population: 5,374,781 economy: free market relations with the u.s: diplomatic language: finnish, swedish religion: evangelical lutheran, christian orthodox, other, atheist traditions and customs: literature, classical arts, viking customs natural resources: timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickle, gold, silver, and limestone. government: parliamentary republic famous people: bernhard henrik crusell, darude, jorn donner, albert edelfelt