English 'Finland' is a Swedish/Germanic name meaning 'land of the Finns' — the Finns themselves call their country Suomi, and the Germanic exonym 'Finn' may have originally meant 'wanderer' or 'nomad'.
A Nordic country in Northern Europe, bordered by Sweden, Norway, and Russia.
English 'Finland' derives from Swedish 'Finland' (still the official Swedish-language name of the country), from Old Norse 'Finnland'. The 'Finn-' element comes from the Norse/Germanic exonym for the people — Old Norse 'Finnr' (plural 'Finnar'). The etymology of 'Finn' is debated: it may relate to Proto-Germanic *finþan- (to find, wander) or to *finnaz (vagabond, nomad) — possibly reflecting a Germanic perception of the Finns as hunters and wanderers rather than settled
Finland is one of several countries where the native name and the international name are completely unrelated. Finns call their country 'Suomi' and themselves 'suomalaiset' — words with no connection to 'Finland' or 'Finnish'. The Germanic exonym 'Finn' may originally have meant 'wanderer', reflecting how settled Germanic farmers perceived their mobile northern neighbours.