Finland presentation

FINLAND - 5.4 million people - 188,000 lakes - 1 sauna per household - 70 consecutive days of Sun in Summer - 10:1 reindeer to people - 37 national parks - Helsinki is the capital

LAPLAND - Where Santa Lives - Can go to Elf school - Snow Hotel - See the Northern Lights - No Sun during Winter - Reindeer park - Snow sports

MOOMINS - Created by Tove Jansson - Started as a comic strip - Wrote 8 books - Turned into TV series -  Moomin Valley themepark - Set in idyllic valley - Characters featured here: Sniff, Snorkmaiden, Moomintroll and Snufkin

SNOW AND ICE - Snow hotel - Ice chapel - Snow maze - Ice bar - Art gallery - Snow sauna - Ice sculptures - Snow castle

DESIGN - Helsinki Design Capital 2012 - Design District - Helsinki Design Week - Design Museum - Marimekko - Designer: Sanna Annukka - Design Agency: Werklig

ARCHITECTURE - Art Nouveau - Kallio Church - Railway Station - Ice architecture - Museum of Finnish Architecture - Finland’s Museum of Contemporary Art

SAUNAS - Over 2 million saunas - Usually dark and no music - Can take alcohol in - Common for women to give birth in them - Types: wood, smoke, electric and ice

FOODIES - Restaurant Day - Restaurant with menu based entirely around garlic - Restaurant with a laundrette - Restaurant with tractors and stuffed animals as décor - Design Forum: restaurant which also sells art and design

SILLY EVENTS - Air Guitar Championships - Wife Carrying Championships - Berry Picking Championships - Mobile Phone Throwing Championships - Mosquito Squashing - Milking Stool Throwing