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  Countries of the European Union

  		Finnish flag (Audiovisual Library European Commission) Finland
Capital: Helsinki
Language: Finnish, Swedish
Population: 5 million
Currency: The euro

President: Tarja Halonen
Prime minister: Paavo Lipponen

Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen
Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen

Special dates: Independence Day, 6 December

Famous for:

  • Lapland
  • Reindeer

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