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The geography of Finland is characterized by its northern position, its ubiquitous landscapes of intermingled boreal forests and lakes, and its low population density. Finland can be divided into three areas: archipelagoes and coastal lowlands, a slightly higher central lake plateau and uplands to north and northeast.
Finland – sovereign Nordic country located in Northern Europe. [1] Finland has borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. The capital city is Helsinki. Around 5.62 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern part ...
The geology of Finland is made up of a mix of geologically very young and very old materials. Common rock types are orthogneiss , granite , metavolcanics and metasedimentary rocks. On top of these lies a widespread thin layer of unconsolidated deposits formed in connection to the Quaternary ice ages , for example eskers , till and marine clay .
The Finnish-Norwegian border on the peninsula was established after extensive negotiation in 1809, and the common Norwegian-Russian districts were not partitioned until 1826. Even then the borders were still fluid, with Finland gaining access to the Barents Sea in 1920, but ceding this territory to the Soviet Union in 1944. [11]
Climate change has far reaching impacts on the natural environment and people of Finland. Finland was among the top five greenhouse gas emitters in 2001, on a per capita basis. [28] Emissions increased to 58.8 million tonnes in 2016. [29] Finland needs to triple its current cuts to emissions in order to be carbon neutral by 2035. [30]
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 ...
Finland geography stubs (6 C, 181 P) Pages in category "Geography of Finland" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect ...
Mountain ranges of Finland (2 P) Mountains of Finland (1 C, 14 P) P. Peninsulas of Finland (3 P) Plains of Finland (1 P) W. Waterfalls of Finland (3 P) Wetlands of ...