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Finland

Finland / FI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Finland in numbers.

Area338,480 kmยฒWorld # 66 โ†’Population5.6MWorld # 117 โ†’Population density16.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 192 โ†’Life expectancy82.3 yearsWorld # 30 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 56,149World # 28 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Finland across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area338,480 kmยฒWorld # 66 / 2023 โ†’Population5.6MWorld # 117 / 2025 โ†’Population density16.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 192 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,917World # 133 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 190 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 191 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Median age42.8 yearsWorld # 33 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+24.2%World # 7 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.3%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’Urban population74.5%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Net migration18.2KWorld # 32 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 36 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share9.2%World # 85 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.3 yearsWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy69.9 yearsWorld # 20 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 43 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate21.4%World # 70 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 56,149World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 317BWorld # 48 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 65,884World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.2%World # 193 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.3%World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment9.5%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment21.5%World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,497 hours/yearWorld # 119 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.4 hours/dayWorld # 7 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)27.4World # 148 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6.4%World # 21 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people8,314.9 per million peopleWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3.1%World # 11 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people275.7 per million peopleWorld # 7 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,346 kcal/dayWorld # 46 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person69.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 67 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production759.4K tWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area73.7%World # 11 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person14,819 kWh/personWorld # 7 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.3 tWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Internet use93.7%World # 40 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions125.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 142 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 47 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament45.5%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals896KWorld # 104 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.8BWorld # 59 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 67.7%Main languageFinnishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNuclear2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal9,867 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFinnishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsFinns