Today was our first day in Finland. We enjoyed a typical European breakfast in our hotel...bread, sandwich meat, and cheese. Then we went on a tour of a school where students would learn about science and math when they finish highschool.
We then took a tour of the town of Kokkola. The town has 35 000 people but there are hardly any traffic or people wandering about. The houses in the old part of the town are made of wood and many have backyards for a garden.
We learned many interesting things about Finland today. Like Canada, Finland has two official languages. The languages are Swedish and Finnish. However, many people speak English as well.
Finland is one of the largest European countries and it is getting larger every year. How can this be? Finland is growing 8mm every year. The harbour which used to be located in the town market is now located 5 km away. During the ice age, Finland was covered by ice. The ice was very heavy. Now that the ice is gone and the land does not have the heavy weight on top of it, Finland is rising causing more land to appear each year.
Well that is all for today.
