Finland
Finland is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Helsinki. About 5.7 million people live there (2025). It covers 338,478 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Helsinki
- People (2025)
- 5.7 million
- Area
- 338,478 km²
Finland at a glance
- In its own language
- Suomi, Lääʹddjânnam, Suopma, Suomâ
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Population
- 5,652,881 (2025)
- Area
- 338,478 km² (130,687 mi²)
- People are called
- Finnish, Finn
- Official languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$281 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 81.2 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.94 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 27.7 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 9% (2014)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Alexander Stubb (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Petteri Orpo (since 2023)
- Country codes
- FI, FIN
- Calling code
- +358
- Internet domain
- .fi
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 65°, 27°
Finland and its neighbours
Finland borders Sweden, Norway and Russia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Finland
- Neighbours
Divisions of Finland
- Southwest Finland
- Uusimaa
- Satakunta
- Päijät-Häme
- North Savo
- North Ostrobothnia
- North Karelia
- Ostrobothnia
- Pirkanmaa
- Lapland
- Kymenlaakso
- Central Finland
- Central Ostrobothnia
- Kanta-Häme
- Kainuu
- South Savo
- South Ostrobothnia
- South Karelia
- Åland
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- European Space Agency
- World Trade Organization
- Nordic Council
- Arctic Council
- Nordic Battle Group
- European Southern Observatory
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
and 30 more organisations.
How far are you from Finland?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Finland?
The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
What is the population of Finland?
Finland has about 5,652,881 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Finland?
Finland covers 338,478 square kilometres (130,687 square miles).
What language is spoken in Finland?
The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish.
Which countries border Finland?
Finland shares a border with Sweden, Norway and Russia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.