Finland gained independence from Russia on the 6th of December 1918. ¹⁾

The main religion is Lutheranism. ²⁾

Finland's longest river is the Kemijoki, 341 mi ³⁾

The highest peak is Haltiatunturi, 4,357 feet above sea level. ⁴⁾

Donald Duck comic books are among the most popular in Finland. You can buy them in almost literally every store. ⁵⁾

Santa's office is located in northern Finland, on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi. ⁶⁾

In Finland, Santa Claus is also called Joulupukki. ⁷⁾

The cell phone company Nokia was founded in this country. ⁸⁾

The amount of fines is proportional to salary (traffic offenders with annual earnings of about €7 million got a fine of €116,000). ⁹⁾

Prices are usually rounded to a maximum of 0.05 and although 2 cents are in circulation, they are not often used. ¹⁰⁾

There are as many as 3 000,000 saunas in Finland. ¹¹⁾

In Finland, homework is set so that it can be completed in half an hour at most. ¹²⁾

The most popular Finnish woman is writer Tove Jansson, who created the story of the Moomins. ¹³⁾

Tampere is home to the Muumilaakso museum dedicated to the memory of the creator of the Moomins. ¹⁴⁾

As much as 74% of the country is covered by forests. It is one of the most forested countries in Europe. ¹⁵⁾

The national tree of Finland is the silver birch tree. ¹⁶⁾