| | [[File:Mantyluoto, Pori, Finland..jpg|thumb|left|Mäntyluoto, Pori.]] | | [[File:Mantyluoto, Pori, Finland..jpg|thumb|left|Mäntyluoto, Pori.]] |
| − | The area of Finland is 390 908 square kilometers, consisting of 303 919 km2 of land, 34 533 km2 of lakes and 52 456 km2 of sea. The north-south axis is 1157 kilometers and the west-east axis is 542 km. Most of the landscape is covered with lakes and forests. Finland is often called the "Land of Thousands of Lakes", which is true because the number of lakes in the country exceeds 188 000, of which about 56 000 have an area of one hectare or more. In the sea, there are more than 3 000 islands. Cultivated land and habitation only account for 17% of the land area, the rest being mainly [[Norway spruce]] forests. Around 75% of the land is covered by forest and 10% is covered by water. The tallest mountain is Halti, with a height of 1324 meters. The longest river is Kemijoki, with a length of 500 km. | + | The area of Finland is 390,908 square kilometers, consisting of 303,919 km2 of land, 34,533 km2 of lakes and 52,456 km2 of sea. The north-south axis is 1157 kilometers and the west-east axis is 542 km. Most of the landscape is covered with lakes and forests. Finland is often called the "Land of Thousands of Lakes", which is true because the number of lakes in the country exceeds 188,000, of which about 56 000 have an area of one hectare or more. In the sea, there are more than 3,000 islands. Cultivated land and habitation only account for 17% of the land area, the rest being mainly [[Norway spruce]] forests. Around 75% of the land is covered by forest and 10% is covered by water. The tallest mountain is Halti, with a height of 1,324 meters. The longest river is Kemijoki, with a length of 500 km. |
| | Finland is bound by 614 km of common border with [[Sweden]] in the Northwest, 736 km with [[Norway]] in the North, 1,340 km with [[Russia]] in the East, with the [[Gulf of Finland]] in the South and with the [[Gulf of Bothnia]] in the West. | | Finland is bound by 614 km of common border with [[Sweden]] in the Northwest, 736 km with [[Norway]] in the North, 1,340 km with [[Russia]] in the East, with the [[Gulf of Finland]] in the South and with the [[Gulf of Bothnia]] in the West. |