Finland Questionnaire
Geographical Comparison:
Capital city: Helsinki
Number of inhabitants:5 147 00
Area in square kilometres:338 145
Density of population:15
Language spoken (in percent): Finnish 93% Swedish 6%
Form of government: parliamentary democracy since 1917
Regional subdivision of countries:6 provinces, one autonomic
government in Åland archeopelago
Average temperature:Helsinki +4 centigrades, Lapland -1 centigrades
Highest mountain (altitude in metres): Halti 1328 m
Longest river (length in kilometres):Kemi 483 km
Largest lake (surface in square kilometres): Greater Saimaa 4377
Main industry: wood processing
Average income (after taxation):70 000 FIM
Gross national product: 20850 USD
Currency:mark = FIM
i.e. in USD: 20 cents
LINKS to these themes :
Capital city: http://www.hel.fi/english
Homepage of Country: http://www.finland.fi/front.htm
Good webcams to the country: http://www.cam-orl.co.uk/europerightnowsites.html
Good webcams to capital city: http://www.mediakylpyla.hel.fi/
http://www.mtv3.fi/jyrki/programme/camera.html
Famous sights: http://www.memoriesoffinland.com/links.html
Government: http://www.finland.fi/front.htm
Daily newspaper - online: http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi
A site for young people: http://www.mtv3.fi/jyrki
Comparison of schools:
Compulsory education in years: 9
Beginning of compulsory education: at the age of 7
End of compulsory education:at the age of 16
Duration of primary level:6 years
Duration of secondary level:3 years
School-leaving certificate at ... years: 16
Which foreign languages are taught ? From when on? several
options from 3rd form on (English, Swedish, German, French,
Russian) but practically English is taught from the 3rd form on,
the optional second foreign language from 5th form on, the second
domestic language from the 7th form on (obligatory for those who
enter the high school/6th form school), the optional third
foreign language from the 8th form. If not chosen earlier, one or
two foreign languages can be commenced in the high school.
Average number of lessons of a 14 year old pupil 28
Are the school-books free?yes like everything else in compulsory
education
Are there school uniforms in your country (what do they look
like)?no
Normal school day: begin at 8
End at 14/15
lunch time: half an hour pause for a school lunch at midday
Comparison of costs:
What are the costs of the following things in your country?
One litre of milk: 4,50 FIM
One litre of Coke: 8,90 FIM
One litre of petrol (unleaded): 5,70 FIM
A VW Golf -cheapest model: 120 000 FIM
One kilo of beef: 50 FIM
250 grams of butter: 8 FIM
One roll: 3 FIM
A copy- book: 1,50 FIM
A ticket for the cinema: 45 FIM
A ticket for public transport means: 10 FIM
One Big Mac at Mc Donald`s: 15 FIM
Various questions:
Name a typical plate of your own country: Carelian pastries
Describe the recipe for it milk rice is cooked and baken inside a
rye flour pastry
Which is the most popular drink?Koskenkorva vodka
Which is the most popular sport in your country?football,
icehockey
Name the most popular sportsman (-woman)Jari Litmanen of Ajax
Amsterdam, Teemu Selanne of Anaheim
Is there a link available to it? http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/4867/
Name the most famous soccer-club: HJK
Is there a link available to it? http://www.opensolutions.fi/hjk/
Do you have a compulsory military service? (if yes - how long
does it last?)8 months
Is your national hymn available as Wav- or MIDI-file?
Is there a link to it or can you add it as a attached file http://www.memoriesoffinland.com/maamme.htm
Which are the highlights of tourism in your country ( + links)?http://www.memoriesoffinland.com/links.html
Information about our school
School: The 6th form of Vihti
Address: Kirkkoniementie 4 03400 Vihti
Country: Finland
Address of school-homepage: http://www.vyl.vihti.fi (from 1st April 1998)
E-mail of school: pohalone@dlc.fi
Responsible teacher(s): Ilpo Halonen
E-mail of responsible teacher:pohalone@dlc.fi