Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Montana |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Montana |
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Area > Land
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304,473 sq km |
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[67th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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58.053 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[41st of 227]
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Area > Total
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338,145 sq km |
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[69th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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64.473 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[37th of 231]
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Area > Water
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33,672 sq km |
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[18th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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6,420.136 sq km per million people |
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[8th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Helsinki - 515,765 |
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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 |
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Coastline
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1,250 km |
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[84th of 271]
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County > Overview > Number
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6 |
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County > Overview > Plural
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läänit/län |
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County > Overview > Singular
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lääni/län |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Haltiatunturi 1,328 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Baltic Sea 0 m |
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Europe > Area
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337,030 km²
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[6th of 38]
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Forested Land
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72% |
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[9th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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64 00 N, 26 00 E |
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Geography > Note
long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain |
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Irrigated land
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640 sq km |
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[106th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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122.77 sq km per million people |
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[103rd of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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304,590 km²
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[69th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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58.06 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[38th of 206]
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land border lengths > D-F > Number of neighbours
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3
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[6th of 14]
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land border lengths > D-F > Total Borders
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2,690 km
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[3rd of 14]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Norway 727 km, Sweden 614 km, Russia 1,313 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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2,654 km |
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[68th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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506.03 km per million people |
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[36th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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6.54% |
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[138th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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93.44% |
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[87th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.02% |
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[190th of 258]
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Largest city population
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1,059,000 |
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[83rd of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.203 per capita |
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[58th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Helsinki - 515,765 |
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Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nautical mile |
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[54th of 83]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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12 nautical mile |
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[33rd of 33]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[149th of 191]
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Natural resources
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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70°05'N |
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Population density
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16.89 people per sqkm |
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[188th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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17.22 people/m²
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[167th of 204]
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Precipitation
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651 mm |
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[57th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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91.35 people/km² of arable lan |
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[57th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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338,150 km²
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[64th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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64.457 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[37th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Haltiatunturi |
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Terrain
mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills |
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