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

Finns in mainland Finland, there are many instances when this distinction is ignored. In a geographical sense the term "mainland Finland" can be used to...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

is an informal Finnish-English term for the area of southwestern Finland between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere where most of the country's...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

In Finland, an urban area (Finnish: taajama, Swedish: tätort) is defined as a cluster of dwellings with at least 200 inhabitants and may be a city, town...

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

became the home of Christmas" (Video and Text). Quest's World of Wonder (CNN Travel). Rikkinen, K. A Geography of Finland. Lahti: University of Helsinki (1992)...

TOOR-koo; Finnish: [ˈturku] ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: [ˈoːbu] ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located...