Capital:
Helsinki
Population:
5,244,749
Languages:
Finnish 91.5% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities)
Religion:
Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1%
Life Expectancy:
78.82 years
GDP per-capita:
$35,300
Of Interest:
Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands: 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands to be precise. The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few hills. At Finland's northernmost point, the sun does not set for 73 consecutive days during summer, and it does not rise at all for 51 days during winter due to this territory lying above the Arctic Circle.
Location:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia