure a lighthouse remained in Finnish territory.
Lapland The subarctic northernmost province of Finland, serving as the homeland of the indigenous Sami people.
Turku The former coastal capital of Finland that was devastated by an 1827 fire, forcing the national university to move.
Tornio River The river marking the western border with Sweden, famous for an international golf course that crosses time zones.
Halti The mountain on the Norwegian border whose summit was nearly gifted to Finland for its centenary in 2017.
Oulu The largest city in North Ostrobothnia, globally famous for hosting the annual Air Guitar World Championships.
Salmiakki The highly popular Finnish treat consisting of a distinctively salty, ammonium chloride-infused black licorice.
Sisu The untranslatable Finnish cultural concept denoting extraordinary stoic determination, grit, and resilience.
Estonia The Finno-Ugric neighbor country located directly south across a namesake gulf from Helsinki.
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