Finland
Representative organization
The Finnish National Rescue Organisation
Representative
Simo Weckstén
Country area: 340,000 km2
Number of inhabitants: 5,3 million.
Capital city: Helsinki
Number of inhabitants in Helsinki: 561,000
Emergency number: 112
Number of fire fighters in Finland:
5,000 career fire fighters
14,300 volunteer fire fighters
Number of fire stations in Finland:
65 career fire stations
635 volunteer fire stations
(source: Pompiers d’Europe, 2008)