Finland
Finland
Capital Helsinki
338,145 km² · 5,646,436 people (2025) · Euro
Finland has roughly 188,000 lakes and 179,000 islands, more of each per unit area than any other country. About three-quarters of the land is forest, the highest proportion in Europe. A quarter of the country lies north of the Arctic Circle, where the sun stays up for weeks in summer and down for weeks in winter.
The facts
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Area
- 338,145 km² — 130,558 sq mi
- Population
- 5,646,436 (2025)
- Density
- 16.7 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +358
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- FI · FIN
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 65 of 200
- By population
- 118 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 357,022 | 83,491,249 |
| Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | 6,484,437 |
| Finland ← | 338,145 | 5,646,436 |
| Vietnam | 331,210 | 101,598,527 |
| Malaysia | 329,847 | 35,977,838 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Finland?
- Helsinki
- What currency does Finland use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is Finland?
- 338,145 km², or 130,558 square miles — 65 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Finland drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)