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FINLAND

SOME BASICS

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FINLAND

Located between 60 and 70 degrees north and between eastern parallels 19 and 32

Population 5,3 million About 5-6 % Swedish-speaking Republic, Nordic democracy President Mrs. Tarja Halonen, till 2012 Parliament election was held in April, new

PM Mr. …

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Cities

Helsinki, 600000 (capital area 1 million) Tampere 220000 Turku 200000 Oulu 140000 Lahti 100000 Pori 80000 (Viborg, 2nd before the war)

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Sources of living: Forestry Agriculture Paper mills Shipyards, e.g. big cruise ships (Oasis of the

Seas, Allure of the Seas) High education High technology, mobile phones and IT

software (Nokia, SMS, Linus Torvalds, Monty Widenius, angry birds)

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Resources: no oil some mining Forests Water power Four nuclear units so far, one under

construction, two permissions

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Located north: cold climate, long dark winters, very good location for radio propagation, northern part of the country is in the Aurora zone

Dxpeditions to Lapland

Dxpeditions in 1950’s and 1960’s to summer cottages, more changes for antennas, less interference

In 1960’s some permanent Dxers in northern Sweden and Finland

Around 1970 Dxpeditions to the north in Sweden

Dec 1972 first one in Finland

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1970’s

Lot of peditions, good up to 1977, then going down to solar maximum

Longer and longer antennas The idea of a permament place

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1980’s

Lemmenjoki (Love River) site 1982 Permanent antennas around 1984 Attended from October till February Dxing below zero –film 1986 Over 300 peditions 1982-2011

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Permanent antennas, about 12 wires, around 3000 feet each, coxial feeding

Trios in 1980’s NRD most popular since 1995 SDR’s introduced about 5 years ago Now Perseus is the most popular, can

copy the whole AM band

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Aihkiniemi 2010

A new site built in a container 2010 Lemmenjoki continuing as well Site Enontekiö also existing since 2008

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