Finland and Sweden are Nordic countries located in Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Finland and Sweden regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Finland bigger than Sweden?
The total area of Finland is 338,455 sq km, and the total area of Sweden is 450,295 sq km. Finland is smaller than Sweden by 111,840 sq km. Finland is around 1.33 times smaller than Sweden.
Area of Finland: 130,678 sq mi ( 338,455 km2 )
Area of Sweden: 173,860 sq mi ( 450,295 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Finland as of 25th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,555,551.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Sweden as of 25th March 2022, is estimated to be around 10,209,001.
Here is some more data comparison between Finland and Sweden.
The capital of Finland is Helsinki, and the capital city of Sweden is Stockholm.
Official Languages
Finland : Finnish, Swedish
Sweden: Swedish
Demonym(s)
Finland: Finnish, Finn
Sweden: Swedish, Swede
ISO 3166 Code
Finland: FI
Sweden: SE
Human Development Index
HDI of Finland as of 2019: 0.938
HDI of Sweden as of 2019: 0.945
Finland Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Sweden Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Finland:
64° 0′ 0″ N, 26° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Sweden:
63° 0′ 0″ N, 16° 0′ 0″ E
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