Short answers, pulled from the story.
Finland became the first country in the world to grant universal suffrage to all adult citizens including women in 1906. This radical move occurred decades before most of Europe implemented similar voting rights.
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was the first president of Finland and he took office on the 25th of July 1919. He was a liberal nationalist with a legal background who anchored the state in liberal democracy and promoted the rule of law.
The capital of Finland is Helsinki and it lies on the Gulf of Finland facing Estonia across the water. It was founded by King Gustav Vasa in 1555 and is the northernmost capital of the world.
Finland has about 168,000 lakes of area larger than 0.5 square kilometers and its largest lake is called Saimaa. Saimaa is the fourth largest lake in Europe and is home to the endangered Saimaa ringed seal.
Finland became a member of NATO on the 4th of April 2023 after the Finnish Parliament voted 188 to 8 in favour of accession. The decision followed a sharp rise in support for NATO membership after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.