Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1917 by the Suomen tasavalta
Finland (Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland), officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland), is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 64° N — Longitude: 26° E
Area: 338,424 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: FI
Measures of Freedom
Economic Freedom Summary Index, Economic Freedom of the World, 25 Sep 2025
2023 overall score: 7.84, rank: 15
2023 overall score: 7.84, rank: 15
Finland: Country Profile, Freedom in the World, 2025
Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 100/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 60/60
Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 100/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 60/60
Finland's parliamentary system features free and fair elections and robust multiparty competition. Corruption is not a significant problem, and freedoms of speech, religion, and association are respected. The judiciary is independent under the constitution and in practice. Women and ethnic minority groups enjoy equal rights, though harassment, hate speech, and discrimination aimed at religious, racial, and ethnic minority groups do occur.
Human Freedom Index [PDF], The Human Freedom Index 2023: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom
2021: 8.70, Rank: 9, Personal freedom: 9.33, Economic freedom: 7.81
2021: 8.70, Rank: 9, Personal freedom: 9.33, Economic freedom: 7.81
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Finland" as of 25 Sep 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.