Finland β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Finland covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Finland
The capital of Finland is Helsinki. It has a population of approximately 5.7M. The country covers an area of 338,455 kmΒ². It is located in Northern Europe.
Led the global mobile phone revolution in the late 90s through Nokia.
Geography
Finland is a country in Northern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 338,455 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Norway, Sweden, and Russian Federation, totalling 3 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Finland has a population of approximately 5,650,325 people. Population density is around 16.7 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Finnish and Swedish, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Finnish.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Finland reports a nominal GDP of about $298.7 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 58.3% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the euro (EUR, symbol β¬). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.86 EUR.
Culture & Time
Finland operates on a single time zone (UTC+02:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.fi.
Government & Status
The capital of Finland is Helsinki. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +358. Its FIFA country code is FIN, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is FI.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.