In 2018, in 85 percent of all families in Finland either both parents or the only parent were Finnish-speaking, while around four percent of the families were entirely Swedish-speaking. Families with one Finnish and one Swedish-speaking spouse made up three percent of all families. Altogether, families of one Finnish or Swedish speaker with other languages accounted for around 59 thousand (four percent) of all families and there were 70.9 thousand (five percent) other language speaking families and single parents in 2018.
Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language
Characteristic
Number of families
Finnish speaking family
1,082,420
Swedish speaking family
46,140
Finnish and Swedish speaking family*
42,679
Finnish speaking mother/father
159,651
Swedish speaking mother/father
7,737
Finnish speaking man/woman and other language speaking man/woman*
55,168
Swedish speaking man/woman and other language speaking man/woman*
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Statistics Finland. (January 31, 2020). Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language." Chart. January 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2020). Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Families in Finland in 2018, by Language." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/
Statistics Finland, Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of families in Finland in 2018, by language [Graph], Statistics Finland, January 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101661/families-speaking-finnish-swedish-or-other-languge-in-finland/