- a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic Sea: ceded to Russia by Sweden in 1809; gained independence in 1917; Soviet invasion successfully withstood in 1939–40, with the loss of Karelia; a member of the European Union. It is generally low-lying, with about 50 000 lakes, extensive forests, and peat bogs. Official languages: Finnish and Swedish. Religion: Christian, Lutheran majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Helsinki. Pop: 5 523 231 (2017 est). Area: 337 000 sq km (130 120 sq miles)Finnish name: Suomi
- Gulf of Finland ⇒ an arm of the Baltic Sea between Finland, Estonia, and Russia
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Fin•land
(fin′lənd),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesFinnish, Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 5,109,148;
130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Cap.: Helsinki. - Place Names Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic, S of Finland.
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Finland /ˈfɪnlənd/ n
'Finland' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bothnia
- cent
- Espoo
- Estonia
- euro
- European Union
- Fin
- Finlandization
- Finn
- Finnish
- Helsinki
- Karelia
- Karelian Isthmus
- Kronstadt
- Kuopio
- Ladoga
- Lahti
- Lapland
- Mannerheim
- Mariehamn
- markka
- Narva
- Neva
- Nordenskjöld
- Oulu
- Pechenga
- Peipus
- Pori
- Saarinen
- Saint Petersburg
- sauna
- Scandinavia
- Suomi
- Swedish
- Tallinn
- Tampere
- Tana
- Turku
- Vaasa
- Vyborg
- Ahtisaari
- Åland Islands
- Baltic Sea
- Baltic States
- Border States
- Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Finlander
- finmark
- Finno-Russo War
- Granit