Finland,officially the Republic of Finland,is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest,Norway to the north,and Russia to the east,with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south,across from Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq mi) with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages,Swedish being the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome,with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.
The Swedish People's Party of Finland is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The party participated in the government of Sanna Marin,holding the positions of Minister of Justice and Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality.
The Swedish Assembly of Finland is an official consultative parliament representing the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland.
Lauttasaari is an island in Helsinki,Finland,about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city centre. Together with some surrounding unpopulated small islands,Lauttasaari is also a district of Helsinki. With 23,226 residents as of 2017,the island is Finland's second largest by population,after Fasta Åland. Its land area is 3.85 km2.
Helsinki is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Helsinki City in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province. It was renamed Helsinki in 1997. It is conterminous with the municipality of Helsinki. The district currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 546,375 registered electors.
Kristian is a name in several languages,and is a form of Christian.
Terry F. Gestrin is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 8th district. He assumed office on August 2,2012.
Li Sigrid Andersson is a Finnish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023. The leader of the Left Alliance,she has been a Member of Parliament since 2015. She is also the city councilor of Turku and was the chair of the party's youth wing,Left Youth.
Gestrin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Katarina is a restaurant ship,and former steam ship,that was built in 1869 at Stockholm in Sweden. Sailing under her original name of Fredriksborg on the route through the Stockholm archipelago from Stockholm to Vaxholm,she was the Waxholmsbolaget's first propeller-driven steam ship. After being sold by the Waxholmsbolaget in 1882,she operated in various roles under the names Höganäs,Mariehamn,Stella,Wirumaa,Kullervo and André before acquiring her current name in 1985. Today she is a floating restaurant moored in the Aura river in Turku,Finland.
Kuga is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Drtija. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Ustje is a former settlement in the Municipality of Ig in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Iška. The area is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Carl Olof Tallgren is a Finnish politician who served as the minister of finance between 1970 and 1971. He is one of the former heads of the Swedish People's Party of Finland.
Kristian Gestrin (1929–1990) was a Finnish judge and politician who served in several cabinet posts in the 1970s. He was a long-term member of the Finnish Parliament. He also headed the Swedish People's Party of Finland in the period 1973–1974.
Gorica is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Drtija. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Podbrdo is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the villages of Drtija and Češnjice pri Moravčah. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Dunaj is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Češnjice pri Moravčah. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Klen is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Češnjice pri Moravčah. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Štorovje is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Drtija. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Rigelj is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Češnjice pri Moravčah. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
