Firearms International has introduced another import, this one from Finland.

Rovaniemi ( in Finland ), which lies slightly south of the line, has a population of approximately 58, 000, and is the largest settlement in the immediate vicinity of the Arctic Circle.

It has been estimated that during his entire career Aalto designed over 500 individual buildings, approximately 300 of which were built, the vast majority of which are in Finland.

2008 has brought announcements of new or additional sales to Singapore, Finland, Morocco and South Korea ; in December 2010 the Swiss government requested 150 AIM-120C-7 missiles.

Sales to Finland have stalled, because the manufacturer has not been able to fix a mysterious bug that causes the rocket motors of the missile to fail in cold tests.

* In addition, Finnish, a Baltic-Finnic language, has calqued the Swedish term as Itämeri " East Sea ", disregarding the geography ( the sea is west of Finland ), though understandably since Finland was a part of Sweden from the Middle Ages until 1809.

In Finland, no party has had an absolute majority in the parliament since independence, and multi-party coalitions have been the norm.

Peirce has gained a significant international following, marked by university research centers devoted to Peirce studies and pragmatism in Brazil ( CeneP / CIEP ), Finland (

The CWC has been held every two years since 2001, and to date the competition has been held in Japan, the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany and Hong Kong.

Rosa has an especially large following in Finland, and in 1999, he created a special 32-page Donald, Scrooge, Gearloose & nephews strip for his Finnish fans ; Sammon Salaisuus ( translates to The secret of the Sampo, but it is officially named The Quest for Kalevala

An important element in Estonia's post-independence reorientation has been closer ties with the Nordic countries, especially Finland and Sweden.

* The third largest of the country's 60, 000 lakes, Lake Inari in the Lapland province of extreme northern Finland, has a surface area of, a total shore length of, a maximum depth of, some 3, 318 islands, and a total water volume of.

Finland numbers some 5. 4 million and has an average population density of 17 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Finland, and the government has limited rights to amend or extend legislation.

Though Finland has a primarily parliamentary system, the president has some notable powers.

Finland has universal validity of collective labour agreements and often, but not always, the trade unions, employers and the government reach a Comprehensive Income Policy Agreement.

Finland has a parliamentary system, even if the President of Finland is formally responsible for foreign policy.

It has been questioned whether President Tarja Halonen represented only Finland or the entire EU when she met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Finland has a multi-party system, with three strong parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Finland has a civil law system, based on Swedish law, with the judiciary exercising limited powers.

A History of Finland ( 4th ed.

The 4th Eurovision Young Dancers Competition final was held in Helsinki, Finland on June 5, 1991.

* Kyösti Kallio ( 1873 – 1940 ), the 4th President of Finland, was born in Ylivieska.

The cars first showed up at the Gelleråsen racetrack at Karlskoga and then at the Eläintarhanajot race in Helsinki ( Finland ), in 1961, finishing 4th and 5th.

Their song Bye Bye Baby was highly thought of in its native Finland but came 4th from last out of 25 entries.

Finland finished 4th in the overall standings.

Another small upset which is not always noticed, is when Poland defeated Finland, who ended up finishing 4th in the tournament, 5 – 4 during the Preliminary round.

Joining them in their 4th trip to the worlds was Olga Jarkova's Russian team, in their 3rd appearance were Yumie Hayashi of Japan and Diana Gaspari of Italy, making their 2nd appearance were Mirjam Ott of Switzerland, Madeleine Dupont of Denmark, Kirsi Nykanen of Finland and Kelly Wood of Scotland.

In the final games of the competition, the U. S. beat Poland while Finland beat Sweden and the Soviets beat the Czechs ( in the game that decided the gold medal ); those results boosted the U. S. from 4th to 2nd for a silver medal that was nearly as miraculous as the 1960 and 1980 gold medals.

The 4th Division was responsible for the front between the Gulf of Finland and Viipuri.

Romania continued the good streak by sending Mihai Trăistariu and his Italian named song " Tornerò " to Athens, Romania was also one of the hot favourites to take the gold, and being the next host country, but failed after being beaten by countries as Finland, Russia and Bosnia & Herzegovina in the final, which all of them had qualified to the final from the semi-final 2 days earlier, which meant that Romania ended on 4th place with 172 points, which is the highest amount of points Romania has ever received in a final, the fourth place also meant that Romania was qualified for the final in Helsinki.

Auld then joined Team Canada again, this time at the 2006 World Championships, where Canada finished a disappointing 4th, losing the bronze medal game to Finland.

Ryan played for the United States in the 2006 World Junior Championships, where team USA lost to team Finland in the bronze medal game, earning them 4th place.

* 1944 – Continuation War: The Vyborg – Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during World War II, ends to a strategic stalemate.

Finland is the seventh largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, and Germany.

The interior lake district is the largest geographic region, and it is perhaps what most foreigners think of when they imagine Finland.

In a 2004 OECD comparison, high-technology manufacturing in Finland ranked second largest after Ireland.

* 1944 – World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala – Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe.

Finland holds the record for the largest number of people singing karaoke at one time, for over 80, 000 people singing " Hard Rock Hallelujah " on 26 May 2006 in Helsinki after Lordi won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.

The ancient Valaam Monastery was founded on the island of Valaam, the largest in Lake Ladoga, abandoned between 1611 – 1715, magnificently restored in the 18th century, and evacuated to Finland during the Winter War in 1940.

At the end of her second term Halonen's presidency and economic views received harsh criticism from Björn Wahlroos, the chairman of the two largest banks in Finland.

As of, Turku ’ s population was, making it the fifth largest city in Finland.

As of 31 August 2008 there were 303, 492 inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region, ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland after the Greater Helsinki area and Tampere sub-region.

Turku remained the largest city in Finland for another twenty years.

With a population of approximately 300, 000, the Turku Region ( LAU 1 ) is the third largest urban region in Finland, after Greater Helsinki and the area around Tampere.

The Finnish University of Turku is the second largest university in Finland ( 18, 000 students ), as measured by student enrollment, and one of the oldest as well, having been founded in 1920.

Turku University of Applied Sciences is the second largest polytechnic in Finland after Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

At this time, Porvoo was the second largest city in Finland.

The largest Mon refugee communities are currently in Thailand, with smaller communities in the United States ( the largest community being in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the second largest being Akron, Ohio ), Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

At the local level, Greens are an important factor in the largest cities of Finland.

In 1897 Rauma had the largest fleet of sailing boats in Finland, totalling 57 vessels.

Rauma is also the fifth largest port in Finland with almost six million tonnes of shipping per year.

With 4. 2 million members, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is one of the largest Lutheran churches in the world.