Independence Day, December 6. In the northernmost part a mountainous area, a branch of the Scandinavian mountain chain, with a highest peak within Finland that reaches 1324 m.a.s.l. Percipitation between 400 and 650 mm. Agriculture operates under partly unfavourable climatic conditions but succeeds to cover the greatest part of domestic demands.
Most important crops are grain and potatoes.
Stockraising produces enough to export and most of the farmers have forests. Finland have few minerals, the most important are copper, nickel, cobalt, zink, iron, silver, chromium and vanadium. Before World War II forestry was the dominating industry, but since then an extensive development of heavy and chemical industry have been made. Manufacturing in the heavy mechanical industry is varied, but big companies have specialized on machinery for forestry, passengerliners, icebreakers and oilrigs for export. The chemical industry have oilrefineries, as well as factories for fertilizers, pharmaceuticals and plastic articles.