|image = [[Image:Regioner i Finland.png|300px]]|imagetext = Regions in [[Region]]s of Finland, Ahvenanmaa = Åland|symbol = [[File:Finland vapen.png|60px]]
'''Finland''' (Finnish: ''Suomi''; Swedish: ''Finland''), officially the '''Republic of Finland''' (Finnish: ''Suomen tasavalta'', Swedish: ''Republiken Finland'') is a [[country]] in northern [[Europe]] with about 5.5 million inhabitants. It is one of the official countries where ''[[countriesTurf]] where Turf '' is available since 2012-03-20 (First on [[Region:Åland|Ahvenanmaa/Åland]]; mainland Finland started to receive zones in July/August [[2012]]). The capital [[Helsinki]] is the country's largest urban area with about 1.2 million inhabitants. Other major urban areas are Tampere, Turku and Oulu. Adjacent countries are [[Country: Sweden|Sweden]] in the west, [[Country: Norway|Norway]] in the north, [[Country: Russia|Russia]] in the east and (via maritime border)[[Country: Estonia|Estonia]] in the south. [[File: Finland flagga.png|180px]]
== Geographical subdivision ==
The country Finland is divided into seven [[regions]] and contains more than , corresponding to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_State_Administrative_Agency Regional State Administrative Agency] which replaced the county administrative boards when the country's previous division into counties was abolished at the turn of 2009/2010. The regions are in turn divided into 312 [[municipalities]]. There are a total of 4 000 354 [[zoneZone|turf zones]]:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland Finland (Wikipedia)]* [http://issues.turfgame.com/zones Report issues with zones.]* [https://forum.turfgame.com/viewforum.php?f=106 Finland Section på on Turf Forum]