Finns have a very strong sense of national identity. This is rooted in the country's history - particularly its honourable wartime achievements and significant sporting merits - and is today nurtured by pride in Finland's high-tech expertise. Being realists, Finns do not expect foreigners to know a lot about their country and its prominent people, past or present, so they will be pleased if a visitor is familair with at least some of the milestones of Finnish history or the sports careers of Paavo Nurmi and Lasse Viren. Finns would be happy if visitors knew something about the achievements of Finnish rally drivers and Formula 1 stars, or if they knew that footballers Jari Litmanen and Sami Hyypiä are Finns. Culturally oriented Finns will take it for granted that like-minded visitors are familiar not only with Sibelius but with contemporary composers Kaija Saariaho and Magnus Lindberg, and orchestral conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Sakari Oramo and Osmo Vänskä. While Finns are aware that Nokia is often mistakenly thought to be a Japanese company, this misconception is viewed forgivingly but with pity. They are proud that Linus Torvalds, the inventor of Linux, is a Finn.
Visitors should also be prepared to encounter the other side of the Finnish national character: Finns are chronically insecure about whether the wider world is aware of the achievements of this northern nation. Finns love reading things written about them abroad, and visitors should not feel uncomfortable being asked repeatedly what they think of Finland. However, although Finns are ready enough to criticize their own country, they do not necessarily wish to hear visitors doing so. Source: http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25001
Business executives in Finland, normally wear a formal suit, and use the formal business etiquettes. For the business meeting, a good appearance is very important, as well as good manners. Mens usually wear a dark suit with a dark tie, women wear skirts, dresses with simple accessories. Source: Jobera
Business people in Finland, usually wear a suit with a tie. They use their business card like they do in The Netherlands, no initials, but just their first and last name. In Finland, a lot of women have a higher executive position than in a lot of EU-countries. The person who decides to use the first name is always the oldest person or the woman.
At the first meeting, Finnish people always shake their hands short and strapping with eye contact. They say their first name and surname. Married women say always first their maiden name, then their husbands surname. At the first meeting, they also never say their dignity, but in business situations, theres always someone who introduces the people. A proposal to call people by their first name is always proposed by the oldest person or the woman.
The republic of Finland, better known as Finland is a Nordic country, in the North of Europe. The capital city is Helsinki. Finland border in the North with Norway, in the South with Estonia, in the West with Sweden and in the East with Russia. In terms of area is Finland the sixth largest country in Europe, with a low population density of ±16 people per square kilometre.The total population of Finland at the end of 2006 was 5 276 955, spread over an area of ±130,600 square miles. The first official language of Finland is Finnish, the second official language is Swedish.
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