Overview of Finland (View all cities)

Europe FI The Republic of Finland
Finland
  • Suomi
  • Region : Northern Europe
  • Capital : Helsinki
  • Area : 338,450.00 km²
  • Official Language : Finnish, Swedish
  • Population : 5,516,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 269.654
  • GPI Rank : 14
  • GII Rank : 6
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Finland is a country at the Scandinavian Peninsula. The land has a total area of 338,450 km² and a total coastline of 1,250 km. This area is approximately 84% of the area of California. The country has about 40,000 mostly uninhabited islands. There are direct national borders with the 3 neighbouring countries Norway, Sweden and Russia. The distance between New York City and the Capital Helsinki is about 6,620 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.925 Finland counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

16.30

Life Expectancy of Males

79.2

Life Expectancy of Females

84.6

Birth Rate

8.6 ‰

Death Rate

9.9 ‰

Passport
Passport of Finland
VF : 127 , VOA : 44 MS : 171
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.91 Euro
1 Euro = 1.10 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 269.654 | GDP(PPP) : 264.720
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Helsinki / CapitalUusimaa

630,000

EspooUusimaa

257,000

TamperePirkanmaa

203,000

VantaaUusimaa

190,000

TurkuVarsinais-Suomi

176,000

OuluNorthern Ostrobothnia

129,000

LahtiPäijänne Tavastia

99,000

KuopioNorthern Savo

89,000

JyväskyläCentral Finland

85,000

PoriSatakunta

77,000

LappeenrantaSouth Karelia

59,000

VaasaOstrobothnia

57,000

KotkaKymenlaakso

55,000

JoensuuNorth Karelia

53,000

HämeenlinnaHäme

47,000

MikkeliSouthern Savonia

47,000

RaumaSatakunta

37,000

KokkolaCentral Ostrobothnia

36,000

KajaaniKainuu

35,000

RovaniemiLapland

35,000

SeinäjokiSouthern Ostrobothnia

32,000

KouvolaKymenlaakso

31,000

ImatraSouth Karelia

30,000

NokiaPirkanmaa

29,000

SavonlinnaSouthern Savonia

27,000

RiihimäkiHäme

26,000

SaloVarsinais-Suomi

25,000

KemiLapland

23,000

IisalmiNorthern Savo

23,000

RaaheNorthern Ostrobothnia

22,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Finnish

94.2 %

Swedish

5.5 %

other

0.3 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in FinlandThe country is much further away from the equator than Central Europe. This means that the winter days in Finland are much darker, colder and also shorter. The country is under cold polar climate. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between -5 and 22 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 24 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -11°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Finland and 15 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Finland