The republic of Finland, better known as Finland is a Nordic country, in the North of Europe. The capital city is Helsinki. Finland border in the North with Norway, in the South with Estonia, in the West with Sweden and in the East with Russia. In terms of area is Finland the sixth largest country in Europe, with a low population density of ±16 people per square kilometre.The total population of Finland at the end of 2006 was 5 276 955, spread over an area of ±130,600 square miles. The first official language of Finland is Finnish, the second official language is Swedish.