Suomi lyhyesti
Finland in brief
State
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Finland is a republic and a member of the European Union (EU).
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The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
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Finland is divided into self-governed municipalities.
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Åland is an autonomous region of Finland.
People
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Finland has 5.5 million inhabitants.
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The national languages are Finnish and Swedish (about 5% of Finns speak Swedish as their native language).
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Many Finns speak fluent English.
Climate and geography
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Finland is located in Northern Europe in the Baltic Sea region.
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Finland’s neighbouring countries are Russia (east), Norway (north), Sweden (west) and Estonia (south).
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The surface area of Finland is 338,432 km², which includes the land and inland water areas.
Economy
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The currency of Finland is the euro.
Information about Finland in other online sources
linkkiMinistry of Economic Affairs and Employment:
Guide Welcome to Finland(pdf, 3,40 MB)Finnish | Swedish | English | Russian | Estonian | French | Somali | Spanish | Turkish | Chinese | Persian | Arabic
linkkisuomi.fi:
Public services onlineFinnish | Swedish | English
linkkiThisisfinland.fi:
Information about FinlandEnglish | Russian | French | Spanish | Chinese | Arabic | German | Portuguese
linkkiVisitFinland.com:
Information about Finland for touristsSwedish | English | Russian | French | Spanish | Chinese | German | Japanese | Italian