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Region: Europe

Capital: Helsinki

Population: 5,271,991

Area Total: 338,145

Area Land: 304,473

Climate: Cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Espoo 229,527 2020
Helsinki 558,457 2020
Tampere 202,687 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Europe
Population: 5,271,991
Area Total: 338,145km2
Area Land: 304,473km2
Coast Line: 1,250km
Capital: Helsinki
Climate: Cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes.
Languages: Finnish (official)
Swedish (official)
small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Currency: 1 Euro = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 6 December (1917), Flag Day is 4 June


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 16.40°F
July: °C / 60.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 21.9"


Boundaries
Russia 1,313 km
Norway 729 km
Sweden 586 km


Ethnic Divisions
Finn 93.00%
Swede 6.00%
other 0.75%
Roma 0.12%
Sami 0.11%
Tatar 0.02%


Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 89.00%
None 9.00%
Greek Orthodox 1.00%

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