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Eighty per cent of children participated in early childhood education and care in 2024

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release | Early childhood education and care 2024

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New database table is published in the statistics on early childhood education and care.
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According to Statistics Finland, 80 per cent of children aged 1 to 6 participated in early childhood education and care in 2024, altogether 235,200 children. Examined by age group, children aged five and four participated most, their participation share was over 90 per cent.

Key selections

  • The share of children participating in early childhood education and care has increased.
  • Municipalities organise the majority of early childhood education and care.
  • Fourteen per cent of children participating in early childhood education and care spoke a language other than Finnish, Swedish or Sami as their native language in 2024.

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Updated database tables
13sf
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  • Gender
  • Form in which early childhood education and care is organised
  • Type of ECEC activity
  • Full-day early childhood education and care
  • Age
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13v6
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13vb
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Age
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13v2
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  • Area
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Type of ECEC activity
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14k6
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  • Gender
  • Nationality
  • Area
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14jl
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  • Gender
  • First language
  • Area
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14jt
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  • Area
  • Age
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14jq
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  • Gender
  • Origin
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New database tables
158w
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  • Area
  • Age
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year
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Referencing instructions

Early childhood education and care [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 29.10.2025].
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Statistical experts

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Service email
koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Mika Tuononen
Development Manager
029 551 3504

Other experts

Helena Niemi
Senior Statistician
029 551 2488

Head of Department in charge

Harri Lehtinen
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3403

Change

New database table is published in the statistics on early childhood education and care.
Read more about the change