Facts and Figures
Full name: Republic of Finland
Nationality
noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish
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Area
total: 338,145 km² land: 304,473 sq km water: 33,672 sq km
Population: 5,223,442 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Finn 93.4%
Swede 5.7% Russian 0.4% Estonian 0.2% Roma 0.2% Sami 0.1%
Capital: Helsinki, population 560,000
Largest Cities
Espoo – 210,000
Tampere – 195,000 Turku – 175,000 Oulo – 120,000 Lahti – 100,000 Kuopio – 90,000 Pori – 75,000
Official Language
Finnish 93.4% (official)
Swedish 5.9% (official)
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 89% Russian Orthodox 1% none 9% other 1%
Political system: semi-presidential system with Parliamentarism
GDP: purchasing power parity – $151.2 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – purchasing power parity – $29,000 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 3% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 3.3%
industry: 30.2% services: 66.5% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 0.7% (2004 est.)