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Population and societyNumber of marriages entered into continued declining in 2023
release | Changes in marital status 2023According 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.
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- 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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