Finland
Land of a thousand lakes and saunas
Passport card
Republic of Finland
Finland
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- Finnish and Swedish
- People
- About 56 lakh
- Size
- About 3.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
- Free since
- 6 December 1917
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Helsinki, and 9:30 am in summer
⭐ Finland has been named the happiest country in the world year after year since 2018.
Your Finland stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Finland
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Finland
Turn the globe with your finger. Finland has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Finland and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 10 times the size of Finland.
- PeopleIndia has about 260 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 56 lakh in Finland.
- DistanceHelsinki is about 5,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeFinland is 3½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Helsinki, or 9:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Finland, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Finland
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Finland's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Finland back on the map
Finland and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Finland worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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