Head of state: Tarja Halonen 
Head of government: Jyrki Katainen
Type of state: republic
Land area: 337,030 km2
Capital: Helsinki
Population: 5.35 million
Religion/s: Lutheran 79.9%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other religions and people of no confession 19%
Language/s: 90.7% Finnish, 5.4% Swedish, 1% Russian, Sami, 2.9% other
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 239.2bn
Change over previous year: +3.1%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 44,489
Swiss colony 2010: 1,550 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 909m
Change over previous year: -1.1%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 845m
Change over previous year: +6%