LAKES".There are approximately 168,000 lakes and 179,000 islands in Finland.Saimaa, its biggest LAKE, is Europe's fourth-largest.The Finnish Lakeland has the most lakes in the world, and many of the country's major cities, including Tampere, Jyväskylä, and Kuopio, are in close proximity to the large lakes.Finland is a country in Northern Europe that is situated in the Nordic region.It is bordered on the WEST by SWEDEN, on the east by Russia, and on the north by Norway.It is characterized on the west by the Gulf of Bothnia, and on the south by the Gulf of Finland, which runs through Estonia.Finland has a population of 5.5 MILLION people and occupies 338,455 square kilometers. Capital and largest city: HelsinkiPresident: Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister: Sanna Marin