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Surface: The total land area of Finland
is around 338,145 sq km.
Population: The
population of Finland is around 5,180,000. The Finns
comprise 93% of the population while the remaining are
Swedes.
System of government:
Finland is a parliamentary democracy with a
semi-presidential form of government.
Capital: Helsinki, with a
population of more than 600,000 people, is the capital
of the country.
Religion: Most
Finns belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Finland.
Official Language: The
official languages are Finnish and Swedish.
Government: Finland is a
parliamentary democracy with a semi-presidential form of
government.
Climate: The
country has a temperate climate with cold, dark winters
and pleasant summers.
Units of measure
and electricity: The country uses the metric
system of measurement with the official electricity unit
being 230V, 50Hz.
Time Zone:
Finland follows Eastern European Time which is GMT +
2.
Currency: Euro
Travel documents required:
Except for citizens of the Schengen countries, a valid
visa is required to enter Finland.
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Finland has a free-market economy
which is highly industrialized in
nature. The country is home to Nokia,
the world’s leading mobile company. The largest
industries of Finland are electronics,
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metal products and
tourism. The average daily cost for a tourist in Finland
(rated the world’s most expensive country in 1990)
varies from 120 ˆ to 180 ˆ. Travelling and
accommodation prices can be quite steep by most regional
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