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Kemijoki

(Encyclopedia)Kemijoki kĕˈmēyôkē [key], longest river of Finland, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising near Sokosti peak, NE Finland. It flows generally SW to Kemijärvi lake, then W into the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi...

Kouvola

(Encyclopedia)Kouvola, city (1996 pop. 31,986), located in Kymen prov., SE Finland. It is an important railroad junction on the line running from St. Petersburg to Helsinki and a transportation center for goods hea...

Stahlberg, Kaarlo Juho

(Encyclopedia)Stahlberg, Kaarlo Juho kärˈlō yo͞oˈhō stälˈbĕrg [key], 1865–1952, first president of independent Finland (1919–25). A professor of law (1908–18) at the Univ. of Helsinki, he was preside...

Vaasa

(Encyclopedia)Vaasa väˈsä [key], Swed. Vasa, city (1998 pop. 56,587), Western Finland prov., W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a port and agricultural market. Timber, iron, and steel are produced. Charter...

Karelian Isthmus

(Encyclopedia)Karelian Isthmus, land bridge, NW European Russia, connecting Russia and Finland. Situated between the Gulf of Finland in the west and Lake Ladoga in the east, it is 25 to 70 mi (40–113 km) wide and...

Svinhufvud, Pehr Evind

(Encyclopedia)Svinhufvud, Pehr Evind pār āˈvĭnd svēnˈho͝oˌvəd, svĭnˈho͝ovo͝od [key], 1861–1944, president of Finland (1931–37). A judge under the Russian czarist regime in Finland, he played a majo...

Tampere

(Encyclopedia)Tampere tämˈpĕrā [key], Swed. Tammerfors, city (1998 pop. 191,254), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the banks of the rapids between lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. It is the third largest...

Åland Islands

(Encyclopedia)Åland Islands ōˈläntsûˈu̇rnä [key], archipelago, 581 sq mi (1,505 sq km), in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland, at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia. Pol...

Riihimäki

(Encyclopedia)Riihimäki rēˈhĭmăˌkē [key], town (1996 pop. 25,911), Southern Finland prov., S Finland. It is a railroad junction and industrial center with glass, textile, and chemical industries. ...

Nokia

(Encyclopedia)Nokia nōˈkēä [key], town (1996 pop. 26,326), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on Lake Näsijärvi. It is an industrial community where wood and rubber products are manufactured. ...