| Official Name | Republic of Finland |
| Capital | Helsinki |
| Area | 338,142 Sq Km (130,557 Sq Mi) |
| Population 2003 | 5,190,785 |
| Location | Finland is located in North Europe. |
| Geography | It is bound by Russia to the east, the Gulf of Finland to the south, the Gulf of Bosnia and Sweden to the west and Norway to the north. |
| Density (1991) | 16 persons per sq km (43 persons per sq mi) |
| Urban-Rural (1991) | 61.6% urban |
| 38.4% rural | |
| Sex Distribution (1992) | 48.6% male |
| 51.4% female | |
| Life Expectancy at Birth (1992) | 70.8 years male |
| 78.9 years female | |
| Age Breakdown (1990) | 19% under 15 |
| 21% 15 to 29 | |
| 25% 30 to 44 | |
| 17% 45 to 59 | |
| 13% 60 to 74 | |
| 5% 75 and over | |
| Birth Rate (1990) | 13.2 per 1,000 |
| Death Rate (1990) | 10.1 per 1,000 |
| Increase Rate (1991) | 3.1 per 1,000 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (1990) | 5.8 per 1,000 live births |
Sleep Habits
Sleep/wake schedule
The Finnish population goes to sleep around 11:00PM and wakes up around 6:35 AM. They sleep on average 7 hours 13 minutes. On week ends or days off, they sleep about 55 minutes more than on week days.
Insomnia
- One on 9 individuals has difficulty falling asleep
- One on three individuals has a disrupted sleep
- One on 9 individuals wake up too early in the morning
- One on 9 individuals feels sleep is not refreshing
One individual on 8 complained about the quality or quantity of his or her sleep. This does not mean that all these individuals are insomniacs: only one on 9 individuals has a diagnosis of insomnia.
REFERENCES
- Ohayon MM, Partinen M. Insomnia and global sleep dissatisfaction in Finland. J Sleep Res. 2002;11(4):339-46.
