Finland is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas Alaska is a state located in the Western United States of America, on the northwest extremity of the country’s west coast. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Finland and Alaska regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Finland bigger than Alaska?
The total area of Finland is 338,455 sq km, and the total area of Alaska is 1,717,856 sq km. Finland is smaller than Alaska by 1,379,401 sq km. Finland is around 5.08 times smaller than Alaska.
Area of Finland: 130,678 sq mi ( 338,455 km2 )
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Finland as of 24th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,555,551.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 2019, was estimated to be around 731,545.
Here is some more data comparison between Finland and Alaska.
The capital of Finland is Helsinki, and the capital city of Alaska is Juneau.
Official Languages
Finland : Finnish, Swedish
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Demonym(s)
Finland: Finnish, Finn
Alaska: Alaskan
ISO 3166 Code
Finland: FI
Alaska: US-AK
Human Development Index
HDI of Finland as of 2019: 0.938
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
Finland Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Finland:
64° 0′ 0″ N, 26° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
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