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Here on MTV facts. We are talking about a country that represents this to a tee
This is the country of Finland afternoon everybody
My name is Dave waffle and welcome to MTV facts the channel
We talk about many different cultures and peoples and places from all around the world
We like to learn about many different cultures, and it's fantastic and recently we've been talking about the countries of Sweden poland
But many of you guys wanted us to really talk about finland parcel is due to the fact that they are neighbouring countries
But we got to thank Jam you
G3G pft
who said let's do an amazing facts about finland next we also had people like odysseus in a
Cream pocket nice name by the way and of course one of our favorites and regular viewers Russian spy who wanted us to talk about
Iceland or finland and maybe even
Argentina who knows maybe we'll get to those in the future but for now we're going to look into the country of finland because there
Are some really interesting things about this country and also before I give in this video. Well, let you guys know about grammarly calm
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But we'll talk about that at the end of this video because right now
I want to know what is your favorite thing about finland?
Do you yourself live in Finland let us know down there?
Also, if you don't live in Finland you want to just proudly tell us. What country you're from
We'll let us know as well, holla out there. I'm from Canada. So let's do it up
so finland first of all is the brother to sweden being called the republic of finland officially and
officially as of
2015 it is home to five million four hundred eighty seven thousand three hundred and eight people and although that is an outdated census in
2017 they think they maybe have about
5.5 million people within the country keep in mind census are done every single year some countries do them every five years ten years
but as for finland when it comes to
2015 size, it makes it the one hundredth and 14th largest country based on population
Now with finland it is a pretty lengthy looking country might be small and skinny
It has a landmass of three hundred thirty eight thousand four hundred and twenty
Four kilometers square and with that in mind
It makes finland the 64th largest country in the entire world
but if you were to look solely within Europe it sits at the eighth largest
but for the
Population most of them are all living in these southern regions and living up North is a really hard thing to do
I'm from Canada
I know
We're like the same thing we're closer to the American border
But as births population they have approximately sixteen people per kilometer squared making it the most sparsely populated
Country in all of Europe however it is not the most sparsely populated country in the entire world there are other countries that have less
interesting enough
and I didn't even notice that Finland is not really technically part of
scandinavia as a matter of fact unlike other
European countries if you say that in my anger some people within the country because it's officially part of venice candia and this is actually
Realistically different from the term nordic because when we say the nordic term it usually
Incorporates countries like Greenland and Iceland
But they're not included in finnish scandia however that whole peninsula that includes Sweden
And of course norway is so finland sits in between Sweden and of course Russia
And it had a very strong relationship with the two countries for example
Finland for a long time was a part of sweden, and it was also incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1809
But this is the thing the people of finland have never really agreed to this that kind of always wanted Their own
Independence as a matter of fact it was famously stated by Finnish political journalist writer and historian adolf of Rr
Woodson who said perfectly we are not swedes. We do not want to become russians
Let us therefore be finn's and it is why we believe that because of this man and his words
It helps create the national movement finland which eventually led to finland's independence from Russia on December 6
1917 now one thing to know just because you get independence doesn't mean you're totally free right off the bat because this
independence started a war between the red guards of finland and the white guards of finland now the white guards were a
Voluntary Force that were really for the defense of the regular people and eventually they won the battle
Causing many of the red guards to flee to Russia and speaking about Russia
It's also interesting to know that finland was pretty much at war with Russia during world War two
A lot of England was never really a part of the axis powers
Finland did indeed have a mutual agreement to fight alongside Germany after the soviet union attacked and invaded on November 30th
1939 now this was considered the winter war and it lasted from 1939 to
1940 and although the finns really didn't pick a side during a second world war they did allow
Germany and their troops to pass through their lands to fight their enemies
And it should be noted that finland itself even today is a very peaceful country one that tries to promote
Very good positive vibes with its neighbors of course every country has its disputes with its neighbors
But overall just like Canada it seems to be a very peaceful place, so in finland
There are a few things in the country that it can claim that no other countries can for example. It's late
It's got a lot of them according to official stats finland has 180
7888 Lakes now, that is a lot
But let's be real if you compare that to Canada and maybe even russia
Finland might not have as many however canada really hasn't done a popular cancellation and is estimated to have
approximately over two million lakes along with Russia
but officially in documentation
Finland has the most amount of lakes than any other country in the world many of these lakes are over 500 meters square and how
do these lakes there's a total of
170 nine thousand Five hundred Eighty-four Islands and like I said if you compare it to russia and of course Canada
They may actually have more maybe even the united states, but it is a good guess that based on their particular land size
They may have the most amount of lakes in a particular area
Now one thing that we should really talk about when it comes finland is they're very humane people
especially
Towards animals as a matter of fact did you know that in Finland it is illegal to have your cats declawed and of course yes
There are other countries that do have that law, but finland is one that really puts the Pro' Denis's
No You can't do that period And what we're talking about humane things that finland has done
Finland is also the first country in the entire world to make internet illegal right now this happened in
2010 and believe it or not the first use of internet was called foo net which was created in
1984 and Linked University Networks together
However after 1993 that's when the internet became publicly available to its citizens and to finish it off guys
considering we've talked so much about the land and the people and even like the
Accomplishments of the country we got to talk about one unique thing that it has that no other country has for example interesting enough
They are famous for the wife-carrying world
championship now this happens every july in the city of Santiago
And and it's crazy people come from all around the world people will come from Japan can in the United States
Just to take part in this
amazing like
Competition it pretty much all it is is you pick up your wife and race against other people in a two hundred and fifty
3.5 meter track now. This has been happening since 1992 and you may wonder ok so, whoa?
What do I get if I win well apparently if one wins you get your wife's weight in beer God, that's great
But you're just going to get a belly man hmM
So what do you think about finland a pretty interesting country and of course we will discover much more in our upcoming?
videos and if you're from this country
Please let us know more facts about your countries because we want to know some facts from the people who are actually living there
So be sure to let us know down there, or you can email us at ask FTD fax at gmail.com
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But this is finland just a really interesting country that is different from most places around the world a country that not only has
Peaceful people within it
But people are just striving to make themselves better every single day
It is a country and nation that is contributed much to the world and even with its
Contribution it still remains to be a peaceful nation with great
intentions
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