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The total area comprises 93,263,000 acres, of which 10,943,000 

 acres, or about 12 per cent, are inland waters. The area is, therefore, 

 about the same as that of the State of Montana or the combined area 

 of the States of Minnesota and Michigan. The extension from north 

 to south is about 660 miles and from west to east about 370 miles. 



The total land area, after deducting the area occupied by cities and 

 towns, is 82,114,000 acres, which is classified as follows : Cultivated 

 land, 4.641.000 acres, or 5.6 per cent: meadows, 2,371,000 acres, or 2.9 

 per cent; forests and unproductive land, 75.103,000 acres, or 91.5 per 

 cent. 



Finland is a rather flat country and the only mountains are found in 

 the extreme north on the Norwegian border. These mountains attain 

 a maximum height of about 4,000 feet. 



The other sections of P'inland are characterized by low ridges and 

 hills', seldom exceeding 300 to 600 feet in altitude. These ridges are 

 usually covered with forests. 



Finland is called the "Land of a Thousand Lakes," and the whole 

 country is penetrated by a network of rivers and inland water. It is 

 estimated that there are more than 35,000 lakes in Finland, nearly all 

 in the southern part of the country. These waterways are of great 

 importance to the country, because they afiford a good means of trans- 

 portation and particularly facilitate the floating of logs. 



Numerous rivers, up to 300 luUes long, penetrate the country and 

 connect the various lakes. 



■ A great many of the Finnish waterfalls have already been utilized 

 for power and others will be developed in the near future. These 

 waterfalls will play an important part in developing various indus- 

 tries. It has been estimated that the Finnish waterfalls can yield at 

 least 3,000,000 horsepower when fully developed. 



Owing to the prevalence of west and southwest winds, the climate 

 in Finland is less severe than it is on corresponding latitudes in other 

 countries. The winter lasts very long, especially in the northern and 

 eastern sections, and early frosts often destroy the crops. 



The maximum temperature during the summer is 95° F. and the 

 minimum temperature during the winter is 49° below zero. 



From October until the middle of April frequent snowfalls occur 

 and in the northern sections of the country the snow covers the ground 

 during the latter part of September. The snow reaches its maximum 

 depth in March, and at this time it is about 12 to 16 inches in the south- 



