Finland March 16, 2020 Åland , Baltic , Baltic Sea , cercle Arctique , colony , Espoo , Euro zone , Europe , European Union , Fennoscandia , Finland , golfe de Botnie , Gulf of Finland , Helsinki , Laponie , North Europe , northern lights , Oulu , Russia , Russian colony , Sames , Samis , sauna , Scandinavia , Swedish colony , taïga , Tampere Official name Republic of Finland Name in local language Suomen tasavalta (fi) ; Republiken Finland (sv) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 119e ) 5,537,519 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 0.18 % / year Area 338,452 km² Density 16.36 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 42e )275.683 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 49,960 $USD (2018) GDP growth 2.30 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 81.70 years (2018) Birth rate 9.10 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 1.57 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 9.80 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 1.90 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages Finnish, Swedish, Sámi Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 24e )0.925 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )78.64 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary republic Head of State President Sauli Niinistö National Day 6 December (independence in 1917) ISO Codes FI, FIN Demonym Finnish Tourists (ranking ) 3,181,000 people (2017)
Finland is a state of Northern Europe. It is bathed by the Baltic Sea, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south. Comprising more than 3,000 lakes and island expanses, including the Åland Autonomous Archipelago, it occupies a vast territory between Russia to the east, Norway to the north and Sweden to the northwest.
Northern lights, Finland. Source: Most Beautiful Spots Helsinki, capital of the Finland. Photo: Roccodm Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Helsinki 1,456,619 inhabitants Tampere 398,463 inhabitants Turku 325,340 inhabitants Oulu 246,667 inhabitants Lhati 201,685 inhabitants Jyväskylä 183,050 inhabitants Kuopio 139,508 inhabitants Pori 134,462 inhabitants Seinäjoki 126,894 inhabitants Joensuu 124,735 inhabitants Vaasa 101,372 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Åland (Province, État libre associé) 29,214 inhabitants 1,553 km² Carélie du Nord 164,085 inhabitants 17,761 km² Carélie du Sud 130,506 inhabitants 5,327 km² Finlande centrale 276,196 inhabitants 16,703 km² Finlande du Sud-Ouest 475,543 inhabitants 10,663 km² Kainuu 74,803 inhabitants 20,197 km² Kanta-Häme 173,781 inhabitants 5,199 km² Laponie 180,207 inhabitants 92,674 km² Ostrobotnie 181,441 inhabitants 7,753 km² Ostrobotnie centrale 69,027 inhabitants 5,020 km² Ostrobotnie du Nord 411,150 inhabitants 36,815 km² Ostrobotnie du Sud 191,860 inhabitants 13,444 km² Päijät-Häme 201,685 inhabitants 5,125 km² Pirkanmaa 509,356 inhabitants 12,585 km² Satakunta 221,740 inhabitants 7,820 km² Savonie du Nord 247,776 inhabitants 16,768 km² Savonie du Sud 148,975 inhabitants 14,257 km² Uusimaa 1,638,293 inhabitants 9,097 km² Vallée de la Kymi 177,659 inhabitants 5,149 km²
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