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 16 % 15–64 years 66 % 65+ years 18 %
Households: 2.5 million

Major cities: Population end of 2009
1. Helsinki (Capital)	583 350
2. Espoo	244 330
3. Tampere	211 507
4. Vantaa	197 636
5. Turku	176 087

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

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Official languages: 90,7 % Finnish speaking 5,4 % 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: Electronics and metal products, paper and board.

Most important export goods:
– Information technology and media technology
– Pulp, paper and paper products
– Basic metals and fabricated metal products
– Machinery and equipment

Demographic information: The population in Finland was 5,351,427 (December 2009). Of total employment of 2,45 million persons 2009, 115,000 were engaged in agriculture + forestry, 460,000 inmanufacturing + construction, 815,000 in public and other services, 403,000 in trade, hotels and restaurants (2008). In 2009, gross domestic product was at market prices 171 billion Euros.

Average wage: 2 940 € per month (2009)

Household penetration: Color television 92.7 %, Cable television 47.5 %, Mobile telephone 97.2 %, car 79.3 %, and internet 70,4 % (broadband 61.5 %). (Source: STAT Finland)

Total newspaper circulation: 3 050 000 (2008)