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Finland

Finland (i/ˈfɪnlənd/; Finnish: Suomi [suomi]; Swedish: Finland [ˈfɪnland]), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, a peninsula with Gulf of Finland to the south and Gulf of Bothnia to the west. It has land borders with Sweden and Norway to the north and Russia to the east. Finland is part of the geographic region of Fennoscandia, which also includes Scandinavia and parts of Russia.

Finland's population is 5.5 million (2014), staying roughly on the same level with only about 9% increase in 24 years since the last economic depression in 1990. The majority live in the southern regions. The single largest group of foreigners living in Finland are Russians and Estonians, 36% of all of the foreigners (2014). In terms of area, it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in the capital Helsinki, local governments in 317 municipalities, and an autonomous region, the Åland Islands. Over 1.4 million people live in the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which produces a third of the country's GDP. Other large cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti, and Kuopio.

Finland (comedy song)

"Finland" is a Monty Python comedy song written and performed by Michael Palin and arranged by John Du Prez with a guitar accompaniment. It features on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album from 1980, is also included on the CD Monty Python Sings, and was incorporated into the musical Spamalot.

It purports to be a celebration of Finland, a country that is overlooked when travelling abroad as "a poor second to Belgium", despite the fact that it "has it all" with lofty mountains and tall trees and pleasures including: pony trekking, camping or "just watching TV". In reality "mountains so lofty" are not characteristic of Finland as the Scandinavian Mountains only just touch the northwesternmost corner of the country.

Palin gave an impromptu rendition of the song while travelling through Finland for the 1992 travel documentary Pole to Pole.

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Finland (European Parliament constituency)

In European elections, Finland is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Finland.

2014 election

The 2014 European election was the eight election to the European Parliament. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.

2009 election

The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament. The number of seats was decreased to thirteen.

MEPs 2009-2014

At the end of the Seventh European Parliament:

2004 election

The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament.

Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party and the Greens.

1999 election

The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament.

1996 election

This was the first European election in Finland.

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External links

  • European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
  • Radio Stations - Helsinki

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    YLE Pohjois-Karjalan Radio Varied Finland
    YLE Tampereen Radio Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Keski-Suomi Varied Finland
    Nostalgia Finland Oldies Finland
    Jouluradio Varied Finland
    Pikku Jouluradio Varied Finland
    YLE Etelä-Savon Radio Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Åboland Varied Finland
    Lapin Radio Varied Finland
    Radio Sputnik Varied Finland
    YLE Lapin Radio Varied Finland
    YLEX mobi Rock Finland
    YLE läntinen Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Östnyland Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Suomi Varied Finland
    Järviradio Varied Finland
    Klasu Classical Finland
    The Voice Fresh Adult Contemporary Finland
    YLE Radio Perämeri Varied Finland
    Aalands Radio 91.3 FM Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Keski-Pohjanmaa Varied Finland
    Radio Kainuu Easy Finland
    Iskelmä Aikakone Oldies Finland
    Etelä-Karjalan Radio Varied Finland
    Syke.fm Trance Station Electronica Finland
    Gramox Oldies Finland
    Radio City Jyväskylä Varied Finland
    YLE Radio Häme Varied Finland
    The Voice (FI) Varied Finland
    Steel FM 105.9 Varied Finland
    YLE Etelä-Karjalan Radio Varied Finland
    Sami Radio News Updates Finland
    Eazy 101 Top 40 Finland
    Radio Vaasa Varied Finland
    oi fm 101.5 Joensuu Varied Finland
    YLE Radio 1 Varied,Talk,Classical Finland
    Radio Aalto Pop Finland
    Lahden Radio Easy Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Varied Finland
    Radio Pooki Varied Finland
    Radio SuomiPop Pop Finland
    Radio City Helsinki Rock Finland
    YLE Ylen klassinen Classical Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Österbotten News,World,Public Finland
    YLE Radio Vega Västnyland Varied Finland
    YLE Satakunnan Radio Varied Finland
    Radio voima Sports Finland
    YLE Oulu Radio Varied Finland
    Radio Nova (FI) Pop Finland
    Radio Pori Varied Finland
    Radio Moreeni College Finland

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    gCaptain 30 Dec 2024
    Finland’s customs service has said it believes the Eagle S is part of a shadow fleet of aging tankers being used to evade sanctions on the sale of Russian oil, and has formally impounded its cargo although it is still on board the ship.
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    Colorado Springs Gazette 29 Dec 2024
    They said Estlink 2 might not be back in service before August ... Finland's customs service believes the ship is part of a "shadow fleet" of ageing tankers being used to evade sanctions on exports of Russian oil.
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    Stars and Stripes 28 Dec 2024
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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 28 Dec 2024
    He said that Finland and Estonia had requested extra NATO help ... The Estlink-2 power cable, which takes electricity from Finland to Estonia across the Baltic Sea, went down on Wednesday but had little impact on services.
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    West Hawaii Today 28 Dec 2024
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    CyprusMail 28 Dec 2024
    Finland’s customs service believes the ship is part of a “shadow fleet” of ageing tankers being used to evade sanctions on the sale of Russian oil. The Kremlin said on Friday Finland’s seizure of the ship was of little concern to it.
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    MarineLink 28 Dec 2024
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    The Daily Telegraph 27 Dec 2024
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    The Maritime Executive 27 Dec 2024
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