Projects

1. Finland
By: Éabha McInerney

2.  Finland is a Northern European nation bordering
Sweden and Russia.
Where is Finland situated?

3. What does the Finnish flag mean?
The flag of Finland is a
rectangular Scandinavian
cross.
The blue color is symbolic
of blue skies, and the
thousands of lakes in
Finland.
The white represents the
winter snows.

4.  The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
What is the capital of Finland?

5.  Finland joined the European Union in 1995 and was
one of the first-wave countries to adopt the euro
on 1st of January 1999.
When did Finland join the EU?

6.  The population of Finland is 5.4 million.
 Finland is the 118th largest country in the
world by population.
 It is the 65th largest country in the world
by area with 338,145 square kilometers.
How big is Finland?
Comparison in size
between Ireland and
Finland

7.  The longest river in Finland is Kemijoki which is 550km
long.
What is the longest river in Finland?

8.  The highest mountain in Finland is Halti
which is 1,324m high.
What is the highest mountain in
Finland?
Top of Halti

9.  Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician who
became the 12th President of Finland in 2012.
Who is the President of Finland?

10.  Isaac is a 14 year old Finnish pop star whose song
"New Way Home" hit #1 on the Finnish Singles Chart
in 2013. His debut album, Wake Up World, hit #1 on
the Finnish Album Chart, spent 28 weeks in the Top 20
and went platinum. His song "Pop Goes My Heart"
was featured in the 2012 film Ella ja kaverit (Ella and
Friends).
Isaac Elliot
Famous People from Finland

11.  Robin is a 17 year old Finnish singer who released the
multi-Platinum certified albums Koodi, Chillaa, Boom
Kah and 16, each of which reached the top of the
Finnish Albums Chart. Having reached Gold Record
status 50 times in his home country as a teenager, he
would already become the most successful pop artist
in Finland of all time.
Robin Packalen
Famous People from Finland

12.  Tarja is a 38 year old former frontwoman of the
Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish who was
fired from her own band and went on to pursue a
solo singing career.
Tarja Turunen
Famous People from Finland

13.  The Church in the Rock (or Temppeliaukio Church)
was designed in 1969. Hewn into solid rock in the
middle of an ordinary residential square, the Lutheran
church features a stunning 24 meter diameter roof
covered in 22 kilometres of copper stripping. Natural
light streams in through 180 window panes which
connect the copper dome and the stone walls.
Rock Church
Places of Interest in Finland

14.  Lapland is as close as reality gets to those who dream
of a winter wonderland. The 24-hour sunlight in the
summer replaces the dark winter days. The hustle and
bustle of towns and ski resorts is just minutes away
from the peace and quiet of the wild wilderness. You
also get to meet Santa Claus!
Lapland
Places of Interest in Finland

15.  Hello – Hei (Hay)
 Goodbye – Hyvästi (Hi-vas-tee)
 Please/You’re welcome - Ole hyvä (Ullay hoova)
 Thank you – Kiitos (Kee-dose)
 How are you? - Kuinka voit (Quing-ka voy-et)
 I am... - Minä olen... (Meena ullen)
 Good – Hyvä (Hoova)
 Bad – Huono (Hoo-won-a)
 Wonderful – Ihana (Ee-hona)
 Terrible – Kauhea (Kow-hay-a)
Some easy words in Finnish

16.  One – yksi (ook-see)
 Two – kaksi (kak-see)
 Three – kolme (kole-me)
 Four – neljä (nel-ee-a)
 Five – viisi (vee-she)
 Six – kuusi (koo-she)
 Seven – seitsemän (set-sa-man)
 Eight – kahdeksan (kaha-dec-san)
 Nine – yhdeksän (oo-hoo-dec-san)
 Ten – kymmenen (koo-men-en)
Numbers 1-10 in Finnish

17.  1. Finland has over 188000 lakes with 98000 islands.
 2. Finland have a wife caring championship.
 3. The mobile company Nokia was founded in Finland.
 4. Finland is the only country in the world which broadcasts
news in Latin.
 5. There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland.
 6. Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish.
 7. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because
Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants.
 8. The population of Finland is about 5 million and about 1
million of them live in the capital Helsinki.
 9. The nickname of Finland is ‘the land of a thousand lakes’.
 10. Another nickname for Finland is ‘the land of midnight
sun’. During summer the sun does not drop below the
horizon in the north instead shining all day and night.
10 facts you probably didn’t know
about Finland

