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Northern Europe · sovereign state

Finland

Republic of Finland

Capital
Helsinki
Languages
Finnish, Swedish
Currency
Euro
People
5.65 million (2025)
Neighbours
3
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Finland

  • Happiest (self-rated) 7.76 · #1 of 163 · 2025
  • 7th highest aged 65 and over 24.2% · #7 of 210 · 2025
  • 8th lowest infant mortality 1.9 per 1,000 · #8 of 194 · 2024

Surprising facts about Finland

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Finland’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Finland among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Finland sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Finland across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Finland.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people