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About Finland in detail
Where is Finland?
Finland, in case, if you are looking on the map under the Coordinates 60 10 N 24 56 E otherwise in Europe, in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia.
What is the capital city of Finland?
The capital city of Finland is Helsinki.
What is the time in Helsinki?
It is 7 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; Helsinki’s timezone is UTC+2.
What is the Internet code for Finland?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Finland is: .fi
What is the size of Finland?
The territory of Finland is total: 338,145 sq km; land: 303,815 sq km, water: 34,330 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of Finland’s territory is slightly more than two times the size of Georgia; somewhat smaller than Montana.
If we would like to walk around and discover Finland, we can cover a total distance: 2,563 km.
What is the water coverage of Finland?
We have already mentioned what Finland’s percentage is covered by water (see below), including 1,250 km coastline.
What is the climate like in Finland?
Finland’s climate is cold temperate: potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of the moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes.
Geographical data of Finland
The elevation of Finland; mean elevation: 164 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m, highest point: Halti 1,328 m.
Finland’s specific geographical details include mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Finland is the long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is the northernmost national capital on the European continent; the population concentrated on a small southwestern coastal plain.
Resources and land use of Finland
The country’s main mined products are timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 7.5%; arable land 7.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0.1%; forest: 72.9%; other: 19.6% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Finland
The number of inhabitants of Finland is 5,498,211 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the proportion of the population distribution, it is safe to say that most people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely populated.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 84.2% of the total population (2015).
Most of the population in Finland is concentrated in HELSINKI (capital) 1.18 million (2015).
Ethnicity in Finland
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006).
The spoken languages in Finland are the following: Finnish (official language) 89%, Swedish (official language) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other 4.4% (2014 estimate).
What are the most important religions in Finland?
According to this, during the general census, researchers examine the churches: Lutheran 73.8%, Orthodox 1.1%, other or none 25.1% (2014 estimate).
Further population data of Finland
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 16.42% (male 461,432 / female 441,244) 15-24 years: 11.6% (male 325,919 / female 312,045) 25-54 years: 37.9% (male 1,063,494 / female 1,020,194) 55-64 years: 13.42% (male 362,788 / female 374,985) 65 years and over: 20.66% (male 492,143 / female 643,967) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Finland is 0.38% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth, and the death rate. In Finland the birth rate is 10.7 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 9.9 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Finland, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Finland, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Finland are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is 9.7% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Finland
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita GDP almost as high as Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, or Sweden. Trade is important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years. Finland is historically competitive in manufacturing – principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Finland excels in the export of technology for mobile phones and the promotion of startups in the information. Finland had been one of the best performing economies within the EU before 2009, and its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of the global financial crisis. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard that year, causing FinlanFinland’s main challenges to reduce high labor costs and boost demand for its exports. In the long term, Finland must address a rapidly aging population and decrease productivity in traditional industries that threaten competitiveness.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Finland is $239.2 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Finland is 0.9% (2016 estimate) 0.2% (2015 estimate) -0.7% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporally suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Finland this is $41,800 (2016 estimate) $41,600 (2015 estimate) $41,700 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Finland produces?
Finland’s main agricultural products are barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish.
Regarding the economy, the important segments are metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing.
Drinking water source in Finland
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 100% of the population, rural: 100% of the population, total: 100% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 0% of the population, rural: 0% of the population, total: 0% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Finland
In Finland, the average delivery number is 1.75 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Finland
The population’s average age is 42.4 years; male: 40.8 years, female: 44.3 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Finland; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Finland is 3 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Finland. Dual citizenship recognized: yes, the residency requirement for naturalization: 6 years.
Is Finland a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Finland
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Finland, the hospital beds’ density is 5.5 beds / 1,000 population (2011).
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in Finland: N/A.
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Finland, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Finland is 22.8% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Finland? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in Finland is N/A.
More interesting facts about Finland
Like every country and society, a few words about the past are connected to history; Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries. An autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, Finland successfully defended its freedom by cooperating with Germany and resisting subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union – albeit with some territory loss. In the subsequent half-century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe.
