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Emily Eun - Period 8

Finland



Welcome to the Finland wiki! Finland is a very nice country to visit. Finland is covered with thousands of rivers and lakes. There is one main language that the people in Finland speak. However, not all of the people that lives in Finland speak the same language. There are a variety of languages that they speak. The languages are Finnish, Swedish, and a little of Russian and Sami. The percentages are; Finnish is about 92%, Swedish is about 6%, and Russian and Sami is about 5%. As you noticed, the languages are from the countries that borders Finland. For example, Sweden is one of the countries that borders Finland; and they speak at about 6% Swedish. Now you should know briefly about Finland and there languages.

Here is a simple summarized bullet point form:

- Finland is covered with thousands of rivers and lakes.

- There is one main language that the people in Finland speak.

(However, not all of the Finland people speak the same language.)

The following are the languages that the people in Finland speak.

a. Finnish, 92%

b. Swedish, 6%

c. And a little of Russian and Sami (lapp) <5%