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The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.

Finland

	Suomi Finland

Suomi	Suomi - Suomen tasavalta Suomen tasavalta eli Suomi on valtio Pohjois-Euroopassa Itämeren rannalla. Se rajautuu idässä Venäjään, pohjoisessa Norjaan ja lännessä Ruotsiin; neljäs naapurimaa Viro sijaitsee Suomenlahden eteläpuolella. Suomessa on 5 275 486 kansalaista (lokakuu 2006), joten maan väestötiheys on suhteellisen alhainen. Suomi kuuluu Pohjoismaihin ja Euroopan unioniin.
Svenska	Finland - Republiken Finland Republiken Finland är en republik i norra Europa. Finland är sedan 1995 medlem i Europeiska unionen och det enda nordiska land som har infört euro som sin valuta. Det svenskspråkiga Åland (finska Ahvenanmaa) utgör ett självstyrande landskap inom landet. Finland är tvåspråkigt och finska och svenska har samma status i landet.
Sámegiella	Suopma - ? Suopma lea riika Eurohpas, Nuortameara nuortadavabealde. Suoma oaivegávpot lea Helsset. Suomas leat sullii 5,2 miljovnná ássi.
English	Finland - Republic of Finland The Republic of Finland is one of the Nordic countries and a member of the European Union. Situated in Northern Europe, it shares land borders with ► Sweden to the west, ► Russia with ► Karelia to the east and ► Norway to the north while ► Estonia lies to its south. Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. The ► Åland Islands, off the south-western coast, are an autonomous province of Finland.

Short name	Finland
Official name	Republic of Finland
Status	Independent country since 1917, recognized 1918. Member of the ► European Union since 1995
Location	North Europe
Capital	Helsinki Helsingfors
Population	5,276,571 inhabitants
Area	338,145 km²
Major languages	Finnish, Swedish
Major religions	Lutheranism
More information	Finland, Geography of Finland, History of Finland and Politics of Finland
More images	Finland - Finland (Category).

General maps

Map of Finland

Karta över Finland

Map of Finland in Swedish

Karta över Finland på svenska

Map of Finland

Karta över Finland

SVG map of Finland

Map of Finland

Karta över Finland

Topographic map of Finland

Administrative divisions of Finland: Finland is divided in 6 provinces (lääni/län), further divided in 20 regions (maakunta/landskap)

Administrativ uppdelning av Finland: Finland är uppdelat i sex län, och vidare indelat i 20 landskap

Map of Finland with provinces Karta över Finland med län	Province of Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen lääni) Östra Finlands län	Province of Lapland (Lapin lääni) Lapplands län\|Provinces of Finland	Province of Oulu (Oulun lääni) Uleåbogs län
Province of Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni) Södra Finlands län	Province of Western Finland (Länsi-Suomen lääni) Västra Finlands län

Etelä-Karjala (South Karelia) Sydkarelen	Etelä-Pohjanmaa (Southern Ostrobothnia) Södra Österbotten	Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia) Södra Savolaks\|Regions of Finland	Itä-Uusimaa (Eastern Uusimaa) Östra Nyland
Kainuu	Kanta-Häme (Tavastia Proper) Tavestehus	Keski-Pohjanmaa (Central Ostrobothnia) Centrala Österbotten	Keski-Suomi (Central Finland) Mellersta Finland
Kymenlaakso	Lappi (Lapland) Lappland	Pirkanmaa	Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia) Österbotten
Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia) Nordkarelen	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Northern Ostrobothnia)	Pohjois-Savo (Northern Savonia)	Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia)
Satakunta	Uusimaa	Varsinais-Suomi (Finland Proper) Egentliga Finland	Åland (Ahvenanmaa)

Further it is divided in muncipalities

Location of Sami (Lapland)

Karelia

Karelen

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Finland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Finland.

Finnish tribes did not develop a centralised state. From the twelfth century onwards the area of modern Finland was increasingly incorporated into Sweden. Sweden establishes in 1581 the Grand Duchy of Finland, subject to, and from 1772 in nominal personal union with, Sweden. This map shows Sweden during the Viking Age

Sverige under vikingatiden

Scandinavia in 1219. The realms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Sword Brethren

Norden år 1219

Sweden in 1280

Sverige år 1280

Finland as part of Sweden in 1646 (Treaty of Brömsebro)

Finland as part of Sweden in 1658 (Treaty of Roskilde)

Historical provinces of Sweden (incl. Finland)

Sveriges landskap (inklusive Finland)

Border between Sweden and Novgorod

Gränsen mellan Sverige och Novgorod

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In 1809 Sweden loses control over Finland to Russia and a personal union of the Grand Duchy with Russia is established. This map shows Russian expansion from 1533 to 1896

En karta över Rysslands expansion från 1533 rill 1896

Finland before independence as part of the Russian Empire

Finland före självständigheten som en del av det Ryska kejsardömet

The Russian Empire in 1914 including Finland

Ryssland inklusive Finland, 1914

History of the Russian Empire (in German), Finland as part of Russia

Numbered Map of the historical provinces of Finland

During World War I, in 1917, Finland declares its independence. This independence is recognized by the new communist leaders of Russia. At the same time, the breach between the parties of the left and the right becomes hostile. In 1918 leftwing parties stage a coup forcing the government to flee from Helsinki to Vaasa. The "Reds" want to create a socialistic Finland. With this coup the Finnish Civil War between Finnish communists (the Finnish Socialist Republic) and anti-communists (Kingdom of Finland) starts. This map shows the initial frontlines and first offensives of the Finnish Civil War at the beginning of February

The main offensives to the end of March. Whites besiege Tampere and encircle attacking Soviet Russian and Red forces at Rautu, on Karelian Isthmus

The war ends in the victory of the anti-communists under general Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim in 1918. This map shows the 20.000 soldiers strong German intervention (grey) and final offensives of the War

Greater Finland

During World War II, Finland fights the USSR twice: the first time in the Winter War of 1939-1940 (with some support from Sweden).

Finska vinterkriget

Map of Mannerheim line, the main defense line along the Karelian Isthmus in Winter War.

Treaty of Tartu

Finland cedes some border areas to the USSR according to the Moscow Peace Treaty

Moscow Peace Treaty

The second war is the Continuation War of 1941-1944 (with considerable support from Germany).

Second phase of the war 1941

Largest area controlled by Finland during Continuation War in about 1942

German withdrawal in 1944

Ceded areas in 1944

Seceded territory of Petsamo after WW II

Finland pre WW II border. After the war Finland is in the grey zone between western countries and the Soviet Union. The USSR has some right of determination to Finnish domestic politics. Finland assumes a policy of cautious neutrality and "realpolitik", taking carefully into account Finland's geographical location next to the USSR.

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

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Sweden en Norway in 1595

Sverige och Norge år 1595

Grand Duchy of Finland 1662

Sweden and Finland in 1747

Grand Duchy of Finland in 1900

Storfurstendömet Finland år 1900

Municipalities

Linguistic maps

Location of Swedish-speaking an bilingual cities and municipalties of Finland

Dark blue: unlingually Swedish
Middle blue: bilingual with Swedish as majority language
Light blue: bilingual with Finnish as majority language
White: unilingually Finnish

Swedish speakers in Finnish map of municipalities. Municipalities with more than 460 inhabitants, who speak Swedish as mother tongue including immigrants, according to records on December 31st 2003, are coloured red.

Swedish dialects

Sami languages

Ethnic map of European Russia before the First World War, including Finland (in French)

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Satellitkarta

Satellite map in winter

Satellitkarta, vintertid

Notes and references

General remarks:

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