Country Information Finland

Map Finland:


Capital:	Helsinki
Geography Finland:
Continent:	Europe
Location:	Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
Area:	338,145 km²
Geographic coordinates:	64 00 N, 26 00 E
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
	highest point: Halti 1,328 m
People Finland:
Population:	5,214,512 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):	Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Economy Finland:
Currency:	euro (EUR) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Currency code:	EUR
Miscellaneous Finland:
Country code plate:	FIN
Internet country code:	.fi
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