The population of Finland

The total population of Finland is 540 10000 (as of 20 1 1), and most of the population lives in the south with mild climate. Helsinki is the main densely populated area with a population of about 6.5438+0.4 million. Other densely populated cities include Tampere (220,000), Turku (6.5438+0.8 million) and Oulu (6.5438+0.4 million). Statistics from the Finnish Statistical Center show that by the end of 20 1 1, the total number of local Chinese was 6 159, mainly distributed in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and other cities.

After the winter war, about 12% of the population needs to be resettled. War reparations, unemployment and uncertainty about Finland's independent future led to a large number of immigrants leaving Finland in1970s.1990s, Finland began to receive a large number of refugees and immigrants after the disintegration of the Warsaw Pact, the great changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The national flag of Finland is called "Blue Cross" flag (Finnish: Siniristilippu), which was officially designated as the national flag in May 2008 with the number 18 18. "Rectangular, the length-width ratio is 18: 1 1. The flag is white. A wide blue bar slightly to the left divides the national flag into four white rectangles. Finland is known as the "country of thousands of lakes", bordering the Baltic Sea in the southwest, and the blue flag symbolizes lakes, rivers and oceans; The other symbolizes the blue sky. The blue and white flags also symbolize the Russian Grand Duchy, which was once the czar and Finland in the19th century. The Finnish flag reflects the relationship with Sweden and Scandinavian countries. One third of Finland's territory is in the Arctic Circle, and the climate is cold. The white flag symbolizes the snow-covered land.

Another kind of national flag is a special kind of flag, that is, the national emblem (yellow lion with red background) is added to the blue cross of the citizen flag for the use of the president and the army. The national flag of Finland was designed by Eero Snellman and Bruno Tuukkanen, and the national emblem in use today and the freedom cross on the presidential flag were designed by Olof Eriksson. The national flower of Finland is Lily of the Valley, which symbolizes purity and happiness.