Finland

country in Northern Europe
Country sovereign_state Q33
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
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
Terrain
mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills
Natural resources
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone
People & Society
Religions
Lutheran 66.6%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, none 30.6% (2022 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
6 December 1917 (from Russia)
National holiday
Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
Legal system
civil law system based on the Swedish model
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$313.591 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$55,600 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
-0.2% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.6% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
8.3% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 11%, Germany 11%, Sweden 10%, Netherlands 7%, China 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 14%, Sweden 12%, China 9%, Norway 8%, Netherlands 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

Finland is a sovereign state[1]. Finland draws 132,849 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign state category, ranking #68 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Finland[3]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Baltic Sea[4]
  • Head of government: Petteri Orpo[5]
  • Continent: Europe[6]
  • Instance of: country[7], unitary state[8], country bordering the Baltic Sea[9]
  • Head of state: Alexander Stubb[10]
  • Capital: Helsinki[11]
  • Official language: Finnish[12], Swedish[13]
  • Currency: euro[14]
  • Shares border with: Sweden[15], Norway[16], Russia[17]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .fi[18]
  • Anthem: Maamme[19]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[20]
  • Named after: Finns[21]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Southwest Finland[22], Uusimaa[23], Satakunta[24], Päijät-Häme[25], North Savo[26], North Ostrobothnia[27], North Karelia[28], Ostrobothnia[29], Pirkanmaa[30], Lapland[31], Kymenlaakso[32], Central Finland[33], Central Ostrobothnia[34], Kanta-Häme[35]
  • Flag: flag of Finland[36]
  • Legislative body: Parliament of Finland[37]
  • Executive body: Finnish Government[38]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Finland[39], Supreme Administrative Court of Finland[40]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Finland[41]
  • Part of: Fennoscandia[42], Nordic countries[43], European Economic Area[44]
  • Commons category: Finland[45]
  • Licence plate code: FIN[46]
  • Patron saint: Henry[47]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[48], UTC+03:00[49], Europe/Helsinki[50], Eastern European Time[51]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Finland include Gulf of Finland[52], a bay[53]; Fennoscandia[54], a region[55], in Norway[56]; Finlandization[57], a political term[58]; Finland[59], a census-designated place in the United States[60], in United States[61]; and 1656 Suomi[62], an asteroid[63].

Why It Matters

Finland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Finland is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for Finland include Gulf of Finland[52], a bay[53]; Fennoscandia[54], a region[55], in Norway[56]; Finlandization[57], a political term[58]; Finland[59], a census-designated place in the United States[60], in United States[61]; and 1656 Suomi[62], an asteroid[63].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . valtioneuvosto.fi. valtioneuvosto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . presidentti.fi. presidentti.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Suomen historian pikkujättiläinen. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Constitution of Finland. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Constitution of Finland. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [4] ↑ . Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . treaties.un.org. treaties.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Finland, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 4d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → europe:Finland, countries:Finland, cryptids12-everything:Finland +6
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Finland, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299686196|Finland (#299686196)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki"
  3. 6d ago · Yupik · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ Native label: Suomi"
  4. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → Tarapacá Region
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2114, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  5. 7d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 403
    Diplomatic relation → Canada, Italy, Germany +35
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'alt', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', '
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  6. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000407
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  7. 6w ago · Nathann.cohen · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jorfsearch organization id → Finland
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/52649|batch #52649]]: Jorfsearch September update"
  8. 7w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain
    Official name → {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Suomen tasavalta'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Republiken Finland'}, {'lang': 'sms', 'text': 'Lääʹddjânnam tääʹssväʹldd'} +4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Copyright status: public domain, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C1: pre-1900 film, PD by age; invoked by wikiflix"
  9. 9w ago · Yupik · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Suomen tasavalta'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Republiken Finland'}, {'lang': 'sms', 'text': 'Lääʹddjânnam tääʹssväʹldd'} +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official name: Lääʹddjânnam tääʹssväʹldd"
  10. 9w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Finlandia, Vinland, Lissfinnlandet +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Names of Finland"
  11. 9w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → europe:Finland, countries:Finland, cryptids12-everything:Finland +6
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Finland, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/c02b8d8f9d16|details]])"
  12. 12w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Finnland.ogg, Jer-Fînlande.ogg, Ru-Финляндия.ogg +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Finilande.wav"
  13. 12w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Finland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: Finland"
  14. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Finnland.ogg, Jer-Fînlande.ogg, Ru-Финляндия.ogg +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Finlandia.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  15. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Propimelodus araguayae
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q26940, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  16. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → —
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 6121
    Lille norske leksikon id → Finland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Lille norske leksikon id: Finland, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/166537165|Finland (#166537165)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6325|Lille norske leksi"
  17. 14w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Owner of: Luumäki–Vainikkala railway, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  18. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → finland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: finland, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925446|finland (#289925446)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  19. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia portal id → finliandiia-7d7ebd
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  20. 15w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pares id → 87818
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  21. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive species compendium datasheet id → 108424, 110489
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Invasive species compendium datasheet id: 110489, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/58736276|Finland (#58736276)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1698|Invas"
  22. 18w ago · Quimby · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  23. 18w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Finland
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Finland, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293243692|Finland (#293243692)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|Giant Bomb Wi"
  24. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0004229-Finsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0004229-Finsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  25. 23w ago · Tfmorris1 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL79795A
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  26. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → finla01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dbnl country id: finla01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  27. 24w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → europe:Finland, countries:Finland, cryptids12-everything:Finland +6
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  28. 25w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → europe:Finland, countries:Finland, cryptids12-everything:Finland +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Fandom article id: cities:Finland"
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