Which countries border Finland?
Finland shares a land border with three countries: Norway, Russia and Sweden. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Finland and its neighbours on a map
Finland is shown in green and its three neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Finland
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Finland
Two borders away
These 12 countries border a neighbour of Finland but not Finland itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
Think you know your neighbours?
Border Chain gives you two countries and you connect them by naming neighbours, one border at a time. A new puzzle every day.
How far are you from Finland?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Finland already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Finland?
Finland shares a land border with three countries: Norway, Russia and Sweden.
How many countries border Finland?
Three. That is more than 45 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Finland?
Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland and Ukraine. Each one borders a neighbour of Finland without touching Finland itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Finland across water are not listed here, and neither are borders of overseas territories far from the mainland. This is the same list the Border Chain game plays with.
Countries with the most neighbours
Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.