Population

Finland

POPULATION FIGURES

More immigrants and more births in the first half of 2020

The Nomad Today 7/23/20

In January to June, 13,258 persons moved to Finland from abroad and 4,827 persons moved abroad from Finland.

Finland

POPULATION FIGURES

Finland records 4,333 more deaths than births so far this year

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

Even so, the country's population increased by 2,716 people due to migration gain from abroad.

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Finland recorded more births and fewer deaths during the pandemic

The Nomad Today 5/26/20

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of deaths dropped by 238 compared to the previous year, to 18,529.

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Foreign population grows in Finland while the native decreases

The Nomad Today 3/25/20

The number of people speaking Finnish, Swedish or Sami as their native language went down last year, while the number of foreign-language speakers grew.

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More Finns leave their country than those who return

The Nomad Today 2/25/20

In January, Finland also recorded 671 more deaths than births. Still, the country gained population due to migration gain from abroad.

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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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Finland records lowest number of births since hunger year 1868

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

In 2019, approximately 2,000 children were born in Finland less than the previous year. And the number of deaths far exceeded that of births. Still, the arrival of immigrants allowed the country…

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13% of Finland's population reported noise from neighbours

The Nomad Today 1/2/20

Young people and singles reported experiencing more problems of this kind than old people and homes with children. In Malta, Germany and the Netherlands over a quarter of the population reported…

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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 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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Half of Finland's population shopped online in the last three months.

The Nomad Today 11/7/19

34% bought used goods online. Women and men shop online as frequently.

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Finland needs babies: 34,493 births and 39,880 deaths so far this year

The Nomad Today 10/24/19

Population increased by 7,568 personas due to immigration gain from abroad.

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Finland's population will start decreasing in 2031

The Nomad Today 9/30/19

According to Statistics Finland's latest population projection, if the birth rate remains at the current level there will be no regions in the country where births exceed deaths in 15 years. Based on…

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Finland: more immigrants than emigrants so far in 2019

The Nomad Today 9/24/19

In August 21,351 persons immigrated from abroad and 9,280 left the country. During January-August, 30,431 children were born, which is 2,014 fewer than in the corresponding period in 2018

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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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14,712 persons immigrated to Finland in the first half of 2019

The Nomad Today 7/28/19

The population of the country was 5,521,158 at the end of June, according to the latest official figures. During the first half of 2019, the population increased by 3,239 persons due to migration…

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EU population increased by 1.1 million due to net migration

The Nomad Today 7/17/19

The natural population change was negative for a second consecutive year in the EU as a whole. Finland is once more among the Member States with the lowest birth rates (8.6‰).

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Finnish population grows due to immigration

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

The country's population increased by 1,667 persons during January-May. The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad, according to Statistics Finland.

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Number of persons with foreign background exceeded 400,000

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

The share of Europeans among the persons with foreign background born in Finland is 48%, that of persons with Asian background 27%, and 22% for persons with African background.

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Traditional families continue to lose ground in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/22/19

There were 1,469,000 families in Finland at the end of 2018, this is 2,800 families less than one year before. The biggest decline was among those formed by opposite-sex married couples and…