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Republic of Finland
National name: Suomen Tasavalta—Republiken Finland
President: Tarja Halonen (2000)
Prime Minister: Paavo Lipponen (1995)
Area: 130,558 sq. mi. (337,030 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 5,158,372 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.11%); birth rate: 10.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 40
Capital and largest city (1995 est.): Helsinki, 515,765
Other large cities (1995 est.): Espoo, 186,507; Tampere, 179,251; Vantaa, 164,376; Turku, 162,370
Monetary units: Markka and euro
Languages: Finnish, Swedish (both official); small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
Ethnicity/race: Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Sami (Lapp) 0.11%, Romany (Gypsy) 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran, 90%; Greek Orthodox, 1.2%; none, 9%; other, 1%
Literacy rate: 100%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $103.6 billion; $20,100 per capita. Real growth rate: 5.1%. Inflation: 1.5%. Unemployment: 12%. Arable land: 8%. Agriculture: cereals, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish. Labor force: 2.533 million; public services, 30.4%; industry, 20.9%; commerce, 15%; finance, insurance, and business services, 10.2%; agriculture and forestry, 8.6%; transport and communications, 7.7%; construction, 7.2%. Industries: metal products, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, copper refining, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing. Natural resources: timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver. Exports: $43 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper, and pulp. Imports: $30.7 billion (f.o.b., 1998): foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, fodder grains. Major trading partners: Germany, U.K., Sweden, U.S., Russia, France, Japan.
