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 * Finland** borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.

Celebrations
Finland's Independence Day is December 6 and celebrates Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. [|Independence_Day_(Finland)] [|Declaration_of_Independence]

Tourism Portals
[|Visit Finland] - [|Facebook] - [|YouTube] - [|Flickr] [|This is Finland] [|silence-please] [|@OurFinland] [|@thisisFINLAND] [|@DiscoverFinland]

Headlines
[|Seven Faces of Eco Tourism in Finland - Jim O'Donnell/VRAI Magazine] [|The Lake of Bothnia and Lapland Ecotourism - Jim O'Donnell] [|Scenery in Finnish Protected Area Stamps] [] [] [|At Talkoot, Small Makes for Big Changes] []

Recommended Listening
[|Radio Helsinki] http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Helsinki-985-s97243

[|The Finnish Paradox] - This year marks the centenary of Finland's independence - a country and a history cursed and blessed by its location.

Hiking Trails
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Museums
[|sami-museum] [|Facebook] [|@SiidaInari]

flickr groups
[|Finland Lakes, Rivers and Sea] [|Finland's Lakes and Sea] [|Finland Gardening] [|Helsinki's shiney metal balls] [|Finnish National Parks]

Blogs
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Twitter
[|@Metsahallitus] [|@thisisFINLAND] [|@DiscoverFinland] [|@OurFinland] [|@VisitRovaniemi] [|@marivahakuopus] [|@SiidaInari] [|@AnneTolvanen] [|@greentourism1] [|@iucn_finland] [|@yministerio] [|@Luontopalvelut] [|@iucn_finland] [|@NOWBiodiversity]

Wikipedia
[|Finland]

Helsinki
http://planeta.com/helsinki [|Helsinki] http://www.wdc2012helsinki.fi/en http://www.visithelsinki.fi http://www.helsinki365.com []

Lahti
[|Lahti - Wikipedia] http://www.sibeliustalo.fi/en https://www.lahti.fi http://www.lahtiregion.fi

Oulu
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Environment
http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=20451&lan=en

Miljöministeriet | Ministry of the Environment [|http://www.ym.fi/fi-FI__] [|@yministerio]

Parks
[] [] [|@Luontopalvelut]

[|Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park][|Oulanka National Park]

Nuuksio National Park
http://www.kiviluoma52.me/2014/05/nuuksio-national-park-taste-of-lapland.html

PAN Parks in Finland

 * 1) Oulanka National Park
 * 2) Archipelago National Park

Lapland
[|http://www.laplandfinland.com] [|Helvetinjärvi National Park]

[|Seitseminen] is a vast national park located about an hours' drive north of the city of Tampere.// Seitseminen National Park is situated at the Suomenselkä, a rugged watershed region.

http://www.outdoors.fi/destinations/nationalparks

Finnair
[|www.finnairgroup.com] [|www.finnair.com/corporateresponsibility] []

Green Tourism Finland
Green Tourism of Finland is a network of Finnish companies of nature tourism, who are committed to the principles of the sustainable development. Green Tourism of Finland - network is a high quality, safe and environmentally friendly option for an environmentally aware traveler. The nature tourism products are based on the Finnish right of public access to the wilderness and on the ample network of natural parks. The nature tourism products are inspired by the Finnish nature, art, culture and the countryside and produced in ecologically, socially and culturally sustainable way. [|Criteria »] [|Foundation document »] http://greentourism.fi - [|Facebook]__ http://www.slideshare.net/greentourismfinland [|@greentourism1]

Editing
[|Finland]

Elsewhere
[|Virtual Finland] [|Finlandia.org] http://yle.fi http://www.outdoors.fi [|Living Heritage in Finland]

Archipelago National Park
http://www.panparks.org/visit/our-parks/archipelago-national-park @http://www.luontoon.fi/page.asp?Section=5300 The National Park is situated in the outer archipelago, at the southern part of the Southwestern Archipelago.

Workshop on [|Best Practices in Promoting Responsible Travel] was held in Helsinki April 25-29, 2011 The Association for Fair Travel is organizing a workshop to share and learn good practices in promoting responsible travel. The workshop is a part the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme Grundvig. Related: http://turismo-sostenible.net/2011/04/23/seminario-de-turismo-responsable-en-finlandia
 * Events**

Seinäjoki
https://www.seinajoki.fi - https://www.seinajoki.fi/en

[] [] [] [|@RestaurantDay] Hashtags: [|#Ravintolapäivä], [|#RestaurantDay]
 * Third Saturday of May** Restaurant Day

Misc
The [|talkoot]—a traditional Finnish gathering of friends to address a common concern

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Previous Events
Hashtag: [|#FUcongress2016] Website: http://www.lahti2016.fucongress.org Twitter @fucongress2016 Facebook FUCongress Kontakte FUcongress2016
 * 7th Congress of the Finno-Ugric Peoples ** took place June 15-17 in Lahti

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