Finland
/ˈfɪnlənd/- a country on the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Russia; pop. 5,250,300 (est. 2009); official languages, Finnish and Swedish; capital, Helsinki. Finnish name SUOMI.芬兰（波罗的海沿岸国家, 位于瑞典和俄罗斯之间, 2009年估计人口5,250,300, 官方语言为芬兰语和瑞典语, 首都赫尔辛基; 芬兰语名SUOMI）。
The northern third of the country lies within the Arctic Circle. Long an area of Swedish-Russian rivalry, Finland was ceded to Russia in 1809, becoming an independent republic after the Russian Revolution. Wars with the USSR were fought in 1939- 40. Finland joined the European Union in 1995.