Finlandica
Finlandica is a sans serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Finlandica
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Finlandica from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Finlandica itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 471.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 548.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Finlandica
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Finlandica Headline Regularvery close widths (10.9 units)
- Gidole Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Athiti Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Magra Regularloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Epunda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Anaheim Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Protest Riot Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Finlandica?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Finlandica itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Finlandica free to use?
Finlandica is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Finlandica?
By measured letter widths, Finlandica Headline is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 10.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Finlandica support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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