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2 days ago · The harsh climate in the northern part of the country, however, has resulted in the concentration of the population in the southern third of Finland, with about one-fifth of the country’s population living in and around Helsinki, Finland’s largest city and continental Europe’s northernmost capital.
- People
Finland - Arctic, Nordic, Saami: Excavations undertaken in...
- The Language Question
Finland - Language, Dialects, Finnish: The 1919 constitution...
- Finland
Finland - WWII, Occupation, Resistance: After Poland’s...
- Justice, Law, Courts
Finland - Justice, Law, Courts: The Finnish judiciary is...
- Cultural Life
Finland - Culture, Nature, Sámi: Finland is one of the most...
- Religion
Finland - Lutheranism, Orthodoxy, Paganism: Christianity had...
- Economy
Finland - Economy, Trade, Technology: Finland’s economy is...
- The Postwar Period
Finland - Postwar Economy, Arctic Region, EU Member: After...
- Resources and Power
Resources and power. Trees are Finland’s most important...
- Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle, parallel, or line of latitude around Earth,...
- People
2 days ago · Djibouti City: 604,013: 54.6%: 2012 Ireland * Dublin: 588,233: 11.8%: 2022 Morocco: Rabat: 577,827: 1.6%: 2014 Lithuania: Vilnius: 576,195: 20.7%: 2022 El Salvador: San Salvador: 570,459: 9.0%: 2019 Albania: Tirana: 557,422: 19.5%: 2011 North Macedonia: Skopje: 544,086: 25.9%: 2015 South Sudan * Juba: 525,953: 4.9%: 2017 Paraguay: Asunción ...
1 day ago · Berlin, capital and chief urban centre of Germany. The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east-west commercial and geographic axis that helped make it the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and then, from 1871, of a unified Germany. Berlin’s former glory ended in 1945, but the city survived the destruction of World ...
4 days ago · Tallinn is the capital and the largest city of Estonia, and lies on the northern coast of Estonia, along the Gulf of Finland. There are 33 cities and several town-parish towns in the country. In total, there are 47 linna, with "linn" in English meaning both "cities" and "towns". More than 70% of the population lives in towns.
2 days ago · Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland with its centre near the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, an arm of the North Sea that thrusts westward into the Scottish Lowlands.
19 hours ago · The Helsinki metropolitan area is the world's northernmost urban area with a population of over one million people, and the northernmost EU capital city. The Helsinki urban area is an officially recognized urban area in Finland, defined by its population density.
May 13, 2024 · Which capital city is farthest north on the map? Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, holds the title for the world’s most northerly capital. Known for its stunning natural landscapes and vibrant cultural scene, Reykjavík is also Europe’s most westerly capital.
