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Let's get acquainted with Suomi-the country of a thousand lakes. Although in fact the number of lakes in Finland is measured in the hundreds of thousands. And the Islands are about the same.
As a quarter of the country is located above the Arctic circle, the Northern lights can be admired all year round.
The territory of the country in recent years has increased every year by about 7 square kilometers. This is due to the melting of glaciers, which, losing mass, cease to press on the continental plate, as a result of which it gradually rises from the sea.
As you remember from the school history course, from 1809 to 1917 Finland was part of Russia. More than a century has passed since then, and the criminal code of Finland still begins with the words " We, Alexander III, by God's hasty mercy, Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia..."
Three wars of Russia with Finland-this is the theme of a separate difficult issue, let me know like and comment if it's interesting. And now you will see such facts that are not found in Wikipedia and the transfer of "heads and Tails".
The population of Finland is about 5.5 million people. Number of saunas 2.2 million
That is, one sauna for 2-3 people. Saunas are everywhere. There is even a Burger King restaurant in Helsinki.
Happiest
According to the world happiness report, in 2018 and 2019, the Finns were recognized as the happiest nation. 6 factors are used to assess national happiness: GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, freedom of citizens to make vital decisions, generosity and attitude to corruption.
But most likely, the secret of simple Finnish happiness is... in coffee with sweets: here the highest rate of coffee consumption in the world - 12 kilograms per person per year. And about the same amount of sweets every Finn eats in a year. The country even has a candy day, which parents arrange for children on Saturdays.
Finns are not only the happiest, but also the most honest: a decade ago, a social experiment was conducted: wallets with family photos, contact details and cash equivalent to $ 50 were scattered across 16 major cities around the world. In Helsinki returned 11 of 12" lost " wallets. In the financial elite Zurich was returned only 4 finds, and in Lisbon-only one, and, a couple of tourists from Holland.
Ecology
While in neighboring Russia, people and cars are stuck in a snow-salt porridge in winter, in Finland, the roads are sprinkled with granite crumbs. And in the spring the washing machine collects these stones. In particular, in Helsinki, the same crumb can be used for several years in a row. And where does the salt from our roads-this question is better not to look for an answer, you will sleep more soundly.
Another manifestation of concern for the environment is the application of reflective coating on deer antlers to make the animals visible on the roads in the dark.
Since we're talking about deer, here's another interesting fact:
The Finnish Sami, this is such an indigenous people of Northern Europe, there was a unit of distance measurement "poroncusema". It was approximately 7.5 km and marked the distance a reindeer could walk until it wanted to take a break to pee. Today, the word is used for any near distance that is difficult to measure in advance.
In Finland, 99% of garbage does not reach the landfill. The main method of waste processing at the moment in the country is incineration. Waste is burned to generate energy and heat. Such waste is more than half-60%. The remaining 39% are successfully processed and find a "second life".
Another figure - 96% of electricity production from garbage is not accompanied by carbon dioxide emissions.
In Finland, waste recycling facilities provide heat and electricity to entire small towns. Each municipality may have different approaches. Somewhere the technology of gasification is used, somewhere-the use of organic matter and biogas fermentation, somewhere the technology of fuel production and combustion in boilers with energy generation. An example of environmentally friendly waste management is Lahti, where due to municipal regulation HOAs of apartment buildings are required to have as many as seven types of garbage containers: for biological, energy-containing, mixed waste, paper, cardboard, metal and glass.
In the country, almost 90% of used bottles are returned for recycling.
Finland knows about the "garbage reform", which began in a number of Russian regions in 2019.
And Finns are ready for joint projects, especially in the North-West region.
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