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Greetings from Finland. 

Designed by Ewa Slocrnska

FI-3620215, sent by Sofia.

Finland is a Nordic country with an area of 338,424 km2 and the capital is Helsinki. The country's population is 5.488543 million, of which 20000 are postcrossing members. 

The Moomins have been translated into 44 languages. 

There are 2 200 000 saunas in the country, 188 000 lakes and 98 000 lakes.

Tove Jansson (Moomins author); Alvar Aalto (architect and designer); Akseli Gallen-Kallela (painter) and Janne Ahonen (ski jumper and drag racer) are some of the most famous Finnish.

With 1328 metres high, Haltiatunturi is the highest mountain in the country.

In the northernmost corner of Finland the polar night lasts for 51 days.