Fin ‧ land /ˈfɪnlənd/ BrE AmE
a country in northeast Europe between Russia and Sweden. It is a member of the EU. Population: 5,238,460 (2007). Capital: Helsinki. People in the UK connect Finland with ↑ sauna s and with the ↑ midnight sun (=when the sun can be seen at midnight in the middle of summer) . People from Finland are called Finns.