Planning to vacation in Finland? Before you go, get to know the warm, open and sincere Finnish people. Culture and traditions Finnish winters are long, cold and dark, making them ideal for winter activities like skiing, skating and, in Lapland, spotting the Northern Lights. Winter also provid...
Before traveling somewhere, it’s always good to have some background information on the country. This post contains 27 interesting facts about Finland to teach you more about its culture, history, and food. Don’t have time to read them all now? Bookmark this post for later and check out...
10 Unusual Facts About Finland Posted on July 16th, 2009. Finland is well known for its icy beauty, remarkable forest land, and competitive spirit. However, there are some unusual facts that make this country all the more unique. This article will describe just a few of these facts. 1. ...
In Finland, saunas are a way of life. With a population of just over 5.5 million people, there are an incredible 1.8 million saunas in the country - that's one sauna for every three people! Saunas are deeply embedded in the culture of Finland, and are seen as a place to relax, so...
They all have their own language and culture. As Africa was colonised and suppressed until the last century, the majority of Africans is still poor. Most African countries only gained independence after World War II in the 1950s and 1960s. The poorest countries in Africa are Malawi, the ...
People & Culture The Duke of Athol commands the only legal private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders, whose headquarters are at Blair Castle, Perthshire. Blair castle also has the distinction of being the last ever place in Britain to have been besieged, in 1746. ...
Read more about South African traditional food here or click on the image below. Did you know that...? … most people speak at least two or three languages, one of them usually English or Afrikaans. … South Africa has really three capital cities. The powers are distributed between Pretoria...
Countries include France, the United Kingdom, Finland and Portugal. 5. The country with the biggest population in Europe is Russia. Russia has more people living in it than any other country. 145 million people live in Russia. The next country with the most people living in it is Germany...
Land, People & Culture Poland is the 6th most populous and the 6th largest of the European Union's 27 member states. Most of the country is flat, with an average elevation of 173 meters. 90% of Poles have completed at least secondary education, the highest score in the EU, along with...