Finland
Finland is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism counted 3.3 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 57% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Colour-shift.
- International arrivals
- 3.3 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 86th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Colour-shiftrarer than 43%
- Area
- 330,923 km² (127,770 sq mi)
- Population
- 5.5 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Provinces
- 18in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 19with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 7on Globestamp’s list
Does Finland count as a country?
Yes. Finland is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Finland? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Finland |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 25 March 2001 |
Finland also has territories that most travelers count separately: Åland.
The Finland stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Finland’s is Colour-shift: one colour straight on, another at an angle, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. With 3.3 million international arrivals in 2019, Finland is more visited than 57% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Finland
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Finland when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Finland you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Finland, from 7 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 7
Suomenlinna (1991) · Petäjävesi Old Church (1994) · Sammallahdenmäki (1999) · Verla (1996) · Old Rauma (1991) · Aalto Works (2026) · High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago (2000). On the bucket list →
National parks 4
Lemmenjoki National Park · Urho Kekkonen National Park · Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park · Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 14
Levi · Rukatunturi · Suomu · Tahkovuori · Ylläs · Himos and 8 more. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 12
Santa Claus Village · Linnanmäki · Santa Park · Särkänniemi · Moominworld · PowerPark and 6 more. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 11
Korkeasaari Zoo · Ähtäri Zoo · Ranua Wildlife Park · Zoolandia and 7 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 17
Anja's Park · University of Helsinki Botanical Garden · Arboretum Mustila · University of Oulu Botanical Gardens and 13 more. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 8
Arktikum Science Museum · Heureka · Museum of Technology · Tietomaa and 4 more. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Helsinki | 1,115,000 |
| Tampere | 259,279 |
| Turku | 175,945 |
| Oulu | 136,752 |
| Lahti | 98,826 |
| Jyväskylä | 98,136 |
| Kuopio | 91,900 |
| Pori | 76,772 |
Airports
Finland has 19 airports with scheduled flights, 10 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
18 provinces to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Finland into 18 provinces (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 18
Central Finland · Central Ostrobothnia · Finland Proper · Kainuu · Kymenlaakso · Lapland · North Karelia · Northern Ostrobothnia · Northern Savonia · Ostrobothnia · Päijänne Tavastia · Pirkanmaa · Satakunta · South Karelia · Southern Ostrobothnia · Southern Savonia · Tavastia Proper · Uusimaa
Questions people ask
Is Finland a country?
Yes. Finland is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Finland a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 3,290,000 international arrivals in Finland in 2019, the 86th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Finland stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Colour-shift, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year, rarer than 43% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Finland count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Finland”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Finland
Near Finland
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.