The geography of Finland is characterized by its northern position, its ubiquitous landscapes of intermingled boreal forests and lakes, and its low population...

Mainland Finland (Finnish: Manner-Suomi, Swedish: Fasta Finland) is a term used in statistics and in other contexts to describe the continental parts of Finland...

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia...

The climate of Finland is influenced most by its latitude: Finland is located between 60 and 70 N. Because of Finland's northern location, winter is the...

mainlands of Sweden, Norway and the northwestern area of Finland. The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia, the cultural region of Denmark...

four landscape regions into which the geography of Finland is divided. The hilly, forest-covered landscape of the lake plateau is dominated by drumlins...

common Nordic and European cultural aspects. Because of its history and geographic location, Finland has been influenced by the adjacent areas, various...

rankings of Finland ISO country codes: FI, FIN, 246 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:FI Internet country code top-level domain: .fi Geography of Finland Finland...

provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography: Geography – study of Earth and its people. an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to...

demographics of Finland is monitored by the Statistics Finland (Finnish: Tilastokeskus, Swedish: Statistikcentralen). Finland has a population of over 5.6...

The Gulf of Finland (Estonian: Soome laht; Finnish: Suomenlahti [ˈsuo̯menˌlɑhti]; Russian: Фи́нский зали́в, romanized: Finskiy zaliv, pronounced [ˈfʲinskʲɪj...

independent in 1917, and in late 1919 the Geographical Society of Finland [fi] wrote a proposal to the government that Finland adopt Eastern European Time. The...

Sea (Finnish: Saaristomeri, Swedish: Skärgårdshavet) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland...

landscapes of Finland were selected by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment in 1992 as a part of the 75th anniversary of the Independence of Finland. The...

the Finnish side only Finnish is used in written communication. These two languages differ considerably in spelling. Geography of Finland Geography of Sweden...

Espoo (/ˈɛspoʊ/, Finnish: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population...

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...

Pechenga (Russian: Пече́нга; Finnish and Swedish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Petsjenga; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an urban locality (an...

president of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti; Swedish: republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland. The...

the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended...

young children to the history, culture and geography of Finland. It was first published in 2007 by the Finnish publishing house Otava under the original...

areas in Finland: Ostrobothnia County, province of the Kingdom of Sweden 1634–1775 Ostrobothnia (historical province), province of the Kingdom of Sweden...

of counties and baronies in Finland began with the coronation of King Eric XIV in 1561 and continued through Great Reductions in the latter half of the...

[kɑˈreːlen]) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden. It is currently divided between...

The economy of Finland is a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of western European economies such as France...

The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist...

Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. Approximately two-thirds of the frontier...

The prime minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministeri; Swedish: Finlands statsminister) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime minister...

The Cap of the North, also known as the North Calotte, (Nordkalotten in Norwegian and Swedish, or Pohjoiskalotti in Finnish) is the regions of Norway,...

Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces (Finnish: Suomen läänit, Swedish: Finlands län). Finland had always been a unitary...