Finland

Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.

Flag of Finland
Flag of Finland
Outline map of Finland
Outline, north up
Capital
Helsinki
Continent
Europe
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Land neighbours
Norway, Russia, Sweden
Population
5,646,436 (2025)
Total area
338,480 km² (2023)
Centre of main landmass
64.3° N, 26.2° E
Location of Finland on a world map (Natural Earth projection).

Finland at a glance

Finland is a country in Europe. Its capital is Helsinki. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Norway, Russia and Sweden.

Within Europe, Finland has the highest share of land under forest (73.7% in 2023, among 42 countries with data).

Flag of Finland

Finland’s flag is drawn in the proportions 11:18 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.

Finland in numbers

MeasureValueWorld rankRank in Europe
Populationpeople · 20255,646,436116thof 19523rdof 44
Total areakm² · 2023338,480 km²65thof 1948thof 43
GDPUS dollars · 2025$317B46thof 18219thof 41
GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025$56,14918thof 18213thof 41
Life expectancyyears at birth · 202482.3 years24thof 19516thof 44
Fertility ratebirths per woman · 20241.25174thof 19531stof 44
Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023$5,51517thof 19114thof 42
Urban population% of people · 202574.5%60thof 19520thof 44
Internet users% of people · 202493.7%36thof 18021stof 43
Forest cover% of land area · 202373.7%10thof 1911stof 42
CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 20245.54 t41stof 18116thof 37

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Finland compared with its neighbours

CountryPopulation2025Area2023GDP per person2025
Finland5,646,436338,480 km²$56,149
Norway5,610,870385,206 km²Kartverket, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen$94,594
Russia143,513,32817,098,242 km²CIA World Factbook$17,547
Sweden10,596,620450,020 km²Statistics Sweden$63,133

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