Capital City: Helsinki
Government: Republic
Languages: Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2007)
Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia.
Area: 338,145 sq km [slightly smaller than Montana]
Terrain: Mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills.
National Holiday: Independence Day, December 6

Youth Books about Finland
Finland by Geri Clark c2008 [J 914.897 Clark]
Finland by Sylvia McNair c1997 [J 914.897 McNair]
The Princess Mouse: a Tale of Finlandby Aaron Shepard c2003 [E 398.2 Shepard]
When Bear Came Down from the Sky by Tree De Gerez c1994 [E 398.2 DeGerez]

Learn more on the Web
CIA World Factbook: Finland
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html
Food From Finland
http://www.foodfromfinland.com/index.phtml?s=413
List of Mammals of Finland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Finland
Culture of Finland
http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Finland.html

Web Scavenger Hunt Questions
1. When did Finland join the European Union?
2. What are some berries used in making Finnish deserts?
3. Does Finland have any endangered species of mammal?

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