Facts on Finland

Population: 5.3 million inhabitants Greater-Helsinki 1.0 million inhabitants. 62% of all live in cities and urban areas.

Age structure: 0–14 years 17 % 15–64 years 66,5 % 65+ years 16,5 %
Households: 2.45 million

Major cities: Population end of 2008
1. Helsinki (Capital)	576.632
2. Espoo	241.565
3. Tampere	209.552
4. Vantaa	195.397
5. Turku	175.582

Area: 338.145 km2 (130.588 sq.mi)
Forest: 76 %
Cultivated land: 8 %
Lakes and rivers: 10 %

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Official languages: 91,6 % Finnish speaking 5,5 % Swedish speaking.

Political System: Republic. The Government must enjoy the confidence of parliament (the Eduskunta) which has 200 members elected every four years.

Religion: 80 % belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Main industrial products: Paper and board, electronics and metal products

Most important export goods: Electrical and optical equipment Pulp, paper and paper products Basic metals and fabricated metal products Machinery and equipment Transport equipment

Demographic information The population in Finland was 5,326,314 (December 2008). Of total employment of 2,49 million persons 2007, 105,000 were engaged in agriculture + forestry, 612,000 inmanufacturing + construction, 800,000 in public and other services, 376,000 in trade, hotels and restaurants (01/2007). In 2008, gross domestic product was at market prices 186.2 billion Euros.

Average wage: 2,600 € per month

Household penetration of: Color television 92.7 %, Cable television 47.5 %, Mobile telephone 97.2 %, car 79.3 %, and internet 75 % (broadband 61.5 %). (Source: STAT Finland)

Total newspaper circulation: 3 183 900