43%

of Finnish people earn a higher education degree

Source: OECD

December 6

Finnish Independence Day

200,000

Number of reindeer currently kept as pets

Source: Lapland Above Ordinary

980,000

Amount of trips Finns make to Lapland each year

Source: Statistics Finland

37.2 °C (99 °F)

Record high temperature, measured in Liperi, July 2010

Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute

#1

Helsinki is the city with the best work life balance

Source: Work–Life Balance Index, 2021

-51.5 °C (-60.7 °F)

Record low temperature, measured in Kittilä, January 1999

Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute

133 kilograms

Quantity of dairy products consumed annually per person

Source: Natural Resources Institute Finland