Finland Facts
Finland Facts
Facts about Finland
Capital of Finland
Helsinki
Total Area of Finland
total: 338,145 sq km
land: 304,473 sq km
water: 33,672 sq km
Population of Finland
5,223,442 (July 2005 est.)
Languages of Finland
Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
Literacy in Finland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (2000 est.)
male: 100%
female: 100%
Religions in Finland
Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
Life Expectancy in Finland
total population: 78.35 years
male: 74.82 years
female: 82.02 years (2005 est.)
Government Type
republic
Currency of Finland
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
See: Euro-Currency-Converter.com
GDP (per capita) of Finland
purchasing power parity - $29,000 (2004 est.)
Labour Force
2.66 million (2004 est.)
Exports
$61.04 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports
$45.17 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Natural Resources
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver,
limestone
Telephones (main lines in
use)
2.548 million (2003)
Telephones (mobile cellular)
4.7 million (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Internet hosts: 1,219,173 (2004)Internet users: 2.65 million (2002)
