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Finland is a Country located in the Northern Europe sub-region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Finland
The capital city of Finland is Helsinki, capital city of Finland.
Word: Sauna
Meaning: steam bath
Basic Information
Capital City: Helsinki, capital city of Finland
Population: 5,646,436 (UN)
Area: 337,030 km² / 209,420 sq mi
People are called: Finns
Type: Country
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]
Where in the world is Finland located?
Geography
Latitude: 64° 00' N
Longitude: 26° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Northern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
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
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 14 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 590 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 9 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.478 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 12 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.948
Mean Years of Schooling: 13.0
Expected Years of Schooling: 19.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 81.9 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Lutheran
Second Most Predominant: Orthodox
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1995
Euro - since 1999
Schengen - since 2001
NATO - since 2023
Technical Information
TLD: .fi
Calling Code: +358
MapGeo Name: Finland
MapGeo Code: FI