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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. As a whole, the shape of Finland's boundaries resembles a figure of a one-armed human.
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 .
Mountain Region Elevation 1. Halti: Lapland/Troms (Norway) 1324 m 2. Ridnitšohkka: Lapland: 1317 m 3. ... List of mountains in Finland. 5 languages ...
This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited.
Relative to southern Finland Lapland stands out for its thick till cover. [22] [B] The hills and mountains are typically made up of resistant rocks like granite, gneiss, quartzite and amphibolite. [19] The ice sheet that covered Finland intermittently during the Quaternary grew out from the Scandinavian Mountains. [24]
This is a list of the extreme points of Finland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, as well as points of highest and lowest elevation. Northernmost Point — Nuorgam , Utsjoki , Lapland at 70°05′32″N 27°57′20″E / 70.09222°N 27.95556°E / 70.09222; 27.95556 - also the ...
It calls itself the “land of the midnight sun” because of its nightless days during the summer and perhaps the extra light has affected the mood in Finland, which has once again taken the ...
The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula.The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, forming the fjords of Norway, whereas to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland.