Finland Key Facts
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By European standards, Finland is very sparsely populated. Around 69% of the country is covered by the pine forests that define the northern coniferous zone. In the south and southwest, the forest is mainly pine, fir and birch; in Lapland, in the far north, scattered dwarf birch forests give way to Arctic tundra. Most of the national forests are managed for timber, which is used for the manufacture of furniture, paper and fibreboards and for domestic heating and warming Finland's 1.6 million saunas. Finland's forests are said to be the most sustainably managed in Europe. Only 8% of the land is used for agriculture - more than 50% of Finns work in manufacturing or the service sector.
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In the March 2007 elections, the Centre Party triumphed by only one seat over the conservative National Coalition Party, with whom they formed a governing coalition, forcing the Social Democrats into opposition. This swing to the right mirrors trends in other north European countries in recent years. The Swedish People's Party, the Left Alliance, and the Green League also form part of the government, along with a number of minority parties. A single seat in the Finnish parliament is held by a minister elected by the 27,000 people of the autonomous district of Åland in the Åland Sea.
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