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Soviet Union War Broke
1,121 wordsThere is evidence of Finland being inhabited as early as 10. 000 years ago. Those inhabitant's main occupation was hunting and fishing. They came to Finland by different routes - through Karelia and over the sea from the west and the south. There are many language groups: the Finnish, the Finnish Swedish (coastal area, the land islands), the Lapps (Lapland) and the Romany. There are two official languages in Finland - Finnish and Swedish. At present the population amounts to a little over 5 mill...
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Km H Unemployment Rate
1,169 words... he Tlnlahti Bay. Next to it is the new National Opera of Finland. The Temppelinaukion kirk Church in Tl is the most popular sight in Helsinki. Helsinki is a maritime town. The busy Market Square with its fruit and flower stalls and white seagulls is right at the seaside. The Suomenlinna Fortress is only a short trip away and so is the Pihlajasaari recreation area, the beaches of which are very popular in summer. You can go to Korkeasaari, the Helsinki Zoo, either in summer by ferry or by car...
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Great Britain And France Millions Of Dollars
1,594 words... e slaughter in Hungary, but that is no reason for destroying the nucleus of international cooperation. This was the foundation of the brutal confrontation of the now infamous water polo semi-finals between the Soviets and Hungary. Hungary was leading 4 to nil with two minutes left. In a loose-ball struggle, a Russian hit a Hungarian, blood poured over the Hungarians eye. The Russians exited the pool before the match even ended. Wally Wolf, a veteran polo player from America claimed They were...
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Human Rights Watch Ethnic Identity
298 wordsHuman Rights Watch / Helsinki Denying Ethnic Identity - Macedonians of Greece, New York, 1994 The 80 -page human rights violation report on Greece entitled "Denying Ethnic Identity - Macedonians of Greece" was published in May 1994. After visiting Aegean Macedonia, the Human Rights Watch/Helsinki concluded: "Although ethnic Macedonians in northern Greece make up large minority with their own language and culture, their internationally recognized human rights and even their existence are vigorous...
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Nobel Peace Prize Human Rights Watch
1,578 words... t creating "the perfect society" or perfect government. They were simply outraged that any government dared abuse, imprison, torture, and often kill human beings whose only crime was in believing differently from their government and saying so in public. They (naively, according to many detractors) took to writing letters to governments and publicizing the plights of these people in hopes of persuading or embarrassing abusive governments into better behavior. Like the early years of many mov...
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Economic Integration Of The Baltic Sea Region
1,120 wordsEconomic Integration of the Baltic Sea Region and the Passenger Traffic Issues Helsing in Yliopisto Baltic Cities August 2000 Christopher Dahlstrand and Devon Webster Table of Contents: I. Introduction 2 II. Goals of Economic Integration 2 III. VASAB 2010 3 IV. "Oresund vs. Helsinki - Tallinn Link 4 V. Aviation Development in Scandinavia 7 VI. Conclusion 10 VII. Works Cited 11 I. Introduction Economic integration is not an easy task. This is clearly evident by its nature, and even more so a prob...
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Goods And Services Main Reason
1,230 words... nomic development with environmentally and culturally sound means of land and water transport that will take the region well into the 21 st century. IV. "Oresund vs. Helsinki- Tallinn Link There are three questions I pose for this section, which compares the recently opened "Oresund- Malm"o link, connecting the city and environs of Copenhagen with southern Sweden. These questions are: Would a link like "Oresund be needed for Helsinki and Tallinn, would it be a practical project, and would it...
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Air Carriers Air Transportation
1,340 words... italy or no impact on the operation of conventional ferries. A major issue in the construction of a Helsinki- Tallinn link is the costs. Historically, bridges and tunnels are very expensive. The Channel Tunnel, for instance, was built at a cost of EUR 15 billion. The "Oresund Bridge was constructed at a cost of EUR 1 billion. The Gulf of Finland, however, is much wider than either the English Channel or the "Oresund Strait. Considering this, the price would be necessarily more than the "Ores...
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Economic Integration Of The Baltic Sea Region
1,301 words... country's size. The graph on this page shows the current route map for Finnair domestic and its subsidiary, Golden Air, and breaks their destinations down by area. (Destinations in Finland) Geographically, the served destinations are limited to the areas with the greatest number of people, which also means that they are serving the economic hubs of Finland. Estonian owned airline, Estonian Air serves only 10 destinations, all of which are large cities outside of its own country. However, lik...
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Social Democratic Party 12 Th Century
2,998 wordsChris Finland Finland by: Chris Stott World Geography Your assignment: Pick one country in Eastern Europe. Give a brief history of the country before and after the break up of the Soviet Union. As you explore your country, consider the following: What were the major political and economic forces at work when the Soviet Union wielded power in the region, and how have those forces played out over the last 10 years? I have chosen to write about Finland for my trip. As you can see Finland is located...
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Soviet Union Currency Exchange
2,332 wordsThere is evidence of Finland being inhabited as early as 10. 000 years ago. Those inhabitant's main occupation was hunting and fishing. They came to Finland by different routes through Karelia and over the sea from the west and the south. There are many language groups: the Finnish, the Finnish Swedish (coastal area, the? land islands), the Lapps (Lapland) and the Romany. There are two official languages in Finland Finnish and Swedish. At present the population amounts to a little over 5 million...
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