Finland: Misc

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the 2008 ILF Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships included three first-time participants Bermuda, Finland, and Scotland?
the Kaleva, a Finnish passenger plane carrying diplomatic post, was shot down by Soviet bombers in an act of aggression?
the Korpela movement was a short-lived cult during the 1930s in Northern Sweden and Finland whose controversial sexual rituals eventually led to the arrest of 60 followers?
the Wärtsilä Turku shipyard in Finland built five state-of-the-art cruiseferries for the Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union, in 1975–1976?
the Russian Empire built the Krepost Sveaborg fortress around Helsinki, Finland, during the First World War?
on 28 November 1968 the Finnish ferries MS Ilmatar and MS Botnia collided in the Åland archipelago, resulting in the death of six people?
the Finnish speed skater Clas Thunberg is the oldest Olympic speed skating champion, winning gold at the 1928 St Moritz games at the age of 35?
the Imperial Russian Navy operated the Satakundskaya Flotilla, a gunboat unit on a Finnish lake during World War I, without ever actually firing a gun?
the Pysähdy ajoissa - Stanna i tid ("Stop in time") traffic campaign was the result of the public response to a road death of a nine-year-old girl in Finland?
the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra participated in recording of the Vendetta album by the Finnish power metal band Celesty?
triple quartets from Finland's oldest choir Akademiska Sångföreningen helped raise funds to build the Old Student House in Helsinki?
when the Finnish cargo ship SS Enso was lengthened in 1955–56, her gross register tonnage was reduced?
while repelling Soviet advances across the frozen Lake Suvanto, Finland managed to capture 12 anti-tank guns, 140 machine guns, 200 light machine guns and 1500 rifles in the Battle of Kelja in 1939?
there are three unilingually Swedish municipalities in one province of mainland Finland?
the prototypes for the WW II German U-boat fleet (Type II pictured) were designed by a Dutch company and built in Finland at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard?
the highly-regarded edible mushroom Cortinarius caperatus is known as the granny's nightcap in Finland?
the northernmost extreme point of Sweden is Treriksröset (pictured), where the borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet?
in the Finnish wilderness, a backpacker can spend the night in a rent-free wilderness hut?
in order to refloat her after running aground off Finland in 1918, SMS Rheinland (pictured) needed 6,400 metric tons of equipment removed, more than a third of her normal displacement?
Major Carl Mothander, the leader of Swedish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence, later wrote books on Estonian politics that were banned in Finland?
Ismo Alanko Säätiö's accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen has been dubbed the "Jimi Hendrix of the accordion" by the Finnish music press?
Larin Paraske, a Finnish oral poet, could recite over 32,000 verses of poetry?
Andrew Berg, a Finnish immigrant to the U.S. state of Alaska, became the Territory's first licensed hunting guide?
Finnish-born filmmaker Antero Alli shot his 1995 science fiction feature The Drivetime on a budget of U$5,000?
Finland band Nightwish was nominated for 27 awards including 2 Echo Awards and 13 Emma-gaala Awards?
Finland was close to becoming an independent kingdom in 1742?
Finnish film director Valentin Vaala was reportedly so disappointed with his first film that he dumped the original camera negatives into the sea?
Nokian Tyres, a Finnish company that designed the first winter tyre, must test its summer tyres in South Africa, Spain, and Germany because of the short summers in Finland?
Sisko Hanhijoki won 28 Finnish championship titles in the 60, 100 and 200 metres events between 1985 and 1993?
an HM V-type tram on the Helsinki tram network was converted into a pub, renumbered to 175 and renamed Spårakoff (pictured) in honour of the 175th anniversary of the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff?
as a non-military form of conscription, a Finnish rescue authority official is entitled to order anyone in the municipality to assist in a rescue operation?
former You're a Star winner David O'Connor participated in the 2004 Karaoke World Championships in Finland, placing sixth?
a population bottleneck among Finns about 4,000 years ago may be the origin of the Finnish disease heritage that affects 1 in 500 children born in Finland today?
Professor Padraig O'Malley of the University of Massachusetts Boston helped bring 16 Iraqis to a conference in Finland, where they met with participants in the internal reconciliations in South Africa and Northern Ireland?
The Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers has been in charge of publishing Finland's ethical guidelines on engineering for over 40 years?
Maria, the Finnish form of Mary, is the most popular Finnish name used during the modern era?
Estonia joined World War II in 1940, after the Soviet Union blockaded the country, a Finnish airliner was shot down and three diplomatic couriers were killed?

