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
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Finland | Alexander Stubb |
| Prime Minister of Finland | Petteri 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
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.852
- Liberal
- 0.808
- Participatory
- 0.597
- Deliberative
- 0.762
- Egalitarian
- 0.707
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
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 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 92.1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 92.1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 89.7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 91.1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 91.4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2015 | 92.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 93.6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 93.6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -10.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |