Population: 5.200.000
Area: 338.424 km2
Finland is sometimes called the ‘land of a thousand lakes‘, but that is an understatement. We counted them, and there are a total of 187,888.
There is a maze of inland waterways, with a profusion of bays, headlands and islands, sometimes opening out into broader waters, extending across the country and especially across the eastern areas. The lakes are linked by rivers, straits and canals. You can travel around them in any sort of boat from a canoe to an old-fashioned steamship.
From June to August people go swimming and boating. There is a network of lakeland steamer routes, linking many of the larger towns, which provide a leisurely way to tour the country. In winter, the frozen lakes are a giant playground for skiers and skaters. The forest extends to all parts of the country except for the highest fells in northern Lapland. Pine, spruce and birch are the most common trees, with some aspen, alder and maple in the southwest.
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