Famous Slovenians

Primož Trubar (1508-1586)

Primož Trubar was the leader of the Protestant movement in Slovenia and the founder of Slovenian theology.

State

The Republic of Slovenia is a parliamentary democratic republic that became an independent state after the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991. The present Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia was adopted on 23 December 1991, following the results of a plebiscite on the sovereignty and independence of Slovenia on 23 December 1990, when Slovenians es overwhelmingly voted for independence.

ECONOMY

Lying at a junction of natural trading routes, Slovenia is sometimes also referred to as the revolving door of Europe. It has been a crossroads, a huge gateway, dating back from when the Romans occupied this region. In the last decade and a half, Slovenia has raised itself from anonymity to become one of the top countries among the EU Member States. It is proud of its rich industrial history, traditional openness to the world, rational economic policies, and enviable economic development.

The Republic of Slovenia lies in the heart of Europe – it is a meeting point of four major European natural areas: where the Alps and the Mediterranean meet the Pannonian plains and the mysterious Karst region. That’s what makes Slovenia a special country.

Slovenia

Finland Presentation

Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish.

Finnish, a Finno-Ugric language, is spoken by 91,2% and Swedish by 5,4% of the population. Sami (Lappish) is the mother tongue of about 1,700 people.

Pictures

Virtual Finland – Picture book LINK

Business

Finns tend to behave more quietly, more efficiently than many other nationalities. The internet, mobile phones, and satellite navigation are used by Finns on an everyday basis. Valuable from the business point of view, there is a high degree of integrity – you see what you get, and get what you see.

Religion

Citizens of Finland are very religious – up to 84,1% of the population endorse one the churches: 81,8% Lutheran, 1,1% orthodox and 1,2% Catholics (or other allowed and statistically observed churches). 15,9% of the population is without religion.

Source: Statistics Finland