18.  1. What is the capital of Finland?
 2. What year did Finland join the European Union?
 3. When did Finland adopt the euro?
 4. What is the population of Finland?
 5. How long is the longest river, Kemijoki?
 6. What is the highest mountain in Finland?
 7. When did Sauli Väinämö Niinistö become the
President of Finland?
 8. What mobile company was founded in Finland?
 9. What does kuinka voit mean?
 10. How old is Isaac Elliot?
Finland Quiz

19.  1. Helsinki
 2. 1995
 3. 1st January 1999
 4. 5.4 million (about 5 million)
 5. 550km
 6. Halti
 7. 2012
 8. Nokia
 9. How are you?
 10. 14
Answers to the Finland Quiz

20. GREECE
BY CUSHLA MURPHY

21. THIS IS THE GREEK FLAG
o This is the Greek flag its called Galanolefci
which means blue and white.It was blue with a
white diagonal cross but now the cross is in the
left corner and it symbilizes christen faith.

22. GREECE
• Athens is the capital of Greece
• There are 11 million people living in
Greece.

23. GREECE JOINING THE E.U
• Greece joined the E.U in 1981.
• It started using the euro on the 1st of January
1981

24. WHERE IS GREECE?
• Greece is located in southeast Europe, close to both Africa and
Asia.
• There are over 3000 islands surounding Greece with only 200 of
them inhabited.

25. FACTS ABOUT GREECE
•Greece has more international
airports than most countries
because so many foreign
tourists want to visit.

26. GREECE
• The oiffcial name for Greece is the Hellenic
Republic.
• No one in Greece can choose to not vote.
Voting is required by law for every citizen
who is 18 or older.

27. GREECE
•About 7% of the
worlds marble
comes from
Greece.

28. LARGEST MOUTAIN
•Mount Olympus is the
highest mountain in Greece
it was also the home of the
gods.It reaches 9,570 feet
(2,917 meters) above sea
level.

29. •The Haliacmon is the
longest river in Greece.

30. MAP OF GREECE

31. PROKOPIS PAVLOPOULOS
•Prokopis
Pavlopoulos is the
president of Greece.
•He is the seventh
president of Greece.

32. ALEX TSIPRAS
•Alexis tsipras is the Prime Minister
of Greece.
•He was appointed as Prime
Minister on the 26 January 2015 to
27 August 2015
•He is the 185th Prime Minister of
Greece.

33. PRINCE PHILIP
•Prince Philip:Duke of Edinburgh,born
on the island of Corfu in Greece, on
June 10, 1921.
•He is 94 years old.
•The duke sometimes calls
the Queen old cabbage.

34. VASILEIOS "VASILIS"
TOROSIDIS
• Vasileios "Vasilis" Torosidis is a Greek
footballer who currently plays for Italian
Serie A and the Greek national team.
The 30-year-old plays in different
positions both for his club and country.
• He was born on june 10th 1985
• His salary is 2.5 million a month

35. GREEK GODS
Ancient Greek Gods
• Athena.
• Ares.
• Zeus.
• Hera.
• Artemis.
• There were two groups of Greek gods Titans and
olympians.

36. BY Emma O’ Grady

37. The Irish Flag.
 The Irish flag is known as the Irish
Tricolour.
 The green represents the Gaelic
tradition in Ireland.
 The Orange represents the
followers of William of Orange in
Ireland.
The white represents the aspiration
For peace between them.

38. Name of Country.
 Ireland also Known as the Republic of Ireland is a sovereign state.
 Ireland became a Republic in 1937.
 Ireland has 26 counties and shares its only land border with Northern
Ireland which is comprised of the other 6 counties.
 The President of Ireland is Michael D Higgins.

39. Joining the European Union.
 Ireland was officially declared a republic in 1949.
 Ireland became a member of the United Nations in 1955.
 Ireland Joined the European Union in 1973.

40. Map of Ireland.
 The highest mountain in Ireland
Is Carrauntoohil and it is 1038m high.
 The longest river in Ireland is
the Shannon River and it is 240
miles in length.
 The capital of Ireland is Dublin.

