PEOPLE OF FINLAND

THOUGHTS ABOUT FINNISH CHARACTER

WEIRD LAWS Finnish police in violation of parking rules put down the wheel of the car-offending The bride and the fiance should be able to read before getting married. Donald Duck was banned in Finland because this duck does not wear shorts.

TRADITIONS

LEISURE ACTIVITY

TARJA HALONEN Born in Helsinki on the 24 th of December, 1943 Graduated from the University of Helsinki and has a diploma of a lawyer Is the first woman who has been elected as a president.

JEAN SIBELIUS In 1885 he entered the Law Department, and he soon joined the Music Institute Wrote the national anthem of Finland Died in Järvenpää September 20, 1957

VILLE HAAPASALO Was born in February 28, 1972 in Lahti At the age of 19 he moved to St. Petersburg to study at the Theatre Academy Graduated it in Became famous after the films: The Peculiarities of the National Hunt, Love in the City and other TV projects.

CARL GUSTAF EMIL MANNERHEIM Lieutenant-General of the Russian army, a professional soldier and politician, one of the central figures in Finnish history. The commander of the Finnish army in all the wars fought by an independent Finland, the sixth president of the country.

TOVE JANSSON Famous Finnish-Swedish writer and artist. Gained worldwide fame for her books about the Moomin. She Wrote her books in Swedish

PAAVO NURMI Famous Finnish runner, nine Olympic gold medalist. He had three gold and a silver medal at the Olympics in 1920 in Antwerp, five gold medals at the Olympics 1924 in Paris, a gold and two silver medals at the Olympics in 1928 in Amsterdam.

LINUS TORVALDS Was born in December 28, 1969 Finnish programmer, the creator of the core open-source operating system Linux, is for free (in opposite to Microsoft Windows). The owner of the trademark Linux.

JOULUPUKKI Joulupukki was the name of the Finnish Santa Claus, who lives in Mount Korvatunturi (the Arctic Circle) with his wife Muori, deers and dwarfs. In Finland, Santa Claus does not climb the chimney, and knocks on doors and personally gives presents to good children.