Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:54 PM

SERIAL · 246Europe

Finland

CapitalHelsinki

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageFinnish, Swedish

Area338,480 km²

Since1917

ISOFIN · FI

Population

5.6Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. Finland has a population of 5.7 million. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish, the mother tongues of 83.5 percent and 5.0 percent of the population, respectively. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. Its land is predominantly covered by boreal forest, with over 180,000 recorded lakes.

Text: Wikipedia — FinlandCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Helsinki
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: Finnish, Swedish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +358
Licence plate code: FIN
Top-level domain: .fi
Independence / founding: 06 Dec 1917
Highest point: Halti (1,361 m)
Lowest point: Baltic Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Maamme
Patron saint: Henry

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

73.7%% of land area

#11 of 2132023

232% of world average

Forest area

224,090km²

#26 of 2132023

118% of world average

Agricultural land

7.4%% of land area

#187 of 2092023

20% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

7.4%% of land area

#116 of 2062023

53% of world average

Land area

338,480km²

#66 of 2152023

52% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

5.6Mpeople

#117 of 2162025

15% of world average

Population growth

0.5%% per year

#138 of 2162025

48% of world average

Population density

18people per km²

#188 of 2152023

4% of world average

People living in cities

74.5%% of population

#75 of 2162025

118% of world average

Urban population growth

0.8%% per year

#133 of 2162025

54% of world average

People living rurally

25.5%% of population

#142 of 2162025

69% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.3%% of population

#192 of 2162025

57% of world average

Population aged 15-64

61.5%% of population

#154 of 2162025

96% of world average

Population aged 65+

24.2%% of population

#7 of 2162025

224% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

62.7%% of working-age population

#63 of 2162025

109% of world average

Female population

50.6%% of population

#92 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#192 of 2162024

53% of world average

Birth rate

7.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#192 of 2162024

45% of world average

Death rate

10.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#30 of 2162024

135% of world average

Net migration

18,246people (5-year total)

#32 of 2162025

16571% of world average

Migrants living in the country

9.2%% of population

#86 of 2152024

69% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$317.04Bcurrent US$

#48 of 2112025

57% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$372.01Bcurrent int'l $

#61 of 1992025

36% of world average

GDP per person

$56,149current US$

#28 of 2112025

233% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$65,884current int'l $

#31 of 1992025

197% of world average

GDP growth

0.2%% per year

#193 of 2102025

5% of world average

GDP per person growth

-0.3%% per year

#183 of 2102025

-12% of world average

Gross national income

$319.02Bcurrent US$

#47 of 2042025

56% of world average

Gross national income per person

$55,250current US$

#24 of 2032025

274% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$66,300current int'l $

#28 of 1972025

208% of world average

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Inflation

0.3%% per year

#23 of 1902025

4% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.5%% per year

#47 of 2092025

21% of world average

Government debt

58.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1994

98% of world average

Government revenue

41.8%% of GDP

#11 of 1492024

160% of world average

Government spending

44.9%% of GDP

#11 of 1492023

163% of world average

Government consumption

26.1%% of GDP

#16 of 1812025

149% of world average

Household consumption

50.8%% of GDP

#146 of 1812025

79% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

21.9%% of GDP

#109 of 1782025

94% of world average

Fixed investment

21.8%% of GDP

#96 of 1732025

98% of world average

Gross savings

23.2%% of GDP

#77 of 1682025

106% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-$285.9Mcurrent US$

#187 of 2012025

-3% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-0.1%% of GDP

#175 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.1%% of GDP

#30 of 1792025

98% of world average

Current account balance

1.3%% of GDP

#66 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$22.46Bcurrent US$

#66 of 1772025

22% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

270-100

#17 of 1472023

77% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.2%% of population

#23 of 1472023

2% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

22.5%%

#17 of 1472023

81% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.7%%

#20 of 1472023

132% of world average

Stock market value

10.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2004

14% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$876.4Mcurrent US$

#98 of 1862025

17% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#185 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.6%% of GDP

#137 of 1992025

26% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

22.5%% of GDP

#110 of 2022025

92% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

14.2%% of GDP

#52 of 1952025

130% of world average

Services' share of the economy

62.1%% of GDP

#73 of 2022025

107% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for Finland.

