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The main factor influencing Finland's climate is the country's geographical position between the 60th and 70th northern parallels in the Eurasian continent's coastal zone. In the Köppen climate classification, the whole of Finland lies in the boreal zone, characterized by warm summers and freezing winters.
Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany. As a whole, the shape of Finland's boundaries resembles a figure of a one-armed human.
Finland – sovereign Nordic country located in Northern Europe. [1] Finland has borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland .
The flag of Finland Location of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland covers a total area of 338,145 square ...
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)
Finland: Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Lapland: 70°05′N Sweden: Treriksröset, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Lapland: 69°04′N Iceland: Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjarðarsýsla Rifstangi Peninsula (mainland) 67°08′N 66°32′N Arctic Circle: 66°33′39″N Faroe Islands Viðareiði: 62°23′N United Kingdom: Out Stack, Shetland Islands Dunnet Head (mainland)
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. ' the North ') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
The negotiating members of the Grand Baltic Entente also known as the Baltic League: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland. [10] Members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), [11] are the countries [a] with shorelines along the Baltic Sea, in addition to Norway, Iceland and the European Commission.