Finland: Geography#
| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 64 00 N, 26 00 E 64.0,26.0 |
| Area | total: 338,145 sq km land: 303,815 sq km water: 34,330 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 338145 DBpedia: 338242 Geoname: 337030 Infoplease: 338145 Britannica: 390903 Wolfram: 338145 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,563 km border countries: Norway 709 km, Sweden 545 km, Russia 1,309 km |
| Coastline | 1,250 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi, Haltiatunturi) 1,328 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Mount Haltia 1328 m (also mentions Ridnitsohka 1317 and Kovddoskai 1242) According to Geonames: Saana 1029 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills |
| Natural Hazards | NA |
| Natural Resource | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
| Land Use | arable land: 6.65% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 93.34% (2011) |
| Climate | cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes |
| Irrigated Land | 685.8 sq km (2010) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 110 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Helsinki; Espoo; Tampere; Oulu; Vantaa According to Geonames: Helsinki; Espoo; Tampere; Vantaa; Turku Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain Important Rivers Important Lakes |