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Finland, [a] officially the Republic of Finland, [b] [c] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,145 square kilometres (130,559 sq mi) [4] and ...
Map of Finland – click to enlarge. Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany. As a whole, the shape of Finland's boundaries resembles a figure of ...
Finnish and Russian boundary markers. Border zone signs in Paljakka [ fi] The international border between Finland and Russia is 1,340 km (830 mi) long and runs approximately north to south, [1] mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas. It does not follow any natural landmarks, such as mountains or rivers. [2]
The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement.
Lapland ( Finnish: Lappi [ˈlɑpːi]; Northern Sami: Lappi; Inari Sami: Lappi; Swedish: Lappland; Latin: Lapponia; Skolt Sami: Ла̄ппӣ мäддкåҍддь, Lappi mäddkå'dd) is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the region of North ...
Central Ostrobothnia. (2019) Central Ostrobothnia ( Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. [2]
The history of Finland begins around 9,000 BC during the end of the last glacial period. Stone Age cultures were Kunda, Comb Ceramic, Corded Ware, Kiukainen, and Pöljä cultures [ fi]. The Finnish Bronze Age started in approximately 1,500 BC and the Iron Age started in 500 BC and lasted until 1,300 AD. Finnish Iron Age cultures can be ...
Website. www .hel .fi /en. Helsinki [a] [b] is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and serves as the seat of the Uusimaa region in southern Finland. Approximately 675,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.25 million in the capital region, and 1.58 million in the metropolitan area.