Did you know? In Finland, throwing mobile phones is recognized as an official sport.
Mind-Blowing, isn’t it? With over 5.53 million people, Finland is not only the happiest country in the world, but it is also a country filled with many interesting facts that you may be unaware of.
Awesome Facts about Finland
1. There are more than 180,000 lakes and 178,947 islands within the territory of Finland. This is why Finland is known as the country of lakes!
2. In Finland, there is a Wife Carrying World Championship. In it, The wife’s weight in beer is the first prize.
3. Finnish slot machines are controlled by a non-profit organization that donates all its profits to charity.
4. Nokia Corporation, a Finnish company, was the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile telephones from 1998 to 2012, with a global market share of over 35% between 2006 and 2009.
5. In Finland, throwing mobile phones is recognized as an official sport. Considering the above fact, It shouldn’t be that surprising right 🙂
Interesting Facts about Finland
6. In Finland, the fine for speeding is determined by your income.
7. According to Transparency International, Finland is the least corrupt country, along with Denmark and New Zealand.
8. According to the recent World Happiness Report, Finns are the happiest people in the world.
9. In Finland, it is common practice to leave babies outside to nap. More often, these babies can be found left in streets, backyards, or on balconies.
To raise their kids to be able to withstand the same temperatures as them, they do this.
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10. A golf course on the border of Sweden and Finland has half of its holes in one country and half in the other.
Cool Facts about Finland
11. Santa Claus officially resides in a house built right on top of the Arctic circle, near the town of Rovaniemi, in the northern province of Lappland. Every year, the Santa Claus Post Office receives approximately 700,000 letters from children all over the world.
12. The Finns are the world’s biggest coffee drinkers, consuming over 12 kg of the black substance each year.
13. There are no public payphones in Finland. Since there are over 5 million mobile phones for 5.4 million Finns, It is not a problem.
14. Finnish kids do not go to school until they’re 7.
15. There are about 2.2 million saunas in Finland. Approximately, 1 for every 2.5 Finns!
Fun Facts about Finland
16. Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, insulted Finnish cuisine in 2005, joking that Finns ate “marinated reindeer.” In 2008, Finland paid him back by winning an international pizza contest against Italy. The Pizza that won was made of smoked reindeer and was named “Pizza Berlusconi”.
17. Finland has more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country.
18. Finland has an annual Day for Failure every October 13th. On this day, Finns celebrate bad news and ill fortune as a way of learning for the future. Better luck next time, losers!
19. Finland’s passports allow visa-free travel to more countries than any other passport.
20. It is a legal requirement to have your headlights turned on, whether it is summer or winter, daylight or darkness, even at midnight!
That’s it for this post guys, I hope you had fun while reading 20 Awesome facts about the Finland.
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