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| Region | Testing Format | Fee | Test Dates |
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| Helsinki | TOEFL iBT | $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 $260 |
Fri., Mar 08, 2019 Sat., Mar 09, 2019 Sat., Mar 16, 2019 Sat., Mar 30, 2019 Fri., Apr 05, 2019 Sat., Apr 13, 2019 Sat., May 04, 2019 Fri., May 10, 2019 Sat., May 11, 2019 Sat., May 18, 2019 Sat., Jun 01, 2019 Fri., Jun 14, 2019 Sat., Jun 15, 2019 Sat., Jun 29, 2019 Fri., Jul 12, 2019 Sat., Jul 13, 2019 Sat., Jul 27, 2019 |
Finland Overview
Finland (Finnish Suomi), a republic in Northern Europe, is mainly inhabited by Finns (93.4%), Sweden (5.6%) and (in Finnish Lapland) around 6,000 Sami. Finland is rich in lakes, forests and moors and has a cool, humid climate. In the south potatoes, beets and grain are grown, dairy farming, reindeer and fur farming are important. In addition to the metal industry, there are wood processing, chemical, food and textile industries.
History: Between the 2nd and 8th centuries AD, Finnish tribes (coming from the Baltic States and the East) settled in southern and central Finland. After Christianization Finland became in the 12./13. Century part of the Swedish Empire. Since the end of the 15th century, the country was a constant battleground between Sweden and Russia, which was able to conquer all of Finland from 1721-1809. Finland gained independence in 1917. Through the wars of 1939/40 and 1941-44 against the Soviet Union, Finland lost Vyborg with West Karelia and Petsamo (today Petschenga). After 1945 Finland pursued a conflict-free relationship with the Soviet Union, but oriented itself economically and socio-politically towards its Scandinavian neighbors and the Western European states. In 1995 Finland became a member of the European Union.
Country facts
- Official name: Republic of Finland
- License plate: FIN
- ISO-3166: FI, FIN (246)
- Internet domain:.fi
- Currency: 1 euro (€) = 100 cents
- Area: 338,420 km²
- Population (2018): 5.5 million
- Capital: Helsinki
- Official language (s): Finnish, Swedish
- Form of government: Parliamentary republic
- Administrative division: 6 regional administrative districts, Åland Islands
- Head of State: President Sauli Niinistö (since 1.3.2012)
- Head of Government: Sanna Marin (since December 10, 2019)
- Religion (s) (2018): 70% Lutherans, 27.4% non-denominational
- Time zone: Central European Time +1 hour
- National holiday: December 6th
Location and infrastructure
- Location (geographical): Northern Europe
- Position (coordinates): between 59 ° 48 ‘and 70 ° 05’ north latitude and 20 ° 33 ‘and 31 ° 35’ east longitude
- Climate: In the north polar, otherwise cold and humid climate
- Highest mountain: Haltiatunturi (1328 m)
- Road network (2012): 50,000 km (paved), 28,000 km (unpaved)
- Railway network (2016): 5,926 km
Population
- Annual population growth (2018): 0.3%
- Birth rate (2018): 10.7 per 1000 residents.
- Death rate (2018): 10.1 per 1000 residents.
- Average age (2018): 42.6 years
- Average life expectancy (2018): 81.1 years (women 84.2; men 78.1)
- Age structure (2018): 16.4% younger than 15 years, 21.5% older than 65 years
- Literacy rate (15 year olds and older): k. A.
- Mobile phone contracts (pre-paid and post-paid) (2017): 132 per 100 residents
- Internet users (2017): 87 per 100 residents
Economy
- GDP per capita (2017): US $ 45,927
- Total GDP (2017): US $ 253 billion
- GNI per capita (2018): US $ 47,820
- Education expenditure (2014): 7.2% of GDP
- Military expenditure (2019): 1.3% of GDP
- Unemployment rate (2017): 8.7%
Climate
The influence of the Gulf Stream is hardly noticeable in Finland, so that the climate is continental except for the coastal region. The winters are long and severe, with a permanent blanket of snow that is only interrupted in the south by individual periods of thaw. The short summers, on the other hand, are relatively warm. The north has subpolar features with its dark winters, cold spells in spring and the midnight sun in summer. Average annual temperature in Helsinki: 5.4 ° C. The warmest month (warmer than in the southern outskirts of Scandinavia) is July with an average of 14.5 ° C, the coldest month is February with −9 ° C (northern Finland −12 ° C). The extreme values reach 30 ° C across the country in summer, while temperatures at the northern border drop to below -40 ° C in winter. Precipitation decreases from the south (600–700 mm) to the north (400–500 mm). Between December and April the north of the Gulf of Bothnia and z. The middle Baltic Sea is partly covered by ice.
Vegetation
Finland is the most forested country in Europe. Forests (mainly pine and spruce, as well as white, downy and mountain birch, gray alder, aspen, etc.) and bogs cover 75% of the land area. Although coniferous forests extend to the northern border, tundra-like formations with arcto-alpine flora are widespread above the tree line in the north, which sinks to 300 m above sea level.
Nature protection: Around a tenth of the country’s area is under nature protection – including 40 national parks with a total area of more than 8 200 km 2 (2017).