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Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years

Release related to topics:Population and society
release | Population structure 2023

According to Statistics Finland, the official total population of Finland was 5,603,851 at the end of 2023. ⁠In the course of 2023, Finland’s population grew by 39,881 persons, which is the biggest increase since 1956. The exceptionally high increase in the population is particularly explained by Ukrainians arriving in Finland during 2022, who were entitled to a municipality of residence during 2023.

Key selections

  • Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years.
  • Every tenth Finn now speaks a foreign language as their native language.
  • Nearly 100,000 Russian native language speakers were living permanently in Finland.
  • During 2023, the population grew in 93 municipalities and diminished in 216.

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Referencing instructions

Population structure [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1797-5395. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.4.2025].
Access method: https://stat.fi/en/publication/cln1i2dtgwknt0cut9yem67se

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Service email
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