Introduce Finland.

Finns are generally highly educated, with 53% of the population completing high school and 65,438+02% holding university diplomas. With a history of more than 350 years, Helsinki University is the most famous institution of higher learning in Finland. Finland is one of the countries with the highest library density in the world, with an average of 2,000 people owning a library. Helsinki, the capital, is known as the "Pearl of the Baltic Sea". It is the political, economic, cultural and commercial center of the country. Helsinki has many sights and activities suitable for tourists of all ages, so Helsinki is an excellent choice for family holidays. Whether children or the elderly, living in the city is very convenient and safe.

According to historical legends, Finland was the hometown that first welcomed Santa Claus to live safely. Marcus, the king of Finnish children's stories, got inspiration from it. When he told a story on the radio, he said that Santa Claus lived with 20,000 reindeer on this "Ear Mountain". It is because of the "ears" that Santa Claus can hear the voices of all the children in the world in the Arctic. His infectious romantic reasoning has been recognized by the world. Since then, "Ear Mountain" has become the hometown of Santa Claus.

Generally speaking, the best season to travel to Finland is from June to September every year. In this season, Finland can see the rare spectacle of "extreme day" in the world, and also can see people celebrating "Midsummer Festival". In addition, the tourist attraction Arctic Village was also established under the inspiration of American President Roosevelt. There are many beautiful and wonderful natural scenery in Arctic Village. Here in summer, you can watch the unforgettable midnight sun; When you come here in winter, you can see the rare northern lights in the world in the clear sky where you can't see the sun day and night.

Finland has a unique maritime museum, located in Marian Hamina, Ahvennama Islands. The colorful exhibits in the museum opened the eyes of visitors. There is also an ocean-going sailboat "Pomeira" moored on the dock outside the museum. This is the last ocean-going sailboat in the world.

The sun never sets-Helsinki

The streets of the capital Helsinki are covered with lakes. The summer in Helsinki is exceptionally long, and the sunshine lasts for 20 hours a day, so people call Helsinki "the capital where the sun never sets". There are the largest universities in northern Europe-Helsinki University, as well as the famous Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki School of Economics and Management and so on.

The streets in Helsinki are wide, beautiful and clean, with green trees and lush lawns everywhere. The garden in the downtown street is full of flowers. The architectural style in the city is unique, mostly light-colored granite, so Helsinki is known as the "white city in the north".

The parliament building in the city center has a tall pedestal and magnificent columns. The colonnade and dome of the cathedral are impressive. Helsinki Railway Station has a strong ethnic style, and there are huge portrait reliefs on both sides of the bell tower and the hall. The municipal government, the presidential palace and the State Council are all near the square in the center of the ancient city. There are many small parks in the city, and the parks in the sun are full of people. Because the sunshine in northern Europe is extremely precious, people don't want to let it go to waste. There are many people drinking slowly in the coffee teahouse in the street. Some squares are highly utilized. There is a "morning market" in the morning, and many peasant women come to sell fruits, vegetables, fish and other foods. After the crowd left, a cleaning car came to clean it and washed it clean. After 3 pm, vendors selling daily necessities occupied the square again. In the evening, this square has become a good place for young men and women to walk.

Some people say that the most beautiful building in European cities is the church. It's true. When tourists come to Helsinki by boat, they can see this beautiful port city from a distance. More than a dozen towering minarets and buildings with bell towers are dotted in the shady urban buildings. These churches were built in different styles from12nd century to19th century. The most famous buildings in Helsinki are the Helsinki Cathedral in the Senate Square in the city center and the pale yellow neoclassical buildings around it. Ivory Cathedral was built in 1852. Its exquisite structure and extraordinary atmosphere are called the essence of Finnish architectural art ... The bell tower with the light green arch on the front of the cathedral is more than 80 meters above sea level, which is a symbol of Helsinki at first glance. In front of the cathedral is the Senate Square, with the Cabinet Building and the University of Helsinki on the east and west sides, and the Presidential Palace, the Supreme Court and the City Hall not far from the south. The Senate Square in front of the church is a gathering place for tourists here.

