Finland is a country in northern Europe, sitting between Sweden and Russia, with sea to the south. It is in the EU. The capital is Helsinki. About five million people live there.

Finland芬蘭 is是 a country in northern Europe北歐的一個國家，sitting between Sweden and Russia位於瑞典和俄羅斯之間，with sea to the south南邊臨海。It它 is在 the EU歐盟裡。The capital首都 is是 Helsinki赫爾辛基。About five million people大約五百萬人 live there住在那裡。

People from Finland are Finns; the language is Finnish — and though actually Finnish is not close to Swedish or Russian; it belongs to a different language family, which surprises a lot of students.

People from Finland來自芬蘭的人 are Finns叫Finns，the language語言 is Finnish叫Finnish — and though actually不過事實上，Finnish這個語言 is not close to Swedish or Russian跟瑞典語或俄語並不相近；it它 belongs to a different language family屬於不同的語系，which surprises a lot of students這讓很多學生感到意外。

In the UK, people often connect Finland with saunas, and with summer in the far north when the sun can still be seen at midnight (the midnight sun). Winters are long and dark in the north, which is the other side of that same fact.

In the UK在英國，people常有人 often connect Finland with saunas把芬蘭跟三溫暖聯想在一起，and而且 with summer in the far north也跟極北的夏天聯想在一起 when the sun can still be seen at midnight那時候半夜還看得到太陽 (the midnight sun)（就是所謂的午夜太陽）。Winters冬天 are long and dark in the north在北方又長又黑暗，which is the other side of that same fact這是同一件事的另一面。

Use Finland for the country, Finnish for the language and the adjective (Finnish design, Finnish forests), Finn for a person.

Use Finland for the country國家用Finland，Finnish for the language and the adjective語言和形容詞用Finnish (Finnish design, Finnish forests像Finnish design、Finnish forests)，Finn for a person人用Finn。