People
Capital City
The capital city of Finland is Helsinki. Helsinki was founded in 1550 and has been the capital of Finland since 1812. Helsinki is the home of the Finnish Parliament. Helsinki has many universities, including:
• University of Helsinki
• Aalto University
• Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
• Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
• Sibelius Academy
Helsinki is also known for many world-famous buildings, such as Johannes Cathedral and Uspenski Orthodox Church. In 1952, Helsinki held the Olympics from July 19-August 3.
Population
Finland has a total population of 5,448,025 people, as of the end of October. From January to October, population increased by 21, 350 people. There is a birth rate of 10.36 per 1,000 people, and a death rate of 10.33 deaths per 1,000 people. 50.9% of the population is female, and the other 49.1% male.
Largest City
Area. Helsinki is the largest city in Finland, and is in the region of Uusimaa. Its density is 2,856.62 kilometers squared (7,398.6 square miles), and its area is 72.24 square miles. It is in the time zone Eastern European Time, and in the summer it is in Eastern European Summer Time.
Population. Helsinki has a population of 603,968. 53% is made up of women, and 47% men. 82% speak Finnish, 6% speak Swedish, and 12% speak another type of language. The population density is 2,800 people per square kilometer.
Language
In Finland, there are two official languages. The first language, spoken by 93% of the people is Finnish. The other official language is Swedish, and is spoken by 6% of the population. Also, Sámi is a minority language that is spoken by around 2,000 people that live in North Finland, which is 0.03% of the population in Finland.
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...lptors/Musicians. Finland has many different artists and sculptors. Some of them include Henry Grahn Hermunen, Tapio Junno, Emil Wokström, and Helena Hietanen. Some Finnish composers of the 20th Century that are still alive today are Sampo Haapamäki, Eicca Toppinen, Pertty Haapanen, and Mika Pohjola.
Museums. There are many museums in Finland, including Ainola, which is located outside of Helsinki. It is the home of Finland’s famous composer, Jean Sibelius. He and his wife Aino are buried on the property. Another museum in Finland is the Finnish National Gallery locate d in Helsinki. It is the nation’s major repository of modern art. Work dates from the mid-18th century. The National Museum of Finland is located in Suomen Kansallismueo, Helsinki. This museum has the most documents from Finnish history than any other in the country. They date back to the stone-age.
In the article “Teachers as Leaders in Finland,” by Pasi Sahlberg, it is clearly explained the major differences in the education system of not only Finland and the United States. In the article it is explained how in Finland there are many differences that students in the United States and would appreciate. In Finland there are also no standardized tests; the teachers are responsible for determining how well the students are doing themselves.
Culture – Culture is defined as the common language that is shared and is what makes diverse individuals able to communicate with each other. Due to the different origins that America has grown upon, the study of culture is highly important. Just as the lecture notes for week 1b says, culture is what hold people together, and what allows them to figure and fight out how the world should be. Without all the different cultures, America would not be diversely rich as it is today. Gary Columbo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle the authors of “Thinking Critically, Challenging Cultural Myths” on page three, do an amazing job at explaining culture as holding people together by sharing customs, ideas, beliefs and values. American culture was shown
Finland and the USA are very similar, but we are also very different. One of the laws in Finland is that people can drink by the age of 18. In the USA, we are not allowed to drink until we are 21. One of the things we have the same are the military branches that we have three`. Same as Finland that they also have three branches of the military. They use different money as us they have Euro and we have the American dollar.
Education both influences and reflects the values and aspirations of a society. It is therefore important to recognise a set of common aims, values and purposes that underpin a school curriculum and the work of schools in a range of countries (DfE, 2008). This comparative study will explore the curricula of England and Finland - discussing the history, structure and contents; and consider which of the above are more useful in preparing young adults for life in the modern society. With reference to the modern society, it is important to understand that what makes a society modern is entirely a subjective ideology. This takes into consideration that the views and expectations of one modern society may differ from the views and expectations of another.
Around 1945, about 320,000 settlers from Japan were living in the region of Manchuria, under an immigration program that was to secure control of Manchukuo. Thousands of children or orphans were left behind in Manchuria at the end of World War II.
Finland has freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, Freedom of association, and Freedom of assembly as upheld in law and practice. On the other side, we have the USA. They have the Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to hold Assembly. Even though that they have similar freedoms they don’t always have the same constitution. They don’t always have the same number of amendments. An amendment is a change that can be made to a document. Even the US constitution can be changed.
The information that I read about Finland’s child care is completely different than that of the United States. “We guarantee equal and universal day care for children, and we subsidize according to how much income you have. We believe that the day-care system is not just about taking care of kids, but it’s also about their education” (Chandler, 2014). In Finland, parents have the option to stay home and raise their children with benefits until they are three years old, although most parents only stay home for around one year. However, in the United States, mothers only have six weeks of paid maternity leave, which means that more infants are being placed in daycare earlier (Chandler, 2014). Also in the United States, parents have the option to put their child in preschool from the young age of three. On the other hand, Finland does not start compulsory schooling until the age of seven because “We have a lot of research showing that starting school earlier does not bring better results” (Chandler, 2014). I was not able to find any similarities between the United States and Finland regarding
The total population in Lumberton is 21,542. Population by Race: Caucasian 40%, African American 37%, Native American 13%, Hispanic6%, Other 3%, Biracial 2%, Asian 2%. This information was recorded for 2016-2017.
