Finland (officially the Republic of Finland) is a country in Northern Europe. The continental part borders Russia to the east, as well as Sweden and Norway to the north. The island part consists of the archipelagos of Turku and the Åland Islands. The country's area is 338,434 square kilometers. The capital is Helsinki.
The form of government is a parliamentary republic.
In its modern independent form, Finland emerged in 1917 after the October Revolution in Russia. On December 6, 1917, the Finnish Parliament adopted the Declaration of Independence of Finland. After the dissolution of the USSR, Finland returned to the sphere of influence of Europe. In the 1990s and 2000s, it joined the Council of Europe, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the European Union, the Schengen Area, and the Eurozone. In 2023, it joined NATO. Finland is also a member of the OECD and the WTO.
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