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Which countries and bodies of water border Finland?
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Finland is a Northern European country with the following international borders and maritime boundaries:
Land Borders
Finland shares land borders with three countries:
* Norway to the north1
* Russia to the east1
* Sweden to the northwest1
Bodies of Water
Finland is bordered by two major arms of the Baltic Sea:
* The Gulf of Finland to the south1
* The Gulf of Bothnia to the southwest1
The countryâs territory also includes the Ă land Islands, an autonomous archipelago situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden.12