Go to content
Search

Persons with foreign background are centred in Uusimaa and Greater Helsinki also from elsewhere in Finland

Release related to topics:

Population and society
release | Migration 2024

According to Statistics Finland, the region that received most migration gain from persons with foreign background was Uusimaa, to which 97,000 persons with foreign background moved from abroad and 38,500 from other regions in 2020 to 2024. The total net migration of persons with foreign background in Uusimaa was 91,600 persons, which is clearly the biggest migration gain from persons with foreign background among the regions of Finland.

Total net migration of persons with foreign background by region in 2020 to 2024

Key selections

  • The total net migration of persons with foreign background in the regions was highest in Uusimaa (91,600 persons), Southwest Finland (17,200 persons) and Pirkanmaa (13,200 persons) in 2020 to 2024.
  • In internal migration within Finland, persons with foreign background are centred in Uusimaa. The net internal migration of persons with foreign background was negative in most of the regions in 2020 to 2024.
  • Greater Helsinki gained 4,400 persons with foreign background and 440 persons with Finnish background from the rest of Finland in 2024.
  • Greater Helsinki received migration gain from elsewhere in Finland from all educational groups in 2024.

Database tables

Pick the data you need into tables, view the data as graphs, or download the data for your use.

Updated database tables
11a5
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Region of arrival
  • Region of departure
  • Origin
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
11a6
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Region of arrival
  • Region of departure
  • Level of education
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
11a8
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Nationality
  • Language
  • Origin
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
11ab
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Region
  • Country of departure or arrival
  • Origin
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:
11ac
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Country of departure or arrival
  • Level of education
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Statistics:
Updated:

Future releases

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

Go to documentation of the statistics

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Migration [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. ISSN=1797-6782. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 19.12.2025].
Access method:

Statistical experts

Inquiries primarily

Informationstjänst
info@stat.fi
Juhana Nordberg
Senior Statistician
029 551 3051

Other experts

Joni Rantakari
Senior Statistician
029 551 3249
Markus Rapo
Senior Statistician
029 551 3238

Head of Department in charge

Harri Lehtinen
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3403