— TRADE —

Exports

42.3%% of GDP

#73 of 1872025

98% of world average

Imports

41.1%% of GDP

#103 of 1872025

83% of world average

Trade balance

1.3%% of GDP

#66 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

53.3%% of GDP

#102 of 2052025

83% of world average

Goods exported

$84.05Bcurrent US$

#46 of 2072025

68% of world average

Goods imported

$84.87Bcurrent US$

#48 of 2072025

67% of world average

Services exported

$43.65Bcurrent US$

#39 of 1912025

90% of world average

Services imported

$48.94Bcurrent US$

#35 of 1912025

111% of world average

Goods and services exported

$134.30Bcurrent US$

#41 of 1912025

77% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$130.27Bcurrent US$

#42 of 1912025

77% of world average

High-tech share of exports

9.3%% of manufactured exports

#71 of 1792024

76% of world average

Terms of trade

95index

#149 of 2062024

89% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

82.3 yrsyears

#30 of 2162024

111% of world average

Life expectancy, women

85.0 yrsyears

#24 of 2162024

111% of world average

Life expectancy, men

79.8 yrsyears

#37 of 2162024

112% of world average

Infant deaths

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#6 of 1962024

10% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#6 of 1962024

10% of world average

Maternal deaths

8per 100,000 live births

#38 of 1942023

7% of world average

Health spending

10.5%% of GDP

#24 of 1932023

153% of world average

Health spending per person

$5,515current US$

#18 of 1932023

378% of world average

Physicians

3.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#43 of 1872021

171% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

14.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#5 of 1962021

297% of world average

Hospital beds

2.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#72 of 1572022

88% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#41 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.4%% of population

#39 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

15per 100,000 people

#154 of 1852021

170% of world average

Adults who smoke

21.4%% of adults

#97 of 1662024

108% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

4per 100,000 people

#28 of 2082024

4% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#20 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

94.0%% of children 12-23 months

#71 of 1932024

110% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Finland.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

6.4%% of GDP

#21 of 1902022

147% of world average

Education spending

12.1%% of government spending

#109 of 1892022

89% of world average

Primary school enrolment

98.9%% gross

#113 of 2002024

98% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

142.4%% gross

#3 of 1882024

163% of world average

University enrolment

110.3%% gross

#6 of 1672024

222% of world average

Primary school completion

97.2%% of relevant age group

#68 of 1802024

108% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

14pupils per teacher

#46 of 1602017

62% of world average

Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#42 of 1972025

120% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Finland.

— WORK —

Unemployment

9.5%% of labour force

#147 of 1862025

137% of world average

Youth unemployment

21.5%% of labour force aged 15-24

#145 of 1862025

137% of world average

Labour force participation

59.7%% aged 15+

#106 of 1862025

99% of world average

Women in the labour force

56.5%% of women aged 15+

#73 of 1862025

111% of world average

Men in the labour force

63.0%% of men aged 15+

#144 of 1862025

90% of world average

Labour force

2.9Mpeople

#114 of 1862025

14% of world average

Working in agriculture

3.5%% of employment

#144 of 1862025

16% of world average

Working in industry

20.8%% of employment

#72 of 1862025

106% of world average

Working in services

75.7%% of employment

#35 of 1862025

130% of world average

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Self-employed

12.5%% of employment

#159 of 1862025

32% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

73.2%% of labour force

#124 of 1712024

96% of world average

Employed

54.0%% aged 15+

#122 of 1862025

95% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

93.7%% of population

#40 of 2072024

131% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

126per 100 people

#74 of 2102024

109% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

36per 100 people

#38 of 2082024

201% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

3per 100 people

#147 of 2132024

18% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#34 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#17 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

