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

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment:
Guide Welcome to Finland (pdf, 3,40 MB)
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Somali | Spanish | Turkish | Chinese | Persian | Arabic

suomi.fi:
Public services online
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Thisisfinland.fi:
Information about Finland
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Chinese | Arabic | German | Portuguese

VisitFinland.com:
Information about Finland for tourists
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Chinese | German | Japanese | Italian