Finland is a country in Northern Europe. Sweden is to the west, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east. In the south, across the Gulf of Finland, is Estonia. In size, Finland is 130,596 square miles and has a population of about 5,352,000, a calculation based on the 2000 population of 5,180,000. The Gross Domestic Product is about $191 billion, with a per capita of $36,320. Officially known as the Republic of Finland, the government is a semi-presidential republic, and the President is Tarja Halonen, the Prime Minister is Matti Vanhanen, and the Parliament speaker is Sauli Niinisto. Helsinki is the capital and the largest city and the official language is Finnish and Swedish, while Sami is a recognized regional language. Until the 1950s, the Finnish economy was agrarian. It then became industrialized. By the 1970s, it was one of the most prosperous in the world. However, it experienced a depression in the 1990s. And today, it is still trying to make a recovery. Once part of the Russian Empire, Finland gained its autonomy on March 29, 1809. However, it was occupied by the Soviet Union in the 20th century. It then declared its independence on December 6, 1917, and it was fully recognized as a state on January 4, 1918. WorldTVRadio Tuner for Finland offers numerous radio stations in Finnish. The general radio formats cover General Station and News/Talk, and the music formats cover Classical, Classical Hits, Adult Contemporary, and Dance, Trance & Techno. These radio shows are broadcast from Mariehamn, Alajarvi, Aland and Helsinki. Some popular radio stations are Alands Radio 91.3 FM, Basso Radio, Jarviradio 89.7 FM, Radio Arkki, and Radio Dei 89.0 FM. WorldTVRadio Tuner for Finland offers entertaining and informative radio shows. Its completely free to try.

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