Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, borders Norway to the north, Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, Gulf of Bothnia to the west, Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea across Estonia to the south. According to stat, Finland population in 2024 is estimated to be 5.58 million, covering area of 338,455 sq km (130,678 sq mi), the birth rate rose slightly in 2020, from 1.35 to 1.37 children per woman. Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, It's a metropolitan area together with the neighboring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. Official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Ethnic groups are 91.33% are Finnish, 4.90% are Other European, 2.50% are Asian, 0.90% are African, and 0.37% are others. Finland was a Russian grand duchy until the Russian Revolution, the Finns declared independence in the year of 1917. Today Finland is wealthiest, least corrupt, the most socially progressive country in northern Europe.
Year
Population
2001
5,194,901
2002
5,206,295
2003
5,219,732
2004
5,236,611
2005
5,255,580
2006
5,276,955
2007
5,300,484
2008
5,326,314
2009
5,351,427
2010
5,375,276
2011
5,401,267
2012
5,426,674
2013
5,451,270
2014
5,471,753
2015
5,487,308
2016
5,503,297
2017
5,513,130
2018
5,517,919
2019
5,525,292
2020
5,533,793
Below table is the population of Finland from 1960 to 2020:
Year
Population
1960
4,429,634
1965
4,563,732
1970
4,606,307
1975
4,711,440
1980
4,779,535
1985
4,902,206
1990
4,986,431
1995
5,107,790
2000
5,176,209
2005
5,246,096
2010
5,363,352
2015
5,479,531
2020
5,530,719
According to projections, 33,348 children were born during the period from January 2021 to August 2021, which is 2,040 higher than in the last period in 2020. According to the Finland statistics for the same period 21,269 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 7,183 persons emigrated from Finland. The number of total immigrants was 437 higher and the number of emigrants 2,636 lower than the previous year of 2020. Total of 5,900 of the immigrants and 4,650 of the emigrants were Finnish citizens. According to the statistics, the inter migrations of total 203,861 during the period from January 2021 to August 2021.
Statistics
2000
Change 2000
2010
Change 2010
2019
Change 2019
2020
Change 2020
Live births
56,742
11.0
60,980
11.4
45,613
8.3
46,463
8.4
Deaths
49,339
9.5
50,887
9.5
53,949
9.8
55,488
10.0
Natural population increase
7,403
1.4
10,093
1.9
-8,336
-1.5
-9,025
-1.6
Immigration
16,895
3.3
25,636
4.8
32,758
5.9
32,898
5.9
Emigration
14,311
2.8
11,905
2.2
17,263
3.1
15,084
2.7
Net immigration
2,584
0.5
13,731
2.6
15,495
2.8
17,814
3.2
Change in the population
9,813
1.9
23,849
4.4
7,373
1.3
8,501
1.5
Finland's latest population projection in 2021 till 2031, birth rate would remain constant in future for the next ten years. The total fertility rate of Finland is assumed to be 1.45. The population rise in Finland's will depends on migration gain from abroad will be 20,000 people during the current year and after that 15,000 people yearly if the economic activity moves steadily. Finland population in 2023 is estimated to be 5.57 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 5.56 million, and in 2021 is estimated to be 5.55 million.
Finnish and Swedish are the two national languages of Finland and is officially bilingual.
Finnish is an main and important nationalist language spoken through regional areas with 87.3% of the population. The Swedish speakers are 5.2% of the population and is in coastal areas in the south and west. Other language speakers are mainly immigrants with 1.5% are Russian, 0.9% are Estonian, 0.6% are Arabic, 0.4% are Somali and 0.4% are English.
