Finland, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Finland, Minnesota, shaded from 1,250 ft on the southeast side to 1,700 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,700 ft 515 m1,590 ft 485 m1,530 ft 465 m1,420 ft 435 m1,310 ft 400 m1,250 ft 380 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Finland sits at about 1,480 ft (450 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,480 ft 450 m
most residents: 1,320–1,550 ft
Lowest
1,250 ft 380 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,700 ft 515 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,480 ft 450 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Finland spans about 450 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,480 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,700 ft515 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
1,250 ft380 m
Town center
USGS map point for Finland
1,330 ft405 m
Average of all land1,480 ft450 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Finland, Minnesota, shaded from 1,250 ft on the southeast side to 1,700 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Population
215 2020 Census
Land area
6.7 sq mi
Density
32 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.4146° N, 91.2490° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
ZIP codes 1
55603
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Stony River Township1,790 ft
  2. Bassett Township1,650 ft
  3. Ault Township1,510 ft
  4. Finland1,480 ft
  5. Crystal Bay Township1,320 ft
  6. Beaver Bay Township1,090 ft
  7. Silver Bay990 ft
  8. Silver Creek Township, Lake County940 ft
  9. Schroeder Township930 ft
  10. Tofte Township710 ft
  11. Beaver Bay700 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Stony Tower Hill2,081 ft
  • Peabody Hill2,020 ft
  • Mariner Mountain1,290 ft
  • Palisade Head930 ft
  • Day Hill840 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Finland is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.