Finnish saunas are almost always constructed with wood from birch trees. Finns pride themselves as being the global capital of heavy metal music. The country hosts a number of metal music festivals every year, mostly during the summer.
Finland is located so far north that much of the country receives nearly 24 hours of sunlight during the summer. But the winters are freezing and start in December and can last until May, with hour sunless nights. The northern lights , or aurora borealis, can be seen in the Lapland region of Finland regularly in the fall, winter, and spring. Nearly 30 percent of the region is protected by the government, and the barren landscape is occupied mostly by reindeer and the Sami people.
Brown bears , elk, gray wolves , wolverines , and lynx the only wild cat species in the country all roam the woods. Ducks and other waterfowl live in the thousands of lakes scattered throughout the country. The endangered Saimaa ringed seal, one of just three lake seal species in the world, is found only in the Saimaa lake system of southeastern Finland.
Finland is a parliamentary republic. The president appoints a prime minister to lead the cabinet, which is the executive branch. The prime minister is the head of the government, but the president is the head of the armed forces.
Croatians comprise 0. Its capital is Zagreb and the official language in Croatia is Croatian. The political system is a parliamentary republic. Croatia holds 11 seats in the European Parliament and will hold the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time in the first half of Croatia is not a member country of the Schengen Area.
Cypriots comprise 0. Its capital is Nicosia and the official language in Cyprus is Greek. The political system is a presidential republic. Cyprus holds 6 seats in the European Parliament and has held the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU once in Cyprus is not a member country of the Schengen Area. Czechs comprise 2. Its capital is Prague and the official language is Czech. The Danish comprise 1. Its capital is Copenhagen and the official language in Denmark is Danish.
The political system is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Denmark holds 13 seats in the European Parliament and held the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU 7 times between and Denmark is a member country of the Schengen Area since March 25, The Estonians comprise 0. Its capital is Tallinn and the official language is Estonian. Estonia holds 6 seats in the European Parliament and will hold the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time in the first half of Estonia is a member country of the Schengen Area since December 21, The Finnish comprise 1.
Its capital is Helsinki and the official languages in Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Finland holds 13 seats in the European Parliament and held the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU twice, in and Finland is a member country of the Schengen Area since March 25, The French comprise Its capital is Paris and the official language is French. The political system is a semi-presidential republic. France holds 74 seats in the European Parliament and held the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU 13 times between and France is a member country of the Schengen Area since March 26, Its capital is Berlin and the official language is German.
The political system is a federal parliamentary republic. Germany holds 96 seats in the European Parliament and held the revolving presidency of the Council of the EU 11 times between and Germany is a member country of the Schengen Area since March 26, Greeks comprise 2.
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