Finland
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Finland
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| Official name: |
Republic of Finland
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| Capital: |
Helsinki
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| Area: |
total: 337,030 sq km
water: 31,560 sq km
land: 305,470 sq km
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| Climate: |
cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes
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| Location: |
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
64 00 N, 26 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Montana
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 2,628 km
border countries: Norway 729 km, Sweden 586 km, Russia 1,313 km
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| Coastline: |
1,126 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations)
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| Terrain: |
mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Halti 1,328 m
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Map of Finland
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