The relationship the Finnish have with nature

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Talking about Finland without mentioning the nature is like forgetting more than 188.000 sparkling lakes, putting away the dense forest and woodland areas fully covering 76 percent of the nation (27 in France), the lung and the pride of any Finnish. That's impossible! Whereas Finland was a rural country until the 50s, with more than 40% of the population earning their living from primary production; the 60s showed a radical change caused by the fastest rural depopulation among the western industrial countries. However, with slightly more than 5 million inhabitants, Finland remains a country with only 17 people per km² and a recent rural past. The verdant natural beauty of this scene with low plateaus, small hills and tiny islands dotting the resplendent landscape, is for the Finnish people part of their every day life. Because nature has always been placed high on the list of Finland's priorities, nature protection areas were established more than 60 years ago.

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[...] The second one, the Alpine skiing, has evolved as written in the Alps. Riskier, faster, this sport attracts more the young generation. Compared to the other Scandinavian countries, Finland is pretty flat. Because people have to go to the northern part of the country to find ski stations, this sport is less practiced than cross-country skiing. However, two of the most famous Finnish are the Alpine Skiers Kalle Palander representing men and Tanja Poutiainen representing women. They have won several world titles in slalom. [...]

[...] The relationship Finnish have with nature Table of contents Introduction: 3 I. Every day life The name of locations: The family names: Education: Work related to nature: To face nature 8 a. Problems with cold temperatures: 8 For the house, the solution is to juxtapose two windows, the first one with one pane of glass, and the second one with two. It surely prevents cold air to cross the windows For the car, you know the problem on cold mornings to start the engine. [...]

[...] For the northern part of the country, the sun can even sleep for several days. Moreover, snow may be shy and have a “delayed landing”. Because you need to be friends with darkness, which is a not easy, Scandinavian person have invented a special lamp. Providing the same needs as plants require, you put it in your house and get the amount of sun you would like to have. With strong luminosity, different sizes and same feelings as a real light, these lamps are disposed strategically in the house and public spaces. [...]

[...] They are located in the biggest European forests, such as Les Landes forest in south of France for the pines. These companies own mills even in South America, North America (mostly in Canada or northern USA), and in China To face nature In this part, we will take into consideration what the French call a problem where the Finnish say habit. a. Problems with cold temperatures: Since temperature in Finland can drop until or more each winter, and since in most of Finland it never reaches above during the whole winter, some dispositions are necessary. [...]

[...] They will tell you that water is also warmer than the air. One caution advice is to wear thin shoes to prevent the feet to be stuck to the ice while going out towards the hole. (Remember the tongue stuck to the ice cream) For those who like the fresh air after work or dinner, ski-crossing tracks also allow space for the walker to stroll in the wood. With 80 km floodlit, it is easy to change the course each time. [...]