Finland

Country in Northern Europe

Finland is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital in Helsinki. About 5.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 116th most populous of the 195 countries. At 338,424 km², it is the 65th largest country by area. It borders Norway, Russia and Sweden.

Finland at a glance

Capital: Helsinki
Population (2025): 5.6 million
Area: 338,424 km²
Density: 17 per km²
Official languages: Finnish, Swedish
Currency: Euro
People: Finnish
Calling code: +358
Internet domain: .fi
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Finland?

How Finland compares

Population rank

116th of 195

23rd of 45 in Europe

Size rank

65th of 195

7th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

17 per km²

More crowded than 9% of countries

Similar in size: Republic of the Congo (342,000 km²).
Similar population: Norway (5.6 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
Finnish is not an official language anywhere else.
Swedish is also an official language in 1 other country: Sweden.

The flag of Finland

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Finland in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Finland

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Finland so far, from 1,188 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

66% right

123rd hardest of 176 · 888 answers

Its flag

80% right

79th hardest of 145 · 156 answers

Its capital

79% right

23rd hardest of 58 · 144 answers

Players find Finland on the map in 66% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Sweden.
Players recognise the flag of Finland in 80% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Argentina.
Players know that the capital of Finland is Helsinki in 79% of tries.

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Countries that border Finland

Finland borders 3 countries: Norway, Russia and Sweden.

Quick quiz: Finland

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Finland?
2. What is the capital of Finland?
3. Which of these borders Finland?

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Questions about Finland

Is Finland a country?

Yes. Finland is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Finland?

The capital of Finland is Helsinki.

Which countries border Finland?

Finland borders 3 countries: Norway, Russia and Sweden.

How many countries border Finland?

3. Finland shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Finland?

Finland covers 338,424 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo (342,000 km²).

Is Finland hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Finland in 66% of 888 tries, 123rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Sweden.

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