Personal FinanceChapter 1: Personal Financial PlanningInternational FinanceFinland is a long narrow country in northern Europe. Tucked between Sweden and Russia, its northernmost territory—about one-third of its area—lies within the Arctic Circle in the Land of the Midnight Sun. This remote region experiences long periods of continuous sunshine in the summer and long periods of darkness in the winter. Finland lies on a flat plateau broken by small hills and valleys. Rich green forests and some 55,000 blue lakes cover most of the countryside. Its nearly 3,000-mile-long coast is girded by colorful gray and red granite and is dotted with thousands of offshore islands. Ruled first by Sweden and later by Russia, Finland became an independent republic in 1917. To learn more about Finland, visit www.finland.org. |  |
