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Finland
Just wondering: what do you think of when you think of Finland? Please answer even if you think you don't have anything very special to say...
Thanks!
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Language pair: Finnish; All
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Re:Finland
When I think of Finland, I imagine a beautiful country with wide wilderness, with a breath-taking nature constituted by ice, multi-coloured trees, beautiful lakes... To add to this picture, I think that the people there pay much attention to the environment and that makes the country really pure.
I remember some documentaries I saw regarding Finland, and they depicted a friendly country where people are open-minded, where the society works out well. It allegedly has heavy taxes, but in exchange welfare is pretty developped.
To conclude, Finland makes me think of those former little states, like the Venitian Republic of the 14th century, which were prosperous( regarding economy, society or the arts) despite their surface and their power at a worldwide scale. A kind of heaven...
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Re:Re:Finland
> When I think of Finland, I imagine a beautiful country
It is said that beauty is in the eye of beholder. However, I agree that there are many people who like Finland because of the features you mention, and I like it, too.
> I think that the people there pay much attention to the environment and that makes the country really pure.
Low density of population also helps to maintain purity.
> It allegedly has heavy taxes, but in exchange welfare is pretty developped.
Many people think that the welfare WAS developed. Two decades ago we were proud of our welfare, especially the support for poor people, but since then things have deteriorated quite much. I hope we can fix the problem before we forget how.
> A kind of heaven...
Our heaven has long, dark, and coldish winter -- not extreme, perhaps, but troublesome.
On the other hand, I admit that Finnish summer is so lovely, that I am willing to pay for it by suffering the winter. Finland (or Scandinavia) is unique with its combination of reasonable climate and arctic sunlight.
Puti
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Re:Finland
I think its a beautiful place!! And some says that there are great people. I believe...
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