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official name is Republic of , Finnish Suomi or Suomen Tasa Valta, Swedish , or Republiken , European country. It is one of the world's most northern and geographically remote countries and is subject to a severe climate. It is bordered on the north by Norway, on ....

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.... while Oulu is near Kajaani in central , and Inari is in the extreme north. Away from coastal regions, many of 's rivers flow into the lakes, which are generally shallow--only three lakes are deeper than about 300 feet. Saimaa itself drains into the much larger Lake Ladoga in Russian territory via the Vuoksi (Vuoksa) River. Drainage from 's eastern uplands is through the lake system of Russian Karelia to the White Sea. is heavily forested and contains some 55,000 lakes, numerous rivers, and extensive areas of marshland; viewed from the air, looks like an intricate blue and green jigsaw puzzle. Except in the northwest, relief features do not var ....