December 6

Finnish Independence Day

5.6 million

Population of Finland

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

423,500

Amount of foreigners living in Finland

Source: Finnish Government

500 km (310.7 miles)

Length of Finland's longest river, Kemijoki

Source: Statistics Finland