Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Swedish: Finland), officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland), is one of the Nordic countries. It is situated in northern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland has land frontiers with Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east. The Åland Islands, off the southwestern coast, are under Finnish sovereignty while enjoying extensive autonomy.
Area:
total: 338,145 sq km
land: 304,473 sq km
water: 33,672 sq km 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 Population:
5,214,512 Languages:
Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities Capital:
Helsinki
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