Finland
Republic of Finland · Northern Europe
Finland is a country in Northern Europe, with Helsinki as its capital, home to about 5,646,436 people. Finland shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Helsinki |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +358 |
| ISO codes | FI / FIN / 246 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇫🇮 |
| Population | 5,646,436 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 338,424 km² |
| Languages | Finnish, Swedish |
| Internet domain | .fi |
| Demonym | Finnish |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Finland mean?
Finland's blue and white are explained in officially popular terms as representing the country's thousands of lakes and its sky in blue, and the snow that covers the land through the long winter in white. The same combination had already appeared in various Finnish provincial, military and town flags before it was adopted for the national flag, and the Nordic cross shape links Finland to the same Christian cross tradition shared by Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, even though for many Finns today the flag's primary association is with national identity rather than religion.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Finland
About Finland
Finland, officially Republic of Finland, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Helsinki. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Finland for Helsinki’s own facts and history.
To call Finland from abroad, dial the country code +358. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes FI (alpha-2) and FIN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 5,646,436.
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How Finland compares
- Area: 338,424 km², ranking 65 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 5,646,436, ranking 116 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 17 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Finland
10 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Finland appears in these lists
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.