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Finland for kids

Finland is a country where people speak Finnish and Swedish. Its capital city is Helsinki. To greet a friend, kids there say “Hei”.

🏳️ Flag: The flag of Finland
🏛️ Capital city: Helsinki
🗣️ Languages: Finnish and Swedish
👋 How to say hello: Hei / Hej
🍽️ A favorite food: Karelian pies
🎉 A big celebration: Midsummer (Juhannus)
🐾 An animal to spot: Brown bear
📍 A famous landmark: Northern Lights in Lapland

Fun fact about Finland

Finland is called the land of a thousand lakes, but it really has about 188,000!

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Can you say Hei the way people in Finland do?
Would you like to try karelian pies? What food would you share from your home?
Find Finland on a map or a globe. Is it near the ocean?

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