Languages
2017
2018
2019
2020
%
Total Speakers
5,139,805
5,126,173
5,112,648
5,100,946
92.0
Finnish
4,848,761
4,835,778
4,822,690
4,811,067
86.9
Swedish
289,052
288,400
287,954
287,871
5.2
Sami
1,992
1,995
2,004
2,008
0.0
Foreign languages, total
373,325
391,746
412,644
432,847
7.8
Russian
77,177
79,225
81,606
84,190
1.5
Estonian
49,590
49,691
49,427
49,551
0.9
Arabic
26,467
29,462
31,920
34,282
0.6
English
19,626
20,713
22,052
23,433
0.4
Somali
20,007
20,944
21,920
22,794
0.4
Kurdish
13,327
14,054
14,803
15,368
0.3
Persian, Farsi
12,090
13,017
14,118
15,105
0.3
Chinese
11,825
12,407
13,064
13,778
0.2
Albanian
10,391
10,990
11,806
12,664
0.2
Vietnamese
9,872
10,440
11,094
11,562
0.2
Total
5,513,130
5,517,919
5,525,292
5,533,793
100
Finland Population in the largest municipalities in 2020:
Municipality
Population 2020
Change 2019–2020
Change %
Helsinki
656,920
3,085
0.5
Espoo
292,796
3,065
1.1
Tampere
241,009
2,869
1.2
Vantaa
237,231
3,456
1.5
Oulu
207,327
1,838
0.9
Turku
194,391
1,429
0.7
Jyväskylä
143,420
1,020
0.7
Kuopio
120,210
928
0.8
Lahti
119,984
161
0.1
Pori
83,684
-250
-0.3
Kouvola
81,187
-926
-1.1
Joensuu
76,935
85
0.1
Lappeenranta
72,662
28
0.0
Hämeenlinna
67,848
215
0.3
Vaasa
67,551
-85
-0.1
Seinäjoki
64,130
349
0.5
Rovaniemi
63,528
486
0.8
Mikkeli
52,583
-551
-1.0
Kotka
51,668
-458
-0.9
Salo
51,562
-271
-0.5
Porvoo
50,619
239
0.5
Kokkola
47,772
91
0.2
Hyvinkää
46,576
106
0.2
Lohja
45,886
-79
-0.2
Järvenpää
44,455
744
1.7
Nurmijärvi
43,663
670
1.6
Kirkkonummi
40,082
496
1.3
Rauma
39,040
-165
-0.4
Tuusula
38,783
184
0.5
Kerava
37,105
349
0.9
Kajaani
36,567
-142
-0.4
Kaarina
34,667
730
2.2
Nokia
34,476
547
1.6
Ylöjärvi
33,352
98
0.3
Savonlinna
32,662
-312
-0.9
Kangasala
32,214
346
1.1
Vihti
29,160
2
0.0
Riihimäki
28,710
-83
-0.3
Raasepori
27,528
-8
0.0
Imatra
26,075
-433
-1.6
Raisio
24,407
351
1.5
Raahe
24,353
-326
-1.3
Sastamala
24,052
-225
-0.9
Lempäälä
23,828
305
1.3
Hollola
23,251
-159
-0.7
Sipoo
21,687
517
2.4
Tornio
21,467
-135
-0.6
Siilinjärvi
21,251
-172
-0.8
Iisalmi
21,124
-244
-1.1
Mäntsälä
20,783
62
0.3
Region
Population 2019
Population 2020
Change 2019-2020
Koko maa
5,525,292
5,533,793
0.2
Uusimaa
1,689,725
1,702,678
0.8
Varsinais-Suomi
479,341
481,403
0.4
Satakunta
216,752
215,416
-0.6
Kanta-Häme
170,925
170,577
-0.2
Pirkanmaa
519,872
522,852
0.6
Päijät-Häme
206,315
205,771
-0.3
Kymenlaakso
164,456
162,812
-1.0
Etelä-Karjala
127,757
126,921
-0.7
Etelä-Savo
134,314
132,702
-1.2
Pohjois-Savo
249,003
248,265
-0.3
Pohjois-Karjala
164,465
163,537
-0.6
Keski-Suomi
272,898
272,617
-0.1
Etelä-Pohjanmaa
193,207
192,150
-0.5
Pohjanmaa
175,923
175,816
-0.1
Keski-Pohjanmaa
68,158
67,988
-0.2
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
412,830
413,830
0.2
Kainuu
72,306
71,664
-0.9
Lappi
177,161
176,665
-0.3
Ahvenanmaa
29,884
30,129
0.8
Population by citizenship
Citizenship
2017
2018
2019
2020
Percent Change 2019-2020
Finland
5,263,678
5,260,347
5,257,663
5,254,876
-0.1
Foreign Countries in Total
249,452
257,572
267,629
278,917
4.2
Estonia
51,539
51,456
50,860
50,866
0.0
Russia
29,183
28,747
28,528
28,866
1.2
Iraq
11,729
13,078
13,943
14,708
5.5
China
8,742
9,230
9,825
10,458
6.4
Sweeden
8,018
7,996
7,983
8,041
0.7
Thailand
7,533
7,632
7,772
7,851
1.0
India
5,159
5,730
6,751
7,237
7.2
Afganistan
5,792
6,198
6,666
7,059
5.9
Syria
5,290
6,016
6,579
6,915
5.1
Vietnam
5,603
5,941
6,350
6,630
4.4
Others
110,864
115,548
122,372
130,286
6.5
Total
5,513,130
5,517,919
5,525,292
5,533,793
0.2
Finnish citizenships granted to foreign nationals from 2015 to 2020
