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Our Travel Guide helps you find an overview of facts on Finland to know the country in one glance. Summarized below are some of the fast facts about Finland, which will often help you know some interesting facts about Finland in nut shell.

Area 338,145 sq km (130,559 sq miles).
Coastline 1,126 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations).
Population 5,206,295 (official estimate 2002).
Ethnic Group Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Sami 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%
Capital Helsinki
Population 559,716 (official estimate 2002).
Language Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities.
Location Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia.
Independence Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
Religion 85 per cent Evangelical Lutheran, 10 per cent others including Finnish Orthodox, Baptists, Methodists, Free Church, Roman Catholic, Jews and Muslims.
Time GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Saturday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October)
 
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