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Finland

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FI ยท FIN ยท #64 ยท 14 cities

Nomad score 61/100 Compare

Governance at a glance

Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI score (2026)
88/100
Press freedom (2025)
87.2/100 #5
Electoral democracy (2025)
0.852
HDI
0.948
Regional blocs
EU

Government and leaders

Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Leaders
TitleName
President of FinlandAlexander Stubb
Prime Minister of FinlandPetteri Orpo

Safety and security

Homicide rate (2023)
1.0/100k
Traffic deaths (2019)
3.9/100k
Military spending (2024)
2.3% of GDP

Corruption perceptions index

CPI score (2026)
88 / 100
Interpretation
Low corruption
Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

Democracy index

Electoral (2025)
0.852
Liberal
0.808
Participatory
0.597
Deliberative
0.762
Egalitarian
0.707
Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

Press freedom index

Overall score (2025)
87.2 / 100
Global rank
#5 / 180
RSF zone
UE Balkans
Political #7
89.9
Economic #4
80.5
Legal #7
87.9
Social #12
83.9
Safety #14
93.7
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom. Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

Press freedom historical data

Press freedom historical data
Year Score Rank Political Economic Legal Social Safety
2025 87.2 5 89.9 80.5 87.9 83.9 93.7
2024 86.6 5 89.1 80.9 86.2 84.5 92.1
2023 87.9 5 91.6 83.8 84.9 89.2 90.4
2022 88.4 5 90.4 82.0 86.6 90.8 92.3
2021 93.0 2 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2020 92.1 2 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2019 92.1 2 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2018 89.7 4 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2017 91.1 3 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2016 91.4 1 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 86.1
2015 92.5 1 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2014 93.6 1 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
2013 93.6 1 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, 0-100 scale (higher is better). Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

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