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Finnish flag//__ Finland __//Home of Tarja Turunen

Climate/Geography:
Finland is located in Northen Europe. The exact point of Finland is Latitude 60.10 longitude 24.58. Finland is about 130 sqaure miles in size or 1505 sqaure kilometers. Finland is covered by 2/3 forest. Mountains can only be found in the northwestern part of Finland. Finland is only 600 feet above sea level. Finland only has summer and winter seasons. The average summer temperatures are still only 60-68. Finland is starting to have air pollution issues.

Government and History
Finland has a Republican based government. Finland was founded in 1917 when it gained independence from Russia. Finland signed a Soviet Friendship Treaty in 1948 to make peece with Russia. However Finland did not become part of Europe until 1995. Finland was the first European nation to elect a woman president, Tarja Halonen, she was elected in 2000.

The People
The infant mortality rate for Finland is only 13 in 1000 babies. The people are very healthy overall. Libraries are constantly busy and reading is a favorite pass time, spending time in saunas is also very popular. Even though most citizens are healthy the use of alcohol and suicide levels are very high. Finland is a heavily Lutheran country, however the government states that the country does not have an official religion established.

Economy
Finland's primary currency is the Euro. The average per capita per citizen is $32,153. Finland is said to be one of the least corrupt country in the world. Tourism is a semi-large part of Finland's economy. Tourists can hunt, fish, collect wild mushrooms, and watch car races.

Ice Hotel in Northern Fland

Major Exports
.chemicals .metals .machinery .paper pulpe

Major Imports
.textiles .petroleum products .foreign metals .yarn/fabrics



Recipe for Reindeer Steak
steak goat cheese juniper berries If you want, you can add:
 * 500 grams finn**
 * 200 grams champignon**
 * 2 - 3 thin slices of**
 * 3 deciliter sour cream**
 * 1 deciliter milk (not low fat)**
 * 2 deciliter water**
 * 2 tablespoons of butter**
 * 5 pieces of crushed common**
 * 1 teaspoon salt**
 * 1/2 teaspoon black pepper**
 * 100 - 200 grams bacon (cut in moderate pieces)**

juniper berries ("einebær" in norwegian, "Juniperus communis" in latin) is important for the taste.

recipe from [|http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/recipes/33782-finn-steak-reindeer-simple-make-very//-good.//]
 * Preparation:**
 * 1) Brown finn steak, mushrooms and bacon (if you use it) in the butter at strong heat in a pan. Not too long, just so it is brown. At the end, add some of the water and stir a couple of times.
 * 2) Poor it all over in a pot and add the rest of the water. Boil up and then let it steep for 10 minutes.
 * 3) Add milk, sour cream, goat cheese and the common juniper berries . Stir gently. Let it steep 5 more minutes. Add salt and pepper (or to fit your taste).

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Tarja was born on August 17, 1977 in Kitee Finland. She moved to Kuopio Finland at age 18 to study at the Sibelius Academy. After starting Nightwish she attended Karls Lure University. Tarja married secretly married Marcelo Cabuli on May 8, 2003. While Tarja was still in Nightwish she was invited to perform at the Finnish President's house.====== Sibelius Academy Marcelo and Tarja

Family Life
Although Tarja seems like a secretive person she enjoys seeing her family often. She has two brothers Timo and Toni.

Music Career
Tarja entered the music world when she started piano lessons at age 6. By 1998 Tarja had founded Nightwish with the original band members and became their lead singer. The band became famout for one of it's first albums Ocean Born. After marrying Marcelo, the other members of Nightwish thought that Tarja was getting too absorbed with family life, and they kicked her out of the band in 2003. After being kicked out of Nightwish Tarja soon started singing as a soloist. She released her first album in 2007. Original members of Nigthwish

3 Questions
1.When was Finland founded? 2.What attractions are there for tourists? 3.When was Nightwish created? = (>^_^)> Bibliography <(^_^<) =

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