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Changes in marital status 2023

Number of marriages entered into continued declining in 2023

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According to Statistics Finland, 20,693 marriages were entered into in 2023. The number of marriages entered into decreased by 1,249 from the previous year. A total of 20,320 marriages between opposite-sex spouses were entered into, which is 1,199 fewer than in the year before. Same-sex couples entered into 373 marriages, 50 fewer than in the previous year.

Key selections

  • In 2023, altogether 20,693 marriages were entered into.
  • Altogether 11,475 marriages ended in divorce.
  • In first marriages, more than one-half of the couples chose a civil ceremony.

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121e
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121m
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  • Age
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121i
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  • Language of wife/younger spouse
  • Language of husband/older spouse
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121h
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  • Type of marriage
  • Nationality of wife/younger spouse
  • Nationality of husband/older spouse
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121g
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  • Type of marriage
  • Age of wife/younger spouse
  • Age of husband/older spouse
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121l
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  • Age
  • Type of ceremony
  • Order number of marriage
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121n
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  • Age
  • Area
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121u
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  • Sex
  • Age
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121q
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  • Type of marriage
  • Country of birth of wife/younger spouse
  • Country of birth of husband/older spouse
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121p
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  • Age of wife/younger spouse
  • Type of marriage
  • Age of husband/older spouse
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121s
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  • Duration of marriage, years
  • Order number of marriage
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Changes in marital status [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1797-643X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 1.5.2026].
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