Finland is 15.9× the size of Hesse
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 21,000km²Hesse
100 km
- Finland
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse fits inside Finland about 15.9 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 312,000 km² (120,000 mi²), which is 1,485% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 5.7 million, 1.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 17 in Finland: Hesse is 17.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,820 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Finland as 33.8× the size of Hesse instead of 15.9×.
- Together Finland and Hesse cover 354,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 312,000 km², is about the size of Oman (311,000 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Finland would have 98.4 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Hesse would have 357,000 (it has 6.2 million).
- Finland's centre is 13.7° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than Hesse's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,520 km) north of Hesse.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Hesse would cover 354,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 11.9 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Hesse would rank 153rd by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 17 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12