Finland Map Europe

Description : Finland Political map showing the international boundary, regions boundaries with their capitals and national capital.



 

Finland is located between Russia and Sweden. It covers an area of 338,145 sq km and the geographical coordinates of Finland are 62.43° North and 24.72° East latitude and longitude respectively.

It borders the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea, and the Gulf of Finland. The map of Finland shows these border areas in blue color.

Border countries of Finland

The countries that surround Finland are:

Finland has got a coastline measuring 1,250 km. The Baltic Sea is the lowest point and Haltiatunturi is the highest point in Finland.

States of Finland

The various states of Finland along with their capital city are given below:

  • Lappi: Its capital is Rovaniemi
  • Oulu: Its capital is Oulu
  • Vaasa
  • Keskisuomi: Its capital is Jyvaskyla
  • Kuopio: Its capital is Kuopio.
  • Pohjois Karjala: Its capital is Joensuu
  • Turku Ja Pori: Its capital is Turku
  • Hame: Its capital is Hameenlinga
  • Mikkeli: Its capital is Mikkeli
  • Kouvola: Its capital is Kymi
  • Uusimaa: Its capital is Helsinki

These states of Finland are highlighted with jet black color on the Finland Political Map. On the other hand, the capital cities of the various states of Finland have been shown by a square box on the Map of Finland.

Cities of Finland

There are a large number of cities in Finland. These are Lvalo, Munnio, Kolari, Kemijarvi, Kelloselka, Tormio, Kemi, Taivalkoski, Raahe, Kajaani, Ylivieska, Seinajoki, Jisalmi, Lieksa, Homantsi, Jamsa, Aanekoski, Parkano, Virrat, Savoolina, Pieksamaki, Tampere, Lahti, Forssa, Pori, Salo, Hanko, Porvoo, Hyvinkaa, Valimaa, Lappeanranta, Matra and Kokkola. They can be easily located on the Political Map of Finland by the black dots representing them.

Black dotted lines on the Physical Map of Finland stand for the national and international boundaries.

Capital of Finland

Helsinki is the capital of Finland and lies on the coordinates of 60° 10′ North and 24° 56′ East latitude and longitude respectively. It is situated at an altitude of 25 meters above sea level. Some of the nearby places are:

  • Framre Tolo
  • Taka-Toolo
  • Kamppi
  • Kluuvi
  • Pasila
  • Toolo

The nearest airports include Helsinki Malmi, Helsinki Vantaa, Nummela and Hyvinkaa. Helsinki can be identified in the southern part of the Map of Finland marked by a red square.

Region Population: 2008-12-31 estimate (using 2009 regional division) Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Prov Capital
aland 27,456 1,553 599 Mariehamn
Central Finland 271,747 16,707 6,450 LS Jyvaskyla
Central Ostrobothnia 71,029 5,273 2,036 LS Kokkola
Kainuu 83,160 21,504 8,303 OL Kajaani
Kanta-Hame 173,041 5,200 2,008 ES Hameenlinna
Kymenlaakso 182,754 5,112 1,974 ES Kotka
Lapland 183,963 92,664 35,778 LL Rovaniemi
North Karelia 166,129 17,763 6,858 IS Joensuu
North Ostrobothnia 386,144 35,236 13,605 OL Oulu
North Savo 248,423 16,771 6,475 IS Kuopio
Ostrobothnia 175,985 7,749 2,992 LS Vaasa
Paijat-Hame 200,847 5,127 1,979 ES Lahti
Satakunta 227,652 7,957 3,072 LS Pori
South Karelia 134,448 5,613 2,167 ES Lapeenranta
South Ostrobothnia 193,511 13,444 5,191 LS Seinajoki
South Savo 156,632 13,986 5,400 IS Mikkeli
Southwest Finland 461,177 10,663 4,117 LS Turku
Tampere Region 480,705 12,447 4,806 LS Tampere
Uusimaa 1,501,511 9,131 3,526 ES Helsinki
Total exc. aland 5,298,858 302,346 116,737

 

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