14,819kWh per person

#7 of 1492024

351% of world average

Energy used per person

5,614kg oil equivalent per person

#12 of 1492024

249% of world average

Air passengers carried

10.8Mpassengers

#47 of 1652023

42% of world average

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Air freight

816million tonne-km

#35 of 1632023

62% of world average

Rail network

5,918route-km

#24 of 842021

57% of world average

Rail passengers

2,903million passenger-km

#38 of 782021

11% of world average

Container port traffic

1.3MTEU

#61 of 1672024

24% of world average

Research and development spending

3.1%% of GDP

#11 of 1272023

317% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,557count

#24 of 1422021

10% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

11,224count

#40 of 1972023

68% of world average

Tourists arriving

896,000count

#102 of 1942020

18% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.76Bcurrent US$

#55 of 1752020

47% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

6tonnes per person

#159 of 2032024

123% of world average

Carbon emissions

31Mt CO2

#131 of 2032024

17% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

49Mt CO2-equivalent

#125 of 2032024

19% of world average

Protected land

13.9%% of land area

#133 of 2132025

74% of world average

Protected coastal waters

11.8%% of territorial waters

#47 of 1742025

114% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

2.8%% of internal resources

#54 of 1772022

2% of world average

Renewable water available per person

19,258m³ per person

#31 of 1832022

136% of world average

Renewable energy use

50.2%% of final energy consumption

#48 of 2122021

173% of world average

Electricity from renewables

52.9%% of total

#61 of 2062021

153% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

5.2%% of total

#18 of 2092023

9% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

39.2%% of total

#8 of 2082024

1099% of world average

Energy imported (net)

30.3%% of energy use

#67 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

2.3%% of GDP

#44 of 1562024

103% of world average

Military spending

$6.99Bcurrent US$

#36 of 1602024

42% of world average

Military spending

4.1%% of government spending

#104 of 1532024

55% of world average

Armed forces personnel

22,000people

#100 of 1702020

14% of world average

Armed forces

0.8%% of labour force

#88 of 1682020

64% of world average

Tax revenue

25.3%% of GDP

#13 of 1492024

151% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#41 of 1582023

13% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Sweden$9.50B
USA$8.74B
Germany$8.22B
Netherlands$6.28B
China$3.62B
Poland$3.17B
United Kingdom$2.95B
Norway$2.78B

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Belgium$2.75B
Estonia$2.70B
France$2.61B
Switzerland$2.46B
Italy$2.31B
Other$1.48B
Spain$1.39B

Imports fromas of 2025

Germany$11.28B
Sweden$9.72B
China$8.00B
Norway$5.88B
USA$4.66B
Netherlands$4.06B
Poland$3.16B
Estonia$2.79B

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Italy$2.53B
Denmark$2.28B
France$2.22B
Other$2.06B
Belgium$1.87B
Spain$1.80B
Other$1.74B

Trade balance, 2025-$901.2M

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

MaammeAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Helsinki · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Norway

Russia

Sweden

Landmarks

Petäjävesi Old ChurchImage: Wikimedia Commons

Struve Geodetic ArcImage: Wikimedia Commons

SammallahdenmäkiImage: Wikimedia Commons

High Coast/Kvarken ArchipelagoImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Linus TorvaldsFinnish software engineer (born 1969)

Jean SibeliusFinnish composer (1865–1957)

Martti AhtisaariPresident of Finland from 1994 to 2000

Sauli NiinistöFinnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024)

Sanna MarinPrime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023

Alvar AaltoFinnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

Tarja HalonenPresident of Finland from 2000 to 2012 (born 1943)

Kimi RäikkönenFinnish racing driver

Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimFinnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)

Tove JanssonFinnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

Frans Eemil SillanpääFinnish writer (1888–1964)

History

06 Dec 1917Finland — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population5.6M2025

GDP$317.04B2025

GDP per person$56,1492025