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Finland running out of children

The Nomad Today 1/31/20

Finland appears in many world rankings as one of the best countries to have a family. But, paradoxically, the country's child population declined considerably during the last decade. The…

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2,000 births less in Finland so far this year

The Nomad Today 12/20/19

During January-November, 42,015 children were born throughout the country, which is 2,008 fewer than in the corresponding period in 2018. Still, the country's population increased due to migration…

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Finland, the EU country with lowest caesarean birth rate

The Nomad Today 12/17/19

1.4 million babies were born through this method in the EU in 2017.

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Finland recorded 6,207 more deaths than births so far this year

The Nomad Today 11/26/19

Official figures show that births decreased twice as fast as deaths, which causes the progressive aging of the population.

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Finland gained 4,929 inhabitants from January to July due to immigration

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

In July 17,568 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 7,342 people left the country. In all, 5,091 (or 29%) of the immigrants and 4,702 (or 64%) of the emigrants were Finnish…

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Immigration allows Finland to gain population despite the fall in birth rate

The Nomad Today 1/29/19

211 women and 120 men entered into a marriage in which the spouse was of the same sex in 2018, according to Statistics Finland

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Migration gain from abroad increases Finnish population in 2018

The Nomad Today 12/2/18

During January-October 26,838 persons immigrated from abroad and the country's population increased by 8,403 people.

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Finnish birth rate declines in 2018 for eighth year in a row

The Nomad Today 12/2/18

The projections calculated by Statistics Finland warn that immigration will not sustain population growth further 2035.