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Finland

Republic of Finland

Flag of Finland
Region
Europe · Northern Europe
Capital
Helsinki
Population
5,646,436 (2025)
Government
parliamentary republic
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Official languages
Finnish, Swedish
Spoken languages
Finnish (official) 85.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.7%, other 7.2% (2022 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
338,424 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
EU, IMF, NATO, OECD, WCO, WTO
Borders
Norway , Sweden , Russia

Political stability

80 / 100

Economic stability

75 / 100

Population stability

52 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
paper, refined petroleum, steel, wood pulp, ships (2023)
Key imports
crude petroleum, cars, refined petroleum, packaged medicine, broadcasting equipment (2023)
Natural resources
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone
Primary route
North Sea–Baltic feeder network into Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Antwerp
Secondary route
Transatlantic services to North America

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A New Sea Road to Europe: China and South Korea Move First on the Arctic Container Route

China and South Korea open commercial Arctic container service to Europe in 2026, Russia builds the icebreaker and port backbone, and Finland and Canada position for the shipbuilding and Northwest Passage phases ahead.

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.