In addition, there is a modern underground church built in rocks. All foreign tourists visiting Helsinki can't help but feel the unique charm of this church made of a whole rock. This famous "Rock Church" in Europe is called TanPeriaux Keogh Church, which is located in Temperley Rock Square in the center of the city. The whole square is covered by a huge undulating rock, which is 8 to 13 meters higher than the street next to it, and naturally remains. The surrounding buildings are residential buildings built in different ages.

The ancient capital-Turku

Turku is the oldest city in Finland and the third largest city. Once the capital of Finland, it has two universities, one of which is the only Swedish university in Finland, which makes it an important academic and scientific center. Today, it is still the most important city in southwest Finland. The slavic original meaning of the word Turku is the market, and now the downtown of Turku is also called the market.

Turku was a trading post in the Baltic Sea in the12nd century. /kloc-in the 3rd century, the construction of Turku's most important landmarks, Turku Castle and Turku Cathedral, began. In the next 300 years, the city has an inseparable relationship with Sweden and became the first capital of Finland. /kloc-In the 0/7th century, Turku University, the first institution of higher learning in Finland, was also established here. It can be said that Turku was the capital of Finland before Finland became independent and moved to Helsinki.

Turku, close to Sweden, has inherited Swedish-style architecture and become a competitive city of Finnish and Russian culture. In addition to this representativeness, the long history of nearly 800 years has also become the most popular tourist attraction. Finnish culture has two origins: Sweden and Russia, and Turku, the ancient capital, is typically biased towards Sweden. Finland, which was founded less than 100 years ago, has been wandering between Sweden and Russia in history, and it is not difficult to smell a little Slavic sentiment in eastern Finland. Swedish immigrants who lived hundreds of years ago still live in the western and southern coastal areas, where Swedish is spoken and even written in Finnish and Swedish.

In 2004, Turku will be the only Finnish city to attend and host the conference of modern Hanseatic League, and in the same year, Turku will celebrate her 775th birthday. In addition, Turku is often considered as the only western European city in Finland, because there are four similarities in medieval European cities: there is a river for traffic? Does the cathedral show religious rights? And castles and trading markets representing secular forces. Turku has all four kinds.

Inland city-Tampere

Tampere is the largest inland city in northern Europe with a population of over 200,000. It is located in the southwest of Finland, 0/80km away from the capital Helsinki/Kloc, and is the third largest city in Finland. Tampere is located in a narrow strip between the two lakes with beautiful scenery. Tamel River, which flows through the city center, is the birthplace of Tampere industry. Tampere Rapids, built in 1779, developed into the most industrialized city in Finland in 19 century. Due to the new urban planning, the former industrial zone has been revived again, and restaurants, shops, sports slimming centers and museums have been established here. Tampere is also an international metrology education and research center, where there are two universities and many research institutions, and it is the central city of southern Finland.

The natural scenery around Tampere makes it a famous tourist city. Near the city center stands Finland's tallest watchtower, which is as high as 168 meters. There is a revolving restaurant at the top of the tower overlooking the city. There is a planetarium and an aquarium at the bottom of the tower. There is a children's zoo nearby. Piispala is one of the most beautiful scenic spots in this city. On the steep snake-shaped hillside, buildings of various shapes are lined up. Climb to the top of the mountain and you will see endless lakes and mountains. 1959 open-air summer theater with rotating audience platform. There are many museums in Tampere, including Lenin Museum, among which the Doll Museum exhibits more than 1200 dolls from all over the world.

Rovaniemi, the hometown of Santa Claus.

Rovaniemi is the capital of Rabi province in northern Finland and the only capital in the Arctic Circle in the world, with lush trees and beautiful tranquility. Rovaniemi plays the role of "Lapland Gateway" and is the political, economic, cultural and tourism center of the North with a population of 55,000.

