Republic of Finland
Finland
National anthem of Finland
Maamme
Our Land, Maamme (Finnish), or Vårt land (Swedish), is the title of Finland's national anthem.
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Weather in Helsinki
Celcius: 8°Fahrenheit: 46°
Map of Finland
Basic information on Finland
Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
| Population | 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish |
| Flag description | white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) |