Postal codes in Finland

Finland's postal codes are managed by Posti, which is the national post office of Finland.The postal codes of Finland consist of 5 digits, the first 2 of them represent the municipality, with the following two representing the districts and villages. Commonly, the last digit is zero in street addresses and 5 in the case of some small communities. While postal codes that ended with the digit "1" represents PO Boxes. Some large volumes' mail recipients contain their postal codes.

Finland overview

Finland, also the Republic of Finland (officially), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. The country was inhabited after the Last Glacial Period around 9000 BC. The stone age introduced here multiple different ceramic cultures and styles. Still, the iron and bronze ages were characterized by immense contact with different cultures in the Baltic region and Fennoscandia.

Finland also fought numerous wars in its history. The country lost its territory's parts in those wars but maintained the independence. Geography and climate of Finland Finland is one of the Northernmost countries in the world. Russia borders the country Norway, Sweden, the Gulf of Bothnia, and the Baltic Sea's the Gulf of Finland and Estonia.

• The country has 168,000 lakes, approx. 179,000 islands. Much of Finland's geography is due to the ice Age because the glaciers here were thicker and lasted for longer than the rest of Europe.
• The country's geographical position is the main factor influencing the climate of Finland and is characterized by freezing winters and warm summers. The climate of Finland is appropriate for cereal farming only.

Data Source & References

This database was extracted from Geonames and Wikipedia.

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