The Republic of Finland is a good neighbor of Russia, Norway and Sweden and is located in the north of Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. To the question of which sea washes Finland, there is only one answer - the Baltic. At the same time, the sea itself and its two gulfs - the Bothnian and the Finnish one - participate in the formation of the country's water borders.
Land of a Thousand Lakes
This is how many tourist guides call Finland. In total, there are 190 thousand lakes in the country, which occupy almost 10% of the territory of the republic. There are almost two thousand rivers flowing into the lakes and seas of Finland.
Holidays on the islands
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Finland is considered to be a vacation in the archipelago located in the Baltic Sea. These islands are called Åland and represent a real paradise for fans of fishing and solitude. You can get here by ferry from the capital, and a fishing license, as a rule, is ordered when booking a cottage for living. Fishing in the Åland Islands in the Finnish sea is possible in any season, the only difference is in the types of fish that bite or not depending on the season.
When asked which seas are in Finland, connoisseurs will certainly answer - clean. In general, everything is in order with the environment in the northern state, the reason for which is the strict state control over enterprises and industries, and the high consciousness of local residents.
Interesting Facts:
- The capital of the Åland Islands, Mariehamn is the third largest port city in the country.
- The long warm autumn in the archipelago is due to the fact that the Baltic Sea slowly gives up the heat received in the summer months.
- In the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, the salinity of the water is so low that freshwater fish live freely here.
- The length of the Gulf of Bothnia exceeds 700 km, and its width reaches 240. At the same time, the maximum depth is almost 300 meters, which makes it one of the deepest in Europe.
- The bottom of the Gulf of Bothnia in its northern part has risen by almost a meter over the past century. Scientists believe that such a rate will turn it into a lake over the next 2,000 years.
- The Gulf of Finland is home to two fish species that are not found in any other water body in the world. We are talking about Baltic cod and Baltic herring.
- The average water temperature in the Gulf of Finland is +15 degrees in the Helsinki region in the middle of summer and about 0 in winter.