41. Currency and Population.
 The currency in Ireland is Euro.
 Although the Eurozone countries adopted the Euro Currency on the
1st January, 1999 it was not until 1st January, 2002 that Ireland started
to withdraw the Pound Currency.
 The Population of Ireland is 4.6 Million.
 Ireland has an Area of 27,133 Square Miles.

42. Government of Ireland.
 The government of Ireland is headed by a prime minister (Taoiseach).
 The current Taoiseach is Enda Kenny.
 The government is made up of members of parliament called the
Oireachtas.
 The members of parliament elect the Taoiseach.
 The Taoiseach appoints the other members of government known as
ministers.

44. The Cliffs Of Moher

45. Dail

46. The Ailwee caves

47. Bunratty Castle.

49. Robbie Keane

50. Niall Horan.

51. Michael D Higgins

52. Paul O’Connell

53. LITHUANIA
MICHEAL
HAYES

54. LITHUANIA
 LITHUANIA first joined the EU in 2004 on the first of
May.
 LITHUANIA is 65,200 km
 The highest mountain in Lithuania is not allowed
to be called a mountain for it is actually a hill
standing at 294 m it is located in the Medininkai
highlands

55. THE MAP OF
LITHUANIA
The capital of
LITHUANIA
IS VILNIUS

56. FUN FACTS
THE POPULATION OF LITHUANIA IS
2.956 IN 2013
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS LITHUANIAN
ALONG WITH LATVIAN
THE LITHUANIAN CURRENCY IS THE
LITHUANIAN LITAS

57. THE FLAG
OF
LITHUANIA
THE FLAG OF
LITHUANIA IS
AS YOU CAN
SEE IS MADE UP OF RED
GREEN AND YELLOW

58. FAMOUS PLACES

59. THE PRESIDENT
DALIA
GRYBAUSKAITE
IS THE LITHUANIAN
PRESIDENT

60. The longest river
The longest river in
Lithuania
Is Neman

61. The countries
N,S,E.W
THE COUNTRY NORTH IS
LATVIA
THE COUNTRY SOUTH IS
POLAND
THE COUNTRY WEST IS
PRUSSIA
THE COUNTRY EAST IS BELARUS

62. THE CAPITAL OF
LITHUANIA
THE CAPITAL IS
VILNIUS

63. Sports
+
1Major
sports1.1Football
1.2Rugby
1.3Athletics
1.4Cycling

64. Religious place
This is the hill
of crosses

65. Luxembourg
By
Kiera Sharp
5th Class

66. Luxembourg andThe European Union
• Luxembourg joined Europe in 1999, 1st of January.

67. About the country
• Luxembourg is a tiny European
country, bordered by Belgium,
France and Germany. It’s mostly
rural, with dense Ardennes forest
and nature parks in the north,
and the Moselle river valley in the
southeast.The rocky gorges of
the eastern Mullerthal region
earned it the nickname “Little
Switzerland.”

68. Facts
POPULATION: 543,202 (2013)
CURRENCY: Euro
PRESIDANT: Jean-Claude Juncker
CAPITAL: Luxembourg City

69. Nature
Mountains and Rivers
• Mt. Kneiff 560M
• Gehaansbierg 417M
• Moselle River 545KM
• Sauer 173KM

70. PLACES OF INTEREST
Casemates Du Bock
National
Museum of
Art and History.
Hammelsmarsch

71. Benjamin Lasneir, is a singer and social media star on Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram who has his own fan base called Benzilers. He
also has a popularYouTube channel with more than 160,000
subscribers.
Anne Fontaine, is an international women’s luxury fashion brand,
based in France, offering ready-to-wear clothing, shoes, handbags and
accessories centered on the classic white shirt.
FAMOUS
PEOPLE

72. WHERE?
N S EW
• France is south of Luxembourg,
Germany is to the east, and
Belgium is north.
EUROPE

73. THE FLAG
• The flag of Luxembourg consists
of three horizontal stripes, red,
white and blue, and can be in 1:2
or 3:5 ratio. It was first used
between 1845 and 1848 and
officially adopted on June 23,
1972.

74. SIZE?
The size of Luxembourg is 2,586 km².

75. FAMOUS FOODS
• Perhaps the most traditional of all
Luxembourg meat dishes is Judd
mat Gaardebounen, smoked
collar of pork with broad beans.
The pork is soaked overnight,
then boiled with vegetables and
spices. Served in copious slices
together with the beans and
boiled potatoes, it is considered
to be the national dish of
Luxembourg.