Sans serif · Helsinki Type Studio
Finlandica Headline
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CSSfont-family: 'Finlandica Headline', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Finlandica Headline is a free sans serif by Helsinki Type Studio, Niklas Ekholm, Juho Hiilivirta and Jaakko Suomalainen, on Google Fonts since 2026. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Finlandica Headline has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gidole
Finlandica Headline on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gidole (82 out of 100) and IBM Plex Sans Condensed (79). Gidole is 4% wider, with an x-height 6% taller; IBM Plex Sans Condensed has an x-height 3% taller.
Finlandica Headline and Gidole laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Finlandica HeadlineGidole…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Finlandica Headline alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Finlandica Headline in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Finlandica Headline, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Helsinki Type Studio, Niklas Ekholm, Juho Hiilivirta, Jaakko Suomalainen
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2026
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Finlandica Headline is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Look under More fonts. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Finlandica Headline, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Finlandica Headline under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Finlandica Headline, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.15 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 77% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 75% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Finlandica Headline
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Finlandica Headline's own familyFinlandica Text
- Gidole82x-height 6% taller · 4% wider
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed79x-height 3% taller
- Gudea74Nearly identical proportions
- Monda7216% wider · x-height 4% taller · more stroke contrast
- Inria Sans716% wider · 9% heavier
- Anaheim6911% lighter · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Finlandica Headline →Compare side by side →Get Finlandica Headline on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Finlandica Headline without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed79text 2.3% narrower · x-height 3.4% taller
- Gudea74text 2.7% wider · same x-height
- Anaheim69text 0.5% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Gafata66text 1.9% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Share64text 2.1% narrower · same x-height
- Anek Latin58text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Finlandica Headline loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.9% of its size, so running text keeps Finlandica Headline’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Finlandica Headline Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.87%;
ascent-override: 101.21%;
descent-override: 26.63%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Finlandica Headline', 'Finlandica Headline Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Finlandica Headline
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Finlandica Headline free for commercial use?
Yes. Finlandica Headline is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Finlandica Headline?
FontKind doesn’t host Finlandica Headline’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Finlandica Headline in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Finlandica Headline isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Finlandica Headline Thin and Finlandica Headline Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
How many weights does Finlandica Headline have?
Finlandica Headline comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Finlandica Headline?
Finlandica Headline was designed by Helsinki Type Studio, Niklas Ekholm, Juho Hiilivirta and Jaakko Suomalainen. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2026. Niklas Ekholm also made Valley Sans.
What fonts are similar to Finlandica Headline?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gidole (82), IBM Plex Sans Condensed (79) and Gudea (74), out of 100. Next to Finlandica Headline, Gidole is 4% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Finlandica Text. See all 100 fonts like Finlandica Headline.