Why is it in the news?
→ Finland’s Prime Minister highlighted technological cooperation with India and global partners.
→ Statement focused on resilient, sustainable and human-centric technological progress.
Category: Geography
Important Points
- Located in Northern Europe.
- Borders Norway (north), Sweden (northwest) and Russia (east).
- It is bounded by the Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Bothnia and Baltic Sea.
- The capital city is Helsinki.
- Member of the European Union and NATO.
- Severe climate; winters extremely long and cold.
- Contains around 56,000 lakes and extensive marshland.
- The largest lake is Lake Saimaa.
- The highest point is Mount Halti (1,328 m).
- Natural resources include copper, iron ore, nickel, cobalt and chromium.