Finland

Aaland islands are located between Sweden and Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Baltic region. The Aaland island is the only Swedish speaking region in all of Finland, the island consists of 0.49% of Finland’s land area and 0.50% of Finland’s population. Only the countries Sweden and Finland were involved in the Aaland island crisis. Through 1809 the Aaland island was in the Swedish territory where Sweden had power over the island, but Treaty of Fredrikshamn, signed on 17th…

In 1907s ,Finland was the first nation to allow women to vote and be just as equal as a man. Finland’s first female minister was Miina Sillanpää and was elected to the parliament. Even though Finland is allowing women to vote there is still people rebelling and fighting against women's rights from the 1907s until today and they try to use violence to make the change which…

is called SPR (Suomen Punainen Risti, Finnish Red Cross) in Finland. They are doing work locally in Finland and also globally all around the world. In Finland they do a lot of prevention work with young and unemployed people. Also they are helping poor people by giving them food and clothes. In addition, they are organizing and teaching first aid skill courses and organizing blood donation in Finland. Volunteer workers of SPR in Finland work in over 500 local branches. Finnish Red Cross work-ers…

The Winter War between USSR and Finland took place between 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940. It lasted 4 weeks and 5 days. The war began 3 months after the start of World War II, when the Soviet invasion of Finland began. The war was a short but extremely costly one. It ended with the Peace Treaty of Moscow being signed on 13 March 1940. The war is said to be won by the Soviet Union in terms of land gained but if casualties are put into account it is arguable that the Finns destroyed more Soviet…

Finland has a great potential market for QSR offering beverages such as different coffee drinks and Dunkin Donuts is already a well-known brand in Finland as a result from travelling. Moreover Dunkin Donuts would gain first movers advantage over large multinational QSRs. There are risks of failure even with the franchisee method…

development, providing intrinsic motivators rather than external ones, qualifying qualifiededucators, and maintaining the economic value of a college education. Finland 's schools, however, weren 't always so successful. In the 1960s, they were middling at best. According to Stanford 's professor of education, Dr. Darling-Hammond, "Thirty years ago, Finland 's education system was a mess. It was quite mediocre, very inequitable. Ithad a lot of features our system has: very top-down testing,…

between Finland and the Soviet Union, November 1939 – March 1940, which, while being a comparatively minor encounter, greatly impacted the political situation of Europe. The conflict broke out as a result of Stalin demanding Finnish territory for both the protection of Leningrad, which they felt was too close to the Finnish boarder, and the setup of naval and military bases. While Finland’s neighbouring countries of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia had all accepted Russian demands for land, Finland…

year studying abroad in Finland. Kim, grew up in Oklahoma and was able to raise enough money to travel to Finland and study in a rural school for one year. At this school, Kim quickly realized that one of the reasons why Finland’s children were so smart was because the work that they did in school and for homework was much harder than the assignments back in the United States. She also noticed that even though the students acted the same in both countries, the children of Finland respected the…

(an education firm), Finland is one of the best countries in the world for education. By comparison to other developed countries, America ranks 17th out of 40. America's school system needs to be improved, and the Finnish school system may be our answer. First, Finland's school system has outstanding results. According to The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a worldwide study that ranks the knowledge of 70 countries in reading, science, and math, Finland is first in science…

the World Health Organization's on health promotion was in Helsinki June 2013. The main theme of the Congress was elected health in all policies. After Congress this development wanted to increase both in Finland and internationally. Congress helped us to see how much work we have already in Finland. We can be proud of our health and well-being even though there is still plenty of work left. (STM 2007.) The demands and qualifications in order to be a member of the staff…