Outline of Finland

Around 5.62 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern part of country.

Finland was historically part of Sweden and from 1809 an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire.

Finland joined the United Nations in 1955, the European Union in 1995, and NATO in 2023, and participates in the Eurozone.

Finland has been ranked the second most stable country in the world, in a survey based on social, economic, political, and military indicators.

[4] Finland has seen excellent results in many international comparisons of national performance such as the share of high-technology manufacturing, the rate of gross domestic product growth, and the protection of civil liberties.