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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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 9.0
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 1.5
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 21 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 5 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 4 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Population
- 5,650,325 inh.
- Area
- 338,455 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Alexander Stubb
Head of Government
Petteri Orpo
Government in office 14 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Elina Valtonen
ministre de la Défense
Antti Häkkänen
ministre de l'Intérieur
Mari Rantanen
ministre de l'Économie
Sakari Puisto
ministre des Finances
Riikka Purra
ministre de la Justice de la Finlande
Leena Meri
ministre de l'Éducation de Finlande
Anna-Maja Henriksson
ministre finlandais des Affaires sociales et de la Santé
Kaisa Juuso
ministre de l'Agriculture et des Forêts
Sari Essayah
ministre de l'Environnement
Sari Multala
ministre de la Culture et du Sport
Mari-Leena Talvitie
ministre des Transports et des Communications de Finlande
Lulu Ranne
ministre du Commerce extérieur et du Développement
Ville Tavio
ministre du Travail finlandais
Arto Satonen
Parliament
Eduskunta
200 seats
Chair Anu Vehviläinen
Inception 1906
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
317 G$
GDP / capita
56,149 $
Growth
0.2 %
Inflation
0.3 %
Unemployment
9.5 %
Defense / GDP
2.3 %
Life expectancy
82.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.85/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
100/100
Corruption (CPI)
88/100
Press freedom (RSF)
86/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#36
Annual budget
7.6 Md$
Defense effort
2.6 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Chrome (UE) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
81 Md$
Imports
87 Md$
Balance
-6 Md$
Top exports
- 17.0% Papier + bois 14 Md$
- 14.0% Machines 11 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Pétrole brut 10 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
87%
-
GBR
92%
-
FRA
96%
-
DEU
96%
-
RUS
13%
-
CHN
21%
Abstention: 9%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-04-18
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.948/1
Gini
27.4
Refugees hosted
102,544
Refugees originating
5
National anthem
Maamme
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Nordic Council
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,298 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,279, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)