Capital: Helsinki
Population
Total Population (million):
5.29
Annual growth rate:
0.29%
Density:
16 inhab./km²
Urban population:
82.30%
Population of Principal urban areas:
Helsinki (1027305); Tampere (270753); Turku (239018); Oulu (157605); Lahti (110160); Jyväskylä (98510)
Ethnic Origins:
Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.2%, Sami 0.1%
Official Language:
The official languages are Finnish and Swedish. Finnish is spoken by 92% and Swedish by 5.5% of the population. .
Other languages spoken:
Sami (Lappish) is the mother tongue of about 1,700 people in Lapland.
Business language:
English is the business language. The knowledge of English is very good throughout the country.
Religion:
Lutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5%.
Literacy rate:
n.c.%
Local time:
It is %T:%M %A in Helsinki
Exchange rate on :
Country overview
Area:
338,150 km²
Type of State:
Republic, democracy.
Type of economy:
High-income economy, OECD member
A very competitive country; at the leading edge in the sector of new technologies.
HID*:
0.952
HDI (world rank):
11/177
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone code:
To call from Finland, dial 00
To call in Finland, dial 358
Internet suffix:
.fi
Computers:
48.2 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines:
36.6 per 100 inhabitants
Internet users:
55.6 per 100 inhabitants
Access to electricity:
100% of the population
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