Finland: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Finland

Culture

This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, Old Rauma, Fortress of Suomenlinna, Petäjävesi Old Church, Verla Groundwood and Board Mill. Well known national dishes are: Karjalanpaisti, Mämmi, Sautéed reindeer.

Education

The inhabitants stay 19 years in school (tertiary education included). This country offers several reputable universities like University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Turku, Tampere University, University of Oulu.

Population

This country represents 0.074% of the world's population with about 5,498,450 individuals. In this country, the median age is 42.80 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.22%.

Geography

Helsinki is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Norway, Sweden, Russia. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Finnish, Swedish. The country has a 338,424 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Espoo, Mikkeli, Helsinki, Vantaa, Savonlinna.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is € (EUR). You need to pay 5.25€ (that corresponds to $5.38 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. In 2021 the GDP was $297,301,883,523 USD, placing it at position 44 in the market.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +358, the domain name ".fi" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is FI Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland to learn more about this nation.

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