Finland

Europe · Northern Europe · capital Helsinki

About Finland

The capital of Finland is Helsinki. Helsinki is the seat of national government for Finland, a country in Northern Europe.

Finland has a population of about 5.6 million people, the 117th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Finland covers 338,455 square kilometers (130,678 square miles), making Finland the 67th largest country in the world by area.

Finland borders 3 countries: Norway, Russia and Sweden.

Life expectancy at birth in Finland is 81.7 years, the 36th highest of any country in the world.

Finland is in Europe, in the Northern Europe region. Finland is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Finland
Populationtotal people	5.6Mpeople	117th
Land Areatotal km²	338.5Kkm²	67th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$52.8K	26th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$295.0B	47th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	81.7years	36th
Urban Population% living in cities	74.0%	75th
Internet Users% of people online	93.5%	32nd
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.26births/woman	193rd
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	5.7Marrivals/year	48th
Forest Cover% of land forested	73.7%	11th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	7.1%	61st
Military Spending% of GDP	2.0%of GDP	51st
Renewable Energy% of energy use	50.2%	48th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	6.3%	81st
Beer Consumptionliters per year	68.5L/year	20th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	12kg/year	1st
Wine Consumptionliters per year	14L/year	28th
Education Spending% of GDP	6.4%of GDP	18th
Health Spending% of GDP	10.5%of GDP	23rd
Arable Land% of land arable	7.4%	116th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	-$114.8M	184th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 FI · alpha-3 FIN · Northern Europe