Talk:Finland

“long protocol name”

Note 2 in the article mentions that only legislation recognizes the short name, which I'm guessing is just “FI: Suomi|SV: Finland” (EN: Finland). So, where does the name “Republic of Finland” even come from if legally it's just Finland?!

Is it in the constitution? Government buildings? A plaque in downtown Helsinki? Because the article claims it as the official name. -- sion8 ^{Contributions | Tᴀʟᴋ ᴘᴀɢᴇ} 22:18, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

As you say, it's the "long protocol name", kind of conventional expression used, e.g., in international treaties. Such treaties have their own terminology, like saying that the signatories are "high contracting parties". It's simply wrong to say that "Republic of Finland" is the official name. The only official names are Suomi and Finland. You can read the Constitution of Finland here. However, there is a long-standing tradition of calling such descriptive names the "official names" and in some countries they may be the official ones. --Surfo (talk) 08:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Map of Europe appears to be a map of the EU

The map of Finland in Europe shows Norway and the UK as grey whereas one would think that they are actually part of Europe (even if they are not part of the EU).

Suggest correcting this in some fashion (change name to map of the EU or change the map to an actual map of Europe). Lulien (talk) 04:37, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2024

In the third paragraph in the "Geography" section, the following:

• "However, in the northern regions, including areas bordering the Scandinavian Mountains, the terrain features mountainous elevations. Making Halti at 1,324 metres (4,344 ft) the highest point in Finland."

Should be changed to something like:

• "However, in the northern regions, including areas bordering the Scandinavian Mountains, the terrain features mountainous elevations. At 1,324 metres (4,344 ft), Halti is the highest point in Finland."

This fixes the second sentence (in bold) to not incorrectly start with a verb. Splasse (talk) 06:09, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done thank you! Staraction (talk | contribs) 02:39, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Estonia is not Finland's neighbour

There is a sea between them. Like The UK is not USAs neighbour, or Libya Italy's neighbour Uslager (talk) 15:00, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

UK is often seen as France's neighbour? I don't think countries have to be adjacent with a land border. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Indeed. Neighbouring countries can either share a border or be visible from each other. The latter is the case here. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 20:22, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Don't their territorial waters meet halfway across the Gulf of Finland?? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:43, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

I think you're right, but I am not an expert on the topic. Here are some sources:

• https://iilss.net/maritime-boundaries-between-finland-and-estonia/
• https://www.baltictimes.com/mep_madison__estonian__finnish_territorial_waters_should_be_restored_to_maximum_breadth/
• Baltic Sea

Valjean (talk) (PING me) 20:54, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Australia and New Zealand are commonly described as neighbours. They are 1500 kilometres apart across the Tasman Sea. (Really part of the Pacific Ocean.) It helps that they are very similar culturally and linguistically. Australia is geographically closer to three other nations, but they are less culturally similar, and less often described as neighbours. HiLo48 (talk) 22:14, 24 February 2024 (UTC)