Republic of Finland Suomen tasavalta ( Finnish ) Republiken Finland ( Swedish ) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Maamme (Finnish) Vårt land (Swedish) (English: "Our Land" ) 0:47 Show globe Show map of Europe Show all Location of Finland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [ Legend ] Capital and largest city Helsinki 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E Official languages Finnish Swedish Recognized national languages Sami Karelian Finnish Kalo Finnish Sign Language Finland-Swedish Sign Language Ethnic groups (2021) [1] [2] 91.5% Finns [note 1] 8.5% others Religion (2021) [3] 68.6% Christianity —66.6% Lutheranism —1.1% Orthodoxy —0.9% other Christian 30.6% no religion 0.8% other Demonym(s) Finnish , Finn Government Unitary parliamentary republic [4] • President Sauli Niinistö • Prime Minister Sanna Marin • Speaker of the Parliament Matti Vanhanen Legislature Parliament Independence from Russia • Integration and auto