Everything you ever wanted to know about Finland
Location & area
Finland is situated in Northern Europe.
The country’s total area is 338 472 km², of which 10% is fresh water.
Education
74% of the population over the age of 15 has post-comprehensive level education. 42% of the population aged 25–64 has higher education.
Population
There are 5.5 million people in Finland.
Life expectancy is 85 years for women and 79 years for men. The official languages are Finnish (86.5%) and Swedish (5.2%). Finland is in the TOP 10 non-native English speaking countries (Source: EF EPI 2021).
Government
- Sovereign parliamentary republic since 1917
- Member of the EU, EMU, UN, OECD, and WTO economy
- Currency: The euro
- GDP 2021: 251 billion euros
- GDP per capita 2021: 45 thousand euros
- Main industries: Electronics, metal, engineering, chemical, and forest
Forests & lakes
Forests cover over 75% of Finland’s land area, and 150 million trees are planted each year. The country also has over 168,000 lakes.
Four seasons
Finland has cold snowy winters, springs with newly blooming nature, warm summers with the midnight sun, and beautiful autumns full of colours.
The northern lights can be seen especially in Northern Finland almost all year round.
Sauna
There are around 3 million saunas in Finland.
Coffee
Finns drink the most coffee in the world – 4 cups a day on average!
Heavy Metal
Finland has the most heavy metal bands per capita in the world.
