ECO TOURISM IN FINLAND - MAIN FEATURES

Official name:

Suomen Tasavalta (in Finnish) - Republiken Finland (in Swedish) - Republic of Finland

Location and borders:

Finland is located in the north of Europe, Scandinavia, and it is bordered on the north by Norway; on the south by the Gulf of Finland; on the east by Russia and on the west by Sweden.

Total land area:

Finland has an extension of 337.030 km²

Capital:

The capital of Finland is Helsinki.

Administrative divisions:

In 1997 the former 12 regions of Finland were unified into 6:

1. Åland
2. Region of Eastern Finland
3. Region of Southern Finland
4. Region of Western Finland
5. Lapland
6. Region of Oulu

Official language:

There are two official languages spoken in Finland:

• Finnish
• Swedish

Government:

Parliamentary republic

Population:

According to the estimation 2007: 5,300,000

Currency:

Euro