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Eräpaimen
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National Nature Symbols description
Finns have voted and chosen six national 'nature symbols': the bear, swan, perch, birch, lily-of-the-valley and granite.
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Time in Finland is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time difference between U.S. Eastern Standard Time and Finnish Standard Time is 7 hours.
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Splendour in the sky description
thisisFINLAND presents the Northern Lights in words, photos and video. In Finnish they're called "revontulet" (fox fires) after an ancient fable of the arctic fox starting fires or spraying up snow with its tail.
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Tour Finland at your own pace! - Simple description
Touring is one of the best ways to get to know a country and to see what it has to offer. These official touring routes take you to Finland's peaceful countryside and lively cities. Choose a route to your taste or combine two and make your holiday a grand tour of Finland.
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I wish I was in Finland campaign description
The Finnish Tourist Board launches a campaign which challenges tourist clichés and traditional mass tourism destinations. With the tag line "I wish I was in Finland", the humorous campaign introduces Finland as an authentic and interesting destination for travellers looking for a fresh alternative to the conventional.
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New Visit Finland portal invites you to explore, search, book and participate description
Visit Finland's new portal launched in autumn 2009 at www.visitfinland.com reveals Finland's many faces by allowing visitors to explore facts about Finland, search and book trips as well as share experiences with fellow travellers. The website serves travellers, trade and media in ten languages: Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
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Aside from ice hockey, F1 drivers and mobile phones, Finland is perhaps best known for its lakes, forests and archipelago. There are hundreds of thousands of islands and lakes, and the dream of every Finn is to have a little cottage on the shore of one of them, a place where he can kick off his shoes, go fishing, and indulge in the sheer luxury of a good sauna.
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Hike through some of the most extensive unbroken forests in Southern Finland, see how beavers have shaped their surroundings, and catch a tasty trout to cook over your own campfire.
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