Official Country Name: Finland
Capital: Helsinki (population 559,046 and metropolitan area population 980,412)
Population 31.12.2005: 5,255,580
Telephone Code: 358
Time Zone: GMT + 02:00
Area: 338,145 sq km
Languages: Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities)
Ethnic Groups: Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Sami 0.1%
Highest Mountain: Haltitunturi 1,328 m
President/Head of State: President Tarja Halonen
Government: Republic
Currency: Euro
Health Risks: Cold in the Northern Hemisphere during the Winter Months!
Electricity: everywhere 230V
Weights & Measures: SI, that is metres & kilograms
Country Name in Other Languages: Finland (Swedish), Finlandia (Italian), Finnland (German), Suomi (Finnish), Finlande (French)
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