Since the Stone Age, there have been traces of human life here. From about 750 BC to 530 BC, there were periodic agricultural labor habits here. At the same time, according to the existing stone statues, Karelia from Russia appeared in the East at that time. Tourists from the Finnish border. No one knows when rovaniemi City was named. The earliest record of finding the city name was on September 7th, 1453. The name of a city is usually thought to have originated from Lapland dialect, which means grassy hillside or ancient forest fire. During World War II, rovaniemi suffered serious damage and was razed to the ground. After the war, it was rebuilt according to the design of the famous Finnish architect Aalto. It is said that Aalto designed the blueprint for the reconstruction of the city after the reindeer in the north. Today, the design works of this master architect can be seen everywhere in this city.

Interestingly, rovaniemi is called "the hometown of Santa Claus". There are not many scenic spots in the town, only Lapland Natural Museum, Market and Wildlife Park, and many tourists come to Santa Claus Village. However, although this town is said to be his hometown, it is impossible to know whether this village is his former residence.

Santa Claus village is located in the suburbs and has its own corner. Through the entrance of the high arch road, I saw a thick white line lying on the ground, which read 66 degrees 33 minutes north latitude. It turns out that this line is the dividing line of the Arctic Circle, and it is convenient to belong to the North Pole by crossing the land north of this line. Santa's residence is a group of wooden buildings, including the spire with the main entrance, restaurant, garden, Santa's office, residence, post office, shopping center, deer park and so on.

Santa's office is a single-story bungalow, where Santa receives education all the year round. The interior is decorated like a home environment, and the wall decoration is full of Christmas colors. Santa's "job" is mainly to take photos with guests, and a computer photo costs 10 dollars. In the corner of the office is a place where Christmas cards are sold. It is beautiful in style. Might as well buy some for yourself or your relatives and friends. Christmas cards sent in Santa's hometown are of great significance, not to mention the rare postmark of Santa Claus. Outside the office, there is a shopping mall next door, where the goods are colorful, including Christmas bells, Christmas trees, Christmas flowers and ornaments. The loveliest are Santa Claus and the rare Santa Mother. In addition, tents, dolls, antlers, etc. There are also quite interesting souvenirs for ethnic accommodation in Lapland.

Apart from Santa Claus Village, there is another interesting place, namely the Christmas Park, 1998, 165438, which opened on June 28th. It is only two kilometers away from Rovaniemi Airport and connected with Santa Claus Village by shuttle bus. Christmas Park is a theme park, and everything revolves around Christmas. The environment is like a cartoon world, with mobile games, high-tech equipment to let tourists feel the scenery and temperature of the four seasons, reindeer sleigh, Christmas reception, multimedia performances telling the story of Santa Claus, puppet theaters, souvenir shops, restaurants and so on.

In addition, a new reindeer park is opened between Christmas Park and Santa Claus Village. The park covers an area of 30 hectares and is surrounded by fences. Visitors can take a car that looks like a train to shuttle between Christmas Park and Santa Claus Village.

The Hometown of Winter Sports-Lahti

Lahti is located in the north of the capital Helsinki100km, and is a famous winter sports town in Finland. Salpa Wu Si Ridge runs through the whole city of Lahti from west to east. Topographically, this is an ideal ski resort. The snow jumping platform standing there has become a symbol of the city. Every winter, Finnish national and international skiing and snow jumping competitions are held here.

The winter sports competition in Lahti began with the Messilai skiing competition in 190 1 year. Since then, Lahti has hosted the World Ski Championships five times, the Modern Biathlon twice and the Finnish Ski Competition here every year. Lahti is also a candidate for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Lahti is not only the winter sports center of Finland, but also an industrial, commercial and tourist city. Among its industrial sectors, the furniture industry is the most developed and largest furniture producing area in Northern Europe. Asco and Iscu are the largest furniture companies in Finland. Lanu Park, located on the side of Cary Bay in this city, also attracts tourists with its unique sculpture art. The sculpture works in the park contain the charm completely different from the common sculpture styles in other cities and become the most distinctive attraction in Lahti.