Finland is 3.05× the size of Tennessee
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Tennessee (state of the United States) about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 109,000km²Tennessee
200 km
- Finland
- Tennessee
What fits
- Tennessee fits inside Finland about 3.05 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 224,000 km² (86,400 mi²), which is 205% of the area of Tennessee.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Tennessee about 3.56.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Tennessee has the larger population: 6.9 million against 5.7 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 63 in Tennessee against 17 in Finland: Tennessee is 3.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,440 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Tennessee at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Finland as 10.6× the size of Tennessee instead of 3.05×.
- Together Finland and Tennessee cover 442,000 km², close to the size of Sweden (446,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 224,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Tennessee's density, Finland would have 21.1 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Tennessee would have 1.9 million (it has 6.9 million).
- Finland's centre is 28.4° of latitude, about 3,160 km, farther north than Tennessee's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,160 km) north of Tennessee.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Tennessee about 15,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Tennessee would cover 442,000 km², about the same size as Sweden.
- Together they have 12.6 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Tennessee would rank 106th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 109,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 35th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 16th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 63 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Nashville |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 35°N to 37°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 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 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