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The borders of Finland are the dividing lines between it and the neighbouring countries of Norway, Russia and Sweden. The total length of land borders (incl. rivers) of Finland is 2,563 km / 1593 mi (Norway 709 km / 441 mi, Sweden 545 km / 339 mi, Russia 1309 km / 813 mi).
Map of Finland – click to enlarge. Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
Of the territories and members added between 1990 and 2024, all except for Finland and Sweden were either formerly part of the Warsaw Pact (including the formerly Soviet Baltic states) or territories of the former Yugoslavia. No countries have left NATO since its founding, although France withdrew from NATO unified command between 1966 and 2009.
Border zone signs in Paljakka []. The international border between Finland and Russia is 1,340 km (830 mi) long and runs approximately north to south, [1] mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas.
Finland, [a] officially the Republic of Finland, [b] [c] 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. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. [10] Its capital and largest city ...
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, ... Finland: 3 3 4
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighbouring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
An enlargeable topographic map of Finland. Geography of Finland. Finland is: a Nordic country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Northern Europe. Nordic countries; Time zone: Eastern European Time , Eastern European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Finland. High: Halti 1,324 m (4,344 ft) Low: Baltic Sea 0 m