当地时间4日，国家主席习近平乘专机抵达赫尔辛基，开始对芬兰共和国进行国事访问。
说起芬兰，你会联想到什么呢？是北极光，还是圣诞老人？
下面，给小伙伴们送上一个短视频，2分钟，让你全面了解芬兰这个国家。
芬兰位于欧洲北部，是北欧五国之一。全国人口仅有550万，约为北京人口的五分之一。
Finland is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union, with a total population of 5.5 million, which is around one-fifth of Beijing’s population.
芬兰素有“千湖之国”之称，有湖泊约19万个，岛屿约18万个，都是世界之最。
Finland is known as a kingdom of lakes and islands, with about 190,000 lakes and 180,000 islands, both being world records.
芬兰是传统的冬季体育强国，这与其一年里长达半年之久是冬天有着密不可分的联系。
As a country where winter can last for well over half the year, Finland is well known for its winter sports.
芬兰共有六个奥运训练场馆，在以往的冬季奥运会上共获得过161块奖牌。
It has won a total of 161 medals at the Winter Olympics and retains six Olympic training centers.
在北京申办2022年冬季奥运会成功后，芬兰表示愿意和中国开展一系列冬季体育运动的合作。
Finland has offered to cooperate with China in a wide range of areas as Beijing prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
本周，在习近平主席访芬之际，冬季体育将有望成为两国领导人谈论的话题。
During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Finland this week, winter sports are expected to be a hot subject of conversation.
芬兰多年摘下全球教育竞争力排行榜桂冠。芬兰教育如此成功的秘密到底在哪呢？
Finland routinely tops the rankings of global education systems. So, what are the secrets to its success?
芬兰教育成功的五大理念：
5 amazing facts about Finland’s unorthodox education system:
❶ 芬兰学生在基础教育阶段几乎没有考试，也没有家庭作业；
Finnish children rarely take exams or do homework before they are well into their teens.
❷ 芬兰唯一的统一标准考试是在学生16岁的时候举行；
The only mandatory standardized tests are taken when children are 16.
❸ 芬兰学校的老师必须拥有硕士学位，往往是毕业生中最优秀的前10%；
Teachers must have a master’s degree and are selected from the top 10% of graduates.
❹ 全国的教学大纲只是一个广义上的参考，老师拥有充分的教学自由度和课程自主权；
The national curriculum is merely a broad guideline and teachers have great autonomy in designing their classes and teaching materials.
❺ 高等职业教育和普通高校在芬兰拥有平等地位。
Vocational education has equal status to academic learning.
芬兰是圣诞老人的故乡。圣诞老人村位于芬兰北部的拉普兰地区罗瓦涅米。
Finland is famous for its Santa Claus Village tourist attraction, which is located in Rovaniemi, the capital of the Northern Finnish province of Lapland.
芬兰被认为是地球上观看极光最理想的地方。在芬兰北部的拉普兰，一年内几乎有200个夜晚可以看到极光。
Finland is one of the best places on Earth to watch the northern lights, which can be seen on more than 200 nights out of the year in Finnish Lapland.
因圣诞老人村和极光慕名而来拉普兰的中国游客逐年增长。
The number of Chinese tourists to Lapland has been multiplying in recent years.
中国的支付宝现在在拉普兰的一些商店和旅游景区随处可见。
Chinese payment platform Alipay raised its profile in Lapland by offering Chinese tourists easy payment options there.
曾经红极一时的手机制造商诺基亚就产自芬兰。
Nokia, once the world’s dominant mobile phone manufacturer, is from Finland.
在诺基亚的鼎盛时期，诺基亚手机几乎占据了中国手机市场40%的份额。
In its heyday, Nokia had around 40 percent of China’s cellphone market.
今年一月，诺基亚的新东家HMD Global宣布再度回归，在中国推出首款安卓智能手机Nokia 6。
Early this year, HMD Global, the company’s current owner, launched its comeback device, the Nokia 6, exclusively in China.
与此同时，深受中国游戏迷们喜爱的益智休闲类游戏《愤怒的小鸟》就是由芬兰人开发的。
The popular video game Angry Birds, which is enjoyed by many Chinese gamers, was created by Finns.
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