Finland Minnesota Map

About Finland, Minnesota

Finland is a locality in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 12.4 people per km². Finland is located at 47.4321°N, 91.2560°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55603.

Finland emerges from the dense, dark canopy of the North Woods as a rugged outpost defined by the persistent, cold vitality of the West Branch Baptism River. It lies 59.4 miles northeast of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 42°T), and is situated 33.5 miles northeast of Two Harbors. The landscape surrounding Finland is defined by a dense, unyielding wilderness where the Finland State Forest stretches out in every direction, its heavy timber and moss-covered stones offering a quiet, somber scale. Just a few miles to the east, the waters of Lookout Lake sit perfectly still, reflecting the low, gray clouds that often hang over the terrain during the transition between seasons. The air here holds a sharp, clean quality, smelling of damp pine needles and the iron-rich earth that characterizes this northern reach.

Finland carries the echoes of the loggers and homesteaders who first carved a life out of the thick brush, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the slow, deliberate pace of the modern day. The local economy remains tethered to the land, moving in time with the changing timber harvests and the seasonal rhythms of the outdoors, where residents rely on the Moosewalk Snowmobile Trail to navigate the deep, enduring snows of the long winter. While Palisade Head rises on the distant horizon as a silent sentinel, the pulse of the place is found in the communal hearths and the shared understanding of a life lived far from the frantic reach of the plains. It is a quiet existence, marked by the steady flow of the river and the knowledge that the forest is always watching, patient and deep.

About This Finland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Finland, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.43209, -91.25596. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Finland includes the ZIP code (55603), telephone area code (218), county seat of Lake County (Two Harbors), and school district assignment (Lake Superior Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.