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Republic of Finland
Capital Helsinki
Languages Finnish, Swedish
Currency Euro
People 5.65 million (2025)
Neighbours 3 Greetings from
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 FIN COUNTRYDUEL
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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
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Total area 338,485 km² 65th of 205 2024 Coastline 1,250 km 73rd of 213 2026 edition Highest point 1,328 m 145th of 213 2026 edition Forest cover 74.2% 12th of 207 2024 Farmland 7.4% 185th of 205 2024 Population 5.65 million 117th of 210 2025 Population density 19 per km² 184th of 209 2025 Height of men 180.6 cm 16th of 196 2019 Height of women 166.5 cm 20th of 196 2019 Median age 42.8 years 28th of 213 2023 Fertility rate 1.25 children per woman 186th of 210 2024 Aged 65 and over 24.2% 7th of 210 2025 Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents 18.2 per 1,000 26th of 181 2025 Economy size (GDP) $317 billion 48th of 207 2025 GDP per person (PPP) Int$65,885 31st of 198 2025 Income inequality (Gini) 27.4 139th of 155 2023 Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day) 0.2% 115th of 142 2023 Unemployment 9.5% 40th of 186 2025 Health spending per person $5,515 18th of 193 2023 Military spending 2.6% 42nd of 161 2025 Tax revenue (central government) 25.3% 13th of 150 2024 Life expectancy 82.3 years 30th of 210 2024 Infant mortality 1.9 per 1,000 187th of 194 2024 Doctors 3.6 per 1,000 43rd of 190 2021 Hospital beds 2.6 per 1,000 72nd of 158 2022 Suicide rate 13.1 per 100k 69th of 185 2023 Adult obesity 26.2% 85th of 195 2024 Smoking 21.4% 70th of 166 2024 Life satisfaction 7.76 1st of 163 2025 Alcohol consumption 9.4 litres 40th of 195 2023 Meat supply 69.4 kg 65th of 189 2023 Daily calories 3,346 kcal 46th of 189 2023 Working hours 1,497 hours 119th of 130 2023 Years of schooling 13 years 17th of 193 2023 Internet users 94% 40th of 208 2024 Fixed broadband download speed 247 Mbps 51st of 197 2026 Access to electricity 100% 1st of 209 2024 Urban population 75% 70th of 210 2025 Mobile subscriptions 126 72nd of 208 2024 CO₂ per person 5.3 t 56th of 203 2024 Renewable electricity 56.5% 61st of 201 2025 Air pollution (PM2.5) 5.4 µg/m³ 196th of 213 2024 Homicide rate 1 per 100k 116th of 160 2023 Road deaths 5.3 per 100k 171st of 185 2023 Average temperature 3.6°C 179th of 187 2016–2025 avg Rainfall 758 mm 130th of 187 2016–2025 avg Nobel laureates per 10 million people 8.9 14th of 160 2026 Railway network 5,918 km 30th of 133 2021 Air passengers per resident 1.91 28th of 165 2023 Tourists per resident 0.8 62nd of 179 2024 Official languages 2 31st of 213 2026 Price level (US = 100) 85% 25th of 198 2025 World Heritage sites 8 43rd of 195 2026 Olympic medals (all time) 486 15th of 202 2026 edition
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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