A member of the EU since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, Finland’s modern welfare state’s key features are high-quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system – currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Finland: 6 December 1917 (from Russia).
The flag and other symbols of Finland
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the blue represents the thousands of lakes scattered across the country, while the white is for the snow that covers the land in winter.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Finland: lion; national colors: blue, white.
Constitution of Finland
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Finland?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
The legal system of Finland is a civil law system based on the Swedish model.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Finland, we can highlight the following structures unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; 199 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and one member in the province of Aland directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Finland
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Finland, the labor force is 2.675 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Finland is total: 2.5 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 2.7 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 2.4 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Finland is 9.1% (2016 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Finland, the households’ income and consumption are the lowest 10%: 3.6% highest 10%: 24.7% (2007).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Finland, the GINI index is .26,8 (2008).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Finland, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 3.6% highest 10%: 24.7% (2007).
About the budget and central governments debt of Finland
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. The budget of Finland is; revenues: $127.6 billion, expenditures: $132.7 billion. Note: Central Government Budget (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 53.4% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Finland is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Finland
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 0.4% (2016 estimate), -0.2% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 1.8% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Finland
Finland, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Finland is: $57.1 billion (2016 estimate), $61.29 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals, timber.
The most important export partners of Finland are Germany 13.9%, Sweden 10.1%, the United States 7%, Netherlands 6.6%, Russia 5.9%, the United Kingdom 5.2%, China 4.7% (2015).
The most important imported products are foodstuffs, petroleum, and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, computers, electronic industry products, textile yarn and fabrics, grains, and the countries from where the import is coming: Germany 17%, Sweden 16%, Russia 11%, Netherlands 9.1%, Denmark 4.1% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Finland
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Finland, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 18.9% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 13.3% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Finland, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Finland; a modern system with excellent service. Domestic: digital fiber-optic, fixed-line network, and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs. International: country code – 358; submarine cables provide links to Estonia and Sweden; satellite earth stations – access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note – Finland shares the I (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Finland
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Finland: 148 (2013), and the number of heliports: N/A.
The total length of the roadways in Finland: total: 454,000 kmhighways: 78,000 km (50,000 paved, including 700 km of expressways; 28,000 unpaved), urban roads: 26,000 kmprivate and forest roads: 350,000 km (2012).
The total length of the waterways in Finland: 8,000 km (includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia; water transport frequently used in the summer and widely replaced with sleds on the ice in winter; 187,888 lakes in Finland cover 31,500 km); Finland also maintains 8,200 km of coastal fairways (2013).
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Facts & data about Finland
Name of the country: conventional long way: the Republic of Finland, traditional short form: Finland, local long form: Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland, local short state: Suomi/Finland, etymology: the name may derive from the ancient Fenni peoples who are first described as living in northeastern Europe in the first centuries A.D.
| Abbreviation: Finland | Geographic coordinates: 64 00 N, 26 00 E |
Country Location: Europe |
| Capital of Finland: Helsinki | GPS of the Capital: 60 10 N 24 56 E |
Position: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
| Land area: total: 338,145 sq km; land: 303,815 sq km, water: 34,330 sq km | Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills |
Area comparative: slightly more than two times the size of Georgia; somewhat smaller than Montana |
| Population: 5,498,211 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 0.38% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s) / female, total population: 0.97 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $57.1 billion (2016 estimate), $61.29 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $53.5 billion (2016 estimate), $58.5 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: Germany 17%, Sweden 16%, Russia 11%, Netherlands 9.1%, Denmark 4.1% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 84.2% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): HELSINKI (capital) 1.18 million (2015) | Median age: total: 42.4 years; male: 40.8 years, female: 44.3 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 5.074 million. Percent of the population: 92.6% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 537,000. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 7.399 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 135 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: 9.1% (2016 estimate) | Nationality: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish | National holidays: Independence Day, 6 December (1917) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.9 years. Male: 77.9 years, female: 84 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 1.75 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 10.7 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: N/A | Legal system: civil law system based on the Swedish model | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing | Industrial production growth rate: 0.8% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: 0.9% (2016 estimate) 0.2% (2015 estimate) -0.7% (2014 estimate) |
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