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Finland at a glance
Your friends cannot fail to be impressed with all the facts you'll know about Finnish geography, history, people and economy.
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The flag
The banner showing "the blue of our lakes and the white snow of our winters" was made official shortly after independence in 1918.
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The Finnish national anthem
Find out more about the Finnish national anthem, which was first sung in Swedish.
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