Official nameSuomen Tasavalta—Republiken Finland (Republic of Finland)CapitalHelsinkiPopulation estimate (2015)5·50 millionInternet domain extension.fiCurrencyThe euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been in circulation since 1 January 2002.TerritoryFinland is bounded in the north-west and north by Norway, east by Russia, south by the Baltic Sea and west by the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden.LanguagesFinnish and Swedish are the official languages. Three Sami languages are spoken in Lapland.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words