Ethnic minorities
| Name: | Finland (Republic of Finland) |
| Local name (Finnish): | Suomi (Suomen Tasavalta) |
| Local name (Swedish): | Finland (Republiken Finland) |
| Bordering countries: | Russia, Norway, Sweden |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 337 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 5 191 ths. |
| Capital: | Helsinki (Helsinki / Helsinfors) |
| Official languages: | Finnish, Swedish |