Ruukinkankaan koulu

School website: www.suomussalmi.fi

BASIC FACTS ABOUT FINLAND
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Finland (Suomen Tasavalta o Republiken Finland)
EU ADMISSION DATE: 01.01.1995
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: northern Europe
NEIGHBOURS: Norway, Sweden and Russia
AREA: 338.145 km2
POPULATION: ca. 5.5 million
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION: 19 maakuntas
CAPITAL: Helsinki
CHIEF CITIES: Tampere, Kuopio, Rovaniemi, etc.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Finnish and Swedish
THE HIGHEST PEAK: Peak of Ridnitšohkka (1316 m)
LONGEST RIVER: Kemijoki
CURRENCY: Euro
MAIN RELIGION: lutheran evangelical
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Eero Aarnio, Alvar Aalto, Mika Waltari,Martti Ahtisaari, Peter Frazen etc.