Finland FinlandEurope & Central Asia

Finland: 47th largest economy, 37th in military spending

Head of state Alexander StubbHead of government Petteri OrpoCapital Helsinki
Population5.6M#116 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$317B#47 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$56.1k#21 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#138 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$7B#37 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

5.6M people, 75% in cities

  • Population5.6M2025
  • Population growth0.5%2025
  • Urban population74.5%2025
  • Land area304k km²2023

A $317B economy, $56.1k per person

  • GDP$317B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$372B2025
  • GDP per person$56.1k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$65.9k2025
  • GDP growth0.2%2025

Fuels are 8% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP42.3%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP41.1%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports7.5%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$134B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$130B2025

Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhused 87 TWh
Gasmade 0.0 TWhused 13 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 21 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption335 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person59.6 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation82 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels3.7%2025

Spends $7B on its military, 2.3% of GDP

  • Military spending$7B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP2.3%2024
  • Armed forces personnel22k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$64M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$27M2024

What Finland's leaders said lately

8 statements on record, newest first

  • Alexander Stubb, President · 2 Octcommitment
    The more you intimidate, the more you threaten, the more we’re going to end up supporting Ukraine, source ↗
  • Alexander Stubb, President · 2 Octaccusation
    What we have to understand is that these are not one-off attempts from the Russian side, but they are actually a campaign, source ↗
  • Alexander Stubb, President · 2 Octaccusation
    The aim of that campaign is to destabilize us mentally and otherwise, to make sure that we don’t support Ukraine. source ↗

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.