Finland is 1.48× the size of Minnesota
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Minnesota (state of the United States) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 225,000km²Minnesota
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- Finland
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 67% of the size of Finland.
- Finland is larger by 108,000 km² (41,800 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Minnesota has the larger population: 5.7 million against 5.7 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Minnesota against 17 in Finland: Minnesota is 1.50× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,680 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Finland as 3.75× the size of Minnesota instead of 1.48×.
- Together Finland and Minnesota cover 558,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 108,000 km², is about the size of Guatemala (109,000 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Finland would have 8.5 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Minnesota would have 3.8 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Finland's centre is 17.9° of latitude, about 2,000 km, farther north than Minnesota's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Minnesota is the 12th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,000 km) north of Minnesota.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Minnesota would cover 558,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 11.4 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
- Counted as a country, Minnesota would rank 84th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. 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 225,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 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