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Clearly most migration gain for Uusimaa from people with foreign background from elsewhere in Finland

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release | Migration 2023

According to Statistics Finland, in migration between regions, migration gain from persons with foreign background was accumulated in Finland in only two regions in 2023, in Uusimaa 3,948 persons and in Pirkanmaa 13 persons. Pirkanmaa, 3,777 persons, received the largest migration gain from persons with Finnish background from elsewhere in Finland. The biggest migration loss from persons with Finnish background was in turn recorded in South Ostrobothnia, 738 persons.


In migration between regions, migration gain from persons with foreign background was accumulated in Finland in only two regions in 2023. Most was in Uusimaa with 3,948 persons. On people with Finnish background Uusimaa had a minor migration loss.

Key selections

  • The net immigration of adult Finnish citizens was 1,620 persons negative in 2023.
  • The net immigration of adult Finnish citizens was positive among educational groups only for those with basic level qualifications in 2023.
  • Migration gain from persons with foreign background was accumulated in Finland in only two regions in 2023, in Uusimaa 3,948 persons and in Pirkanmaa 13 persons.
  • In 2023, migration gain from persons with foreign background in Greater Helsinki was 3,446 persons and migration loss from persons with Finnish background was 57 persons.
  • Greater Helsinki had a loss in net migration of educational groups only among those with higher tertiary level and doctorate level education (43 persons) in 2023.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Migration [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 18.12.2024].
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