GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT FINLAND
Thursday - 18/12/2025
Some key information:
- Official name: Republic of Finland
- Government: Parliamentary republic
- Capital: Helsinki
- Official languages: Finnish, Swedish
- Area: 338,424 km²
- Estimated population (2017): 5,506,312
- Time zone: UTC+2; summer time: EEST (UTC+3)
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Country calling code: +358
Finland (in English: Finland) is a country located in Northern Europe. Finland borders Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, Norway to the north, and Estonia to the south across the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki is the capital and also the largest city of Finland.
Finland has the lowest population density among the countries of the European Union, with only about 18 people per km². Climate: warm summers, long and cold winters, especially in the northern region.
After World War II, Finland rapidly transformed from a backward agricultural economy into a highly developed industrial economy, among the top in Europe. Finland has built one of the world’s most comprehensive and progressive social welfare systems, ensuring good living conditions for all citizens and becoming one of the countries with the highest per-capita income in the world. Finland consistently ranks high in international rankings on education, economic competitiveness, civil liberties, quality of life, and human development.
Finland has been a member of the United Nations since 1955 and joined the European Union in 1995.
Please refer to information on Wikipedia about Finland below:
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