Finland

thumb|300px|right|The flag and national anthem of Finland.
Finland /ˈfɪnlənd/, officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Tasvalta; Swedish: Republiken Finland), is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. The capital city is Helsinki.
==Religion in Finland==
Most Finns are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, one of the largest Lutheran churches in the world with 4.3 million members, 79.7% of Finland's population. The Finnish Orthodox Church is followed by 1.1% of the population and other Christian denominations by even smaller percentages of Finland's people.
Non-Christian religions, such as Islam and Judaism are only followed by about 1.3% of the population. Approximately 0.2% of the people of Finland are Buddhists.
==See also==
*Finnish mythology
*Finnic mythologies
*Sami shamanism
==References==
*http://www.thedhamma.com/buddhists_in_the_world.htm
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
==External links==
* Wikipedia article about Finland.
* Wikivoyage article about Finland.
Category:Buddhism by location
Category:Christian-Majority Countries