Country United States County Lake GNIS feature ID 656231 Zip code 55603 Local time Saturday 6:36 PM | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 405 m Population 195 (2010) Area code 218 | |
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Weather -12°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 44% Humidity Area 14.04 km² (13.99 km² Land / 6 ha Water) | ||
Finland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crystal Bay Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 195.
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Map of Finland, MN 55603, USA
The community is located north of Silver Bay on Minnesota State Highway 1.
Geography
The community of Finland is located 6 miles inland from Lake Superior's North Shore; and 39 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors.
State Highway 1, County Road 6, and County Road 7 are three of the main routes in the community.
The Baptism River flows through the community. George H. Crosby Manitou State Park is located 7 miles northeast of Finland.
The community is located within the Finland State Forest in Lake County.
Community
Finland is home to a community center, one Lutheran church, (which was apparently struck by lightning on 6 July, 2013 and burned down), a post office, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, and the Organic Consumer's Association.
Local business establishments include a gas station, a motel, four bars, and a cooperative general store.
History
A post office called Finland has been in operation since 1915. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Finland caused the name to be selected.