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Finland

Capital: Helsinki

  • Official registers count at least 2 million saunas in Finland; the Finnish Sauna Society suggests up to 3.2 million for about 5.5 million people.
  • Finland has about 168,000 lakes larger than 500 square metres, and about 179,000 islands.
  • At Finland's northernmost point the sun does not set for 73 consecutive days in summer, and does not rise for 51 days in winter.
  • Finns drink roughly 12 kg of coffee per person each year, reported as the highest per-capita figure in the world.

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