We just learned about the country of Finland.
The Netherlands is a country just Northwest of Germany.
The language there is Dutch and sometimes the country is just called Holland.
![netherlands](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/EU-Netherlands.svg/571px-EU-Netherlands.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - netherlands)
For dinner there you might have stamppot (mashed potatoes with vegetables) or snert (pea soup)!
![stamppot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Boerenkool_stamppot.jpg/320px-Boerenkool_stamppot.jpg)
![snert](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Erwtensoep_roggebrood_katenspek.jpg/321px-Erwtensoep_roggebrood_katenspek.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - dutch cuisine)
People visit the Netherlands to go see their windmills and tulips.
![windmill](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/KinderdijkMolens_klein.jpg)
![tulips](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Kuekenhoff_009.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - tourism in the netherlands)
Vincent van Gogh was a famous Dutch painter.
![vincent van gogh](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/606px-Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - vincent van gogh)
Wooden shoes are also an old Dutch tradition
![clogs](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Dutchclogs.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - clog (shoe))