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www.britannica.com › place › Finland4 days ago · Also known as: Republic of Finland, Republiken Finland, Suomen Tasavalta, Suomi Written by Markku Ilmari Henriksson Senior Lecturer in History; Docent for American and Canadian Studies, University of Tampere, Finland. Markku Ilmari Henriksson, Jörgen Weibull Emeritus Professor of History, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Finland - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FinlandFinland ( Finnish: Suomi [ˈsuo̯mi] ⓘ; Swedish: Finland [ˈfɪ̌nland] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen tasavalta; Swedish: Republiken Finland; listen to all ⓘ ), [note 2] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Turku - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurkuWebTurku (/ ˈ t ʊər k uː / TOOR-koo; Finnish: ⓘ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: ⓘ) is a city and former capital on the southwestern coast of Finland at the mouth of the River Aura, in the region of Southwest …
Regions of Finland - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_FinlandFinland is divided into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta; Swedish: landskap) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, the development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012, the r…
Turku - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TurkuTurku (/ ˈ t ʊər k uː / TOOR-koo; Finnish: ⓘ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: ⓘ) is a city and former capital on the southwestern coast of Finland at the mouth of the River Aura, in the region of Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi) and the former Turku and Pori Province (Turun ja Porin lääni; 1634–1997).