| 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.
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, Saariselkä, Finland. Source: MostBeautifulSpots on Wildlife Archives
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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 |
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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 |