Finland

Basic facts about Finland

Country name: Finland
Capital: Helsinki
Country code: 259
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Euro
Independence: 1917-12-06 00:00:00
Independent from: from Russia
Total area (km2): 338,145
Land area (km2): 303,815
Water area (km2): 34,330
Population: 5,266,114
Population note: 5,266,114 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Finnish Swedish
All languages: Finnish (official) 91.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007)
Time zone: EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Date format: d.m.yyyy
Drive on: right
Calling code: +358
Domain: .fl (.ax for Aland Islands; .eu is also used.)