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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Finland 
 Main prefix
 OH 
 Time zone
 +2 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 
          Finland          
 
 Finland 

 Finland - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Finland          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
White with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag).
 
          Finland          
 
 Finland 
 Capital: 
Helsinki
 Administrative
 divisions: 
20 regions (maakunnat, singular - maakunta [Finnish]; landskapen, singular - landskapet [Swedish]): Aland (Swedish), Ahvenanmaa (Finnish); Etela-Karjala (Finnish), Sodra Karelen (Swedish), Etela-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Sodra Osterbotten (Swedish), Etela-Savo (Finnish), Sodra Savolax (Swedish), Kanta-Hame (Finnish), Egentliga Tavastland (Swedish); Kainuu (Finnish), Kajanaland (Swedish); Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Mellersta Osterbotten (Swedish), Keski-Suomi (Finnish), Mellersta Finland (Swedish), Kymenlaakso (Finnish), Kymmenedalen (Swedish); Lappi (Finnish), Lappland (Swedish); Paijat-Hame (Finnish), Paijanne-Tavastland (Swedish); Pirkanmaa (Finnish), Birkaland (Swedish), Osterbotten (Swedish), Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish), Norra Karelen (Swedish), Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Norra Osterbotten (Swedish), Pohjois-Savo (Finnish), Norra Savolax (Swedish), Satakunta (Finnish and Swedish); Uusimaa (Finnish), Nyland (Swedish), Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish), and Egentliga Finland (Swedish).
 Population: 
5,238,460 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
64° 00' N, 26° 00' E
 Area total: 
338,145 sq. km
 Land area: 
304,473 sq. km
 Water area: 
33,672 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
2,628 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km, Russia 1,313 km
 Coastline: 
1,126 km
(excludes islands and coastal indentations)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Baltic Sea 0 m - Halti 1,328 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.fi
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Finland
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Finland
 Name - local
 long form: 
Suomen Tasavalta
 Name - local
 short form: 
Suomi
 Independence: 
6 December 1917 (from Russia)
 Constitution: 
17 July 1919
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
 
          Finland          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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