Flag and map of Finland

Finland is a country in Europe. Below you'll find the flag, the outline of the territory and a fact sheet with the essentials and some trivia — everything that shows up as a hint in the Vexdle game.

Flag of Finland

Map

Fact sheet

Capital: Helsinki
Continent: Europe
Population: 5,621,739
Languages: Finnish, Swedish
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Land borders: 3 countries
Geography: Has a coastline

Flag anatomy

A blue Scandinavian cross on white — blue for the thousands of lakes, white for winter snow.

Fun facts Did you know?

Finland has roughly 188,000 lakes, reflected in the blue cross.
The design was adopted in 1918, shortly after independence.
It is known as the land of a thousand lakes — it actually has about 188,000.
It invented the sauna, a central part of its culture.

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