Case of studies abroad - Finland

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For this part of my report, I'm going to present you Finland in different aspect. And, to compare, I'm going to present you Estonia and Leetonia too because these countries are near Finland but there are different in lots of aspects.

Finland, officially Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country located in the North of Europe in the Fennoscandian Peninsula. It is bordered by Russia in the East; Sweden is the West and Norway in the North. The area is 338, 424 km², which is composed mainly by water and forests. The country is unequal in term of surface because the greatest length from north to south is 1 160 km while the greatest width from east to west is 540 km.

More exactly there are 187 888 lakes, 179 584 islands and Forest covers 86% of the country's area. With 5.4 million people who lived there and a density of population around 15.8 inhabitants per km2, Finland is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. However, in
a term of area Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe. (A short history of Finland, Fred Singleton, 1998)

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[...] : we shouldn't discourage us when Finns don't talk. These random silences are quite natural, and when it happened it is a false idea to think that the interlocutor is embarrassed, bored or angry with us. This is just a mean to be. - . and listen too : as everybody I think, Finns don't appreciate to be interrupted while they are speaking. Second of all, Finns are said to be quiet and shy but straightforward and honest. Generally a stranger has to wait a while until the ice ‘broken to see Finns are open, warm and reliable. [...]

[...] Sweden and Russia fought several wars for possession of Finland. Finland became a grand duchy of the Russian Empire. Finland declared its independence from Russia. Finnish socialists and nonsocialists fought a civil war. Finland adopted a republican constitution. 1939-1940 The Soviet Union defeated Finland in the Winter War. 1941-1944 The Soviet Union defeated Finland in the Continuation War Finland established a policy of neutrality in international politics. Finland joined the United Nations and the Nordic Council. President Urho Kekkonen resigned from office because of poor health. [...]

[...] I love snow, and cold weather since I'm a child, mainly because I feel so good when it's cold, more than a hot weather. It allowed me to breathe pure and fresh air. And since I'm a child I dreamt to visit Lapland (freezing weather, snow and reindeer To my mind Finland is an appropriate country to discover. Then I talked to a friend during New Year day that told me that his cousin was working in a company, in Finland. [...]

[...] Last but not least I can't forget to say that I already have an opportunity for my internship abroad, in Russia. Nowadays I'm working in Decathlon Besancon and I talked to my director about my third year. I explained him that I will have to do an internship abroad and I could be interesting about working in Decathlon Moscow. But for the moment it's just a project. And as you know, Russia is not so far from Finland. This is also an important argument about my choice to go in Finland Country's form Information and key numbers For this part of my report, I'm going to present you Finland in different aspect. [...]

[...] Finland, Kuopio 18 IV Bibliography Tilastokestus Online. Available at: Finland Online. Available at: Climate of Finland Online. Available at: Finland promotion board Life and society, Online. Available at: World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency CIA Online, Available at: University student, Finnish way of life Online. Available at: The largest companies in FInland, JP Online. Available at : Fred Singleton, FS A short history of Finland chapter 6.3 Historian, Ph.D, 2006,The History of Finland . [...]