name: Suomen Tasavalta / Republiken Finland area: 338,424 km2 population: 5,462,939 density: 18/km2 government style: parliamentary republic capital: Helsinki (596,661) main towns: Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti, Pori, Kuopio, Vaasa, Joensuu main religion: Christian main languages: Finnish & Swedish (officials), Sami, Romani, Karelian highest point: Halti (1,324 m) currency: Euro (1.37 USD) |