Finland

Area: 338 145 km²

Population: 5 238 460 (2007)

Population density: 15.5 pers./km²

Capital: Helsinki

Government type: Semi-Presidential republic

Official language: Finnish and Swedish

Ethnic groups: Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Sami 0.1%

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 84.2%, Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.2%, none 13.5%

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Time zone: UTC+2, summer UTC+3

Administrative divisions: Finland is divided into 6 provinces, provinces are divided into 20 regions, regions are divided into 73 sub-regions and sub-regions are divided into 432 municipalities

Highest point: Halti 1 328 m

Longest river: Kemijoki River 550 km

Largest lake: Lake Saimaa 4 400 km²

Largest cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku

Calling code: +358

Internet TLD: .fi