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Finland: Country in Northern Europe
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, 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 covers an area of 338,145 square kilometres (130,559 sq mi) and has a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages, with Swedish being the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.

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Finnish PM grilled by progressive MEPs over far-right alliance [Video]

Finnish PM grilled by progressive MEPs over far-right alliance

Finland's prime minister addressed on Wednesday the European Parliament and outlined his political priorities for the next legislature.

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'Sweden's accession to NATO follows that of Finland last year' [Video]

'Sweden's accession to NATO follows that of Finland last year'

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Life along the closed land border between Finland and Russia [Video]

Life along the closed land border between Finland and Russia

In the autumn, the Finnish government closed all eight crossing points it shares with Russia, along a border of almost 1,400 kilometres. They will remain closed until at least mid-April.

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Former PM Stubb wins Finland presidential election [Video]

Former PM Stubb wins Finland presidential election

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Finland's ex-PM, Alexander Stubb, wins presidential bid [Video]

Finland's ex-PM, Alexander Stubb, wins presidential bid

After a close presidential race, former Finnish Prime Minister, Alexander Stubb, won Sunday's election runoff against former Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto.

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Finns vote for new president who will steer foreign policy [Video]

Finns vote for new president who will steer foreign policy

Centre-right Alexander Stubb faces Pekka Haavisto from the green left in Finland's presidential election.

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NATO Planning Baltic Defensive Line Aimed at Preventing Russian Invasion [Video]

NATO Planning Baltic Defensive Line Aimed at Preventing Russian Invasion

NATO Planning Baltic , Defensive Line Aimed at , Preventing Russian Invasion. 'Newsweek' reports that NATO's front-line states that border Russia are preparing for a potential war with..

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Finland to choose between two preisdential candidates with tough stance on Russia [Video]

Finland to choose between two preisdential candidates with tough stance on Russia

Two candidates from opposing centre-right and green parties go head to head in Sunday's run-off presidential vote, but both share a hard line on Russia.

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Finland's transport networks crippled by ongoing national strike action [Video]

Finland's transport networks crippled by ongoing national strike action

The strike action has been called to protest against government plans to reform labour laws, which unions say will reduce the incomes of Finland's poorest people.

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Ex-Prime Minister wins first round of Finland's presidential vote to set up a run-off [Video]

Ex-Prime Minister wins first round of Finland's presidential vote to set up a run-off

The result will force the race into a run-off on 11 February between Stubb and Haavisto, as none of the candidates received more than half of the votes.

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Ex PM projected to win first round of Finland's presidential election [Video]

Ex PM projected to win first round of Finland's presidential election

Alexander Stubb, who likely gained 27.3%, will now face runner-up Pekka Haavisto, who likely gained 25.8%, in a runoff next month.

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Finland votes in tight presidential election amid 'hybrid operation' claims [Video]

Finland votes in tight presidential election amid 'hybrid operation' claims

The two leading candidates represent the left and right-wings of Finnish politics, but the far-right candidate has made progress in recent polls.

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