Finland

Finland is a country in Northern Europe. Finland belongs to the Nordic countries and the European Union. It is bordered in the east of Russia, north to Norway and west Sweden. In the south, the nearest land is Estonia. Finland's capital and largest city is Helsinki.

Finland has a population of 5.5 million people and Finland's national languages are Finnish and Swedish. Republiken Finlands current president is Sauli Niinistö.

Finland is called the land of a thousand lakes, Finland has about 187 888 lakes. Almost two-thirds is forest coverage. In Finland, the summers are warm and winters are really cold.

Finland became independent sixth of december in 1917