It is a country with thousands of lakes and many islands, with little arable land, being mostly forested.
Finland has a strong Lutheran following, and much of the country is scattered with churches and monuments reflecting this.
Helsinki, the capital city centres around fine old architecture, where many galleries and museums can be found, along with most of the big industries that form today's economy.
Capital Helsinki
Languages Finnish, Swedish
Currency Euro
Finland is, of course, the home of Father Christmas and many people visit the country for its fine Christmas celebrations, as well as skiing and sledging.
General Resources
- Finnish National Archives
- Finland's Family History Association
- Finland Genealogy Forum
- Finland GenWeb
- Finland Wikipedia
- Genealogical Society of Finland
- The DISBYT Database
- History of Finland
- World War One War Victims
- Finnish/English Online Dictionary
- Finland Books We Own
- Aland Island Sheriff's Passport List 1863-1916
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