60°10?N 24°56?E
Largest city Helsinki
Official language(s) Finnish 94.5 %, Swedish 5.5%
Government Parliamentary democracy1
- President Tarja Halonen
- Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Independence From Bolshevist Russia
- Declared December 6, 1917
- Recognised January 3, 1918
Accession to EU January 1, 1995
Area
- Total 338,145 km˛ (65th)
(130,558 sq mi)
- Water (%) 9.4
Population
- 2006 est. 5,265,926 (112th)
- 2000 census 5,181,115
- Density 16/km˛ (190th)
(40/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total $163 billion (52nd)
- Per capita $31,208 (13th)
HDI (2005) 0.941 (13th) – high
Currency Euro (€)2 (EUR)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD .fi
Calling code +358
