|
U.S. English Foundation Research FINLAND
General Information
Capital: Helsinki 525,031 (1995 est.) Area: 338,145 sq km (130,559 sq mi) Form of government Multiparty Republic with one legislative house GDP per capita Purchasing power parity-$21,000 (1999 est.) Population 5,158,372 (July 1999 est.) Updated (January 2005) 5,219,732 (at the end of the year 2003) Source: Mercator News, January 2005, Report submitted by Finland pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 1 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (received on December 10, 2004), www.coe.int Ethnic composition Finnish - 92.9% Swedish - 5.7% Other - 1.4% Official Language(s) National languages - Finnish and Swedish Minority Language(s) Russian, Sami, Swedish, Romany |
Research
Issues
Publications
Many Languages
Official Language Research
Foundation Newsletters
Looking for the most current happenings at the Foundation? Read all about our exciting news, most recent developments and latest stories here. You can also access a "Free English Language Learning Resources on the Internet" brochure here.
Learn English for FREE
US English Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with Mingoville, a site for learning English on the web! Create an account with MingoVille for Free!
Issues Publications Many Languages Official Language ResearchFoundation Newsletters
Looking for the most current happenings at the Foundation? Read all about our exciting news, most recent developments and latest stories here. You can also access a "Free English Language Learning Resources on the Internet" brochure here.
Learn English for FREE
US English Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with Mingoville, a site for learning English on the web! Create an account with MingoVille for Free!
