Capital: Helsinki
Population
Total Population:
5,637,214
Natural Increase:
1.0%
Density:
18 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
85.9%
Population of main cities:
Helsinki (657,000); Espoo (292,800); Tampere (241,000); Vantaa (237,300); Oulu (207,400); Turku (194,400); Jyväskylä (143,500); Kuopio (120,300); Lahti (120,000)
Ethnic Origins:
86.9% of Finland's population is of Finnish origin and around 5.2% is of Swedish origin. Additionally, a minority of the population, less than 3%, is of Russian or Estonian origin (
Statistics Finland).
Official Language:
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 approximately 1,700 people in Lapland.
Business Language(s):
English is the business language of the country. Knowledge of English is very good throughout Finland.
Religion:
Lutheran 66.6%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, none 30.6%
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Helsinki
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Euro (EUR)
Country Overview
Area:
338,470 km²
Type of State:
Finland is a democratic parliamentary republic.
Type of Economy:
High income, advanced and diversified economy..
The Finnish economy is experiencing weak growth, impacted by a slowdown in global demand and industrial production, but the country benefits from healthy public finances and a low level of debt.
HDI*:
0.948/1
HDI (World Rank):
11/192
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To call from Finland, dial 00
To call Finland, dial +358
Internet Suffix:
.fi
Households with a computer:
87.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
16.5 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
93.5 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
100% of the Population
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Latest Update: October 2025
Finland: Statistical Overview
