Finland, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.
Image of Helsinki, capital city of Finland
Finland is a Nordic EU state topping education and innovation indices, pioneering 5G and quantum tech, and targeting carbon neutrality by 2035 through extensive forest management.
Finland in one word would be “Sauna,” meaning steam bath.
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Finland armorial
Finland is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Finland administrative divisions
19 regions (maakunnat (Finnish) landskapen (Swedish))- Aland (Swedish), Ahvenanmaa (Finnish);
- Etela-Karjala (Finnish), Sodra Karelen (Swedish) [South Karelia];
- Etela-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Sodra Osterbotten (Swedish) [South Ostrobothnia];
- Etela-Savo (Finnish), Sodra Savolax (Swedish) [South Savo];
- Kanta-Hame (Finnish), Egentliga Tavastland (Swedish);
- Kainuu (Finnish), Kajanaland (Swedish);
- Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Mellersta Osterbotten (Swedish) [Central Ostrobothnia];
- Keski-Suomi (Finnish), Mellersta Finland (Swedish) [Central Finland];
- Kymenlaakso (Finnish), Kymmenedalen (Swedish);
- Lappi (Finnish), Lappland (Swedish);
- Paijat-Hame (Finnish), Paijanne-Tavastland (Swedish);
- Pirkanmaa (Finnish), Birkaland (Swedish) [Tampere];
- Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Osterbotten (Swedish) [Ostrobothnia];
- Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish), Norra Karelen (Swedish) [North Karelia];
- Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Norra Osterbotten (Swedish) [North Ostrobothnia];
- Pohjois-Savo (Finnish), Norra Savolax (Swedish) [North Savo];
- Satakunta (Finnish and Swedish);
- Uusimaa (Finnish), Nyland (Swedish) [Newland];
- Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish), Egentliga Finland (Swedish) [Southwest Finland]
Easy learning about Finland |
The capital city of Finland is Helsinki.
| Finland is located in | Northern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Finland are called Finns |
| Member of | European Union since 1995 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 2001 NATO since 2023 |
| Finland has a population of | 5,601,185 inhabitants within a total area of 337,030 Km2 (209,420 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Finland’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 13 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.47 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Finland HDI ranks in position nº 12 worldwide HDI of 0.948 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Finland’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Finland passport ranks 3rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Finland GDP per capita is | $54,163 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Finland ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Finland EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 590 ranks 14th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 64° 00' N, 26° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Norway, Russia, Sweden. |
| Finland Climate | cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes |
| Most predominant religion | Lutheran, |
| Second most predominant religion | Greek Orthodox |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .fi |
| Finland calling code | +358 |
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