Finland

American  

[fin-luhnd] / ˈfɪn lənd /

noun

1. Finnish Suomi. a republic in northern Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Helsinki.

2. Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, south of Finland.

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Finland British  

/ ˈfɪnlənd /

noun

1. Finnish name: Suomi. 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: 5 266 114 (2013 est). Area: 337 000 sq km (130 120 sq miles)

2. an arm of the Baltic Sea between Finland, Estonia, and Russia

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Finland Cultural  

1. Republic in northern Europe, bordered by the Gulf of Bothnia (an arm of the Baltic Sea) and Sweden to the west, Norway to the north, Russia to the east, and the Gulf of Finland (another arm of the Baltic) and the Baltic Sea to the south. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki.

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Despite centuries of cultural, political, and economic domination by the Russian empire and the former Soviet Union, Finland has managed to maintain an independent identity.

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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki in southwestern Finland, the geological repository will house spent nuclear fuel in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Witkoff went to St Petersburg after meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the leaders of Norway and Finland on Monday in Oslo.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Few countries thrived as much from globalization and the end of the Cold War as the Nordics—Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

In Finland, depression is the leading individual cause of both extended sick leave and disability pensions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

This has been observed not only in the United States but in the far northern parts of Sweden and Finland, where the diet is ordinarily deficient in vitamins.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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