These results are taken from estimations made in 2013. The size of Vienna is approximately 160.1 mi². Many foreigners make up a great amount of the population. As it now stands, Vienna is currently the seventh greatest populated city.
Culture can be defined as customary beliefs or ways of an origin. Characteristics that can define culture are that culture is learned, shared, based on symbols, integrated and is dynamic (EarthLink). Culture is something that can be passed down from generation to generation, it is not inherited or in our genes. We are taught culture from everyone around us and being taught culture means we will share it as well. Starting from young ages, elders of family and friends share their experiences and knowledge of the culture. Symbols can be different from all other cultures. All symbols have meaning behind them such as their language, artistic pieces and in some cases, currency. Integration of culture is known as holism, or the various parts of culture being interconnected (EarthLink). Every aspect of culture must all be learned to understand the complete meaning within the culture. Not everything within a culture can stay the same, it can adapt to the new times and changes within the society.
France is the 19th most populous country in the world. The total French population is estimated to be 63,718,187 with around 60, 876,135 living in metropolitan France. The largest cities in France are Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, and Nantes The French society has a wide diversity of people and ethnicities. Ethnic groups include Celtic, Latin, Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, in addition to the Basque minorities in the south. However, there is a large percentage of immigrants in France (Legal & Illegal). In 2004 a total of 140,033 people immigrated to France, 90,250 were from Africa, and 13,710 were from Europe, the following year immigration fell to 135,890. According to to the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, France has an estimate of 4.9 million foreign born immigrants, 2 million of which have acquired French citizenship.
Depending on online research, these three festivals, in my opinion, are most influential and traditional to Finns: May Day, Midsummer Holiday, and Christmas Day. First, May Day is a public holiday celebrated on May 1st, and it is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival. May Day is the biggest and magnificent festival during spring in Finland. The celebration among all over the country generations come together in a carnival-style street on May Day Eve. And students parade through town wearing their graduation white caps and looking forward to enjoying the beginning of the summer. However, it is not only confetti, balloons and champagne galore. May Day is also a political festival, because it is traditional for party members doing public speeches in most public square of major cities. The second important festival is Midsummer Holiday, and this festival is for celebration the longest day of the year, because the sun does not fall in most regions of country. Mid-Summer Holiday is also called Juhannus in Finland, which is celebrated on the twilight of Saturday between June 20th and 26th. On the Mid-Summer Day, the whole Finland will shut down. In the festival, most Finns are eating sausages, going to sauna or swimming in lakes at their own cottages by a bonfire. Finland people are going to place birch braches on both sides of the front door of cottages or boats to welcome the visitor. This is origin from a Ukko celebration and now becomes an important tradition for Finns. The last influential holiday for Finn is Christmas Day. On that day, Finns prefer to stay at home with their family or friends, and prepare traditional food which often includes mashed rutabaga, carrot, potato casseroles, salmon and turkey or ham, for celebration. The story as everyone knows, the Santa Claus lives in northern of Finland, Lapland. He prepares presents to the children and offers great fun to the family,
As for the ethnic background, Sweden has numbers of indigenous population which consists of Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities, foreign-born or first-generation immigrants, Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, and Turks (CIA, 2014). Based on the figure, Swedish contributes to the major population in the country which almost 89.3%, followed by Finn and Sami 3%, Yugoslav 0.8%, Iranian 0.6% and other ethnics 6.3%. The main language used is Swedish. Sweden is pretty much a free country with different religions being practiced. The largest religion is Evangelical Lutheran 87% followed by other religions such as Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist which amount to 13%.
A large amount of the city is well educated. The average is 98% of people 15 and older with an education. Poverty estimations from 2007 prove that males in Venice make up more of the poverty population than women. A man's approximate percentage is 20.0% and a woman's is 7.0%. Although poverty has not been a major problem in Venice, it has increased in years.
Most People think Iceland is nothing but a big iceberg. In reality is has a vast amount of forest and greens fields. Iceland’s oceans have the icebergs and glaciers. Iceland is also known as the Republic of Iceland. Iceland’s people are loyal to their country and have a deep sense of community in their country. The Culture in Iceland is “Icelandic is a Germanic language related to Norwegian. Medieval Icelandic, the language of the historical-literary tradition, sometimes is called Old Norse” (Culture of Iceland, 2016). Iceland has a population of 331,918. Iceland’s military force was known for its Viking barbaric force against any enemy before going down to having no military forces. At this time, Iceland does not have a standing army. However, is an active member of NATO. The United States provides them with a force to help protect them. It is said that Iceland’s culture has not been altered since the medieval times.