There are also significant numbers of Polish speakers among Polish emigrants and their descendants in many other countries, including Argentina, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Peru, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the UAE, the UK, Uruguay and the United States.

* Women's suffrage movement continues to make gains as women obtain full voting rights in New Zealand ( 1893 ), the Grand Duchy of Finland ( 1906 ), Denmark ( 1915 ), the United Kingdom in 1918 ( women over 30 ) and in 1928 ( full enfranchisement ), and in the United States in 1920 ; women begin to enter the workplace in larger numbers.

Small numbers inhabit eastern Poland and the south-eastern part of Finland.

Large numbers of these Mosin-Nagant rifles, some Russian, and some made by foreign countries such as France and even America for Tsarist Russia, were inherited and then re-worked by Finland into various models prior to WWII.

The huge popularity of trot betting in Sweden " spills over " to Norway, Finland and Denmark, where the numbers of racing tracks are fewer.

It is also regularly recorded in western Europe in winter, and it is likely that the numbers involved have been underestimated due to uncertainties over identification criteria, lack of good data and recording policies ( Sweden and Finland only accept trapped birds ).

* Lake numbers of Finland

Small numbers of Hawker Hurricanes arrived from the United Kingdom, Morane-Saulnier M. S. 406s from France, Fiat G. 50s from Italy, a few dozen Curtiss Hawk 75s captured by the Germans in France and Norway then sold to Finland, when Germany began warming up its ties with Finland, and numerous Brewster B239s from the neutral USA strengthened the FiAF.

In much of the western half of its range, there have been long-term declines that are expected to continue, although conservation measures have enabled numbers to grow in several countries, including a five-fold increase in Finland, and a doubling in the UK.

Nevertheless, there are 1. 5 million breeding pairs of Goldcrests in Finland, compared with 0. 4 million breeding pairs of Chiffchaffs, and only the kinglet has increased in numbers as the area of spruce woodland in the country has expanded.

The largest numbers breed in Russia ( more than 1 million pairs ), Sweden ( 61, 000 pairs ), Finland ( 39, 000 pairs ) and Norway ( 14, 000 pairs ).

The respect accorded the profession and the higher salaries than the OECD average lead to higher performing and larger numbers applying for the positions, and this is reflected in the quality of teachers in Finland.

Since early 2000, a large number of chins living and working both legally and illegally have been resettled as refugees in third countries including Australia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Netherland, Canada, United States and New Zealand with the United States taking in the largest numbers of them.

Heikkinen also shared stage with fellow axemen Hansen and Richter making " a three guitar special " for the encore numbers at the Nosturi club in Helsinki, Finland on March 29, 2010.

In much of the western half of the Corn Crake's breeding range, there have been long-term declines that are expected to continue, although conservation measures have enabled numbers to grow in several countries, including substantial increases in the small populations in Finland, the UK and the Netherlands.

The Swedish language ( 6 % of the people ) is a valid language everywhere in Finland, whereas the Finnish language ( 92 % of the people ) is most widely used, but the latter is not legally valid everywhere .< ref name = CIAFinland > Despite the large difference in the numbers of users, Swedish is not officially classified as a minority language but equal to Finnish.

Decorations of the order were awarded in great numbers during the WWII, partly due to Marshal Mannerheim having issued an order that wounded soldiers were to be awarded for their sacrifice, and Finland has no separate decoration for wounded, Cross of Liberty is usually reserved for commissioned officers, with Medal of Liberty being awarded for soldiers of junior rate and NCOs.

The LCA's immigrant heritage came mostly from Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Denmark and Finland, and its demographic focus was on the East Coast ( centered on Pennsylvania ), with large numbers in the Midwest and some presence in the Southern Atlantic states.

This park is a popular tourist destination not only for local Estonians, but also people of Finland who are visiting Estonia in greater and greater numbers.

The numbers of MPs per electoral district ( see Electoral districts of Finland ) in the 2003 parliamentary elections were as follows:

In the confined terrain of Finland, the tank was a deathtrap ; it also did not do well in the early stages of World War II, and large numbers were captured by the Germans during Operation Barbarossa.

The numbers of Irish Moiled Cow left in Ireland made the true Irish cows endangered, and in an effort to replenish the numbers, the Irish Moiled Cattle Society tried to buy cows from Finland.

In spring, the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia normally thaw during in late April, with some ice ridges persisting until May in the eastern extremities of the Gulf of Finland.

* 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.

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

Lenin calculated that the Bolsheviks could perhaps hold central parts of Russia but would have to give up some territories on its periphery, including Finland in the less important north-western corner.

Although some 60, 000 to 80, 000 Russian soldiers of the former Tsar's army remained stationed in Finland at the start of the Civil War, the Russian contribution to the Red Guards ' cause was to prove negligible.

The eastern parts of the Gulf of Finland belong to Russia, and some of Russia's most important oil harbors are located farthest in, near Saint Petersburg ( including Primorsk ).

In some countries ( Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland ), there are other editions that lack some features such as Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center and Internet Explorer called names such as " Windows 7 N ."

During the Second World War, Finland fought twice against the Soviet Union and defended its independence, though in the process it in the 1947 peace settlement ended up ceding a large part of Karelia and some other areas to the Soviet Union.

A competition was held for its name, and some of the other entries included " sataikko " ( meaning " having a hundred parts "), " omena " ( apple ) and " suomo " ( from " Suomi ", the Finnish name for Finland ).

This includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, United Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 4, United States 10 ( 2002 est.

The triangular warning signs common in Sweden, Norway, and Finland have become coveted souvenirs among tourists traveling in these countries, causing the road authorities so much expense that the moose signs have been replaced with image-less generic warning signs in some regions.

During the first russification period, she tried to have her son halt the constraining of the grand principality's autonomy and to recall the unpopular Governor-General Bobrikov from Finland to some other position in Russia itself.

On 30 November 1939, after a futile year-and-a-half campaign to persuade the Finnish government to cede territory to the Soviet Union and give up some sovereignty by conceding specific military and political favors, the Soviet Union launched an offensive against Finland, starting what came to be known as the Winter War.

The Constitution of Finland and Halonen's decision to take part in some European Union meetings with the Prime Minister has created the so-called " problem of two dinner plates " in Finland.

In Canada, Scandinavia and Finland, the boreal forest is usually divided into three subzones: The high boreal ( north boreal ) or taiga zone ; the middle boreal ( closed forest ); and the southern boreal, a closed canopy boreal forest with some scattered temperate deciduous trees among the conifers, such as maple, elm and oak.

This southern boreal forest experiences the longest and warmest growing season of the biome, and in some regions ( including Scandinavia, Finland and western Russia ) this subzone is commonly used for agricultural purposes.

While the treaty was practically obsolete before the end of the year, it did provide some relief to the Bolsheviks, who were tied up in fighting the Russian Civil War, and it affirmed the independence of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Lithuania.

# A Finnish historian, Matti Klinge, has speculated that the words " Wends " or " Vandals " used in Scandinavian sources occasionally meant all peoples of the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea from Pomerania to Finland, including some Finnic peoples.

In Sweden, Finland, and in some other European university systems, a license or ' Licentiate ' is a postgraduate degree between the master's degree and the doctorate.

In 1042, Vladimir may have been in conflict with Finns, according to some interpretations even making a military campaign in Finland.

The draft was introduced in 1942, resulting in some 3, 400 men fleeing to Finland to fight in the Finnish Army rather than join the Germans.