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DC Comics

Up to date as of February 01, 2010

From DC Database

Finland

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Official Name

the Republic of Finland

Aliases

Finland; Suomi

Location Details

Universe

Real World, New Earth, Earth-50

Galaxy

Milky Way

Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Country

Finland

Characteristics

Dimensions

Population

(2008 est.): 5,244,749

First appearance

Unknown

1 History
- 1.1 Earth-50
2 See Also
3 Links and References

History

Finland is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It 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. The capital city is Helsinki.

Earth-50

Finland was previously taken over by Finnish superhuman Lemminkäinen Hämäläinen by affecting the people's minds. He made sure that the entire population was experimented on so he could have the country full of super powered beings. This forces Lemminkäinen's brother Jukko to stop him. Because of the feedback caused by Jukko's powers during his final confrontation with his brother, the entire country felt the pain of eight million Finns that had been killed. The results were fatal. Furthermore, Finland is still covered by this feedback which became known as the Masking Wall. After some time, the less than 2,000 surviving Finns emerged from the vast cemetery their country had become, reaching Sweden for medical care and revealing to the world what had happened in Finland.

Over time, the surviving Finns - all of them superhumans of some kind - decided that they would leave the Masking Wall up and turn their country into a haven for refugees all over the world, as long as they were willing to learn the Finnish language and weren't superhumans. This meant the Finns themselves would leave - but keep a watchful eye on Finland, and crush anybody trying something suspicious against their superhuman-free haven.

Since the World's End, Finland became one of the very few unaffected and safest places on Earth which houses large number of surviving refugees thanks to the Masking Wall. However, The High, who has been helping bring refugees to The Wall, found reason to be suspicious of the activities within Finland. Eventually High's suspicion was proven correct as he infiltrated the nation, while depowered, and discover that Kherans have taken control over Finland under a brutal military reign over the human refugees. The reason for the Kherans' presence in Finland is that the generator powering the Masking Wall somehow snagged a quantum tether and opened a rift into the Bleed. And from within the Bleed, the Kheran warship, The Red Blade, was trapped in that space for ten millennia after banishing dimensional alien forces back into the Bleed. And with the rift open, The Red Blade escape and its crew the Knights of Khera planned to conquer and make Earth their new home.

Links and References

Almanac entry for Finland on InfoPlease.com

This article uses material from the "Finland" article on the DC Comics wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

Ice Hockey

Up to date as of February 02, 2010

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

Flag and abbrev.	FIN
Continent	Europe
Leader	Jukka-Pekka Vuorinen (SM-Liiga) Heikki Hietanen (Finnish Ice Hockey Association)
Population	5,269,173 (as of 2006)
Registered players	61,684
Percentage	1,17%
National team	Leijonat
National federation	Finnish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF ranking	4th (-1)
Top league	SM-Liiga
Current champion	Kärpät Oulu

Finland is an European country, bordered by Sweden, Norway and Russia. There are a little over 5.2 million people living in Finland, which capital is Helsinki.

Organisation

Hockey is a very popular sport in Finland. It's top professional league, the SM-Liiga, is among the strongest in the world. Hockey in Finland is governed by the Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. The country counts a total of 52,597 registered players, which amounts to 1.0% of its population.

Finnish hockey scheme
League	Divisions
Elite	SM-Liiga
Second	Mestis
Third	Suomi-sarja
Fourth	II.Divisioona
Fifth	III.Divisioona

Lostpedia

Up to date as of February 07, 2010

From Lostpedia

In Finland the series is named Lost, as in English.

Broadcasted by Nelonen

When: Thursdays at 9:00 pm EET (GMT+2)

Dubbed: No

Subtitled: Yes

Started broadcasting the first season 26 January 2006.
Started broadcasting the second season 31 August 2006. Second season ended 1 March 2007.
Started broadcasting the third season 16 August 2007.
Started broadcasting the fourth season 13 March 2008. Fourth season ended 5 June 2008.
Started broadcasting the fifth season 5 March 2009.