Real size
How big is Finland really?
330,000 km²
128,000 sq mi · 66th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Vietnam
Normal web maps draw it 5.5× too big
Finland covers 330,000 km² (128,000 sq mi), about the size of Vietnam. A normal web map draws it about 5.5 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 64°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 330,000 km²
- Size rank
- 66th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 5.5× too big
- Latitude
- 64°N
Countries about the same size
- VietnamAbout the same size
- MalaysiaAbout the same size
- Côte d'IvoireAbout the same size
- CongoAbout the same size
- PolandFinland is 1.1 times the size of Poland
Finland through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Finland?
- Finland covers about 330,000 km² (128,000 sq mi). It is the 66th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Finland look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Finland about 5.5 times too big.
- Is Finland bigger than Vietnam?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Finland bigger than Congo?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.