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People of Finland

Population:5,238,460 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 16.9% (male 449,548/female 433,253)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 1,768,996/female 1,727,143)
65 years and over: 16.4% (male 344,798/female 514,722) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 41.6 years
male: 40 years
female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.127% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:10.42 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:9.93 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.958 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 78.66 years
male: 75.15 years
female: 82.31 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.73 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:1,500 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish
Ethnic groups:Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.2%, Sami 0.1%
Religions:Lutheran Church of Finland 84.2%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
Languages:Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

Finland Quickstats

  • Population: 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 338,145 sq km
  • Density: 16 /km² (190th)
  • GDP (total): $163 billion (52nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $34,819 (12th)
  • Literacy: 100%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)³ (EUR)
  • Dial code: +358

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Finland Internet

  • Usage: 3,286,000
  • Penetration: 62.6 %
  • Top Domain: .fi

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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