Enjoy the panorama. The city is in south-west Finland, on the rapids that connect Lakes N si and Pyh . The official languages of Finland are Finnish, a Finno-Ugric language, and Swedish. Delve deeper into Finland's culture . The climate is arctic and vegetation is sparse, except in the densely forested southern portion.
Steamers operate on some of the lakes, and a few ports are ice-free throughout the year.
The Sami live mostly in Norway , where they are called Finns and herd reindeer for food and clothing. Rovaniemi, up in the arctic circle, is the capital of Lapland . The Kainuu region, is in the middle of Finland . Air travel and transport information from the number one carrier to and from Finland. Daily news, arts and sport produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.