Finland in brief

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.

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.

Geography

• Finland is located in North Europe.
• 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.

History

• Read about Finnish history here.

Source: InfoFinland