PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in

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- DeclaredThe Finnish declaration of independence was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on December 6, 1917. It aimed at elevating Finland from being an autonomous Russian Grand Duchy into an independent and sovereign state. Revolution in Russia The February Rev

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Currency

Euro (€) (cf. Finnish euro coins)

Time zone

EET ( UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer)

National anthem

De facto: Maamme/Vårt land

Internet TLD

.fi

Calling Code

358

The Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland has land frontiers with Sweden, Norway and Russia and a maritime border with Estonia. The Åland Islands, off the southwestern coast, are under Finnish sovereignty while enjoying extensive autonomy.

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