Dig straight down through Finland 🇫🇮 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Southern Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are Finland's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Helsinki |
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| Population | about 5.52 million |
| Area | 341,262 km² (131,762 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Republic of Finland |
| Also written | Finlandia (es) · Finlande (fr) · 芬兰 (zh) · فنلندا (ar) · Финляндия (ru) · フィンランド (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Finland, that point sits at 65.0300° S, 152.6267° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 1,265 km (786 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 1,903 km (1,182 miles) from the point.
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