| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Finnish |
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| Other languages: | Russian, Sami, Swedish |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .fi | International Dialling Code: 358 |
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For help planning your trip to Finland including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Finland trip planning page.
Further information on Finland
Discover more about Finland - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 338,145 sq km (33,672 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,250 km (Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland)
Neighbours (border lengths): Norway (727km), Russia (1,313km), Sweden (614km)
Highest mountain: Haltiatunturi (1,328m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Finland from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 8/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 19/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Good situation | 1/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 3/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 7/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Finland Status: Independent Country
Population: 5,268,799 (rank: 117/196) Density: 15.5 people/sq km (rank: 170/196)
Ethnic groups: Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006)
Religions: Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)
GDP (PPP): $195.5 billion GDP per capita: $35,900 (rank: 27/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.