Finland
Assignments
Using an atlas, encyclopædia, text book,
the 'We are from' website or other internet sites, see if you can
answer the questions below:
- Draw and colour the Finnish flag.
- On the map of Europe, colour in Finland.
- On the map of Finland, clearly mark where the capital city
is.
- Fill in the following details:
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Questions about the programme
- Where do you see reindeer?
- What is special about the sculpture competition?
- Why do the boys like hunting?
Optional Assignments
- All Finnish men have to spend at least one year in the military
or the civil service. Do you think that this is a good idea? Would
you like to do it?
- Towards the end of the programme, two of the boys go hunting.
Do you think they should be allowed to do this?
- The countryside and scenery in places like Kuusamo in the north
of Finland can be very beautiful, with lots of trees and snow.
However, it can also be very cold and dark there. Do you think that
you would enjoy living there? Why?
- When most people think of Finland, they think of Father
Christmas and reindeer! Now that you’ve watched the
programme, what do you think are the three best things about
Finland and its people, and why?
Internet Assignment
Finland has six national 'nature symbols'.
Visit http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/natsyeng.html
to see if you can find out what they are, and why the Finns have
them.
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