Finland in brief

Do you know these facts about Finland and the Finns?

State

• Finland is a republic and a member of the European Union (EU).
• The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
• Finland is divided into self-governed municipalities.
• Åland is an autonomous region of Finland.

People

• Finland has 5.5 million inhabitants.
• The national languages are Finnish and Swedish (about 5% of Finns speak Swedish as their native language).
• Many Finns speak fluent English.

Climate and geography

• Finland is located in Northern Europe in the Baltic Sea region.
• Finland’s neighbouring countries are Russia (east), Norway (north), Sweden (west) and Estonia (south).
• The surface area of Finland is 338,432 km², which includes the land and inland water areas.

Economy

• 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