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Finland, officially theRepublic of Finland, is aNordic country inNorthern Europe. It bordersSweden to the northwest,Norway to the north, andRussia to the east, with theGulf of Bothnia to the west and theGulf of Finland to the south, oppositeEstonia. Its capital and largest city isHelsinki. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. The official languages areFinnish andSwedish, themother tongues of 84.1 percent and 5.1 percent of the population, respectively. Finland's climate varies fromhumid continental in the south toboreal in the north. Its land is predominantly covered byboreal forest, withover 180,000 recorded lakes.
Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after thelast Ice Age. During theStone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by different styles of ceramics. TheBronze Age andIron Ages were marked by contacts with other cultures inFennoscandia and theBaltic region. From the late 13th century, Finland became part of Sweden following theNorthern Crusades. In 1809, as a result of theFinnish War, Finland was captured from Sweden and becamean autonomous grand duchy within theRussian Empire. During this period,Finnish art flourished and anindependence movement gradually developed. (Full article...)
Turku (/ˈtʊərkuː/TOOR-koo;Finnish:[ˈturku]ⓘ;Swedish:Åbo,Finland Swedish:[ˈoːbu]ⓘ) is a city inFinland and the regional capital ofSouthwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of theRiver Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 207,000, while themetropolitan area has a population of approximately 317,000. It is the 6th–most populousmunicipality in Finland, and the third–most populousurban area in the country afterHelsinki andTampere.
Turku is Finland's oldest city. It is not known when Turku was grantedcity status.Pope Gregory IX first mentioned the town ofAboa in hisBulla in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. Turku was the most important city in the eastern part (today's Finland) of theKingdom of Sweden. After theFinnish War, Finland became anautonomous Grand Duchy of theRussian Empire in 1809, and Turku became the capital of the Grand Duchy. However, Turku lost its status as capital only three years later in 1812, whenTsarAlexander I of Russia decided to move the capital toHelsinki. It was only after the lastgreat fire in 1827 that most government institutions were moved to Helsinki along with theRoyal Academy of Turku, founded in 1640, which later became theUniversity of Helsinki, thus consolidating Helsinki's position as the new capital. Turku was Finland's most populous city until the late 1840s and remains the regional capital, an important business and cultural centre, and a port. (Full article...)
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Remedy Entertainment Oyj, trading internationally asRemedy Entertainment Plc, is a Finnishvideo game developer based inEspoo. Notable games the studio has developed include the first two entries in theMax Payne franchise,Alan Wake,Quantum Break, andControl.Sam Lake, Remedy'screative director, has represented the company on numerous occasions.
Founded in August 1995 by members ofdemoscene groupFuture Crew, Remedy Entertainment created their first game,Death Rally, in a team member's basement.Apogee Software served as the game's publisher, and continued to be involved in the production of their next title,Max Payne, which received critical acclaim upon release. The game was followed by a sequel,Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, released byRockstar Games. After spending seven years working on theMax Payne franchise, the developer decided to create a newintellectual property calledAlan Wake. This title was once suspected to bevaporware because of the length of time it took to produce and release. It gained acult following when it was released in 2010, byMicrosoft Game Studios, though at the time its sales were not enough to justify the production of a sequel. Remedy decided to pursue a new project namedQuantum Break, which further expanded the live-action component ofAlan Wake. The team had transitioned to become a multi-project studio since 2016, and had three projects in development, includingControl and the single-player portions ofCrossfireX. Remedy's latest title,FBC: Firebreak, was released on 17 June 2025. They are currently developingControl Resonant and a remake of their originalMax Payne titles. (Full article...)
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![Image 63Kastelli Giant's Church in Pattijoki by Pöljä culture [fi] (from History of Finland)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aKastelli_giant%2527s_church_1.JPG)
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